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I Four Iron Journal'Evcry Evening, Wilmington, Friday, March 3, 3 939 To Be Anions March Brides DraniaLcagucPlay ColIcffC Branch Gouchcr Group 1 Ml G- S- Williams 4 1 I Personals Weddings llPlans Meeting os to ses Named Mrs. S. J. TViomison received the guests at last night's performance of "The Beggar Student" at the Old Mill Theater by tha Wilmington Drama League. Mrs.

S. Rothrock waj hostess on the penning night, Wednesday. T.ils evening Mrs. E. Paul duPont will be the hostess, and tomorro evening Mrs.

Royden C. Bryan wtll receive. Mrs. W. Clayton Lytic is chairman of far the league.

Members of the cast and property department for "The Beggar Student, numbering a bo 80, were i cnterUlned last evening after the in at 7:43 o'clock next PrkSay eve-show at Monfcroni's Hotel with Miss "ing at the Wilmington Century Antoinette Monferonl. a member of 1 Club. the league, as hostess. Miss Mon- I A he meeting is an open one. frrnnJ i in rhar-.

nf rlanrin? each member may take a guest. 1 1 Miss Dorothy Ann Allen and Miss Elizabeth Purnell are unending some time in Miami. Roger Biddle Willitms has re turned from Williamsburg. where he was the guest of Edward C. May, ton of Mr.

E. Canby May. this city, who to a student at William and Mary College. Job's Daughters to Meet Their Supreme Guardian Bethel No. 1, Order of Job's Daughters, will meet in A.

O. U. W. Hall next Monday evening. Mrs.

M. Virginia Thompson of Hyattsville. supreme guardian, will make her official visit at that time. Mra. Martha W.

Krapf. grand matron of Delaware, Order of the Eastern The council will sponsor a card party In Orange Hall. March 24. ML-s Katherine Neeson is honored queen of the bethel. Mrs.

Laura B. Fulmer Is grand guardian, and Mr. Charles V. Cleaver, associated gtand guar dian. Entertainment will be furished by MUs Mildred W.

Bryan and her pupils. A social hour will follow. I'oel, Artit Speaker Tti rilv fin Mnrrh 1 111 lliy OI1 J. Under the auspices of the Wil mington Poetry and Music Society and the Home and School Association of the Ursuline Academy. Brn-jamlne Francis Musser, port and artist, will speak here on the evening of March 13.

Mrs. Jeannette Slocomb Edwards. rr I i i to speak at the annual luncheon on W.l,. I.U. hndor-eH Dry Bilm AprU 8.

Jn the Ho-ci Law for WabinfflonDfont- fc members welcomed b7 the Arlcrs Lnion of the W. C. T. U. branch thl, are: Mrs.

at itjs mrcllng yesterday was Hayman. University of dressed by the Rev Norm an Jerome DcIawarc, B. and Miss Keanor of the Fait TheobTica! ry Kra. Oouchrrr College. A.

B. tnia city, formerly of Bufla.o. N. the -meeting next Y. He spoke on tr.e general sub- week wn b.

Mrg JoSph P. Koller. Ject cf Christianity. i chairman: Miss Emily L. Bel-haw.

ceo wrER mar- Mi rtage to Mr. Frasiar A. on tg ornery will take place ot 4 o'clock Saturday af ternoon, March It, in Silver-brook M. Church. Maaee is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs Robert B. Ma-gee of 1612 Lin-coin Street Mr. Montnom- cry in the ton of Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Montgomery of Florence, N. C.

The bridal couple trill live in this city. Hiunniagc Sale The Woman's League of the Cathedral Church of St. John will hold a rummage sale on April 1 with Mrs. Martha A. Heck in charge Mrs.

T. Argyle Souder presided I Vic i hcn Lrnten work dLs" Bake Sale Tomorrow A bake sale will be held tomorrow morning for the benefit of the be-g nners' department of Trinity M. E. Sundav School at the home of Mrs. Herbert Whitesell of 2403 Jes- Card I'artv A card party will be held by Star of Bethlehem Lodge, No.

