Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-27

stationed at flaOfNOStok, huSSi". hii
Whitfield landed in Manila IN March,
and made the Japan overland trlp by ran
70 Tsurura. where she embarked on
Japanese boat for Vladivostok, rs ono OF
the only two Americans on board. During
this trip Mrs Whitfield, writes, she slept
for FIVE nights without undressing, with
her pistol ready should occasion require
it's use, such apprehension suggested by
the unfriendly attitude Of the japanese
crew.
This hostility is continually evidenced
in Fladivostok, she whites, and " IS not
the Russian bolshcvistic element the
United States navy men fear as Vt rs ~.
apparent menace in Japanese lack oi
friendship toward the United States
representatives. All letters out oi Japan
are censored.
Lieutenant Whitfield was able to secure
quarters for Mrs Whitfield in a big build
ing overlooking the docks, in signalling
sight of the Helena. Here she takes her
meals, except dinner, with Russian
family named Naltesky, and she writes
of the many odd dishes served, such rs
fish pic.
The nearest American woman is
Mrs Lulein, the wife OF the officer III
charge of the radio station on Russian
Island which is three hours distant from
Vladivostok.
The Americans never venture out on
the streets alone and are always prepared
on ship for revolutionary attacks or other
hostile demonstrations.
Lieutenant Whitfield and Mrs Whit
field expect to start for Hong kong on
MAY /. and TO spend a short time III
France before sailing for America late IN
June.
Furs are so plentiful in Russia that Mrs
Whitfield has taken advantage OF the
opportunity afforded 10 secure very
handsome squirrel coat and several pieces
of CrmlnC
Mr. and Mrs Fred Wardcnhurg will
entertain at cards next Saturday evening
Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson and her daughter,
Miss Irene. left Newark Thursday for
New York. from where they will sail
Friday on the steamer Saxonia, Tor Eng
land Mr. Wilkinson, business admmls-
traitor at the University. will Join his witc
and daughter IN England, the hrst part oi
July He Will sail from New ork on the
steamer Aouitania Professor G. + Han
cock and Mrs Hancock entertained the
Wilkinson family at dinner, Tuesday even
ing and Mr.. and Mrs Geo Carter gave a
dinner in their honor on W cdncSday
evening The family will return t. Newark
upon the opening Of the University IN the
fall
The second performance Of Tho
Niikado' by the Westminster Glcc Club
/ will take place on the evening Of MAY 10
AZ the New Century Club Az meeting
al the Glce Club tomorrow night the flnal
plans for the presentation viii hc discussed
Robert \ Foulk junior at the tri-
verSitv Of Delaware. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Lambert J Foulk. will sail for England
IN June. where he will JOIN + Bayard
Carter. Of Newark, who IS pursuing 2
course at Oxford University.
Bishop Philip Cook and Mrs Cook
Rev r " Trapnell and Mrs Trapnell
| were the luncheon guests Of MIR. end Mrs.
! Thomas Perkins of Chestertown, Md,
/ last Friday.
! Mrs. Truman W Campbell has been
/ the guest of Miss Mary Smith In Milford
Slaughter Beach. along the Delaware. a
| few miles to the eas: Of Milford, haS quite
e =
/ the residents who are rCmodellng thcT
| summer homes are George :. Cfner and Dr
/ Willard r Pierce. The c. Donnan HOlZ-
/ mueller cottage. which was destroyed by
| fire recently. is being replaced with
| fine cottage Of forty foot frontage, ard
/ surrounded BY screened pOrches. DT
I Samuel NJ D. Marshall Will erect a
| modern cottage at Slaughter Beach, and
/ other Milford men will construct summer
! homes there
The brilliant showing made by tins
wears annual exhibition by the Whining
/ ton Society OF the Fine Arts Is equally
gratifying TO the society and to the general
public The private view on Monday
evening attracted large number Of art
lovers from many of whom was heard
lavish praise concerning the beauty and
merits of the exhibition Very helpful
| to the connoisseur and 10 the private
purchaser Of hne paintings are the price
lists of the exhibition These are IN charge
of Mrs Frank De Almond and Mrs
Lawrence ellison and any Interested may
obtain the lists.
The private view was full-dress affair
which brought together many congenial
admirers OF the beautiful in art
among CnOSe seen were hlTH. 1laFIeS
Copeland, president of the Wilmington
Society of the Fine Arts; Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Haskell, Mr. and Mrs Pierre :
du Pont. Mrs Hollyday Needs Mr. and
Mrs Lammot du Pont, Mr. and Mrs
Eugene L. du PoDt. Mr. and Mrs Eugene
du Pont. Mr.. and Mrs John Percy
! Nields. Mrs James Draper, Sr Mrs
James Draper, Jr the Misses Draper
Mrs. Frank De Almond. Mrs Lawrence
Gibson. Mr. and Mrs Frank Whitlock
Colonel and Mrs George A Elliott Mr.
and Mrs. George p Bisscll Mr. and Mrs
William (. Bergland. Mrs. Thomas Wood
nut Miller. Mr. and Mrs Josiah Marvel
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Bancroft Mr. and
Ms. John Bancroft Misses Amory. Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan Scott. Harry Bush. Miss
Josephine Bush, Mrs " X du Pont Mr.
and Mrs Henry Candy, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Pennington, Mrs. Samuel Ban
croft. Jr, Miss Constance Moore
OF course all Of the well-known artist
colony were there and many artist visitors
for the exhibitions Of the society ere
firmly established not only in Wilmington
but elsewhere as being the means Of en-
joying very real and lovely things.
A charrningly arranged shower was
given by Miss Minnie Madsen at hel
home in Perth AmbOy on Wednesday
evening in honor of her sister. Miss Edith
Madsen. whose engagement to Clark r
Kuhns was recently announced The
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