Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Mostly About People


Arthur H. Wilson, the young aviator
whose death WAS reported by General
Pershing on Monday, although listed as
a Phladelphian, ~ more Delawarean
than anything else IN family connections.
HIS parents grandparents md great
grandparents were all natives and resi-
dents of this State, and it is only within
comparatively recent years that his
mother, Mrs Edward III Wilson and her
sons have lived in Philadelphia The
Young aviator mother was Miss Cowgirl
Of Dover, daughter Of DIR. Clayton NJ.
Cowgirl, and her mother was the daughter
Of United States Senator Arnold Eaudain,
n prominent physician of Wilmington.
Young Wilson has visited Mrs. 1atnall
Warner here several times, his last visit
having been not quite n year ago, when
he was hiking from Baltimore 70 Wash
inRton as feature of his training for
aviation He then had luncheon with
Mrs. Warner On another occasion he
visited Mrs Warner and give recital,
which delighted everyone who heard him
play He was pianist of rare talent. and
had gwen promise Of really great achieve
ment IN music IN tho future HE musical
education was obtained largely IN Berlin
and Vienna, yet he had no taiDt of Cor
man "Kultur,' for he enlisted N his
oountry's service, the day after a state
Of war with Germany was declared.
Tonight is Husbands and Wives
Night again ~ the Fifth Ward Red
Cross Center, the ballroom of the Cole
man du Ponf house. and again flowers
will he for sale Last tirnc. there were
only few plants and blooms for sale.
yet $40 wns realized The week before
tho committee took N go. and tonight
there will be some very lovely plants
that will 70 for market prices,
This is one of the few opportunities
that rncn havc for Red Cross work. md
every timc they asen n enjoy T. very
much and they do good work
Mrs John Rig9s vii entertain IL
| luncheon tomorrow.
Nr and Mrs. Holstein Harvey Iefi,
| today for Jacksonville. Fla They viii
| stay here for while and fhen 20 to
/ Palm Beach. returning about he FIRST
| Of April
Mise Janet Doremus had small tea
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lindsay went
over 70 Newark, y J., Monday and re-
turned today, and. on Saturday they
leave Tor Palm Beach to spend . month
there.
/ Mr. Frank Patterson vail entertain
her card club Friday afternoon.
/ AIired A. Curtis is much improved after
his long illness at the Jefferson Hospital
I ~ Philadelphia. and he and Mrs. Curtis
/ expect 20 20 to Newark the last OF this
! week for a ~hort ~tav at their home there
Later they viii 20 south to stay several
! weeks.
Mr. and Mrs William .A Barr ana Mrs
/ Joseph Hill went 10 Atlantic City hurs.
i dav and STAYED until Monday.
Lieutenant Philip D. Laird. :. r.
( AMI Mrs Laird came up from " ,.shlngton
saturday. and were weekend guests ol
Mr. nj Mr., William Ninder La,rd.
Miss Amy T. ia Pont and Mrs William
/ shoemaker OF Wilke.-Barre, Pa. who have
been south for several weeks, are nov
.saying 1T Ormond, Fla.
] Mrs. Norman l. Ohnsorg OF Nichol,
! Fla, wife of Lieutenant OhJsorg, : X.
/ IS visiting Mrs. Giles Lambson. who gave
j small dinner Tor her on ~unday.
/ Miss Harriet Holmes Mutt of Trenton
/ \. J.. has been visiting Miss Matlid;
/ Van Trump.
Alfred 4. Curtis Of Newark has re
! turned home. perfectly well, after a very
successful operation IT Jeifers IA Hos