Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-19
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Tho FIRST large dance affair succeeding
y,,t as vet announced will be the Mill
,arv Rali TO be gwen by Company T of the
Deiswarc National Guard Tuesday even
mo March 20, III the ball room of the
UotoI d,l Pont. The ball will be military
affair in every detail, and the presence ot n
n,in,hprof blind cx-servlce men from the
Voca nal Education School near Balh-
moro will afford means for the disposal OF
articles made by these soldiers. Since
the time the dance was first suggested the
FOLLOWING ist of prominent women have
consented 10 serve rs patroneSSes NirS;
Pierre = ou Pont Mrs. Willard tiail
Porter NJ. Henry B. Thompson ana
Mrs Henry Z. Scott Interest IN the dance
will be broad and keen, both by reason
e snch SPONSORS and because OF the cclat
viven % any form Of social entertainment
~ tbc military note Both the ballroom
md tho ,ju Barry room will be used tor
he hall with supper served III the latter.
ipprnprjatc music will furnish inspiration
or the occasion. and the preScnce OF dis
oe,,jshcd quests will lend further IN
Governor William ID. Denney has
..,l his intention of being prcscat,
.s,#,,a a larce number OF well-known per
- c,rrrrted with Delaware official
,rd pubic life Captain Henry Is. Parker
i Battery + Is the chairman OF arrange
ncrtS for tho dances and he wall he as
.,sfed bv Captain John +. Blackson,
Ijcu, Ieray Work, Lieut. Waddington,
Lieui William Reagan.
There died on February II, at the home
II her daughter, in Ch'cego, Mrs. Susan
Woodwprth. who WAS y lrlend OF Abraham
lincoln in his early days
Mrs Woodworth lived in the now de-
serted village Of New Salem, H. from
1881 to 81 Lincoln had come there
a wear before. a gaunt ungainly boy,
co nun flat bost for Denton Ofut,
che village Croesus.
Mrs. Woodwork remembered him
well at this period OF his life and used
20 tell her children how he won his
famous wrestling match with jack Arm
strong. how he walked SIN miles 70 return
a few cents overcharge. and how, as
postmaster. he had carried the letters
around under his hat
She was friend, also, Of Anne Rut-
edge. Lincoln'S first sweetheart Mrs.
Woodwork was born III Tennessee For
he last twenty wears since the death
Y her husband, she has lived IN Chicago.
William shewen Ellis Will attend the
photographers convention st Dellas,
Tex. where he will make an address on
March IS.
Mrs. Henry Ridsely Of Dover VIII enter
tain at tea on Thursday afternoon IN
honor of Mis-. Maud Wood Park, chair
uAn Of the National Women's Joint
Congressional Committee, and Mrs
Clifford Pincbot, who viii be II Dover for
L. AL 7 -Tcfa <Yy~
A number Of prominent local women who
sxpect TO attend the hearing viii he among
he guests invited to meet the distinguished
visitors.
Miss Irene Estelle D Richards lef,
Yesterday for a stay OF several weeks in
Atlantic City and New York
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Corey win
spend the holidays at Nentnor.
Mrs. Martha Grant has returned to the
Hotel du Pont after visit q Atlantic
City.
The Washington Birthday celebration
bv the Nationl Society Of the Daughters
oi the American Revolution is always
extremely interesting and this years
affair promises 10 be Of unusual merit
Mrs : NJ Council, regent Of the Della
ware Daughters has received 8 hand
somelv engraved card setting forth the
elaborate program 10 be gwen at Memorial
Continental Hall Ii Washington, on Feb
rlarv % Among the patriotic organiza-
tons taking part are the District OF
Columbia ID A. R. the Sons Of the
American Revolution District OF Colunla
and the District OF Columbia Society Of
the Sons of the American Revolution As
the State conference OF the Delaware
D. A. r takes place February q, at
1880 at the New Century Club, and the
Washington D. G. Celebration on Feb
rurarv %. the local Daughters are divid-
lng their society means and interest
among these and the Wilmington celebra-
tons on February 21-22.
The State conference on Thursday will
open st 10 so with an Intermission at noon
for luncheon served II the club. A1rs
Edward Gilligan Jr,, IS chairman Of
reservations
Mrs. Jane ". Pennewlll has returned
from a short stay Al Norfolk, Va.
Miss Helen Garrett is the hostess at an
afternoon tea TODAY II honor Of Miss
EInor Tandegrift and Mrs Thomas
Bradford who IS the guest Of her parents,
Ijr Joseph r. Odell and Mrs odell
Red OAK road
Mrs Eyelyn Nields and son sailed
on the Imperator from New \ ork, day
or two az as the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Wvckoff and family OF Kew York for a
protracted tour Of Europe. The party will
spead several weeks klgland and later
viii travel IL Palestine and through
Egypt, and may be absent until autumn
or winter
Mrs ( B. Davis, Jr entertained in
formally at cards Yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Clement " Miller, who has been
seriously i'll, Is convalescing satisfactor-
lily. according 10 the latest word from the
6aa Francisco hospital where she has
seen under treatment several weeks.
Russell Dunham has Just arrived home
from visit to his dalIphters S bedside, and