Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-09

the Smith.Hancock wedding yesterday,
more than I've told you already, and it's
simply great to hear how those two young
things managed wedding and a wedding
dress and all the other paraphernalia
needed at such times, for one must be
married in white--a girl always wants to,
you know, and the man always wants her
to, too.
I don't know just how Katherine got
word, but word she did get that Jas was
coming home for a twenty.four hours
leave and would arrive at o'clock on Fri.
day. They had not had any idea of getting
married, so their friends say. till after
the war. Be that as It may, when they
saw each other they decided they simply
could not wait till after the war, and so
marry they would.
AS I heard the story. Katherine called
up her mother Tor rather steprother she
Is, for Katherines own mother was Miss
Martha McKennon. of Pittsburgh, and the
present Mrs. Hancock who was Miss
Anna Binney Brinton, married Mr.. Han.
cock about ten years agol and asked her
to come right into town and help her to
choose a wedding dress and other para
phernalia.
Well, Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock gave their
consent, and Mrs. Hancock came into town.
and they went to a store where they have
an emergency department for war brides
and keep a number of ready.made bridal
gowns and wells ETC.. In various sizes in
stock; and she was fitted there and chose
her goingaway frock of black serge you
know she's in mourning for her sister,
Matilda, who died a few months ago. and
all the other accessories needed.
And among other things she did was to
remember a luncheon to which she had
been asked, which was being given by
Katherine Lea at her home in Devon. So
she called K. l.. up and told her one
reason why she could not come was that
she was being fitted into her wedding
gown and then asked katherine and the
other girls who were there at lunch to go
down to the wedding that evening at $50
o'clock in Old st. Davids church.
What do you think those girls did?
They went straightway to that church,
taking with them any number of Ascen-
sion lilies and greens and palms from
their respective fathers hothouses, and
when Katherine and Jas We're married 1t
was in perfect bower of blossoms and
fragrance, made by the loving hands of
Filter, Lucille Carter and the others who
were at the luncheon and who worked all
afternoon to make beautiful floral back.
ground for the bridal pair
Jas is to sail very soon, and so in the
meantime Katherine will spend the sum-
mer with his sister, Nancy Wood out at
Three Tuns.
Katherines little half.sister, Anna Bin
ney Hancock, was her only attendant at
the wedding. and looked too cute for any.
thing in the world in a lingerie frock
shocked in pink She is only six years old.
you know, and not used to being up SO late
as $50 o'clock. but she did her part with
the greatest -elf-possesson possible.
And so we must leave them, hoping that
an early peace with all honor to the Allies
may bring back the young husbands to
the little brides who are waiting for them
with full hearts these days Of sorrow and
suffering.
MRS. JAMES LEE SHELTON was up
A'4 here from Washington last week and
spent night at the Rittenhouse on her
way to New York, where she Joined her
son. David Porter Guest, who came up on
furlough from southern camp.
He's a grandson of Commodore Guest,
you know, and they tell me a fine young
fellow Mrs Shelton will go on to Gil
bertsville N. Y, after David's furlough is
over and spend month there.
noEsNT it make your heart ache to
- think Of Mrs. Thomas Miles. Nancy
Smyth that was? You know Tommy was
killed in action at Chateau.Therry last
month. and the news came to Nancy from
friend of Tommy's who had made an
agreement with him to write II anything
happened to him. He saw Lieutenant
Miles leading his men into action, after
the manner Of our gallant marines, and In
the bravery that won him his Croix de
Guerre he lost his life He was a second
lieutenant and had just left Princeton
when he went into the service. Nancy
was so proud of him and so fond Of him,
and she has been so brave and fine about
his going "over there" although she knew
that he was right in the worst Of 1t. She
is still just as brave and quiet about 1t;
but, of course, the uncertainty of the last
few weeks has been terribly hard when
the Government casualty lists had no
record of his death, and yet she knew it
must be true on account of the letter from
his friend. She will have his war cross
to remind her that he died hero. and
that will be something of a comfort to her.
His death makes the second gold star on
the service flag Of his church. Calvary
Episcopal Church, in Germantown, for
Paul Kurtz, who was killed in an airplane
accident some time ago, was also member
there. Mr.. Kurtz has presented the
church with a professional flag in men,
ory of his son and Mrs. Kurtz has given
a new service flag. THESE memorials to
our men who have been killed in such
glorious action may wear out as the years
60 by, but the intangible memories will
navar fada or grow dim