Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-02
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Meeting of Mrs. Charles Stewart Wurts's Dancing
Class Takes Place Tonight-Nancy Wynne
Talks of Various Things

MOST Of today's excitement in the So
lVl cial world will be confined to the
meeting of Mrs. Charles Stewart Wurtss
aancing class at Ashers, which is for the
school set just a degree younger than
,be saturday Evening Dancing Class
members, for that Is virtually the class
before making ones debut. The girls are
admitted into Mrs. Wurts's class from
fourteen Years of age up, / understand.
Young Stewart Wurts is the member of
,he Wurts family who is in the class.
The younger set grows gayer each year,
4, seems to me, and most of these classes
are preceded by dinners for nearly every
meeting. It's a good thing mind you; 1t
teaches the young people for the future.
and | must say Mrs. Wurts is mighty
particular about the behavior at this
class which she chaperons. The boys are
not allowed to stay in the dressing room
and smoke while the girls are left with.
nut partners, as is sometimes the case at
the classes and private dances. Mrs.
Wurts believes in making the boys who
attend her class understand that they
are to see that the girls have a good
time, and that just because they do not
happen to know them very we'll is no
reason why they should not ask them to
dance and be polite and considerate.
There will be a cotilon tonight which
will be led by young Tom Nelson The
new committee of boys includes Tom Mel.
sen, Jr, Francis Mckenna, Aiken Reich.
ner, william Addicks, Frederick Kebard,
Perot Whiting George jackson and
Montgomery Deaver.
Dr. and Mrs. Reynol Is Wilson will en-
tertain tonight at dinner for their daugh.
ter. Henrietta Wilson, before the meeting
of the class.
MARY BOHLEN and Dick TiGhman
lyl are to be honor guests at a dinner
tonight which Valentine Mitchell will give
at her parents home, 1920 De Lancey
place Mary and Dicks engagement was
announced since his return from the Dor.
der, and cannot exactly say that it was
a surprise, as for many moons | had
heard it whispered that that is a go
sure" and it is quite an ideal one for
both parties, who move in exactly the
same circles agree in religious matters
and, though by no means wealthy, will be
able to keep the wolf from the door with
ease I'm thinking. Mary's mother was
Miss Peggy Woodville, a famed beauty
of her debutante year; her mother was
in turn Miss Mary Fetus a sister of Miss
Ginne Feltus, who until her death a few
years ago lived with hei sisters children
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodvile having died while
their family was still comparatively
young. Mary's sister. Priscilla, married
young Bonsal Brooks, of Baltimore. No
day has yet been set for the marriage
of this happy young pair, but l do not
believe it will be in the very far dis.
tance.
MRS. GEORGE BOYD. I am told, is
A'1 getting up benefit bridge party to
be held at the Germantown Automobile
Club at Carpenter Station on Tuesday aft
ernoon at o'clock to raise funds for
materials TO be used for the equipment OF
base hospitals. Mrs. Boyd is director of
Department Seven, Pennsylvania Rail
road Chapter of the Pennsylvania
Womens Division for National Prepar.
edness
MIHAT n time one does have these days
w If taken out of the rut of everyday
life, even when it is to get into the rut of
another everyday life. Here's a girl who
has decided to be married in May after
much persuasion on the part of a most
devoted swain, and what happens? The
poor man is laid low with scarlet fever
Did you ever? Oh, well, it's only a light
case, so the wedding will probably
take place as at first planned Reminds
one of the time Josephine Wood and
Fisher Boyd had, before they were mar.
ried; that was scarlet fever, too, wasn't
III And remember Margaret Spencer and
junior Potter? Well, both Of those turned
out all right, so let us hope this case