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WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1940 ELEVEN Family Marks French Visiting Day Traditional New Year Custom Observed By Open House The traditional French mode of New Year's visiting day was observed by members of the duPont family yesterday when the men of the clan visited the women members at various family estates. Estates where guests were received included: the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.

M. Carpenter; "Still Pond," Mrs. W. K. duPont; "Goodstay," Mrs.

Robert Wheelwright; "Chevannes," Mrs. B. duPont; her. Kennett Pike country place of and Mrs. Harry W.

Lunger; "Squirrel Run Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul duPont; the home of Mrs. Ernest duPont, Sr: the Granogue home of Mrs.

Victor duPont; and Mrs. Robert Downs; the hilltop nome of Mr. and Mrs. Irenee duPont at Granogue; Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Riegel; the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Porter Schutt, and the place of Mr. and Mrs.

H. B. duPont, Jr. Feminine members of the family assisted the hostesses. The reunion was marked by the return of a number of family members who are -town dwellers.

The visiting day began with early morning callers who continued their treks to the various homes throughout the day and early evening. Hostesses welcomed with tables set with repast for the special hour of the day. Dance Pupils Give Recital and Party Over 200 guests recently attended combined party and recital given by the pupils of the Antoinette Dance Studio. The program consisted of ballet, tap, and musical numbers. Those who took part in the program were: Grace Eckles, Barbara Collins, Barbara Maloney, Margaret Ann Murray, Twanette Hodge, Patsy Monohan, Billy West, Catherine Gebhart, Charlotte Hutson, Anna May White.

Madeleine Mossman, Nancy Murray, Betty Jane Quellen, Joan Zenker, Jean Pickett, Joan Pickett, Alice Louise Bostic, Renie May Rideout, Helen Torello, Frances Lutz, Marie Patocki, Shirley Durnall. Ruth Chandler, Marjorie Gallagher, Joan Greene, Phyllis Hurst, Patsy Kearney, Patsy Lange, Betty Chambers, Peggy Yarnall, Nancy Day, Betsy Anne Day, Joanne Raughley, Jean Shuman, Marilyn Leach, Suzanne Johnson, Diane Smith, Carol Ann Huston, Marilyn Plummer, Donald Van Erp, Joan Kreer, Jean Smolka, Irma Krause, Rosemary Kearns, Julie Rae Mann. Bunny Williams, Edith Sharp, Carol Stoops, Helen Feaster, Therese Sheldrick. Gilda Lesham. Dorothy Marrs.

Edith Webb. Eleanor Schwind, Jacqueline Frank, Eliza Pietsch, Margaret Currier, Verna Gasser, Elizabeth Berry, Patty Vaux. Elizabeth McLaughlin, Betty Ann Mahoney. Harriet Hartman, Ellen Daley, Shirley Moyse, Janice Bauder. Mary J.

Ely, Charlotte A. Gooding, Jean Jones. Jack Edge, Diane Smolka, Carol Cooper, Lynn Tammany, Suzanne Goodwin, Nancy Ellen Long, Mary Ellen Thompson, Mary Jane Hartman, Patsy Wheatley, Mary Pat Cannon, Dolores Battaglio, Jane Smith, Patsy Cook, Judith Boyse, Judith Binder, Billy Daley, Myra Rubin. Jerry Parks, Betty Millman, Evelyn Schutzman. Ray Reager was accompanist.

Will Discuss Annual Ball Plans for the annual ball on Tuesday night, Feb. 6, will be discussed by directors of the Chesed Shel Emeth Sisterhood tonight at 8 o'clock in the Hebrew School building adjoining the synagogue, Shipley Street below Third. AMONG LOCAL FOLK WILLIAM TOBIN, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fen W.

Tobin, visit with has his returned grandmother, a Thomas Dillon, in Detroit, Mich. The youth made the trip alone. Miss Louise Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.

K. Wright, Bridgeville, spent the week-end holiday at Buck Hill Falls, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. John J.

Kenney are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter on Saturday in the St. Francis Hospital. Mrs. Kenney is the former Miss Julia Murphy, daughter of Mr. Cornelius Murphy.

Miss Jacqueline Potter of Claymont has returned from Philadelwhere she attended the reunion of guests at Camp Pneka last summer. Miss Sara Brewster Jones of Smyrna entertained 40 guests at her home preceding the New Year holiday dance at Dover. Mr. and Mrs. H.