125, L. O. tomorrow night in Red Men's mail. 517 Shipley Street. Games will I start at 8:30 o'cIock.

president of the poetry society, is cau-rd the removal of liq jr.r adver-planning the program which will be from the liTwr Vres rpi tj tv lo Have Dinner Mrs. A. H. Knipp, Alumnae Trustee of College, To Re Guest on March 30 The annual dinner of the Goucher Club of WCminstcn will be held on Thursday evening. March 20 at Kanr.a's.

This announcement wis mad? at the meeting of the members held last niht at the home of Miss Mary Heindl? of 612 West Twentieth Street. Mrs. Anna Hubeck Knipp. trustee cf Gcucher College end a member of the first graduating class, has accepted the invitation to be the guest speaker. Members of the committee on arrangements trill be: Mrs.

J. Hanr.er Rile, chairman; Mrs. John W. Eckc1-bcrry, and Miss Mildred' Grafflin. Mr.

Clarence A. Fulmer, principal ef the Wilmington High SchDO'. addressed the ciub last night on World Affairs." Mrs. Charles W. gave a report for th3 alumnae fund.

Mrs. W. o. LaMotte crrsidfd over business session at which Miss nearer Kratz was elected secretary, fucceeding Mrs. Mark F.

Clayton, ho will leave soon to make her heme in Chicago. Community Chorus To Sins 'Holv Citv" At the first rehearsal of the Wil-ninjton Community Chcrus in Trinity parish house on Wednesday Mr. B. Hitchner. director, rnncunced that the chorus wouU ing the Holy City," by Gaul, for the concert to bo given by the rhcrus at the opening of Music Week, in May.

Mr Hi'rhnr n'so nnnnnnrpd t.hnf. there were some openings in the basso and tenor choirs and a few the ccntr alto section. He will bo 'lad to have any singers interested in this city-wide project apply to him on 'Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Trinitv parish house, when the I second rehearsal, will be held. Sunshine Luncheon A sauer kraut lunci eon will be rerved from 11:30 to 2 o'clock next by the Alert Branch, International Sunshine Society in rythian Castle. The n'xt meeting of tha branch rill be held on Monday M3rch 20.

at the heme of Mrs. Wil-l am E. Foard of 902 West Ninth Ctreet. Hardest Parly A harvest party will be held to night in Orange flail, 705 Delaware Brown will be in charge, assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth Davitt.

Mrs. Edna Lord, Mrs. Iva Connor, and Mrs. Katherine Smith. Wilminslonian? at Tea Wilmirgton guests attended the tea gitxn this afternoon at the Print Club.

Philadelphia. Among those presiding at the tea table were Miss Violet Oakley, artist, who is well tnewn L. L. O. L.

Card Party A card party will be held by the ways and means committee of Daughters of Diamond State L. L. O. No. 201, tomorrow night in i Orance Hall.

1 Avenue, by the George Paul Farrell Auxiliary to Camp United ish War Veterans. Mrs. Madeleine i rtiolo hr Pnvli Studio. Miss Margaret J. Magce Area Junior Hadassah To (lelrale I'urini Junior Hida.sa:i members from Delaware.

Eastern Pennsylvania a. id Southern New Jersey will attend RrranSemcnts. Donations will be Purlm celebration to hekl oniralcd for ff Hcck telephonc Sunday afternoon by the Chester rni- nntfl.j suicnas Ltuncneon Representative Williams, was among the, members of the Seventy-sixth Club, composed cf v.ives of newly elected members of Congress, who brjan their social activities with a luncheon on Wednesday at the Roeselt Hotel in Washington. Flowers and fruits frcm California and Oregon, brought ty an airline company, wore the table decorations for the "which was a projreisivs affa'r. in ordtr thct members might become better acquainted.

Mrs. Carl H'nshaw of California was chairman. "The Oregon theme was carried cut. A 'musical program was presented. Auxiliary to Have Hirllulay Meding The auxiliary to Appomattox Camp.

Sons of Union Veterans ol the Civil War will meet Monday evening in P. O. S. of A. Hall with Miss Mary Fetters presiding.

A social hour will follow with the March group in charge. Each month auxiliary members having birthday anniversaries in the month of meet-in? will be in charge of the social hour. Last evening members of the junior auxiliary held a scavenger hunt from Rodney Square and ended at the home of Miss Agnes Wilhclnie of 503 East Eighth Street. Prizes were won by Miss Eleanor Pleasan-ton and Miss Josephine Marshall. A harvest party will be held next Thursday in P.

