Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOP7
Broadway Ball to Be Given at Narragansett Pier
ESN Next Month-Nancy wynne Meets ~
Few Dreamers

v N, probably be the biggest event of the
\ ssason. It is to be gi.sr at the Casino
q ra,bot Hanan is arranging the pro-
\ ram. and the proceeds are to go to a
and to buy wool for the Navy League.
4 II is to be a costume affair and prize,
Az rather several prizes, will be given to
1. the person having the best costume. rep.
,ssenting some well.known actor or
actress or an equally we'll known play.
As far as understand it, II will be
much like book party in the matter of
rosturnes. And 1t will certainly be inter-
n ssting to pick out the titles of various
rays which will admit Of a costume for
Interpretation.
The ballroom, hear. is to be inclosed
NTH high board fence on which will be
number of posters Of future shows. |
\ Then. in place Of the usual aides from
the ranks of Society. 1t has been decided
70 have the Naval Reserves sell the pro.
rrams and do the things which the aides
are usually expected to do.
N There will be a number of house par. |
a tias over that weekend and certainly |
} from the interest evinced so far in the
natter the affair will be great success
TINE Pier is getting gayer and gayer
i in spite Of the war, but most of the |
I. sayety is for war benefits. so it's a good |
thing, after ALL The Sinnicksons, who !
have lovely cottage on the rocks, gave
A luncheon for Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, |
of New York, on Sunday. The Charlie |
einnicksons, by the way. are up there
staying with Charles sisters. Mrs. Sin. |
nickson was Reba Wallace, you know, |
and is a sister of Emma and Bessie Wal. |
lace.
Mrs. Plunkett Stewart and her chill. |
\ dren are up there, though Plunkett will |
be able to spend very little time with |
them this year. He is busily inspecting |
Z and buying horses in the West for the |
Government
aDoD WANAMAKER, I'd, and Phil Ran |
4 ~ doph, Jr., are getting up polo game
at the Point Judith Country Club for the
benefit Of the Red Cross. The date has
not been given yet but with twenty good |
players on the spot it will be soon, no |
4 doubt. though some of these players may |
y be affected by the draft.
4 cPEAKING OF the draft, every day one |
~ hears a new name among those whose |
numbers came up, which had not pene-
trated before. There's Jas Smith, for |
Instance. and Allen Stockton. and Percival
Smith, the son of the late Decatur Smith, |
jr, and grandson of Mr.. Decatur Smith, |
who was something of a composer in his |
day. Percival is named after a young |
uncle who was killed in boyhood. He Is |
virtually without close relatives, his |
mother having died when he was very !!
small then, In later life, his grandfather |
and father. and, some two or three years
ago, his grandmother.
Jas Smith is the son of Mr.. and Mrs |
J. Somers Smith. and one of the most
( rpular younger men about town.
He is a brother Of Nancy Smith, who |
married Joe Wood, Of Pittsburgh. and has |
younger brother, Cooper His mother |
ms Miss Mary Smith, daughter Of the |
hte Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Smith. She |
and her husband are cousins.
HEAR Edwin Lewis has also been |
4. drafted. He is a grandson Of the Gen.
sral Coils Of the Civil War, and Is a
brother Of Wig Lewis. His mother was
Amelia Coils. OF course, there are hosts
Of others you know who are called to
eiye Of their best to the country in her |
sreat need.
g DERHAPS it is the heat, but cannot |
say that 1t is; however, never have
heard such remarkable dreams as those
Which fell on mine ears yesterday as I
was riding in the train. There were
three girls in the next seat, one facing
the other two. and they were screams.
One remarked to the other: "Oh! I had
The funniest dream last night. thought
that you said to me- I wonder when you
are going to give me back that dress I
gave you; think can have it dipped
smother color. and the one you gave me
put into a patchwork quilt and was
having & fierce time missing trains all
night long!" That's funny" said the one
addressed "for the dress you gave me
the time I gave you that one has gone
INTO holes. I guess 1t is only good for
patchwork" Then followed giggles,
whereupon the third-whom they called
Nelly-announced: well. went walk
ing by precipice with my mother and
suddenly a stage appeared on the other
Side. and in the middle there was Turk
very beautifully dressed. He made
deep bow and gesticulated that they had
III become Allies; with that a crowd OF
turkish women advanced to the front OF
tne stage and played a corking tune on
orass instruments. 1t really was a fine
oand and was much interested, when
suddenly one of the women. who was
paying bassoon. turned 1t over and
aid one end on our side Of the precipice
ana proceeded to climb on 1t across the
3 chasm. She nearly fell several times
\ out finally dropped at my feet, just as
woke up" well. 1t was about time!
Where had you been the night before?'
eaid the fair-haired member Of the trio
IS and then she shuddered and said WELL
must have been a night for dreams
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