Evening journal., 1918-12-11
Personal Notes Of Interest
In the City's Social World

Miss Esther Mcdowell and willlami
Mcdowell OF the Cedsrs, visited friends
,yer the weekend, at Chester,
, Mrs. @. B. Moore and daughter
Catherine, and son. Paul, OF Falrmount.
Va. are visiting Mrs, Edward Berry, OF
No. Ga Franklin street and Mrs.
Thomas q, Dickinson, at the Ccdars,
Mrs. Emery L. Ayers, after visiting
relatives ana friends In this city. has
returned to her home at Rehoboth
Beach.
Mrs. Horace V. Corey, wife OF Cap
sain Horace V. Cory, OF the Quarter
masters Corps, Is visiting her parents,
Postmaster and Mrs. Levi X, Bowen, Of
Newark. and Mrs. William NJ Francis. /
OF this city. Mrs. Cory vii be romem-
bered as Miss katharine q. Bowen. Cap |
tain and Mrs. Cory, until recently, have
been living at Atlanta, Ca. when he
was sent overseas.
Mrs. Lavenia Kirk has been visiting
h4obuo ih bofois
Miss Grace Schneider is spending
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Schneider, at Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Clark have been
the guests OF friends In Frederick
Mrs. dupont Walker. Of Dover. has
been spending some time In this city,
Mrs n S. Fouracre. Of NIlddletown,
has been the guest Of friends In this
oity,
Mrs. Norman p. Croch spent the
weekend with relatives at Middletown'
Miss Grace Williams has been visit
ing relatives at Middletown.
Miss Madeline Dixon recently Wis
ited her schoolmate, Miss Esther ned- |
son. at st. Michaels, Md.
Miss Minnie Robinson, OF Laurel,
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Paul White here, has returned home.
Mrs. p. II. Y. Farlow, OF Laurel, Is vis- {
iting relatives in this city. II
Miss Helen G. palmstary, daughter OF 2
MFR. and Mrs. ]. Edwin Palmatary, Of !
No. 1919 Monroe street, this city, has Q
accepted a position as dieboian In the
Norfolk protestant Hospital, Norfolk, \
Va. She recently completed "a post 4
graduate course In the Massachusetts,
General Hospital, In Boston. Prior 70 I
that she bad been a dietician In Water I
bury, Con- II
For SEVERAL years Miss Palmatary
was connected with the Wilmington In
stitute Free Library.
The Current Evenss Glass OF the New
Century Club yesterday morning prov
ed most interesting to all members who !
attended.
Current Events were given by Mrs.
Caleb Stabler.
Mrs. George B. Miller read a paper ,
on "The Zionist Movement and Jeru- Z
salem" She described the history OF S
early Jerusalem and followed with the @
history Of the city at the present time. N
Miss Helen Hart who is working here n
with the Council Of Defense. spoke on L
Characterization" The main thought N
borueth out was the Importance G
OF teaching English TO all foreign born.
The open questions discussed proved In
full OF interest. there were only Three al
questions asked, but they brought out te
many exciting answers. The flrst ques- Cl
ton was. why do our soldier boys wear u
khakiY The conclusion reached was i6C
that the khaki resembled the color Of NJ
earth
The question, why our soldiers are
called dough boys" brought out many
answers. The two real reasons why, b
were as follows: First, because during OF
the Civil War our men when covered nj
with mud resembled dough; second,
that our soldiers can be moulded into m
any desired shape. o.
The question, ahy the Germans turn Z
ed back at the Marne, was lef~for fur
ther research.
Mrs. Julian Adair sang most delight p
fully, Beloved it is Nine" Mrs.
Charles Griffith accompanied her on !. =
the piano. \,
II was announced that the New Cen = =
tury Club members would have booth !, y
at the post 01lce next week during the y
Red Cross campaign.
Mrs. Joseph Mendenhaii Of this city, N
who has bee2 visiting Mrs. JOSIAH y. b
WOlcOtI IN DONtIs uuW 10 Nlolt4ho itNA ~
father, Charles p. Cochran, In Middle Al
town. -
Miss May CRUDE OF Des Moines,' Ia, :
has BEEN visiting friends in this city. a
She left on Saturday for Kansas City y
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NATURAL HISTORY
SOCIETY MEETING
The December meeting OF the Society "
,f Natural History Of Delaware will be ri
held mis- evening, in room 377, City w
Hall. The program will be: Life OF 81
Humphrey Marshall" ]. T. Penny G,
packer. and "a Pilgrimage TO a Botani- ga
.nl Chrir,n y lfhn Nfarehall Arhnraillrnl y.