Evening journal., 1917-06-20

ism which has so strongly featured the
life of this community ever since the
declaration Of war, many persons have
given up their usual summer vacations
and have periodically decided to re-
main at home. taking only weekend
or slightly prolonged trips away from
the city. Among those who have
changed their plans this summer are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan G. Scott, who
will not occupy their cottage at Cape
May. as heretofore. Mr.. and Mrs. John
p. Nields. Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Ward,
Mrs. John K. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Pennington. Mr. and Mrs. Fl.
Fletcher Brown and a number Of
others also will spend the major por-
tion OF the summer in town
Even the members of the younger
set have slgnifed their intention of
spending the summer in a different
manner, and a number of them have
already left for training camps Chris
topher l. Ward. Jr., is in training at
Williamstown, Mass, at the military
training camp being conducted there
by Williams College. Rodman Ward
will leave next month for Watertown,
Conn, where he will enter into farm
ing service which is being directed
there under the Taft School, and Miss
Mary Morris Ramsay will leave next
month to do farm service near West
Chester. she being a member of a
farming corps which will work under
the direction Of Bryn Mawr College.
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An interesting social as we'll as
frtn D. N~ L. 4.
Patriotic tennis tournament which is
being conducted at the Country Club
by the junior members Of the club
The Junior players include: Misses
Henrietta Hopes, Esther Ward,
Frances Sellers, Florence Crichton.
Josephine Wales. Katharine Hilles,
Carolyn Pennington and Lucy Cav
throp; and Messrs. II. X. Miller. Jr.,
Louis Lee, Herbert Weir, Joseph
Hopes Martin Walker, Rodman
Ward, Lindsay Evans. Frank Thomas,
Jr., Campbell Weir, Herbert Mode,
Jackson Marvel, Alfred Bissell, Ben
jamin Nields Jackson. Linton Stone,
Harry Evans, Allen Weir. Josiah Mar
vel, Sd, and William Hopes.
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Mrs. Charles G. Rumford enter
tanned at a tea this afternoon in honor
Of Mrs. Edward T Candy. OF New
Haven, Conn, who is visiting her.
Mrs Reginald S Huidekoper. OF
Washington, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. B. G. DUPONT.
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Mrs. J. Saunders Taylor, who Is
one OF the most prominent tennis
players in this section of the country,
has announced that she will give ten
mis- lessons in the mornings at the
Country Club, the proceeds from
which will be given to the Red Cross
Society.
Miss Lisa Blow Atkinson. Of Balti-
more. has returned to her home in
the Green Spring Valley. after spend
ing last week in this city as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Felix du-
| Pont. Miss Atkinson was one of the
out-of-town tennis players at the
patriotic tennis tournament last
week.
The marriage at Northampton, the
estate of Lord Fairfax in Prince
I Georges County, Nd, of Mrs France
Fairfax Rhett. widow OF p. Lowndel
Rhett. of New York, and Clarence
Meredith Roberts, Of Maryland, which
took place on Monday evening is Of
interest to social circles of this city
the bride being a cousin by marriage
Of z. NJ. Rhett, of this city.
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-.f-..r ,.a A.. no-.- A r-ffs.4i
and children returned yesterday from
Atlantic City, where they spent the
weekend.
Miss Katharine Wilson has as hei
guest this week Miss Page Converse
of Philadelphia and New York. Sew
enal functions have been given fol-
Miss Converse since her arrival here
Miss Wilson entertained at luncheon
for her yesterday.
Mrs. Edwin Gail Jones, OF the
I Marquette Apartments. has returned
! from a visit TO Gloucester, n. J. En-
route home on Saturday, she stopped
at Philadelphia to attend the wed
ding of her daughter, Miss Mae Anna
Jones, and Robert l.. Kester, Jr.
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Miss Mary Mitchell is home. fol
the summer from Sweet Briar College
Va. and is spending her vacation witt
, her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Samue
Chiles Mitchell, OF Newark.
A pretty wedding will take place al
730 o'clock this evening. at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Veasey, oi
No. 2506 Market street. when theil
daughter, Miss Leila Ellen Veasey