Evening journal., 1917-10-20
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

o'clock that evening. That the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution have
been devotlng the most Of their ener-
giles doing patriotic work, was shown
i'm the reports submitted which showed
that $4,000 garments have been made
/ by them while other figures show that
they have contributed 9,029 comfort
kits, 1913 sewing kits. i3.s2s jellies, and
S2ii knitted sets which included sweat
ers, helmets. scarfs and wristleis. This
number was reported by "a State chap
ters. The plans TO restore the French yll-
lage Lilloloy. which has been destroyed,
is a happy thought and all the Daugh-
ters present at the meeting enthusls-
tically pledged themselves 10 do their
best toward securing the necessary
amount Of $4,000 As the National So
ciety has over one hundred thousand
members IL is felt that the amount will
be secured without much difficulty.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Jones, Of
Bridgeville, announce the engagement
OF their daughter Miss Eva Knowles
Jones, Of this city, TO Henry Edward
Hoffman, OF Newark, n. J. The marriage
win take place around the holiday sea-
son. Miss Jones is social editor Of the
Morning News. She is a sister of Roy
den n. Jones, city editor OF that news
paper. Mr.. Hoffman is a supervising
engineer with tho Weston Electrical
Instrument Company, Of Newark. n.
~. lie Is a Columbia University man.
Mrs William @. Ramsay, who has
daughter, Miss Jane Ramsay, who is
at Bishop Hopkins Hall School, at
Burlington. W., left there today, ia
spend the weekend at "Skylands," the
home OF Mr. Stetson, near New York
City. She viii spend next week in New
York City with her daughter, Miss
Carol Ramsay. who is attending an arl
school there.
Colonial Dance OF Delaware are high
ly gratined ofer the response which
has been made by the women Of this
State in their knitting campaign which
they inauguratcd two weeks ago to
provide 1900 sweaters for The Della
ware boys. So far, enough wool for
over COO sweaters has been given out.
Women who have never knitted before
for the Red Cross have taken wool
and consequently the Colonial Danes
nave succeeded In onlarging tho ranks
LOT The Rcd Cross kuiiters. Women of
~ tlizaheth's r. C.. Church took wool
lor im sweaters. while shipments
/. W,,esre sent this week 60 GEORGETOWN.
,Wuule,oWn. Lewes and elsewhere
, throughout the state
no. Mhen the sweaters have beon com
ls peefo anu delivered metehers of t,o
nt u,unldl nancs viii entertain fbo
n- Nni.ec,a at an informal "cun ~ to.r
n at Colonial Danes House No @ ,oo-
~ Market street. No' i"'
er Mrs r. r. Candy. who b.
Is spending The summer al Ausn,,. neel I,,,
10 where she had a cottage for tb, oiss s
wv son. VIII return toethe ciiv aho,,, az
ar first OF November Mrs. Robert Strst,
X who has been spending the sumn,'
IN with her, viii come TO this cii, =,
le, spend part Of the winter with her.
ly Mrs. Truman w. Campbell Of q
in Kennett Apartments, has returned frc
We a months visit TO Miss Helen Lilo,
e- Of Easton, Md. and Miss Mary Smi
go OF Milford, Del.
o.
Miss Amy dupont went to Media
day TO attend the first races Of I
s. Rose Tree Hunt Club. Others who H.
m parking places at the races We're: "
, liam dupont and Alexander Sellers.
+ clety from Philadelphia and ma
y places nearby attended the races OF
n Rose Tree Club today.
Z Mrs. Willard A. Speakman gave
n children's party at Naamans tea hot
( this afternoon for her youngest .daue
e ter. Miss Ruth Speakman.
| Miss Grace Layfeld came home