Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-19
DU PONT BALLROOM
BRILLIANT SCENE
Suffrage Leaders Delighted With
Success of Last Evenings
Program.

The big ballroom in the Hotel du Pont
Is not apt to see again soon as earnest an
audience as that which gathered last
night The mirrors IN which may often
be glimpsed the forms ( gayly-costumed
dancers, last evening reflected the serious,
thoughtful faces of the advocates OF sui
frsge and those who went TO make up
their minds finally as TO whether or not
they would like to see Delaware ratIfy.
The suffrage leaders were delighted with
the success of the evenings program.
Though much disappointment was eX-
pressed when Mrs. Ridgely received wire
from Mrs. McAdoo saying MIR. McAdoo
could not attend, yet this feeling was soon
forgotten IN the enthusiasm OF the occa-
sion.
There were all classes of people in the
audience There were teachers, club
women and quiet domestic homekeepers;
bankers, lawyers and merchants; IN fact,
there were fully as many men as women
present.
The old guard of the Delaware Equal
! Suffrage Association was present, in
| Guiding the venerable Mrs. John Cranston,
| honorary president, pioneer of the sui
! frage movement in Delaware. Mrs. Grams
| ton occupied a seat on the platform. There
/ was a striking number Of young women
present, evidencing the progressive spint
/ of the young college-bred girls OF today.
/ Nine of these were the attractlvely-
/ powned IIshers under Miss Wlnifred
/ Bach's direction. The young women were
Mrs. Frank Hughes, Misses Susan Bras
| singtop. Helen Brinton, Dorothy Warner,
! Dorothy Smith. Barbara Bach, Pauline
Vrooman and Grace Boulder. They were
attired in white dresses with yellow sashes
and ionquils.
The singing, under Irving easier S
leadership, was inspiring, especially The
beautiful words of Julia Ward Howe s
Battle Hymn of the Republic. Miss
| Winifred Bach was the accOmpanist.
The dinner which took place before the
program began was arranged for about
/ IA guests in the banquet room of the
hotel. The circular table had center
space filed with ferns, and at each place
was a long-stemmed ionquil. Members
/ of the official board of the Delaware
| Equal Suffrage Association and the
speaker-guests were the diners.
Everyone last night was eager TO see
and hear Mrs Gait. The suffrage leadel
wore eautifully-designed gown of blacl
lace, with blue and gold touches. Pinnee
/ on the waist was the fine star sapphire
/
| mirers and co-workers.
Seen after the meeting Mrs. Gait ex
pressed much interest in the trip Il
Dover TO be made today. The out-of
town party going 10 Dover will leave herr
about ii o clock a. N. At the capita
city luncheon viii be given by the Dove
Equal Suffrage Association at the Hote
Richardson, at ] o'clock, preceding th'
speaking by Mrs. Gait at the Dove
Opera House in the afternoon.
A number of the suffragsts will stal
in Dover for the opening of the specia
session Of the legislature next Monday
Oneof the interestin,, national asso
citation workers is Miss Marjorie Shule
Of New York, associate editor Of TIN
Woman Citizen, the organ of the Nationa
American Woman's Equal Suffrage AS
sociation. Miss Shuler will attend th
special session Of the Legislature.
Miss Lila Townsend, Governor Town
sends daughter, was an interested listene
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry RidgeIy staye'
over for the night IN Wilmington, as di'
Miss Leah Burton Of Lewes