Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
Mostly About People

Elmer Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hether-
ton. MIR. and Mrs. Ellis Tomlinson, Mr..
and Mrs Harry Nolk. MIR. and Mrs Harry
Earra, Mr. and Mrs. William Banning.
Miss Jeanette Matthias is home from
Darlington Seminary, West Chester, Pa,
for the THANKSGIVING holidays. Miss
Matthas is entertaining two of her school
chums, Miss Jack Freyermuth and Miss
Madalene Dunn Several parties have been
planned for the young ladies Miss Dorothy
r. Arnold is home from Darlington Semi
nary, West Chester, Pa,. for Thanksgiving.
Miss Arnold will return 10 the seminary
Monday.
Miss Leah Reybold ia Mt her home in
Delaware City for the holidays.
Miss Mildred Sinclair Of Richardson
Park is home for the holidays
Misses Mary and Frances Mackenzie
will visit friends in New York over the
week end
Miss Fathor Settle ia the guest Of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fielding Cooke. in New York 'ry
Miss Florence T.. Crichtou is visiting
friends in New York for the weekend, and
while there will GO to the Army and Navy
football game.
Miss Mildred Simpson left Yesterday for
a tcn-deys visit To- her friends Miss kath-
crime Ache Of North Adam, Mass, and
Miss Anne II Eserett in New York City
This morning. at MillArd f. Davis
Iewclry store. Tenth and Market atrecta,
the latest portrait work of ClawtFon ;.
Hammitt n beautiful canvae OF Mrs.
Frank | Bovntou, was placed on cxh'-
hition. The picture is = striking likeness
and il characterized hv deep richneqs and
harmony of color The strong Int mobile
features Of Mrs. Bovntou are portrayed
IN \ manner "a delight hcr friends
While the coloring of tho face ls scspcclally
interesting, the tones Of the brown and
yellow back ground and th" Roft deiicate
shading Of tho blue evening gown, are
hardly less So The only iewelry shown -
a simple gold chain with diamond
pendant The pose is near tullfare, and
best calculated 10 reveal the sterling char
acter Of the subject The picture IS y by
stti ftlNfltE hlkl " fNftitsA WY Nitit''f -
n Whistler pattern frame
Other late portraits fn1m Mr. 1amm'tt 8
brush hsve been uf Governor Townsend
Pierre s. du Pont and Mr.. md MrT
George Capele, Sr AZ present tho artist
hos IA hand a large order from MIN cEota
Now the Rcd Cross roll call for 1927
is practically At an end backward glance
az tho splendid work accomplished brings
a realization of tho uuselfish service rend
cred in Delaware bchalt lv the workers
for the drive. Especially ls the thought
az Mrs Donald Ashbrook $ splendid exec
utlve work matter 81 pride 90 her host
Of admirers in Wilmington NJ waother
WAS too bad. no circumstance too ,''sa-
greeable. Ia he overcome by Alrs Nsl'-
brook in her office as assistant chairman,
ana rs chairman ri All the hooth-work
done IN the city There were thirteen OF the
booths. scattered All over Wilmington,
aud Mrs Ashhrook was in close touch AZ
All times with them All Her chcery
voice and charming smilc carried insrlra-
tlon to All tho various teams apd II is
due in great measure 20 her ccasclcss work,
the roll call succeeded 80 well
Mrs Deshs breckenridge, formerly
Madeline Mcdowell. aged fortN-eght
years. internationally known Suffrage
and Womans Club worker died III Lex
Ington. Ky; Thursday az the result q
stroke of appoplexy.
Mrs Breckenridge was the great grand
daughter of Henry Clay She Was horn
at Wood Lake, franklin County kv
NAV 20, 1872 and was married 10 Dcsha
Breckluudge IN 1S9S, then an attorney,
who soon afterwards purchased the lex
inton Herald Besides her husband Mrs.
Breckenridge IS survived by three brothers
and two sisters Mrs Breckinrldge was
president of the kentucky Equal Suffrage
Association from 1902 TO 1915. vice
president of the kcntucky tuberculosis
Commission from 1913 to 1917. and vice
president Of the National Equal Suffrage
AssocIatloe in 1913 and 1919
The Current Events class Of the New
Century Club will meet on Tuesday
morning Mrs John Brady Will give cur
rent events, Mrs 4. ID VAR er. Echoes
Of the General Federation. Miss Beatrice
Berman viii play the violin accompanied
by Miss Ella Pyle Miss Pauhrc Nrooman
will give Canadian Poets and Poetry.
Miss Bertha Harlan viii tell Of short
Stay in the Orient. Mrs Ina Perkins
will speak on child welfare work
Mrs. r L Connablc. who has been i'll
in Baltimore, with spinal trouble and in
fuenza is now slightly improved. Mr..
and Mrs Connable will leave for their
home in Florida the first Of the year.
Today at the home Of Mrs. Frederick
! Nichols in Reading, Pa. Lammot du
Pont and Miss Bertha Taylor viii be