Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-10


Arts, 10 be held at the Hotel du Pont
in the ballroom, beginning Monday
evening, April II, when the private view
viii be enjoyed by the society and few
invited friends.
MANY notable artists will have pictures
on exhibit. Among these will be Dean
Cornwall. Herbert ID. Stitt, Miss Katherine
PYLE. Jessie Wilcox Smith, Clifford Ash
lev. William Chadwick, J. ID. Chalfont,
Sidney n. Chase, Nancy Dunbar James,
Ann Garrett and Ethel Barksdale,. :.
An interesting feature of the exhibit
will be a small collection OF vlgnettes'
pen and inks, and a few larger paintings
of Howard Pyle's which Mrs. Pyie Is
willing 90 show although the Pyle col
lection proper will not be on view. 4 ne
pen and inks are from the King Arthur
Books. and the vignettes are illustrations
from "Edric and Silvaire," The Cruise
Of the Caribbee, The Salem Wolf and
The MYSTERIOUS Chest about hfty
in all.
The attendance at this year s exhibition
win be much larger than heretofore, for
the broadening of the membership per-
sonnel has enrolled many art-lovers In
Wilmington and vicinity who were not
members of the society as organized III
1919 when the subscribers 10 the fund Tor
purchasing the Pyle collection formed
society which was Incorporated the same
vear Seven exhibitions have been held
since then. a number OF additions have
heen made to the collection and IN 1918
il was sent TO San Francisco for exhibition.
4 photography of Howard Pyle is IN the
making and fund of Sl,70O has been
established for the purchase OF pictures
NJ next weeks exhibition.
Concerning the increased interest on
the part of Wilmington generally, IN the
purpose Of continued warm support OF
art and its alliances, the remarkable rec
ord OF 100 new members in a weeks
time is the unusual record of the committee
in charge. Miss Henryette Stadelman is
chairman Of the Exhibition Committee.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Chas. Z.
Copeland. Mrs. r. X. NJ. Carpenter,
Mrs. W. X. du Pont, Mrs. Henry Is.
bradford. Miss Elizabeth jackson, Mrs.
Frank G.. Cox, Miss Emily p. Bissell,
Mrs. Thos. W. Miller, Mrs. Alfred ID.
Warner. Mrs. Johnson Morgan, Mrs.
4. q. Buckner. Mrs. Willard G.. Crich-
ton. Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Mrs. Howard
PYLE. Mrs. Pierre ). du Pont, Mrs. Frank
q. Whitlock, Mrs. John b. Bird, Mrs.
VIM. Chadwick, Mrs. Irving Warner,
Mrs. John j. Raskob, Miss II l.. Stadelman
Mrs. VIM. 5. Bergland, Mrs. Ill. Rodney
sharp, Mrs. f. ID. Brown, Mrs. Thomas
+. Bayard. Mrs. Harlan G. Scott, Mrs.
John II. Brinckle, Mrs. Irenee du Pont
Rodney II. Sharp, who IS a member OF
the Philadelphia Academy, has secured
25 Of che very cream of the Philadelphia
exhibit. and these Will be on exhibit
BEGINNING Monday evening.
Preceding the private view of the ex-
hibition OF the Wilmington Society OF the
Fine Arts, to be held Monday evening m
the Ho,el du Pont ballroom, several
dinner parties will be gwen, among others
one by Colonel and Mrs. Thomas
Woodnut Miller in honor OF MIR. and Mrs.
Leopold Seyffert Mr.. Seyffert is the prom
inent Philadelphia artist whose por-
traits of Mrs. Eugene du Pont and Rod
new IL. Sharp are well known. Mrs. Pierre
:. du Pont viii entertain on Monday
evening, also.
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Woodnnt
Miller entertained AT dinner on Tuesday
evening before Miss Sophie du Pont
debut ball Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. William Bergland, Miss Laura
Amorv, Miss Elizabeth Amory, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis G. Bissell, New York, Richard
Patterson, Chauncey Belknap, New York;
James H. Steinman, Lancaster, Pa;
Ralph Assheton, Arthur Mars, Phila-
delphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bancroft announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Miss
Esther A. Bancroft, TO Mr.. Arthur {.
Freeman. Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
c. Freeman OF Providence, r. /.
Miss Mildred f. Sinclair has returned
10 Darlington Seminary after spending
tbe Easter holidays with her parents at
Glynrich.
John Bancroft has returned from New
York where he has spent the last month.
William Chadwick Of Lyme, Conn,
has returned home after visit of several
days here.
Mrs W. S. Prickett and daughter,
Miss Florence Prickett, are spending the
weekend IN Annapolis with cousins,
Commodore and Mrs. Joseph Baer.
Lieutenant Raymond billiard of the
French Aviation is visiting at the home
of William : Prickctt, 2004 Wood
lawn avenue. He has been sent by the
French government to investigate the
great steel works in different parts Of our
country.
Miss Leila Thatcher and her guest
Miss Catherine Henderson Of Phillips
burg. Pa, will 20 up 70 Philadelphia
this morning for a performance of the
"Mask and Wig. Later at the Walton
Hotel. John X. Henderson will enter
tain with dinner and a dance for
Miss Thatcher and Miss Henderson.
On Thursday, Miss Eva NJ. Fox left
for Overlook. Pa. where she will be
one of the attendants at the wedding of
Miss Edith p. Denny. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William y. Denny, to Howard
Monroe, son Of Mr.. and Mrs j. III. Monroe
Of Philadelphia The wedding will take
place tonight al clock at the home of
the bride Miss Fox will be gowned In
fame chiffon cloth over cloth Of silver
trimmed with ostrich. She viii wear a pic
ture hat of chiffon and silver lace, and
carry basket Of orchids and sweet peas.
Miss Fox attended the dinner-dance gwen
BY Miss Denny for her attendants at the
kitz-CarltOn, last evening.
Robert W Smith left this morning for
San Francisco. where he will meet Walter
l.. Butler. who Is expected soon with the
remains of Mrs. Butler, who died at sea
while she and Mr.. Butler were en- route TO
Japan.
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