Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-02
Mostly About People

general community affairs. Every day
nearly sees some new entrant INTO tne
ranks of the young women in Wilmington
who are now taking up professional and
business careers. The removal of Miss
Dorothy Hawkins and Miss Tevis Miller
to Newark, where they will be part oi
Delaware College. emphasizes TINS
trend away from society. Miss Hawkins
is the head librarian ut the Womens
college and Miss Miller will act as sec
retarv TO the dean Of the mems college
Miss Carolyn Tatnall is a debutante IN
community work, and Miss hepecca
Reinhardt will take the char OF Latin IN
the Misses Hebb's School thus winter.
Politics. too, is absorbing It's quota on
the young and capable women Oh VII
mington. Miss Mildred simpson, VINO y
a smith graduate, and Miss Barbara
Bach are actively enlisted among the
expert organization workers, rs are
a number OF Others. Altogether, between
politirs and community service, soon
there1l be no debutantes lett
Mi,s Louise Murgatroyd, whose mar
rispe 20 Joseph Richmond Hatch OF Chei-
sea. Mass, takes place tonight at Grace
Church. has been the honoree Tor num-
her of pleasant social affairs this week.
Miss Frances Heisler Riley was the host
ess on Wednesday afternoon for an after
noon tea for Miss Murgatroyd the guests
being all warm friends of the hostess and
bride-elect whom they are serving as
bridesmaids. A kitchen shower was a
feature of the occasion, with a number
of timely gifts showered upon Miss Muir
gatrovd. Miss Miriam Hawkins entertain
ed informally for Miss Murgatroyd, also
Miss Elizabeth Blsnken yesterday alter
noon with an afternoon affair and Miss
Mary Todd gave another. MISS Mmga-
trovd entertained her bridal party at
Naaman's several days ago.
Miss Karin White, daughter of the late
Andrew ID. White, who WAS at one tlme
president of Cornell University, has re-
turned TO her home after n visit IN Ithaca,
New York. to her friend, Miss Frances
Heisler Riley.
Miss Eleanor Thompson has returned
from Hot Springs, Va, where she spent a
few weeks.
Mrs. George W. Dorsey, Jr., president
az the Delaware Branch of the lntematlon-
Al Sunshine Society, has received details
| ~ the recent death near New London,
| Conn. of DIR. Edgar G. Abbott, who was
| so we'll known in Delaware and especially
| IN Wilmington, where he has lectured a
| number Of times. bis last appearance beng
! last winter when he spoke IN the du
| Rarrv room of the Hotel du Pont for
| the benefit of the Blind Babies fund,
| which is fostered by the Sunshine Society.
/ Dr. Abbott was a noted lecturer on
/ Shakespeare and the Bible. he was one
/ of the most charitable OF public men,
giving so largely Of his means that a
| friend saws the amount of his phllanthro-
I pies was over 100000.
DIR. Abbott was driving an automobile
| when he met his death. his car overturnine
| after skidding. He will be greatly missed
/ hy hosts of friends who knew him IS a
| most lovable and helpful character. lie
was buried at Ashland, near Boston, n
the Abbott family plot.
| Mrs. James n. Ginns viii leave short
| Iy for California, where she will spenc
several weeks.
Miss Jane Marvel has returned from
East Hampton, where she spent he week
end.
Mrs. L. Scott Townsend, Miss JUN;
Townsend and Miss Sarah TOWNSEND
have returned from summers VISIT II
the West, chiefly spent on a blg ranch II
Wyoming.
! Mrs. Charles Gawthrop, formerly O