Evening journal., 1917-12-15
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

LII Tic lily
The FIRST assembly dance Of the win
ter series, held in the New Century
Club last night. achieved a peculiar
distinction and interest over the assem-
blies of the past in It's wartime sim
plicity and in the military character
given the ball by the many naval and
army uniforms TO be seen on the dane
ing floor.
No expensive floral decorations were
used, but groupings Of the flags Of the
allied nations emphasized the keeping
the home fires burning" nature Of the
I function Tall Christmas trees formed
decorations about the stage and room
TO lend a seasonable touch, but they
were by no means an extravaganza, as
they will be used for Christmas. One
Of the effective panels Of trees and
moon. painted by Herbert Moore for a
| former occasion, formed an attractive
| background for the evergreens on the
stage There were fewer guests from
outside the city than in past years, and
many young men who are with the
colors were missing from the company,
but by no means forgotten by them
There were many beautiful gowns worn
by the women, so that the scene was
brilliant in spite Of simplicity Of deco
rations.
In the receiving line were Mrs. James
A. Draper. Mrs. Pierre S. dupont Mrs.
Leonard A. Nerkes, Mrs A. Felix do
Pont, Mrs Harry q. Haskell, Miss Amy
dupont, Mrs. Henry p Scott, Mrs II.
Rodney sharp Mrs Lammotte dupont,
Mrs. Henry =. Scott, Jr Mrs. F. Don
aldson Brown, Miss Mary T.. Ridgely,
Mrs. f. Tatnall Warner Mrs Henry b.
Thompson, Mrs. Robert Brokaw, Mrs.
Frederick William Curtis.
The Meyer Davis orchestra, Of Phila-
delphia, furnished the music for the
dancing. The supper menu Of former
years of plenty. had been carefully
Hooverizcd by the committee. Sand
wiches, ice cream, cake and coffee were
served to the guests.
A few dinners preceded the assembly
dance, but they were not Of an elabor-
ate nature. Among those who had din
ner guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson, who entertained for the
military committee members and their
wives; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p. Scott,
Jr, Mr.. and Mrs W. Newell Barnard.
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Poyntell Johnston.
and Maxwell Moore Mr. and Mrs. a
Felix dupont gave q dinner General
James II. Wilson and Miss Katherine
Wilson entertained at dinner in honor
Of a number of officer guests at the
Assembly and their wives.
Naval or military duty prevented
+ many of the invited officers from at
tending the Assembly, dance. but they
were present in sufficient numbers foI
their uniforms to lend a wartime APP
pearance to the function
Many Of the younger society set ar,
expected home from preparatory
schools the last half of next week, Il
spend the Christmas holidays The so
cial season has practically been elm
mated In Wilmington this autumn saw
for an occasional wedding and informa
: parties now and then. Even the Assem-
, bles have been shorn OF all pomp ant
circumstance.
The debutantes and their older sister,
D and mothers are giving most Of theil
: daylight hours 10 Red Cross classes anC
sewing, in a thorough-going way. Hence
q the coming Of the younger people vii
brighten things socially during tl'
holidays though all entertaining vii
Be simple and informal.
D SIX of the young women coming
4 home next week are from Miss Por
ter's school at Pennington, Conn The!
are the Misses Julia Elliott, Alice Can
dee, Dorothy Curtis, Sarah Townsend
Emily van Lear and Frances Patter
son.
a Miss Esther Ward and Miss Mar!
Marvel come from the Wcstove
School, in Connecticut.
r Miss Elizabeth Holiday and Mis-
& Jane Marvel are at the Misses Ferris
4 School. Miss Jane Richards is a pupl
r at Rosemary Hall, Greenwich Conn
Miss Polly llofrccker returns from
y the Bishop Hopkins school.
J. George A. Elliott, Jr., and James T
r. Nields return the middle of the woel
C from 81. Paurs sch Dol. Concord, n. II
d William Laird is a student at th
f Episcopal Academy, a Virginia school
e who Will return home. Charles Rich
J. ards and Ernest dupont, Jr.. are Taf
3 school pupils, who will be home 70
d the holidays. Coming from the Hi
q school at Pottslown, Pa. are AleXi
9 dupont. Eleuthere dupont and Lair
n Stabler. Alfred Bisseh, enrolled ais
I. in The Hill school, is now at home
Miss Margaret Sherman has return
ed from a trip to Middletown, Conn.
The Colonial Danes request that al
= who have Red Cross Sewing TO be sen
through the Colonial Danes, send
in completed as soon as possible.
Or. and Mrs. Charles L. Reese vii
give dance on the evening Of De
cember %, for their son, Charles l.
Reese, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bancroft are en-
u te' tanning David Burpee, Of Philadel
'' phia, who was their guest at the As
20 sembly last night.
q. Mr.. and Mrs John kcarny Rodgers
% who were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
= j. Edmund Forgy, in Bridgeport Conn
/, have returned home.
~ Mrs. Frank La Motto has returne
from a visit TO relatives in Madison
D. Wis.
, Mrs. Radcliffe Jackson has returne
/, from short visit in Baltimore, wher
y she was the guest of Mrs. p. Win