Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
Mostly About People

,,, ;mrortant innovation in Whining
to,,s social history and one the effect ot
Which may bc far-reaching, will be Mrs.
Frank G. TaIlman's tea in honor OF Mrs
RAYMOND Brown, prominent s'ifiraglst
and overseas worker, who comes to VIII
mington Thursday afternoon. Mr5.
Brown is delightful speaker, and a
= women Of unusual ability IN many lines.
As yicc-prcsilent Of the National Equal
suffrage Association she has been n real
force IN urging the right of women to the
franchise. and through her diplomacy and
business talent was able 10 successfully
conduct the Womaus Overseas Hospital,
which gave very fine service during the
war
Mrs Brown will speak ON suffrage at
Mrs Tal1nans home at $50
Mrs. Brown was taSt IN Delaware m
November. when she appeared before
Governor Townsend IN behalf Of State
ratification Of suffrage and rs the speaker
q fhr evening nj the Dover Opera House
Ahpn she urged very forcibly the adj
,.ntag,.s Ia citizenship Of the ballot Tor
women She is decidedly attractive III ap-
,earancc and manner and Wilmington
xnu,en who have not had the pleasure OF
,4eetinp E,r are fortunate to have thus
,nnortnnitv through Mrs Tallman :
Mrs Henry Ridccly Of Dover, prcsi-
lent oF the Delaware Equal Suffrage NsSo-
,iatiop. will assist Mrs fallman IN re-
GIVING her guests. who will include tho
al,nlhers cf The STATE finance committee,
Mrs Andrew y .yuCh 81 Georgetown, Mrs
philip Rlrnet ii Dover, Mrs. Harmon
REYNOLDS of Townsend. Mrs John FISK
ridge and Miss Ahcc Morgan ot S,';dord
Miss .Iane Marvel and her guest. Miss
Marjorie Wright Of Washington and Miss
Eleanor Thompson will attend the mill
tarv ball "a he gwen on Friday evening hy
Nir and Ai1s Robert + GlendiEnng, m
Philadelphia, il honor ~ Miss Mary r.
C;lcndnninr and Miss Lllcn Glendnnlng.
! general and cordial invitation Is cN-
tended 10 the women ot Wilmington ani
of Delaware. to attend the annual meet
inc If the Delaware Association Opposed
Ia EQUAL Suffrage. to II held at the home
ol Mis- Jamcs g. Draper. llOl Market
street. on FRIDAY morning ncNt. 81 1880
o'clock
Two women very prominent N the
cause. Miss Mary kllhreath of New York
CITY. the national president and Mrs
Horace Brook ot Philadelphia. have boon
secured as speakers, and what they have
lo SAY will hc worth hearing They will
argue that thcrcis no necessity for ratltica-
tjon 81 the amendment to the Constliu-
ilon. and show how equal suffrage can H.
defeated. Mrs Henry Il. Thompson,
chairman for Delaware, viii preside over
he meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ernest Smith and Mrs
Frederick Berger will leave tho last ri
January for Palm Beach.
Nlr. and Mrs Townsend Y Miller loft
Tuesday for : two months tour of South
>mcrica.
The .rTlrs D.gnsants il tho ballroom
il the Hotel du pont continue to draw
large numbers of dancers who enjoy II hc
utmost the perfect floor snd spirited dane
ing music furnished ay TIE hots. orchestra.
Though the "Wednesday teas are dlscon-
tnucd. tho Saturday dances arF t- D0pl-
bar As ever. not aiono o. he Younger sct.
l1tt 10 the folks oi every age q 4. liJg-
gins Was among he hosts Of last Saturday
with reservations for fourteen
Other parties, smaller N number, were
given and neN Saturday VIII hc even
more oI an occasion Win 1H's A'.AilStAflS.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred s. Curtis viii leave
tomorrow for Talm Beach. Florida, where
they VIII spend the month d February
Monday was dav SCI apart hy nom
hcrs OF Daughters Of the Conlcdcracv IN
Philadelphia ior . celebration II the an
r,vcryarv OF General Robert T.. Lees
i,lrth. The red room of the Bellevue
Sirafford was flied At go 10 hear The
interesting program gwen Mrs Bottle
Gusts Amber oi Virginia who on { ftam