B. Nicholson of Wawaset have had as guests their son. Harmon, a student at Princeton University, their son, John, who attends Woodbury Forest School in Virginia, A and their daughter, Lucia, who is a student at the Garrison Forest School in Maryland. Mr. and Mrs.

William Goodman of this city are at the Riviera Hotel in Daytona Beach, Fla. Mr. G. W. Burney, of the CocaCola Company, this city, is a guest at the Shoremede Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.

Mr. Millard McCool. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCool of 1220 Washington Street, this city, is receiving congratulations on his twenty-fifth birthday anniversary.

Pastor and Wife Entertain at Tea Many and friends of Hanover Presbyterian Church attended the annual New Year's tea yesterday afternoon at the manse with the Rev. and Mrs. John Herrick Darling as the host and hostess. group of young people of the church assisted with the serving. Presiding at the tea tables were wives of the church trustees.

They were: Mrs. F. N. Overdeer, Mrs. C.

C. Hoopes, Mrs. J. Wales Davis, Mrs. E.

R. Mayerberg, Mrs. C. E. Yost, Mrs.

E. F. Metzger, Mrs. W. W.

Swayze, Mrs. Pa, ron H. Stout, Mrs. M. W.

Sheppard, Mrs. S. R. Hill. The wives of the elders and the deacons were hostesses.

They included: Mrs. U. G. Hackett, Mrs. J.

Chandler Pyle, Mrs. F. S. Price, Mrs. J.

Fletcher Deakyne, Mrs. Leon Walker, Mrs. Herbert S. Drew, Mrs. Arthur C.

Davies, Mrs Clarence Sincock, Mrs. W. D. Griffith, Jr. Mrs.

George D. Kelley, Mrs. Albert B. King, Mrs. H.

Q. Layman, Mrs. Henry Lynch, Mrs. Herman Mathieu. and Mrs.

Edgar F. Weldin. Sisterhood to Hear A. A. Neuman Rabbi Abraham A.

Neuman of the Mikveh Israel congregation, Philadelphia, and professor of history at Dropsie College, will be the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Beth Shalom Sisterhood next Sunday evening in the temple, Eighteenth and Washington Streets. Dinner music will be given by the Berger trio. Mrs. Jacob Kraft will be the toastmistress. Members of the committee on arrangements are: Mrs.

Frank Toor, chairman, Mrs. Harry Tenner, cochairman. Mrs. Louis Gluckman, Mrs. Aaron Levitt, Mrs.

Louis Rosenblatt, Mrs. James J. Cohen, Mrs. Charles W. Schagrin.

Mrs. Jacob Faber and Mrs. Morris Forman. Supper and Dance Postponed The spaghetti supper and dance to have been given by the Delaware State Beauticians' Guild at the Cafe Grandda last night was post- poned. was set.

JUST ONCE A YEAR We are pleased to offer our entire collection of fine furs at reductions you will appreciate. At this ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE now in progress you will find every imported and original model of fur coats, wraps, jackettes and muffs marked down for immediate disposal. We suggest an early visit will be to your advantage. Jacques Ferber "FAMOUS FOR SABLES" 1708 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA 'Spinsters' Ball' Will Be Held On January 20 Men Guests at New Year Event Must Be Invited by Women An early leap year party will be the "Spinster's Ball" evening, Jan. 20, at the Wilmington Country Club under auspices of a committee which includes Miss Nancy Beyea, Miss Anne Dingee, Miss Anne S.

Layton, Miss Anne D. McCoy, Miss Betty Patterson, Miss Virginia Scott, Miss Mary Elizabeth Stine, Miss Helen Turner, and Miss Isabella Turner. Invitations have already been issued to feminine guests. No gentleman may attend unless invited by a lady. who have accepted invitations to act as patrons for the dance are: Mr.

Edward K. Bispham, Mr. Richard C. Bostwick, Mr. A.

Willis Browning. Mr. Ellason Downs, Mr. Bayard Sharp, Mr. William J.

Yerkes. Study Group Classes Are Being Resumed The Wilmington Branch, American Association of University will resume study group activities with the close of the holidays. Indoor gardening will be the topic for study on Thursday mornthe home of Mrs. R. G.

Clarkson, Wynwood and Glenside Avenues, Carreroft. Both Music Groups A and have arranged their meetings for Thursday. Music Group A will meet at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Miss Mary C. Dennison, 1106 Jefferson Street. The meeting will be in charge of Miss Dennison with Tschaikowsky's Fourth Symphony AS the subject for the evening.

