Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-24

DlD you know that the Isaac H. Clo'h'"r
~ Jr.s had to POSTPONE the party they
were TO give last Saturday for Catherine
because Catherine had tho chicken poX! In
fact, from all | hear. Catherine is not the
only child on the Main Line that has the
disease; and whooping cough is rampant,
too. However, the party is to be on May H.
every who is sick VIII nave tlmc 10
get better by then.
Little Inez Justice has chicken pox. |
hear. and the Hcatley Dulles children are
sick. and the John NJ. Dcnnisons chill
dren have whooping cough: the George !
Thaycr children have the whooping cough.
too. 7 understand. But goodness! what are
chicken pox and whoopng cough compared
TO the anxiety of ''hu'' last fall? They are
simply annoying diseases because they entail
quarantine. and sometimes the cough is very
hard for the little ones to bear, but they are
NOT serious. thank goodness.
am glad little Catherine Clother Will he
able to go TO the Devon show. for llttie
bird told me she was counting on exhibiting
hcr pony there She's n darling child and
very much liked by her little playfcllows.
LIVERY ONE is anticipating the Easter
IL dance at tho Ritz Carlton tonight It's
going to be some party. believe !. All sorts
of parties before the event in the way OF
dinners, and then supper during the dance
and speciality dances. and altogether 1t
going to be wonderful. Mrs. Ted Paul and
Mrs Fitz Eugene Ncwbold will give din
ner at their parents home, the George
Wharton Peppers. before the dance, and their
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Thayer,
Gainor Baird Mrs. Arthur Newbold. Jr.
Mrs EAingham Morris. .Jr.. and John
Welsh. Charlie Willing, Cooper Howell and
Charlie Biddle
The Edgar HowardS will entertain at their
Havcrford house before the dance and the
George .Ioncses and Lctitia Mckim will have
dinner. ns will the William Draper
Lcwiscs Mrs. Samuel Emlcn Carpenter.
who will entertain for her daughter Edith
Patty Boric will give dinner and so Will
Anne Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Spen-
ccr. who will give II theatre party of twelve
nj the Mask and Wig for Margaret will take
their guests later to the Easter dance, which
Sccms to mo TO bc no dance. but an honest
TO- goodness ball What do you think:
DID YOU hear that Joe and Catherine
- Bowie Van pclt have small daughter?
She was born last Monday in Chestnut Hill.
whore her father and mother are staying
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs X. IL.
Rayard Bowie. Tho small lady is named
Mira after Mrs. Bowie, who was Miss Mira
Potter. The Van Pclts have spent most Of
Georgia home before Christmas. You re-
member they went down to Rome. in Geor-
gia, shortly after their marriage. as Joe had
business there. The Brewster KOOns were
located in the same place beft re the war and
Brewster had enlisted. They have been home
for some time, by the way. staying with Mrs.
Koons's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Raily, in Straford.
NIASN'T the womcn's parade exciting yes
w tcrday? Iou think you'll be bored by
seeing the 'samr bunch parade in the same
uniforms for everything. but you get just as
thrilled as you were the frs time you saw
them. And let me tell you it took real cour :
age for those cantecn workers to wear that
shade of blue. If you have just the right
coloring it's wonderful. but you see very few
have lust the right. and it's real courage
10 wear it
never saw so many uniforms in aid my
life. And all pressed to their very bestest
and looking most fit. ] don t believe there
are that many uniforms in the United States
army and navy. Anyhow, the women love
them. and as one said to another on Mon
day night in the crowd. Come up here my
dear; your uniform. YOU know, will admit
. you almost anywhere" I wanted TO say,
Just what do you mean by anywhere:
because, you know, if you could get to all
the shows and everything by wearing a uni
form you might wear one, mightn't you
But be that as it may, even the brave wcarers
Of blue canteen aprons We're not so brave as
little Nancy was, sitting here in the midst
Of all that noise and music and fireworks
and marching and heaven knows what, and
a-r trying to write about it.
n ND MS | heard one woman say, This is
n all very we'll. but bless you some people
arc coming TO dinner and | cant get up the
street to see whether Mary cleaned the
silver properly, or anything And didn I
they have to go and have a fire somewhere
in the middle of it all. and engines ChaseC
through the crowd and bedlam let loose was
not in it. Altogether. | think Id personally
rather buy n bond and be done with it. Bu
if by walking down the street. ''all dressed
up like a sore finger | can induce you t.
buy one that you would not otherwise have
bought I will do it; yea. though it cost mi
much, I will. If you were any kind of patriO
you'd buy ono anyhow, without having t.
have the whole town turned inside ont t'
make YOU. wouldn't you? But somehow i
is interesting TO see the whole city dressed
up and to hear bands and see parades. Yol
feel as if you were having a party all tn
time, and whcn'you feel that way you re 81
good natured that you get more and NOR
generous, and that's the beauty of it all
you buy more bonds. NANCY WINNE.