Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-29

Today in the Hotel du Pont the League
81 Women Voters assembled in convention,
n feature of the day being n luncheon in
fhe du Barry room at O'Clock. The oc-
eas,on ls more than ordinarily significant
in gathering together before the prcsi-
dsntial election, the women who have
worked long and well for suffrage IN
Dclaware.
Az rvristrNnts the ~ufragists are hope
IA, of maintaining a solidarity of moral
purpose, and il is evident the great game
~ politics il To receive badly needed
unfit bo,sf from the new voters. The
presence in Wilmington today Of many
prominent women IN attendance on the
convention certainly proves that there is
the utmost desire on the part of women
m Delaware as elsewhere To carefully
adjust Themselves To the political Stua-
tlon now opening out before them.
An important ~ocMl event Of the season
~lll be the concert 20 be gwen by the Glce,
Banjo and Mandolin Clubs of Cornell
univcraty ON New Years Eve. The fol-
lowing committee Is In charge: Irving
Warner, chairman: r. Donaldson Brown,
Walter = Carpenter, Jr.; Willard e. Jack
A. Sonin krchs. Alexander Laird, Frank,
". Mccormick. Herbert &. Schneider,
Howard l.. Seaman. Charles ". Smith,
DR. John H. Squirs, +. G.. Tallnsan,
Gnrctt A. Taylor, Henry NJ. Taylor
Jr, George II. Thompson, A. ID. Warner,
IT,, Arthur w Wilson and Joseph Viii
son.
The school going youngsters continue
% leave US, this week seeing tho departure
Of Mi~ Henrietta iloopes for Pennington,
Miss Evelyn Nerkes for Baltimore, and
Miss Emily Van Lear for Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Whittcn enter
tanned a number of guests last week at
Meadows on the Brandywine. These
included MIR. and Mrs. Roy Margadcl.
OF Roslyn, l. l.. MN. Frank Wight of
baltimore, and J II Hunt of Atlanta
Miss Jane Marvel returned yesterday
from East Townsend, l.. where she WAS a
guest NJ a house party given by Mrs
Thomas heck
Mr Thomas Woodruff Miller, and
Thomas Miller, Jr. are spending a month
N New lork with Colonel Miller. at the
Netherlands
With the opening Of the fall season a
number OF luncheon and supper parties
are bcing booked az Naamans on the
Delaware 4 largr party of Chester PEOPLE
we're entertained last night the honoree,
Miss ~toever and the hostess Miss Pow
ell being known here On SATURDAY. night
Roy Eaton and a party of business asso-
clatcs enjoyed supper at the tea house.
Major Walter Bcycr and Mrs Beycr,
who have been AZ Atlantic City this week
after solourn IN the mountains, viii
he located this fall with DR. William
Spcakman and Mrs. Speakman.
Mrs George Wesley Priest and Miss
katherine Priest who spent the summer
m New Hartford have returned TO Will
mington after visiting for two weeks
Ia Boston, and at Wellesley.
The large circle of Mrs. Priest friends
will regret e. know that she and Miss
Priest viii leave IN October 20 spend the
winter with MIR. Priest and John Priest at
Wankeccan, Me.
AS member az the New Century
Club and former president Of the Dela-
ware Association OF College Women. Mrs
Priest has been prominent factor in
club circles m Wilmington. Her delight
tai paper The Celtic Dawn read before
the New Century Club last winter was
ono OF the most interesting efforts pre-
scntcd during the club season.
Mr.. and Mrs, George A. Elliott and
family have returned from kennebunk-
port, Maine, where they spent the sum
mer With Miss Julia Elliott leaving for
Paris on Thursday TO be a pupil in Miss
Ferris school and George, Jr ;, departure