Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-21

Rehc;o;,sly the forty days OF Lent
hov, nrofound meaning, and the story
,s E.s,er AT the end thrills the world OF
,,.,, The actual number of DAYS between
.sb "Wednesday and Faster Is AZ. As
az, church docs not include the Sum
slsys during this period.
i'hc first week of Lent has witnessed
noticeable display OF interest N ,ne
,fsa,rs of religion. Many who ordinarily
Grh, sbv of the too strict observance of
.hur,hlv things are day after day renews
inp life and hope in the contemplation OF
The Lenten meaning and though the hrst
snriuc hats are blooming, they are passed
bv for the rtual. -
pr,aee nartics orc everyday afiais, for
necessary relaxation, howdver--and sow
,nu is coming into fashion again. BY
tho wav. have you little spool OF
Goats in your homer Better treasure
IL il YOU have. and save oil hastings Tor
some of the stores are completely out of
white cotton thread and offer you darnng
cotton instead
One of the most popular visitors to
Wilmington in some time is Mrs. Charles
4 Buck uf Detroit. Mich, who with her
xoung son has been the guest oi Mrs.
Idvari II Belts of 1909 Cilpln avenue.
Mrs Buek was Miss Helen Sparks, the
daughter of Mrs. Mary u. Sparks and
sister OF Mrs Belts and Colonel George
IA. Sparks A round of entertaining
has been offered Mrs. Buck since her ar
rival here moro than week ago. Mrs.
Betts has given a buffet luncheon IN her
honor: Mrs. Preston Lea, bridge party;
Miss Elsie Patterson, bridge; Mrs.
1Ilghman +. Johnston, bridge; Mrs.
Frederick William Curtis gave card
party Yesterday afternoon, and Mrs
William c. Spruance win give dinner
next week, all in compliment 10 Mrs.
Buck. II Mrs. Sparks, who sustained q
p fall on the ice recently is well enough she
will accompany Mrs. Buck home.
Mrs. A. D. Warner president Of the
state Federation Of Women's Clubs, has
returned from visit 90 number Of towns
In the State, for the purposd Of conlerrine
with the leading women's clubs. On
Wednesday, February II, Mrs. warner
attended the Dover Anniversary Lunch
con. remaining in Dover until Friday
when she went Go Milford to be present
az the anniversary luncheon of the Milford
club. From Milford sla motored TO
Georgetown where she attended an even
ing meeting of the Georgetown Ciuh.
Sunday afternoon she returned to Dover
and from there went 10 smyrna for the
Warner spoke before all Of the hostess
clubs and before several bodies OF school
children, telling them something of the
needs and aims of their own State, thus
inspiring them toward future citizenship
MFR. and Mrs. ]. Rankin Davis have
returned from their wedding trip and are |
AZ the Hotel du Pont,
The card party given by the Pennsyl- |
vania Railroad Wornans War Relief As-
spcistion on Tuesday afternoon at the /
home of Mrs. Alfred Russell on Broone |
street under the direction Of Mrs. Russell /
and Mrs. C. l. Evans was great success. |
Quite a neat sum was realized toward |
donation Of 500 which was pledged by /
the association TO che American Star |
after hearing Mrs. William Speakfnan IN |
an address on the need Of French women |
and children.
Mrs Barclay Spicer Of Arden has re-
turned homo after visit 90 friends here. |
Barclay Spicor, who II in charge OF a com
mission sent by the Friends to do relief |
work in Iilhuania Is pow IN Paris pur-
chasing supplies with the expectation of |
proceeding soon TO Russia.
The MARYLAND Division OF the Penn /
svlvania Railroad Womens War Reliei /
Association viii give card party IN the /
assembly room Of the Pennsylvania Build /
inc on February "a.
Mrs. Henry Hoopcs' Red Gross class is
holding regular Tuesday morning meet
ings There is a renewed demand for
surgical dressings, and these Mrs. Hoopes
class are making. The class meets in
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. William W. Ramsey of Tucson,
Arizona. formerly Miss Nanloa Mullin is
visiting at the home OF her mother, Mrs.
r. Nullin, $40 Adams street Mrs. RAM
scy left Arizona last Sunday and arrived
In Wilmington yesterday. ln her con-
nections through the South she met
General Pershing. Mrs. Ramsey expects
90 make her stay in the East until the first
of May.
One Of the interesting additions TO the
clubs OF the city is one recently organized
In Union Park Gardens, the Chatter
box Club" composed of small ooterie Of
Young girls who live in the vicinity Of
Elsmere wood. Miss Anna Belle Porter is
the president of the organization; Miss
Janet Brady, treasurer; Miss Esther
Settle, secretary; Miss Margaret Stafford
ana MISS Alrkxtfn " fplie-NplGpf'nFy enter !
fairmenf committee.
The last meeting was with Miss Porter,
and was in the nature OF valentine party, !
with attractive decorations featuring the
valentine motif.
Mr.. and Mrs Pierre S. du Pont and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Haskell, who
have been on southern Pacific cruise,
reached America this week and left San
Francisco on February Is which will bring
them 20 Wilmington on Monday or Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wilson viii
spend the weekend at Chelsea.
The Bible class which is 10 meet every
week az the home of Mrs A. Felix du |
l'ont held its first gathering at the du Pont
home yesterday morning with IS people
IN attenuance. These meetings promise /
great amount of good 10 those interested.
The host Of friends OF Prof and Mrs.
a. II. Berlin will be glad to know that