Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28

has returned from overseas. He was
with the remount department and came
back on the George Washington, which ar
rived on Tuesday in New York. He is at
present in Haverford. where the Stewarts
make their home at Cheswold, the Cassatt
place. Mrs. Stewart. you remember was
Miss Elsie Cassatt, the youngest daushter
Of Mrs Alexander j. Cassatt. Plunkett
Stewart, Victor Mather II. Penn smith,
Jr Robert Strawbridge and Antelo Dew
ereux are just a few Of the Phiiadeipiia
men who were in the remount department
of the service.
CPEAKING. of the service makes me
~ think of the French. Have you seen
/. the exhibition of pictures on the Bellevue
stratford roof? And have you had your
picture drawn by the French sergeant
there? Sophie Norris and Mrs. Henry
Thouron have had dandy Iikeresses. Every
afternoon this week the women on the
French committee are receiving and having
tea there at the exhibition. l stopped in
on Tuesday and saw Mrs Robert Mont
gomery, Mrs. Thouron Mrs. Shippen Will
ing Mrs Ned Halsey and Mrs. Charlie Sin
nickson there, and on Monday Mrs. Joe
Leidy and Mrs. Harold Yarnall were in
charge Of the afternoon, together with
sophie Norris. Miss Kate Hutchinson and
Miss Helen Cadwalader.
It's very spiffy; oh, very
\NlIAT a dreadful shock Mrs Robert
w Massey Drayton's death was yester.
day! Pneumonia again. 1t seems as IL
most of the sudden deaths this year have
been brought about by that dread disease.
And what tragedy for her young daugh-
ter, for in all my experience ! have never
seen such devotion, and love as existed be-
tween that mother and daughter. Evelyn
was her only child, and during the last
three or four years has been very, very Ill.
1t is only about a year since she has been
able to go about again and take part in
the parties and affairs of other children,
and the first of this month her mother
gave q card party and supper for her.
Mrs Drayton was Anna Jones and
daughter Of the late Charles Henry Jones,
of this city, and a sister vf Miss Evelyn
Jones' She married Bob Drayton about
sixteen years ago. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Edward Drayton and a
brother of Hayward Drayton, of New York.
Mrs. Drayton had had a cold for several
days, but only on Wednesday did it develop
into serious illness and, pneumonia set
ting in her Geath soon followed. 1t seems
particularly sad for her daughter who,
though now well, still requires much care,
and there's no love like a mothers love-
as we all know.
The funeral will take place tomorrow in
whitemarsh.
A MOTHER shock was the death of Mrs.
"A Scammon Jones on Tuesday. She was
known to very many people, who remem-
bered her as the pretty Maggie Elliot
She was a sister of the late William Elliot,
prominent musician, and Mrs. Jones sang
beautifully herself. She taught voice cul-
ture for many years and married Mr..
Jones rather late in life, though she was
by no means old. She was always particu-
larly proud of her pupil, Elizabeth Latta,
who has made such IA place for herself In
the musical world with her lovely mezzo
voice. or course, Mrs. Jones was known
lust as widely socially as professionally,
and was one of the greatest bellies in her
Younger days. She was an aunt of Louise,
Josephine, Myra and Adele Elliot, most OF
whom are married now.
hat m he Q n
l. illustrated talk on Saturday night at
the New Century Club, under the auspices
of the Penn School Club Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Francis r. Cope, Jr., will give the
address, and it will be illustrated by the
moving picture, "Cephass Return" It's for
1.-THE benefit of the Penn Normal, Industrial
and Agricultural School at st. Helena
Island, S. c. This school, believe, was
started by northern men and women just
after the battle of Port Royal In 1862, and
the first schoolhouse was sent down In sec
- lions from this city. So you see we really
have responsibility down there; we've
started something, and it's sort of up to
us to finish it. 1t is a school for colored
children, and I hear that there are about
5000 coored people living just there in
that section. don't know what the movie
Is like, put L ratner lHlaelne lhdt IL Is d
story of the region and the school and its
work, which will be very instructive.
r HEAR that the Near New Shop at s09
i Chestnut street did such a successful
days business yesterday that the com
mittee had to close it at o'clock in order
( to replenish their stock. Everything was
about sold out. And it didn't open again
until II this morning I've noticed the
stunning evening gowns and things in the
window and I'm not surprised that they
have been snapped up right away. These
rummage sales are so successful that it's