Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-25

r,s.day night, let me tell you "hen
- -. E,xpress Company's garage caught
:, Twenty second street and burned
ground in one Of the most spectac'
aces I have ever witnessed. Fortu-
Ut u started early in the evening and
.,n ~, the Dave Lewises, for one family
-. clad they were not reused In the
-, bv II. after their experience with
-. A. the old Delaware River Club some
four summers ago.
certainly did gain much admiration
a, ,bem that night, for they were the
...s 10 discover that fire and they were
uvtps at the club, and though spectators
,.ne from all directions in various states
:, night tarb Mrs. Lewis was as trim and
mart In a striped black and white linen
,roos as she is any time you meet her on
me street, and that's saying something!
Their house Is right baAg up next door
!, the Adams Express Company garage
,,a next to them is the house occupied
Av Mr., Lewis's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
rurord Lewis, which was formerly owned
~ Mr.. Edmund Lewis and which has his
xonaerfui collection of paintings and
surtos.
saw Mrs. Clifford Lewis early in the
,ourse OF the fire. crossing Chestnut
,reet to the Rittenhouse, accompanied
Nv a maid and they were carrying great
bundles. I thought at the time, I'd love
n know what they thought of saving
s-st. and when some one put the question
"a me, What would you save 1rst?"
r.alzed | had never decided what was
most valuable to me and what to grab up
srst. It's iust as we'll to stop and think.
I never saw so many people outside Of
the Assembly, or, better perhaps the Char
ny Ball. Everywhere we turned we were
hOving and nodding and smiling TO this
one or that. Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Wurts
came dashlng over from their home at
Fwenty.second and Pine streets Marion
Dougherty and Junior Fox were right in
the midst OF it all discussing whether 1t
was getting under control or not. Hal
Davis and Kate went pushing by in
great crowd; they could not do anything
ebe, for there was no one on Chestnut
street to keep the crowd in order just in
hont Of the space back Of the Coronado,
at least while was there.
OF course, the crowd was in a high
good humor. for there were no persons
nor horses inside the 'urnirg building
and the patients had been moved from
the hospital, so many jokes were passed
around See the Troop Armory under
fire.! Sparks raining on it, and all the
little Troopers down in Augusta, and
missing the sight Of their young lives,
The armory under ire'!"
1t sure was one great sight!
MARIA GROSS will make a kind of
V1 debut today, that is about all the
debut that most of the girls are to make
this year. Her stepsister -in-law. Mrs.
Langhorne Bullitt Dick, will entertain at
luncheon at the Acorn Club for her.
And many of the would-be debbies of this
year, some of last years debs and one or
two future ones will attend.
Maria is the daughter of A. Haller
Gross and the late Mrs. Gross, who was
Julia Bullltt. a sister OF Logan NJ. Bull
lit; Mrs. John Coles the Rev. James Bull
HIT and the late William c. Bullitt and
Mrs. Furness. She was a very beautiful
woman with much style and charm of
manner, which Maria inherits. Maria Is
tall and slender, has brown hair and very
lovely eyes and is very graceful. Her
mother died little more than year ago
and for that reason her debut was post
poned last winter She spent last season
travelling through the West with May
hivnus, returning in June. under
stand she is extremely talented and is a
very popular young person.
The girls at the luncheon today are
Patty Borie, Dorothy Newbold. Elizabeth
Brinton, Mary Packard, Elisabeth Pack
ard, Cecily Barnes and Hope McMichael,
oil OF whom have already come out; Rachel
Price, Maize Rush, Betty Elliott. Jane
Maule Emile de- Kosenko. Peggy Thayer,
gladys Fox, Mary Newbold, Margaretta
'eanes Eleanor Wurts and Lenore Nc
GALL OF this years vintage: Mary Law
ana Elaine Sullivan. who are still in their
early teens, understand. Elaine is sis
Ter Of frankie and Leta. you know. but
quite good deal younger, and Mary
Law Is a sister of Mrs. Liv. Biddle.
I SURE did rain yesterday morning,
and the Rose Tree managers had the
wisdom to call off the races scheduled for
the afternoon until next Tuesday. There's
nothing more hopeless than an outdoors
analr In the pouring rain, so let us hope
tnat Saturday and Tuesday will be fair
ana warm with light northwesterly
Winds"
XoU'LL be glad to hear the Sedgeley
luncheons will start next month and
Oe held on the four Thursdays in
november, beginning November /. You
Know Sedgeley is the delightful club for
women out In Fairmount Park, where
mey serve luncheon on Thursdays of
'"o months In the year and wher; pri
sa'e parties may be given and afternoon
YEA slipped on any day.
The club has been in existence for a
number Of years and simply increases
VI popularity with each season. Mrs. Will
mm Wilcox is PRESIDENT Mrs. William