Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

OF Montclair. n. j.. have announced the
engagement OF their daughter, Miss
Grace Lucille Gates, to Lieutenant Ran
dolph Mitchell, 3i5th Machine Gun Bat
TALON, Camp Lee, Va. Lieutenant
Mitchell is son Of Or. Samuel C.
Mitchell. president Of Delaware College.
Miss Lydia Watson. of Dover. has been
a guest Of Mrs John Z. Neary.
Mrs. A. D. Warner has returned from
Hot Springs. Va, where she attended
last week an executive board meeting
OF HE General Federation Of Women's
Clubs. 10 was decided az the meeting,
90 raise a camp recreation war fund Of
s2500O0 at the biennial meeting Mrs.
Warner ard other member Of the
executive board were entertained at
luncheon on Saturday. IN Washington,
BY Mrs Baker. wife of the Secretary Of
War Mrs Wilson wife OF the Sec
Rotary Of Labor and Mrs Houston, wife
Of the Secretary Of Agriculture. They
visited the Department Of Economics
established in the interests Of food con-
seryaion.
Mrs Richard Reese is expected home
today from Elkton. where she has been
the guest Of Mrs, Albert Nelson.
Lieutenant and Mrs Philip D. Laird
left the city last week to make their
home In Washington during the con-
tinuance OF the war Lieutenant Laird
IS connected with the ordnance depart
ment
The committee in charge invite the
trained nurses Of the city. and their
friends. TO assist in the making Of surgi-
col dressings at the Fifth ward branch
% the Red Cross No. sos BrOOme street,
on Thursday afternoons from 30 until
5 o'clock. The Fifth ward branch was
successfully opened last night at the
home u General and Mrs r Coleman
dupont. who recently donated the use
of their bail room for Red Cross work
during their residence In New York.
The new branch Is expected 20 be a
great convenience 10 those who live az
a distance from the City Hall Red Cross
headquarters and wish TO give some 81
their time TO Red Cross work. Tonight.
and each Wednesday night at o'clock.
there viii be work for men and women.
In charge Of Mrs Christopher L. Ward.
assisted by a corps OF helpers Mrs.
Wolter @. Stack is in charge on Thurs
day afternoons. the Junior League Will
be assigned Thursday evenings. and Miss
Blanche SVayne viii be In charge on
Tuesday evenings. wifi assistants.
Frederick Gore. formerly Of this city
but now Of New York, was in Whining
ton this morning.
Adolphus short, Of Milford. was 10
Wilmington yesterday aud today look
ing after some lumber contracts he has
with the government
Edward Davis spent Sunday with his
parents in Milford.
The Rev. Dr. William r. Mowbray.
superintendent OF the Dover district Of
The Wilmington VI. Z. Conference. Is
visiting relatives and friends in this
city
Mrs. J. Polk steale has returned 70
Chesapeake City from a weekend In
Wilmington.
Miss Olive Ferguson, Of this city, spent
Sunday at Port Deposit
Miss Marie Morris. Of Bethel, IS yis-
iilng Wilmington relatives
Mrs Elizabeth Green, Of this city, is
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Ebert W
Bailey, IN Laurel.
James Messick. son Of DR.. W. Y. Mes
sick. IS visiting his aunt Mrs. Charles
Williams. in this city
Newton p Ward. OF Laurel, was a
recent visitor in Wilmington.
Mrs. james J. Rodgers and daughter,
Miss Madelon Dorothy Rodgers. VIII
leave on Saturday, for Key West Flor
ida.