Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-23


Phyllis Paige. csughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Day Paige, of New
York and Oakland. and Nelson Leitch.
formerly OF this city, but now OF
Haskell, \ j. A number of persons
from this city viii go 20 Oakland to
attend the wedding which will be
solemnized at one O'Clock. Saturday,
At De Tweellngen. the beautiful coun-
Try home Of the brides parents.
Weather permitting. it will be an
outdoor wedding. the ceremony to
take place ia the Italian openair
theatre which is a feature OF the
Paige Place. Randolph Barksdale
Shackleford. at whose wedding 10
Miss Ellen Hayes Nicholson of this
city. Mr. Leitch was an usher, will
be an usher at the wedding as will
also Charles A. Mcclellan. also Of
this city and Willard Graham erich
ton OF Rye. n. y. whose engagement
to Miss Eleanor Pyle. of-this city,
has been announced.
Miss Paige is prominent in society
In New York and in the vicinity of
her parents country place at Oak
land. She came to this city recently
and visited Miss Eleanor Pyle for
several days. Mr.. Leitch, who form
erly lived in Wilmington. has wide
circle OF friends in this city and
state. lie is connected with the Il.
dupont de NC><0ufs Company, at
Haskell n J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Shackel-
ford will leave here tomorrow by
motor for Oakland. TO he guests over
the wedding. and Miss Eleanor
Pyle also will attend the wedding.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Paige will entertain the bridal party
and a few others at dinner dance
at De Tweelingen and Mr. and Mrs.
Shackelford Mr. Mcclellan and MISS
Pyle will be guests
Following their wedding trip MT
Lcitch and his bride will go to Has
kell where they will reside.
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Mrs. ] Edmunds Forgy and small
daughter Eugene. of Bridgeport
Conn. came 10 this city on Monday
to be guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kearney Rodgers. at their apartments
Al the Hotel DUPONT for week orr
ten days. Mr. Forgy is expected down
Tor the weekend
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MISS iaNAHtA tfaM'iNAN 'f'
Margaretta Miller, who have been
taking a course in wigwag signaling
and other lines of preparedness work
al the Womans Preparedness Camp.
near Chevy Chase Nd. are expected
20 return home on Saturday
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Mrs. Sheffield Phelps and Miss
Eleanor Phelps. of New York, are
staying at the Casino. Atlantic CITY.
Mrs. Phelps is a daughter OF ithe late
former Governor Preston Lea and re-
Gently she visited Mrs. Lea, stopping
of in this city en- route from her win
ter home in South Carolina to New
York The marriage of William Wal
ter Phelps. Mrs Phelps son, and Miss
Nina r Paris OF New York City, will
take place about the middle OF June
II will be a wedding of much interest
to society in this city.
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Mrs Richard Sylvester has re.
turned from Washington. where she
spent last week. While there, she was
extensively entertained, several func-
lions having been given in her honor. /
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William p. Prickett. son of Judge |
and Mrs. William S. Prickett, of this /
city. who is a Rhodes Scholarship /
man at oxford University, has writ |
ten his parents that he will enlist IN
the Royal Artillery of the British |
Army. Before making the decision
Mr.. Prickett wrote that he could not |
study law when he felt that his cOun- /
try called him." When starving Ser |
via called upon America for help. he |
wrote. land when France called upon /
America TO help care for her wound !
ed, l responded. and now. when our
own country is calling its men, ! feel
IL to be my patriotic duty to respond"
lie suggested IN his letter sailing at
once from England for this country in
order TO enlist. but Judge Prickett,
realizing the danger OF sea travel.
csbled him to enlist where he was
and then when the American troops
reach the other side. he can be trans
ferred from the British Royal Artil-
lery TO American troops. In the Royal
Artillery, Mr.. Prickett will learn how
TO maneuver the large twenty-mne
guns. The letter which Judge and
Mrs Prickett received from their son
was badly stained with sea water. It
was longer than usual in coming over
and the supposition Is that It was on
one Of the steamers which was sub
marined and from which a sack Of
American mail was rescued.
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Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton NJ Banks.
dale and their daughter. Miss Ethel
Barksdale. will close their house on
Mt. Salem Lane about the last OF
June and will 20 TO their lodge at
Wcstport. on Lake Champlain, n. Y.
10 spend the remainder Of the sum
mer.
Miss Hazel Benedict OF EasI
Orange. \. j., who has been visiting
Miss Virginia Kirkus, returned homo
last Friday.
Mrs Josiah o. Wolcott has beer
visiting her mother, Mrs. DAME
Fooks, OF Laurel
Clifford W. Ashley, well known ar
list formerly OF this city, but now
living at New Bedford. Mass, came
down TO Wilmington on last Thurs
DAY for a visit. Mr.. Ashley is staying
with Mr.. and Mrs Eugene T.. DUPONT
and at present is painting landscape
picture along the Brandywine for
Mrs. lrenee DUPONT. The announce
ment that Mr.. Ashley has secured
the studio formerly occupied by w.
H. D. Koerner for next fall wiz no
doubt be received by his friends in
this city with much pleasure and
there Is no doubt but that his return