Evening journal., 1916-10-18
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

wilmingtons social season prom
Uses this winter 10 be exceptionally
gay. not only because there are an
unusually large number of debutantes
for whom dances, teas. receptions and
other social functions will be given
but members Of the older set as well
are arranging several dances. which
promise to be brilliant social affairs.
The committee in charge of the VIII
mington Assemblies announces that
Il will give the first Of It's two dances
on Friday night. December s. and tho
other dance on Friday night. January
IL.
AS heretofore the Assembly commit
tee viii give It's dances in the New
Century Club drawing However
the committee expects next season TO
be able 10 give its dances in the new
ballroom OF the Hotel DUPONT. which.
when completed, will be one Of the
finest and most modern bathrooms In
the country. a special dance will be
given In January, but just what sort
OF dance it Is TO be is being kept a
secret. The Assembly committee COM
prises Mrs. Henry b. Thompson, Mrs.
A. Felix DUPONT. Miss Amy dupont and
Harlan G. Scott.
Owing 10 the death OF Paul Wilson,
son-in-law OF General and Mrs. Il.
Coleman dupont, which occurred in
New York last week. Nh and Mrs. A.
Felix dupont have recalled their in
vitations TO the dinner which they
were TO have given at the Country
Club tomorrow evening. in honor Of
Madame Slavko Grouitch. a promi-
nent lecturer and exponent OF Servian
relief. who will lecture in Trinity
parish house tonight
Madame Grouitch will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. dupont and will re-
main until Friday. when she will leave
for Washington. She Is one Of the
most noted women speakers for relief
work in this country and her lecture
tonight will be attended by society in
general. Previous TO her marriage 70
MI Grouitch. who Is the permanent
under secretary Of foreign AFFAIRS in
Serbia, she was Miss Mabel Dunlap.
Of West Virginia. and was a prominent
member OF Southern society. She
has been decorated by the King Of
Serbia for heroism and valor dis
played during the war.
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Miss Polly Laird has gone 10 Alex
andria. Va. where she will spend the
winter. She will return Thanksgiving
and spend the holidays here. On No
vember 10 she will be one of the
bridesmaids al the wedding of Miss
Matilda c. Page. OF Fairfax Court
House. and Dr. Joseph Packard Laird,
Of Devon, Pa. which will take place
at Fairfax Court House.
..
The Rev. and Mrs. William II. Laird
will entertain the congregation of I'M
manuel ?. e. Church al a reception in
the parish house tomorrow evening.
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Mrs. A. Lentilhon Foster will en-
tortain at a reception tea at her home
virieux, tomorrow afternoon. in honor
OF Mr. and Mrs. Henry r. DUPONT
who recently returned from their
honeymoon. The hours will be from
to G and Mrs. Foster and Mr.. and
Mrs. duPcnt will receive the guests
Mrs. Charles Copeland viii pour tea.
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Miss Bessie c. DUPONT left yesterday
for Hot Springs, Va. TO spend week
with Mr.. and Mrs. #. l.. Huidekoper
her fiancee's brother and sister-in-law
The marriage of Miss DUPONT and Reg
inald S. Huidekoper, OF Washington
IA, Tapnurts
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Mr.. and Mrs Macmillan Hopes
spent the weekend at Atlantic City.
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Mrs. William A. Barr aud Mrs. ANN
Martin left today for Washington
where they will attend the annua
meeting OF the synodical Societies o
the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard. Of Lewes
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Caleb S. Layton, Jr., left yes
terday for Boston. where she vii
stay several weeks.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Swayne Len
derman, whose marriage took plac
on Saturday. are spending thei
honeymoon travelling through Canad
and New England. They expect Z
stop off at Quebec. Toronto and Mon
treal. from which city they will E
TO Portland. Maine and from Their
to Boston. returning home from tina
city by boat
The quarantine for out-of-State girl
was lifted al Bryn Mawr College "a
day, and II Is probable that severa
OF the students from this city vii
take advantage OF that fact. and vii
spend the weekend with their parent
here. Miss Mary Rupert who vii
probably be a debtuante later on.
expected home 10 spend the week-en