Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-03
Mostly About People

August brings a period of almost
I.,nten Quiet 10 Wilmington society
Many families are occupying summer
homes in the mountains or ut the shore
several are travelling abroad AZ the
Nrv time that few are sailing ior
Furope. however, an equal number are
arriving home. Among the passengers
arriving at New York on the Red star
Liner iceland, from Antwerp, South
ampton and Chcrbourg, August |, were
pr and Mrs. J. Paul Lukens, oi vi
Washington street On the same day
arrived on the White Star liner Cedric
grom Liverpool Miss Susan BrasSington,
al sO= Franklin street and Miss Alicia
du pont. of Nemours. Miss du Poat,
Who i n daughter of Alfred /. du Pom
has bccn n student of Jean dc Reszke,
under whom she is cultivating lyrlc.
soprano voice with the intention oi
becoming An operate prima donna.
Miss Esther Bancroft, daughter oi
Mr. and Mrs. John Bancroft, IS inc
uucst of MIR. and Mrs. II. A. f Stuart a'
ghcir ranch. the -. Y in Peton. Wyo-
ming Miss Bancroft left this city last
FRIDAY evening for Pittsburg, Pa, where
She ioined Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Evans
who are also guests at the ranch. Whlie
an route for peton the party visited
several placcs of interest, including the
Yellowstone National Park. Their stay
in Wyoming is indefinite, but VIII
nrobablv include the month OF August
Other Wilmington guests at the
Ranch are MIR and Mrs. John =, Bird.
Judge Hugh NJ. Morris and family
went YESTERDAY To Petersham, Mass,
for the month of August.
Miss George Hickman is visiting IN
Lindthicum Heights, Baltimore.
Emerson Stone, former song director
for Wilmington Community Chorus,
stopped here Friday night on his way 70
Montana. Mr.. Stone has recently been
organizing song leaders classes IN
southern cities.
Miss Sue c. Horn and Miss Mildred
Haley leave next Tuesday for Ashury
Park
Miss katherine T. Rusall, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Rusall liv-
ING ~ 1902 West ThIrtIeth street, Is
visiting Rev. and Mrs. t T. Mordecal.
n, Beechwood. in Jenkintown, Pa, Rev
MIR Mordecai was formerly pastor OF
Faxtlake Church, but resigned to take
charge Of the Beechwood Schools.
Miss Lillian C. Webster is visiting
,-,,leye friends in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon and
Miss Elinor Cannon are spending some
time at Ocean Grove.
DR.. Mary f. Woolley, president OF
Mount Holyoke College, has been ap-
pointed a member Of the commission
which the United Mission Boards OF
Canada, England and the United States
is sending TO make a survey OF China 5
Mission Schools DR.. Ernest DE Wit
Burton OF the University of Chicago Is
the chairman of the commission. Other
members are Bishop F. J. McConneil,
bishop Of the Pittsburg area Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and former
president Of DE Pauw University, Pro
lesser Percy Roxbv of the University OF
LlNfFlrbsts f1iiEss anu LII -
dean Of College of Education, University
Of Iowa
The commission will sail from Van
couver August Is on the Empress oil
Assn. In China they will be Joined by
American and Chinese missionaries
representing All Protestant denomlna-
tions The commission will s,,end SIX
months studying ChineXse ducauon
IN China In its relation to Chinese govern
rnent education.
DR.. Russell believes IN visual educa-
ton and considers that the universal use
Of educational motion pictures would
offer undrcamed-of possibilities lie Is
taking with him number OF representa-
tive reels produced bv the Society ior
AIsual Education. These films show
incidents In American history, physlo-
graphic studies of Niagara and glacial
regions, studies in natural history, sanl-
taiion and geography They are fitted
with captions which have been trans
lated into Chinese by p young Chinese
student at the University OF Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Owens are
spending two weeks with relatives IN
lower Delaware and on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland.
MIR. and Mrs. Gamble Latrobe are
spending the month Of August at Cape
May.
MIR. and Mrs Leon Walker and family
are spending a month at Lake Placid,
Y. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont leave