Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

-. fairs for some missionary object
W. vsar. and the little pagans of Japan
~ henefit by the charity this time. All
~ ~ fancy or useful articles. besides
W. cakes and flowers, will be for sale,
"a a good return is counted upon.
Among those interested in the fair are
,..nor Arnett Marguerite Milne, Helen
S'~.n,s Elise Klapp, Beatrice Fox, Mar.
-, Clawson, Pauline Arey, Evelyn Mar
Il, Terrell Austin. Sylvia Strong, Dolly
nr.ne and Margaret Lucas
,sND so the famous Old Devon Inn is
"A once more to exist, and in very much
j.. .ame way as the Bryn Mawr Hotel
,,a many years ago. In other words, the
=, vill be converted into a girls board.
-. school capable of accommodating two
= three hundred pupils in the winter
alma and in the summer, under the name
u Devon Manor, will blossom forth
4 ,,,o a full.fedged summer inn once more.
powell Evans, General Fountain, Cliff.
,on Buck, DR.. George c. Stout, Bishop
Garland and a number of other prom
,rsnt men are interested in the scheme,
and hope it proves successful, for Phil.
.aelphia has missed the inn on the Main
line which has not been opened for
more than two summers.
II was originally built by the late
Iohn Lowber Welsh and Lemuel Alte.
mus, you know, and was run for many
Years by Miss Mary Simmons, and her
most attractive sister, Mrs. Patton, lived
there with her. After Miss Smmons's
Death 1t was undertaken by some one
Xse, but finally was allowed to go down.
Many a party has been given at this
Vsllknown hostelry, to which came the
ruests at horse shows and dog shows for
luncheon and supper and dancing in the
evenings. Do you remember the living
pictures there about four summers ago,
when Mrs. Ross Smith was so lovely as
Madame lie Brun Il think that was the
painting she represented; whatever it was,
she was certainly pretty. Gracious, was
that four years ago! Why, can see Mrs.
Tom Magear and Joe DuBarry dancing
away, showing off the new steps then as
II twere yesterday, and since then Joe
has married and joined the Troop and is
the father of bouncing boy. Dear me,
dear me, it quite makes one dizzy and
aged, don't it, amt it?
There were plenty of good times in
those days, when Mrs. Frederick Thurs
ton Mason, Mrs. John Easily and Mrs.
Cornelius Stevenson were the leading
lights at the inn, and let us hope a second
era of good times will start anew.
last night we had Howard Shelley's
Il much-heralded play at the Little
Theatre, THE Family Tree" and il was
some family and some tree. let me tell
ysu The farce was really excellent and
! Friend Shelley is to be congratulated
on his portrayal Of the efforts of Climbers
to get in" 1t was acted by members
Of the Stage Society. you know. Incl
dentally, the Sam Coopers, whose daugh-
ter Margaret was the ingenue in the play,
gave an informal party at their home
afterward for Mrs. Graham, of Balti.
more, the ono.time Madame Natoli of
grand opera fame
In the audience at the play were Mr..
and Mrs Cornelius Stevenson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Thompson Spencer, Mrs Har-
rison Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Drexel
slddle, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker Nor
RI, DR.. Clement Biddle, Mrs. Lewis Ash
hurst, Mr. and Mrs. George F'itz Chandler,
Mr. Charles Willing, Mr.. Henry Reed
rhatneld, Miss Elizabeth Hood Latta Mr..
harvey Watts, Mr.. and S,drs. Albert
essential Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Leigo
md Mr.. Bartlett Stryker.
NANCY WYNNE.
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