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WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18.

1935 PEN grift, Balmer J. Rayner, $23; Walter Boyer, $133; George E. held today in the Hotel duPont with Mrs. Ruth Goddard Price as the guest speaker. Piano and accordion soles will be given by Karl Miliar Mrs.

Olivette G. Jones. L(sal Folk OF SOCIAL AMP PERSONAL INTEREST i i New Officers Installed By Beta Review SCOUTS TO CLOSE TONIGHT $2062 Remains to Be 0b-. tained in $25,000 Campaign For Budget Workers Push Task Over Week-End For Victory at Y. W.

C. A. With $2,062 still to be obtained to reach the Wilmington Boy Scout budget goal of $25,000, the 250 team workers will Join with the initial gifts committee today in a final effort to finish the city-wide canvass before the Victory Dinner tonight at 6 o'clock in the Young Women's Christian Association. Leaders were urging on their workers over the week-end. in an effort to get a report on every person available.

Totals achieved to date by teams serving under the following captains are: W. C. Backus. $204; L. W.

Brinton. $145; John W. Cooper, $372; Robert Altemus. W. R.

Manning, $144; George L. Evans, $34; Leon Spencer, $132; Layton Allen, $39: Stephen Wilson, $438; John C. Newman, $26; Fasan Simon ton, $354; George Culver. $63; George Elliott, $137; O. D.

Collins, Jr, $42; Medford White, $41; Samuel H. Carothers. $48; Jefferson F. Pool, $156; L. C.

Riggin, $10; Royal C. Hull. $76; George Vande- DRIV Pope, $118; Robert Ferriday, $325: George F. Alderscn, Clark L. Ziegler, $68; L.

M. Roe, $50: A. P. Stetser. $57; Dwight F.

Ent- wistle. $138; Alexander R. Abra- hams. $25; J. D.

siner. job; Kooert E. Jackfon. $61; Joseph S. Dallett.

$124; William Hyde. Jahn P. Eckles, $384; Lloyd R. Lewis. $43: R.

S. Mahaffey, Jc.in A. BvTam. $53; A. W.

Koffenberger. R. W. Phillips. T.

W. Hammond. George Houston. T. V.

Kester. $12050; J. W. Elliott, J. A.

Horty. $153; W. S. Wroten. $138; W.

T. White, W. J. Carr, Frank M. HeaL Powell Craig.

$73; Edward Abrahams. Jr, $64.4 James P. Truss, Thomas Holcomb, Dr. Robert E. Price.

$157; A. D. White, Thomas Y. Moore. Dr.

William H. Morris, $76; H. J. Fidance, $39.75. Additional contributions of $50 or over were acknowledged from A.

J. Taylor. Frank C. Evans, J. L.

Warner, Wilmer J. Stradley, Francis M. Burns, Robert Ferriday, Diamond Ice and Coal Company, R. W. -Woodruff and National Vulcanized Fibre Company.

Will Address Luncheon Meeting The monthly luncheon meeting of the Hercules Girls Club will be A Baby For You? If you re denied the blessing of baby all your otto and yearn for a baby'a arm and a babv's smile do not give up hope. Ju-, write in confidence to Mrs. Mildred Owem. 2607C, Coaie, Hcuse. Kansas City.

and sbe will tell you about a inPe fcome method that helped her after beiirg denied 15 yrs. Many othera aay this has helped bless their Kves. write now and try for thi wonderful happiness. president, will preside over the brief business session preceding the program. Will Serve Japanese Tea The Women's Auxiliary of Graca Church, Talleyriile, will serve a Japanese tea on Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5.30 o'clock in the rectory of the church.

In the receiving line will be Mrs. C. B. Traill, wife of the rector; Mrs. Florence Palmer.

Mrs. Thomas Hinkson and Mies Elizabeth Ramsay. Mrs. Douglass Davidson will give an address on life in Oriental countries. A huge garfish without eyes, ec any place for them, was caught in the Cumberland river near Nashville, Term, by Luther Parchman.

NAM'S PERMANENTS 41 Market St-i 0T H. T. Kestawrant. Phone 3-6653 Steam de Baraa Tonic Wave Wave Win fcinclc tclf-Setttas Kataml ends Flat. Wavaw Complete.

