Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
HIGH LIVING COST
DUE TO LAzINESS
So Saws DR.. McCombc at Brandy
wine Summit Meetings; Kain
Halts Outings.
s,a0 0co,roxnopacnoc of Every Evening

Stan Correspondence OF Every Eseh'hs
Brandyvine Summit, Aug. .--4the
rainy weather jinx has begun to get IN DIS
work at the Brandyw1ne summit 1ahlP;
Hikes and outings planned Tor TO-DAY hso
To be postponed and the services Oh yes
tcrday were attended ohiy ny 'he p'oP''
on the grounds.
The first big meeting of the day was
the general camp rally under the direction
of Prof. Clase when the entire camp joined
in singing the camp songs. At the alter
noon meeting DIR .McCombe stepped aside
from his religious theme long enough
70 make a comment on the high cost Oh
living High prices were the result oi
nerverse laziness and they will not come
down until the people get down to hard
old fashioned work, he declared.
What the church of today needs is more
exercise. Let men work To save thelt own
eouls and that of their brethren Dr.
McCoube continued Work is honorable.
The first we hear of the Lord he is making
worlds The devil tempts the lazy man
but the law man tcmpts the devil also.
In the evening service he spoke on the
Little Brown Church" lie said there
wns more real religion in the little church
where there were less distractions than
I'm the big churches and cathedrals OF to-
day. As soon as we got above the Ittle
brown church stage we begun to lose IN
terest in the Lords work Few men can
stand prosperity the speaker declared.
Most men and women are brought 20
Christ through adversely. lie included IN
his discourse a character study OF Lot
end his actions before and after leaving
Sodom. Lot first started to DRIFT away
from Cod and stopped at the halfway
house in an attempt TO square his con-
science. MANY men do this and are worse
than the regular dyed in the wool sinner.
They are n bugbear TO the minister and
burden to themselves, the evangelist said.
The Yoke Fellows rendered pleasing
program at their meeting at o clock ana
many of the older people OF the camp
turned out for the service. Miss Bessie
Abrams sang a solo and Misses Helen
Hanby. Sara Slaughter, Martha Lloyd
and Dorothy Jefferis, a quartet, sang the
"The Lord is My Shepherd. The meeting
was in charge of Miss Mildred NanDyke.
AZ the election of officers held yesterday
the following We're elected: Mildred Van
DYKE. president Martha Lloyd. vice
president Marjorie Guthrie, secretary,
and Mrs. Ella Talley treasurer The
meeting for tonight will be in charge of
Miss Sara Slaughter.
For this evening the X. s. girls had
planuec n short hike and "roast' but il
has been postponed until the woods are
dry enough to make hiking comfortable.
Today is listed as Woman's Day
and all the women's organizations Of VIII
mington and vicinity are specially in
vited TO attend. At 7.30 Rev. MeCombe
will speak on "Women's Greatest Me
mortal A program OF special music
has also been prepared for the days
services.
The moning prayer meetings were held
a, the following cottages Mrs L. 5. Van
DYKE. Union avenue; Mrs. f. b. MAJ
chester, Circle: Mrs. L. III. Bayard, IT.
Paul avenue, and the tabernacle meeting
in charge of Mrs. McCombe.
CAMP PERSONALS.
Mrs. n. +. Maroney visited her daugh-
ter Elizabeth. who is spending the sum
mer with Mrs. Harry A. Husbands.
Miss Blanche Ainscow is spending the
week with Miss Elizabeth Marohey and
Miss Virginia Moore.
Miss Bertha Talley of Wilmington is
spending camp season with Mr. pud Mrs.
William Carpenter.
Virginia Moore and Bessie Alvanis
PLAYED tennis against William Porter and
Elizabeth Maroney, the latter two win
ming.
Mrs. Lizzie McCaulley opened her cot
tage on the Circle yesterday and will re-
main until the close of the camp season.
Mrs Stella Teats of Wilmington was
the guest Yesterday of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Galbreath on the Circle.
Mrs. Anna Gibbons, Mrs. Amanda
Hughev and Mrs Arthur Allston were
guests last evening of Mrs. Lizzie Me
Caulley.
MIR. and Mrs. c. +. Abrams returned
last evening to their home at Sharon Hill,
Pa. They will be absent from camp several
DAYS.
Miss Jennie Van Lore and Miss Maggie
Graham of Chester, Pa, were the guests
Yesterday of MIR and Mrs. Thomas Ap-
plcby on Union avenue.
Miss Mary Abrams of Sharon Hill, Pa,
came TO camp on Monday TO remain until
the close of camp.
Mrs. s. ID. Scott of Wilmington and
Mrs c.. J. Davidson of Bear Station came
to camp last evening to spend the week
end. They are the guests at the Seward
and Cam cottage.
Mrs. Florence Shelvon, who has been
visitor at the Seward-Ca IN cottage, has
returned to her home in Newark.
MIR. and Mrs. William Skellenger were
camp visitors last evening.
Mrs. William Hamilton and Mrs. James
G.. Mearns of Wilmington visited J. II.
Mearns yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. John Boudwin of Ogden,
Pa, spent yesterday in camp as the guest
Of Mrs. James Lewis.
MIR. and Mrs. George NJ. Fisher mo-
tored out to their II last evening. Mrs
Charles G.. Coleman accompanied them.
MIR. and Mrs Knox were the guests of
Mrs. A. G. Jefferis on ST. Paul avenue.
Arthur r. Grant OF City Point, Va,
and Edgar ID. Grant of Wilmington are
visiting at the cottage of Mrs. Mildred
Foulk on st. Paul avenue.
W. Norman White of Wilmington is
spending the week at the cottage OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. White.
Miss Bessie Johnson of New York City
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Martha John
con. on st. Paul avenue.