Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-26

interest 10 MANY Wilmingtonians through
the graduation of many of our boys anu
girls II is a time of very real efnotion'
and particularly pride, for many VINO sec
in their children's school attain'nents ,neil
own desires fulfilled Ii is q very fine thing
TO realize that the little chap who so TO
Gently was your youngster playing mar
blcs Is tho scrio,ls-faced young man re-
ccivinp class honors, or the lovely vision
in white accepting diploma, your own
little curlv-headcd girl. The time goes
very quickly to us all. Not so very io,iS
time until the present graduates VIII DC
tho stard alumni and serious aiutnhae vi
the school.
All happiness TO tho passing moneh':
and may the memory hold "oriu W
pleasure.
W. ]. Webster, president OF the a'laS
Powder Co, and Mrs. Webster nave ig
turned from a two months trip tltousni
Turonc cxper,onc,ng many unusual incl
dents. because of the ,unsettlcd oonultion,s
IN Furopean countreND where 1t IS uifncuie
,o find decent accommodations, once pas'
Tho rioid policc surveillance maintained III
oil horlcr lines Berlin, especially. was IN
had way for good food and lodging.
For the traveller there is no white bread III
Euronc. no cream, except at Lucefhe'
Switzerland. and butter seems 10 nave
d;sannoarcd entirely from the European
man Mrs. Webster was told that TINS
scarcity is working great hardshlps
among the children, poor little victims OF
war who are noticeably undernourished.
The trains are frightfully overcrowded;
:, with ten or twelve persons often adihitteu
10 commandments arranged Tor seating
four. There are no curtains or shaues az
the windows so no protection from tne SUI ,
Strikes arc everywhere. One memorable
night spent on the French border Inc by
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster, when thelr tfali,
was stopped by strike orders, separateo
them from their trunks for eleven uays'
In the hotels. table-cloths served rs
shoots with only one TO q bed Service
everywhere seemed marked by keen de
sire 10 make the most of American money
and give as little as possible inr return.
In England. especially, this churllsh ieei-
ing Was met The travellers returned to
America ready to sing My country lis
Of Thee" out of a heart full OF thanks for
American blessings
The Henry B. Thompsons leave on
July 20 for an extended Western trip that
will not bring them home till early tall.
With Mr.. and Mrs Thompson Will be
their daughter, Eleanor, and their younger
son. Jimmie, Mr.. and Mrs. charlton
Yarnall of Philadelphia, and their daugh-
tors Agnes and SOPHIE. and Mrs. Stewart
MURRAY. The trip begins with Niagara and
the Great Lakes, then the Canadian
Rockies. including Banif and Lake
Louise to Vancouver. and the return Will
he bv Paradise Valley and Glacier Ma
tionsl Park. Henry h. Thompson, Jr.,
sailed last week for England with several
college friends, to be gone tall fall. They
will spend most Of the time motoring IN
England and Scotland, and viii possibly
90 over TO the continent Miss katherine
Thomson. who sailed for France IN May,
10 work with Miss Anne Morgan Cont
ire Americaine Regiones DevaStecS, IS
stationed NJ I.aon in char Of The motor
service, and has headquarters at Alsy lie
Chateau.
MIR. and Mrs. William Corey will spend
the month of July at Rehoboth.
On next Tuesday afternoon and even
ing the Washington Heights Century Club
will hold q lawn fetc on the clubhouse
lawn. Concord avenue and Boulevard.
Mrs. William ]. Lackey Is chairman OF
vavs and means for the club and the pro-
ceeds of the lawn fete will be devoted to
the building fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cooke are spend
ing two months at Ocean City, \. j.,
where they have opened their bungalow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander C1ichton,
Mis- Florence Crichton and Miss Lillian
Crichton are at Ashury Park, where they
will be in their cottage until carly Sep
tember.
Miss Ruthanna Taylor and Franklin
Tavlor celebrated their twenty-hrst birth
day on Wednesday evening with delight
ful dance.
Miss Martha Nickerson of Boston is
the guest of Mrs. Carleton Bardsley in
Union Gardens.
Mrs EIecta d. Jones left last evening
for an extended visit South.
Miss Juliet Mace entertained with a
dance last evening at her home at Silver
side.
Mrs. Owen c. Spear and Miss Marjorie
Spear. who spent the winter at Pough-
keepsic, Y. Y. have taken a cottage at
Pocono Lake Preserve, Pa, for the sum-
mer Miss Eleanor Spear, after having
tutored at Nassar College for the past
wear. Is now with her mother at Pocono
Lake Preserve, going there after visit
with Miss Dorothy Lyon at Brooklyn,
Ny.
Mrs. Edward B. Mode entertained
sixteen guests al luncheon at NaaInan's S
tea house on Thursday, IN honor of Mrs
William Comstock and Miss katherine
Comstock OF Baltimore, who arc the guests
of friends here. The affair was char
acierised by the charm of intimacy and
genuine hospitality, amid delightful sur
roundings Next week Mrs. Comstoek
and Miss Comstock will visit Rehoboth.
MIR. and Mrs. Glen Beadenkopf and
daughter, Martha, have motored to Mrs
Beadenkopf's former home at Hudson,
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Broadwater Of the
Wilmington Apartments have returned
home after an extended trip through the
South, including the OF sections Of Texas,
and Ken .ucky.
DIR. Henry r. Spruance and Mrs.
Spruance will spend July and August at
Rehoboth, where they have opened their
cottage.