Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-12
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A wedding OF intcrest TO Whining
tonisns will he eoicmnlzcd In St Paul's
Church. Stockbridgc. Mass, on Sep
,cmtcr .. when Miss Christina u.
Sedgwick. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Scigwick. will become the
bride Of John Il. Marquand. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Marquand of this
city. Mr.. Marquand. who Is a graduate
Of Harvard. class of 1915. and author
Of The unspcakable Gentleman" Is
well-known In Wilmington. and
number ~ HE local friends will most
likely IN present nj his marriage.
Following the wedding ceremony. n
reception Will he held at the Sedgwick
mansion, which was built by Miss
Scdgwicks great great grandfather.
Judge Theodore Sedgwick. in 1855.
This old house has become OF ma
tional historic interest because of
discovery which wac made in the at-
tic a few days ago. The interior Of n
trunk tina, had remained unopened for
eighty years Disclosed letters from
George Washington written at Morris
town. y. j.. to Judge Sedgwick; letters
from General Philip Schuyler. Samuel
Gray OTIS and Jonathan Edwards. The
last letter written by Alexander Ham
ilton. first secretary of the Treasury.
was i'm the collection. An annexation
by Judge Sedgwick On the outside OF
the letter says Hamilton was shot
the following day.
Mics Catherine Minot SedgwiclS. one
Of the first prominent American wom-
on authors. wac born in this house on
December IS. 1883. and a story II her
life there. written in her own hand
writing. was found IN the trunk. In
the manuscript r. a description OF the
great fireplace ~ the old house. which
is unchanged.
Mics Etter and Mrs James Moore
Of Harrisburg. Pa, who have been vie
iting Mrs. Ralph shaw for a month.
have ,ust left.
Mrs Simon n. Cameron leaves this
week for months visit 10 Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs J. i. Iafrey will go 10
California on July IS in connection
with the meeting OF the American Bar
Association.
Miss Mary Stadelman left las, FRI
day for Rockbridge Baths. Virginia.
where she will spend two weeks with
Mrs william II. Laird and Miss Mar
garet Laird.
Or. and Mrs. I. T. Nesendank leave
on Friday for two weeks at Ocean
City. ". J. Miss Anna NegendanN
leaves the same day for Newtonville.
Mass. where che will spend two weeks
with Mas Susapne Dunleavy. who re-
Gently was the guest OF Miss Negen-
dank here.
Mr.. and Mrs Victor du Pont spent
the weekend at Rehobo,h.
Miss Alice johnson has gone 10 Re
hoboth for an indefinite stay.
After an absence ~ many years. l.
e. Van Trump. formerly OF wiming-
ton. is visiting his brother. Edwin A.
Van Trump. Of this city. l. c. Van
Trump is now associated with the
Smith Paper CO. OF Massachusetts
SAfrs "asAfE t. IiaIfiA40e EdNN a
dinner at Naaman'e Monday night
Misc Mary and Miss Dorothy Curtis
are visiting friends at Cape May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rober, s. Brock stop.
Z ped with friends IN this city on Sun.
day on their way 20 their home ir
Laurel. Delaware. after motor TRIP
through Pennsylvania and New York
Mrs. Frederick NJ Kirkue is in IN.
Berkshire Hills Of Massachusetts. Wis.
iting her friend. Miss waring
Miss Sophie du Pont and Miss Mar
gsretta du Pont will esil Saturday or
the George Washington. They will
spend elk weeks in Europe. chaperoneC
by Miss Reoa Fr>os, and Miss sars
Frost.
Mr.. and Mre. Philip L. Garrett anC
daughter. Lois and Elizabeth. spen
the weekend al Rehoboth.
Mrs. Samuel y. Trump Will leav,
on Saturday for her cottage az Reho
both. Mrs. II. II Van Trump, Mis-.
Matilda Van Trump. Miss juliet Mace
and Mise Henrietta Mace will be ne.
gusts Tor two weeks
Mr., and Mrs. Harold Jefferson anr