Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
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riage." And let us hope, as the rest of
the game so often ends, they lived hap
PLY ever after" Quite a few Philadel-
phians have gone up to this wedding, as
many have gone up to Maine for the
wedding of Eleanor and Gene.
IT WAS a "Hup," one of those bright
blue ones you know, and he had Just
gotten it brand-new from the shop the
than to take 1t around and show 1t to his
best girl? And then when she had told
him how marvellous 1t was, Of course they
had to go for ride in it-just little
spin, you know. So they started gayly
off, with mother in the .onneau. How
beautifully the car ran. with no bumps at
all, for every time they came to one the
young man would remember his precious
freight and slow down (Which is pretty
good when you've only had one lesson in
driving).
Well, they sped along for several miles,
our young friend wearing a joyful grin.
which seemed to say, isn't she peach?"
(Which do you suppose he meant, Incl.
dentally the girl or the caro- But sud
denly there came a loud, terrible report,
one which all experienced motorists
know by heart. Twas a blowout!
And right here comes the sad part. The
man had been In such hurry to get his
car he had actually forgotten all about
such small details as tools. Consequently
there We're none, And besides who would
suspect a day-old car of being capable
Of blowout?
What were they to do? The tire sim
ply had to be changed, and yet it simply
could not be changed without the neces-
sary "jacks" and monkey wrenches. The
mans face wore a look Of grim despair.
but at last it changed to an ah!Ihaveit
expression. I'VE will go to a garage"
quoth he. So they bumped and bumped
down the road till they came to one.
Thank goodness, they finally did come to
one, or dear knows what would have hap.
pened to them.
Well, when the car was all fixed again
didn't they all heave glad sigh Of relief
especially the proud owner of said car?
| rTHE Sturgis Ingersols are down at
L Cape May this year with their family,
and Mrs Fowle, Marion's mother has
| gone down to visit them. Marion Fowle
| Ingerson was certainly one OF the pret-
tiest girls in her debutante year. and that
is going some, for she came out the same
year as Katherine Kremer Page. Mabel
| Norris Dixon, Cecile Howell, Dorothy
Roberts Bullitt, Elizabeth Roberts Clay,
| Polly Page Brown and a number OF
others. In fact, the girls that year were
about the prettiest lot of debbles 1t has
been my lot to see at the various teas
and parties given for them.
NOW do not be surprised If you hear
| IN of an engamenent soon-that is,
within the next few weeks. You see, the
man and girl in question are at the sea-
shore now (oh, / didn't say which par
ticular SPOT on the Jersey COAST, and
thew have been taking long-walks TO-
oetber. swimming together and just gen.
erally looking perfectly happy and con-
tented and utterly oblvious of every one
else.
SHE is very dark and has heen very
nonu,ar since her debut few years ago,
and HE is tall and rather light and mighty
attractive. Just you have little patience
and 1t will all come out. You see II !
haven't guessed right this time, too.
TT YOU don't knit, sew or roll pandages
i for the Red Cross, you go into your
,ouor,te kind II athletics and give the
cate receipts to buy materials ior o'hei
neople to knit, sew or roll pandases'
Thev had a golf tournament at upper
sa.anac Lake this week and made some
.S,ng like $3.50 for the Red Cross Charles
Wrumbhaar was in it-decidediy III IT, ioi
,, ~ won There was large bridge party
n ,,sn IN Narragansett Pier, too Tor wal
s ssar,ties, at which there were number
~ O philadelphians playing. John z. poo'
%. there and R. Penn Smith. Isaac Go
49, ~ .nd seysgsj others ~
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