Evening journal., 1917-04-21

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was the dominating social feature of
the week Several prominent out-of-
town artists, who number many
friends in the Wilmington Colony,
came to the city expressly to attend
the Frolic, while society folk forgot
for a time the grimness OF existing
conditions among the warning nations
and lost itself in the genuine delight
Of the production. Everybody" was
there and the list of patronesses for
the entertainment was very repre-
sentative. Their names follow: Mrs.
Charles Copeland, Mrs. Howard Pyle,
Miss Emily p. Bissell, Mrs. Il. Cole
man dupont, Miss Katharine Pyle,
Mrs. A. w. Armstrong, Mrs Russell
II. Durham, Mrs. Christopher l..
Ward. Mrs. John r. Brinckle, Mrs. ].
II. Stadelman, Mrs Robert Richards,
Mrs. +, William Curtis. Mrs. E. Tat
nall Warner, Mrs II. Fletcher Brown,
Mrs. Willard Jackson, Mrs. David ].
Reinhardt, Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard,
Mrs. J. Atkinson Ellegood, Mrs. Gayle
Hoskins. Mrs. William Chadwick. Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman, Mrs. w. II. ID.
Koerner, Mrs Henry B. Bradford,
Mrs. Richard Reese, Mrs. William S.
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Bancroft Mrs. Josiah Marvel, Mrs.
Samuel Bancroft. Mrs. Harvey T.
Dunn, Mrs. Frank r. Schoonover,
Miss Arthurs. Mrs Willard Salisbury.
Mrs. H. Rodney Sharp, Mrs. Walter
d. Bush, Mrs. n. Converse Wyeth,
Miss Helen Garrett, Mrs. Richard
Reese. Mrs. r. r. NJ Carpenter. Mrs.
y. MOnteith jackson, Mrs. Leroy Har-
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lyday s. Needs, Jr.. Mrs. Pierre S.
DUPONT. Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT, Mrs.
Roberts w. BrOkaw. Mrs. Henry ].
krebs, Mrs. Joseph p Wales. Mrs p.
V. -. Ivory. Mrs. Irenee DUPONT, Mrs.
Henry b. Thompson, Mrs. Frank II.
Edsall, Mrs Harry G.. Haskell, Mrs
Eugene e. dupont. Mrs. John b. Bird.
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, Mrs Charles
r. Miller. Mrs James p. Winchester
Mrs. Lewis A. DeBlois.
There will be several dinner parties
previous to the performance this
evening. Among those so entertain
ing will be Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Copeland, who will entertain a small
party and Mrs. William NJ Kennard.
who will entertain in honor OF her
son, Wallace NJ Kennard
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Mrs. Thomas c. Mum will leave
Monday for Washington to attend the
annual convention OF the United
States Daughters of 1912 to be held |
in that city at the New Willard Hotel
next week.
Mrs. Edmund p Moody who has
hnara In 81
ing the annual Congress OF the Ma |
tional ID. A. r. Society. will remain !
over TO attend the 1912 convention, |
she being a member of both societies |
Miss Mary Emily Bailey, OF Harris.
burg, Pa, returned on Tuesday, after |
spending a few days here as the guest
OF Miss Ethel Barksdale. Miss Barks.
dale entertained informally for her
on Monday evening.
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Colonel Edmund G. Buckner is
spending this week in Washington.
He returned on Sunday from French |
Lick Springs, Ind. where, with Mrs. !
Bucbner he had been sojourning for
a fortnight.
Mrs. Josiah Marvel spent part OF
this week in Salisbury, Md.
Miss Janet Jackson. OF New York,
came to this city yesterday, to attend
the Artists Frolic.
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Miss Mildred Belts. who has been
spending several weeks in Philadel-
phia, has returned home.
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Mrs. c. Ingersoll Cause. OF Bel
grade Farms. is visiting her mother,
Mrs A. ]. Moxham, who Is stopping
at the Dennis, Atlantic City.
Mrs. William Belts will return to-
day from Woodbury., n. j.. where she
has been spending this week with |
her sonin-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph II. Shaw.
Mrs. Frank l.. Connable. OF Rock
Farms, will spend next week in New
York.
Broadus Mitchell. OF Johns Hopkins
University spent the weekend with
his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
Chiles Mitchell, OF Newark.
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Mr. and Mrs w. H. d. Koerner will
move from this city on May 1. to In
terlaken, n. j., where Mr.. Koerner
will have his studio. He is one of the
leading artists in the local art colony.
He and Mrs. Koerner who have re-
sided here for a number of years have
a wide circle of friends in this city
and their departure is being much
Their house at No. 1902 Van Buren,
street. will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Smith formerly OF Joplin,
Mo, but who recently came to this |
city TO live Mr.. Smith is connected 1
with the dupont Company
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Mrs. f. c. Anderson. OF No. 1907
Franklin street, entertained at lun.
cheon today.
Mrs William f. Rodgers and small /
Emily have returned from !
where they spent ten days. |
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Clifford W Ashley, formerly OF this /
city. but now Of New Bedford. Mass. /
will spend the weekend with Mr.. and /
Mrs. Eugene r. dupont.
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An interesting social event this |
week is the marriage Of Miss Eleanor 4
B. Pilling. Of Newark. and Carl Addi- |
son Taylor. Of Philadelphia, which 1
will be solemnized in Newark this
evening Miss Pllling has been ex.