Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-01-31

GIN ,rorc travellers seem to be'hiris Of
rassapc- for time, anyway. Mr.. and
Ms Walter Butler will leave for visit to
Ianar on March Is, and MIR. and Mrs.
E;rdlav Van Lear are contemplating n
southern trip. Mrs. r.. b. Mode of the
Belvederc Apartments with family party
will leave shortly on = months cruise of
Southern waters and others are waiting
FOR opportunities TO engage bookings.
By the way, il YOU are one OF the lucky
vovapcrs. YOU will probably have to take
a ;ss,lite de luxe" in order TO go at all.
You will be told that ordinary accommo-
da,ions may not be had, and YOU will
probably pav fabulous price for suite
with two baths in order to sail away.
Speaking of So uthcrn tours, "they say
the steamship companies demand very
rieid credentials from their passengers,
and in eases where the vessel IS used for
lodging purposes altogether, even when
MANY stops are made, it may readily be
seen how necessary such precautions
would be. Such tour Is really like one
big family afloat, and of course one wants
congenial party.
Mrs. T. Coleman du Pont, accompanied
bv Mrs. Paul Wilson and children, left
for New York on Thursday, TO spend
month General du Pont left yesterday for
n fishing trip to the western coast OF
Florida.
Miss Emily Bissell is in Boston, where
she will spend five weeks.
Mrs. W. II. Allen left for her home in
Nashville, Tenn, on Thursday morplng,
after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Walter
Laird. at Sixteenth street and Riverview
avenue.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Reynolds are spend
ing the weekend with their grandmother,
Mrs. w. A. Reynolds, 1913 Gilpin avenue.
Mrs. c. G. Lee of Washington, is
spending the weekend with Miss Elinor
Vandegrift.
Miss Anne Garrett and Miss Elinor
VANDERBILT will go over to Philadelphia on
Monday TO attend theater party.
Mrs. C. ID. Everett has had as guest for
several days, her sister, Mrs. Joseph Wood |
OF Long Island.
Mrs ID W. Jordan of Germantown. and |
Mrs. ]. ID. Drndas of Philadelphia, also |
sisters of Mrs. Everett, joined Mrs. Wood /
on Thursday for a family reunion.
Mrs. Findlay Van Lear returned from
New York Wednesday night.
Mrs. Charles L. Patterson is in Homo
lulu.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sonnin Krets and
children arc at Miami. Florida, where they
have purchased a bungalow.
Il
rvn Winslow, Mrs Alban Richey and
Miss Richey left this morning for Anna
polls, where they will attend tonlghts
hop as guests of Midshipnan Alban
Richey.
Harry Lukens, who, with Mrs. L,lkens
and children has been visiting DIR. and
Mrs. J. Paul Lukens, sailed on the
Mauretania today for England He viii
return the latter part Of February.
Mrs. william G. Knowles of Chestnut
Hill, Pa, is the guest of her relative, Mrs.
Martha Grant at the Hotel du Pont.
Miss Leah Burton of Lewcs, Delaware,
Was in Wilmington Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". y. Dawson have re-
turned from Atlantic City where they
hsve been spending two weeks, and are st
500 North Van Buren, street.
Mrs. III. Prentiss Nichols and Mrs. ,
Walter Hancock of Philadelphia, were :
Dut-of-town guests for the New-Centlry :
Clubs anniversary celebration.
The cold weather Of the last month has j
brought about much suffering among the |
Door and many cases of illness have been !,
'eported in Wilmington and outlying sec /
ions. In many of these instances the {
plendidly efficient aid of the Babies
Hospital has made il possible to save
many children who might have died with
,ut its help Particular credit is due Miss I