Evening journal., 1917-02-24


will devote the larger part OF their
time to church duties and charitable
work There arc. however seFelai
interesting functions on the sociai
calendar, although most entertain
ments given now are small and in
formal.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Miller Rumford
will entertain at a dinner party this
evening at the Country Club, IN
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 7.
Baldwin. who recently moved to this
city. Their other guests will be Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald A. Capelle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas G. Kinds of Jersey City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ashbrook and
Mr. and Mrs. r. p Doremus.
General and Mrs r. Coleman
DUPONT. Mrs. Paul Wilson and Miss
Renee DUPONT, who have been spend
ing several weeks at Palm Beach,
Fla. returned home on Sunday. Miss
dupont will 60 to Washington on
March z. to be the guest for week
of Senator and MIS-. willard Sauls-
bury.
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Captain and Mrs. William +. Hal
soy. of washington, d. c., are staying
at the Harlan G., Scott house, while
Mr.. and Mrs Scott are in Florida. Mr..
and Mrs. Scott, who left for the South
on February Z, are staying at the
Breakers, at Palm Beach, and they
will probably remain away another
week or 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Copeland, and Mr.
and Mrs. John p Nields who have
been spending several weeks touring
Southern California, returned home
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Victor dupont and children
have returned from Atlantic City,
where they spent some time.
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Miss Mary Wheatley. OF East
Orange, n. J.. who has been visiting
Miss Elizabeth Steward, has return
ed home. Miss Steward entertained
informally at tea at the Country
Club, for her guest last week.
Several Wilmington members Of the
Pennington Sewing Society Of Phila-
delphia will be guests at the luncheon,
and meeting, to be held next Friday
at the home Of Mrs. Allen Strong, Of
No. 2036 Delaney street, Philadelphia.
This will be the first meeting this
season OF the society, which will
meet every Friday during the lenten
season. The members at each meet
ing will sew for the Emergency Aid.
Among those from here who will like
" attend will be Mrs. David Lind
say, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Bancroft Mrs.
j. Saunders Taylor and Mrs. John b.
Bird. other members living in this
pity include Miss Frances Durham,
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, Miss Kath-
crime Thompson and Miss Katherine
Wilson.
The society is comprised OF grad
mates OF the Pennington School for
Girls, and there are many branches
In various parts of the country. The
Wilmington members belong TO the
Philadelphia branch.
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Mrs. II. e. Doremus entertained at
~ yesterday afternoon.
Robert p. Bradford, OF this city, who
Is a student at Tome Institute, was
member of the committee which ar
ranged for the annual Washington
Birthday dance, at Tome School, last
evening This evening two plays,
1.-THE Man Of Destiny" by George Ber-
nard Shaw, and Aladdin at Tome"
will be presented at the school.
Many Wilmington artists and art
lovers went to Philadelphia yesterday
TO attend the exhibition Of the Fellow
ship of the Academy of Fine Arts. al
the Plastic Club, yesterday heinl
"Wilmington Day" at the club. Mrs
Hollyday s. Needs Jr.. and Mis-
Henryette Stadelman. two leading art
lists in this city. assisted in receivini
at the tea which was given at tn
club yesterday afternoon. The eX
hibition is very interesting and beau
tiful and the fact that Wilmingto
artists have such an important par
in Il shows that this city is recog
nized as one Of the leading art cei
tres In the East. Among those VIII
attended the exhibition yesterda
were Miss Ethel Pennewill Brown
Miss Eleanor Crownfeld, Miss Ros
virdin, of Dover, and others.
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Frank e. Schoonover is busy at Oh
present time doing the illustration
for a book by Virginia Watson. en-
titled "Cortes and His Conquest o
Mexico" The illustrations compris
nine colored pictures, and many pei
and ink sketches. Mr.. Schoonover Il
also doing the cover design and TIT
lettering for the first page. The bool
Will be issued In the fall by the Penn
publishing Company, of Philadelphia
IN addition to this work, Mr.. Schoon
over who is writer as we'll as an
artist Is busy finishing a pirat,
s.ory lot Aarper's magazine. thu
POT or which has to 90 with the re
coNery OF treasure of the New Ter
sey Coast.
Mre. Alfred d. Warner. Ir O,
tertained at a Red Cross bridge ma,
~ yesterday afternoon at tie C,lani
Danes House, No. 1905 Market stree
Mr. and Mrs. Tilghman Jobnst
will leave on Wednesday for su,
merville, S. c., where they will st
until April. Mrs. David Lindsay, !
will join them there later, leav
here on March 10.
Mrs. James +. Nields left this We
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