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According 10 tradition, ~. Valentine
wxs the patron saint vt All you'n men
and ma,drns IN whose hearts burned INC
flame Il love md frcndhncss. TIC WAS
the ,nsprcr cf kind thoughts and gentle
d,~ds Perhaps II was Win TINS 'h"ugn'
IN mind that the group OF Young society
woucn selected the date Tor the hcncht
dance for the Mdnrt Hospital IN France.
Prom Revolutionary times, France has
,.ct,v,J the cordial affection of this
country, and although certain petty
Misunderstanding arose between the.
doushboy and the pcllu during the war,
the bond oi fellowship between the
republics is rs strong ~ ever. II was
hnppv chnicc ui date, therefore, that will
make the genial saint the patron of'an
AFFAIR To- help the hungry, undcrnour-
,shri children Of France. Home charities
never suffer when ono cares also Tor
those fnt away for one whose sympathy
crosses the ocean to an unseen sufferer
Will not I've likely To- overlook the hungry
child on his own door step.
Tho committees that are busy plan.
ming dance are under the leadership OF
Miss N,c,otinc du Pont, Miss Elizabeth
ilolladav ana Miss Esther Ward. On the
general committee, oi which Miss du
Pom, ~ chairman, are Misses Margaretta
,m Point, Alice Candcc, Julia Elliott,
Sarah Townsend, Julia Townsend: The
finance committee, under Miss iliza-
beth llolladny, IL composed ct Misses
Jane Marvel, Mary Marvel, Catherine
Armstrong and Helen odcl. Miss
ls,h,r Ward y assisted IN the publicity
by Miss Elinor Thompson
Misses Pauline and Gwcndolyn Steele
ol Dover are Weekend guests oi Miss
Elizabeth Hastings.
Mrs. G. 4. NJ. Rumford entertained
n, luncheon yesterday.
MIR and Mrs. Alfred Curtis Of Newark
and their grandchildren, Dorothy and
Sallc Curtis, the daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. Lindsey Curtis. leave tomorrow
evening Tor Florida, where they viii
spend two months.
Mrs Fin Spare entertained at cards
Tuesday evening for Mrs. Emil Larson
cf rlainhcld, y. J.
Mr.. Walter Carpenter will give a
dinner before the Small and Early next
SATURDAY.
The Alliance Francaisc will meet ON
Monday AT $3.50 nj the Misses Hehb's
School io continue reading Of Moliere' $
plays. The following Monday all
admirers of the prcs, dramstist viii have
n treat I'm store where MIR. Scrreg OF
the Theatre lpdcon in Paris will read
selected passages from Mciiorcs plays.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lister an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, ll>a NJ, to Joseph A. Rarklcy, son
of Mir and Mrs. j. Warren Barkley.
Miss Lister ~ at present staying IN
Washington with her brother, Bsynsrd
Lister. and Mrs. las,cr
Thursday afternoon Misc Esther
W,lson entertained three tables AZ
bridge in honor Of Mir. Harry h. Hoch.
Mn. William A. Parr ia spending q
few DAYS AZ Atlantic City.
Mn William Prickctt gave bridge
party yesterday afternoon.
Mis- V,csorinc du ront gave lunch
con ON "Wednesday.
Alis@ Roe ullmnn Of Baltimore i
visiting Miss Elinor Nandegriit
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan G. Scott intenS
20 anil for the West Indies about th'
middle Of February.
Mrs. Edward y. Observation-Disclosures
luncheon and bridge Monday afternoon
Her guests included NIT. Niiram Gore,
snce, Miss Isabel simpson Miss eor
hggs. Mn. Alexander trichton, Mrs
Rohcr' smith, Mrs. Edwin Larson @
Flainhcld, \, j., Mrs. Emory hukll
OF Middlcfown, Delaware, Mn. y Dame
Simpler of Lansdownc, Pa.
Mrs. lrcnce du font gave an informa
tea dance on Monday afternoon.
him George a. Eibott and dsugnte
Anne nrc spending the weekend
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Patterson
md Miss Eiisahc'h patterson VIII ieav