Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

WELl, did youhver see anything IKE ,his
w town? Wereit you positively thrilled
on Saturday wheuall the flags were 'furled
outs and all the taster spirit and the Vic
tory exhilaration eemed to strike everybody
all at once? The thestnut street crowds had
almost that caretee, utterly happy feeling
that they had whs the armistice was signed.
Easter came witbreal joy, and the Victory
Loan started off Nth an impetus that surely
ought to carry it q successfully.
And did YOU der see so many stunning
clothes? wish could stop and tell you
about the attractive hats / saw both ION
and off, But ] +ill tell you about Marjory
Taylor's. / saw er coming down Chestnut
street with her pther in their car. and she
had on a dark bhe-I- think it was suit,
but it NAV hav been serge dress--and
such a pretty litIe dark hat turned up just
a little in bacl with gay little flowers
around the crowt 1t had spring and Easter
written all overt, and it was most becom-
ing to Marjory.
hid you knot that Ned Page, who has
- been doing mbulance work in France.
has returned? L must have been the most
perfect surpriseFor his mother. The, person
who told me abut it said that Mrs. Page
knew that he WIS in Brest and hoped to sail
soon, but thatwas all; and to her JOY he
lust walked id ono day last week. He is
named for hi. father. Edward Sydenham
Page, who did last summer while ms son
was still oversas. In fact, young Ned mas
been over moe than a year. lie left his
studies at Prbccton to go into the ambu-
lance service fifth the Red Cross. hear he
(. VIII 20 back Il Princeton soon and finish his
studies there. 1t must be a great comfort
to have him bme. for Mrs. Page has had so
much sorrowLn the last two years.
You remenber two summers ago, when she
and Mr. Pale were travelling to California
and were in he Canadian Rockies, their sec
ond son aytaken very i'll in Devon. where
he and hisItwo sisters We're spending the
summer, aa before his parents, could reach
home be did He was eleven or twelve years
old and lively boy The little girls are nine
and ten yars old. With their mother they
have beenat the seashort for a while and
Just returAcd to their Devon home about a
fortnight ago.
Mrs. Pigc was Miss Helen Buckley, a niece
of the lat Mr.. Thomas Scott, who was pres
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
cousin d the late Mr.. Edgar Z. Scott, who
died in France last fall
r HEAR that Constance Vauclain and a
corps of EmcrgenG Aid Aides have vol
unteercd to take full charge of the cafeteria
which will be carried on in connection with
the Indoor Holse Show next month. It's
going TO be hid in the Third Regiment
y Armory. YOU how, on May 8. and 10,
and Mrs Hanock who is chairman, you
know, tells methat the committee has voted
to entertain Die hundred convalescent sol
Gicrs and sailqs on the Thursday and Friday
evenings of tn show.
4 The armor is larger than the First City
= Troop. so tits expected that there will be
more seating room and the number of boxes
will be grefer, too. From all L hear the
attendance will be great.
HAVE teen told that the Bellevue STRAIT
L ford Will open series of dances from
10 until o'clock tonight for charity. The
opening week the beneficiary will be the
Visiting NJse Society. The dances are to
/, be held in the Stratford room Mrs. j,
Z Norman Jakson. who is so active in visiting
nurse wor and is vice president of that
! association is chairman of the committed
in chargeof the dances, and there will be
two or tree members of the committee al
: the dance each evening to act as chaperOnes
This evaing Mrs. Samuel Lit and Mrs
Louis Vplf will be chaperones.
Tomorrow evening Mrs, Clarence War.
den viii be in charge; on Wednesday, Miss
Mary 1ebiger and Mrs. Albert Brubakel
2 will b, the patronesses; Thursday, Mrs
MorrisJastrow, Jr. Friday, Mrs. c. How
. ard ChrI and Mrs. Morris ]. Lewis, ant
4 Saturday Mrs Tom Dolan, who is prcsden
of the Visiting Nurse Society, by the way
and Mrs Norman Jackson. Besides thes,
!. who haze been specially assigned othel
4 member of the committee will assist. The!
include Mrs. Horace Howard Furness. 'Jr.
Miss Nina Lea. Mrs. Chancellor English
Mrs. William Furness jerks. Miss Mar,
B Robert Coles, Mrs. Henry Wolf Bikle, Mrs
Francs r. Stewart, Miss Doris Earle anc
Mrs James D. Winsor, Jr.
FsAt NANCY wYNNE.