Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-03
Mostly About People

about his hospitablc board on Wednesday
evening for New Year supper one rarely
finds in this commonplace day. Men of
letters, men of achievement were thoee
who with their admired host watched the
old year ont and the new year IN. loasts
were spoken, and songs were sung, apd
while there were few regrets TO shadow
the evenings cheer. IT WAS notable oc~
casion, replete with good will and hap
pincss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thonas Mowbrey are the
guests of MIR and Mrs. Harry J. Ellison
over New Years.
Miss Bessie Bennett, social worker of
Grace NJ T.. Church, spent Christmas
and the weekend at her home IN Harris
burg and returned to Wilmington in
time to he present at tho watch night
service nj Grace Church, New Year $
Eve
MIR. and Mrs. Percy McGeorge and
their small son, William spent Christmas
with Mrs Henry Taylor and returned 10
Cynwyd on Friday. Miss Rebecca Me-
George was also n guest of relatives here
during the holidays,
A certain rich man of this city. well
known for his generous ways and his
kindness OF heart, paid rather high prloe
for a dance, Tuesday He went to the
"thcs dansants' at the Hotel du Pont, one
Of those being given for the Babes
Hospital. He Ind just asked his son 8
pretty wife TO dance with him, and was
about To start when his daughter inter
ruptcd Father, If you want to dance,
II L., sInlio foF - =
Father paid and father enjoyed the dance
too.
Tho "thcs dansants" have been taken
up by all the dehutante set and the Older
folk too It's a pleasant way ~ make
money and attracts people of all ages,
because il one doesn care 10 dance or
can I dance. there is always the tea and
the joy Of meeting ones friends. And
therr is no more appealing charity than
helping children, particularly the very
youngest OF humanity, because they are
SO absolutely helpless and dependent
There wen, quite a few parties this week
for the dansantS in addition t0 tho casual
dropping in 10 Them that has bcen going
on On Wednesday, Mrs Henry y.
Thompson had q marty there for Mrs
Trusten II. Draper, who came on from
Youngstown. Ohio. with MIR. Draper for
Christmas with Mrs. James a. Draper,
Sr., and the Misses Draper. and who
STAYED on for longer visit than her
husband could MAKE Then, on New
Years Day, there was Mrs. Coleman du
Points tea for Eleutherc' s friends. about
eighteen Of them, and this afternoon, Mrs.
James Ginns will have quite large party,
The holidays being about over. there
will not of course bc quite so great q
demand for dancing and tea every day,
and so the Wednesday and Saturday after
noon dansants Will quit" fill the need,
and give two pleasant and ever to he sure
of diversions, weekly They keep on
during January IS everyone Is glad to
know. and the same arrangements can
be made for special parties
William w Hastings Of New York spent
part Of the holidays with his grandmother
Mrs. Washington Hastings. at her resi-
dence, S06 Adams street MIR Hastings is
now student at Williams Collcgc.
Mrs. Ethel P. Brown Of Middlctown
was the guest Of Mrs. William Corey
several days this week
Charles C. Matchett Of Now York was
homo 70 spend Christmas with his parents
At Pennsylvania avenue and Franklin
street Mr. Matchett's old friends will
remember HIM as the very genial treasurer
at the Artisans Bank some wear ago.
He IS now broker in New York
Mrs. Homer Barry has as her guest
Mrs. Crawford Of Massachusetts. whose
son is p student at Annapolis Naval
Academy Mrs Crawford, MIR and Mrs
Barry. Miss Eleanor Barry. Mrs Frank
Gricr and Miss Mary Grier 81 Milford
all went to Annapolis TO attend the ChrIst-
mas ball
4 Delaware City wedding Of much
interest was that of Miss Mildred A.
Davidson, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William A Davidson, and Presly ID.
Geoghegan, Delaware College graduate,