Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-04

Club women of the city will soon be busy
with the club programs already arranged
for the winter season. With the returns OF
club officers to the city, conferences con-
ocrning the years plans will at once set
in motion the wheels of club life inWilmir &
ton. 1t is apparent to even the most casual
observer that clubdom here is conducted
upon plan Of marked ability and pre-
clsion. Officers, chairmen, and mem bers
seem to unite in a concerted eff ort to
give to this community the very best of
the progressive thought of the day, as
conveyed through lecturers, teachers and
entertainers in touch with best and newest
forms of entertainment and enllghten-
mont. The various club classes are no
less forward in presenting good, sound meat
for mental digestion. As an indication of
a brilliant club season, the announce
mcnt that Mrs. Thompson C. Winter. new
president of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs, will be in Wilmington on
September 20, will interest all club
women in the city. While here Mrs. Winter
will be entertained with reception at
the home of Mrs. Charles Warner, The
occasion Will bring together in a pleasant
way, number whose ideas are along
oongenial lines and no doubt will prove
great incentive to even greater interest
in club life.
Guide, hackney pony, Fire Spark and
Tunstan Tom Tit and Argo and Frailty
make up Miss du Points string for Roch-
ester, Fire Spark and his mate to be In the
hackney pony harness classes and Argo
and Frailty in the heavy harness classes
Miss du Pont will have Mrs. William
Shoemaker of Wilkes-Barre as her guest at
Rochester and also at Syracuse, where her
horses Will be entered for the Syracuse
show the following week, and she will then
come toward home, and enter the same
horses either at Morristown or Mineola.
Both these shows take place the third
week in September and are largely at
tended and important shows because of
their neaxness to New York City.
Mrs Emma Bush of Richmond, Va,
= spending fortnight with Miss Edith
Danforth.
Mr.. and Mrx William Bush are being
congratulated on the birth of their fourth
child and hrst son on Monday.
Ms. Henry B. Thompson and her son
Jimmie and their guest, Mrs. Stuart
Murray of London, England, have re-
turned from their trip to the Canadian
Glaeicr National Park Mr.. Thompson
and Miss Eleanor Thompson stayed with
the Charlton Yarnalls of Philadelphia for
another fortnight at Glacier Park and
then will return home.
Mn. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., and Miss
Mary Stabler are travelling In the Pacific
Northwest.
Misses Grace and Marion Beaden-
kofp, who recently sold their home at sos
Franklin street, are moving to liz Rodney
street TO make their residence. Miss Mac |
LeAzy of Baltimore is their guest for |
several days.
Mrs. J. Lawrence ellison of 26lO West
Sixteenth street has returned from Yer
mont where she spent the summer. Mr..
ellison has been on the West coast during |
the summer months.
Miss Frances Patterson WAS the hostess, |
on Wednesday evening for Q unique out |
door affair for number of guests at the /
Frank Patterson country home. The oc- |
oaslon was IN the nature of a welcome home /
as the attractive hostess is recently back /
from visit to Kentucky where many |
delightful entertainments were arranged |
in her honor.
Mrs. James b. Owens of 1916 Frank
| IN street leaves today for visit TO friends |
near Yonkers, n. y.
Miss Jeanette Thomas has returned /
from Chelsea, where she had delightful /
stay.
Mrs. John Moore and Miss Constance /
Moore have been st Cape May for several /
weeks. |
Mr.. and Mrs Francis S. Whitten are |
entertaining pleasant visitors this week /
at Meadows on the Brandywine in Miss
Jean Knowles of Richmond, and Colonel
J. H. Carroll of Washington.
On Thursday Mrs. Fl. D. Radcliff en-
tertained at cards, for her guest, Mrs
4. G. Williams of Germantown, who
returned home Wednesday afternoon.