Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-24

no formal receptions. The sons and
daughters from distance gather home
Ter the great day and are merry together
Sweet is the time ior joyous iolS
pl gifts and mlus'rclsy.'
pnc oi the most delightful Christmas
dinners o, the season was gwen by Mr..
rrd Mrs. tlcniy T. Scott to the d,rco-
tors. officers md their wives and the
attaches and their wiycs OF the Tenth
and second and Market streets offices OF
the Wilmington Ins, Co, IN the du
narry suite OF the Hotel du pont las,
rvcnlnp. Covers were laid for lao
IN. dinner WAS fixed for 6.3O O'Clock,
snd following the menu. there were
several informal talks Ono of the thici
sources OF pleasure was the giving OF a
Christmas remembrance from the Trust
Go, 10 each n,tache. In o,hcr years,
when time. were ilour,shing, II was
nothing unusual to expect n bonus, hut
under present conditions. none had been
looked ior th,s war. Throughout the
evening, tho utmost good fellowship
prevailed. and Mr. Scott, president OF
the ,ns,ituihp, carried out the role of
toaslinss,.r IN h,- usual admirable
fashion.
In welcoming the guests MIR Scott
expressed his gratitude Tor the splendid
spirit with winch he had been received
hv The stan oi the organization. and the
unity and good feeling which per-
m.ntcd the force. lie declared that good
management and good manner. are
necessary m modern corporation hle,
~ meet irving conditions and secure
success which all are striving for Since
uus' companies aud hanks occupy differ
ent relations 90 Tho public from that of
ufdnary corporations then development
~ civ,c lic means much 20 n comnrn nifty.
llc predicted the Wilmington Trust
co would occupy even more useful
position IN the life Of the city IN the
iu,ufr than " has up 60 this time. Others
speakers were George ;. Capcllc, hon
ornrv chairman oi the board of directors, /,
James \. Winchester. chairman ot the
board 1lxhman Johnson and Charles
&. Kurt, y,cc-pv~sldent. Harry Craig
TOE the Tenth and Mntks, streets Office;
Robert ", Richards for tho board OF
directors
Miss Julia Elliott. daughter OF Colonel
and Mrs George A. Elliott, will I've pre-
sentci Co sccicty next "wednesday. In
,alonol lsllio,i's home, Red Oak Road,
from until N3n
rhi. VIII hc followed 10y dinner for
thr house suc.i-. and = hall az the
llnlrl du pont IN the evening for the
Nnunucf set, Receiving with Miss
llknti aud her mother will I've Mis-,
Nic,onne du ron,, Miss Nsrgartts
,lu FONT, Miss Polly du rcn,, Miss Jane
,I
si,v, Miss Alhcrth Reach of Philsdel-
phia, Mis- Emily Thompson OF Boston,
Miss Marau Sccmorc and Miss Dora
lc'chk,se Of New York, and Miss Elifa-
beth Eohnson Of Hartford.
Mr.. Harriet Walker Of Piedmont.
California. Is tho guest of Mrs Clement
Miller icr the holidays.
Nliss Nei,h Rcrl IN visiting Miss Leila
Dare, ct New York
Miss Louise Corbit lea will give a
dinner At the Country Club before the
small and Early Dance on New Years
I've.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. n. Van SAINT of
ssl~na, Md, announce the engagement
ol their daughter. Anne, 10 Terry Mitch.
I'll, son Of nr. and Mrs Samuel
,h,lcs Mitchell OF the University OF
l,,chmond Miss Van Sanf was grad
ua,c of the Nomcn's College of the
University oi Delaware in 1921, and
Mr.. Mitchell y r graduate ol the nj
Ncrsity ol Delaware and the MaSsachu-
s.its Institute of Technology lie is
now EMPLOYED by the Fnck Company st
Na,ncshoro, Pa. DIR Mitchell was
formerly president Of Delaware College.
Ni.s Van SAINT viii spend the Christ
mns holidays with DIR, and Mrs.
Mitchell IN Richmond.
George II. Ward, Jr, cadet at
>lalnion, Military Academy, >,aunton,
Virgins. II spending the Christmas holi-
day. with he parents Mr.. and Mrs.
tcorgc Il. Ward of this city.
Miss Peggy Ri,chic - home from
Pine Nanot," Wellesley. Mass. 90
spcnd the holidays with her parents, DIR.
aud Mrs. Chas. A. liichic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Carpenter.
lr. celebrated their hi,y-siNth wedding
anniversary on December 10. This date
was nlso Mrs Carpenters birthday
anniversary The day was quietly and
llcn-nnlly sIrnt NJ homo and Mr. and
Mrs. Carpenter were recipients of
many gifts, cards. flowers and other
f.,ncmhrances from their friends and
from their children who make their
home ia East Orange.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George a. Wright oI
Hlll~r~.t. viii celebrate their fifty.
fourth wedding anniversary tomorrow
They were married December 2i, 1867
in Philadelphia. Mr.. Wright was ~
wears old las, October, while his wifi,
VIII he 10 ycars old next January
No'h are IN excellent health
Mrs. Danicl r. Barnard, ath, oI
Hoston. Nnss. has ncon visiting hei
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard :. Grcgl
~ Cen,rcvillc. She was joined hy Mr.
barnntd who ,s assoclstc manager ol
the chemical engineering laboratory o.
ihr Massachusetts institute Of Tech,
nolow,. YESTERDAY, aud both viii rcmnil
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg until aftci
IA" holidavs.
Mir. barnard who will Dc rcmembcre,
- one Of the juno brides, her wcddn,
r Lower brsndywine Church being m
n2ctcs,ing event, has been the giles
81, n few dsys of MIR. l. ID short o
Milford \ number OF persons hay,
entertained informally IN her honor
Kex, Tuesday evening, Ms Gregg vii
entertain for her ri y small house party
Misc Elizabeth Uolladay VIII INV,