Evening journal., 1917-06-09
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World


present season. as on Monday tho pa
triotic tennis tournament formally
win be opened at the Wilmington
Country Club. Unusual interest sur
rounds this tournament this year in
asmuch as several of the worlds most
noted tennis players will participate.
There VIII be a number OF social
features surrounding the tournament,
although in accordance with the
present method OF conducting affairs
this year everything given will be
patriotic in character and as simply
conducted as possible. There will be
no championship this year because
money that Is usually spent for
prizes and cups is being put into the
Red Cross Fund.
Among the noted out-oftown play.
prs who will participate will be.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, OF New York,
who holds the women's national
championship record: Miss Mar.
Earet Taylor. Mrs. Robert lie Roy
Miss Florence Balm, and Miss Adele
Bull. all Of New York; Miss Margaret
Noes. OF Washington; Miss Jacquelin
Green. Miss Margaretta Meyers and
Miss Mary Carter. OF Philadelphia.
All the tennis players will be en-
sertained at luncheon at the Country
Club on Monday and there will prob
ably be other luncheons given during
that week by individual hostesses. II
Is desired 70 have Il understood that
the tournament will be open TO out
side spectators as we'll as TO mem
bers OF the club.
The Wilmington committee IN
charge OF the tournament includes
Mrs A. Felix DUPONT chairman: Mrs
j Saunders Taylor. Mrs Arthur La
Motto Mrs. W. Poyntell Johnston
Mrs. William S. Bergland. Miss
Louise Nowland, and Miss Josephine
Bush.
Another interesting social event
scheduled for next week viii be the
marriage in Northampton Mass, OF
Miss Katherine Clark. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs George Wright Clark
Of that place, and Francis Victor du
Pont. son OF General and Mrs T
Coleman dupont, which viii be
solemnized I'm the First Church OF
Christ Northampton. on next Satur
day evening at 730 o'clock.
Miss Renee de pelleport dupont
the bridegroom's sister. will be the
maid of honor and the brides only
attendant, while Mr. DUPONT viii
have ps his best man. c. Douglass
Buck, OF this city, and as his Ushers
his brother Eleuthere !. dupont and
Joseph II. Dallett, both OF this city
Gardner Catlin, of Waterbury Conn
William p. Arnold. OF Northampton
Thomas A ID. Fessenden. OF Boston
and Howard Hale McCllntic, Of Pitts
burEh Pa A reception will follow
the cs.'-."onv at the home OF thl
BRIDE nts. after which Mr.. du
Pont an. ais bride viii leave on thei
wedding journey. Miss Renee dupon
will go TO Northampton on Wednes
day and the other members OF IN
family will go up on Friday
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One OF the informal. but none N
less charming. functions Of the wee
will be the dance to be given thi
evening at the Wilmington Countr
Club, by Mr.. and Mrs Robert Fen
ington. IN honor OF their 1fteent
wedding anniversary. Several OUT
town friends will be entertained owe
the weekend IN honor Of the affair
and other guests will include n few
Of their married friends from thi
city. Out-of- town guests will be
Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. Gilpin. Mis-
Eleanor Williams and Miss Heller
Ware. OF New York City. and Mis-
Edith Esherlck, of Philadelphia The.
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
Pennington over the weekend.
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Mr. and Mrs Charles Gaskill, FOL
merly of this city but now OF Balti
more. viii attend the Pennington
dance They will be the week-en
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Ca
pelle. Jr.
Miss Mary Pusey. OF New Yorl
viii be the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. 4
d Warner, Jr., over the Peningto
dance.
Miss Mary Ramsay has returne
from Bryn Mawr College, where st
has been a student and will sta
with her mother Mrs. William
Ramsay, at Dalhousia Farm, nei
Guyencourt. until next month, whe
she viii go TO a farm near We
Chester which has recently bee
turned over 20 Bryn Mawr College
the Sharpless family. Students
DIFH NdWI Will lhIW luN nldNt at
Miss Ramsay will be among tho
who viii assist in the work.
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Mrs. Henry p. Thompson spe
part OF this week at the Brighton
Atlantic City
Miss Nancy Sellers. daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sellers.
Philadelphia. and who will be one
next seasons debutantes. was amol
those assisting at the garden par
given by DR.. and Mrs William Pa
dock Klapp. OF Villanova. 70 intr
duce their daughter. Miss Elise Lew
Klapp. Miss Sellers is well known
this city. where she has many rel
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Patters'
and family will close their TOW
house. No. 1900 Rodney street. ne
week. and will go TO their count
home on the Kennett Pike.
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49, Mrs. Starr King is spending Il
summer with her parents, Mr. al
Mrs. James p. Winchester
Miss Marion Dunham and Nj
Clement w Miller will leave on Mo
day for Cape May. where Mr.. al
Mrs Russell II Dnnham have TAX
a cottage for tho summer.
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Mrs. Duer Irving. OF New Yo