Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-15
Mostly About People

recently. 4 party of young people IN
Silver CITY are busy with plans for two
week camping trip on the Gila River. Mr
and Mrs. George Hoffecker left for At
lantic City today, and in September will
join Miss Hoffecker for visit to Mrs
Robert Strain
Joseph c.. Ramsay, son of Mrs. William
G. Ramsay OF Guyencourt, was stricken
with appendicitis on Wednesday morning.
and taken at once to the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA Hospital, where he was re-
ported as doing well yesterday.
MRS. Harry G.. Haskell will entertain
the Wilmington Garden Club at Hillpate
Farm, Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock
Miss Edith Hodgman of New York
City is a weekend guest of Miss Dorothy
Curtis.
The season at Rehoboth Beach this
year promises to be very much better than
ever before, for it is evident that there VIII
be more people go there for this summer
than ever in the past, The damages from
the storm early in the year are pretty
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vet healed will have been cleaned up by
the openine of the season in June In
deed the charm of Reboboth is irresistible,
and everyone who has ever spent a season
there finds it has many charms that are
not offered to rational people who seek
a summer home by the sea IN other re-
sorts. Whether the hotel that has teen re
ported TO I've in the planning stage for the
resort is to be put under way tins season,
has not been learned, but, of course, II Will
not bc available until next season at best.
The greatest drawback that Rehoboth has
had to overcome. in the past was the
TRANSPORTATION to and from Within o
short time the du Pont highway will give
one of the finest roads for motoring that
will enable the business man to make the
trip from here for week-ends in less than
four hours In addition TO the good roads,
the country through which the highway
passes is interesting In the extreme. II IS
understood that all Of the cottages at
Rehoboth have been taken for the season
and the demand has not been more than
half met.
Arden formally opened her gates and
! put out the welcome sign today and the
! interesting colony Is again foregathered for
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Ardenites can. There is, however, much
/ serious work undertaken out in the Bran
4 DIVINE hills colony and artists there work
4 in almost all the media and the results are
shown in the autumn. Throughout the
summer there are outdoor plays, usually
I some Shakespearean drama IN the open air
theatre. which as a rule are done adml-
rablv. for the Ardenites include many
members Of the dramatic profession who
give generously Of their talents for the
+ entertainment Of their fellow summer so
/ iourners The Sunday afternoon concerts
{ bring some Of the finest musical talent Of
! the country and they are really artistic
/ even though given In the barn where dane
/ Is are held frequently during the season.
! Just at this season Arden Is beautiful IN
/ its rich clutter OF blossoms OF the cherry
/ and peach with the woods bursting into
! green's Of all shades Life there Is describ-
ed BY one Of the colony as being filed
with wholesome, healthful and appealing
strongly 70 those who find JOY in living in
the open, and while resting from winter
activities not letting the mind lapse into
lnacnon.
/ Despite the insistent reports Of last
fall that the teahouse at Naanans would
not reopen AlllS StcdSO4 LlAC AtG0bAl VI O4l4
place with its rich antiques and furniture
/ of the earliest Colonial days. Is receiving
/ guests and many luncheon parties have
/ been entertained there this month. The
/ house Is perhaps the most interesting
I structure in this section OF the country,
I and everyone who Is entertained there for
+ the first time Is delightfully."- surprised at
the charm and simple beauty Of the
/ estate that is 50 rich III its intimate asso-
Citations with the early history Of this
whole section. The splendid old mansion
and its antique settings and furniture,
take one back q century or more, for IN all
renovations TO maintain its comforts, the
original charm OF the place has been care
F.. fully left undisturbed and all that is need
ed To complete the picture Of social life in
this section a century and q half ago Is
some Of our women IN silks and lavenders,
and men in perivigs and silk knickerUock-
ers. with snuff box and beruffled shirt II
is suggested that the place would lie a
] splendid stage 10 mount some pageant OF
social gathering IN which the old time
! personages OF Wilmington and nearby
Pennsylvania might he re-embodied ia o