Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

n Nf00sed to hear of the illness OF ner son.
FkOfville Horwitz. Orville has been at school
mp in Massachusetts. and 1t appears that
LHls foot became infected from the back OF
WIe shoe rubbing against his heel. He went
n Usotne to Moore Haven, Fla where the
NJ HyBriens are living.
4 Hlfhey tried all kinds OF remedies to avoid
\ um operation, but the infected foot derel
4 U{ped into a regular case Of blood poisoning.
HAD a week ago last Friday he was-taken
fin a special train to Tampa. Fla, where
NJ was operated on the following Sunday.
A Ina gine it! Tampa is one hundred and
nifty miles from Moore Haven, but the
t<}rain lde 1t in II few hours. and the sur
Hnne the Gordon Kellar Hospital, DIR.
felms, who operated, said the ease
*{{I trip had virtually saved the boys
EW 1T was made possible through the
kM ess of Mr.. Layran Delano, who gave
3 wn private car~for the purpose. Or
s father was the late George Horwitz,
N|t remember, whose death after a very
" tt illness came as such great shock
~ society
l2s Harlan went down to Florida with her
lSkle son shortly after Mr.. Horwitzs death
- see what could be done with some land
n 0he owned down there. as she was not left
amply provided for. She sold her beauti-
Z t<u1 home out in Strafford to the Ashton
1 Llttles, and the Walnut street house was
Y also sold
V She did such wonderful things down in
Moore Haven that the inhabitants insisted
A<bn making her their Mayor Remember
H.ihe sensation caused here hen it became
4 known that Marian was a Mayoress?
a tbo, ;e eha tor
4 eur entrance into the world war, she mar;
Etied cap" O'Brien. a Philadelphian, whose
" property in Florida was near the Horwitz
I place. cap" has been i'll himself since he
was mustered out of the service three or
4 more weeks ago, so poor Marian has had
her hands full nursing her son and hus-
band. The operation, hear, has been pro-
(. nounced thoroughly successful, which must
\ be a great relief to her.
z TNROM the name you know, as well as
= from your knowledge of Philadelphia,
+. that little Orvile Horwitz is cousin OF
a Mrs. William Bulitt, whose death occurred
here last week Her funeral took place on
/. Saturday, and her son Orvile, l am glad
\ to say, arrived in time to be present. But
4 what a sad homecoming for him! Poor
4 fellow, he's been over in France for some
time and was on his way back when his
mother died He did not know Of 1t,
4 suppose, until his ship landed, unless the
family managed to get a wireless through.
0rvie Bullitt married Susie Ingersoll sew
eral years ago.
N1HE valentine Revue" is gradually
N IL i,t int cbcJ
kThat's the show that is to be given on
February s, you know, by St. Francis
snior Aides in the ballroom of the Belle.
Fue. Charlie Morgan is coaching the girls
4 in their various dances and stunts. I be-
ENeve it's to be more of Il vaudeville this
4 year. And they are going to have the
4 tebleaux, Americas Answer" France
Defiant" Britannia" and Italy Aroused"
which were so we'll done at the Charity
Hall by Brownie Warburton. Peggy Thayer,
Mrs Jay +, Lippincott and Lorraine Gra-
4 ham. Each tableau is to be surrounded,
supported or accompanied by a chorus.
Rpsale Hoban is to have an active part
4 in. the show, as usual and she's business
manager this year as well.
Mrs. j. J. Tunney has charge of the
ushers, katharine Loughrar is directing
the program vendors, Caroline Horan the
< cigarettes and Mary Hockey the flowers.
\ These Wendors" are always an awfuly
7 att I've part of show OF this kind,
DOH Sou think so? They always seem to
Echoose such pretty dresses to wear on that
particular night, and there's something
\ picturesque about those trays with the
gibbons over the shoulders. Mrs. Joseph
hf&no,-itt oil
lHergen and Kitty Schlater are at the head
Af 4the other committees.
\ 'sAnd the beneficiary, of course, is St.
Brflncis Country House for Convalescents,
and the Convalescent He Sailors is
Ee'war activity of the sa:"r organization.
vTyHERE'S no doubt about even if some
J44people haven't learned anything by the
\ wxr we have taught our children thrift
band economy. And they have received the
lesson. with great susto and have even
Ikfone far as to apply it in ways unfore-
Veeen by their elders. For instance, yes.
terday Daddy didn't have "A nickel to give
Epnnie when he started out for Sunday
4, chool, all doled up in his new nccktio that
nS3anta Claus left in his stocking last month,
R0nd the new gloves that Moth mean
3unta Claus-gave him, so he handed out
\ III dime. Bennie was rather worried about
b much responsibility. but he put it away
kNyefully in his pocket ana hurried off.
k1DAnnie's five years old, by the way.
" When he came home he marched tri.
,.pmphantly in to Daddy, pride written in
! .'red letters all over him. See, Daddy"
\ N t,said, heres your dime. I saved it for
.fkou." But | gave YOU that for the coll
\ kction,' Daddy protested. 81 know you
'UdH Hanswered his thrifty son, but found
| PERFECTLY good penny going up the hill
Ind put that in and saved the dime"
e. NANCY WYNNE
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