Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-03
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

lwho spent part Of the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst,
returned home ON Monday.
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Mrs. Frederick J. Byrne. OF New
York city. who is spending the holt
day season with her father. Michael
Sexton. of No. 800 Van Buren, street.
will return home on Friday. Mr.
Byrnc spent the Christmas and New
Year week ends in this city. Mrs.
Byrrc will be remembered as Miss
Mary a. Sexton. whose marriage in
the fall was leading social event.
John W. II. Brassington left yes
torday for Holyoke, Mass, where he
has accepted position as chief ongi
necr OF the American Writing Paper
Company. Mrs. BrassingtOn and the
Misses Brassington will join him
later TO take up their permanent resi-
donce there.
Joseph G. Brown and daughter.
NJ IS Alice - Brown. OF Odessa, we're
Wilmington visitors this week Miss
Brown attended the tea given yester-
day by Mrs. Frederick William Cur
! lis to introduce her daughter, Miss
Mary Curtis.
Mrs. Levi r. Bowen of Newark. Wis
tied friends In this city yesterday.
.
Mrs John b. Richie is in at her
home No. 900 Monroe street
g
Robert y. Foulk, who has been Wis
iting his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs Henry VI. TOulk. Of City
Point Va. returned home yesterday
accompanied by Mrs. roulk who will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert ]. Foulk.
Robert Iiarkley of Clayton. one OF
the most prominent and popular stu
dents and fat men at Delaware Col
, lego Is suffering from serious all
ment of the eyes which will probably
compel him 10 leave college for at
least year. He will be treated by a
Philadelphia specialist.
Barkley is a grandson of j. n. Mills.
for many years superintendent of the
Delaware division and one OF the best
known railroad men in the United
States John Barkley, father OF the
afflicted student is also prominent in
railroad circles.
Mss Helen Palmatary. Of No. 1919
Monroe street. who was injured sew
eral weeks ago while stepping off a
trolley car on Market street. is re-
covering slowly but is not able to re-
turn to Waterbury, Conn, to resume
her duties as teacher of domestic
science in a large private school there.
~
! Willard r. Head, who has been
spending the Christmas vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William l..
Head Of No S34 Van Buren, street,
has returned to Cornell University to
resume his studies.
Mrs. Dexter Lee, OF Baltimore, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Nelson X,
Warner OF this city
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Robert Hendrickson has returned
from a visit to Philadelphia.
| Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moore. of No
700 West Ninth street. announce the
engagement of their daughter. Lillian
May Dunlap. to Ohio S. Burns Of Els
mere.
c. Harvey Diggans is confined tC
his home with severe attack of grip
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Mr.. and Mrs. Erdman Holley enter
tanned at their home, No COZ Yves
Twenty street on Sunday night
Tho guests ushered in the new year b,
blowing horns and shaking rattles
, Those in tho party we're: Mr. an,
Mrs. George Shackleton. Mr.. and Mrs
IIolley, Madeline Jones. Marshal
Carpenter, Harvey Wiley, Msdelin
Williamson and Irwin Clarkson.
Daniel h. Jones. collector Of Gus
J toms for the district Of Delaware,
! III at his home at Townsend with
bad cold.
D The engagement is announced {
d Miss Georgette Hamlin. OF New Yor
d city and George w. Sparks, Of thi
p city.
n -
Mrs. Lewis ~ Buttle and Mrs. Jane
II. Twiford and son, OF Seaford. hav
r been spending few days with Wi
/. mington friends.
o ] Writ Willis and Miss Willis. VIII
r spent the New Years holidays at III
Hotel ST. Charles. Atlantic City, hay
returned home.
n Miss Mary +. Proctor. of No. lot
m Delaware avenue, has been entertain
n ing her college roommate, Miss Ma
garet Reynolds.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. OToole an
q their two children, John and Helei
- were visiting their daughter. SistC
Mary Rosanna, at Glen Riddle, Pa.
e
10 Nh and Mrs. Hudson Walker an
I, daughters. Miss Niolette Walker an
y Miss ltosena NJ Walker OF New CAST
!, spent Sunday with Miss Rosena ,
Ford Of Edge Moor.
=. Harry sibold Of the L. S. s. Del;
~ ware. is visiting his mother at n
homo OF Mrs. Neil Deery No. sol v
Eighth street.
- Miss Florence Deery spent the wee
end with friends In Middletown.
36TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
/, William r. Jester. special officer
the Security Trust and safe Depos
"a Company, celebrated his thirty-slX
n anniversary OF his wedding on Jan
AIRY /. 1917. every member OF his far
a..