Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-10
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The musical and dance to be given at
The New Century Club, Friday evening,
under the auspices of the Daughters of
1912. promises To be one Of the real treats
Of the season. The program offers some
beautiful music, the Orpheus Mixed
Quartet, under the leadership of Mrs.
X. Hafcr Baugher being composed of the
following musicians: Edna Harwood
Baugher, soprano; Loretta La Pitre
Strehl, tenor; Philip Warren Cooke, tenor,
and Donald Reddinr. baritone. Alton *.
Dougherty at the piano.
The words of the cycle I'm a Persian
Garden" which is the offering of the even
ing. are selected from the Ruhayat of
Liza Lehman. The scene is laid in n
Persian garden, with picturesque scenery
as background for the gorgeously cos
tuned singers Oriental drapcries and
a tropical arrangement of evergreens and
palms will lend additional interest. The
dance is to be given for child welfare work
in Delaware and friends OF the Daughters
of 1912 and others who believe IN giving
the babies a chance, are expecting TO at
tend.
MIR. and Mrs. Roberts Brokaw of Ar
lington, y. j., are visiting Mrs. Brokaw 5
mother, Mrs Howard Pyle.
MIR. and Mrs. John ]. Raskob returned
last week from Palm Beach, Florida. Mr.:
and Mrs j. p. Laffey, who accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Raskob, returned Monday.
Mrs. Edmund T. Lednum and Miss
Essie Carlin of Denver, Colorado, are the
guests of Mrs. William s. Iednum and
Mrs James II. Scott.
Mr.. Lednum, who is the manager for the
du Pont Company in Denver, joined Mrs
Lednum for time, but has returned.
The Chidren's Society of the American
Revolution will meet on March 20 at the
New Century Club. Interest in the society
is growing steadily and many new MEM
hers are Joining.
News received from Mrs. Henry n.
Thompson, Miss Anne Gray, Miss Jane
Marvel and Miss Eleanor Thompson,
tells of their homeward start from Barr
bados Island. in the West Indies The
party has enjoyed a delightful trip and is
expected home by March 20.
Several musio-lovers went 10 Phlladel
phia last night TO hear the opera. Among
others who attended were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank DeArmond and Mrs. Thomas
Woodruff Miller.
Mrs. b. G. du Pont and Miss Victorine
du Pont are visiting Mrs. Richard Mer-
rick, formerly of Wilmington, in New
York.
Mrs. Frederick Bart Berger and Miss
Elizabeth Berger spent two days In Will
mington this week while 'enroute from
Palm Beach to La HOLES, California,
ss the guests of Mrs. Frank l.. DeArmond.
With the Easter holidays very near
at hand, a number of the school boys and
girls will be coming home for a visit.
Arriving from Westover next Tuesday
will be Miss Mary Marvel and Miss Polly
du Pont, who will remain three weeks.
Miss Mary Marvel will have guest dur
ing a part of her stay.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel c. Biddle have
sold their residence at Jackson street and
Park Place and arc preparing to move TO
Baltimore, where their son, MIR. Osborne
+. Biddle, has been connected for some
time with the banking house of Alexander
Brown d Sons. Mr.. and Mrs Biddle
expect to make this change about April
II and their departure will be sincerely
regretted by their many friends.
Mrs. John p Nields, chairman OF ward
organization in Wilmington for the Della
ware Equal Suffrage Association, went
to Dover, Tuesday, to attend the Dover
suffrage luncheon.
Bishop Fiske OF New York, who comes
10 Wilmington for the Inter-church Con-
ere ICE TO oiay. will be the guest of Dr..