Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-26
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The Lsnten season is now very close
At hand. February marking the COM
mencement of the penitential season. No
Iarg, private social affairs may be expected
during the interim. and those to follow
Lent will probably. be more restricted
in scope than the largest Of the winter
season. whose gaieties have been OF
mild order compared with the festive
occasions of last winter q year ago, when
enc hostess after another established
seeming precedent for succeeding hos
pitslj.y TIE most elaborate ri last sea-
so.s fInc: inns. very handsomely ar
ra@cnli,4li n4snot even been approached
hvJanv one ii this winter affairs, ana
wa ne genpcal disposition shown to re-
r-bncn somewhat all along the Inc OF
expenditure, the springtime Will hardly
ofTe- very extensive entertaining
MIR. and Mrs Henry B. Thompson
hsn for Miss Eleanor Thompson will take
place tonight ut the Ritz-Carlton IN
Philadelphia, and will be large and very
,'.-l 1t affair; one of the very handsomeSt
Philadelphia season. Numerous
,yiT precede the ball. one of tho
-, .1.r4rtive of which viii be the one
~ aud Mrs. Charles Ingersoll of Phil
:llnii,h;a vi give in honor Of Miss Ihomp-
son. Among tho Wilmington debutantcs
VINO will 30 Mr.. and Mrs Thompson $
guests on "Wednesday evening are Miss
.I-fc Marvel. Miss Mary Marvel, Miss
ti'ssi,oth IfoIladay, Miss Sarah Town
ecrd Miss Nice Candec
Miss .Ia,e Marvel " I visit Miss Eliza
bo.i Barcl,ilc IN Philadelphia this week.
wlulo Miss Mary Marvel viii be the guest
of Mss E!oise Wariner
Roy. Frederick T. Ashton and Mrs
Ashton III tireencvillc. will entertain At
dinner on Friday evening in honor az
Bishop Philip Cook and Mrs. Cook
Dr. William H. Speer and Mrs: Speer
Of SOS West street, and Mr.. and Mrs.
William ]. Highfeld Of 1914 Van Buren
street. expect 10 leave on April 10 for .
sta, In tic ReTmudas
Miss Tracy Lyon Of New York city
VIII be Miss Jane Maryels guest for the
ucei 5 end.
Mir ard Mrs Charles Warner and MIR.
.,d Mrs. 4. D. Warner, Jr, leave on
february 10, for Miami where they Will
sncnd two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Cooper, OF New
York. who came over 10 attend the
ADMINISTRATIONS wedding on Satur-
,!ay evening. remained for the weekend
rs the guests of Mrs Norris Smith, who
recently returned to Wilmington TO re-
side after several months absence IN New
York. Mr.. Cooper is an official OF the
General Motors Company and formerly
lived here and at Gordon Heights until
bis removal 70 New York soon after the
close of the war.
Mr.. and Mrs William c. Corey will
entertain at supper and bridge tomorrow
evening
February will be guest night at the
New Century Club and at this time Mrs.
Marx Obendorfer Of Chicago, Ill, General
Federation chairman Of music, will lee
ture on Americarization through music,
with illustrations gwen by member s
of the New Century music committee
of which Mrs Egnont t. Negendank Is
chairman.
Mrs. Obendorfer has made a generous
offer 70 the clubs of the National FEEDERS
ton in the east, TO appear before any q
,hem. to speak on "AmeTicanizatior
through music, provided, Of course, hcl
expenses are paid.
The Bankers and Brokers Ball last
rirht. which was held N the Hotel du
Port ballroom, was & success. a Large
lumber OF guests attended, and mUcr
endowment was derived from the beautI
full novelty dances arranged, Tor which
handsome prizes were gwen. Shorter
T,io I'D r}a q
and refreshments were served. The fol
loving committees were in charge: Danct
committee, Nests. Deverel Bryan
Collins, Ewing and Hickman; ticket com
nittee, Messrs. Horsey. Butler, Fritz
program and music, committee. Messrs
Shaw, Schofeld, Galloway. Campbell
novelty committee, Nests. MerZ, Davis
BATHS, Sauerhoff; committee or Tyrizes
Miss Nipple, chairman. Misses kauss
Smith, OiNei1.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A Francis have
gone TO Palm Beach. Florida, where they
will spend two months
Mrs. c. Scoville, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Sherman G Lloyd
ct 1402 Gilpin avenue for six weeks re-
turned 70 her home in Chicago or Satu-
Gay
Miss Helen Lloyd. Of Easton. Md
arrived Yesterday to be the guest Of Mrs
Trueman " Campbell OF the Kennel
apartments for two weeks, and this at
ternoon Mrs Campbell is entertaining
IN her honor, while other pleasant affair
viii be rendered during her stay in vii
mington.
Mrs Robert " Smith is visiting il
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Holiday 5 Needs, Jr., returned
from New York City yesterday after
weeks stay.
Mrs A. p Van Colder Of 14G3 Delawar
Avenue entertained number Of guests a
luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. John Z. Miller Of Huntington
Va, has been the guest Of Mrs jaime
B. Broad. of 1905 Nottingham Road
for several davs, en- route to New Yorl
CItx- whore she will rnciIe On Eri9e,