Evening journal., 1917-04-11

home OF Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
Part of the proceeds from the enter
tainment on Friday will be given to
Military Relief Committee of this city.
The following will be patronesses for
Friday afternoon Mrs. James p. Win.
chester. Mrs. Keppere Miller. Mrs.
Gayle p. Hoskins, Mrs. Frank S. Gar
rett, Mrs Pierre S. dupont Mrs.
Charles s. Gawthrop, Miss Anne Tay-
lor Finn. Mrs. r. r. Nj. Carpenter,
Mrs William Belts, Mrs Hollyday 8.
, Needs, Mrs. T. G. DUPONT, Mrs. A.
Felix dupont, Mrs. 4. Il. Doremus,
/ Mrs. III. Il. Brown. Mrs Charles l..
Candee Mrs lrenee DUPONT, Mrs.
| Philip ID. Laird. Mrs. =. Tatnall War
ner Mrs Alfred S. Gawthrop, Mrs.
Howard Pyle, Mrs. J. Ralph Baily,
Mrs. Alfred Warner Jr., Mrs. John
Bancroft Mrs william Newell Ban
nard Mrs. +. w. Curtis. Mrs f. G.
Tallman. Mrs. Clement w. Miller and
Mrs. Josiah Marvel
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b. Thompson
entertained a number of their young
friends at a dinner dance last evening
at their home. "Brookwood Farm" in
honor of their youngest daughter, Miss
Elinor Thompson, who is home for the
Easter vacation from Miss Porters
School at Pennington. Conn. About
80 members of the school set We're
guests.
DR.. and Mrs. f. II. Edsall. E. Tat.
nall Warner Edsall and Miss Eliza
beth Edsall went to Baltimore on Sat
urday to attend the marriage of Miss
Florence X. Bardeen. of Madison, Wis,
and Frank l.. LaMotte, formerly of
Baltimore, but now of this city which
was performed at O'Clock Saturday
evening, at the Hotel Stafford, Balti-
more Owing to the war declaration,
the marriage. which was to have taken
place at the home Of the bride, at Ma
Olson. on April 2S, had to be hastened
or postponed indefinitely.
Deciding in favor of the former
Miss Bardeen accompanied by heI
mother, sister and brother-in.law
came east and met Mr.. La Motto II
Baltimore. Following a brief honey
moon, Mr.. and Mrs LaMotte viii com,
to this city where the groom is con
nected with the DUPONT Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Curtis Purdy an
nounce the engagement of thei
daughter, Miss Mary Osborne Purdy
to Richard Ware Batten, son OF th'
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Loring w. Batten
OF New York Miss Purdy is one o
the most attractive and popular mem
bers OF the younger social set.
.
Miss Marion Postles, who is hom'
from Smith College for Easter vaca
tion, entertained at luncheon yester
day in honor of her classmate, Mis-
Louise Welch, of Nicholsville, Ky.
who is visiting her. Her other guests
were: Miss Miriam Hawkins and he
guest. Miss Alice Best, of Minneapo
lis; Miss Mildred Simpson and he
guest. Miss Carolyn Lewis, of Smitl
College, and Miss Elizabeth Rhoads
Miss Edith Belts. Miss Grace Layfield
Miss Barbara Bach, Miss AugustI
Dure, and Miss Anna Negendank.
o
Miss Postles, Miss Simpson. Miss
Hawkins Miss Welch, Miss Best anC
Miss Lewis. all of whom are Smith
College students. will leave here TO
day for their college town TO resume
itheir studies.
, .
II Miss May Martin, of Charleston. S
- VINO has been spending the winter
= WIN Mr.. and Mrs. A. Felix dupont, /.
at Atlantic City for this week
! MIS-. t. f. Doremus will entertain
at luncheon on Friday at the Conn
- try Club, in honor OF Miss Ruth Cook,
=. Pyle, whose marriage to Edmun,
: Doremus, of Montclair. n. J.. will tal
place on Saturday evening in TrinIt,
I. p. Z. Church. Her guests, who Wi
include members OF the bridal mart
and a few others, will be Mrs. Lesli
; Pyle. Miss Ruth Pyle. Mrs. Henry
u Bromley. OF Germantown. who will 1
matron of honor: Miss Winifred Fac
maid of honor; Miss Adeline Foremar
of Portsmouth, Va Miss Doroth