Bea.tr liS Aids. Ctaatem. 1 Taala 35c Standard i dp MISS ALBERTA Miss Benoit. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Benoit. of Newport, has chosen Friday. April 12, as the date for her wedding to Mr. Arthur Groome Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. M. Craig, also of Newport. A reception will follow at the home of the bride's parents and after a wedding trip the couple will make tneir home in Newport, where the bridegroom is associated in business with his father. at the February Sessions NEWS-JOURNAL, COOKING CLUB Wednesday and Thursday February 20 and 21 1:30 P.

M. MRS. EUGENE DUPONT will leave shortly for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Francis B.

Crownin-shicld at their place in Boca Grande, Florida. Mrs. John Hardy, of Whitestone, Long Lsland, has been a guest during the past wtek of Mr. and Mrs. Ridgely, of Dover.

Mr. Edward C. Ferriday, will sail next Wednesday on the Brit-tanic for a vacation cruise to Bermuda. Miss Lvdia duPont, daughter of Mr. and "Mrs.

A. Felix duPont. is expected to return the middle of Marsh from Jamaica. The wedding of Miis Rosalind Wood DuBell. daughter of the Rev.

Charles Bratton DuBell, of St. Simeon's Church. Philadelphia, for-morlv nf Wilmineton. and Mr. Con stant F.

Wiltfcerger, of Germantown, will take place on Saturday. March Miss Mary G. Lincoln, of Birds-boro, will entertain at a luncheon and bridge next Friday in compliment to Miss DuBell. Elizabsth Gawthrop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred H. Gawthrop, has been appointed editor of the Sarah Lawrence College freshman handbook at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New- York. Dr. Charles T. Sala, of this city, a guest at th2 Hotel Richmond in Augusta, Georgia.

Mrs. John A. Montgomery, left last week for an extended Southern trip. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Ferriday and Miss Emita Ferriday will leave Wednesday for a visit of several weeks in Florida. vrr Aifrffd I. duPont was in Washington over the week-end to attend the wedding of Miss Mary Bowie Clagett and Mr. Thomas Ball Winston Wright. Mrs.

duPont joined her daughter. Miss Denise duPont, who was a bridesmaid in the wedding party, and they were guests at the Mayflower riotei. nor. mm Mrs. duPont are spending the Win- to, or r.tiT are near Florida, while Miss Denise duPont is studying at Sweet tsnar Allege, Va.

Miss Anne Carey, of Newark, sailed from Baltimore Saturday aboard the S. S. Fairfax of the Merchants and Miners Line, en route to Jacksonville and Miami, Florida. Mrs. Lawrence J.

Jones, of 1012 n.tavara avpmip is snendine sev eral days in Washington, D. as the euest of her Brotner, Mr. Auen E. Throop. HAUPTMANN JURORS DELAY STAGE DECISION FLEMINGTON, N.

Feb. (AP) Tie Hauptmann jury, which has another big decision to make i whether to enter vaudeville won't make it for several days. The jury planned to meet today to decide whether to sign a contract, but the meeting was postponed. Charles Walton, the foreman, said a meeting would be held early this week. Mrs.

Walton said many telegrams, some criticizing the verdict. had been received by her husband. Actors' Federation In Protest NEW YORK, Feb. 17 AP The American Federation of Actors tonight protested against the possible appearance of persons connected with the Hauptmann trial on the stage, and asserted "people whose names have gained public attention through association with criminal trials. do the theatre more harm than good." Heim to Speak Dr.

R. W. Heim, State director for vocational education, will address members of the Exchange Club at their luncheon meeting tomorrow in the Hotel duPont. Dr. Heim will discuss State legislation.

Daniel Cauffiel will be chairman of the day. Preston W. Parvis is president. Alert Sunshine Branch The Alert branch of the Delaware Division, International Sunshine Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Marion Achenbach Brown, 803 Clayton street, at 8 o'clock Mrs.

J. M. Collins, presi dent of the branch, will preside. Historians have established that a Negro named Alonzo Pietro was helmsman on Columbus' ship, the Nina, cn her voyage to the western hemisphere. SPECIAL 23rd UJ; TC Reg.

$1.00 up Miss Mary Taylor Inducted as President Of Order Miss Mary Taylor was installed as president of Beta Review. No. 1, of the Women's Benefit Association, Saturday afternoon in the Hotel duPont. Mrs. Lola E.

