Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-30
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Horse Show at Devon to Open With Many Special
Events Ioday-Various Small Affairs Given.
Nancy Wynne Comments

srHERE will be great doings in the world
L about us today. For II is Memorial
~ and as Patriotism is the order of
~ land in which we live. many will
NOR the graves Of heroes OF the Revo.
,nt,on, war of 1872, Mexican, Civil and
enanish war. There will be flag raisings
"a numerous patriotic demonstrations.
"a out in Devon the Horse Show will
named with great excitement. Exhibitors
,.o,n all over the East will be present and
mare are to be an unusual number of
horses shown all week.
This is the day for the deb of next
..ar TO show her little face for the first
.ne and the camera men will be anx.
Dusly awaited her appearance. vyng with
,.ch other as to who should get the
hrst picture,
william T. Hunter is as usual head of
ne Show. which will be the thirteenth
,ne 10 take place in Devon. Before the
nsvon days the Philadelphia Cricket Club
Gas the scene of the annual event.
n,WO future brides and a recently en-
gagged girl are to be entertained in
vsrlous ways today. Miss Mary Converse,
A. Rosement, entertained at luncheon
A her home for Helen Austin, who is
u marry Harry Pollard Converse. Of
louisville, KY, on Saturday, June 16.
rben in the evening Joby Foster will be
.ntertained at dinner at the Philadelphia
crlcket Club before the regular club
sance by Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Wynnc
cook. Of Lansdowne. hIiss Fosters en-.
gaeement to Douglas Southall Bright
vns announced little more than a week
,so By her mother, Mrs. Thomas c.
Foster.
The third party is that given by
Mrs. Frederick Schmidt at the Horse
Show for Edith Walz who is to marry
Phil sharples on June 16.
IT'S funny thing how some women
take things. isn't it? They are SO in
earnest and yet they have not an idea
the fitness Of things. I was so
amused at the mass.meeting of the Red
/ Cross last Friday when Mr.. Stotesbury
4 tod us he had accepted the position as
head of the Philadelphia Red Cross. You
femember at the close of his speech Mr..
. ptotesbury requested that the audience
I rive to the young girls who arrayed as
Red Cross nurses, would pass baskets
around for the purpose. Well, the cause
for my amusement was this. 1t was a
solemn meeting, and every one was i'm
pressed with the seriousness of the ques.
tons at issue; but when those girls rep
4 resenting the Red Cross appeared, dressed
N Simple" white dresses, their idea of
simplicity was rather remarkable,
4 think.
Fancy Red Cross nurse wearing yards
and yards of hlet lace inset into her cos.
tune; imagine "A nurse dazzling her pa.
dents with diamond pins like sunbursts
on her chest; glimpse Red Cross nurse
4 tripping about the wards in Frenchheeled
white kid and satin slippers, and dream of
I Red Cross nurse frocked in a white
Riin shirtwaist and skirt soaking up the
blood from horrible wounds.
OF course, they were only pretend
nurses but why not be consistent and
keep up the real idea of the Red Cross?
" Why is it some silly women must spoil
things by giving a touch of frivolity to
he most serious occasions, thereby Civ
II Ing false impression of all who take
part, whereas the really frivolous ones
are in the minority always, can safely
than eight gowned in this way out of
hearly one hundred.
NANCY WYNNE.