Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Big Aftalr TO Benefit st. Francis's House for Conva
lescents tomorrow at Bellevue-Other Mat
ters Discussed by Nancy Wynne

7NHE annual show for the ST. Francis
Il House for Convalescents will take placo
tomorrow night In the Benevue.Stratford
ballroom. And, believe me- it's going TO be
quite some show. The name is Or. on.
timlst," and the songs and dances and
gay frocks and their gaycr wearers that
will cluster about that old condemnation
understand he is old-will be quite worth
seeing; don't forget It.
think ] have told you of the house for
convalescents in Darby, which has been in
existence for some five or six years, and
has taken care Of and helped to bring back
health TO quite as many thousand people
as It has had years OF life. The house is
not endowed and depends entirely on tho
charity Of good people for its upkeep. One
gentleman paid off the mortgages other
kind friends gave a horse and wagon, and
furniture was collected from nearly every.
body's attic and put into order And it is
Just tho loveliest, big, old.fashioned house.
with welkept grounds, and the dear people
who have regained their health in this
haven look back TO it with the greatest
pleasure.
The Rev. Francis Y Wastl, who is a
chaplain at the Almshouse. is chaplain at
ST. Francs's House also, and Is heart and
soul interested in the work, for he is able
to send his poor people from Blockley out
there to reouperate before returning home
10 take up the work OF their daily routine.
Think Of that
A BOARD of women headed by Miss Flor.
n ence Sibley, who is president this year,
has the care of the house in charge, and
this board is supplemented by the Junior
Aid. The managers hold fair or market
day every October on tire grounds of the
House, and the juniors give a play every
winter for the support of the good work.
Some among those who are interested
in 1t all are Mrs. j. NJ Quinnel, Miss Julia
V. Iaeuerenne, Miss Gertrude Fettorman.
the Misses Trasel Mrs. Robert Bicknell.
Mrs. James a. Mundy, Mrs Robert Leslie,
Mrs. Mason Lisle, Mrs. Anthony A. Hirst
and numerous others.
expect to go tomorrow night, and l
advise you to come along, because it Ger.
tainly is most worthy charity, and when
enc can do good with ones money one feels
perfectly all right about enjoying the few
good times there are these heatless, meat
less wheatless, sweetless, saltless, treat.
less days.
YESTERDAY came'the announcement of
L Helen Bordas wedding. but the date OH
the announcements was not the right one,
you see, because though IN making ar
rangements there seemed little doubt of
her arriving in timo at the Virgin Islands
to be married on January IS: when the
time came to go, the sailing had TO be put
off from early on the ninth till late on the
tenth and additional days were taken in
making st. Thomas, so when she and Mrs.
Hakanson, who Joined her at St. Thomas,
arrived in st. CroiX. it was Saturday instead
of Tuesday, and the wedding instead of
taking place as the announcements say OH
January 10 took place on January 10. OF
course, the cards had been already en-
graved so they could be sent out as soon
as the family received the cable saying
that she arrived safely and was married to
Doctor Royster, so there was nothing TO do,
but send them, as they were. I was certainly
glad to hear that she had arrived safely.
You never can tell what may happen these
days, and there's always n sigh of relief
when you hear that any one you love has
reached port safely after being ON the
high seas.
YOu remember hhlille Eleanor owens
- who came out here last year. Her en-
sagement was announced yesterday by
her parents, captain Arthur Burneston
owens L. ;. VI. {" ana Mrs. owens 70
Chandler Barnard, who, by the way Is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Barnard OF