Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17

r.,hurn's defeat as n social leader
r -. wears past. wives Of officials
,..,n that Philadelphia Is Phila-
.rd cannot be changed. even II
,seai Of money after years Of
~, waiting has succeeded In one or
~ ...es IN getting people into exclusive
w.. ~ ana besides money they usually
r,,.,,ons with society which made
~ s..irable). but somehow we never
w. s. until experience brings It home,
~. listen. my dears, and you shall
~ a happening In this good old
- ,,lv last week. when the presl.
80, nominee, the Hon. Charles Evans
..--s.. came here to speak. He was.
= sr.r... the guest Of Mr.. John Gribbel.
..,asr, Of the Union League, and nat
F-r- a. Mrs. Gribbel fell the lot OF hos
- !. Mrs. Hughes on that occasion.
u.n Mrs. Gribbel. Mrs. Stotesbury and
..uber OF women Of high degree
-.,ted Mrs. Hughes in Mrs. Gribbers
- having placed a chair for her In
-. renter thereof. While they were
-.,,v the door OF the box opened and
q .~ept none other than the wife OF a
e. of,ciai In the city (oh. very highD
~ made straightway for the sacred
...,r Imagine the CONSERVATION of tho
4 <,..<~sses. for the lady In question made
'<.,..if decidedly at home. Finally one
.r,roached her and told her with great
"a and charm that that special chair
. - been set aside for Mrs. Hughes. Well,
sn,v succeeded in prying the uninvited
-,,..t from the chair. but not from re-
--,,,nr the guest OF honor She seemed
1, shink that the wife of so high an Of
sr,,i should have something to do with
,h.f and her resolution was not TO be
>bsngcd by any means whatsoever. Some
mrty that, don't you think?
rour debutantes TO be introduced this
sf,,rnoon at one fell swoop. so to
.,eaki Didst ever hear the llke7 Still
a i mighty nice and probably much more
An for the little buds than II is to have
Al the thrills and excitement alone. and
- for the flowers, we'll am sure the
nost crowded garden beds in the time OF
n,ll bloom cannot be compared to the
6overs sent to the four charming girls
vho win surround Mrs. Charles Wheeler
this afternoon when she will introduce
h>r granddaughter Suzanne Elliot, the
nughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mccall
xl,iot; her step-granddaughter. Hannah
Robert. who is the daughter OF Mrs
Charles Wheeler. Jr.. by a former mar
rage. and Mary and Elisabeth Packard
taughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pack
Ard There is some relationship between
tie Wheelers and Packards on the
Wheeler and Brown side. 1 understand
but am not quite clear on the subject
myself. so I had better let you stay ir
ne questioning stage as well. and wher
have It clear I'll pass It on.
am particularly interested in Suzanne
Eliot for she has been in England fol-
he last three years. and at her age one
ch4nges so much from the long-hair stage
y the society belle. / am told she IL
ezceptionally pretty. and surely she
rnes fairly by that Inheritance, for hel
noiAer is as pretty as any OF the youns
irons one sees. and does not look q
~ more than thirty.five, in spite of tn,
actsthat she has one married daughter
Ars Sidney F. T. Brock; a second daugh
~, Natalie, whose engagement to Lieu
nnant FitzHugh Green, U. S. ~, wa,
announced last week. and is now bringinl
cut her third.
There were five Wheeler sisters, yol
NOW. Mrs. Elliot, the Countess Pappen
htm. who was Miss Mary Wheeler; Mrs
9eorge Thayer. Miss Gertrude Wheeler
As. Henry Norris, Miss Ethel Wheeler
and Mrs. Philip Wainman, the younges
lister. who was Miss Christine Wheeler
md whose husband lost his life in tn,
var about year ago.
Suzanne is named for her grand
bother, who was Miss Susan Farnum. 8,
w can see how many good old Philadel
pn'a families are allied with the name o
wheeler In this city. Among tn,
o'outantes who will receive at the te.
~'s afternoon. which win be given a
~. Wheelers Bryn Mawr home, will b.
+ anne Meirs, Mary Lowering, Elizabetl
1Fotter. Gainor Baird, Sophie Baker
H@tnarine Lea. Lorraine Graham, Elisa
IN McMichael, Elizabeth Miller, Name,
<unis, Margaret Harris. Katharine Haf
Pck' Marion Wurts. Emily Harris, Pau
otsr.
while seated on the porch of tn
antnsdon Valley Hunt Club waitin
the start Of the meet last satul
was highly interested in watchin
'-A FOX and friend OF hers / did NO
''osnize try to take a short cut, whic
"osed not to be so short after all, 70
~ got into deep swamp in front @
mousse and the poor friend had a ba
~ while Eliza was walking along IN
The girl In blue. as shall desi,
~ tne friend. managed 20 extricate hei
without any serious injuries, bu
! saw a number OF the men Iooxin
" the swamp, and / am afraid sh
something besides her balance. ]
q mighty gay afternoon, ana ever
turned out TO make the first rae
OF the season a real success.
heed the George w. Goethals, of PAM
'ame, were with the Bertram IInDiI