Coles. State field director, of Baltimore, was the installing officer and the ceremonies were held Jointly with Harrington Review, of which Mrs. Lillian Hatfield is the new president. Other officers of Beta Review for the ensuing year are: Vice-president. Mrs.

Myrtle esse Is; past president, Mrs. Ruth Alexander; junior supervisor, Mrs. Frances Shorter: treasurer. Mrs. Ethel Gould; financial secretary, Mrs.

Lora Shilling; chaplain. MWs Linda Durst ein; sergeant, Mrs. Mary Morris; lady of ceremonies. Miss Mary Snyder; recording secretary, Mrs-Lina Rickenbach; press correspondent. Mrs.

Florence Everett; inner hostess. Mrs. Barbara White; outside hostess. Miss Orphia Warrington; Miss America. Miss Katherine Huber: Miss W.

B. Mrs. 'Nellie Vanneman: color bearers, Mrs. Elsie Mullen, MUs Mildred Blackway; ensigns. Mrs.

Viola Booth, Mrs. Nellie Vanneman; standard bearers, Miss Betty Jane Walls, Miss Betty Vanneman: officer of hte day, Mrs. Sarah Landing: president of the Officers' Club, Mrs. Barbara White; president of the Pioneer Club, Mrs. Elva Moore; president of the West-way Club, Mrs.

Mary Jobson, president of the Girls' Club, Mrs. Viola Booth. The afternoon session was followed by a banquet and dance attended by more than 125 guests. Included in the group was a representation of more than 25 members of the Harrington Review, who gave a minstrel show. Miss Taylor presided at the affair and Miss Linda Dur-stein gave the invocation.

A brief address on the work of the order was given bv Mrs. Coles. Group singing was led by Mr. W. Alex ander.

Dancing lollowea. The next meeting of Beta Review will be held Tuesday. February 25, in the A. O. U.

W. Hall, Ninth and Washington streets. A meeting of the Officers Club will be held Friday night at the home of Miss Mary Snyder, Twenty-third and Market streets. Couple Celebrates 40th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore Phillips, of Rockford, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary yesterday, with a dinner for i relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were married in the parsonage of the Cedar Grove M. E.

Church, near Magnolia, by the Rev. Mr. Fisher, February 17, 1895. Mr. Phillips is a well known farmer in Brandywine hundred, and for the past 16 years they have been living on a farm near Blue-Ball on the Rockland road.

They have two children, a son, Warren, who lives with his father and mother, and a daughter, Mrs. Francis Thornton, of this city. Those attending the celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Phillip and children, Sarah Joyce and Raymond: Miss Noel Phillips, Mr.

and Mrs. E. O. Hines. Mrs.

Bertha Beird, Mrs. Francis Thornton and children, Alice and Francis; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips, Mrs. James L.

Cooper. Mr, and Mrs. William Price and daughter, Esther; Mr. and Mrs. R.

Harry Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Green and children, Thelma and Dallas; Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac R. Thompson and daughter, May; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence E.

Jamison, all of Wilmington; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Phillips.

Little Creefe; Mr. J. L. Deakins, Washington, D. Mr.

Everett A. Hugeins and daughter, Emma, of Elam, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Emory and chii dren. Walter and Fanny, of West Chester, Pa, and Mr.

Dennie Davis, Leipsic. Take That "It's going to be a real battle of witj. I tell you," said the sophomore member of the debating team. "How brave of you." said his roommate, "to go unarmed." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February (Unlil Feb.

CIIITC Men's 2. is Women's Clubs' Plans Arranged For Convention Many Delawareans to Attend Sessions in Detroit, Mich. Plan for the annual convention of the General Federation of Women Clubs to be held this year to Detroit. Michigan, are included In the account of the General Federation board meeting which appears in the February-March issue of The Delaware Clubwoman. The Clubwoman made Its appearance Saturday, and in addition to reports from several clubs of the State, presents an article by Mrs.

William H. Be acorn, the editor, on "Does Wilmington Need an Art Museum?" Many clubs of the State will again be represented at the General Federation convention which will be held from June 3 to 10 in Detroit. Registration will close Friday, June 7, at 4 p. m. One of the largest social events will be the Michigan dinner to be held Monday evening, June 3.

Saturday, June 8, will be play day, and on Sunday. June 9, there will be a memorial service. The convention will close following the election and installation of officers on Monday, June 10. In addition to the regular program there will be conferences with department chairman, an early morning class In parliamentary law, and club institutes. The institutes will cover two Important topics.