Music Group will meet 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Sala, 1108 Rodney Street. when Mrs. Sala will review "The Beloved Friend" and will illustrate the book with recordings of Tschaikowsky's works. Other study groups announced are: Book Group C.

next Monday. at 1:15 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Donald Lee.

1804 Wawaset Avenue. when Mrs. Benjamin W. Howk will review "Behold This Dream." a Gook Group H. next Monday, at 1:30 p.

m. at the home of Mrs. Robert Goodrich, 717 Coverdale Road. when Mrs. W.

F. Clymer will review "Letters to by Boone, and "Is There a Baby in the House." by Carroll. Science, Wednesday, Jan. 10. at 7:45 p.

m. at the home of Miss Florence Ford, Marion Apartments No. 6. when the leader will be Mrs. A.

L. Flenner and the topic, "Citrus Fruits." This was postponed from Jan. 3. Kent, Sussex Club Dance at Milford More than 1,000 persons attended the holiday dance the Kent and Sussex Cotillion Club last evening in the Varney auditorium the Community Building in Milford. Before the dance Mr.

Edward M. Davis, honorary president and founder of the organization, entertained the officers and chairmen at dinner at his home. Music for dancing was furnished by the Floyd Mills orchestra of Wilmington. Other officers are: President, Philip R. Jacobs; vice- president, Mr.

Harwood Jamison; secretary, Dr. James R. West; treasurer, Mr. Paul Monroe: general chairman. Mr.

Granville Snyder: music. Mr. Jamison: decorations, Mr. William Henry; invitations, Dr. West; tickets.

Mr. Cecil Davis; publicity, Mr. Robert H. Yerkes. New Year's Eve Mr.

E. M. Davis entertained 65 guests at his home. A buffet supper was followed by dancing. Skating Party Thursday A skating party will be held Thursday evening by the Junior Bichor Cholem Society of which Miss Marian Ableman is president.

All interested in attending and those having cars available for transportation are requested to communicate with Miss Ableman. Society Meeting Postponed The meeting of the Ladies Bichor Cholim Society, announced for tomorrow, has been postponed due to the death of Mr. Charles Schagrin, the president's husband. Dance Committee Aide MISS BETTY PATTERSON WEDDINGS MISS ELEANOR ANN TUROCZY MR. WILLIAM LENDERMAN Miss Eleanor Ann Turoczy, daughter of Mrs.

Anna Turoczy and the late Mr. Joseph Turoczy, this city, became the bride of Mr. William Lenderman, son of Mrs. Eva Lenderman and the late Mr. William derman, also of this city, yesterday at noon in Old Swedes P.

E. Church. The Rev. Robert Bell, vicar, officiated. Miss Bertha Tebbins attended the bride as maid of honor and Mrs.

L. W. Kowalski, Newark, N. sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. The bride wore a brocaded satin gown made in Victorian style and a silk veil, hand rolled.

She carried a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. The maid of honor wore an taffeta dress made on princess lines and Mrs. Kowalski chose a gown of Spanish raisin taffeta. They carried bouquets of Johanna Hill roses and sweet peas. Mr.

Everett Swanson was best man. The ushers were Mr. Harry Lenderman and Mr. John Lenderman, brothers of the bridegroom. A reception followed at McConnell's.

After a wedding trip the couple will live in this city. MISS MARY EUGENIA EWING MR. JOHN EDGAR INGRAM The marriage of Miss Mary Eugenia Ewing of Rehoboth Beach and Mr. John Edgar Ingram, formerly of Lewes and now of Atlanta. took place yesterday in the Epworth Methodist Church at Rehoboth Beach.

The bride's cousin, Miss Margaret Lingo Ewing, was maid of honor and Mr. Hill Hudson, of Shelby, N. was best man. The Rev. Conrad Hamer, pastor of the church, officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Ewing. Mr.

Ingram is the grandson of Mr. Edgar H. Ingram of Lewes, and son of Mrs. Ruth C. Ingram of Wilmington and Mr.

Edgar Wilson Ingram of Front Royal, Va. The couple will live in Atlanta. MISS LELA A. THOMAS MR. P.

HERBERT BRACKMAN The marriage of Miss Lela A. Thomas of Dover, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. E.

Thomas of Stevensville, and Mr. P. Herbert Brackman of Dover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brackman of New York City, took place at 1 p.

