Evening journal., 1917-07-21


at the Windsor School, a large pri-
vate school near Boston, where a con-
ference Of Girl Scout leaders was
held. She also spent some time at
Pigeon Cove, Mass.
Mrs. George r. Hoffecl1er left on
for Atlantic City to spend
the weekend with her mother, Mrs.
R.. T. Candy, who has a cottage there
for the season.
Mrs. Philip D. Laird is spending
several weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Washington Bowie Chiches-
ter, Of Sandy Spring, Md. !
Mrs. Gamble Latrobe entertained
informally at a dinner party on We'd
nesday evening at Naaman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand /. Gilpin
have returned from Wernersville, Pa. /
Henry B. Thompson, Jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, Of |
Brookwood Farm, who is now in |
France where he is doing active re-
lief work as a member of the Prince |
ton URit, which was sent abroad in
May, has written his mother that he
expects to 20 TO the front in a very
short time. Mr.. Thompson's letter
was dated from Longponte, which is
thirty miles back of the first lines and
in his letter he said he can distinctly
hear the cannonading. Mr.. Thompson
has been one of the young men select
ed to transport munitions and sup
plies by auto truck and he writes that
he is under what is known there, as
the Aisne district. Bernard Peyton,
grandson of Mrs. Eugene DUPONT, of
Pelleport, who also went TO France
with the Princeton Unit, is driving an
ambulance.
Mrs. Victor dupont, Jr. returned on
Tuesday from Cape May, where she
spent the weekend.
Mrs. David Gillespie and Miss
Mabel Gillespie, of Pittsburgh, were
guests last week Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy l.. Darlington.
Miss Eleanor Williams, Of New
York, who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pennington, returned home
yesterday. Several informal func-
tions were given for Miss Williams
while she was here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pennington
and Mrs. A. d. Warner, Jr. and child
rem motored today to Rehoboth Beach
to spend the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Bye will leave
next week for Gardner's Lake, Conn.
Mr.. Bye will remain about a week,
while Mrs. Bye will remain several
weeks.
Miss Katherine Narreau, Of New
Orleans, La, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dyre Bradford
returned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stirling H. Thomas
who are spending the summer al
Skaneatales, N. y, are entertaining
house party there and among thei
guests are Miss Edith Belts, Franl
I Thomas, Jr. and Benjamin Brown.
Mrs. Frank Thomas and Miss
q Jeanette Thomas left here on Thurs
\ will spend the remainder Of tn
season.
Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs, Jr., VIII,
has been seriously i'll at her home
No. 1902 Rodney street, is now re
, ported as being out of danger. Mrs
4 Needs was formerly Miss Ellie
: dupont, daughter Of General an
/, Mrs. T. Coleman dupont, and she ha
1. wide circle Of friends in this cit
n and elsewhere, all Of whom will b
4 glad to learn of her improvement.
y New ventures in various branche
~ Of work are always watched with ir
m terest. II is, therefore, with plea
ure that these columns call attentio
10 the work being accomplished b
AZ the Peoples Settlement on the job
i M. Mendinhall farm located Z
J, Rogers Corner, south Of Ne
is Castle, which is being given i
al first so-called "try-out" this seasoi
a. The farm, which is in person.
charge Of Miss Sarah Mendinha
is one of the finest in that Sc
nj tion and is proving an ideal place f,
10 the Settlement children to sper
% their vacation period. The far
In can accommodate 10 children at
ii time and each week, since the begi
ming Of the work, groups of fro
of eight TO ten children have been e.
tertained there. This season, beir
the first Of its existence, a nomin
nm board is charged each child, tho
al under years of age are paying ST.
al a week, those between six and twelv
lis paying 81 a week, those from twel'
h 70 fourteen, paying $3.50 a wee
re while those over fourteen are charg
cd $500 a week.
he The children are well cared for al
on they spend long, happy days in
a healthful manner, their good times j
nd cluding hikes, games, straw rid,
w. trolley rides and other forms of o
he door enjoyments. The farm is beil
conducted as a camp for children Ii
ing in the neighborhood Of the Peo
s les Settlement. Miss Mendinhall h
nd had various young women to assi
we her in the work, she having with
a, this week, Miss Ruth Bleezarde,
New York and Miss Elizabeth Lun
Of Weekawken, N. j., both of who
.u- arc Wilson College girls. Others W
nd. have assisted since the farm open
the have been Miss Dorothy Bleezarde,
eat New York, and Miss Helen Brown,
e a East Orange, N. ].
the
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Blaine, Mi
nd, Dorothy Spring, Miss Edna Charl
na- Frank II. Buck and Leslie r. Fl,
Try comprised a party that motored Il
afternoon to Baltimore, where tn
will spend the weekend.