Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-14

One Of the most delightful functions
on this weeks social calendar is the
Honor Day luncheon and musicale
which will be given on Friday by the
members OF the Delaware Society,
Daughters Of 1912. at the roof garden
OF the City Club. Mrs. Edward
Beecher Finck, Of Philadelphia. prom
inent in social and club circles, and
Mrs. Snowden Mitchell Of New York.
an official in the national society OF
Daughters OF 1912, will be honor
guests. The tables will be prettily ap-
pointed and decorated with the so
ciety's colors, Blue and Gray. Fol-
lowing the luncheon there will DO a
delightful musical program by James
Lewis Howell, we'll known baritone of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Thomas G. Mum
and Mrs. NJ. f. Corkran comprise the
committee in charge. Guests will be
present from other cities. and, alto
gether, the function promises to be
most delightful.
About seventy-hve guests are ex-
pected 10 attend the luncheon 20 be
given In the Rose Room OF the Hotel
DUPONT at 1 o'clock on Saturday by
the members Of the Alumnae Assoc
citation OF tho Misses Hebbs school.
Il is planned to make this a particu-
larly delightful event. The commit
tee In charge comprises Miss Marion
Durham, Mrs. y. Paul DUPONT, and
Miss Mildred Hopes. The associa-
ton colors, yellow and white. will be
carried out in the decorations and
specially invited guests will be Mrs.
I IInFu Of Hanover
and Miss Sprague, OF Schenectady,
both Of whom were former instruc-
tors in the school. The toastmistress
will be Mrs. George r. Foulke, OF
Drummondsville, Pa, a former stu
dent at the school and a guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. Paul DUPONT. Following
the luncheon brief addresses will be
made and among the speakers Will be
Mrs. Halves and Miss Sprague. The
afternoon will be concluded with a mu
sicale, for which a delightful pro-
gram has been arranged.
Miss Martha Lawrence, a colortura
soprano Of the Peabody Conservatory
OF Music, IN Baltimore, and Miss Mar
gerry Hamilton Hill, we'll known
pianiste OF this city and a pupil OF
Ellis Clarke Hammann. OF Philadel-
phia, will be the artsist who Will con-
tribute TO the musical program
Miss Louise Rowland entertained at
tea yesterday afternoon.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kearney .Rodg-
ers expect TO leave on Sunday for
Sewalls Point, Fla, where they Will
stay AZ their bungalow. Mrs. Rogers,
who is convalescing from an Illness
Of several weeks, will remain in the
South until April, while Mr.. Rodgers
will return TO the city in about two
weeks.
Mrs Robert T. Baldwin will he
among those assisting at the at
Home" at which Mrs. Frank Craig. of
Philadelphia, will entertain on Mon
4 day afternoon.
George Benkhart has returned from
: Philadelphia, where he attended the
a marriage of Miss Margaret L. DELI
and Harold Johnson Clarke, both O
. that city. at st. Matthew'S Lutheran
/ Church, on Monday afternoon. Mr.
: Benkhart was one of the ushers.
: .
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend w Miller
left yesterday for a months trip
{ through the South. They will VISIT
I Miami, Palm Beach and Daytona, Fla.
and probably Cuba.
o
The last Of the series OF subscrip-
ton dinner dances will be given in
the rose room of the Hotel DUPONT, on
fTha
tee, Mrs. Henry d. Thompson, Mrs.
Leonard A. Yerkes, Mrs. James Il.
Nields, Miss Amy DUPONT and Mrs.
Henderson Weir, anticipate this func-
ton will be ono OF the most enjoyable
Of the season. Numerous dinner par
ties will be given in connection with
Il.
/ %
Mrs. Charles T. Wollaston. who has
been i'll with pneumonia for several
weeks, is now convalescent.
.
Mrs. Samuel c. Rumford is visiting
I at Hanover, n. II. She will return
] about the last OF the month.
. .
Colonel Edmund G. Buclmer. who
! with Mrs. Buckner. Is sojourning al
4 Palm Beach, upheld his reputation as
= an expert fisherman this week by
!. catching a 200-pound mackerel, meas
n uring seven and one-half feet II
\ length. Colonel Buckner was accom-
painted on his fishing trip by Henry {
q Clark, Of Delaware City, and the fsl
!. was caught several miles out in tn
4 Gulf Stream. AS n member of thu
exclusive Sailfish Club. Of Palm
: Beach, Colonel Buckner has establish
ed an enviable record as an exper