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Boines and Miss Grace Murray, assistant director of public health nurses of the State Board of Health, will address members the Wilmington City tion of Women's Clubs and Allied a. m. in the club the Y. W. Organizations tomorrow.

at 10:30 C. A. Dr. Boines will discuss "Greek Culture" and Miss Murray's subject will be "Activities of the Public Health Nurses." Mrs. E.

F. Higgins is chairman of the program committee. Mrs. Clarence M. Dillon will conduct the business session during which plans will be discussed for future activities included in which will be a supper meeting February.

Reports also will be given Christmas work. An executive session is scheduled for 9:45 o'clock tomorrow morning. CHILD CONSERVATION LEAGUE Members of the Child Conservation League will sew for Red Cross in Finland at their semimonthly meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Red Cross headquarters, 911 Delaware AveMrs. E. W.

Tobin, chairman of the program committee, is in charge of arrangements. Each member is asked to take her own thimble. Mrs. James J. English, president, will conduct a short business session.

A social meeting will be held by the League Wednesday, Jan. 17. WOMAN'S CLUB OF NEWPORT The Woman's Club of Newport will meet this afternoon in the clubhouse with Mrs. R. S.

Pordham presiding. Mrs. J. C. Strong will give current events.

The club is planning a "Round the orld" progressive supper on Thursday evening, Jan. 11, for club members and their friends. Entertainment will follow the supper. YOUNG WOMEN'S PROGRESSIVE CLUB Mrs. Sherwin E.

Willis, chairman of American citizenship, will present a program in the meeting of the Young Women's Progressive Club of Newport tonight at the Woman's Club. Mrs. Claude Williams will preside. Hostesses will include Mrs. Laurence Francisco, G.

D. Baldwin. Mrs. Lewis Bates, Mrs. P.

A. Benoit, and Mrs. Arthur Craig. House' Starts Country Club Year Several hundred guests attended the "open house" celebration yesterday afternoon at the Wilmington Country Club by officers and directors. Music was furnished by the Gypsy Troubadors.

Mr. Charles A. Higgins is president. Other officers include: Vicepresidents, Mr. J.

Garrigues, Mr. J. George Stewart and Mr. J. S.

treasurer, Mr. Caleb M. Sheward; secretary. Mr. Charles S.

Richards; corresponding secretary, Mr. Robert D. Kemp; and the following directors: Mr. Irenee duPont. Mr.

Sidney Scott, Mr. William duPont. Mr. W. F.

Harrington, and Mr. Willard A. Speakman. Jr. Sigma Alpha Kappa Holds Holiday Dance A holiday dance was held in the Covenant Club last night by members of the Sigma Alpha Kappa Sorority.

Plans are being discussed by the Sigma Theta Kappa Sorority for a dinner dance in the near future. The next meeting will be held at the home Nancy Hume, 2903 Franklin Street. Married 50 Years Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.

Baker of Woodside, observed their fifieth wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve, with a family reunion. They were married in Magnolia M. E. Church on Dec. 1889.

128, Mr. Baker is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker of near Barratt's Chapel, and Mrs. Baker was the former Sallie Hickey, daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. William Hickey of Magnolia. The children include: Charles. of Milford, William of Camden, Grier of Oxford, George of Felton, Blanche of near Dover, Lena May of near Frederica, Elizabeth of Rising Sun. and Ellen of Woodside.

There are 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Hostess at Holiday Party Mrs. J. Z. Kelly entertained a few of her friends at a Christmas party at her home on the Philadelphia Pike at Bellevue last week.

The house was decorated in holly, evergreens, candles and Christmas lights. evening was spent playing games and refreshments were served. The guests included: Mrs. Oliver Hineman. Mrs.

Florence Hanby, Mrs. William Irwin, Mrs. Ethel Bard, Mrs. J. Paul Braun, Mrs.

G. W. Ladd, Mrs. Frank R. Webb, Mrs.

Edward B. Maxwell, Mrs. Edward P. Cuningham, Mrs. W.

H. Bullock, Mrs. Catherine Jester, Mrs. Alfred Umstad Bean, and Miss Virginia Kelly. Entertain at Egg Nog Party Mr.

and Mrs. Charles E. Horn entertained at their annual New Year's Eve egg nog party at their home on Henlopen Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, on Sunday night. More than 100 guests attended. A PRUCKERS BLANKET NOW JOIN 50 wit 6 West 3rd St.

