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

nID I tell you that Secretary of War
(. Bakers wife. Mrs. Newton d. Baker,
has consented to be a patroness Of the
Second Bryn Mawr Horse Show? Well,
she has. And War Horse Show does not
d mean that only War Horses are TO be
shown because it's War Horse Show.
4, No, indeed; mot by no means whatso-
bver."
Nancy. YOU better behave and not use
Incorrect language even in fun, for there
!, are some persons who think you don't
know any better and that would be awful,
wouldn't it? 1t would.
Do you know, | like talking to myself
4 and answering myself? 1t just struck
( me you might have noticed 1t; or perhaps
I YOU had and would remark it, and so, my
+ friend, beat you to it, SO to speak. didn't
I? did.
yTlHE boxes at the Show have gone like
(, L unto hot cakes, l am told by Mrs. Ned
Browning, who has their disposal In
charge, and among the prize donors from
out Of town are Mrs. George Baker, Jr Of
New York; Mrs j. Watson Webb, Mr.
Ambrose Clark and Mrs. William Mclean.
= Mrs McLean's prize is to so to the best
artillery horse, because Mrs. Mclean Is
g most interested in that branch Of the serv-
8 ice, having one son a captain and another
lieutenant in the artillery.
And 1 told you about the Rough Riders
from Camp Dix, who are to give exhibit
tion riding, and the Allied officers, who viii
play polo on muleback.
Won't it be great If the mules get
3 bslky? think it's going to be scream.
MRS. CHARLES MUM has charge Of
AV1 the prizes. She has been up in New
K port, for that show and stayed with the
Livingston Beeckmans there. She also
4 visited in Narragansett Pier Mary Paul
Mum is certainly pretty and attractive.
\ She has so much style. too. She fairly
grew up with horses and no show would
seem complete without her III her riding
clothes and derby hat.
She has the dearest small daughter,
who is already starting to ride, and Who
like the small daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Stout. looks too cute for words in her
riding clothes.
DID YOU know that Millie Ryerson, in
& ~ other words Emile Ryerson Charles,
/ of Cooperstown, n. Y, formerly OF TINS
city and Chicago, however. has daugh'
ter? Yes The small lady arrived last
week and the orie-Ryerson-Norr con-
Z tingent are all rejoicing. Mrs. Ryerson,
Miles mother, who was Emile Borle, a
sister of Mrs. Heide Norris, of this city,
IS in Franon in charge Of a hospital, which
a she is financing, and Suzanne was married
\ p.over there" to Lieutenant George Patter-
SON about three months ago, and Nell mar
nied. Victor Salvatore. the, weN-Kno"n
New York sculptor, last February.
The one son, who is under eighteen, still
"a nj the Ryerson country home this sum-
mer. His aunt, Miss Borie. is staying with
him until his return to school.
tNT COURSE YOU have heard about Mary
~ Lewis and Gertrude Henry? They are
both going over for Y. NJ. u a. WORN
Mary Lewis was lover there a year or
40 ago. About the time her sister, 1uha
Lewis, married young Efflngham MOTIFS
4 remember there was question whether
Mary could get home for the wedding, ana
ff 7 am not mistaken she was not aoie 10
reach here in time.
Gertrude Henry is the daughter OF MIS-
charles Wolcott Henry, Of Chestnut Hill
and is cousin OF Henry Houston ana
rJouston Woodward, who both lost their
piyes in France this year Her motnef
th,as Miss Sara Houston, a sister or Mt.
S,.n, houston, father Of Henry Houston
and Mrs. Woodward, who was Miss Ger
Il srude Houston, and mother OF Houston
Woodward.
NoNT real lover husbands do beautiful
a " things sometimes? 1t isn't that they
goye their wives actually more than the
tnan who hasn't the thought to do the
same thing, but they have that thoughtful
nnality that captivates a woman who loves
Z 90 be thought Of. 7 heard something so
kweet the other day about one of our SOL
ssi>rs who has given his life for the cause.
<sx5A had been married several years and
b. .verv birthday he had sent his wife, be-
sides other things, bouquet of Sweetheart
~cses. He had never failed since their
marriage. Well, my dear, he was killed in
4 action a couple of months ago and last
week was the birthday anniversary, and
though his VIE saiu hothihs' sie ''i'usi''
of how much she would miss that little
bouduet of Sweetheart roses.
v Do YOU know what happened? That day
about 10 o'clock the bell rang and there
was box Of flowers. She opened 1t, and
snside were the Sweetheart roses and a
v,ny note in her husbands writing In it
he said: 'I may not be here when your
birthday comes: may have gone west.
But, my dearest. I want our Sweetheart
roses to be in your hands at the usual
time on your birthday to remind you that
syen il i have gone beyond to wait for
YOU my love is always yours"
z I think II Is one of the most beautiful