Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

stephen t1rtr ~ having 81 interesting
time with the Army Of Occupation IN
Germany He vas transferred from the
5gth Pioneer, about two months before
the armistice, and is nov going into Ger
many with small detAchnent q ~.
10th Engineers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew McCannsy Foster
are being congratulated on he bfrth Of
morning.
The men at the PennsylwnrYts Sbstiorl
barracks had wonderfully good time ~
the party, given for them on Chrstmss
Eve by Mrs Samuel ". Trump. II begzn
with a movie show, and then the-e vr-s
delicious rcfreshmentE, and every usn
received Christmas gift and paosagrr of
cigarettes When Mre Trump arrived
she was introduced n the men by Ms,or
Weylcr, and she responded by tslliog
them that she is interested in al solder
and wnrld like To be iri-uS n svsrr
man in The service Christmas day ~ her
birthday anniversary, and che wanted ~
celebrate by having party for tbe r1sr
Onr of her sons, and two of her grz-d-rr
are serving their country, Mrs. TrrnD
said, and this made The party nr>a, rc~e
N the hoetess and N the E,~n, sAsr
otherwise would have.
Mrs Trzunp's son, Co-r~-1 Ds--shi y
van Trump, IS in France WITH ah~ IT
Battalion, 3iZth Enpneer- ~ Cam
Ayrte, near IaRocA-'l~ and th-- ~. cn-
gagged N building freight yard ar
barrzcks Her tzo gr,nds,rx are IN the
navy. 3. Newbold Mace " 90 q c-~at
steamer. md William r Mar - - the
-
troops f{e il now visiting his zr,n~fr>osisr
and will Join he ship On Jsnrsry 2, for
his seventh voyage across the Aflart>~
Before the evening v1. ov~r "a. nen
gave cheers and tigers for Mr.. Trrnp
and the Christmas tree she nsd provided
for them, and sang the Star Sps.eied
Banner" ss parting tyfb'if. N fv~~d srd
country.
Mr.. and Mr. Randol N bas-kdsle
shackeif0ri are staying a. the Hotei
Brighton, Atlantic City. FOR a ninth, and
Mr. Shackelford ls reooverng from BIZ
recent illness
Mis, Hf,da Hart,~Ay entertained ~ :
dance 90 Thursday evening
CAPTAIN and Mrz RaddiT. Johrson ~
West Point Military Academy, are visit
ing Mrs JohnSon's parents, Mr. and Mr.
William J. Armstrong, and on ThJT51ay
afternoon, Miss Sarah armstrong gave au
auction bridge party for-Mrs. Johuson.
Ars. James Harvey sprusnce r. a guest
Of Judge and Mrs. Utely Crane Of Over
brook, Pa, Mrs. Spr1ance, Ell also At
tend dinner gwen by DR.. and Mrs. John
Colgan Of Cynwyd, Pa, Tins evening.
Lieutenant Earl r. jerks, personnel
officer Of the QusrternasI~r Corps ~
Chicago, has been honorsbiy 1iscnsxgeu
from the service and has returned home.
Lieutenant Commander W. Il. Cunning
Naval Reserve Flying Corps, u Chelsea.
". j., and Lieutenant Ralph z. We,ting,
Royal Air Force, Of Philadelphia are
weekend guests of Allan CSrpentex, vno
is home from Camp Dix, wnHe he wss
engaged IN radio work IN connection WITH
the Tank Corps
Lieutenaas CusnIng and LzuHnans
I Westlng we're Instructors ss The ClayIron- I
School Uf Avlatlnn- ana Mr.. CzrpnnteF
fiev with IisusenanG Cushing "a SUB
marine psSrui ~ Key West, Fla, laSt
spring ana sun1n1er.
Mr.. ana Mira Charles Gs~thrvp z Ne~
York Cisy ae weak-snd guests u Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Walker.
Is Their. a Santa Cl.as2 Wei, therc
Just Is such 3 personaSe, as some little
/ boys and girls 10 this town very vel kDoE
because they saw him Christmas mornInS.
We don know Just exactly where he went
! but he Was in some Of the homes along z
! Rodney street around about eleventh
and down around Pennsylvania avenue.
He said he had few things left over
and Is he happened to nave finished up
( lust in that vicinity he went TO sea some
/ Of the BOYS and girls, Just for that rsrs
+ pleasure Of seeing them on Christmas dss
/ Usually he secs them only so night, When
/ they ire asleep, but this time he weD
visiting in daylight. he was a little tire
/ after his nights work, although, he SAID,
I he counts II Eork that Is the UesssS
! pleasure in the wUrld-and be vas very
/ warm from so much walking, and he ca
planned that he had 10 walk because hs
1 left MS reln6eers up IN New York State.
The bows and girls who had the great
honor and pleasure OF seeing SAINTS, just
/ cant forget It. They We tSlked about it
ever since and they've told every TREND
and relative they possess, when they saw
santa. actually saw with their own ewes
that great wonderful. generous person,
who knows all the children 10 the world
and loves them more than anybody else,
/ their ewes almost popped out Of their
heads and thew could not nave talked
4 with him 10 all, if he hadn't been so kind
I and easv 10 get acquainted with. Now
I he seems just like one Of themselves and
not one child is going 70 close sn eve next
4 Christmas eve, because when Santa comes
/ no matter what time il is--they are going
! to see him and talk to him sgsin
II doesn't really make any difference
That An the children didn't &, Santa
some saw him and talked with him. ana
\ they'll ten sll the Others. hildren
I ,hcv know how "a 90 that they have Vsy>
If telling hat growp-ups know nothing
I about. santa didn just say Il IN aetua.
I words, but the children know bar he VIII
alwavs come. He is thinking and caring
/ for them, the whole world over, the whole
wear round, and he shows i once = year
BY 2 gift.
/ Joseph s. Wheeler. Ir Wi arrive
( home this evening on 3 furough From
4 the Great Lakes Training station, near
4 ChiA.ro. III. 10 spend the holidays VItn
\ his parents, Mr. and Mrs q y Wheeler
l0li Adams street. Since entering the
service Young MIR. Wheeler has been
promoted twice.
$50 DgA4tAy