Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-09

Nancy lynne Hears OF Mrs. Wutords Deah-Sle Tells OF
Doctor C';ce's Mmriage--lrs. George II. Lorimer
.ecorering From Serere accident

rs IT not sad ahout Mrs. Spencer Mul. |
ford Jr" she was taken i'll only this
week with influenza. and then 1t was
round that she had typhoid fever, Every.
thing was done to save her but she ticd
on Monday night. Mrs. Mulford was very
active in the Motor Messenger Service
and was much interested in the Abingdon
Hospital and the Red Cross work out in
the Ogontz Huntingdon Valley branch.
She was in charge of the fashion show AZ
VANITY Fair" and had been interested in
many war works besides those ! speak Of
She was Miss Mary Cuttings Rayly OF
Baltimore. a sister of Mrs. Harry Maybin
Hart who was Fanny Bayly. Mrs. Null
ford was extremely popular and had any
number Of friends Her death viii he
greatly mourned..
AND Charles ODouuell Lee died Nester-
"A day too He was one OF the Baltimore
Lees YOU know He married pretty Anne
NcCauley and came here to 81. DaNids TO
live He contracted pneumonia ] near.
and was unable TO rally from II. He caves
besides his wife. several dear little chill
dren.
Indeed in these days we must lift mp
our ewes ant hearts to Heaven. lest We
he swallowed NJ with overmuch surro" -
must We not?
TN SPITE ur the influenza marriages are
going on. but then there is no epidemic
where the last marriage card nf TOOK
piace-that of John Cruice and Sarah Hop
kins Of Baltimore. The wedding took place
in France for .Iohn rruce. you know. mas
been there since MAY Of 1917. Miss Hop
kins who is the daughter of Mrs. j. Seth
Hopkins Of Baltimore has been over
there" also doing war work and-propin-
guilty, YOU know.
DR. Cruice went over with the Base Hos
pital No 10, contingent of the pennsylva-
MIA Hospital which the first to leave
this city Since then he ha been trans
ferred to the EXpeditiunar.' Forces. lie
is a son Of the late Dr.. Robert T. Cruice
and Mrs. Cauice and u brother of May
Alice. Louise and Margaret Cruice.
ought not to say Louise Cru.ce for she is
married. YOU know. She was married
about two years ago "a captain Edward
Warren Stnrdevant IoAn is splendid
fellow and the new Mrs. Cruice will he con
sidered a lucky woman To have heen
They were married last Thursday octo-
her ?, at La Trepor;. France
, YT1ROt'B BIES never seem TO come singly.
l. do they? And isn't it strange how
family may go alonc free Of sorrow. when
suddenly death stalks in and then comes
illness and accident and all kinds of
trouble.
There Is the Earle family-Was there
ever a happier one? Five beautiful daugh-
ters and two sons all happily married. Then
war came and Edith was married amid all
kinds OF difficulties. First. she was 10 be
married a, the Begas house and then the
Beggs children went down with scarlet
fever [ think it was so the reception was
transferred to the Victor Mathers' house,
because the snow was so deep. it would
not have been possible to set to the Earles
house back in the country.
Then the wedding finally took place but
Under what tryinC circumstances -- I e
bridegroom, Ensign Lee. could not Obtain
more than twelve hours leave and had to
go back To his ship almost Immediately
after the ceremony. And il was two weeks
before they could go away Non their de-
ferred wedding trip. Since then they have
seen very little OF each other,--only flying
home back in the country.
And then Edith. who was staying with
Mrs Beggs was taken i'll with pneumonia
her little bah. was born and she died two
days after Mrs Bcggs, | hear, has not
only pneumonia. but appendicitis and later
] heard that peritonitis had developed
Mr., Besgs has influenza and is in critical
condition, and now comes the word that
Captain Victor Mather of the remount de
partment has been injured severely in n
motor accident in France He and Penn
Smith, Jr. were riding together when "A tire
burst and the machine turned turtle The
extent of Captain Mather's injuries is un-
known as yet. He married Catherine
Earle, you know.
War and death have certainly brought
their share of sorrow to this once happy
and high spirited family.
AND now | have good news for YOU ant
"A that is that Mrs George Lorimer, VIII,
was so painfully injured in motor acct
dent about two weeks ago Is getting better
every day and has been been able to b,
taken home from the Hospital. an
afraid il will he tedious recovery, for III,
muscles and nerves OF her arm were Gu
through by flying glass and they have 4
grow together again. But she Is well oi
her way to restored health,
Did you hear that her son Graeme wh'
was with her i'm the accident PRACTICAL!
saved her life by making tournipuet ant
tying the arm, thereby staunchne tn
blood? lie is boy scout, and had Learned
first aid But the best part of IL was tn
~.
he kept his head and did it,
1t must be hard for Mrs. Lorimer to hav
TO stay so very quiet for long time. TO
you know how serious il would be to mov
her arm the tinlest biz and tear any of tn
l!gaments. muscles or nerves that are jus
growing together again. She Is such