Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
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This years cruise Of Annapolis Naval
Academy men will begin near June !.
The itinerary will include a week IN the
Azores. a week at Christiania, Norway, a
week at Lisbon, 4 days at Gibraltar, Tour
davs at some port in Cuba. Midshipman
John r.. Nicholson will make the crulse,
and Chancellor Nicholson with Mrs.
Nicholson will go down to bid him bon
yovayc Chancellor and Mrs. Nicholson
spent the last weekend st Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs Randolph Shaeklcford
arc spending several days in New York.
The fourth of the series of dances given
this season bv Delta Chapter of:the Sigma
Alpha Phi Frsternity will be held Friday
evening at the New Century Club. Kim
emcy's orchstra will furnish the music.
Oliver J. Bader is chairman of the follow
ing committee in charge: Ralph A. Sent
man. Henry L. Huff, sherman ii. King,
Fremont ]. kleitz.
An attractive hospitality of Saturday
was Mrs. Walter NJ. Doughtens 5 card
party, with forty guests present. Brdge
was the game. the lucky players being
Mrs Hugh George, Miss Alice Dean.
Mrs Carleton p. Bardsley, Miss Mar
caret kinkead, Mrs. Louis Coppage. Inc
hostess used carnations and sweet peas
effectively In the decorative scheme.
The children OF the G.. A. X. which
is the .Iunior Branch of the ID. A. r., are
row rehearsing for the play they expect
70 give soon as the closing event OF TIE
soeietvs season. Among the young girls
who are interested are Misses Helen
Scott, Dorothy Rooney, Janet Brady,
Esther Settle.
The Delaware Chapters of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution Will ceie-
hrate Flag Day June IA. at Cooch's Bridge
Members of Ceasar Rodney Chapter Will
go by private motor and by bus, and Will
join with the other State chapters for a
box lunch.
Mrs. ]. c. Justis was hostess for an OUT
door party yesterday at her home I'D
Newport in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Boutwell, who leave Wilmington, June
T. reside in Cleveland, O. Other guests
were Mrs. Thomas c. Mum, Mrs. Frank
Bovnton. Mr. and Mrs. Millard DAVIS,
Nj. and Mrs. Clarence Barton, DIR. and
Mrs. Linkead.
Friday evering. al the New Century
Club. the first recital of Mrs. Alice Hulk
tables dancing class vii take place. Social
dancingwill follow the program.
Princeton's gala week END ended sun
dav after the close OF the festivities OF
House Party Week, when 500 pretty girls
we're guests of Old Nassau. Miss EIIza-
beth Holladay represented Wilmington
among the debutantes
The events began with Triangle Club
performance Of They Never Come
Back followed by dances at all OF the
upper class clubs on Prospect street A
track meet and baseball game furnished
cgcitemcnt with more dances at the clubs
IN Saturday evening. The weekend
t.osed on Sunday after the usual chapel
serice, when the girls and chaperones
cntraindd for their homes.
Rev. n. ". TrapneIl will go to Alex
apdria. Ia. on June ?. to deliver an ad-
dress sf the Theological Seminary IN
nernorylof Reverend William III. Laird.
The marriage Of Miss Hazel F.. Griffith,
daughteil of Mr.. and Mrs 4. n Griffith
Of aa|hington, ID. C., and Elmer M.
Pusev. f@rmerly of Wilmington, viii take
place on3 June /, in St. Paul's English
Lutheran Church. Washington. Mr.
Pusev was formerly 8 member of the
Beacon Business College faculty.
The National Capital Horse Show
opened a FIVE days meeting Saturday
afternoon, with the President of the
lnited States, the ranking officers OF the
army and leading diplomats OF Europe and
South America giving their endorsement
to the sport There was an unusually
large attendance in the grand stand and
paddock.
The President, accompanied by Mrs.
Harding and Colonel Sheriff., reached
the grounds Just In time for the military
race. with all officers riding IN uniform.
Colonel Robert NJ Thompson, former
President of the association, and Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt
escorted the President to the box and
remained with him and Mrs. Harding
for the balance of the program, which
included chariot race for enlisted men
from Fort MyerN and an open steeple.
chase.
Miss Elizabeth Jeanes, of Philadelphis
who was one of the season most popular
buds, will be honor guest at dinner
dance to be given at the Philadelphif
Country Club next Friday by her uncle
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac w. JeaDes
Among the out-of-town guests who viii
attend this affair will be Miss Conelis
Hallowell of Boston Miss Mary Marvel
of Wilmington, and Miss Adaline Oxnarc
Of Washington.
An attractive coterie of weekend visitor,
at the c. VI. Handy home included Mis-
Margaret b. Handy, who is a student al
Walnut Lane School in Philadelphia ano
her school mates Miss Lucille Hoffman
Of Hagerstown, Md and Miss Rache
Bancroft of Montpelier, Nt.s
Mr. and Mrs. j. Findlay Van Lear have
been spending several days at Alta attic
City.
The Delaware Association of College
Women at meeting held last week
elected Miss Helen T. Brinton as cor
responding secretary Miss Brinton il
considered one OF the ablest and most
charming young women In Wilmington
She is gifted along several lines Of talent
, one of which Is dramatic art Her recent
production of the one act play, Over.
tones, was decided success
This afternoon and tomorrow at Ole
Swedes parish house the women of I'm.
manuel p. 4. Church are holding a rum.
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