"How to Give a Report," and "Perfect Courtesy Resolutions." Mrs. Clarence Fraim, of this city, is director of the department of industry in the General Federation and will conduct one of the conferences. Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole is the national president. Mrs.

Frank L. Reynolds, State president, has among her engagements next month a visit to the Avon Club, of Felton, on March 13. nd the State board meeting in Dover on March 28. Announcement is made in the Clubwoman of the acceptance by Mrs. Poole of the invitation of United States Attorney General Homer Cummings to be a member of an advisory committee to consider and report to the Attorney General, ways and means of establishing a national scientific and educational center in Washington for the better training of carefully selected personnel in the broad field of criminal law administration and the treatment of crime and criminals.

The committee grew out of a resolution adopted at the Attorney General's Crime Conference in December. League to Entertain At Hanover Church The Women's League of Hanover Presbyterian Church will hold a Valentine party and covered dish supper tomorrow evening at 6.30 o'clock in the church social rooms. Mrs. John P. Lemmon will preside over the short business session and devotional exercises will be led by Mrs.

Robert P. Robinson. Mrs. Modelle I. Jennings and her committee are in charge of hospitality.

Mrs. Charles F. Wentz is arranging the program and party which will Include the play, "His Model Wife." by the Misses Alice Coxe, Mina Press. Lovina Crossan, Irene Stiles, Janet White, Mildred Peo-p'es and Dorothy Talley. Charles Coxe.

John Thompson and Robert Coucdl. Alumnae Association To Meet Tonight The February meeting of the Wilmington Chapter of the Alumnae Association cf the Women's College, University of Delaware, will be held tonight at the home of Miss Mabel S. Haley. 707 West Eleventh street. Miss Nellie P.

Lawton has arranged a program including vocal solos by Miss Lucie Hickman and piano numbers by Miss Eleanor B. Edge and Miss Haley. Mrs. Thomas Muncy Keith will preside over the meeting which will be followed by a social hour. Hospital Board to Meet Members of the J'nior Board of the St.

Francis' Hospital will meet this afternoon at 2.15 o'clock at the heme of Miss Mary Rossell. 1201 North Clayton street. Mrs. William Berl. president, will preside.

Cards will follow the meeting. Will Hold Card Party A card party will be held tonight at 909 Delaware avenue by the juvenile court committee of the Catholic Daughters of America. Games are scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock. Sallys Sallies Stocking SMoebmet give a prf good Jor her money Mrs. Mary Gambeau will lecture on fCT the preparation of a group of tasty, and economical dishes for present day LOIS BENOIT 16, the Rev.

Mr. Cope officiating. The bride's only attendant was Mrs. William Scott. Mr.

William Scott was best man. The bride is a graduate of Wilmington High School in the class of 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Co-burn will live in this city.

Miss Clara Mangus Mr. Joseph diMauro Of interest here was the wedding yesterday afternoon in St. Benedict's Church, Staten Island. New York, of Miss Clara Mangus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Mangus, of Staten Island, and Mr. Joseph diMauro. of New Castle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony diMauro, of Staten Island.

A reception followed the ceremony, and after a wedding trip South, Mr. diMauro and his bride will reside in this city. Mr. diMauro has been associated with the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation at New Castle for the past several years. Mfes Louise Dale Smooi Mr.

Walter McNeilly Word has been received in Sea-ford of the wedding of Miss Louisa Dale Smcot of Sea lord, to Mr. Walter McNeilly, of New York city and Seaford. The bride is a daughter of former State Representative and Mrs. Irving F. Smcot, residing on the Sea-ford-Bridgeville state highway, while the bridegroom is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Custis W. McNeilly, of New York city and Seaford. Both of the young folk are well known in lower Delaware, being members of the younger social set of this community. Both also attended Seaford Hhth School.

The ceremony was performed at Elkton, Md, Thursday, after which the couple left for a honeymoon to Florida, The bridegroom is connected in business with his father in New York city. Miss Adeline D. Downs Mr. Leo P. HubbUch Mr, and Mrs.

William C. Downs, of this city, have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Adeline D. Downs to Mr. Leo F.

Hubbuch. of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Huhbuch, of Louisville, Ky.

Miss Downs is a graduate of the Women's College, University of Delaware. Mr. Hubbuch graduated from the University of Louisville the. the University of Pittsburgh. He is now associated with the experimental station of the duPont Company.