Wilmington THIS COUPON WORTH Use it as your first payment. Blankets delivered at once. JUNIOR LEAGUE BOARD TO ARRANGE LUNCHEON The January meeting of the board of directors of the Wilmington Junior League will be held this morning at the club rooms in the Hotel DuPont with Mrs. Russell A. Applegate presiding.

Plans will be made for the general meeting and luncheon next Monday at the Wilmington Country Club. Members of the local organization participated in the recent survey of volunteer jobs of the National Association of Junior Leagues of America, which is to be published in the January issue of the official magazine, Serve As Volunteers This survey completed a short time ago by Miss Virginia R. Howlett, secretary of the welfare department of the Association of the Junior Leagues of America, indicates that a total of 40.142 jobs in community service were held by Junior League volunteers. Based on questionnaires provided by 137 of the Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Hawaii, the survey shows that 21,948 volunteers worked for welfare agencies, 2,998 did volunteer work for cultural and civic agencies, 3,496 Junior Leaguers rendered volunteer service in children's theater work, and 9,987 volunteers worked in money raising activities. Of the latter, 4.137 volunteers worked in Community Chest drives, 3.358 worked on Junior League money raising drives and 2.492 on miscellaneous drives.

Locally, the "well baby" clinic is one of the most important activiRobert Kennedy is chairman. and her committee go to these clinics and assist trained workers work of keeping babies well, rather than curing sick ones. Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Forrest C. Noble, the Educational Committee has been devoting a great deal of time to the emergency preparations of the Red Cross.

Miss Alice duPont Wilson is in charge of volunteers for the Family Society, while Miss Eliza Rodney directs volunteers at West End Neighborhood House, the Boys' Club, and the Children's Home. Miss Virginia Scott, chairman of the Children's Play committee, is expected to report further progress on the work of reading plays for the next play to be given for the children. This group has already read a number of plays and Miss Scott believes the active preparation may begin very soon. Committee on Art Mrs. Rodman Ward and her committee look after League's responsibility at the Art Center and Academy of Art.

These projects are graphic local illustrations of what Wilmington has done to serve. The national survey shows that 10.251 Jobs; were in the health field 4,107 volunteer jobs in the family and relief field included family casework, housekeeping service, travellers' aid, legal aid, Red Cross, institutions for aged, public relief agencies, woman's exchanges, clothing distribution and Christmas work; 3,482 jobs in the feld of leisure time activities include work in community centers, camps, playgrounds. Girl Scouts, Y. W. C.

A. and work for other clubs: 3,108 jobs in the children's field included work for schools, juvenile courts, children's institutions, children's case work and day nurserles; 1,000 jobs for community organizations included community chests and councils of social agencies, central volunteer bureaus and social service indexes. Other important volunteer service indicated I by the chart is work on boards and committees of community agencies, a service in which a great many Junior League members are actively engaged. In commenting recently on the survey Miss Howlett pointed out that it gives the Association its first definite facts and figures on Junior League volunteer service "Volunteer service is the outstanding feature of Junior League programs," she said. "It is our large contributinier means our through communities which our members are educated and developed for helping to shape community programs." Social Programs Stressed Referring to the underlying principle of the Junior League, namely that continued education of the members of intelligent citizen participation in shaping community social programs in the fundamental aim of every Junior League, Miss Howett said: "Apparently we are accomplishing our purpose in developing social consciousness and leadershipfor there are 5,849 board members and 4,871 committee members in social, health and cultural organizations, 1.713 are lined up on and committees civic agencies, such as League of Women Voters, school boards, P.

T. A. and other clubs and organizations with educational value making a grand total of 12,322 jobs of board and committee memberships. It is particularly significant that there are 248 Junior League members on boards community chests and councils of social agencies." Sunday in the chapel of the Immanuel Episcopal Church in Wilmington. The ceremony was performed by the rector, the Rev.

Charles W. Clash. The bride wore a gown of peacock blue and a corsage of white roses. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Elsie M.

Benton, and by her niece, Miss Dorothy V. Benton, of Wilmington. After the ceremony luncheon was served at the home bride's sister, Only members of the immediate family were present. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at the Mil-Ben Apartments, Dover. until Feo.

1, after which they will be at home in the 1 new home in Eastover Hills, Deter MISS REBECCA SHORT MESSICK MR. GEORGE HART CROMIE Miss Rebecca Short Messick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Messick of Bloom, became the bride of Mr.

