Evening journal., 1917-10-31

.iy To live I'm addition TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrick. Major and Mrs. Brookes S
guests will be General James II. VIII
son. Miss Katharine Wilson, Mrs. b. G..
dupont and former Judge David T..
Marvel
Miss Cecily Barnes, Of Devon, Pa.
who Is we'll known IN this city, where
she has frequently visited is one or
the society girls Of the Main Line. who
has decided not 20 make her debut this
winter. Her mother. Mrs. John llamp'
Ton Barnes. will. however, give se-
rie of "at homes for her IN January.
Mrs. Frederick NJ. Kirkus viii return
today from lonkors, NY, where she
has been attending the funeral Of her
mother. Mrs John II. Clark The de-
-easod was we'll known In this city and
Mrs. kirkus has the sympathy Of the
community IN her sad bereavement
The private view OF the Exhibition or
the Wilmington Society Of The Fine
Arts VIII be held on Monday evening"
November g. The patroncsses are: Mrs.
n. Coleman dupont, Mrs. Charles Cope
land Mrs. Howard Pyle. Mrs. Frank G..
Tallman. Miss Emily p. Bssell, Mrs. II.
Fletcher Brown. Mrs. Frank q. Whit
lock and Mrs John B. Bird.
Cards for the private view viii be
sent to The members OF the society and
exhibiting artists. each Of whom may
bring a guest.
In addition 10 The prizes Of 800 each
for the best painting and the most
popular painting there has been anoth-
cr prize nf 500 offered for the best
illustration. tho winner 90 be deter
mined by the jury of selection, y ID.
Chalfaut II. L. Lathrop and Herbert
johnson. Mrs Frank q. Whitlock ~
The donor OF this prize, which is to be
continued annually. 10 will be known
as the Fosdck Memorial Prize. 10 seems
particularly appropriate to award al
nrize TO the best Illustration, as sol
many Of the artists are Howard Pyle
students. and Howard Pyle, was, per-
hans. The dean of American illustra-
TORS and the founder Of the Modem
school Of Illustration In this country
Mrs Lillian Ponenberger has Issued
invitations 20 the marriage Of her
daughter. Miss Marguerite Ponenber-
ger. TO James Fielding Murray The
ceremony TO take place IN ST. Thomas
p u. Church at Newark, at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, November 10. Miss
poffenberger is the daughter of the
former rector OF 81. Thomass.
Mrs. IT. Coleman dupont win address
n meeting OF the New Century Club
current events class at New Castle, on
Friday afternoon. She win speak on
Inc War Work Council OF the Young
Women's Christian Association, OF
which she is chairman for the Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Delaware Field
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. wollastoT
are spending several weeks at Bedford
{ Springs, Va.
An interesting engagement Just an
nounced is that Of Miss Frances Emil,
Jones. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allai
Davis Jones' OF Milford, and Dudley g
Frazer. OF Baltimore, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Frazer, of Elkion. The en-
gagemcnt was announced at a bridge
luncheon which was given In Milford
by Miss Della Hail Miss Jones Is a
granddaughter OF Mrs. Hester Ange'
lima Marshall, Of Milford. Mr.. Frazer
Is a brother of Miss Emily Frazer. who,
10 viii be remembered, was a brides
maid at the wedding of Miss Eleanor
pyle and Willard Graham Crichton,
and also Of Mrs ]. Brook Jackson, for
merly Miss Alice Frazer, who Is now
IN London, with her husband. who is
On business there for the dupont Pow
Ser Company.
Mrs. It. Coleman dupont, who is
chairman Of the East Central Field or
tho War Work Council Of the National
Young Women's Christian Association,
and Mrs. John G.. Holmes, president OF
the PENNSYLVANIA State Y. w. G. A.
War Work. entertained the delegates TO
the field conference which was held In
Pittsburgh last Thursday OF a lun-
cheon at the William Penn Hotel. The
conference was attended by 2i0 women
representing Maryland Pennsylvania
and this State.
Mrs. Louis dc Cazenovc VIII return
home this week from Baltimore, where
she stopped on her way home from the
west. where she has been spending
The summer and fall.
Governor Charles n. Miller will re-
mrn this week from Canada, where
Ne has been spending several weeks on
business.
Miss Margery pyle left today for
Orange, Va, where she will spend
week.
The only twQ large social functions
on hand this Meek are the rounion
luncheon of the Aumnac Association
~ Wesleyan College 90 be held AL ihe
Hotel dupont tomorrow, and the carr
party 20 be held In parlors A and
OF the Hotel dupont also tomorrow. I
IS expected that both functions wi
be well attended.
Among The guests at the Wesleya
luncheon viii be Mrs. Addie +. No
cross. OF Boston, Mass, a graduate
the class Of ~ and a1ectionate
known as the baby OF her class" b
Ing its youngest member. Mrs. No
cross is well known playwright al
manager Of entertainments and n
been much I'M public life ever since h
graduation from Wesleyan in II. The
will also be another member Of tn
class present Mrs Ida NJ. C0zens,
Haddonfleld, n j., and she viii read
reminiscent paper on the good O
days"
All former students and graduates {
the college who have not received IN
yitatlons to the annual meeting tomor
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