Evening journal., 1917-12-29

guests OF MT. ana Mrs. oldney harrl-
son.
Miss Elizabeth Poucher and Ensign
Poucher. spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Richard Poucher
Mr.. and Mrs. w. wlnder Laird had
family reunion gathering on Monday
night.
Mrs. Philip D. Laird is spending this
week in Olneyvlle, Md, with Mr. and
Mrs. Washington Chichester.
Miss Jane Marvel assisted in receiving
at a dance given at the Baltimore Coun-
try Club Thursday night by Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Huntly Gordon for thcg
two debutante daughters. Miss Eliza
beth and Miss Anne Huntly Co don.
The guests, numbering about two hun
dred and ffty. included officers flom
Camp Meade, the United states Naval
Academy at Annapolis and marine Of
ncers from Quantlco, Va, Miss Marvel
was a house guest.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Marshall Bar
ton have returned from Richmond Va f,
where they attended the wedding OF
Miss Sally Wilson Gordon. daughter Of
Mr. and Ms Walter Luzon Gordon. OF
Richmond, and Lieutenant David Walk
er Barton, of the Eighty-Thlrd Field
Artillery. stationed at Fort Russell,
Cheyenne, Wyo M. Barton Is a bro
ther Of the groom. The ceremony was
perfo.m med very quietly, owing to re-
cent mourning In the family Of the
bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brook Jackson are
with relatives at Elkton, after two
years spent in London. They were In
a section bombarded by the German
Zeppellns. and relate some very thrill
ing experiences Mrs. Jackson was
Miss Alice Frazer, daughter Of Mr.
and NJ s. Robert Frazer OF Elkton, and
is well known in Wilmington.
Robert Howard Gamble OF Jackson
vile. Fla, whose engagement TO Miss
Virginia Bruce Loney, Of New York,
has Just been announced. was one Of
the ushers at The dupont-Donaldson
wedding in this city In November.
Mss Loney lost both her father and
mother In the Lusitania disaster. AZ
the time she was going with her par
ents to their country home IN England
The engagement OF their daughter,
Mss Dorothy Frances G"ammer. to
Robert Wier. Jr., Of this city. Is an
uounced by Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edward
Grammer.
Miss Ethel Pennewin Brown gave an
interesting talk upon art before re-
cent meeting OF the Milford New Cen
tury Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. C. Rixby, formerly Of
/ Trenton. ~. j., have taken apartments
/ at the Charlotte Mr.. Bixby Is con-
necied with the Packard Motor Car
Company.
Mrs. c. B McCorkindale leaves next
week for New Orleans to spend The re-
mainder OF the winter.
w. C McCorkindale, manager OF the
Wilmington Gas Compeny, who has
/ Company, who has been supervising
/ the installation OF a new gas plant at
/ Roanoke, Va. visited his home in this
city ever Christmas
! Guy Stollenwerck, well known
among the younger society set in VIII
/ uington, where he lived for two years.
| Is taking a course In the United States
OF Aviation. Princeton, ~ J. His class
| is expected 10 aduale January p
/ Mr.. Stollenwerck left Wilmington last
Spring.
James e. Lloyd. r. B. S Lloyd and
/ Horace Knowles, Of Blades, were VIII
4 minton visitors yesterday
Karl Browne Schilling. a student at
West Point, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.
Schllllng, No. 1909 West Eighth street
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Chipman. Of
Seaford, are yisiting his brother. Dr.
~. Lewis Chipman, Of No. 1882 Lancss-
ter avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Moody and
daughters, Hllda, Gladys and Ruth, are
spending the holiday season at the
home Of Mrs Moody's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Fox, in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Edwin Woodruff and daughter
Mildred. are visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Woodruffs nephew, Walter Cum
mings, In Bridgeton, \. J.