George Hart Cromie, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cromie of Philadelphia, at noon on Dec. 25.

The ceremony took place in the Delmar First Methodist Church with the Rev. Sidney B. Bradley, pastor, performing the ceremony. Mrs. Cromie is the niece of Mr.

F. Leslie Barker of Delmar. The bride. who was given in marriage by her father, wore a period model of sapphire blue velvet with matching veil. Miss Merle Lank of tel Bloomsburg, was maid of honor and wore a pink taffeta gown trimmed in blue velvet with a tiara of pink rose buds and pink forget-menots.

Miss Dorothy Fitzgerald of Philadelphia and Miss Eleanor Snyder of Wilmington were the bridesmaids. Each wore a gown of American beauty moire taffeta with a tiara of American Beauty roses and veils to match. Mrs. Frank Lynch, the church organist, played the wedding music and Mrs. Blanche Melson of Delmar sang "I Love You Truly." Mr.

Frank Messick of Bloxom, a brother of the bride. was best man and Mr. William Lank of Bloomsburg, and Mr. F. Leslie Barker of Delmar were ushers.

Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Barker. Following a wedding trip to Atlantic City, Mr.

and Mrs. Cromie will be at home at 5101 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia. MISS JANE ANDERSON MR. T. LESLIE WILLIAMS Announcement is made by Mr.

and Mrs. C. W. Anderson, Sudlersville. of the marriage of their daughter, Miss Jane Anderson, and Mr.

T. Leslie Williams of Dover. The ceremony. was performed on Saturday afternoon in the chapel of First and Central Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dr.

Willard G. Purdy. Mr. Williams and his bride will be at home at 1 Ogle Avenue, Colonial Heights, after Jan. 15.

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Engagements Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. George A. McMahon, 1405 North Rodney Street, of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Louise McMahon, to Mr. Eugene A.

Casey, son of Mrs. George A. Casey and the late Mr. Casey, 1606 West Thirteenth Street. Miss McMahon is a graduate of the Ursuline Academy and also attended University of Miami in Florida.

Casey is a graduate of hir. Salesianum High School and St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia. The engagement of Miss C. Mildred Coppage, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Wright S. Coppage, Elkton, to Mr. Wilbur R. Allen, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ray H. Allen of Independence. is announced by the parents of the bride-to-be. Miss Coppage is a member of the faculty of the District Line School.

Mr. Allen is associated with the Department of Justice in Washington. The wedding will take place in the spring. Mr. and Mrs.

J. Johnson Stilwell, this city, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Alice M. Stilwell, to Mr. James F. McCaughan, son of Mrs.

Mars, E. McCaughan and the late John W. McCaughan. The wedding will take place in the spring. The engagement of Miss Bertha Closic, daughter of Mrs.

Joseph Closic, this city, and the late Mr. Closic, to Mr. Jules H. Rothschild. this city, son of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Maier Rothschild of New York, is announced. Miss Closic is employed by the Corporation Trust Company of America and is a member of the Epsilon Chapter. Tau Beta Gamma Sorority. Mr.

Rothschild is with the Reliance Life Insurance Company and is a member of the American Legion. No date is set for the wedding. Mr: and Mrs. Samuel Martin, 2323 West Second Street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Augusta Martin, to Mr. Milton Briefman, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Briefman, 515 Jefferson Street. The wedding will take place in the late spring. Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. Rose of Utica, N. formerly of this city, of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Shirley Rose, to Mr. Sidney Cohen, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joel Cohen, 916 West Twenty-third Street. Miss Rose is a graduate of the Wilmington High School and a member of the Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta Sorority. Mr. Cohen is also a graduate of the Wilmington High School.

He is a member of Xi Chapter, Mu Sigma fraternity, No wedding date has been set. The engagement of Miss Ida Haber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Haber, 212 West Thirtyfourth Street, to Mr. Sidney Jacoby, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Jacoby, 2105 Baynard Boulevard, has been announced by parents of the bride-to-be. The wedding will take place in the spring. At a tea given by Mrs. Robert E.

King and Mrs. David H. Riley of Cecilton, announcement was made of the engagement of their sister, Miss Georgina M. Manlove, daughter of Mrs. H.

B. Manlove of Cecilton, tc Mr. Merton S. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

E. Wilmer Jackson of Perryville, Meliss Manlove is a at Perryville High School. teacher, at son piktongaged in the oil business Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kent, cf Kelton, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Kent, to Isaac Hugh Hammond.

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