Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17

and the daughter OF II iothti
of the United States, the marriage oi MIS-
Helen Taft has an interest Tor ia's'
number Of people, in Wilmington an'
elsewhere, because she has for year o
more been the head Of Bryn Mawr Co'
lcxe, where many Wilmington yo'n
women have finished their schooling. MIS-
Taft and Frederick Johnson Manning
an instructor In history at Yale, were
married Thursday At Murray bay
Canada, where Mr.. and Mrs. TAFT hav'
their summer home. :,
The ceremony was performed at th'
Union Church, the Rev. Dr. HerDei'
Symonds of Christ Church Cathedral
Montreal, officiating.
Mr.. Taft gave his daughter IN mar
rage. She wore n gown OF white taheea
drapod with old Brussels lace, and car,
ried bouquet of white sweet peas aho
white roses.
Miss Edith Morgan of New YORK "as
the maid Of honor and the brides oniy
attendant. Masters William II. Taft, I'd,
and Robert Taft, young nePhe~s Oh 'he
bride. served as trainbcarers
The bride is acting President OF Brym
Navr College. She began her Bryn Ma"r
csrccr bv capturing a $500 scholarship.
She was formally introduced to WASH
inpton society In 1910, and during her
college days was often the White House
hostess. owing 10 her mothers delicate
health She has always been deeply IN
tcrcsted IN college affairs;
In 1917 she was made Dean OF Bryn
Mawr. and two years later, when inc
President. DIR. NJ Carey Thomas, lett
for a wears absence abroad, she was
appointed acting President. She IS z"
wears old, and her engagement TO MI.
Manning was announced early last month.
Mr.. Manning was member OF the
class of 1916 at Yale. He served duriT
the war as First Lieutenant In the Field
ARTILLERY of the United States Army.
Mr.. and Mrs William A. Barr have re
turned from ten-day trip to Rochester
and Buffalo.
Thursday night great crowd OF vii
mlngtonians gathered at Rodney street
Park 10 avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity afforded by the Wilmington Com
munitv Service, To dance and ENJOY the
m,,s,c furnished by the Philharmonic
Band, and To JOIN IN the community sing
MANY of the people danced on the square
surrounding the tower. The hostesscs for
,be affair were Mrs. James :. Sterling,
muhl and Mrs. Julian Adair.
Miss Florence Rambo left yesterday
for a months trip through the Canadian
Rockies To Vancouver, and Will return VIA
Yellowstone Park and Chicago.
MANY visitors were present Thursday
during visitors day at the West Presby-
terian Church Vacation Bible School.
DIR and Mrs. c. NJ Handy and daugh-
ter Margaret Of 623 Delaware avenue will
sp~nd two weeks at Cape May, \. j.
Miss Katherine O'Neill is visiting in
Trenton, y. J.
Mr. and Mrs Calvin T Bye have re-
turned from their Yellowstone l'hrk trip.
Rev William A. Nrooman, pastor OF
the First Unitarian Church, IS at the Har-
ward School, Cambridge, Mass.
DIR. and Mn. ]. Paul bukens Will leave
Wilmington this week for month WISH
to their daughter, Mrs. Wilmon Benson,
at Quincy, Mass.
Charles A. Hagner and son Leonard OF
2al5 Washington street and Edwin
Huber az 2Ol3 Van Buren street are IN
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs Harry n. Billany are
snendinr a month at Marblehead, Mass.
Miss r. II. Gillespie and Miss Estella
Hillersohn have gone 70 Chautauqua, y;
Y where the former will study art and
Miss Hillersohn will study violin.
Mrs Jackson Shaw has returned from
A three weeks visit 10 Nernersville, Pa.
Mrs Thomas W. Miller and son,
Thomas Lloyd will leave next Friday for
Chatham. Cape Cod. Mass, where they
will remain until October Col. Miller
will accompany them for a stay of ten
davs or two weeks.
Mrs. William A. Reynolds and Miss
REYNOLDS. Of 1913 Gilpin avenue, have
gone to Ocean City, \. j., for the rest of
the summer.
Miss Mary c. Ford has gone to Wild
wood, y. j., where she has opened her
cottage and where she will remain for the
balance OF the summer
Right Rev. John J. Monaghan, Bishop
Of the Wilmington diocese of the Catholic
Church, has opened his Rehoboth cottage
for the summer.
James O'Neill, president of the Will
mington Leather Company, has opened
his cottage at Wildwood Crest, n. J.
Miss f. B. Gillespie and Miss Estella
Hilersohn left for Chautauqua, \. Y,
Yesterday. The former will study art and
Miss Hillersohn will continue her violin
under Sol Marcosson.
Miss Corinne c. Mendinhall has gone
10 Cedar Lake, Wisconsin for the summer.
Former Congressman Hiram r. Bur
ton returned 70 Lewes today, after visl ting
relatives IN this city
MIR. and Mrs. James NJ Reese have re
turned from two-weeks s trip in Niagara
Falls and Boston.
Mrs Frank Thomas and Miss Jeanette
Thomas will leave Tuesday for New
Hampshire for a stay Of one month.
Mrs. Frank McHugh was here for a
few days this week from Spring Lake,
y. j., where she has a cottage.
Miss Louise Stirling went to Tarry-
toun-on-the-Hudson Thursday TO visit
her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Luke.