Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12


marriage some twenty-five years ago. Mrs.
Dolan was Miss Isabelle Hoffman. a cousin
of Percy and Jack Fraser. One of her boys
Is named Hoffman Dolan. In winter the
Dolans live at 21o7 Walnut street.
The Clark place is very beautiful. 1t Is
built on Colonial lines, long and low, mn
ished In white, and has green roof IL
is on Valley Forge road and stands cut
ngainst the hills of the surrounding coun'
try 1t is Just across the road from
Cloveily, the William Baker Whelen place,
and up the road from Llanyan. the old
Lloyd homestead. while below Is the MS
toric old st. Davids church, which, as you
know, Is filed with Revolutionary relics
Since Mr.. Clark's death, two years ago,
Mrs. Clark has found the house too Dig
Amy and Clarence H., Sd, her two chiidren'
are both married now, and so you see II
was pretty lonely. Amy, VINO married
Jack Hollingsworth, lived in west Fhiia'
delphia at the Clark property, 42oo spruce
street The old Clark property, whicn eN-
tends from Locust to Spruce ana from
Forty-s second to Forty third, was bought
up some time ago
Jack Holiingsworth has been abroad IN
the army and during that time his wire
has been living with Mrs. Clark at the
Touraine in town. Mrs. Clarence Clark 3d.
has apartme nts sthere too. Jack Hoilings'
worth is back now, but Clarence is still on
the other side.
uAvE you heard about the dance tha'
IL the enlisted personnel of tho supply
department Of the Philadelphia Navy faro
is ding to give at the Bellevue on Thursday
4 ebruary 90? It's to be in the ballroom
and the Glover Room, and l believe the
proceeds are to be given to the Pennsyi'
vania Auxiliary of the Navy Relief society
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary OF the
Navy, has been invited, and Mrs. Dewey
also. Mrs. Dewey has not been well ana
she hasn't accepted for sure as yet put
she has sent word that If she feels all
right next week she'll be on hand. There
are to be novelty dances, with favors' which
sounds awfully attractive.
Among those who have taken boxes are
Rear Admiral Helm, Rear Admiral Hughes'
Rear Admiral Hall. Captain Martin Briga
der General Bradford, Captain Cooper Cap
tain Carr, Captain Anderson, Captain baN'
ter, Captain Heap, Lieutenant Commander
Johnson and Commodore Griffin. The
navy yard orchestra is to provide the
music. and /; you've ever danced to that
YOU know that It's some music.
DID you know that Nancy Stokes and
~ Dr. William Hewson are going to be
a married Mt noon on Saturday. March /!
Tat IL the Saturday before Lent. for Lent,
YOU know, starts on March this season.
The marriage is to take place in Moores-
town, where the Stokes live, and will be
in Trinity Church there. Nancy will have
fou bridesmaids and two matrons OF
honor and Doctor Hewson will have his
brother for best man and six ushers Nancy
is awfully attractive. She came out about
Ave years, ago. and, though she lives
in Moorestown, has gone to everything So
cially here, as it's not far from the city.
I expect It will be very pretty wedding
The matrons Of honor are to be Mrs Johns
Hopkins and Mrs. Fred Ballard, and the
bridesmaids will be Nancy Reath, Eleanor
Deans, Helen Doughten and Mary Boyd.
LIVERY day you hear Of another rum
49, mage SAFE, uOIl yOu' <abo AZ eiiS hNo'
s3ng Of special ones sometimes you forget
the continuous one that goes on up at the
Emergency Aid shop all the time. The
only variety in the going on is that a
different committee runs 1t each week. and
I really think the women in charge vie
with one another to sec who can beat who
, / stopped in yesterday. and do you know
they actually had brand-new dresses from
some of the Walnut street dressmakers!
Why, pretty nearly had fit. / could
not begin to tell you all they had. It's re-
markable what you do get at rummage
sales sometimes. Very often, grant you
it's Just stuff for dealers; but as yesterday
really all you need to have is nerve. and
y you could buy yourself a frock that had
been worn only once and wear it to any
party and look great" in it. Because
there were several dance frocks given by
people who have gone into mourning ant
by girl who has married lately and gotter
Nail new things; and so didn't she. or rather
Esr mother. give all her evening dresses!
Sometimes you get giving so that yor
give something you don't want to, dom
you? I heard killing tale about rum
mage. Every one in the house was inter
ested in sale, and one member Of thu
household began to collect everything ant
send 1t off to the sale.
The following week the father of thu
family was getting dressed to go to part,
with mother. He was all dressed up. look
ing as fine as fiddle. and downstairs IN
. went and dove into the closet, Well. HI
dove and dived and dived. but somehow
the coat he wanted did not appear. TheI
the family took up the search, and nowher
was his black overcoat to be found. FINAL!
the member of the family who had beel
collecting things for the rummage felt
sudden horrible overturning of her heart
and she said family, II sent two of you
old frock coats to the rummage last week.
Two frook coats nothing!" replied tn
head of the house. IL only had one; you mus