Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-10
Mostly About People

yesterday afternoon was pronounced a
! success by all who were there. The doll,
! arts and crafts, fancy work, apron and
| candy tables all did a thriving business
| and the various chairmen were well
| pleased.
Mrs. Adair. Mt the fancy work table,
! chanccd off beautiful linen table runner
and doilics, chances at fifty cents each,
| and Miss Elizabeth Pyle was the fortu-
nate winner
| Mrs. :. e. Frederick is distributing
chances for a one hundred dollar graf
onola, the proceeds of which go to the
Homeopathic Hospital.
The students were much impressed
by Mrs. William Speakman's s talk at the
High School on Monday Mrs. Speak
man brought home to them just what
Christmas will mean to the thousands of
destitute, sick and under-fcd little French
children In the stricken parts OF France
which have been under German control
Tor almost five years. The High School
will undoubtedly do it's part in this worthy
cause as it has in all others and, as Mrs.
Speakman told them when, rs is being
planned. some of the French orphans are
brought over TO the United States the
coming summer. they may be fortunate
enough to entertain one OF the children
they have helped support in their own
homes.
The New Century Club viii hold its
regular monthly meeting Wednesday,
December 10, at o'clock. The usual
routine business will be considered after
which a one act play The Lost Silk
Hat by Lord Dunsany will be presented
Mrs Edward c. Kun2 and daughter
nellie, OF Washington, ID. C., are spending
a few DAYS with Mrs. kunz sister, Mrs.
4. W. Bogia. OF col North Franklin
street, this city. Miss kunz will leave
for New York where she will be one Of
party OF ten who viii sail on Wednesday,
December 10, on the. steamer Matsonla
for San Francisco and Honolulu by way
of the Panama Canal.
The party will be guests Of Mr. Mattson,
owner of the steamer The Mats0nla Is
the first passenger steamer to sail through
the canal since the close Of the war.
Mrs. KLnz will accompany her daughter
to New York
The annual meeting Of Cesar Rodney
Chapter, ID. A. r., was held Saturday
afternoon at the New-Centurv Club, Mrs.
:. NJ Council, tho regent, presiding.
, Mrs William Speakman addressed the
chapter on the Star, the new Franco
American leagle for children IN the dcv-
astated regions n France.
The election Of officers then took place
Mrs. James II. Scott was the choice Of the
chapter for regent; Mrs J. Edmund Full
Ter, vice-regent; recording secretary, Mrs.
Howard O. Ely; treasurer. Mrs. +. A.
WardenbuTg; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George W. Cox; historian. Miss
Elizabeth Blanken; registrar Mrs +. II.
Woodward; chaplain. Mrs. W. L. Duff;
executive hoard, Mrs Edmund p Moody
Mrs Leon H. Eason, Mrs. ;. NJ. Council,
Mrs. :. :. Deemer. Miss Deborah Pea
cock, Mrs. G. 5. Middleton. Delegate to
the national convention in Washington,
Miss Deborah Peacock: alternate 10
delegate Mrs w l.. DUFF. Altcrnates 70
national, Mrs. ). :. Deemer, Mrs. John
NJ Harvey, Miss Elizabeth G. Blankcn,
Mrs Fred A. Wardenburg, Mrs. Leon II.
Easom. Mrs Charles ;. Middleton, Miss
Anna H. Housman, Mrs. J. Harmer
Riley, Jr. State convention delegates,
Mrs. 5. NJ Council, Mrs. w. L. Duff
NIS- @IlaI-tSo - -'IidtAlCt1t+t 80 2
John G. Green, Mrs. John " Brady,
Mrs. Warden r. Humphrey, Mrs. Vim.
Matthews, Miss Grace Baird, Deborah
j. Peacock, Mrs. Charles Griffith Mrs.
Charles [. Kent, Mrs. William ;. Lednum,
Mrs. Edward Gilligan, Mrs. Leon II.
Easofn, Mrs. Fred A. Wardenburg.
Alternates: Mrs. :. ;. Deemcr, Mrs.
John NJ. Harvey Mrs. William Bond
Mrs. Edmund Moody and Miss LIZA
beth Blanken were the hostesses on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. G. Haskell went over
to Philadelphia for the opera this week.
Mrs. L. B. Morrow left Yesterday for
Cuba, where she viii spend several months.
Miss May CenrneI has returned TO
Jersey City after visit to Miss Eliza
beth Blanken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Blackiston Wat
kins announce the engagement of their
daughter, Rebecca McIntre, TO 5 Red
mond Smith, Of this city.
Miss Eleanor Thompson was among the
guests entertained by MIR. and Airs.
Thomas jefferson Dolan of Chestnutwold