Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

Y MUST say I was greatly shocked
l. yesterday to hear of Leta Sullivan
Hoffman's death. 1t must be a great
sorrow to her family. She and Mr.. Hoff-
man had been married just little more
than year, and their little son was
born on August 16. I heard that she
was delighted with her baby and was
getting along so well. and then the news
came that she had sudden attack Of
heart failure and had died in almost a
few minutes. Mrs. Sullivan and
Frances were staying there in Green
wich, but Leta was at the hospital
still. I have not heard if they were
with her or were. able to get there in
time. Nor have / heard whether her
husband was with her at the time
either. ] hope so, for his sake.
- They were perfectly devoted to each
other and so happy in their married
life, though Leta had not been at all
strong. l suppose there must have been
some heart weakness. It's hard to tell
when these unexpected things happen
just what the cause is.
It makes me think Of the time Violet
Whelen died. Her little son was ten
days old, and Violet was apparently
we'll and getting strong, when n sudden
weakness came on and she was dead be-
fore the doctor could get there. An odd
coincidence about that is that Mrs.
Sullivan, Leta's mother, and Violet
Whelen $ mother, the late Mrs. Charles
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Leta was the James Francis Sullivan 8
second daughter. Frances is a little
older and, after Ieta, who, by the way,
was named for her aunt. Mrs. Clews,
who died just two weeks ago today,
there is Livingston, while Elaine, the
younger daughter, is still at school.
/ feel SO sorry for her parents and
husband and the little motherless boy !
T HEAR Emily Fox is going to be a
bridesmaid at the wedding of her
brother, Joe, to Ruth Martin, which is
to take place on Saturday, the 4th Of
October, at the Church of the Sacred
Heart, Mount Washington, just outside
of Baltimore.
Ruth is to have great number of
bridesmaids, and ] do think that makes
such pretty wedding party, don't you?
Anne Martin, her sister. is TO be maid
of honor, and the other bridesmaids are
Lucy Lord. of New York; Mary Cum
mings, of Augusta, Ga; Marion
Shriver, Of Westminster, KY: Mary
Bruce Kinsolying, Sophy Stewart, Dor
othy Durham, Anne Kirk, ull Of Balti-
more, and Mrs. Charles Latrobe, Jr., Of
Wilmington. l should say that Ruth
must have gone to boarding school,
shouldn't you? With bridesmaids from
so many places. However, she may have
met them in war work. YOU never
can judge anything these days by the
same means as those of other times.
Joe Fox is the youngest son of the
late George Fox and Mrs. Fox. who was
Miss Madge Baird. of this city. He is,
in fact, the youngest member of that
family. His older brother, George.
married Elizabeth Phillips: Rita Fox,
the eldest sister, married Mr.. Bird,
of New York; Fannie married Arthur
Brockie; Sallie. another sister, is now
Mrs. Parry, and Mary is Mrs. Down
ing. The family lived first in Andalu-
'ao' oNiooS iioiH pldtt uON uCCupltu
by DR.. Joseph Mickle Fox. They moved
from there to Torresdale and later, after
Mr.. FoX's death, took house in Chest
nut Hill, where Mrs. Fox, Emily and
Joe have lived since that time.
MY DEARS, keep your eyes and ears
A'1 open for a very interesting engage
lnent to be announced in about three
weeks. The girl, though she does not
exactly live in Philadelphia, is always
seen at every party going and belongs
10 the set who. instead of coming out
two winters ago, turned to and did fine
war work in the Il. A, A. She is one
of the prettiest girls in town, dances
beautifully and is popular with every
one; admired by both sexes" as it
were.
WelfS to make it more interesting still,
the man in the case" is just as attrac-
tive in his way, too. He went to Penn,
then received his commission at Platts-
burg and went overseas. but has re-
turned, and together they are going to
give you all beautiful surprise. Per-
haps you can guess this riddIe-each
one has nickname, and said nicknames
have only three letters therein. in both
eases. NANCY WYNNE.