Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEopLE

.--xr ARE 70 have another breath De
~, aebutante teas today, for. |
- a. n may seem. there is none
E.,.. E .f,srnoon. though tomorrow and
.s.x viil make up for u. There win
-. s.hu,ante happenings, however. a
-.~on. which viii be given by Mrs.
..,,ck w. Graham for her niece. Lor-
~ Graham. who was the first debu-
~. ~. ,.,,rcduced this fall, and the other
.r,v viii be a small dinnerdance
w -r,.,chy Newbold is giving tonight
W, ~. n,eoe. Marian wurts, out st Mer-
80, club. A good deal OF entertain
m he done for Marian. as her aunts
=, vnoles on both sides OF the FAMILY are
=. y, much Interested in the anairs OF the
s...r ~. generation. hear her aunts,
p.rot Bisseii. who was Miss Mamie
-. and Mrs. ID. w. Wilson. otherwise
~. r,oro,hy wurts, will give Marian
a., nrst cousin. Nancy Tunis,
marty later In the season though
s.,s has not yet been settled Mr..
"a Mrs. william Henry Newoold. Mar
-. grandparents, will give theater
--,,v and supper with dancing at the
r',.,,,,.. stratford on November . for her.
e,.,,ayt wurts will probably give
-..,h,ns for the two cousins ana OF
-. both the Tunises and the Bob
~,..,. parents OF the two pretty deos'
=, .,,,ertain for them. Mrs. Bob Wurts
- Miss Katharine Newboid. you know,
,.ster Of Mrs. Edmund Mccullough ano
I, -,chard Newbold. and Mrs. Tunis was
~. Mary wurts. so you see where all
4. relationships come in.
much interest is felt throughout wayne
& v>-.,,, and 81. David's as to the outcome
Z ,be renewed litigation on the opening
= ola Church road, which runs through
~ BEAUTIFUL estate of William Townsend
c,.,.ht 10 old st. David's Church, at
+ ,.a,or During a period Of six years this
-,.6 over which the Conestoga wagons
~...sd and which was marked by the
s.o,rrints of the Continental army. has
-, the subject of more or less bitter
s.cussion and legal battling between the
~..trv OF St. David's Church and Mr..
ur,sht. The road was first closed by the
r.snor Township Commissioners; then In
1sia the Media courts ordered the road
:. named. Recently the continuance of
IL nght resulted in another decision be
49, the Township Commissioners OF Rad
nj. who closed the road again. And now
n, vestry Of the church has brought
rroceedings against the commissioners
ssd only last week Mr.. Wright was heard
4 declare that he would fight this pro
essding. for the open road gives his prop
srty q very broken appearance.
Included In the'vestry OF Old st. David's
cAurch are many prominent members OF
Main Line society. among whom are
rssncis Wood. George Leib Harrison, Jr.
nfnry p Connor, John L. Mather, DIR. ]
rrckard Laird, Charles T. Mather, Ed
wsrd J. Beale. William p. Morris and
. william W. Morris. These gentlemen
& maintain that the old road should be
kspt open because Of its historical asso
chtons
Some OF the handsome places adjacen
b he bone of contention are those o
Charles Custis Harrison. George Leil
Harison, Jr.. Archibald Barklie. C. Emor,
Htlichaei. Nathan Hayward, Harr!
chnds, John Sinnott and the estate owne'
lrmeriy by Craig Biddle.
There are great goings-on In the Good
islIow.van Dusen set these days. Helel
Van Dusen, you know. IL to marry Arthu
Goodfellow. Detroit, you see, had n
Charms in the way of femininity for thi
food fellow (oh! isn't that awful beyon
words; somebody ought TO be hurt for tina
pun, for though his business kept hin
there his heart stayed right in German
town, and back he came and asked tn
Eirl from his own home town to share hi
joys and sorrows.
Mrs. Andrew McCown gave bridg
party today for the bride-to-be, and Nj
ard Mrs. Van Dusen win give an IL
iormal dance and supper at the German
town Cricket Club tomorrow evenin
after the rehearsal, and Charlotte Park
Sjll entertain at luncheon and tennis
he club in the afternoon.
The Daughters of the American Rev
Elton are having a stirring time tn
week. for the twentieth Pennsylvan
+ eate conference OF tnat dSSoclation
being held here and there are meetini
very day, and this evening large rece
Non will be given the delegates at II
beilevue- -Stratford. Indeed. the Glow
Room at that hotel has been the hea'
quarters for all the meetings. Yesterda
Provost Smith entertained the visitir
leegates at a reception at the Museu
* the University of Pennsylvania
The Believue-Stratford took on a 81
eppearance yesterday at luncheon tim
and among the scores of well7groom
women there l noticed Mrs. A. Nero
biddle, Mrs. James Potter. who lunch
with Sue Bruce; Mrs. w. w. Atterbur
sno entertained six guests; Mrs. Villa
Coleman Freeman. who had Chariot
H3in as her guest; Mrs. A. e. Pattc
hfe. w. S. Tonner, Mrs Henry s. Gro'
whose guests numbered Ave. and M
William Jay Turner.
NANCY wYNNE
Personals
NJ. and Mrs. Roland L. Taylor. OF oy