Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

nID YOU know that Louisa Davis McCall
- Is very i'll in Chicago? I am so sorry
to hear II. You know she and her hus-
band, Lieutenant Joseph B. Mccall. Jr.,
were on their way home to Philadelphia
to- spend the Christmas holidays with their
two families, the McCalls and Davises,
when word came OF their detention in
Chicago owing to Mrs. McCall's sudden
illness. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall. sr., and
Lenore left on Saturday for Chicago. l do
hope the news will be better today.
THE Historical Society party on satur-
i day night was great, and Christmas being
SO near there was a special Christmas end
to it. There was a huge Christmas tree
in the great reception hail filled with gifts
for the soldiers and sailors who attended.
Miss Helen Morton had charge of the eats,
assisted by Miss Myers and a lot OF the
Emergency Aid Aides, and Miss Lydia
Morris and Mrs. Charles Roberts presided
at the coffee urns. The boys seem to love
tlsese parties. They go in large numbers.
And It's fine to have something OF the KIND
on Saturday evenings, because Saturdays
always sort of a party night, don't you
think SO? "..
Mrs. Jim Starr, who is president OF the
Colonial Danes (she was Sarah Wister, you
know, a sister of Mrs. Stewart Wurts ana
Mrs. Edward Meigs and daughter OF the
late John wisterG made an address OF
welcome to the men and other guests. Mrs
William Sproul, wife Of the Governor
elect, and Mrs. Nathaniel Keay received
the guests. There was a Liberty Sing, Oh
course, led by Mr.. HoXie, who goes every
week to these parties, and Mile. Aline Van.
Barentzen gave several plano selections
Altogether it was one Of the most success
full parties Of the season.
yIYHAT do you know about Alice Whar'
w ton coming into that young fortune
through her aunt's will? Miss Alice Tay-
lor. for whom she was named, died about
two weeks ago, on the very day Alice was
TO have spoken at the independence Square
Red Cross Auxiliary. Miss Taylor had in
herited a large fortune from her brother,
Mr.. BENJAMIN Taylor, who died on the 18th
of September, and she left most of the for
tune to her two nieces, Mrs. John WILCOX
and Mrs. Houston Dunn-about a million
each, SO the gossips say. Alice wharton
who is Mrs. Wilcox's daughter by her hrst
marriage to Bromley Wharton, inherits
fifty thousand. That's a tidy little sum Tor
a girl Of Alice's age. 1 would not mind
having had it-nor having it now, for that
matter, would you? There are so many
td7ings I could do with that little principal.
Alice was to 60 back to France for Christ
mas, but I understand they are not send
ing any more over just at present. And
, those who are to go for the Y. M. c. A.
-swiu probably be sent to Russia, the Bal
'srkans or Siberia. Not so romantic as
France is 1t? Not so good; not so good.
TIOw awfully we'll Mrs. Howdy Henry is
j looking! ! saw her the other day in
a Walnut street car. She had on such a
stunning fur coat and wide collar and a
small toaue with blue.green breasts on it.
SHE is SO dainty. All the Fells are small
Minnie and May and Frances. Minnie is
Mrs. Robbie Cassatt and Frances Is Mrs.
oAntelo Devereux.
Johnny is not an incorrigible child, but
20 he is absent-minded, and he's very apt
sto forget what's going or when you start
to scold him, and begin thinking about the
merry adventures of Robin Hood, or just
u0KdCtly why TWO dnu lIe hiohS " "hSH
othree and four don't make six. And in
school, when he has the privilege OF sitting
in the big study hall to study his history
FOR the next day, he finds 1t much more In
'feresting to sit in a front seat SO that he
can oyerhear the lessons in physiology
sthat are being given in low tones to one
III two students who are behind in their
work. The fact that his head Is all made of
bone means lots more to him than the fact
othat on a vague date in a vague year some
ma in queer clothes signed a treaty or
something with some Indians under a tree
naad they gave him beads for 1t, or some-
Ching like that.
&C One day last week he forgot about the
possibility of Santa Claus and disobeyed
mother terribly. or course, he was taken
Unto her room and given a long. quiet
but firm talk on obedience. He watched
.Gher face intently while she talked, and she
n thought that for once she had made an
impression. When she stopped for breath
aJohnny snapped his eyes in an interested
slyyay and started to discourse. Mother,
do YOU know that. when you talk you only
,~move your lower jaw? The upper one
Nkcan't move at all" NANCY WINNIE.
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