Evening journal., 1917-04-11
SOCIAL and PERSONAL NOTES

and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Kirkus, and
Paul Wisner, % Franklin. n. J. The
engagement was formally announced
by the Rev. and Mrs Kirkus yester-
day al a luncheon which they gave
at Trinity Rcctory for their out.of-
town guest. Miss Margaret de Ronge,
of Hagerstown Nd. Miss Kirkus is
very attractive and has a wide circle
OF friends in this city and State. Guests
at the luncheon yesterday were. Miss
Mary Purdy. Hiss Susanne Speakman,
Mrs Philip d. Laird. Mrs Frederick
Thomas. Miss Jeanette Thomas, Miss
Eleanor Rupert. Miss Marguerite Rup-
ert. Miss Sarah EN ans, Miss Jean Evans,
Miss Elizabeth Steward. Miss Alice
Bush, Miss Elizabeth Edsall, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, Mrs. T Clarkson Tay-
lor. Miss Florence miller and Miss (
Renee dupont.
Miss de Ronge returned to Smith
College today
The reception at which Mr. and !
Mrs. A. Felix dupont entertained on
Monday evening in honor of their
tenth wedding anniversary. was one
OF the interesting social events OF the |
week. The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with a profusion OF spring |
blossoms. including carnations, liacs'
violets, jonQuils, etc. and large |
number of palms and ferns. Their |
out of town guests were. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Isaac Harter, Of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence G. Zantzinger. Mr.. and /
Mrs. Alan Henry Miss Pauline Bowie |
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Story jerks, |
and Mr. and Mrs Arthur Brockic, all
OF Philadelphia Among the Whining
ton friends and relatives entertained
we're Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT, |
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fletcher Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry +. DUPONT. Mr.. and
Mrs. lrenee DUPONT. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lammot dupont. Miss Amy DUPONT,
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Gawthrop, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp Mr. and
Mrs. William Winder Laird Mr. and
Mrs. Philip d. Laird. Mr.. and Mrs
Hollyday S. Needs. Jr, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. r. NJ Carpenter. Mr.. and Mrs w.
s. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. William
S Bergland. Mrs. T. Coleman DUPONT,
Harry Bush. Mr. and Mrs j. Saunders
Taylor. George Gray, Miss Leila War /
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Il. DUPONT /
and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. DUPONT. accompanied |
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harter and Mr.. and !
Mrs Henry, left yesterday on a south |
ern trip.
The charity ball in the New Cen
turv Club on Monday evening eclipsed
even the expectations of the commit
tee in charge in the way of being such
large and brilliant success. Fully
three hundred persons attended and
those who did not care to dance found
card tables arranged upstairs and
they enjoyed that diversion. The pa
triotic note was strongly struck in the
decorations of myriad flags OF the
alhed nations while a March OF the
Nations" was a striking feature. Mrs.
4. Coleman DUPONT was one of the
box holders and she had with her Mr.,
and Mrs. Holiyday S. Needs and Mrs.
w. X dupont In the George p. Bis
sell box were Miss Emily 2. Bissell
Miss Belle Wales, Mrs. f. S. Garrett
Miss Katherine Wilson and Mrs. Rob
ert Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Felix dupont had
with them a number of out-oftown
guests, including Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence c Zantzinger. Mr.. and Mrs. Alan
Henry Mr. and Mrs John Story Jenks,
Miss Pauline Bowie, G.. T.. Brown,
Campbell Mccall. all of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Harter, OF
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs John ]. RaslSob had a
marty of fourteen with them, they oc-
cupying two boxes. while Mr. and Mrs.
1renee dupont also occupied box.
According to custom, q number of
dinner parties were given preceding
the ball Thomas +. Bayard enter.
tanned at a stag dinner party at the
Country Club before the ball and 9TH
ers who entertained at dinner were
Miss Barbara Vandegrlft. Mrs. Tru-
man w. Campbell, and Miss Margery
Pyle.
Miss Janet Jackson, Miss Ruth Cra-
mer and Miss Lillian Jackson, al. OF
New York, who are TO present
"I1Heure Joyeuse" at the New Cen
tury Club on Friday afternoon
from 4 to 5 o'clock, will come
20 this city tomorrow to be the
guests of Miss Mildred Hopes for a
few days. The Misses Jackson were
former residents Of this city. and they
have a host of friends here. Miss
Janet Jackson and Miss Cramer have
gained wide regulations as being eX-
ceptionally graceful and poetic dan
GERS. while Miss Lillian Jackson's
piano work is attracting much atten-
ton in music circles, she having sew
eral noteworthy compositions to her
credit. The three artists presented the
same program which they will pre-
sent here on Friday afternoon, az the
Comedy Theatre in New York, this
afternoon. under the management Of
the Music League of America. That
entire theatre. il is understood. has
been sold out for their program.
Among those interested in the New
York appearance this afternoon was
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Following
tnelr appearance here, Miss Lillian
Jackson will leave Immediately for
caliornia, and Miss Janet Jackson
vii go to New York TO dance at the