Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-19
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. Jansen Haines Is Visiting Her Mother in Ger
mantown-Nancy Wynne Talks About Various
Matters Of Interest to the Social World

4. visiting her mother Mrs. William
potch wister at the Wister home in
germantown Ella wister married jan
..r Haines about fifteen years ago and
.-or, ont West to live, and many were
re lively tales she wrote East to her
,omily and friends concerning the doings
a., the West as compared with staid old
Philadelphia
remember one of the shocks of So
,,etv's life here was when Mrs Haines
announced among other things that the
I-lLs were leading citizens Of Des Moines,
most of us having gotten our impress
.,ons of Elks during their convention
hare as persons who sat out on the pave
rsnt in front of the Rittenhouse and
o,ber hotels, those of the female species
rearine dressing sacks, while the males
wore shirt sleeves and celluloid collars.
But in the West one really must be an
Elk to become successful in business
and besides Mrs. Haines assured her
.Iends that they were delightful people
:, takes a good, broadminded woman to
move from this snobby town and Ire able
IN make friends with strangers and not
show them that she considers herself
suner1or Just because she was born in
Philadelphia.
II will be delightful for Mrs. HaInes's
numerous friends to be able to sec her
once more and to meet her children Hec
Sahut year was about the same time
as Mrs. Clarence Zantzinger, who was
Margaret Buckley; Mrs. John Story
Jenks, Isabella Morton, Mrs. George Q.
.l,,n
her; Mrs. Jack Muir. who was Mary Brin-
Law: Mrs. Ernest du Pont, Josephine Brin-
Ton. Mrs. Cushman Newhall, remembered
,s Nellie Smith, and many others almost
too numerous to mention.
Mrs, Haines is a younger sister of the
late Mrs. Owen wister, whom she
strongly resembled when last I saw her
some years ago. Miss Ella Eustis, of
Santa Barbara, a sister of Mrs. Wister,
Is visiting her now too, so there is quite
n delightful family reunion on the tapis.
THE Torresdale Golf Club is to give a
i Red Cross dance on Thursday night
under the auspices of the entertainment
committee, of which Natalie Walton is
chairman A bunch of people are going
out, and the proceeds from the tickets
are to be handed over to the Torresdale
Branch of the Red Cross. Mrs. Ned
Trasel is president of the branch and
the younger Mrs. Middleton vice presi.
dent. The decorations, eats and other at
tendant expenses for the Thursday night
affair have all been donated, so the money
which comes in will be all clear, and the
this little effort, anyhow. Have you ever
been out to the golf club? It's very diff
ferent from the old Delaware River Club
which used to attract so many in years
gone by. In the first place this club is
strictly temperance, and, judging from
some of the lurid tales which linger II
my memory of the doings at that farmer
benighted but beautiful spot on the Della
ware 'ts just as well.
The golf club is on the Pike and Grant
Gvenue and the little house is very at
tractive. The long, low room used fol
dining room is cleared of tables anC
chairs after eats and converted into {
dance room, and the links are beautiful
for walks as we'll as for playing thu
great and noble game of gol-uff.
They tell me a number of persons Will
60 out from town to the party on Thurs
day night, but even If they do not ther
are quite some few in Torresdale VIII
will attend, you may be sure. Their
are the Tom Coales the Howell Par
coasts Lila Fisher, Emily Fox, the WI
liam wiltshires, the George Bowers, al
the Waltons. the Joe Phillips, the Arthu
ID ,,I de- fe
who have lately moved out to this pTett
place on the Delaware and have take
the tiny house between the Bowers an
Willshires, on Grant avenuG. Mrs. Bow
ley. you know, was Elizabeth Carpenter
the elder daughter of DR.. Jack Cal
\ penter. Altogether the dance will b
some party, I'm thinking.
TT is interesting to hear from Bosto
Of the engagement Of Olivia Lowell an
Augustus Thorndke, of that city. Mis-
Lowell is a sister of Mrs. Frank Lloy'
Of this city, who is so distinguishe
among US for her artistic talent and VIII
has taken many leading parts in amateu
performances since she burst upon us q
Orlando during the first production of III
Junior League in this city.
Miss Lowell spent quite little tin
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd la'
winter, which was her debutante yea
She came on for the Second Assembly ar
had quite a wonderful time, She is pres
cent Of 1917 Sewing Circle of Bosto
which, you know, is one of the 'spiffies
gatherings in the Hub. Her brothe
James Lowell, married May Churchma
OF this city, some years ago. sister y
Charlie, Wharton and Morgan Churchma
Another brother is Ralph Lowell }
date has been set as yet for the weddin
put in these days of war and its exige
eies it probably will not 'be long befo
the wedding bells are ringing Bosto
way for this little couple, too.
'NHERE are quite bunch of peoI
going up to Eaglesmere this summit
Isn't it funny how people get regul
run on a place, and one going starts
Whole lot Of others? l hear the Arm