Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-20

mountains, ut the shore or abroad.
Many are taking motor trips through
surrounding States or are touring New
England or the West. Ono might wonder
how our ancestors spent the long hot
summer months. Only twenty-five
years ago 1t would have been considered
fool hardy To attempt to cross the conti-
nent In the noisy leviathan that was he
for.runner of the present automobile.
As Tor "A hundred years ago, the stage
coach or private carriage was the swiftest
conveyance. BY the time a Wilmington
woman had travelled over the rough
roads To Maine or Connecticut, IT would
have been time to tum around and
come home If she wanted to be present
AT autumn festivities Forty years later
the daring citizens might journey from
Albany 20 Buffalo in % hours on
tram, that is. il the weather remained
clear. A hard rainstorm might queneh
the fire IN the locomotive and halt trafflc
People who ara always looking back
ward SAY th n our ancestors were home
abiding folk Many were probably,
because they had 10 be-it was too
much trouble to travel far, unless they
intended to remain at their Journey
end
George 5. Capelle, Sr. and Mrs:
George 5. Capelle, Jr., leave the end OF
this week for Wernersville, Pc. Mrs.
Capellc will remain for week and Mr..
Capcllc will spend the remainder OF the
season there.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. a. ID.
Warner Jr.. entertained some of their
friends on moonlight river ride on one
of the Warner Company tug boats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Rood and
family leave this week on motor trip
TO Cape Cod TO be gone about month
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Garrigues
of plsinhcld, n j., were weekend
guests Of MIR. and Mrs. b. ID. Coppage.
Miss Frances II. Riley returned yes
terdav from a most enjoyable motor
trip. About month ago Miss Riley
attended the commencement at Cornell
University and remained in Ithaca for
A few davS. Since then she has been
touring New York. New Jersey, Penn
svlvania, Delaware. MARYLAND, Virginia,
West Virginia, Ohio, kentucky.
Next week Miss Riley will 60 on
another motor trip 20 the north east
coast Of Long Island TO remain about
ten days.
Iudgr Hugh NJ. Morris, Of United
States District Court. win spend the
month of August at Petersham, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Frederick and
daughters, Dorothy and Marguerite,
have returned to their home in this city
after spending the weekend with MIR.
and Mrs. Egmont 0orn of Washington,
II. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Blanken OF
pressman Home, Tenn, are being con-
rratulatcd upon the birth ot baby
r,rl. who has been named Carolyne
Mrs. Blanken, prior to her marriage,
was Miss Edna Mcintyre OF this city.
Miss Maybelle Coppage Is the guest OF
Miss Elizabeth Gadd at Wakacoug,
Rhode Island.
Miss Henrietta Hopes win leave
the first Of August TO he a guest at
house parfv gwen by Mrs. Copeley IN
poston. Later IN the month she Will
attend a house party IN IItchheid, Conn.
F,udlev Van Lear will join his family
af Kennebunkport, Maine, this week.
Miss Alice Satterthwait Is spending
this week Al Beach Haven, y. }.
Mrs James p. Clarkson left yesterday
for Atlantic City, where she viii spend
a few weeks.
MIR ane Mrs. Poyntell Johnston and |
son returned Monday from three weeks
visit with Mrs. Eugene du Pont at her
cottage AZ Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
Mrs Robert Pennington left today for
Earlesmere, Pa, TO remain for few
days.
Mr.. Charles r. Farmer of this city
has been notified that she woh hrst
place ia the short story contest OF the
Tennessee Nomen's Press and Authors
Club. which has just closed. Mrs.
Farmers clever story Is entitled, The
Art Of Being Color Blind. IL Is story
with society setting written IN a
charming style.
~orr,e Kathleen Norris. Miss MARY
H,ncr of George Peabody College for
Teachers, Prof George Herbert Clarke
pf Sswance, DIR. John Nj. McBryne, Jr.,
NJ Tulane University and William
Cole Jones, the editor OF the Atlanta
Journal
Only members Of the club were eligi-
hle 10 compete Mrs Farmer, who lived
"a Nashville before coming 10 Whining
ton. the first Of the year, still retains her
membership IN the club. Only un-
pibi.shed stories were entered and the
hmit was from $500 TO 5000 words.
TWENTY-FIVE stories we're considered IN
the contest; The prize was s25. Mrs.
Farmer story received the highest rat
ing by four Judges, aud second highest
'by the fifth Judge. IL received two points
more than the story receiving the second
highest grading.
Mrs Jeannie r. Field is at Congress
Hall. Cape MAY, where she will soon be
,olned by her daughter, Mrs Sadler,
Mr.. Sadler and their four sons, Of
Baltimore.
Mlss Bessie Nav Bennett, minister's
assistant 20 DIR J W r. Sumwalt, pas
bor of Grace NJ. T.. Church, Is a student
At the special summer school course lnI
religious work conducted at Dickinson
College, Carlisle, Pa. Miss Bennett will
a