Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Dance Will Be Given Tonight by Miss Nina Lea
for Miss Katharine Christina Lea-Meeting
at Germantown Cricket Club

KATHARINE LEA will once more be
IA the guest of honor at dance. To.
night the party is being given by her
aunt, Miss Nina Lea, and it will be held
in the ballroom Of the RitzCarlton Mr.
and Mrs Charles Lea, Katharlnes par.
cnts, will give a dinner at the Bellevue.
Stratford before the dance in honor of
Emily Harris, who, by the way, since
her recovery from infantile paralysis. is
living in town with her great.uncle, Mr..
Francis Taylor Chambers, instead OF in
Germantown with Mr.. Sydney Wright,
with whom she spent the early part Of
the season. The guests at the Lea dance
will be principally from the debutante
set and a few older people.
"A MEETING Of the women~ Permanent
IA Emergency Aid Association of German.
town was held last night at the German.
town Cricket Club, and greatly to the in
terest Of all concerned Mrs. Nina Duryea
gave a most interesting talk on Belgium
and illustrated her remarks with lantern
slides. Mrs. Duryea, who came over to
this country about two weeks ago to stir
UP fresh interest in the war sufferers, has
met with great success in this city. She
has certainly found a way to the hearts
and pocketbooks of those who listen to
the touching stories she has to tell of the |
awful suTerngs endured by these poor
people. a Belgian soldier sang several |
songs at the meeting last evening and |
won great applause in consequence. Mr.. |
Herbert Welsh introduced Mrs. Duryea
ONE of a series of delightful dinner
~ dances will take place this evening at
the Germantown Cricket Club. Mr.. and |
Mrs. Edward A. Crane will entertain in
honor of Captain Robert Lee Russell, U.
S. N, commandnnt Of the Navy Yard,
and Mrs Russell Their other guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot Grant Pierce,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall Rankin, Colonel
Cyrus s. Radford, U. S. NJ. c. and Mrs.
Radford. Mr.. and Mrs Wheeler Lord
will also entertain several guests. Others
giving dinner will be Mr.. and Mrs Charles
BLIZZARD and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Glyndon
Priestman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Parkman will
have Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Francis, DR..
and Mrs. Brooke Anspach and Mr.. Frank
Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lloyd have
arranged delightful dinner in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burton Muslin Mr.
Muslin has just returned from the bor
der, you know, and great have been the
rejoicings In consequence.
TNHERE is a treat in store for us on Fri
i day night, for the Association of the
Alumnae Of the University of Pennsylva-
mia has asked Miss Lucine Finch of New
Orleans, to tell her Nanny Stories and
Songs in her own inimitable way that
night
Tho lovers of folklore, people who
have for all their lowly neighbors a deep
and understanding affection, who have
keen appreciation of the artistic, all of
these and all OF those of us whose child
hoods garden memories are still green,
will have on Friday a rich opportunity for
Rn evening of unalloyed pleasure The
of Miss Finch lends color to
her simple recital Of Il tale in whose
pathetic cadence lies the tragedy of the
past and the hope Of the future. Nam.
my" was the property Of Miss Finch's
grandfather.
One morning down In New Orleans as
he was leaving his home his wife called to
him, "Now, don't buy any more slaves
oday." With these words and his ready {
still ringing in his ears his
steps strayed to the old slave market, ,
Yes he bought Nanny. He afterward
old his wife: II just naturally couldn't
lelp it, my dear. Now, could you?" and
lhe assented. Who could help it after {
'ne look at the tragic story written on )
he face OF Nanny? She was always ;
'eticent about her early life, but the few
letais known give some idea of the per-
onality which lives for us all today in I
he stories told by her little charge, I
4ucine Finch.
Nanny was the daughter of an African /
thief and a Moorish princess. Her father 4
ncensed his tribe and for revenge the b
laughter was stolen and she finally
ound herself in the hands of a SLAYER '
ound for the New Orleans market. c
NANCY WYNNE. {