O. S. of A. Hall by the military company of the vet-cranr. Church -doling People To Play 3-Act Farce Antics cf Andrew." a will b3 bv thf Noting Pecple Bible Class of Chester-Bethel M.

E. Church at o'clock Wednesday evening. March 8. in the Alfred I. duPont School auditorium.

Tha exst follows: Frank Bonsall, Jack Zcblcy. Wilmer Taller. William Pennington. William Jones, Fred Kuber. Irwin Talley.

Hay ward Pennington. Ira Hives, Marion Hanoy. Kalena Barney. Mrs. Virginia Clark, Elizabeth Pennington, and Doris Johnson.

Bruise Play Open Tlic first in the series of eight contract bridge tournaments to be held the next two months at the Wilmington Country Club was held yesterday morning. Mrs. Olive Peterson cf Philadelphia was in charge. Winners were: North and South, first, Mrs. Eva M.

Latter and Mrs. Philip J. Kimball. East end West: First. Mrs.

D. C. Peters and Mrs. C. M.

Spargo; second. Mrs. J. Warren Marshall and Mrs. E.

C. Thompson: third, Mrs. Wilam H. Fenn, and Miss Edith B. Danforth.

The next session will be at 13 o'clock Thursday morning, March S. I IT A scavenger hunt will be held tomorrow by ttie Sigma Pi Sigma Sorority at the home of Miss Gladys Rich at Arden. Miss Sybil Sklut has arranged the program. The sorority is arranging a Mothers Dav program with Miss Yetta Zutz and Miss Elizabeth Goldberg as chairmen. dug with a ball of earth and wTap-ped in burlap.

Dogwood planting spon-sorsd bv garden clubs in other states, have met wiui immediate success. The dogwood seems to outlive all other flowering trees, it is explained. It is truly American and seems best fitted to varvinz temperatures and locations, The pink flowering dogwoods are an offspring from the white variety, their birthplace being in Philadel- phia. AH residents of the section are invited to attend the meeting at which there will be a general discussion. Mrs.

J. Barry Baxter is president of the club. WHY SUFFER WIT ASTHMA INHALANT-A Gives Immediate and Permanent iocs. Tested RELIEF MnfT-Bck Guarantee Helen McCool 130 W.ihiniton Street Wirric- wrmrt Mrs i unit in the Chester Arms Hotel. At a recent meeting of the il- mington Junior Hadassah.

Ida Simon, chairman of the fund raising com- mittee, gave a report of the donor luncheon, the date to be announced. The next mretlr.g of the Juniors iil be held the Joint meeting the seniors on Mrch 13. Mildred Schreibcr. assisted by Marion Aolrman, will be chirgc; of th? program. A rehearsal th ci'y Purim i up Street.

Mrs. is will be held Monday man. Mcaning of Adiilthoo! To Be I)icneil Before Group Next Friday Night "The Meaning of AdaHhood" will be dbcus-'ed by Dr. Camilla Andersen. fccretary of the mental cf the ChariUes Ai.ccliticn of Pennsylvania, before the Viimington Brajirh of the American Avocation cf Ur.iersity Wo- AnnouncprnTii is mur oi uic ecD'ance of Mrs.

J. E. McAniff Mis Michael Callahan. Miss Ford. Mrs.

Morris Mat- Florence sen. and Miss Martha Trace. Hats a-Bloom J.98 ere in an their glcry tf; new wtn-sorrely feminine hats for smart heads to wear. Hats to flatter you and mate you youthfuiiy chic. Combination AntHop Snenie Other 2.9ft, $5, MITCHELL'S Millinpry 728 Market St.

Such Little Space Such Lovely Tone Baldwin-Built Spac-j" rs' Dna atlu Spoh n-Chatullcr Of local interest was the wedding in the First Preibyterlan Church, San Francisco, on Wednesday of Miss Maryanna Spohn, daughter of Mrs. Raoul Vissrc-de-Ganges of Beverly Hills. to Mr. Arthur Bayard Chandler, son of Mr. Percy M.

