Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

wedding anniversary yesterday out at
their home in Abingdon by having a small
reception for the family and few inti
raate friends? In fact the 'invites" were
limited to hundred and by the time you
count up the children and grandchildren
and the sisters and brothers and nieces and
nephews and great nieces and nephews
and cousins, including a few very intimate
friends like Miss Emily Mather you will
know the party was principally family.
Among those who received were Mr..
Borie's brother-in-law and sister Mr.. and
Mrs. john T. Lewis Jr. Mr.. Lewis was
groomsman at the wedding fifty years ago.
Mrs. Lewis was bridesmaid and so was
Miss Mather. Among the members of the
family who attended the reception, were
the four sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Borie,
Charlie, Beau, Adolphe and Renshaw, and
their daughter, Emily Borie Beals Of Bos-
ton. The sons vSves and Mr.. Beals too
wero present Of course, and the grandchil-
dren. The children of John Borie, Mrs.
Heide Norris Mrs. Arthur Ryerson, Mr..
-Adolphe Borie, Jr., Miss Sophie Bore and
Mrs. Arthur Rush, and number of the
Rhodes family. Mr.. Bories sister. Mrs.
James Mauran Rhodes Is living in Cali
fornia SO she and Mr.. Rhodes were un-
able to be present but they were repre-
scented by their daughters Mrs. Ned Hart.
shorne. Mrs. Franklin Sharpless. Mrs. Deas
Sinkler and Mrs. Guy Phelps Dodge. Mrs.
Ralph Derr, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis, was also present and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mason, the latter Mr. Borie's
younger sister.
Mrs. Borie, who was Miss Patty Neill,
wore a pale yellow fowered silk gown,
which had been in her bridal trousseau
and carried an old-fashioned bouquet. She
was married from the home of the late
DR.. James Paul, an uncle, who lived at
Ninth and Pine streets.
Mr.. Borie is the head of one Of the oldest
families in this city and has long held
prominent position,a as leader in the social
and business world of this city. He is the
son Of the late Mr.. Charles Louis 'Borie
and Clementine Mexican Borie and
nephew Of the late Mr.. Adolphe Borie, who
was Secretary OF the Navy under Pres-
dent Grant. His grandmother, Mrs. John
Borie, was Miss Sophie Beauveau, a daugh-
ter Of Pierre Hyacinthe Beauvcau and
Betsy Brown Deauveau. The latter es-
capped from San Domingo during the insur-
bands body unburied and with nurse
and her five little girls came to Philadel-
phia, where the family has lived ever since.
T STOPPED in at the new CIV for soldiers
L and sailors at 1917 Walnut street the
other day. 1t looks awfuly attractive in
there l didn't go into the big clubroom,
where they have long table in the center
Of the room and comfortable chairs and
general comfort for the men, but peeked
in and saw how it was all fixed up, and
there was huge vase Of chrysanthemuns
on the table, too. An officer was sitting
there smoking and reading, and while
was there q sailor started fox trot on
the victrola. There's a cigarette counter
in the hall. presided over by a member of
the Emergency Aid they got the thing
up, you knowA where they sell cigarettes.
tobacco and candy at cost price. They
had tea there for the men on Sunday.
It's very popular place. Did I say that
they have a piano in the big room, too?
You must have guessed that, though, for
you can't have proper club for enlisted
men unless you have "a piano. I saw Mrs.
Harry Blynn coming in with some music
for them and 1 rather imagine that if an
enlisted man gets reckless and expresses
a vague wish for this magazine or that
piece of music anything like that he
finds it waiting for him the next time he
goes there
THE St. Francis Junior Aides are going
l. to hold their annual Christmas Stock
ing Sale at 1927 Chestnut street. on Mon
day and Tuesday of next week. The stock
ings are of generous size and filled with
something warm to wear and plenty Of
toys to please the children. On Friday and
Saturday of this week the stockings will
be on exhibition at the Hotel Walton, the
RitzCarlton and the Adelphia. The Aides
will take orders for ChristIAaA Stockings
TO be delivered on Christmas Eve to the
thousand children, many of whose fathers
are still overseas, It's really fine what
these girls do every year. At least thou
sand kiddies who would not have visit
from Santa Claus are reached by the
Junior Aides attached to st. FrancIs's
Homo for Convalescents.