Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

4 RENT you excited TO near that tney
\ are going to have an Assembly this
year? Somehow we've got so used to
dearth of entertainments we've about for
gotten that, since the war is over, there is
no reason why the exclusive old dances
should not be resumed, except that all the
men are not yet back.
So the committee has very sensibly de-
cided to have only one and to hold that
one late in the season after the men have
returned. There's very little doubt in my
mind that this will start the social ball
rolling Debutantes who would otherwise
perhaps have let the season slip past,
ssimply attending parties on small scales,
win probably be introduced as before the
war, and there will be private balls, and
perhaps Joe Norris will again get up the
Bal Masque. .s-
The committee of the Assemblies this
year includes s. Pemberton Hutchinson,
Gouverneur Cadwalader, Henry Brinton
Coke, Beauveau Borie, Jr., Casper Morris
and DIR. Charles D. Hart, who is secretary.
5 Only once before during the Civil War
was there any real interruption in the
holding of the Assemblies. which, peculiar
to Philadelphia, may be said to establish
the social position of those who subscribe.
The six patronesses have not yet been
named, and I've been wondering who will
be the bride patroness. I think the cloak
Is likely TO fall on Mariana Gowen, Mrs.
Dawson Coleman, If she lives here, but
some say the Colemans are going to settle
in New York. Hannah Randolph would
be a logical person excepting that she has
married out of town and the new husband
Is English, not a Philadelphian. There
will be plenty to choose from, though. for
the weddings are coming on apace these
days.
! In 1s15's winter they had only one ball.
for every one was so shocked about the
war it did not seem possible to have much
entertaining. The following year, however,
It was judged best to have the two balls
and they were held the usual times-the
first Friday night in January and the last
Friday night before Lent. I say night
advisedly, for did you ever know an AS.
sembly to begin before ~? And goodness
knows II / got into bed about o'clock on
Saturday morning I was doing we'll. Then
when we entered the war the balls were
stopped until hostilities were over.
All the debs Of last year as we'll as this
will have the usual excitement Of seeing
who subscrbes and who doesn't.
THE kiddies had a great time at the
\ Stotesburyss on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stotesbury gave party for
their little grandchildren, Frances Mitchell
and ]. Kearsley Mitchell, and Nathalie,
Frances and Ned Hutchinson. They are
the children of Mr.. stotesbury's daughters,
Frances and Edith. Odd thing. wasn't it,
they both married widowers? Mrs. Hutch
inson has step-daughter who Is married
now. She was Cintra Hutchinson and
married Holowell Morgan.
Il The kiddies were treated to a moving
picture show and then they had dancing
and refreshments. There were about a
hundred small tots and they had a wonder
full time
DER grandmother and her great.grand'
IL mother were both named Sylvia. Con-
sequently she wanted to name her first
daughter after them. The Oldest children
were boys and this was her first chance
to use the family name. Father was long
on plain names and considered Sylvia very
gaudy, and as Mothers name was Mary
he thought he would like to use that.
However, when Mother said, Don't you
really think that Sylvia is a nice name for
the bay?" he agreed, on the spur Of the
moment, hoping to change things later.
But for a week the baby was Sylvia.
When he arrived at the office, the glad
news having preceded him, he was greeted
with a cordial, "How's the baby? What
are you going to call her?" None Of your
business, Tom. She's fine youngster."
Later in the day some one else accosted
him. well, what is the baby's name?"
"oh, go to blazes!" was the vehement re-
sponse.
The stenographer came in, registering
sympathetic interest. What are you going
to call the baby, Mr.. Mp "Oh.
really couldn't say; don't know much
about names, you know"
And SO it went on for a whole heart
breaking week, until finally Mother gave
in, gave up her dreams Of perpetuating
grandmother and the baby has been Mary
ever since. Father can now discuss her
without blushing