Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Mostly About People


ANY function that tends To draw the
older generation into fellowship Win
the ,ca,lr-. Younger generation of today
la We'll worth preserving. Because the
\a.rmhlica hriny together tho younger
aud older members of society IN nm
event that n characterized 10y It's sane
,onseryni,an, rather than because they
s,e un,,suni IN decoration and arrange
,rcnta. that iaf twenty years they have
t.eon "A lcasinu event Of the season.
Tho hnllroom and dining room oi The
Hotel du poni last night ON the occasion
nl the Assembly Rall, were without
DECORATIONS. snyc single basket oi
vloy,np ro,nacliin ON the center table IN
IN, dn narrv Room where supper was
setyrd lhcr were mo- Innovations
espeui the plncing Oi the famous Meyer
nakis orchestra midway down the
Ileyeuth street side Of the ballroom, IN
a,rad ol the iar end ol Il, as ~ usual.
Mrs n. n. NJ Carpenter Mrs. Pierre
4 la pnnt Mrs. lrcncc du pont, Mrs.
turene dn pnnt. and Mrs Allred Cav
ihnn rceived the guests, who mum
horrl nearly 200 The arrangements
had leen mndc hy a committee COM
unsnd nf Mira Henry II. Thompson,
N,a 4. lclix du Point, Mrs ". h.
du Point. Harry Haskell and Harlan
4 Srnti
4 numhct of stunning gowns were seen
on the hall room, floor, the brilliant
shntlrs nl the wnmcns dresses contrast
tnr with the mems conventional black
aud white. Mrs. lrcncc du Ponrwore n
rnWn ol white souuins Mrs. Felix du
p,n, vn,r "A lvnWn nf dark hluc velvet
embroidered with silver beads. Mrs.
Harlan Scott was goNncd IN plum
eolnrrd velvet Mfs Henry y scott.
w. wna handsome in n gown oi cloth ol
.ll,u Mrs Irving Warner wore a
lupuminu gown nl rrCcn, embroidered ~
nnld and u chaplri uf silver leaves IN
hrr hnir Mrs Alfred Gawthror wore
,rllnW antn Mrs Eugene du Pont woro
pnk. aud Mrs. W u. du Pont wore a
delightful shade oi green Polly du
inn was radiant m flame colored
rnWn, and Margarctta du font war
charming IN blue
senator and Mrs Coleman du pont
vpup amung the sixty guests of Iresi-
dent and Mrs. Harding AT the state
dinner nivcn ~ tho White House
lhntsdnv cvon,ng. This dinner, which
uprnci the formal social prugram az the
Whiie House. a. usually described ~
the Cabinet dinnct
Tho entire company assembled m
the anc Ronm shortly hclorc O'Clock
Whrn thc President mud his wife entered
ihr npnfimrnt and greeted the guests
,olonel ,hreucc q Shcrrlll. I :. \
ehial ol thc military aids ON duty al
the White liuusc. attending the host
and pfeHpniinr rnCh guest hv name
Ihis rnnm and tho State dininrroou
w,,a drrnfntod in poinscttia blossoms ~
Was elso the Hast Room. where n shor'
p,uufsn nl sonps was gwen hy MIS-
Nn,y lorlnn and Miss Katherine Day
ton after the dlnncr. Christmas colounl
wea uurd throughout the entire. tys'
fouf, with rod capped candles 10 hight
The table whcrc the PRESIDENT sat
Tho company included, M addition
90 ihe hosts, the Vice PRESIDENT and Mrs
toahdrr. the Secretary of state anC
Nfs Hughes. the Secretary oi th'
Treasury and Mes Mellon, the Secrc
iaf, ul War and Mrs Weeks, th'
Attorney Gcncal thc Secretary oi th'
Navy and Mrs. pcnhV, the Secretary
ul agriculture and MIR. Wallace, th'
& SECRETARY ol tommervc and Mrs
hoover. the SECRETARY ui Labor and Mrs
nayis, senator and MIR. Irvine |.
lrnrnoi. senator and Mrs. Truman II
Ncwherrv. Scnator andNrs. lnwrenc'
&. rhipps Scnator and Mrs. Colcmal
,hi Point. General John J. Pcrshinl
Representative G. Rascom Slemp, Rep
reaonlative and Nrs Samuel NnSlow
l,onrrsontniivc Joseph q. Cannon am
Mis- Cannon. Representative and MIR
Nioholns l.nngWorth. the Secretary e
the President End Mrs. Christian am
Nr lnecnc lialc. MIR and Mrs. Osca
strauss Mrs J. G. Raticllc, Mrs. lamc
e. Frazer. Nj and Mrs Charles {
Glover. Mrs Frederick Dent Grant
Chanlcr iIalc. Bishop John ". llamil
TON, Miss Laura Harlan, Commando
and Mrs. v. = llolcms, Charles u
Nhnu. N,ss Patton, Mr. and MIR
William Met Ritter. Colonel and Mn
tlnrcncc - sheriff. and Mr.. and Mn,
Mllham Roycc Thompson.
George A. Elliott. lr. returned ycsteI
dny from ale University 90 spend III
hnlidays with his parents, Colonel an
Mrs scorgc \. Elliott. Richard Elliott
Whn b. at fcsscndcn School, Ncvto
Mass, viii return carly in the week
Invitations have been ISSUED "a
lnrgo luncheon and reception 60 b
gwen hy senator and Mt. Colcma
la lrnt ON December 81 at their bom,
SOS Rioomc street Both the receptio
aud ih, buffet luncheon viii last through
uit the afternoon, for the convenienc
ul uut-ol-town guests and Others VIII
will arrive later than the Invitation
hour at l30
Miss Esther Wilson Bringhurst wa
married at noon today t0i Burt Rufu
nhddcn attorncy-at-law Of Lancaster
"a. The ceremony took place az th
home ol MIR and Mrs. John Il. Bring
hurst, ~prinrvicw Farm, West Chester
Pa. The brides father, DIR. Joscpl
lsr,nphursl ct FELTON,. Delaware, CAV
FILA IHAtHER UNION.