Evening journal., 1917-09-22

Mrs. John Bancroft and Miss Esther
Albertson Bancroft, OF Cuneld, left
yesterday for Brookline, Mass, to stay
until Monday. They went to attend
the wedding Of Miss Margaret Watson,
who was one Of the several out-of-
town friends Of Miss Bancroft who as
snsted her al the coming-out tea,
which Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft gave for
her last season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Bird enter
tained number OF their young friends
at a dinner party last evening in honor
OF their son, Samuel Bird, who Will
leave in a few days for Yale Univer-
sity where he will enter his freshman
year Following the dinner party, Sid
ney Scott, who also will enter Yale
this fall. entertaiped the guests at a
theatre party.
Miss Afargaretta Miller, who has been
spending several weeks in Maine, Is OK
pectcd 70 return home next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". poyntell Johnston
and Miss Margery Pyle will return this
evening from Portage. Maine, where
they have been spending part OF abe
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs B. NJ May and family
returned this week from Cape May
where they orcupied a cottage for the
summer months. Mrs. William H. May,
who had been visiting them there, re-
turned last Friday.
Mrs. Calvin !. Swayne, Paul
Swayne. Miss Blanche Swayne,
Marion vedder and Fred MARITIME
motored TO Buck Hill Falls. Pa. and
spent las weekend Enroute they
stopped at Delaware Water Gap and
other points OF interest, aud return
Ing they stopped az Swiftwater
Elsuthere /. dupont will give a dance
this evening az the town house Of HIS
parents, General and Mrs. T.. Coleman
dupont, on Broome street. This viii be
one Of the several functions being
given for the school SET as the ma
iority Of the younger folks who at
tend schools away from home will
leave next week, to resume their
studies. Eleuthere dupont will leave on
Tuesday for the Hill School at Potts
town, Pa, and others who viii return
10 The same school on that day will be
Alfred Bissen, Laird stabler and Hal
leck dupont.
Miss Mildred Halleck, Of Johnstown,
n. ", and Miss Ethel Hslleck, Of Jack
con. Miss, who have been visiting
Mrs William X. dupont. have returned
TO their homes. Several informal func-
tions were given for them while they
were here. Mrs. dupont gave a dinner
dance for them and Mrs. r. r. NJ. Car
penter entertained al a dance IN their
honor.
Mrs. George r. Hoffecker and daugh-
ter. Polly, and Mrs William G. Ram
say and daughter, Jane will leave on
Tuesday for Burlington, VT. where
they will leave Miss Hofecker and
Miss Ramsay, who win be student:
this winter at the Bishop Hopkins
Hall q we'll known school for girls.
Miss Janet Jackson, of New York
Visited wilmington friends this week
Mrs. Frank Cox, who recently re.
turned TO her home In New York from
North Scituate, Mass, where she spent
the summer, Is spending some time
with Afr and Mrs. William +. sellers
OF Edge Moor. Mr.. Cox will come down
10 spend the weekend with the Sell
ers Mr.. and Mrs Cox, who are very
well known IN this city, will, this
winter, be located at Montclair, n. j.,
and they will move from New York
City. where they have been residing,
10 their new place Of residence about
tho FIRST Of October.
Mr.. and Mrs David Lindsay, Jr., and
children. who have been spending sew
ersl weeks at Portage, Maine. VIII re-
turn this evening
Miss Edith Belts left on Tuesday for
Smith College, where she entered her
freshman year.
Miss Alice Thayer. Of Laurence. J.. l.,
Is the guest OF Miss Skip Townsend.
That Delaware IS recognized by Ma
tionsl authorities as a leading Red
Cross state was evidenced This week
when a telegram was received by local
Red Cross authorities from Washing
lon asking for three Delaware Red
Cross nurses, who are needed for home
service. II is thought that they are to
oe sent 90 southern training camps.
The three nurses have not as yet been
chosen, hut local authorities are now
selecting them.
Mr. and AIRS. Robert Pennington, Mr
ana Mrs. Alfred D. Warner, Jr.. Mr.. and
elrs. George ;. Capelle. Jr.. Mr. anC
Mrs. T. p. Miller Rumford and Mr. an,