Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-09

events. Late in December Mrs, William
II. du Pont will present her daughter
Pauline TO society. During the last week
of the month Miss julia Elliott, daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. George A.
Elliott, viii make her debut.
Fourth Assistant Post Master General
Harry III. Billany, while returning to
Washington from business trip to
Philadelphia, stopped in Wilmington
yesterday and called upon friends.
Next Tuesday evening at s o'clock,
Miss Florence Dodge Fuller, daughter
of MIR and Mrs. James Edmund Fuller,
will be welded TO Albert Norris Chand-
lcr at the home of her parents, 124
West Twenty-first street. Rev. Alex
ander Allison. Jr., ID. d., OF Bridgeport,
Conn.,, will perform the ceremony. He
will be assisted by Rev. L, Franklin
Smiley. The bride will be attended by
Miss Jean McCaughan rs maid of honor
and her sister, Miss Annette Fuller, as
bridesmaid. Donald Chandler, brother
of the groom will be best man. Walter
Smith win he groomsman. The cere-
mony will be witnessed by the relatives
and immediate friends of the family.
Mrs. ]. Saunders Taylor will enter
tain at luncheon tomorrow in honor of
Miss Margaretta du Pont.
Miss Julia Elliott leaves shortly for
New. Haven, Conn, where she will
remain indefinitely.
This afternoon Mrs. Douglas Buck,
Mrs. Hollyday $. Needs, Jr., and Mrs
Francis Victor du Pont, will give tea
at the country home of Mrs. Buck.
About two hundred guests are invited.
The house has been decorated with
ferns and autumn flowers, with yellow
ehrysanthemums predominating.
Tomorrow evening Miss Blanche
McIntire and James Mcclure Thomp-
son will be married in West Presby-
terian Church. Rev. L. Franklin Smiley
will perform the ceremony. Miss Mcln-
tire will be given in marriage by her
brother, Edward Mclntiire and will be
attended by her sister Miss Alice
Mclntire The best man will be Edmund
II. Madden, Jr., of Absecon, \. j., and
the ushers will be Walter IL. Bennett,
of this city and Edward J. Elliott OF
Bridgeville. Herman l.. Madden OF
Absecon, n. j., will play the wedding
march.
Following the ceremony reception
for the immediate family and friends
will he held at the home of the bride,
427 North Broome street The illness
of Mr. ThompSoD's mother prevents
the reception from being very elaborate.
After brief trip north, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson will be at home at 1923
Delaware avenue.
Miss McIntire has been a teacher in
the public schools of this city Mr..
Thompson is connected with the Pull
man Co.
The Alliance-Francaise held the first
meeting for the season Monday at the
Misses Hobbs school. The appreciative
audience was delightfully."- entertained
by NJ. Van Gennet who explained the
origin and history of French popular
songs. His talk was Illustrated by q
number of the quaint charming song:
in the patois used by the peasants
The Marching Song" with its MARTA
swing. the sailors chantey with tha
nautical rocking movement typical o
sea songs Of all nations, a wistful ano
lovely berceuse, merry wedding song
and musical shepherds call wer
among the traditional songs with whicl
NJ. Van Gennet charmed his audience
| The Vicmead Hunt Club followed tn
hounds last Saturday afternoon owe
the hills around Montchanin. Thi
coming Saturday the hunt will start iron
the Old Mill.
Bishop Beverley Tucker of Virgins
and Bishop William l.. Gravatt of Wes
Virginia viii be the guests Of Rev. AM
Mrs. Il. W. Trapnell during the Syno'
meeting next week.
Mrs Philip Laird and Mrs. A. Fell
du Pont. viii give tea Saturday after
noon in honor Of Miss Margaretta d.
Pont. About four hundred guests ar
invited TO the tea at Mrs. Laird's estate
Mrs. Washington Bowie Chichester
Mrs. Irenee du Pont, Mrs. William
Winder Laird, and Mrs Allen Henr
will pour. Assisting them will be Mis-
Sarah Chichester, Miss Yictorine d
Pont. Mrs Edward b. Whiteman, Mr.,
Charles z. Warwick, Miss Margare
Laird, Mrs. Walter X. Laird and Mis-
j essie Bond, OF Baltimore.
The Bachelors Ball, one Of the mo:
enjoyable events of the social calenda
viii take place the night before Thank
giving in the ball room of the Hot
du Pont. The patronesses who hay
been asked to serve are Mrs. Bess
q. du Pont, Mrs. Irenee du Pont, Mr.
William X. du Pont, and Mrs. Georl
A. Elliott, the mothers of the season
debutantes.
Monday evening the Church Club {
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