Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-08
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks of T,co Engagements-Old St.
Dauids Church Celebrates Its 2O4th Anri-
uersny-Some Who Go There

T oUIsA NEwLIN'S engagement to
L. William Whitney is interesting
most of us these days. It's such
nice engagement and both OF them are
Philadelphians, and that's always fine,
7 think. I always feel sorry when any
NJ the attractive Philadelphia girls go
away from the city to live.
Louisa is the eldest daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. James Caverly Newlin, oil
Haverford. She came out about three
years ago and has been very popular.
Her father came back from Europe re-
Gently, having been major In the
engineers corps during the war. Last
year he was attached to the British en-
bassy in London. :.
All of the family are most patriotic.
Mrs. Newlin was Miss Adelaide Sims,
n sister of Admiral William Sims.
Mrs. Newlin was indefatigable at the
Red Cross factory during the war, and
both of her daughters, Louisa and
Adelaide. were close seconds to her in
work for the cause.
1 Jim, Jr., was married last month
to Sallie yacher Williams up in Fish
rill- on -the Hudson. Another brother
William Sims Newlin, is an ensign in
the navy.
William Whitney is the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Whitney, of Navahoe
syouie. Chestnut Hill. Mrs. WhitneN
was Miss Lena Knorr, sister OF Mrs
Jacob Reigel and cousin OF WIS.
Lewis Nelson, Mrs. William w. After
bury. Adolph, George, Joe and FRITZ
Rosenparten. Jack Reigel, who mar
ried Georgianna Pitheld, Is hrs'
cousin.
A MOTHER very interesting engage
N ment ia Elizabeth MacCuen Smltn
., Mr.. Bulliyant, of Massachusetts. 5.
That is A dandy engagement, too' ohly
= nrobably means that Elizabeth VIII
a,t live here, and she'll be very Mucn !,
oa;ssed She is most attractive grl
and greatly liked. She has the most
.nonderful fair hair and lovely com :
,,,ax;on I do not know Mr.. BuillVsnt
,,ar.onolIv. but they say many nne
ts;nss of him. He's getting dandy
Girl. that's one thing sure!
won know they celebrated the so4tn
i anniversary of the opening oi Hiu
st. David's Episcopal Church yes'eiua'
out there in Wayne. -.
The cornerstone of that church. ac-
cordine to Acreliu's journal, was a,o
In Nav. 1715. And the little old oulio
;nv which has not been altered OF
added to inside since that time, "as
nnsned for worship the first Sunday IL
Ssnten,ber. 1715. You know the won
derful little old outside staircase TO tn'
gallery was built later; in fact, II dates
from 1851 but otherwise there mas
been no addition.
Washington is said to have gon'
tbere for service on various occasions
when he was at Valley Forge ane
Paoli, and they still have tne Pc" n>
occupied marked to that enect; ,,
It's the fashionable church aroun. %
the Main Line, you know. ihefe was
possibly you remember, quite an alter
cation among Main Liners rev year. |,
aro about a road called Churcn ROAD
which some members wanted lett opei
and others wanted closed, and bellev'
n was finally settled in court that
,nust he left open. The Rev. william
q Rogers, d. D., is rector OF 81
David's and oficiated at the service
yesterday.
Some of the people who go there u
church are the John Hampton Barnes
tbe James Hancocks katherine ant
las Smith were married there oetor'
be went, to France. you remember), IN
Charles Gusts Harrisons, the Nc
Wichaels. Neilsons, Edward Beales
pages and numerous other familie
about that portion of the Main Line.
DO hope she's learned to run tina
i machine finally, for about a weei
ago I spent the night with her, ana
thanked heaven that l was in the mex
room instead of in the next bed, Tor
FIRMLY believe / might have been takel
for the horn or the windshield or th
amergency brake or any old thing ant
grabbed wildly and choked, or even hav
bad a foot put fat upon me as If
were the clutch or self-starter, had
been there. For, believe me- heVe
heard such whoops and yells as ina
said lady gave vent to IN her sleep
And she confided to me afterward ina
she had been having Nightmares eve
since she had undertaken to learn t
RIM her car. She was dreaming tha
she was running along safely, whe
suddenly she would come upon preci
nice. and when she would reach for tn
brake she could not find it; or sh
would have her "bestest" young ma
In the car with her, and would be abou
to hySl him over bridge or. into
river, or else the car would stop in tn
middle ola railroad track in front OF
train and nothing would work. We'll
I can believe it, such yells you ,neve
heard! MANU- WINNIE