Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

ments of the university during the current
year.
Alexis l. du Pont is TO be a member OF
the committee to visit the department of
chemistry, while Henry f. du Pont will he
on the committee for the Arnold Arbo-
return, which is Harvard's botanical
garden.
Among the graduates of national re-
nown appointed To various committees OF
the Harvard Overseers this year are
General Leonard Wood, Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, Owen Wister, Senator Lodge
and Thomas w. Lamont
The first of the la2O-21 Assemblies,
held last night in the ballroom of the Hotel
du Pont. was a brilliant and beautiful
function, md throughout the evening
Mrs. Henry r. Thompson, chairman of
the assemblies committee, was congratu-
lated by tho guests of the occasion.
Unique in scope and distinguished in its
patrons, the first gathering Of the local
smart set attained climax of interest
and beauty During the hours oi tho dance
the ballroom presented 81 notable scene,
with the exquisite gowns worn by the
women guests and thu graceful move
mcnts, of the dancing. to the strnina OF the
! Never Davis orchestra Mrs. Henry Is.
Thompsnn. chairman of the assemblies
| committee. received the guests assisted by
the natrone.scs Mrs William Is. du font
Nrs Charles y Holladnv. Mrs. Walter
Laird. Mrs Irenee du Pont, Mrs.
Charles l.. Candcc, Mrs. Robert II.
Richards.
Miss Ethel du Pont Rnrlsdnle is enter
tanning at hin ncheon today " honor oil
| her guests, the Misses Bailey ot Bryn-
| Mawr Those presont are Miss barks-
/ dale. tho Misses Bailey, Miss Mary Curtis'
! Miss sara Chichester, Miss Hester llavey'
! Miss Anne Garrett, Miss Katharine tllies,
Miss Margaret Laird, Mise rlhaueth
| Patterson. Miss Marjorie Pyle, Misa
/ Elizabeth Reese, Mlss Mary Rupert, Misa
/ Nancy sellers, Miss Suzanne Spealunan,
| Miss .b,l., Townsend. Miss Sarah Town
send Miss Flnor NandCgrlft, Mlss Esther
Ward.
South Carolina has always been famous
for it's hunting. and just At present
/ party % Wllmingtonlans IA enjoying TINS
snort AZ one of the huntlng-cluls OF III"
State Those in the party arc Mr.. nnd
Mrs Felix du pont MIR and Mrr. fu-
gene du pont Mr. end Mr X. X. NJ.
I Carpenter. William Wnder Laird. They
viii Toe gone ten days
Miss Amy +. du Pont IS at Atlantic
/ City until Monday
Miss Josephine Prickctt has returned
from a trn-dava STAY in Pennsylvania
I To-day NJ her home, Pernsylvania ave-
! nue and Nj. Salem Miss Ethel du Pont
/ Barksdale Is entertaining 90 guests N
honor az the Misses Bailey Of Bryn Mawr'
/ who are weekend visitors N the barks-
( dale home
/ Under the auspices of the dramatic com
/ nnitter az the New Century club thItF
I one-act plavs will be given ~ the csuh
/ auditorium on Tuesday evening At S.io
0'''i',, '0i1 ''i'' .I,,,s;a,,- summer ''rhe
Wonder Hat" and Joint Owners N
Spain. will be presented by . company
composed az members ot the New entaEY
Club Mrs William e. Blatz = chairman
az the dramatic committee l.aSt wear
rrodnctious by the committee were -
/ like professional IN every detail q ''ts
presentations. that very keen interest Is
be;ng disnlaved in the Tuesday evening
entertainment to which nou-members ol
the club will lie admitted FOR 3 cents,
The Penny-a-day club Of the New
I Century Tub 20 far has 2l5 members and
4 fund of S406 6S collected toward the re-
duction Of the club mortage. Ms ii,
rnund 2 Moody Is chairman OF the cun
and at the "Wednesday meeting q the Ne"
Century Club read original verses show
INK how 10 make the fund grow
Lieutenant Commander Roop smith,
Jr., L. :. \. retired, and his mother.
widow of DIR Smith. are expected 70 ar
rive in Wilmington next week from
Denver. Colorado, where they have been
for the last eighteen months. commander
smith having been ordered there by the
Navy Department for his health, hey
will remain over the holidays with
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. a NJ.
/ Penn Of laos Gilpin avenue MIS- rem
is a sister Of Commander Smith.
MANY parties are being made up, par
ticularlv among the young folks, to attend
the lecture of Thomton ". Burgess, the
author. in the Hotel du Pont next Mon
dav afternoon at 4 o clock. Mr.. Burgess,
who writes entertarningly on birds ard AM
mails. will talk on that most interesting
subject, on which he is recognized au-
thority. AS the du Barry Room has been
engaged for the lecture, the number OF
tickets is necessarily limited, and they can
be had ONLY at the Greenwood Book shop
at Eleventh and West streets.