Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-01
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE


Miss Evalina du Pont Is president
of the Groupe.
Through the kindness OF Pierre S.
du Pont, Wilmington music lovers
will have treat Saturday when
Sousa's Band will give an afternoon
and IN evening concert mt his con-
servatory at Longwood. Tho pro-
ceeds OF these concerts will go to the
West Chester Hospitals. but the
audience will be recruited as largely
from Wilmington as from West
Chester. The program as already an
nounced sounds especially varied and
delightful, as not only will the band
give a generous program. but there
will be selections by solo artists.
Mrs. Ethel Browne, OF Middletown,
came here Saturday to attend the
Lloyd illiamson wedding and spent
the weekend with Mrs. William
Corey.
Miss Nell Comerford, accompanied
by her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
VI. &. Christy, have returned from
Newport News, where they spent two
weeks as the guests OF Rev. and Mrs.
l.. II. Pearson. Mr.. Pearson is the
pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Miss Comerford. who has a sweet
soprano voice. entertained at several
recitals while In Newport News.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Ford, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Il. Ford. OF
Wayne. n. j.. and DR.. Francis Proctor
will be married at tho home OF the
brides parents on November %. Both
Miss Ford and DR.. Proctor formerly
made their home IN this city and
were students at the University OF
Delaware.
No sooner will the Merry Whirl b,
over than the Christmas Shop viii
open and everyone will be busy buy
| ing or selling. The Shop will he ii
business on November Z. 8, Q and 10
An always interesting exhibit is tha'
of antiques, of which Mrs. c. Mar
shall Barton Is chairman. Edward
| Bringhurst is the adviser. The com
mittee in charge is Miss Christin,
Cause, Mrs. c. w. Phellis. Mrs. +. w
! Pickard, Mrs. Ferdinand La Motto
Jr., Mrs. s. ID. Townsend. Mrs. +. c
Ferriday, Mrs. Harrison w. Howell.
Miss Elsie Louise Patterson is chair
man of the donation table. and Mrs
David Lindsay. Jr., is vice-chairman
On the committee are Mrs. Franklin
Duane. Mrs. Gamble Latrobe. Mrs
Charles NJ. Lewis. Mrs. Caleb s. Lay.
ton, Mrs. Lewis Rumford. Mis-:
Christine Cause. Mrs. c. Ingersol
Cause, Mrs. Harrison w. Howell. Mrs
Tilshman f. Johnston, Mrs Georg,
S. CapeIle. Jr.. Mrs Walter o. Stack
Mrs. Joseph I. Hilles. Mrs. Brown.
| ing Z. Marean. Mrs. G. w. X. For.
rest, Mrs. Stuart Bevans. Mrs. Johr
Markell, Miss Vera Davis.
Commander and Mrs. Albert Penn
spent the weekend with Waltel
Butler.
Among the many delightful feature
incidental to the Merry WhirI' ar
the flower booths. in charge of Mrs
David Lindsay, Mrs. II. L. Evans, an
Mrs. A. d. Warner. Jr.
The committee il charge OF tn
sale Of flowers is composed Of Mrs
w. Poyntell Johnston. Mrs. Gale
Layton, Mrs. Harold Springer, Mis-
Madeleine Draper, Mrs. c. 2. NJ. Rum
ford, Mrs. c. Marshall Barton, Mr.:
Harry G.. Haskell. Mrs. z. c. Ferrida,
Mrs. Stuart NJ. Bevans. Mrs. Victo
du Pont, Jr. Young girls will sell tn
flowers at the booths. They ar
, Misses Margaret Street, Helen Steer
Esther Ball. Elinor Lind. Chariot
krebs, Ruth Larter. Patty Fem
Elizabeth Bailey. Ellen Boyd. Ma
Tomlinson, Alice Warner, France
Lindsay, Helen Marean, Debora
Scott, Anne Nields
A booth that will attract men is II
cigar and cigarette stand beside III
fireplace at the Eleventh street eI
trance. Mrs. Frank l.. De Armor
is in charge of this booth. Last ev,
ming Mrs. George p. Bissell, a:
sisted by young girls, had the boot
This evening ii will be under the d
rection of Mrs. Thomas W. Miller ar
:, Miss Laura Amory. Tomorrow nigl
Mrs. Walter Laird and a band of alb
assistants will be IN charge. Frida
evening Mrs. Harry G.. Haskell w
be in charge and Saturday evenir
Mrs. W. Poyntell Johnston will
the manager.
= Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wilmer ar
? sons, Jesse, Jr., and Rodney H.,
this city have gone TO spend Il
I winter In Clearwater. Florida. MI
0 Wilmer was Miss Alma Fritz, on
:. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
: Fritz, OF this city.
E. G. Ackart arrived in New Yo,
n IL 4. g.. L..