Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPI n
Mrs. Kellogg Will Tell of Her Experience in Rel.
gium Behind the German Lines-Recent
Important Luncheon Discussed

uidely known American women i'm En-.
rope. and her work on behalf of the Bel
.,an women and children will no Doubt
win her a place in history equal to that
NJ Florence Nightingale. She is the only
woman member of the American Commits
son for the Relief Of Belgium, having
been requested to accept that position by
no less parsonage than Herbert Hoover,
who for years has been personal friend
of both Professor and Mrs. Kellogg.
Mrs. Kellogg was six months in Bel
rlum behind the German lines and trav-
eled all through the occupied parts Of that
nation. She had exceptional opportunities
to see and participate in much Of the re-
lief work the commission is doing. A
committee of prominent women have the
affair IN charge and there will be many
patriotic features, and it will be open to
the public
The committee under which Mrs. KEEL
loxg's lecture will be given is composed
Of Mrs. George H. Frazier. Mrs. ]. Willis
,, Martin, Mrs. Charles Stewart Wurts Mrs
Edward d. Toland, Mrs A. j. Cassatt, Mrs.
Henry Middleton Fisher, Mrs T.. T. Stotes-
4 bury, Mrs. John Cadwalader, Mrs. Joseph
Woolston, Mrs. William Ellis Scull, Mrs.
Stanley G. Flagg, Mrs. William A. Law,
Mrs. Edward Burton Robinette, Mrs. A. j.
County, Mrs. Charles Gibbons David, Mrs.
william H. Donner. Mrs. William A. Glas-
cow, Mrs. John Gribbel, Mrs. John II.
Mason, Mrs. Arthur f. Newbold, Mrs.
George Wharton Pepper. Mrs. George
Woodward and Mrs. Bayard Henry chair
man.
TT is remarkable what noteworthy af-
i fairs can go on in this city and only
the Inner Few" be cognizant Of them.
I was speaking about the luncheon given
on Saturday for Mrs. Cornelius Steven
son by fourteen different important So
cieties, and my friend had not heard Of
It. / suppose because of the wars and
rumors Of war" there Is not as much
space in the news these days, but real
lied that It was more than pity that this
affair had not been heralded far and wide
In the first place. do you know Of any
other woman in civics, in charity and in
the city's intellectual and social life as
greatly loved? And i'm the second place,
do you think there is another one
In this city whose friends, to the number
at that luncheon of more than three
hundred, would rally about her to show
their appreciation Of all she had done for
each and every organization represented,
as well as numerous individuals in those
societies who had been fired with an am
bition to follow her example and become
"citizens,' for citizen in the fullest sense
Of the word is what Mrs. Stevenson is?
The breakfast was given in the Rose
4, Gardens. you know, and was attended as
one man remarked to me, "by the best
Y people in the city," by which he did not
mean the Smart Set, but the really repre-,
sentative people in all the works Of the
city's life.
nEAR old Doctor Keen. who certainly
~ cannot be called old In spite of his
eighty years, presided at the long table,
with Mrs. Stevenson seated at his right
hand and at her left hand was DR.. Tai
colt Williams, while on Doctor Keen's left
was Professor Lanson, of the University
Of Paris, exchange professor in this coun-
try, you know, at Columbia University.
Professor Lanson was named by Monsieur
Jusserand, French Ambassador to the
United States, to attend the breakfast
and to speak in behalf of Frances appre-
ciation Of the honcred guest, who was by
the way, born in France.
Such French. my dears! 1t was JOY
to listen to him. His address was fol-
lowed by very short but much-to-the
point one by Mrs. Willis Martin, who was
succeeded by DR.. Talcott Williams, and
Doctor Keen in introducing him, seeing a
pile Of clippings and manuscript which
reached many inches high dt was all data
on Mrs. stevenson's lifel laughingly pre-.
pared the guests to remain for the after
noon, as Doctor Williams evidently had
much to say. There were many able ano
interesting addresses, until / began tc
feel, as Doctor Jastrow expressed 1t, III
seems that we are not here to honor one
woman, but a sort Of syndicate which goes
BY the name Of Sara Yorke Stevenson
Doctor Jastrow. you know, is librarian ol
the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. William H. Furness, Sd, was an
other speaker Doctor Furness was Sec
retary Of the Free Museum Of Science ano
Art, now of the University Of Pennsyi'
vania, when Mrs. Stevenson was president
and Mr.. Samuel T. Bodine was vice presi'
dent. Mr.. Bodine was present also or
Saturday, and presented the University
Museum in the name of Mrs. Yorke Ste
venson with the portrait Of Mrs. Steven
son by Seyffert. which was shown at th'
recent Academy exhibition.
ANOTHER very interesting thing was
"A the tablet which DR.. Albert T. Ga!
had fashioned Of 4000-year-old clay for th'
honored guest. on which was written
regular ovation to Sara. daughter o.
Yorke. wife of Stevenson" in some ancien
language Doctor Clay kindly translated
Tor us. Doctor CLAY was formerly In I'M
4 department. Of semitics Of the university
OF Pennsylvania. When chair wa
founded at Yale by the late j. Pierpoh