Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-05

The life of a naval officer is one which
affords many interesting situations, on
account of the changes III assignment
which may suddenly transfer man from
farthest east to farthest west FOR
married man this is not always the hap
piest thing imaginable, rs 1T neoessltates
long travel on. the part OF his family 10
be with him, on those occasions when ms
shin is at some drydock or naval base, or
when he is on shore duty. striking
instance of such changes and travel is
afforded by the recent long Journey oi
Mrs. James Whitfield, nee Miss Laura
McMullen, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard McMullen of 1918 West Sixth
street. Mrs. Whitfield returned TO VIII
mington last Wednesday, after travel very
much out of the ordinary. In order to
Join Lieutenant Whitfield, who was sta
toned at Vladivostok, Russia, at the
time. Mrs. Whitfield sailed on the Helena
for that port, visiting other Russian
points and Shanghai, Hongkong and
Manila. On MAY q she sailed from Hong
kong, leaving the boat at NagasakI, Japan,
m order to travel across that country TO
take steamer at Yokohama. She landed
at Vancouver May "a, and was met by
Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen on her arrival
at Niagara Falls after accompanying TO
Iowa her friend, Mrs Rogers, the wife
of navy officer, who was with her IN the
journey across Japan. !, :,
Mrs. Whitfields trip across the land
of cherry blossoms was one OF much
interest. At every important stop
Kobe. Kvoto, Tokyo, Kamakura among
others-she found great congestion IN
affairs and travel especially. Many
Americans were in the Orient, establish
ing after-war business and connections.
In Shanghai. China, Mrs. Whitfield was
entertained by the ChaunCey Holcombs'
of near New Castle, MIR. Hoicomh being
United States attorney at that place
f. B. Doremus of the du Pont Company
was another Wilmingtonian met by Mrs,
Whitfield. An abnormal condition OF un-
rest pervaded both Japan and China. A
financial panic was under way IN TOXIC
NJ the time of her visit and IN China there
were many strikes.
All liners were booked for return
reservations to next December, Mrs
Whitfield found, but by rare luck she
secured reservation on the Empress OF
India. the finest passenger vessel atioat.
Durirg her stay at Olongapo IN
northern Iuzon, where Lieutenant Whit
field was assigned 10 the large navy yard,
housekeeping was established for three
mooths in a delightful little bungalow
Mrs. Whitfield will remain with her
narerts for six months. then viii sell
again to rejoin her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Felix du Pont enter
tanned at dinner last night and give an.
other dinner party this evening and had
both parties arranged TO be gwen IN their
rose garden, now very beautiful IN 8
h,Syriant bloom of june roses. Last night
MIR. and Mrs. du Pont entertained the
: acting executive committee Of the +. J.
du Pont de Nemours and Company, Mr.
du Pont being one of them, and lew
Others were asked too. The guests IN
Guided MIR. and Mrs. Charles l.. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Irenee du Pont. Mr.. anc
Mrs II. Fletcher Brown, Mr.. and Mrs
William c. Spruance. Mr.. Lammot
du Pont. Mr.. and Mrs. Needs, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Edge. MIR. George Gray. Mr., anc
Mrs. Walter s. Carpenter and Henry P
Constable.
The dinner party tonight is for Mr.
and Mrs. William S. Bergland, who leave
in a few days for their summer home a.
North Hatley, Province OF Quebec, anc
for MIR. and Mrs. Thomas W. Miller, who
leave shortly for a western campaign
tour. Mr.. Miller being one of the mana
gers for the candidacy for President o
Major General Leonard Wood. Theil
other guests were: MIR. and Mrs. Frank L
DeArmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred "
Gawthrop, Mr and Mrs. Whitman, MIR
and Mrs. Lawrence ellison, Stewart
Groves and Messrs. Shsckelford and Gil
pin.
The Laird-Tucker marriage at Virgins
Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va.
TODAY, is an occasion that interests VII
mincton keenly, and that has many
family alionments and associations thai
are unusual and very well worth comment
and mention. A large party OF the bride:
relations went down from here yesterday
to attend the ordination Of Brand Tucker
into the Episcopal ministry yesterday
and his marriage with Miss Laird today
the William Winder Lairds, the Philip
Lairds, the Walter Lairds, Mrs. Georg,
Nesbit. Mrs. William H. Laird and he
daughter, Margaret, who was to be maiC
OF honor, Mrs. Caleb Stabier and her son
Laird Stabler, who was to be an usher, anC
Miss Sarah Chichester.
The bride, Miss Mary Goldsborougl
Laird, is the Youngest Of the twelve chill
dren of the late Rev. and Mrs. William II
Laird; the groom, Rev. Brand Tucker, i
the youhgest of the thirteen children o
the Right Rev. Beverly D. Tucker, D. d.
Bishop Of the Diocese of Southern Virginia
and Mrs. Tucker, both of whom were u
be at the wedding The bride is following
in her mothers and fathers way, fo
they were married In the chapel of Nir
gina Theological Seminary, on the da.
following Rev. Laird's ordination into th'
ministry. Yesterday, Rev. Brand Tuckei
was ordained at the seminary, just the day
before his marriage. He has accepted the