Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03

-, .-oninR at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OH
,s.Aav nj half past o'clock. There viii
~ formal opening of an exhibition OF
s,s.,,,vs bv Lieutenant Henri Fare, the
P-.,I. .,,a teir, and Commandant Georges
. ,,,T make an address. Lieutenant
lu4.,., ,,,,l, show the films of the paintings
,si, explain the story Of each. There
i, ~ many thrilling episodes, l can tell
and Lieutenant Benolst speaks Eng
- nerfectly, as his mother is English.
addition to these officers, all of the
| ...n aviators. who are at present in
-, o,,v will be there. Captain HertauX,
,,hose shoulders has fallen the man
~ !, ,bat other hero Georges Guynemer,
.,uaIed during his brief life. Captain
u,rtaux is only twenty-four years OLD ana
ess twenty-six German machines to his
~.Oord as well as numerous encounters)
r.n,a,n FIachaire who has given two ex-
sss,,,ons of his skill In this city, Is also ex-
pected
A,tsr the film showing Lieutenant Farre
| m, Az the honors Of the exhibition when
~. audience proceeds to the galleries in
II. ,outh garden where the original pic
.,,r.s will be. Many of them were painted
-, him from sketches taken in the clouds.
Among the interesting pictures are por-
...,s of his fellow aviators in their
,.ather Retups--one of the dead Guynemer,
q. of Flachaire, one of Hertaux, with
~ his honors on his breast--the Legion
| aaonneur, two Belgian decorations, Croix
/ !. cuerre with no fewer than seventeen
/ palms. representing as many citations. In
4 ~ be has to wear two crosses that the
4 seventeen palms may find room on the rib
/ bons Of the cross.
Mr.. and Mrs Stotesbury are going to
gtve n dinner at their home, 1926 Walnut
4 street before the exhibition, and have
Il asked a number Of young girls and men
i 10 meet the young Frenchmen.
4 The evening will be under the auspices
II n the French war relief committee of the
emergency Aid with Mrs. Cornelius Ste
vsnson. chairman Mrs. Edwin Balch, secre-
ary; Mrs. Francis T. Patterson, corre-
spondlng secretary, and Mrs. Joseph Leidy
treasurer. Other members of the com.
mIttee include Miss Caroline Sinkler, Mrs
Norman Macleod, Mrs. George Wharton
pepper, Miss Edith Peters, Miss Ellen
Mary Cassatt, Mrs. John Markoe, Mrs
Charles Davis Clark, Mrs. John b. Thayer
Mrs William Struthers Ellis, Mrs. Rich
ard S. Edwards Miss Gertrude Heckscher
II Mrs. George Biddle, Mrs. Edward Stotes-
bury, Mrs. l.. Willard Rogers and Mrs.
Norman Jackson.
The private view is to be held on Fri.
day, but the exhibition will be open April
IL Z to IA Inclusive, the naval ball on April g.,
Fl making it impossible to have the exhibit
on view then.
"A TUE opera was we'll attended last night.
n A good many persons, you know, are
Fl back from the South and altogether il was
Fl brilliant house. The news from the
II front is so much better this week it seems
n as II 1t were not out of place to be en-
M loyihg oneself. Mrs Eddie Cassatt had
III her mother,in-law's box last night and
Fl entertained her sister, Miss Smith, lois
cassatt Thayer and Kitty Brinton. The
George Chds Drexels had Mrs Tony Biddle
lp their box. Mrs. Biddle mas been stop
III ping with them for several days.
HI Without being awfully pretty, isn't
safgaretta geanes a dear? She's so young
and fresh and sort of .sweet. She had on
the daintiest frock of white silk inset with
sKer roses and finished about the waist
With a slender silver cord.
Mrs, Randall Morgan had a marvellous
creation of white satin and purple brocade
ana some very handsome jewels. She had
Mira William Lowe Rice, of New York, as
her guest.
Another matron who looked perfectly
charming was Mrs. Eli X. Price. She
wore lovely frOck of turquoise blue, with
much tulle Of the same shade. Altogether
i was decidedly stunning house
ri AZ ChESTNUT HILL there lives a small
miss, who besides being one of those
y" fortunate ones blessed with curls and
umples. is also heavily endowed with that
1usNe quality known as charm with
'p0n oeadly weapons at her command it is
seS 70 imagine the havoc she plays in the
n'r~ OF Philadelphia's future citizens
~pecialy Is she disturbing element al
4-"uns class, where as you know all girls
must De danced with, and only one boy car
uance with THE CYRIL at a time.
'onnny was among the willing victims
nnOse scalps hang at the soft blue sash OF
isr damsel, and Mother, being par
SuHiy anxious to fathom the secret OF
~ young lady's fascination, began a tact.
X o.oss-examination. Johnny" she said
you think Betty is the best dancer
oAneing elass?" yep" answered hel
Z ai'er the manner of his kind. "But
~. I not the only reason / like TO dane,
s certainly is the prettiest girl there,
ueo Mother searchingly. You bet sh,
wv mats not the only reason lik,
~ pest" said son. "Well, Johnny, JUS
= sne your favorite?"
AL, n'.iK us because she says such funn,
,.,S replied John renectively. "sh,
' Killing. Why you know the othel
stepped on her new shoe when wa,
ns with her. Most girls would hay,
~ something mean, but she Just smiled
iag. ~ On never mind. Johnny. now
'Yo oeaux on my slipper Yes, lik,
bl,s ~ oest because she says such funn,
And there in a nutshell YOU hav,
s's sssset Of popularity which the fair,
ner bequeathed to this baby cir