Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

matter?' thought he and then, oh, then,
gentle reader, he looked down at his ex.
panse of shirt front and instead of the
woven scarf he had thought to he neatly
draped about his neck he beheld a sight
never to be forgotten. Twisted grace.
fully about his chest so that the two legs
met in front was a freshly washed pair
OF uncle's very best undergarments which
are usually described in the advertise
ments under three consonants!.!
'INtiE William Floyd Crosbys have
returned from Chicago and are gcing
to settle here for the winter. Mrs.
Crosby was Louise Willard Rodgers of
this city, you know. They were mar.
ried last spring and have been living out
In Chicago but am glad to say that they
nave taken apartments at the Swarth.
more. at Twenty-second and Walnut
streets. and are already settled there.
Louise's friends are certainly glad that
she will be here, for she is a great favor
ite with them
THE Sumner Crosses, of Jenkintown.
l. have gone up to Maine to visit the
John beavers. Mrs. Cross said she had
a most awful time to get the doctor go.
ing. He would not leave his practice, but
finally by sundry hints and tales of the
wonderful attractions she overcame his
objections and so they are up there. Mrs.
Cross certainly needed a vacation her.
self, for she has been working like a
slave for the Red Cross and has been
at the Jenkintown headquarters day
after day, cutting out and making every
thing needed by that branch. She is
simply splendid for that sort OF thing.
and is greatly to be congratulated on the
work she has accomplished.
LNTllEL HUM gave a lovely informal
- supper and dance for members of the
| younger set at Newport last Saturday
! night at the Clambake Club Ethel is
! spending the summer at Narragansett
| Tier with her father, George A. HUM,
! but went over last week to stay with her
| uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul An.
drews, at Newport Ethel Huhn came
out last year at a delightful party given
| by her father at the RitZ-Carltol. and
| she has been popular ever since. Indeed,
| tho little bird cooked it's head On one
! side recently and winked an eye at me
/ when | said: How about Ethel? Any
er-love affairs in that direction? And
honestly, if you could have seen that
birds expression! Well, it was one
scream. I wonder what's up, don't you?
Don't mind Nancy. my dears. Now
and then she gets Bit simple, but it's
all in a day, you know, and you never
| can tell.
YESTERDAY came the news that En-
L sign and Mrs. Edmund S. McCawley
are being congratulated on the birth of
little daughter on Monday of This
week. Mrs. McCawley was Margaret
Barnard. you remember. One of that
large number Of attractive girls who
made their debut about five years ago.
! The same time as Katherine kremer
Page. Polly Page Brown, Rachel Lewis
Miller. Mabel Norris Dickson, Dorothy
Roberts Bullitt, Elizabeth Roberts Clay,
Cecile Howell, whose engagement to Bill
| Rowland was announced about a month
| ago, and ever so many others. Taking
them all in all quite one of the prettiest
group of debs for many a year in this
old Quaker town.
90 MARGOT SCCLL and Aleck Biddle
! oare to be married on September II.
Well, I can't say I am surprised. An
nouncements of engagements seem to be
synonymous with announcements of
wedding dates. I've been wondering If
4,
her on her wedding trip. She carries IL
about in the trains, you know, and plays
and sings little tunes all to herself when
not riding in her motor to and from
Overbrook. So what could be cutter than
to take it along and sing little songs to
Aleck on their honeymoon?
She Is the only daughter Of Mr.. ard
Mrs. William Ellis Scull. you know, and
was educated abroad until the time for
her debut Aleck Biddle is a brother OF
Mrs. John Penn Brock. Mrs. A. ]. DrexeI
Paul, Mrs. Charlton Henry and Miss
Christine Bddle. His father was the late
, Dr. Alexander Biddle and his mother was
Miss McKennon, formerly Of Pittsburgh
Mrs. Biddle is a remarkably handsome
woman. She and her daughter Chris
, | tine live at 2125 Locust street.
TNHE death last week of Mr. Jones Wis
l. ter places large number of Philadel-
phians in mourning. He is the last ol
! his family of four brothers, John, VII
liam Rotch, Frank and Rodman Wister
His wife was Mrs. William Weightman
her maiden name having been Miss
Sabina dInvilliers. She married Mr.
Wister some twenty years ago. He leave
: two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs
, William Barclay and Mrs. Arthur Masor
Chichester. He had also five stepdaugh-
ters, who are all living at present. Much
, sympathy is felt for his wife, for OF late
, years since all the daughters have been
| married, Mr.. and Mrs. Wister have been
T quite inseparable. NANCY WYNNE.