Evening journal., 1922-05-15
SEZN4TORDUPONTHAS
PRESIDENT AND MRS.
HARDLNG AS GUESTS


lister plenipotentiary TO the United
States from Sweden, Mrs. Wallen-
berg, Miss wallenberg. former Judge
George Gray and Miss Anne Gray,
Senator and Mrs. L. Heisler Ball.
Col. II. A. DUPONT. Mrs. Frank
Crowninshield. Governor William d.
Denney, Mayor and Mrs. Leroy
Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles War
ner. Col. and Mrs. Thomas w Mil
Ter. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. DUPONT. Miss
Frazer, Mr.. Wilberdine. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. p Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. P. S.
dupont Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Nields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irenee dupont, John
j. Raskob. Judge and Mrs. d. o.
Hastings, Bidermann DUPONT, former
Judge David r. Marvel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Topkis, Miss Jeanette Eek
man. Miss Sarah NJ. Bonham, II. S.
Needs, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dom
aldson. Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. dupont.
A. o. II. Grier. Clement B. Hallam,
Joseph II. Martin, 4. w. Cummins.
The President smilingly grasped
the hand OF each person as he or she
was presented. He tarried a moment
to chat with Colonel DUPONT, a close
friend and formerly his colleague in
the Senate.
Mrs. Harding, whose CHEEKY smile
is as attractive as that OF her re-
nowned husbands, was gowned in
black crepe. with black straw hat
trimmed with wings. She wore
string OF pearls. and white carna-
tions in honor OF Mothers Day.
Mrs. DUPONT, Colonel Henry A.
dupont and Former Judge
George Gray were at the table with
the President during the dinner. and
Henry p. Scott was at the table with
Mrs Harding. where Senator DUPONT
also was for awhile when he was not
circulating about among his guests.
The menu included: Soup, lobster
Newburg, sweetbread brasie, aspara-
gus tips. boned chicken in Jelly,
Todd ham, Waldorf salad, straw
berries. nuts. ices. cakes. coffee.
Mayor Harvey and Mr. wallen-
berg, the Swedish Minister, who
with his wife and daughter were
guests of Colonel II. A. dupont over
the weekend. had an interesting
chat during the dinner about the |
settling of Wilmington by the |
Swedes. The Swedish Minister was
greatly interested in the historic de-
tails narrated by the Mayor, who in1
vited Mr.. Wallenberg to visit VIII
mington again later on and view
some of the historic spots.
Time passed all too quickly dur
ing the dinner. While the President
and his party had expected to tarry
1nly half an hour, they extended
heir stay to forty-elght minutes.
were said and as the dis
lnguished visitors walked out to
inter their automobiles cheers
vent up from the crowd of several
hundred persons present, for the
President. Rumors that the Presi- 2
ent was TO visit Senator and Mrs. ]
uPont had gotten around and
bout one hundred persons were
lustered at the entrance OF the du- r
ont residence when the President C
rrived When he departed the v
rowd had swelled to nearly
persons. b
speech" :" speech" went up from s
le crowd, and the President, stand
Ig on the steps of the dupont resi- a
ence, waved his hat, smiled and C
odded his head mo" He waved his O
and at some children on a near II
Y porch, and got into his auto, d
hich was fanked by secret service a
ZEN. s;
NH. NJ. xIa-at,c oppaarad IN
le porch, a cheer was given for y,
er, and she waved her hand joy
usly to the crowd and smiled. The ;,
residents auto stopped a moment -
r two on Broome street to wait for -
he other cars. and the crowd eager -
o grasp the Presidents hand, surg +
ID toward him, but was pressed back II
W the Gordon OF secret service men. o
rhe President waved right and left d
Is he rode away. Il
superintendent OF Police Black. v
Captain OF Detectives Benson, Ser r.
seant Foreman and Councilman
Alexander r. Abrahams in an auto n
decorated with flags pnoted the W
Presidential party through the state d
Colonel Thomas w. Miller, at I,
he request OF the chief OF the secret c
service men. rode in his car directly T.
ahead of the Presidents car to 8
point beyond Marshallton.
Il am sorry l could not have 5
lsked all the people OF the State OF a
Delaware to be here and meet Pres d
dent Harding and his party so they V
ould see for themselves why l ad-
nire him so much and why he is so y
7orth while" said Senator DUPONT
S the Presidents party departed. c
Learning a few hours previously r
hat the President was TO motor q
through to Washington. and know T
1g he had missed his luncheon on 81
ne way down to the shore and not E
fishing anything like that TO hap L
en- again. l invited him TO stop and u
ave a quick bite with us. He gra- a
ously accepted. O.