Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-29
Mostly About People

TO remember Iiltt All
must come DOM before twelfth night,
else the witches will get YOU, accordi TO
an old superstition.
How would this do for Now Year
resolution. 10 make next Christmas n
time for the childron's pleasure, rather
than wild and confused scramble Tor
tawdrv gifts 20 grownupsf Many OF those
gifts are unnecessary, and unsuitable.
The prrttcst present one woman re-
ccived was the least expensive. little
stand carved from n block of southern
grown cedar, cut by little boy and ac,
companicd by a box containing small
spays of holly. cedar and ilr, each spray
rcrfect specimen of its kind. 1t was a
simplc gift but it evidenced care and
thought on the part of the donor
SeToral holiday weddings take place
this week. and number of dances for the
ebonl -, of boys and girls, who arc max
,5, most of their stay Mt home. The
Ncar will be danced away and 1921
T.. med in BY many gay parties gathered
"a, homes clubs and hotels of the
CIV
Mr.. and NIrs. George A. Elliott's dance
Tor Miss Anne Elliott and Rict ard Elliott
VIII take place on New Years eve,
NIr, Frederick William Curtis dance
for Mis- Harm ct Curtis will be given
~ she Country Club this evening. 1t will
he fancy dress affair with music fur
njshcd bv the Original Six orchestra. The
following ont Of town guests viii be pros
ont Miss June Dunham Of Madison.
aud NIessrs TheodSTe Shaefer and Charles
Shaefcr uf Wsyne. q.
About Avtv young people viii enjoy
Mrs. Curtis hospitality.
Mrs II Fletcher Browns dinner for
Miss Alice Candee and Miss Mary Mar
yeI on January at the Country Club will
ie large and handsome affair After
tho dinner. the guests viii go 10 the Junior
League Small and Early dance At the
Now Century Club.
Week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert T. Fletcher were Mrs. Fletcher 3
sister Miss lice Cox Of Maryland, and
Miss Muse Of Cambridge Maryland
Miss suzanne Murphev il visiting
Major end Mrs William i. ChcrrinEton
N Fort du Port. and attended the dance
uivcn by the officers at the fort on \. on
iay evening.
Mrs. Louis @. Bissell Of New York
i the holiday guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman, and will be in VII
mngton until January 10
Mn. Samuel J Milliken Of New York
il spending the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis. at the
family residence on Rodney street
Misses Mary Jones of Georgetown.
Al II L.
Frances Knox OF Salt Lake City, Utah,
are the holiday guests Of Miss Janet
Richards
William Amy Of Phladelphi. is the
guest of Mrs l. Scott Townsend
Mrs f. ". Harrington will be the
hostess for an afternoon tea on Friday.
among the out of town guests will he
Mrs. ] Dawson Finkinson of San Fran
cisco. who is Mrs Harringtons holiday
visitor, and Mrs Benjamin Sparks Of
Atlantic City.
James P. Ryan of New York City is
the holiday week guest of his aunt. Mrs.
William G. Mendinhall
MISS EldILn DAflIOFbD III
formally on Tuesday afternoon in honor
OF her guest, Miss Emma Bush, Of Rich
mond. Va.
A New Years dinner of Mr. George
Bakers family will take place on New
Years day with Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Mode as host and hostess. Mrs Modcs
guest for the Cornell Glee Club concert
and dsnce will be Mrs Emma Rice Of
Philsdelphia. who viii spend the weekend
here
Mr.. snd Mrs. John J Rsskob viii en-
terrain - couples st the Cornell Glee
Club concert and dance at the Hotel
du Popt on Friday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rsskob had a gathering of % children
end friends st the Raskob home on Christ
mas
Miss Anna ". Hopes Is tntertsining
at tea this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lindsay Curtis gave q
farewell dinner on Monday evening IN
honor of MIR. and Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp,
who leave soon for tour of the world.
Today at the Childrens Home, Mrs.
F1oy Booth, Mrs. Bradley and Miss
Linderman will amuse the children with
q program Mrs. Booth will tell stories
in her il imitable way. Mrs. Bradley will
read, and Miss Linderman will sing
Those who heard Cali CIrci sing here
recently will read with particular intere st
of the charming singer engagement to
Homer Samuels. who played her accom-
panirnents so beautifully, and is a COM
poser of much merit, as well as a splendid
pianist.
Mrs. Edward r. Belts had as Christ
mas guests her sister, Mrs E. D. Sadtler.
Mr. Sadtler, and Miss Sadtler, Of New
York Cit Miss Moore of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Sparks Of
Wilmington.
AID il teresting FANNY party on Christ
mas day W S that which gathered at the
home of Mrs. Joseph L. Polk near Coates
vile, Pa. Mrs. William s. Prickett of
this city is Mr.. Polk's daughter, and she
and Judge Prickett, with the Misses
Pricketi, motored UP for the celebra-
ton
Mr.. ard Mrs. James c. Van Trump and
Miss Van Trump will ef tertain at dinner
or New Years Eve il hor OF of MIR. and
Mrs. Augustus G. Jefferis Of this city, ard
Mr. and \ rs. George II Burgess Of Albany,
n. Y. Fourteen covers viii be laid.