Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-28
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World


Members OF the social debutante set
will be charmingly entertained at the
home of General and Mrs. T. Coleman
dupont, this evening. when Miss Re
nee dupont will give a dance in honor
Of several out-of-tOwn guests who are
spending the weekend with her.
Guests whom she will entertain at her
weekend house party will be: Miss
F. B. Latody. of Birmingham. Ala;
Miss Anna Sartori, OF Germantown;
Miss Mary Kirk, of Baltimore; Joseph
Iglehart and Andrew Fletcher, both
of Baltimore; Jack Donaldson. of New
York; Frank Sartori Jr., OF Philadel-
phia. and Howard Hale McClintic, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Miss Janet Richards. noted lecturer,
who is to speak in the New Century
Club, on Monday evening for the
benefit Of the Consumers League, will
be the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Ben
jamin Nields over that evening.
.
Major and Mrs. Mark Brooke have
returned from Washington where they
have been visiting
.
An interesting social event will be
the marriage of Miss Katherine Clark,
of Northampton, Mass. and Francis
Victor dupont, son of General and
Mrs. T. Coleman dupont, which will
be solemnized in the First Church OF
Christ. at Northampton, at 7.30 O'Clock
Saturday evening June 16. The Rev
Wendell Prime Keller, pastor of the
church OF Northampton, will oficiate
Miss Renee dupont. a sister of the
bridegroom will be maid OF
honor. while Mr.. DUPONT will have as
his best man c. Douglass Buck, oil
this city. The ushers will be: Joseph
II. Dallett and Eleuthere /. dupont, the
groom's brother. both of this city;
Gardner Catlin, of Waterbury, Conn.
William p. Arnold, of Northampton
Mass. Thomas A. ID. Fessenden, Of
Boston and Howard Hale McClintic
OF Pittsburgh. Pa. Immediately follow
ing the ceremony there will be a re
ception at the home of the bride. Mr.
dupont and his bride will reside il
Dover, n. j.
.
An interesting engagement just an
nounced is that of Miss Eugenii
; Ridgely, daughter of Mrs Ella NJ
Ridgely. OF Camden, Del, and Johl
Randall Arnold, formerly of Quincy
Mass. but now of Pekin, China. TIT
wedding will take place the latter par
of June. Mr.. Arnold, who is connecte'
with the diplomatic service, is a
, present with the American Legation
in Pekin, and he will sail from tn
Orient on June 1. He and his brid
will, in all probability, reside in Wash
: ington.
Miss Ridgely is one OF the mos
! prominent members OF society dow
State and she is we'll known in thi
city where she has been spending tn
winter with her cousin. Miss Mary 4
Ridgely, OF the Brandywine Apar
ments. She is also related to MR.
, David NJ. Hillegas. Her marriage
. Mr.. Arnold was to have taken plac
+ next month, but owing to the int
: national situation, which delayed hi
! Homecoming, the wedding had to b
postponed until later date. The ma
. rage will be conducted according
the Friends ceremony at her home
=. Camden.
.
= Mrs Hamilton NJ. Barksdale an
- Miss Ethel Barksdale left this wee
q for Atlantic City where they wi
. spend a fortnight.
o
= Mrs. Ellwood c. Jackson, of Ne
/, York. has been visiting Mrs Job
d Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. WollastC
are spending this week at the MAI
borough Blenheim, Atlantic City.
%
IT Miss Helen s. Garrett entertain'
at a tea this afternoon in honor
10 Mrs. Maurice DUPONT Lee, one of u
winter brides Assisting the hoste
" were Mrs. Henry B. Bradford, MI
le Frank s. Garrett and Miss Barba
~ Vandegrift Mrs. Lee was former
- Miss Geraldine Shaw, of New York.
. o
q. Miss Edith Montgomery RETURN
n last evening from Baltimore. whe
in she spent part of this week. 5
be brought home with her Miss Glad
league. of Augusta, Ga, who has be
spending the winter in Baltimore a.
who will be her guest before retuI
is ing south.
IT "a
% Mrs. c. Q. Richmond. OF Nor
ke Adams. Mass, spent the weeke
u with Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il. Doremus, 5
ne stopping off in this city on her W
home from Washington.
Mrs. George G. Lobdell is sojoul
So ing at Atlantic City.
We -
ay Mr.. and Mrs. Stirling II. Thorn
RS are spending some time at Allan
City.