Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-06

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and Corinne are continuing their Sunday
"a afternoons and Mrs. Morris Hacker and
her daughter, Mrs Edwin s. Dixon. will
receive on Tuesdays after at the MOTIFS
n a11 South Thirteenth street Mrs John
Coles and her daughter, Mrs. George Trot-
ter Tyler. have their day tomorrow after
4 noon, and Mrs. William Woodward Arnett
and Eleanor will receive on Tuesdays this
month after at their home 2llo Fihe
+ ptreet.
,Hs No doubt more dates will be announced
x later. in the month, because somehow the
n Thought Of a warless present and future
and the fact that every few minutes more
men are being sent home has given every
body a sort of holiday feeling and they
want to get together and talk it all over
and would like you to tell me how you
n can talk things over better. of winter
afternoon than over the teacups. It's
pleasant little way of entertaining.
TIME news of John Showers death yester-
L day morning at his parents home will
be the cause of much sorrow to his friends'
'Vwho were very many. John was the
IN INCEST son of Mr.. and Mrs William b.
Ste,er of Lincoln Drive, St. Martins.
Eight years ago he fell down ten foot
embankment while playing tennis and sus'
tanned an injury to his back, and though
for some time he was not apparently Sc
riously injured, he had never been in
robust health since.
He was in his twenty.seventh year He
went in his early years to the German.
Il town Academy and was captain of the
foot ball team in his senior year 1908.
He went afterwards to Princeton and
Y graduated in 1912. In 1914, together with
a his brother Major Edward Royal Stoever
n now of the United States aviation service
3 in France, he went as a member of the
N Princeton archaeological expedition to Sar'
dis, Turkey. His health necessitated re-
A turn to this country, but with wonderfui
4 grit he refused to give up and took up
course in art at the graduate college III
N Princeton for a year. About ten DAYS ago
Il he became seriously III and on Sunoay
4 morning the end came.
RI There have been few men who nave hau
as many friends or who have been as great
|< favorite as he and his death Will Dc
n very much felt. In spite OF his suterinss
s from his injured back he was full of humor
n and spent much of his time in doing quite
n remarkable sketches. He was most
\ loyable character. His brother, Philip
NJ stoeyer. the second brother is at present
n in Paris.
S&yUONIGHT there's another meeting of Mrs.
M J. Wurts's class. I guess this will be
4 about the last big party the school set
81 will have before they all go back to board
IA ing school and college again. to take up
III .that awful grind" between now ana
n Easter. There are a number OF dinners
~ planned to precede the dance. Mr. ana
81 Mrs Gustavus Remak. who are living at
N the Ritz this winter, will have thirty guests
8 ~ dinner at the Acorn Club in honor OF
81 Caroline. Caroline is such an attractive
N oir, With her soft curly hair and pretty
\ ewes. Her sister. Margaret Remak' came
NJ out two years ago. just before oepu'a'''e'
n stopped making their debuts.
Then Mr. and Mrs. William Gray war
den .;ill give a dinner Tor ther n'e'e'
Eleanor Purviance, or "PurVy as s"e 10
often called, at the Bellevue. Iher guests
n will include Elizabeth Potter, Mary "h''-
8 ney. Sigourney Wilson, William Marrlo'.
\ Canby and Potter Wear. Then tne |a''
n Neidbard Martins are giving dinner lot
u their daughter. Evelyn, at the Mask anu
# Wig Club The guests? rake ions
81 breath before you start: ELISABETH NC
E,,rov. Mary Geary, Eleanor Dunning'
M Nancy woolston, Sue Goodman. Babs Gay
ION J.ucy Morse, Elizabeth Morgan Lys'
beth Rovd, Agnes Yarnall, Louise and Nir'
~,nia Norris Banning Grange, Evelyn
S,,ua Virginia Carpenter. Norma Grey
Nsr,,zabeth Macleod and Rosemary Howe
k,r,s. boys. Joseph Taylor, Stephen "oo'
Dor.,d Ross Crenshaw McElroy.
,o,mer and Rawson Lloyd, Albert Whiting
cooroa Warden. Jr, Robert Pendleton
.,,, uu,ard- Edward Wilson, Daniel Dent
euis SmitfI,I, Carl Martin, Jr'' Charies
tewart Wurts, Jr, Edward farhuin
gorge Dallas and William Longstreln.
ome party! And pretty girls i shouiu
rhay sho."
utIIs business of starting something you
can't finish is pretty hectic, isn't H. es'
Lcially when you thought that, TINS oeihs
Srtime and all that, you could get away
1(kh il flourishngly? A well-kno"h
{Shmber of the U. S. n. went to dance
tlbt enlisted men one time While the war
- going full blast and showing every
tnptom of continuing for several years.
~ lives out on the Main Line and lie was
~ duty at the navy yard at the time out
{ust for fun he stopped in and danced with
Ssi awfully pretty girl, who was most sym
F<rthetic when he told her how lonely he
!. not having any friends here lie
= Ecribed his home down in southern Cali.
1srnia. the difference in the climate and
on in a most pathetic way. until she
Soally offered to be his godmother So
st was all arranged, and then he didn't
her again--of course.
Xx a large dance the other night, at
nlch he appeared in evening clothes Tor
a., ,,n,, In a wear and a half he was