Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Hears Various Bits of Ne,s-Capan Converse
Returns in Fortnight-Andreo Tobes at Red Cross Tells
What the "Lan,bs' Did for the Soldiers

Rodman Page. Jr.. Mrs Robert Emott Hare
and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Stewart heas.
An interesting engagement announced IN
New York is that Of Miss Lesley +. Pear
son. daughter of Mrs. Frederick Pearson OF
3 West Fifty seventh street. New York. and
Newport, to Mr.. Henry b. Hyde Ripley.
Miss Pearson is a sister Of Lieutepant Fred
rick F. A. Pearson. who married Miss
Eleanor Bryant, of this city.
Mrs. J. Bertram Lippincott. Of 1Il2
Spruce street. will give luncheon tomor-
row in honor of Miss Edith Kendall. of New
York, who will be her guest for several days.
There will be fourteen guests.
Miss Gladys Muller. daughter of Mrs.
Auguste Frederic Muller. Of ia West High
land avenue. Chestnut Hill, will be intro
duced to society at a. tea to be given early
in October by her mother. Miss Mullcr's
brother in law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Chattin Wetherill. will give Mask and
Wig party in her honor on Saturday,
April 26.
Mrs. A. J. Drexcl Paul and Miss Chris
tine Biddle are spending some time at the
Ritz Carlton. New York.
Mrs Edward Grocer and her daughters,
Miss Mona Grocer and Miss Florence Grocer.
have returned from Florida, where they have
been for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Fl. Clothior, Jr.. of
Sunnybrook. Radnor, have issued invita-
tions for a children's party to he given in
honor of their daughter Miss Catherine B.
Clothier, on Saturday, April o. from 5.3s
until s 20 o'clork
Mrs. John Shsrpless Garrigucs Of Hav-
erford. gave a tea last Friday afternoon in
honor of Miss Josephine Austne Obdyke.
daughter of Mrs. W. Austin Obdykp. whose
marriage to Mrs. Garrigues's son. Mr.. Johu
X. Garrigues, will take place on May 6.
Miss Lucy Sutton. daughter of Mrs. W.
Fl. Sutton. of Havcrford. will sail tomor-
row on the Noordam for France to do Red
Cross work. Miss Sutton's brother, j. A,I-
brey Sutton. who is in the ordnance with
headquarters at Tours. has been recently
made n captain. He is at present in Italy.
Mr. and Mrs Edward F. Beale are spend
ing two weeks at the Manor, Ashevlle. y.
G.. and will open Deepdale, their Strafford
nome, after spending the winter in town.
ileHIN NeHl anu NiSS ELNeiSu
Kent. of Clifton Heights. who have been in
Florida, returned last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Van Solver, and
Mr.. Lloyd Van Solver, of Bethlehem Pike,
Chestnut Hill who have been spending the
spring in Miami, Fla, will return home
during April.
Mrs. James A. Randall. of Denver, Col,
W nf ,ln,, dali -hn hnc haa,
spending the late winter and early spring
as the guest of Lieutenant Commander Mel
son Fl. Gross. L. s. ~. and Mrs. Gross, of
2335 South Twenty first street. has gone to
Annapolis, Md
Mrs. f. Sydney Prichard. of West Wash
ington lane. regent Of the Germa ntown chap
ter of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will leave during the week to attend
the annual d. A. r. Congress in Washing
ton. ID. G. Other representatives from the
chapter who will attend the congress are
Mrs. f. Wheeler Jenkins. Mrs. Dorothy
Jenkins, Mrs. Walter C. Ncely. Mrs. s. F.
Dribble and Mrs. Robert Newburn.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Howard Williams
| have returned to their home. on Greene
street. Germantown. after spending the early
spring in Chelsea as the guest of their son
| DR.. j. j. Gurney Williams, in Atlantic City
Announcement is made of the marriage
! of Miss Louise G. Mcconnell. daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Mcconnell. of South
| Twentieth street, and Mr.. Jesse d. Reit-
| meyer, of 735 North Fortieth street. on Fri
| day afternoon by the Rev. Charles r. Bron-
son, of the West Hope Presbyterian Church.
The quiet service was followed by recep-
tion. Mr.. and Mrs. Reitmeyer left on a
fortnights trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Eichman, Jr., of
436 Lyceum avenue. Roxborough. are re-
| ceiving congratulations the birth of a
| son, Joseph Eichman. Mrs. Eichman will
be remembered as Miss Frances Mccain, of
West Philadelphia.