Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19


days without having to get all dressed
up like a sore finger? And to hear such
artists as Florence Easton. Maggie Teyte,
Alice Gentle. Henri Scott and the rest?
There was quite representative audi.
ence at the old Academy on Monday night
to greet Easton in her role of Leonora
in III TrsNatore," and last night dainty.
pretty little Maggie Teyte in the heart
rending role of Butterfly brought down the
house.
There were a lot of naval officers and ma
rine corps officers there both nights. Briga-
der General Waller, with his wife and
several friends. occupied a box and the
house was well crowded. Ricardo Martin,
who played Pinkerton last night was in
the audience on Monday night.
It's great idea these artists coming
here and giving regular carnival of opera
so late I'm the season. and I'm sure there
were many others who welcomed the idea
besides myself, judging from the audience.
HEAR Susettc Ryerson was married
"over there" on Saturday. She has
been in France for, some time. you know.
doing meteorological work, and her mother,
Mrs. Arthur Ryerson. sailed in April with
n staff of nurses TO equip new hospital
there. Shortly after she arrived the en-
gagcment of Susette to Lieutenant George
W. Patterson. of Ann Arbor, Mich. was
announced. Though the Ryersons only
lived hete a couple of years when Mllie
and Nell came out. their connection with
Philadelphia is so wide one feels as inter
ested in their doings as in those of many
Philadelphia-born girl
Mrs. Ryerson was Miss Emile Burie
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John
j. Borie and sister of Mrs. q. Hcde Nor
ris. Mrs Arthur Rush. Miss Sophie ,Borie,
Adoph f. Bore and John Borie Mrs.
Norris lives in this city and so docs Mrs.
Rush. The other members Of the family
are scattered through the country and the
Ryersons have lived in Chicago, New York
and Boston as we'll AS here.
Young Arthur Ryerson was killed in an
automobile accident at Bryn Mawr five or
six years ago. 1t was when his father
and mother were returning to this coun-
try on the Titanic to attend bfs funeral
that Mr. Ryerson was drowned, together
with George Widener his son Harry, John
3. Thayer. Jr, John Jacob Astor and the
TCSt OI tnOse brave IneH WHO gave pace
to the women in the boats that terrible
night
Jack Ryerson. who was then very
small boy, was saved with his mother and
two sisters.
viii you ever forget the horrors of that
news? And now we hear so many hor.
rors day after day we think almost moth
ing of it, All three Ryerson girls have
married since then. and Jack is now at
Harvard, or rather is at the Ryerson coun
try home outside Of Richfield Springs, New
York. They are a most attractive family.
vITHlLE on the subject Of the Borie fam
w lily, did you know that Sophie Norris
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Heide Nor
ris. who has been doing canteen work for
the Red Cross "over there" was decorated
by the French for very efficient work
about six weeks ago? The last ] heard of
her she was talking Of returning home, as
her mother has been quite ILL.,. Mrs. Nor.
ris, however, has improved again, and per-
haps Sophie will stay over longer, as she
is doing very fine work.
Talking of the Norrises, have you seen
their house on Locust street lately? My
dears, / thought I had 'em" the other
day as l passed along, for, 10 and behold
you, part of the front of the house was
ripped right off, and l found that an auto
mobile had "iust naturally walked right
up the front wall one night and had taken
with it most of the bricks and other acces-
sories to house. They have actually had
to have a part of the front wall torn down
and rebuilt Did you ever?
I wonder what these joy riders will do
next?