Chandler of New York and Mrs. Nancy Krebs Chandler of Pennsbury Lodge, Chadds Ford. Both the father and mother of the bridegroom went to California for the wedding. The bride attended the Shipley School, at Bryn Mawr and attended Mills College. "Mr.

Chandler wa3 graduated from Episcopal Academy, and is a student at Stanford University, Palo Alto, where he will continu; his studies after a cruiec. Robinson-Lotcis Mr. end Mrs. Michael Robinson of Chicago have announced the marriage of llieir daughter. Miss Dorothy Robinson, to Mr.

Jay Lewis of this "city, son of Mrs. Sophia Lewis of Camden. N. J. The wedding took place on Feb.

12 at Miami Fix. with Rabbi Jacob H. Kaplan officiating. Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis motored to Chicago following wedding. They are now at honv; at 5 West Fourth Street, this city. Adams-Lyons Mr. I. E.

Adams of this city and Washington has announced the marriage of his daughter, Miss De-lores Adams, to Mr. Michael Lyons of New York City. The wedding took place on Saturday. Jan. 29.

in St. Stephen's R. C. Church, New-York. Mr.

ard Mrs. Lyons will live in New York. Mrs. Lyons is a graduate of the Delaware Hoijiital Training School for Nurses. Ca lloi rax-S hort LAUR EL.

March 3 i Special). The marriage of MLs Eliza N. Callaway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge Callaway, and Mr.

Leon H. Short, son of Mr. and Mrs. OIlie Short, both of Laurel, took place at the Mt. Pleasant parsonage.

Saturday. Feb. 25, th Rev J. C. Hanby officiating.

The couple was accompanied by Mr. and Howard Sheridan, i After a wedding trip the couple will make their home in Laurel. Goll'Mrssick DENTON. March 3 (Special). The marriaie of Mrs.

Lcu se Golt. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.

Golt of and Mr. Huccton Messick of Beach Haven. N. took place Feb. 23 in Marydel, the Rev.

C. E. Ennis officiating. The brides sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Franklin Green of were attendants. After a wedding trip to Pennsylvania and New York, the couple will live in Beach Haven. GcarX'Sltcridan CHESTERTOWN. March 3 (Special Cards have been re ceived Bctterton announcins the marriage of Miss Marie Geary, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Owens of Betterton. to Mr. Philip Sheridan of Philadelphia, which took place Saturday afternoon. Feb. 18, in St.

Hugh's Church, Philadelphia. Guests frcm Better-ton included: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Owens, Mr. and Mrs.

William E. Owens, Mr. and Mrs Arthur New-some. 4 Conference Reviewed Miss Mabel Vernon of Wilmington and Washington, director of the People's Mandiite Committee, addressed the SoropUmist Club of Washington at its luncheon meeting on Wednesday at rtie Willard Hotel. A review of the Lima confer ence was given by Miss Vernon, who attended as a representative of the People's Mandate.

Marking Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Denney today are celebrating the forty-third anniversary of their marriage at their home, 309 Boxwood Road, voodcrest. biilincliie 3 1 1 MARKET STREET i of of a 1.

For A Stieffs The Stieff pieces prices. Tea Spoons Medium Medium Salad Butter Cream Table A "Place sential fork, spreader, purchased period for HERMAN ft' Vcs prrGea o.n thr mcetirg during announce- ment was made of the enrollment; of three new members, and cf flow-; ers fent to sick members. The eroup voted H0 to be given to the temperance educat.onal fund. The union ordered a letter sent to Governor James of Penary! vania. and a reoiution fent to Rep.

U. R. Guvcr of Kansas, endorsing the bill which he introduced to prohibit the rale of liquor in Wash ington. A ropy of this will nt Jo Delaware's rfpre- sentative. s.

Wiilloms Mrs. Herbert Walker led tr. de- votions and Mrs. Blanche P. Reed.

1 the salute to the flag. A musical program arranged by Miss Emma May Faulkner, pianist, included i solos by Mrs. Katherine Campbell and Mrs. Ralph Blocksom. Miss iSarah D.

