Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
Mostly About People

tended There was music and dancing Of
the kind that made the hours pass too
quickly The chapcrons We're Mrs. T.. G.
Ferriday, Mrs. George I. Brown and
Mrs T.. II Wine.
Members of the Wi-Io-Sc Club viii
bring holiday cheer to the residents Of
Slmnvhrook Cottage on Saturday after
noon Of this week The girls will provide
an entertainment and further gladden. the
lives of the inmates with gifts and refresh
ments. The arrangements for the affair
are in charge OF Miss Ruth McComb,
Sarah Smith and Claire Conroy.
The y. W. c. A. gym classes will re-
sumo next Tuesday evening Mt 80
Following the class instruction the ath-
ietes will engage in a game OF baskethaii.
On Thuraday evening oi next week the
athletics viii lre devoted TO an open recrc-
ational night
Mrs. Lester L. Reeves now Of Walker
willie. Canada, was the charming guest Of
honor of the meeting held Monday evening
bv the Womans Missionary Society OF
the First PRESBYTERIAN Church at the
church The meeting was a novel ana
delightful one following . business meet
ing whose exercises were in charge oi Miss
Sara proChnow After the business meet
ing. the social committee. with Mrs ida
Gallaher as chairman. took charge and
an interesting entertainment was gwen
4 pretty tahleau was acted hy nne
women, each in white with q crown oi
green and bearing letter OF the word
Christmas, each appearing as living
Christmas tree decorated with gifts OF
tinsel, fairies and other appropriate orna-
mcnts The executive committee served
as hostessscs Of the evening and prepared a
dainty buffet supper served from rretti'y
decorated tables,
c. a. Switzerland. who hcioTe going
overseas IN tho carly part q 1915, was
connected with the law office ot judge
Daniel q Hastings i at home, on eaVr,
from North carolina. passing the holidays
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs tiarcncc
Southerlanl. 1905 Rodney street, lie
returned from France last May, and under
army orders. he IS 70 spend the winter IN
the pines near Ashcvillc, \ 81 recuper-
ating from the effects oi the severe climate
Of northern France. where nc was on duty
at American General Headquarters for
about rs months
He will leave for the South shortly after
New Years and when discharged from
the service will resume tho practice of law.
Or. and Mrs. Dan II N'sSsiey Of Ian
caster Pa, spent Christmas with Mrs.
Nisslev's parents. MIR. and Mrs Charles
4. Monaghan Of 10S North Harrison
street
Mss Fldrcd Boynton entertained u
dinner on Sunday NJ her home ~ Faux
Land
The Misses Draper entertained last
evening at dinner, preceding the Curtis
bah. for Mrs Preston Draper Of foungs-
town, Ohio, who IS their guest
Mr. and Mrs Eugene F. du pont are
beine congratulated upon the birth Ct a
little daughter.
Mrs. Frsnk Boynton entertained very
elegantly st bridge Monday evening
with over 80 guests TO enjoy the occasion
Christmas greens gave the holiday touch
TO the arrangements and oeiicious re-
trcshmentS were seTNcd
Ms. e b. Jones Of Delawarr avenue
Will 20 TO New York soon Tor three
months stay 3; the Waldorf. At Christ
mas MIR. and Mrs Jones entertained their
cousins. Mr. and Mrs. ". L. k'le Of
Akron. OHIO. Mr. kile Is recently back
from France, where nc rendered hnc
service
Mrs T. NJ Harrington ana MIS- Helen
Harrington Of Broome street leave on
January for Miami, F7orids, where they
viii spend two months, Mir Harrington
Joining them from time 10 time
NIrr Nancy Patterson Lindsay, who
with her little son spent Christmas with
her family here, returned 10 Atlantic
City yesterday.
Mrs Frances Patterson left on Tuesday
for Louisville Ky, where she Will he the
guest of Miss Charlotte Wlseman, who
was her recent guest From Louisville
Miss Patterson will 90 to Chicago for a
week 8 visit.
Mrs, Harry Ellison entertained very
charmIngly Yesterday afternoon Tor her
daughter, Dorothy. who Is IN her senior
wear at Friends School Twenty-four
covers were laid for the attractive school
girl guests. to whom the occasion was one