Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-25

This afternoon large group viii
gather IA Mrs Coleman du FONTS rali
room. ~ the invitation oi Mrs th'hp -.
laird and Mrs A. lchN IN Font w meet
Miss Gertrude II lcidv vt i,h'adc'rhia
aud General A,rnpc'sn' Miss le'dy
" the director oi thc Nomrns 'rHai'-
sa,,on IN Pennsylvania for Near East
hehcf and " well known IN this section.
General Assarc,'nn IS an interesting
and romantic h9urc. IN Armenian 10y
birth, he " n cosmopolitan by education.
A. boy hc lived IN tonstnntlnoplc,
whore his family were among the most
progressive people ~ the city He and
kir sisters were educated by private
tutors aud lnglsh govcrncsscs, and n
contrast Ia the Asintic customs aroun,
them, the family always dincd formally
and IN evening dress.
The generals father was Tho
"\sgapc, or Chief Of the Nation o
tie rruteuiant Christians Of the Turkish
lmrifr, hence his surname. HIS ful
name Is Mesrnp- <cvton-kahn, the last
hcns a hereditary title conferred ON h'u
hy the Shah ci Persia and equivalent
a. Count,
lie l. n graduate OF Robert College, al
American institution Of the Rosphorus
Ito IL also n post graduate of the I M
Nsrs,,N vi Geneva, Switzerland, and =
graduate ol Columbia University,
After r,udying In this country he he
came "A citizen oi the United States arc
also enlisted IN the seventh Regiment
the crack military organization Ct
New York
Ills activities Tor the Armcnians hav'
ing madc HIM an cNlr from Turkey, Ion
Ten wears ho lived In Persia, serving The
shah > po,rinncnt in military capaclt,
rising ,u the rank ol Major General. II,
asn served N tho state Department ans
~ ipni was scnt to Washington as ilrs'
Secretary ol The Legation.
During the great war, General an,
Lady Agrapclinn Joined the tfar
southern army which was fighting th'
Turks. For two years they participated
Ia the struggle until llolshcvism got th'
upner hand in Russia, 50 that they haS
o. escape 60 America,
since their arrival IN this country they
haVr been ardent workers IN tho variom
American Rcd Cross, Liberty Bond
and other patriotic drives and now they
are dcvo,ing their whole time 60 IN,
f'fNlif " WV N''h fH'HN ''N''
A Valentine dance Is being planned
hy gfoup " young society women &
lee held In the bah room OF the Ho,e
,u Point on the fourteenth Of February
Tho ia0crsls fr>n subscriptions ans
donations viii help support valuable
Nerc Of constructive health work hcin,
,afficd ON Cor the children of France
nndet the auspices ~ the Union de-
icmmcs 10 France,
The dance win Ne from 2 until l
lfigos will hc given for The elimination
dance and spot dance. Card tables vii
lc provided In the foyer The suhscrip
ton n one dollar.
Miss Nictorne du lont ~ chairman
oi the general committee IN charge snc
Miss Marusfc,,a du Point is vice char
man. Mis- Elizabeth Nolisdny is chair
man II the finance committee. Mis-
ls,hcf Ward y IN charge OF publicity,
Aliss Madeleine Reed attended
dinner party las, evening, followed 10y
bos party =, the Philadelphia Academ.
~ Music % hear Mowssorgskys opor
"l,oris Godunon
Mrs Thomas W. Miller lcfs today IA
Washington whore she viii spend fey
dhys
Tho Misses Lea win give a tea 70
morrow cor Their guests, Mrs. Donai