Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. ]. II. whiteman has returned
from Cape May, n. j.
-
Mrs. H. j. Ellison Ia spending two
weeks at Frostburg. Md.
Mrs. Nathaniel w. Howell has re-
turned from Ocean City. n. J.
Mrs. James r. Clarkson returns
this week from Atlantic City, n. j.
The Alliance Franchise will resume
lite meetings in November. DR.. Pierre
Ciroud will come from Philadelphia
each Tuesday afternoon and conduct
a course In French. consisting OF
questions. answers and conversation.
There will be seven meetings before
Christmas. All members are eligible
f0 membership. In the spring. NJ.
Firmin Roc, who visited Wilmington
before the war, will come again and
rians are afoot for an illustrated lee
ture and musical evening in con-
junction with the Wilmington Society
OF Fine Arts and the New Century
Club.
The regular meetings will take place
as usual at the Missee Hebos' School
The officers of the local Groupe are;
President. Miss Evalina du Pont; vice
president. Mrs Charles G.. Rupert:
secretary, Mrs. William c. Speakman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Scott spent the
hai w n,
River near Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spottswood Garland
return next week from Vancouver.
where they have been spending the
summer.
Mrs. Frank l.. De Almond is spend
ing several days in New York.
The New York Horse Show AS
ISOLATION predicts successful event
for the National Horse Show. as re-
cent shows near New York City have
attracted a big attendance. Among
the subscribing members of the Ma
tional Show for 1922 is r. r. NJ. Car
penter.
Miss Elizabeth Tybout is vieiting
her sister. Mrs. ID. w. Jordan of Ger
mantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pricke,t have
Just returned from a trip up the
Hudson and to Princeton. They were
in New York on Saturday 10 see NJ.
de Boeck. who sailed for his home in
Brussels after spending month in
this country.
Rev. and Mrs Frederick NJ. KTkus
end Miss Mildred Kirkus are expected
home from their western trip next
"Wednesday.
Mrs George Edwards OF New Castle
is spending a week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs has gone TO
New York to spend week with her
mother, Mrs. Coleman du Pont.
Miss Florence Prickett and MiA
Genevra Rumford are at Abbot
Academy. Andover, Mass, for the
school year.
Reheareals for the Kermis Of 1872.
have started and for the next month
have time for little else than tn,
>onge and dances for the new show.
Mss Grace Humphrey OF Gordon
Heights is the guest o, her sister ant
brother ;n-law, DR.. and Mrs. r. X
Updegraff OF Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs Maud Wood Park. presiden
of the National League Of Womer
Voters. who speaks at the New Cen
fury Club this afternoon, says sh'
finds her ONCE no mere thinking part
i, is hard work TO be president of al
organization of two million wome,
who are earnestly educating them
selves TO be efficient voters. Durinl
her term Of Office, Mrs. Park, VIII,
was made president when the leagu'
was organized in 1920 and has beer
twice reelected. has visited tn
leagues in IS states and some Of tn,
leagues more than once. Last year
while attending a conference Of tn
Nevada League at Reno, she barrel.
escaped with her life from a burnin,
hotel and the story of her escape quit
out-does the most thrilling OF chem,
thrillers. Mrs. Park came almost di
rectly from that terrible experience t
preside over the first American
Conference Of Women at Baltimore
went back to Washington to worl
for the independent citizen shi,, ia
married women bill. which is now
law. and a month or more ago begai
a tour Of fifteen states, in some @