Prochnow. Union Signal director, gave a report of hr work and also spok of Frances E. founder of the organization. Announcement was made of the Sprinz Institute of Neur Cattle Coun- ty Unions on April 4 at ton with Miss Grace Mathe.on, na- tional field worker, as a speaker. MATTRESSES RENOVATED $2 .50 504 Madison St Phone 2-8746 1 a Do This If You're NERVOUS TVm't take rhan- nn prmfur yon Irnnw I nothinc about or rely on temnnrary rMief whn there' neei of a znn4 rnl rymtem tonic time-prnven Lyijja E.

VejeUhle Compound. ma1e tnunail for womcK from vholesome brba and roota. l-t Pirkham'a Compound hlt baild tn fnore rhyxirat rrixinn aiwl tnua aii in I raimtnr lanely r.erv. im: ductrew from female funrttonat diaordera aAt maka life worth Uvuif. For oyer SO yean one womtn Vaa another bow to -umilini thra" witfl Pinkham'a oyer 1.000.000 women have i TTV-rfJ! I- rTyir'ni sionoui brfiu MLST BE GOOD! They Ask For Yet Give You New MARKET 4VD FILBERT AT iPL.

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COR. FOURTH ORANCE STS. Club Women Plan to Grow Dogwood at Gordon Heights night. March 6, in the V. building.

M. H. A. New Arrhal Mr. and Mrs.

James A. Gorry, New Brunswick. N. are recciv- in; congratulations cn the birth of son, James A. Gorry III, on March in the Middlesex Hospital, New Brunswick.

Mrs. Gorry is the former Miss Carolyn B. Allmcnd. dauihier of Mr. and Mrs.

W. 'ejvart Allmond. of this city. Mr. Gorry is the son of Mrs.

James A Gorry, ako of WKminrtcn. Mr. and Mrs. George W. McDowell.

are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter on Feb. 13 in the Wilmington General Hospital. The baby has been named Martha Ann after her maternal aunt, Mrs. Martha A. Williams of Chicago.

Missionary Meeting The Young Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Union M. E. Church will meet at 8 o'clock next Monday night at the home of Mrs. Bertha M. Foster of 822 North Jackson Street.

Mrs. Leroy Fitzgerald will conduct the study book. Mrs John W. Abbott will preside. PICTURES Picture Framing Artist Supplies CIFTS CEO.

HARDCASTLE SON 417 SIlirLEY ST. Wilmington, Delaware Telephone 2-2314 Cnjilaf Pieces Dle (jft Shop inlli SZlretl at liiptetj weaa OL STRAWBRIDGE CLOTHIER EIGHTH STREET, PHILA. supplemented by music. 31iionary Meeting The Rev. Ralph L.

Minker. super intendent of the Ferris Industrial School, will address the Woman's Home Missionary Auxiliary II of Grace M. E. Church next Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Edith K.

Brown of 2214 West Eleventh Street. Mrs. Roy Fields will be in charge of devotions. Mrs. E.

O. Ackart will preside over th business session. Mrs. James Chandler. Mrs.

C. E. Iszard and Mrs. F. B.

Massey will be assisting hostesses Fahion Show Tomorrow A fashion show and tea will be Riven by the senior choir of Mc-Cabe Memorial M. E. Church from 2 to 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the recreation hall of the church Mrs. H. Garrett Hanby is general chairman.

A musical program is included. C. A. R. Meeting The Blue Hens Chicks Chapter, Children of the American Revolu tion will meet at 2 o'clock tomor- row afternoon in th Wilmington New Century Club.

Blanche Frederick, newly elected Junior president, will preside. 1" i See Our Windows I L. R. Detjen of the University cf Delaware will talk of dogwood trees, their origin, planting end care next Tiesday ni-ht at a meeting in Hillcrest M. E.

Church The address wO be sponsored by the G-Drcon Heights Garden Club, which organization is sponsoring the move- merit to plant cocwood trees throughout Gordon Heights and nearby communities this spring. Prcfessor Dstjen assisted in a similar project cf the Newark Gar- den Club last year and also has studied the movement which is wicierpread through Tennessee. Vir- ginia, and Pennsylvania, which are among the states attempting to! make the dogwood a national tree. I Trees may be purchased atco; and brought here frcm New Jersey about April 1. Orders are already being i received and it is anticipated that 1.000 trees will be in the shipmsnt.

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