Miss Eleanor Wilson Hetherton Mr. Harold Franklin Martens The engagement of Miss Eleanor Wilson Hetherton and Mr. Harold Franklin Martens, of Chicago, has been announced by the parents of the bride-to-be. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas W. Hetherton, of Evanston, formerly of Wilmington. Mr. Martens is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Louis C. Martens, of Washburn, 111. The wedding will take place in April. Card And Bingo Party A card and bingo party win be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Y. M.

and Y. W. H. A. by the Adas Kodesch Sisterhood.

Mrs. Charles W. Rogers heads the committee on arrangements which also includes Mrs. Jack Lewis, Mrs. Isadore Rosen.

Mrs. Samuel Laskin, Mrs. D. L. Topkis.

Mrs. Louis Topkis and Mrs. J. Goldstein. Miss Alberta Lois Benoit Mr.

Arthur Groome Craig Friday, April 12, has been chosen as the date for the wedding of Miss Alberta Lois Benoit, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benoit, of Newport, and Mr. Arthur Groome Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. M. Craig, also of Newport. The ceremony will be performed at 7 p. m.

in the Newport M. E. Church, by the Rev. J. C.

McCoy, pastor. Mrs. Eleanor Benoit will attend the bride as matron of honor and the maid of honor will be Miss Constance Fish, of Merchantville. N. J.

Miss Margaret Groome and Miss Frances Hayes, of Newport, will be the brjdesmaids. Mr. C. Henry Dickerson, of Wilmington, will attend Mr. Craig as best man, and the ushers will include Mr.

H. Victor Graham, Mr. Charles F. Jackson, of Wilmington, and Mr. Barton Benoit, of Newport.

Miss Hazel M. Dixon Mr. Frank W. Rowles The wedding of Miss Hazel M. Dixon, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank S. Dixon, 237 North Franklin street, and Mr. Frank W. Rowles, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Clement son of Mr. and 2rs. Clement Rowles, of Parkside, Pa, took place Saturday afternoon at the Ha us Avenue M. E.

Church, Norristown, Pa. The Rev. Frank Andress officiated. Mrs. Edward R.

Creighton, of Parkside, was the matron of honor and Mr. Creighton, cousin of the bride, served as best man. After a short wedding ripf the couple will reside In parkside. Miss Margaret G. Ward Mr.

George Hedman Mis Martraret (V Warri rianchter of Mrs. Albert G. Ward and the late Benjamin G. Ward, of Logan, Pa, and Mr. George Hedman.

of this city, son of Mrs. Alma Hedman and the late Mr. John A. Hedman, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry John Petri, of Oak Lane, Pa, Saturday evening by the Rev. Forrest E. Dager, pastor of St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. The bride wore white sheer and velvet made on princess lines and carried a shower bouquet ot roses and lilies of the valley.

Her sister, Miss Elizabeth G. Ward, was her only attendant. She wore pink sheer with brown net. Her flowers were pink roses and snapdragons. Mr.

Harry Bogia was best man. After a wedding trip Mr. Hedman and his bride will live in this city. Miss Leona J. Marshall Mr.

James K. Cook Miss Leona J. Marshall, daughter of Mrs. Madeline Marshall and the late Mr. Leon P.

Marshall nf sv North duPont road, Richardson Park, ana Mr. james Cook, of this city, were married Saturday evening at the home of the bride's mother toy the Rev. W. A. Heam.

The brides only attendant was her sister. Miss Lillian J. Marshall. Mr. Edward Young, of Wilmington, was best man.

Only the immediate families attended the wedding. After a weddin trip North. Mr. and Mrs. Cook will live in Richardson Park.

Miss Edith E. Kirkner -'Mr. George G. Coburn Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Kirkner. of 506 South Union street, announce the jnarriage of their niece. Miss Edith E. Kirkner. daughter of Mr.

Diller Kirkner, of Phoendxville. Pa, to Mr. George W. Coburn, son of Mr. and Mrs.

George G. Coburn, of this city. The marriage took place at Kkton, Md, on February Extra Features for February! An interesting talk on Interior Decorating and Lighting by Miss Emily Tabor. Special Washington Birthday Decorations and Party Surprises A demonstration of the new Electric "Kook-alP' by Mrs. Caldwell.

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