Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-06
Mostly About People

On Monday afternoon next, the Colon
ial DANES will be entertained At tho home
of Mrs Samuel Bancroft, Jr This l- thor
first meeting Of the season, and they
anticipate a very pleasant time. Owing ="
AN error the invitations stated that they
will meet on Tuesday afternoon, but u
will be Monday, which is the usual tinc.
Mrs. r. e. Candy celebrated her
seventy-clghth birthday anniversary at
her home at Atlantic City on Friday of
last week. Several Of her children and
grandchildren were present, although
various reasons kept quite few Of them
from being present AT 2 very small family
party
Three Of her daughters and one son
were there Miss Jean Candy, Mrs
Orville Poets of Woodstock, y Y, Mrs
J. Dana Alien of Brooklyn, n Y and
" Poyntell Candy Of Downingtown, Pa
Miss Dorothy Allen was the only grand
child present
Mr. and Mrs Henry B Thompson re-
turned Saturday from a fortnight stay
at Hot Spring Va
Mrs Philip ID Laird is pending a few
days with Mr. aud Mrs Felix du Pont
after visiting Or and Mrs J Packard
Laird at Devon, Pa.
Captain Harrison " Howell, z S
Medical Corps, and Mrs Howell were
guests Of Mr. and Mrs Harold ) Schntt
yesterday and Monday They carne over
from Hoboken, y J., whore the captain
IS stationed
Miss Louise Matthews i spending
several weeks with friends y Kansas City,
No
The current events class that formerly
was gotten III by Mrs John.P Eields to
meet AZ her house on Tuesday mornings,
~ hear Warwick ] Price talk on world
ovents. is now meeting ~ Mrs Robert
Fl Richards home Mr. Price continues
is instructor for the cldSs, which began
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs J r SkclIy are being
congratulated on the birth Of daughter
on Monday.
Mrs. William @ Ramsay and Mrs
David J Reinhardt, went to Washing
ton. ID 81, today to visit their -ons
Joseph Gales Ramsay Of the Engineer
Corrss At Camp Humphries and David j,
Relnhardt al Episcopal High school
They will 20 to Bryn Mawr College to
be with their daughters Miss Jane Ram
say and Miss Rebecca Margaret Rein
hartt for the weekend and then 20 70
the pocorr1 for q few d9ys
Mr. and Mrs Henry r. scott have ra-
turned from fortnight stay a. Atlantic
| City.
Miss Helen Fraser 81 he first speaker
% be engaged bv the New Century Cluh
.ar this season, and she Is il very uls-
'lngllshed woman. Rho will be exceeding
II interesting On Woman Part u Win
nlng the War. her topic for the evening
f November - Il Will ~ II Andrcw
parish house, where ali eiuD meetings are
being held
Miss Fraser is a member 9f he Ma
;lonaI War Savings Committee. London,
4nu me comes with he sanction III thc
British Government Her book. Women
ami War Work. has attracted universal
attention. and she herself i sponsored tn
no les a person than President Mac
Craken Of Eassar College.
Il mas been decided 70 dispose ot -he
pictures at the French salon 0v auction
on Friday and Saturday, ut afternoon and
evening sales They will be from 5 % q
II the afternoon, and from : 70 10 IN the
evening AUCTIONS are >ucn entertaining
things. witness the crowds at the Atianu,
Civ rooms along he boardwalk that
II Vas thought nat tins would IL goou
WY "a dispose of the pictures, and Al tn,
same time afford an amusement for ne
city
NJ. Ratzskow ski will bc he auetioncer
He is we'll DractISed IN his art. anl ~ Wei
versed As ne Is me arts m general, 5,
/ that The purchasers ana prospective par
chasers may we'll anticipate more than
he usual amount OF diversion lie HAD al
auction oi pictures at Stint >uipIcc ID
Paris last year, ana three days sold
pictures amounting 70 oyer three million
francs N value The crowd had "a wonder
/ iuI iot 0E fun over hls Nlt ana good humor
/ and he viii be just rs entertaining here
The money from he sale viii 70 TOWARD
/ the fund Tor the widows ana orphans oI
/ French artists kllled n the MAR, and the
/ OrphelInat dies ArmeeS. the fund iog al
/ the var orphan, og France.
Several patroneSScS have been selected
! foI the Sale. and they are as follows
Mrs Charier Copeland. aresliea. 81
/ the WilmngtonSocIetv Of the Fine srts
Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard, president
| Alliance Franc&iSc
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