Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-22
NANCY WYNNE IS INTERESTED IN
AFFAIR FOR FRENCH CIVILIANS
The French War Relief Committee of the Emergency
Ala Has Asked Madame La Baronne Huard to
Sneak for the Benefit of Civilian Prisoners

.,osr, interesting meeting will be
A Ia At the home Of Mrs. Horace
.t 1920 Spruce street, on Thursday
p,.r, ssrnoon. April 6, at o'clock, when
.tsSone La Baronne Huard Will de-
hA lecture entitled MY Year
W. the Fighters" The proceeds
nV 10 devoted to the benefit of the
od French civilian prisoners,
- ~ whom have had their homes
saisuds confiscated and are in penni-
s .ordition. The meeting will be
~ Under the auspices os the French
ny. ne pellet Committee of the Emer-
ssncy Aid. -
:. .,i,a of the expressed preference
n,ost people for the heavier operas,
x. light lyrical operas seem to retain
LII Mace in the affections of many of
tor last nights house, in spite of
=. ranten season (or, perhaps, because
I'm was as we'll filled as on an average
In In the height of the season. Many
1sop,e who have returned from the
s.n,h ,busily greeted their acquain-
,.scss Of, the tier. Among these were
~ and Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel,
- entertained Miss Julia Berwlnd, DR..
css+ies d. Hart and the Antelo Dew
.-.,,xs in their box. The Randall Nor
,sns also had a party, and Mrs. Charlie
harrison, Jr., had guests In the E1ar-
,,.on box Mrs. Harry VAIN Harrison
locked exceptionally we'll last night in
hack frock, which did not at all
ron,orm to the present bouffant fashion,
m, chung to the figure, and ended in
a graceful flshtail train. Mrs. Charlie
wright, who has just returned North,
q another matron who refuses to give
nm the graceful gown with long cling
,rv lines. Miss Cecile Howell enter
talned In her mothers box, her guests
including the Marechal Browns and
polly" Pages brother and new sister
inlaw, the Louis Rodman Pages, also
saunders Meade. In the centre of an
admlring group was Lefty McKim, who
has announced her intention of joining
the relief corps abroad in the early
summer and of driving a car. She
looked unusually we'll last night in a
shmmering white gown; one could
hardly believe It to be. the same girl
who, in rather mannish attire, drives
her own runabout in town.
There has been an awful time out on
the Reading way lately, and L will be
obliged to take you into my confidence |
In the matter, because 1t is too good |
to miss. There is bear running loose |
around the countryside back of Jenkin- |
town and thereabouts, and great is the |
CONSERVATION of all the inhabitants. |
Some say he has escaped from the place |
Of farmer at Langhorne, who raises
bears for circuses, but he, 1t appears, |
says he has not lost a bear: and in the
meantime Friend Bear is chasing him
self about the place eating chickens, |
hogs and various other live stock. OF |
course, every one is down on poor
Brother Bear and scared to death Incl
ientally as well, for who can tell when
he may appear and hug one to death.
Hugging may be all right in its own
place, but 1t is not conducive to joy at
The hands of Brother Bear, especially
n a dark and fearsome night. One
hing to be remembered, however, is
that Brother Bear is apt to be afraid
1f humans, and therefore is an anxious
o take his departure as we are to
'scape him, but If he is cornered, be-
ware, 1t will be a case of "hugged to
leath."
heard a delicious story yesterday
bout certain young man who swears
. encountered Bruin on his way
lome the other night and that he
'eighs at least $50 pounds. He tackled
I'm, he says, and fired his pistol but it
allied to go off, so our brave young
'arrior started TO shinny up a tree, nor
"a he rest until he reached the very
lptiest top, which could not have held
ruin had he followed. The young gen.
eman adopted the policy of watchful
laiting and so did Brother Bear. They
Aenanged few remarks, so says our
ouns hero, which were finally heard
Y members of the Abingdon police
oFce, who hastened TO the spot with
not guns, to find Brother Bear was +
MY bush with dead leaves on it,
'hieh were blowing in the wind.