Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
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The announcement that invitations
have been sent out by MIR. and Mrs.
Pierre :. du Pont is received with much
pleasure bv the hundreds who find tins
lunc PARTY in the gardens ut beautiful
Longwood is the most in tereStmg event
of the entire season. The invitations are
greatly coveted for they insure the mold
rrs n delightful afternoon IN the splendid
gardens OF the du Pont estate near liam
morton, Pa, just across the state me
At this time. or ten days later, the
flowers and superb foliage at Longwood
will be in their richest glory The gardens
which are a revelation OF the beauty,
variety and perfection oil tioweTsy WEI nc
II their peak Of beauty and spiend0I.
Possibly the rhododcndrons Will he
lust past their flush period but there VIII
hc p!cnt, to demonstrate the pfoiusion
and elegance to which they attain Mt
I,ongwood. There will be mynads OF
roses that will fill the eye with such gor |
Ceolls colorng that the guests VIII be lea
to think they are IN some tairyiand.
Pcrhans nothing illustrates nature
boundlcss beauties so fully as the gardens
Of Lor gwood The old trees OF the PARK
are interesting besides their natural
beauty from the fact that they stand rs
collection that originally demonstrated
the variety OF trees that would develop
IN this latitude.
The garden parties at Longwood hie
perhaps more democratic than any DINER
socia. affair IN this section and the guests
are drawn from people who arc useful IN
their relations to the community pcCple
who do things worth whilc-rather than
being selected from the usual society
lists.
The parties were omitted during the
two or three seasons when America ; en-
crgies were bent to war activities. and
last ycarwhcn they were resumed 2 heavy
ram lnterfercd with the outdoor pleasures.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bancroft returned
TODAY after visit 20 MIR and Mrs. John
bancroft, Jr., 1T Great Neck, J.. !.
DIR. and Mrs. Paul Lukcns. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Newbod. and Miss Aiarkley
motored 10 Atlantic City Sunday e
visit T. ChalkIcv Hatton, who IS now
much better after severe illness.
Miss Laura " rooman. daughter Of
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. " 4. Nrooman, who
had charge for year Of the Child Wei
fare station at Maple and Porter streets
in this city has gone TO Toronto canada.
where she has accepted an offer from the
government to be dlrectress Of ono q
seven districts into which the province OF
Ontario has been divided for ChIld Wei
fare work.
Miss Nrooman is 8 graduate Of the
hospital for sick children, Toronto
The marriage Of Miss Ella May Thorn
Is and Edward Babcock. IT., will take
place next Saturday at the homo Of the
brides parents, MIR and Mrs. Thomas
Hamilton Thomas. a37 Hillside avenue
plsin6eld. \. ]. Miss Thomas grand
father. the late William b. Wilkins, was
president of the Delaware Society of
New York and South American repre-
sentative of the Harlan Il llolllngSworth
COMPANY Her mother, noe Margaret
Bowers Wilkins. resided IN Wilmington
before moving to New York and ltS VI
cinitv. Her father was treasurer Of the
Locomobilc Company OF Amenca tor
many years
Miss Helen F. Kelly Of MontcIair
y. is guest Of Miss Esther = Wilson
OF sol Delaware avenue.
Mr.. Morton Harvey and Mrs Hol-
stein Harvey have rented the Thomas
Wilson cottage at Rchoboth Beach for
the summer.
Mrs. William Comstock and Miss
katherine Comstock Of Baltimore were
guests of DR.. and Mrs Henry X spru-
ance, recently
Mr.. and Mrs Richard B Tiley OF
Essex. Connecticut. announce the en-
gagcnent Of their daughter Ihelula to
Richard Rutherford Nottingham, OF
Newark. Delaware Miss Tiley Is gradu-
ate of Trapp institute, New York, and
served A wear with the American Red
Cross Emergency Canteen overseas. Mr..
Nhittingham graduated from the Second
Officers Camp at Fort Myer. Virginia,
and served as captain IN the Tank Corps
during the war He now holds the com
mission of captain in Reserve Corps.
The wedding will probably take place IN
the fall.
The Devon Horse Show ended in a
blaze of glory on Monday with an enor-
nous crowd in attendance. Wilmington
carried off number Of honors on this
last dav as on every day Of the showing.
In class 81 for ponies IN harness, Miss
Louisa deA. Carpenter Nlmbus took
third place.
In class 156 for champion novice hunt
or. Octagon Of Foxcatcher Farms took
the championship ribbon.
Miss Mary b. du Pont with Douna-
cons took the first prize in class "a for
saddle horses over 15.2. Miss du Pont 5
Lcew came second.
In saddle ponies Huntsman. Miss