Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-22
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
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Grand Fete VIII Be Held on Grounds of the Van
Rensselaer, PIace p June % for Navy League
Benefits Forewarned Is ForearmodS

1or,ANS for the fete out at Fort Wash
,nqton. the Van Rensselaers' country
lat which takes place June %, have. OF
eourse, accomplished the desired effect
.rd much is in readiness for the event
,rbicb will partake of the usual outdoor
ort,es. 1t is to be given for the
yvomen's Branch of the Navy League,
,,ou know, and it will be the first time
,bs Van Rensselaers' place has been
,hrown open to the public for one of
these charity affairs.
Not that Mr.. and Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
.ra not charitably inclined. On the con.
,rsrv. their names are on every list. and,
os course, Mr.. Van Rensselaer, is known
Cor his support of the Philadelphia Or.
obestra. In fact, they are always in the
tore whenever there is anything to en-.
courage for the good of their fellow men.
But there have not been many fetes
ant the Reading way, except the Abing.
,on Hospital affair and the annual Hahne.
mann Hospital benefit, and these have
been held lately at Latham Park, so YOU
NAV be sure society with largo and
capital S will be on hand to see the beau.
tIful place on which is the Stone Mill
where Lydia Darrah is said to have over.
heard the plans of the British and from
where she made her famous trip to Con.
tinental headquarters to give the infor.
nation to prepare the little army which
fought so valiantly for our freedom.
Among the attractions for the after
noon will be the bridge parties for which
Mrs. Francis I. Gowen is responsible.
Mrs. Gowen tells me that she has had a
number of applications. and that three
beautiful prizes have been secured for
each table, first, second and consolation
prize.
Among the women who have taken
tables and will entertain three guests at
each are Mrs. Edward Lowber Welsh,
Mrs. Richard Cadwalader Mrs. Harry
Mexican, Mrs. Frank Samuel Mrs. John
Mason and several others whose names
do not recall just at this moment.
IT'S really quite wonderful how the
i Villanova branch of Queen Mary's
Guild has increased in strength this
spring. The members meet at the home
Of Mrs. George Thayer every Monday
morning and they tell me there are be.
tween thirty and forty members present
at every meeting.
Mrs. Thayer was Gertrude Wheeler,
you know, sister Of Mrs. Dick Elliot,
Countess Pappenheim, Mrs. Henry Nor.
ris and Mrs. Philip Wainman. Mrs
Wainman's husband was an Englishman
and was killed at the front more than a
year ago. Mrs. Thayer's husband is an
officer of the First City Troop.
Among the women who work for the
guild are Mrs. Samuel Bodine, Mrs. VIII.
liam Bodne, Mrs Morris Stroud. Jr., Mrs
Heatley G.. Dulles, Mrs. William Innes
Forbes, Mrs. Kenton Eisenbrey, Mrs.
Thomas Baird, Jr., Mrs. John Baird, Mrs
Herbert Lloyd, Miss Roberts, Mrs. George
Curwen, Mrs George Packard, Mrs.
George Kendrick Sd, Mrs. Charles Town.
send, Mrs. Charles Sinnickson, Mrs
Joseph Jeanes, Mrs. Henry Scott Jr.,
Mrs. John Dennison, Mrs. James winsor,
Jr, Mrs c. c. Curtin, Mrs. Louis Rod.
man Page, Mrs. Mordecai Brown and
Mrs. Morris Clothier. There are a mum.
Der Of others, but it's practically impos.
sble to remember all.
WHEN you are walking along the far
path Of the Wissahickon on a late
afternoon and are about to pass under
rock thinking that you and your very
oestest beau are alone, my dears, and
well, a kiss more or less If it's the right
person. is harmless enough(-well, as
remarked, you'd better look up over the
rock, and then 1 won't see you, as did