Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30

Yesterday afternoon At their country
home "Nanticoke." MIR and Mrs. JOSIAH
Marvel entertained at afternoon tea from
from 4 TO q. 30 in honor of their dcbutante
daughter, Miss Mary Marvel
Mr. and Mrs Marvel were assisted
in receiving bv Mrs Robert II. Richards;
Mrs Frank l.. De Almond, Mrs Aufed
Gawthrop, Mrs. Charles l.. Candee, MIS-.
T. n. Stadclman. Mrs Lawrence Gibson
4 large party of house guests are visitors
az Nanticnke for the debut. ana VIII
stav over the week END. Some OF the v'st"rs
are former schoolmatcs at Westovef Oh
the young debutante. They are MIS-
Eloise Warmer Of Philsdelphia. Miss
Craiuic Mckay Of Pittsburg. Miss Flor
ence Crcssv of Boston, Miss Helen Maclan
nhan of Washington and Miss Lucia
Chase of Waterbury. Conn.
All of the local debutsntos assisted
in receiving Miss Marvel WAS picture
~ girlish beauty As she received inc
friends of her parents and was teilcitatcd
upon her formal entrance INTO society
She wore an exquisite gown OF cream lace
with orange chiffon sash. Mis-. Jane Marvel
was beautifully gowned in blue satin,
Last evening. after the tea. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvel entertained at dinner and with q
dance IN honor of Miss Marvel and the
debut Among the out Of town men who
were guests are John Ingersoll, of Phil
nielphis. Simpson Dean Of Atlanta, Ga,
Ned Roy and George Carey of'Baltimore.
A.a luncheon gwen today at the family
rsridencr AT ll0T Broome street. Mr.. and
Mn RiIsSoll II Dunham announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Marion, 10
Charles A. Higgins The following guests
vure present st the luncheon Mrs. X.
Douglass Moore, Mrs Arthur Ketcham,
Miss Ethel Ecker Of New York City,
Mrs Kenneth Stuart Of Merton. Pa, Miss
Su.anne Speakman. Miss Margaretta
Miller. Miss Franen B. Davis. Jr., Mrs.
Norman Rood, Mrs. Irving Warner, Mrs.
Paul E. Wilson, Mrs. William Fl Fem,
Mn. r. Lindsay Curtin.
achocAmats a Min Kathryn Winslow at
Nh WlnAlpv and Mrs. Frederick Bring
Au1xt.
% unny a d. New Century Club
nnsushry met ". L. George, on the oc-
ons,cn Of his speaking here last Wednes-
dAy night, that . word or two about the
celebrated lecturer. may be read with
intAgVst.
Mr.. Gscres h.s had . WY interesting
s4saisnss Born h Paris Of An English
sanaily, srttled IN France 100 years ago, be
~ krvtA oivil engincsr, then lawyer,
h3us~ serving in tho army in Francc.
Aftavurds ne setsled in London, where he
~ IvtnS bsfms hrg,nning his career as
- suth~. Hi hest-knovn books, Bed
d Rnses,~ '6econd Blooming and
'Nalfhan,H havs created for the author an
0vlsble plans In literature.
d. snd Mn. willard eprtnrrr enter
Nnsd n IN Informal Hsllowe en- party
asd danoe givun .. their country home
l.et night This function was in honor
Il Dr. Sprin gers birthday. DR. and Mrs
Springer have with them a. weekend
ruests Or. and Mn John eteele, Mr.
md Mn. T. lAvrence Dudley OF Phila-
sAaphM.
Nh May B. Krejd b spending few
dacs With Mn. T. c. Hubbcrt, OF Glyn-
Nh Elizabeth HAstinc win bc pre-
ssntod 70 socaety At teA which VIII
b gvcn by bar parents on Deoember 3,
~ thefr home.
RcvHl c. Hull Of Clsyrnont anter sained
70 gueets A. dinner TUESDAY night at
SaarnAn's tes house.
Mn. Scott Porter spent last week with
Nm. = II. johnson a. Bedford Park.
Nv Y1k City and Bridgeport, Conn
ArA Randolph Barksdaie hackalford,
~ho With Mr.. Shaoketord has been spend
ins the summer in AAhevllle, y. c; Is
nov visiting hsr father, former Chancellor
John r Nicholson snd Mrs. Nicholson.
Mn. ShAckelford spent last Sunday in
Annapolis with hsr brother, Midshipman
John Rsed Nicholson.
Mn. B. p. Bailey and Miss Annie
Bruce left hore today for Los Angeles,
CAl.. vhere they expect TO remain in
defnitly. Miss Bruce has lived in Los
Angeles several months and came back
lo Wilmington last summer TO dispose OF