Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-20
Mostly About People

As autumn approaches with its rouad
Of social functions, it is interesting TO
consider just how the ancestors OF many
noted Wilmington families amused them
selves in the period just preceding the
Revolution. The men, even oil higheS'
respcctability, found pleasure IN sucn
rough afnusoments as cock lighting aaa
boxing matches Coli and tennis oehae
unknown, swimming, bowling, quNu-
throwing and riding were favorite sports
Dancing was very popular, although .he
Friends discounteuaaced IT. Daachie
masters occasionally visited WiiHingeoh
10 give the people an opportunity TO
lear, the latest dance Society had no
visiting or black cards. Invitations To
ball or PARTY were prointed or written
on the back of playing cards. Much
lavish entertai,ing was done, when all
delicacies obtainablo were set before the
guests. Wedding entertainments lasted
for two davs, and punch and refresh,
mcnts were served TO all comers. All
gentlemen who came to the wedding
drank with the groom and kissed Inc
bride Few families owned their OWL
carriage, SO that when poople went Visl'-
ing over the rough roads, the woman
usually rode on pillion behind the men.
Such were the pleasures OF wilmington
In prc-!tevolutionary times.
G.. Millard Lang Of Pittsburg arrived
here today to spend his VACATION "tsu
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs George Il.
Lang, S07 Van Buren, street.
Miss Frances Conway, 1920 Shallcross
avenue, is spending summer with ngr
aunt, Mrs Mildred Clark, OF henVhs
N. J.
Miss Florence Prickett and Miss
Suzanne Murphy have just returned
from delightful house party at Oak
land. Md, where they were guests OF
Gilmor Hamill counsel for the Western
Branch of the b. and o. Railroad, at his
beautiful colonial home. Misses jose
phine and Elizabeth Wales have re-
Gently returned from visit IN the
same region. The mountains OF Western
MARYLAND are great center Tor the
Young society men of Yale and Prince
ton. and while the Wilmington young
ladies were there, they were enter
tanned at tennis tournaments dances
and dinner parties. given in their honor
NJ the Deer Park Hotel and at the homes
of their hostesses.
Miss Ethel Morris and Charles Morris,
Jr.. who have been spending two weeks
at Ocean City and Berlin, Md, returned
home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Palmer, of
2JO2 Market street, have returned home
after spending a week with Mrs. Palm
Al II n ia, s,f 4
Heights, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jackson left
TODAY on a motor trip to Newark, y. j., |
Asbury Park, and Atlantic City.
Judge and Mrs. William s. Prlckett
and Miss Prickett motored TO Reho-
both Beach and spent last weekend at
the cottage of Rev Samuel Polk OF
LAwrenceville, \. j.
Mrs. Harry G.. Haskell is at Bar
Harbor, Maine, until the hrst = Sep
tember.
Mrs. William Prickett is spending the
month of August with Miss Ehzaoeth
Patterson at various seaside resorts
The past week was spent at Seabright,
n. J.. Now they are at Southampton,
Long Island, where they viii be during
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs F. p Turner, Miss
Esther Turner and guest, Miss Jayne
Gaiae. of Winston, y. C., and MI. and
Mrs. ]. II. Bartlett motored today to
Gettysburg, Pa, to spend the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Robb, OF oo5
Gilpin avenue, have returned from
months visit to their daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude r. Barnard, st Charlotte.
y. c. Mrs. Barnard and her little
daughter returned with them for a
visit. Mr.. Barnard will join them m 2
few days.
Miss Leila NJ. Kuhns,S Sof Wilmington,
And Miss Helen Cox, of Moorestown,
n. j., are spending two weeks at Della
ware Water Gap. Pa.
Mrs. Martin f. Walker, Miss Mabel
Walker and Martin f. Walker are guests
OF Mrs. Charles S. Gawthrop at. Sea
Girt, Long Island, for the rest of the
season.
Mrs. d. F. McFaul and Miss Kath-I
crime McFaul of 1916 Clayton street are
spending two weeks visiting relatives at
Boston, Mass, and kIttery, Maine.
Mrs. Frank Overdeer, daughter, Mar
raret and niece, Martha Lyslnger, left
Wednesday for week at Atlantic
City, n. j.
Miss Ruth E. Bennett and Miss Made
lcine II. Dixon left Yesterday morning
for Laurel, to be guests at a house party
gwen by Miss Marie LaCates Other
9lests will be Miss Edna Pratt of
CLAYTON and Miss Lillian Thornley, Of
Srnvrla, who have been spending this
week with Miss Locates. The girls are
members of the 1921 class of the Wom-
ems College. Miss Locates gave a tea
for her guests yesterday. Before return
inx home, Miss Bennett will visit rela-
tives in Milford
Miss Edith Spencer of Newark is q
r1,est of Miss Jane Mason OF Laurel
Mr.. and Mrs Hollyday S. Needs, ac-
companied by out-of-town guests leave
TODAY for two weeks trip on the Tech
They will cruise in Long Island Sound
and along the Coast of New England.
Miss Eleanor Cannon is visiting Miss
Marion Rodney of Laurel.