Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-08


Miss Elizabeth Steward, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Caleb NJ. Steward, OF US
Broome street, sailed on the "Mauretania
Sunday, April 25, for five months tour
Of England, Scotland, Ireland, France
and perhaps the Mediterranean section OF
Europe. Miss Steward was accompanied
by Mrs. Rachel Porter.
Miss Katharine Thompson of Green
vile will sail on May p for France,
where she will do relief work as member OF
the American Relief Committee. OF which
Miss Anne Morgan is the head Miss
Thompson will re accompanied by Miss
Parker of New York City.
Mrs. Frederick William Curtis enter
tanned at Naaman 's-on-the-Delaware
Thursday with luncheon.
Mrs Franklin ]. Murphey had l4guests
at Sunday evening supper at Naainan 5.
News from Mrs. Henry Lord King,
formerly Miss Sarah Brumley Evans, re-
lates interesting incidents Of life at Cob
LEM. Germany. where Lieutenant King
is stationed as a member of the Army OF
Occupation The social life OF the colony
is verv gay. and occasionally Mrs. klng
writes. familiar faces from Delaware are
met. as when on a recent occasion, Mrs.
Lewis Mustard of I.cues, who has been
the guest of Consul ana Mrs George
Messersmith, formerly Of Delaware, were
guests of social affair gwen IN Cob
LEM and attended by Mrs. King.
The Woman's Auxiliary OF Emmanuel
Episcopal Church met with Mrs. Fred
Wardenburg, Thursday evening. 10 ar
range plans for entertaining the luO dele
gates who are expected to attend the
annual meeting of the diocesan conven-
ton in Wilmington next week. Mrs. John
Bancroft is chairman for entertainment,
and the plans include luncheon served on
both DAYS of the convention IN the rec
tory of the church.
Miss Eleanor Thompson will arrive
home this evening from New Haven,
where she visited after being in Hartford
with Miss Jane Marvel and Miss Alice
Candee.
Mrs Henry Hopes will spend next
week in Baltimore with Mrs. Joseph Z.
Byron.
The next meeting Of the Delaware
Association of College Women will he
held on Nav Ia, at 8 80 p. m, at the home
of Mrs. Charles Glen Beadenkopf, ll03
Rodney street. Reports from committees
will be read. and the annual election of
officers will be held Mrs. George Wesley
Priest is the president of the association.
Next Tuesday afternoon the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the New
Century Club will be held st the club
The polls will be open from TO 4 o'clock
Light refreshments will be served. On
Wednesday the regular monthly meeting
OF the club membership will be held. and
the election OF officers will take place
Nine. Sonia r. Tarumianz will play
several selections.
Miss Louise Matthews who mas been on
an extended visit TO the Middle West, is
now in Des Moines, Iowa, after pleasant
stay In Kansas City and In Oklahoma
She viii return some time early IN June
The Reverend F. j. Lee of Anking,
China, who was a speaker at the Middle
town meeting Of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Diocese OF Delaware, and who Is a
cousin OF the late DR. William H. LAIRD.
was the guest Of Mrs. Laird while In VIII
mington.
Thursday and Friday Of this week the
Needlework Guild Of America held its
national convention at Atlantic City.
Many delegates were present and interest
ing programs were gwen.
Miss Florence kniffen, who IS q Junior
at Bryn Mawr, viii have as her guests for
the Nav Day pageant today. Mrs. John
). Mullin, Mrs John H. Mullin. Miss
Caroline Philips, Miss Juliet Mace and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick kniffen.
Miss Anna Gr7lbb will come from Mary
Lyon school to spend the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Grubb
The trustees OF the Delaware Hospital
have issued invitations to the graduating
exercises OF the class OF 1920, to be beld
on Tuesday, May 25, at SIS p. m, at the
New Century Club.
The members of the class are: Anna
s. Bussey, Bessie Connel. Amy G. Ellis,
Amanda Dare, Carolyn Gregg, Eleanor /
G. Grogan, Erna r. Grlbb. Margaret NJ. +
HAYES. katherine Helms, Alice 5 Ken /
ney. Geneva lie Compte, Minnie A. |
Le Gore, Bessie Parrott, Margaret Prem T
dergast, Hazel Roberts, Pearle Rogers. /
Frances X Smith, Hulda NJ Stine. +
Anna J. Stuffie.
Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst, Mrs. Fred
erick William Curtis, Mrs Preston Lea,
have returned from Middletown. where
they attended the meeting Of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Diocese Of Delaware.
News received from Miss Elin0r Vande-
grift Of her work In Sargents School OF
Dramatic Art In New York tells OF her
interesting studies and Of the many op-
portunities 10 meet and hear the ccIebri-
ties of the stage.
Mrs r. H. Dunham and Mrs ". II.
Fem. Jr., have been spending three weeks
1t Hot Springs, Va.
The next meeting of the Blue Rock /
Community Club will be held on May 16, I
1t the home Of Mrs. B. J. Beagley Mrs