Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-08
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Watches Great Parade-Comments
on Engagements-Va Various Other
Matters Discussed

-, =, think me unpatriotic when say
w 10, on Saturday l was glad was not
la nor a Council of Defense, nor
m Messenger. nor yet a Girl. Scout.
hO'O' Inv We'll. all of those individuals
- wore such uniforms had-to stand out
urood street for nearly two hours TIL
:" % ,,arade of men, marines and jackes
" w IN from Broad and Wolf streets, fol-
ea" by hundreds Of South Philadelphia
- school girls wearing long white
s-trn,,es" and liberty crowns on saturday.
,hot as II may, / was mighty glad |
American and more than glad that
,os Philadelphian that day. For the
~ of Liberty certainly rocked hard
Tho statue was unveiled by the
w., lamb Of a small granddaughter of
o~..,orv McAdoo, and the five huge bands
s,.ssed on the right side OF the statue
rs,ch faced south, played, and all the
W. school girls and Boy Scouts, and
.rybody else sang the Star spangled
Banner" A.. ,..,.,. ,o,..
=. s,,rring! In fact, so far since the
a. started l have not seen so much pub
~ ,ort,n,ent, nor heard such an enthusias-
~ audience. nor have seen such Won
derfu crowd.
r,ror, the walls of the City Hall to the
o..,no Of Liberty itself there was one
,olid mass of people so far as the eye could
reach.
~, THE midst of It all stood the girls in
/ the Council of National Defense in their
,oodJooking dark-blue suits, with leather
oorlsrs and cuffs and plain dark-blue sailor
4 hats Back of them were the Emergency
.,d aides with three color.bearers (who, ]
.houId think, must have almost died of
4 fatigue holding those heavy poles), Their
..v, summer hats of dark-blue straw and
4 ,ho red.tipped cockade were stunning look
ing Their suits have red on the collars
q ond cuffs, YOU know. These two bodies of
rlr,s were grouped between the bands and
Il tbe ffteen hundred Goddesses of Liberty.
4 Dovn below Chestnut street, in front of
. ,bs Land Title Building, stood the Motor
Messengers in their khaki uniforms. l
sDotted Mrs. Harry Wright from my van
aee point in the Liberty Building, and
p Mrs Arthur Pew.
Agnes Brocliie Sydney and Sarah Frank.
Nm Hone McMichael, Lisa Norris, Mar
vsrst Berwind, Ethel Huhn and several
others were recognizable among the e.
A. AS and I thought l saw Cecily Barnes
in the National Defense.
Altogether 1t was wonderful sight, and
the cheers must certainly have floated far
toward the enemys ears, and | hope they
"boxed" them.
So saying will proceed to the next com.
ments that may be made on things in
general and nothing much in particular.
QUITE some few engagements in this
VI town on Saturday, were there not?
Margaretta Benson's was announced to
II Lieutenant George T. Purves; and Betty
n Grocer, daughter of the John Price Crozers,
n Of Upland is engaged to Mr.. William
E Henry Campbell, of California.
Margaretta Benson is the daughter of
the Rev. Louis f. Benson and Mrs. Ben.
son, Of 2Ol4 De Lancey place. She is a
sister of Barbara Benson. Another sister
was Carol Benson, who married young
George Philler and died several years ago
She was such a dear.
George Purves is the son of Mrs. George
Purves, of Princeton, and a nephew of G.
colesberry Purves, of this city.
understand no date has been set as
yet for either wedding.
THE prize list for the seventh annua
exhibition of the indoor horse show has
Just been issued and is most attractive
from both the standpoint of exhibitors
and spectators that has been issued by
the committee so far.
It's very ambitious list which reflects
great deal of credit upon the member,
OF the committee, and horse lovers il
and about Philadelphia have received i
VITA great deal of enthusiasm, while
Oaiy the committee is receiving pledges
support and cooperation from famous
stables here and elsewhere.
more cash prizes by far than ever befor,
are listed and the same preponderance il
appncaole to the trophies, it being a fac
mat no less than fifty of these latte
%esay have been received.
Inere are several special classes newl,
sauea which will be of greatest interest
e sporting tandem Is one of these and
Neuse OF its rarity, an explanation Of /
em not be amiss. The idea Of the turn
0a is to take hunter to the meet, whlcl
asn is miles from the home of the par
pant' His mount is put on the lea
nu tne true form of the lead horse is t
er while the other trots.
ms Interesting class has been opene,
oO'h horses and ponies. so that tn
ser exhibitors will not be barre
nVI 'he event. 1t will be judged on tn
Of 80 i'S per cent for the tandem
tor quickness in making chang
!, l-S for performance over tn
-the horses to take the regula
brushes. vi
O'ner new class is for harness horse
any size, for which the first priz
s at Madison Square Garden ar
ensiole This also will bring out
Wy large entry list
asi nave been married for long tim,