Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-25
Mostly About People


Chancellor Curtis received word yes
terday that his son, Lieutenant stephen
Curtis, arrived in TIobokeD on br1ilsh
transport with the 10th EnginoeFs lie
left Brest, France, on January and came
by the southern route with pleasant
weather
Lieut. Curtis went from Camp Dir as
frat lieutenant, Co g, 5gtb Pioneers,
sailing on the lcviathau with about IO,b'D
other soldiers, and landed NJ Brest on
Sunday, September &. lie went with The
regiment to Sorcy. ~ southern France,
and two daya later was sent gIth soDo
men Of his company to the city Of Nancy,
the men working IN tho caFuoufiage work
shop. About tho first of October Lieut..
Curtis was transferred n the camouilage
section of the 40th Engineers and re-
oeived training in tho work near Pont-a..
Mousson Later he was put in charge of
canouflage work of the 33d Division ~
the Division Base, near Iryon, short
distance south ~ Vefduu, and there h1d
two le1Ifeuauts and nineteen men under
him.
The oarnoifaae work with The field
artillery and machine guns vas neceE-
aariIy reriloim, and though under shei'
FIRE several times be csoaped lnlury
Abosrt November The division was at the
front and started as part Of tho great
offensive between Metz and Verdun,
which. If course, WAS stopped by the sign
ing n the arrnstioe 0f November II
After the arrniRtice Lieut. Curtis vent
into Luxembourg as part ~ thc camouilage
detachment Of the third army Of occupa
ton. but after reaching the city Of Lux
erntuIrg the detachment 0f which he was
n member was recalled and be went with
the 10Th Engineers to Brest. arriving
there on December Is and sailed IN Janu-
ary for The 4 r A
On board the returning ship with tTeon-
toer there werc 80 ofher soldiers, IN
cliriing the camouhage corps composed
of one hundred and foTty-fvc artists, and,
although he artists did not 70 Into action,
three wcre killed IN France. viz Lieut..
Harry A Thrasher and Scrgeants Herten
and Wolf
lieutenant Curtis expects 10 leave
Camp Merritt in b few days. and prob
ably 20 to Washington Barracks, Wasn-
lngton, ID. O., until discharged
Wilmington beloved friend ceie-
breted her 85th birthday on Wednesday
afternoon, at 4 luncheon 70 which her
intimate friends we're Inv1ted. Mia
Emma Worrail Is one of those envIabie
people whoee names arouse affection and
admiration whenever they are mentioned
Miss Worral's keenness nf thought ~ ti'
delight and. sometimes, the dismay q
many of her younger women friends
She ia q charter member Of the Sew Ten
trry Club, and a pioneer snffraglst, and
was treasurer of me Delaware fqua
aF Ar-x4 x.Ef frqx "a
and acquaintance foin IN wishing heI
many years Of active, plcasuraolc interest
Captain Augusta la Motto, ot ths
Red Cross Canteen, makes an appeal fol
Vlctrola records, old or new, little Or big
dance or song--thc boys enjoy them al
and have 3 sort Of harmless cabaret, witt
the Victrola going while they lunch
seventv-flve or 80 boys got lunch yester
dav al the canteen, and records on hanC
we're kent busy So remember the can
teen, and next time you expect to pass
wrap I'D that old record and leave d al
the headquarters, Market, above Ninth
when YOU 20 by II you can do that
telephone 1864 that YOU have a record foI
them. This s a service that dcesn { take
much time or effort, and a bit of music
means a great deal 10 the boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend ". Miller
have lett for a tour through the greater
part Of California, and expect 70 De gone
SIX weeks.
The Woman Club 81 Gordon Heights
met at the home OF Mrs. L. A. Bradley on
Monday afternoon, Tor It's regular zoclal
meeting. An unusually good program was
enj0ved In commemoratIon Of the Tooth
anniversary OF three OF our greatest writ
ers, which occurred this month, very
interesting papers were read. Miss Sarah
Pueh read the HE OF James Russell Lowell
also some Of has best poems. Mrs. Norman
John read the life Of julia Ward Howe, ana
gave most Interesting incidents Of hel
wonderful career Mrs. Carey jenkins
read the life Of Walt Whitman.
Refreshments we're served and ver
enjoyable afternoon passed.
The lecturer at the Century Club, mex
Friday night, viii be F. X Ratoliffe b
London Since the entry OF the UniteC
States into the war, Mr.. Ratcliffc has nat
splendid opportunities alike in England
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