Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-19
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Fair. Society 10 always present to
admire the fne horses and tho OK
Amplcs Of skillful riding.
Entries close today And judging
from those already liAtsd. the entry
Int this year will Be Just ~ heavy
~ In 1921. which broke all prior rec
orsis. That the horse show 10 going
to BE- probably tho best ever 10 in
dicAtsd by tho character OF nne
bloodsd horscA that are being Hated.
No better specimens are to b found
In the east and they are coming from
many States.
The entries OF William du Pont will
be a notable collection in itself. From
his Montpelier Farm at Montpelier.
head q the finest stoclc that can be
raised on h,a Orange county. Va.
farm. They are hackneys. Percherons
and hunters. Tho immense draft horses
and the high stepping and swift rum
ming beauties from Virginia will prove
dangerous opponents for tho others
who may compete IN their classes.
From his Montpelier Farm at Bel
levue, Delaware. Mr.. du Pont Ia pre-
pairing TO send twenty head Of hack
neys and Percherons. Special care Is
taken in Transporting these wonder
ful equine beauties Of their class anS
every attention Is paid to SEQ that no
miehap befals them that might tempo
rarily lame them 10 ~ TO prevent
their competing.
Mr.. du Pont has two Montpelier
farms. ono in Virginia and the other
in Delaware.
new entry this year IL Jesse Oar
nnEton OF Darlington. Delaware
county, Pa He Is sending Percherons.
Miss Madeline Pierce. OF Hilltop
Farms, New Castle, 10 sending ponies
and saddle horses.
Mss Alice du Pont, daughter OF II.
Felix du Pont. has entered two ponies
FMcatcher Farms, william du
FONT, Jr.. has entered twelve hunters.
q pony and two Pcrcherons.
All told seventy-two horses had been
listed UP until this morning. but this
numocr IL is expected. vii, be doubled
when tho returns by mail are ac-
counted for next week.
Indicative OF the excellent manner
with which tho horse shows at the
Fair are conducted is illustrated IN
the Judges who have consented 10 serve.
They are Henry L. Bell. Bayside. n.
T.; John w. McCombe. Richmond. Va. /;
w. 6. Durham. Wayne, H.; W. I.
4cwles. wildwood. Va; E. w. Twad-
dell. Devon, Pa: l.. NJ. Allen, GAY
!ord. Va; Bixley Hoicombe, Norris
town, y. J.
This evening at S o'clock IN st, An
drew's Church. Miss Gertrude 8. Nor
ford. daughter OF Mrs. Charles S. Nor
ford. Will become the bride OF Ernest
Briggs. Rev. r. W. Trapneu will
perform the ceremony. The wedding
music VIII be played by Mr.. Muhl-
hausen. Asters and palms will form
the church decorations.
Miss Morford VIII be attended by
her sister, Misc Hannah /. Morford. as
maid OF honor. and the groom's
brother, Albert Briggs. will be hes,
man. The bride will wear a dress O.
white Canton crepe trimmed with
Spanish lace and hat TO match, and
Wall carry brides roses and lilies o.
the valley. Miss Hannah Morford will
war orchid taffeta and hat 10 match
and carry . bouQue, Of eladioli. as.
ters and rosebuds.
After the ceremony a reception 10,
the immediate family and friends vii
Be hold 1T tho home OF the bride
mother. oil West Ninth street. Fol.
lowing a wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs
Briggs Will be 1T home at Rockford
after tho first OF September.
Mrs. Poyntell Johnston is expected
home from California early in Sep
tsmber.
David Lindsay, Sr. and David Lind
say, Jr- have returned from a tri,
TO Havana. Cuba.
Mrs. W. H. Fem. Jr.. will return
on September from Lake Placid
n. Y.
Miss lmoeene Polk Mcclellan O
Avondale. Pa. has been spending tn,
past week with her aunt. Mrs. VIII
liam 8. Prickett.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Charles B. Evan
leave tomorrow for Kennebunkpor,
Maine. where they VIII spend the res
OF this month.
Miss Sue Hutchinson has gone Z
Celina, Ohio, for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Robert Bruce is spending tn
remainder OF August with Mrs
Samuel Newcomer At Smithsburg, Nc
Mrs. N. p. Ward is spending tw
weeks at Atlantic City.
Mrs. WA. Fleming and Miss Rut
Fleming are At Atlantic City for IN
rest OF the month.
The Misses Reed. of Pittsburg, re
turned home today after visit wit
their sister, Mrs. c. c. Bye.
Nrs. J. w. r. Hill and Miss Eliza
beth Hill are spending ten days a
Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Frank @. Coke LEFT this wee
for Vineyard Haven. Mass. wher
she will remain until the end Of ne,
week.
Miss Ella c. Cam v spending som
time At Ocean City. N. J.
Nrs. D. O. Gillespie " spendin
two weeks 1T Ashnry Park, n. J.
Ms. Charles r. Miller has returne
from Hsndsrsonvills. n. c.
Mis- Ls,a n. Kuhns OF this cit,
and Niss Helen Cox. OF Moorestow1
y. J.. are spending ssvsral weeks q
Beach Havsa. N. j.. and the Bush
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