Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-30

nAl IL going TO De perfectly won
= derful party at the Mask and Wig
tonight. Harry Nelson and Clayton
McNichael are giving dinner dance
there for fifty guests in honor of Mar
tina McAllister and Sewell Borie. Their
engagement was announced about two
weeks ago. you remember.
The two hosts. It appears. plan to
have moving pictures in the big play
room Of the clubhouse after dinner and
then there will be dancing. One of those
perfectly great small parties where
every one has wonderful time
ND / tell you that Blackwell New.
f, - hall has entr-cd the Naval Academy
at Annapolis? You know he is one Of
the twins. the other brother being
Campbell Newhall. They are the sons
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Newhall Black
well, who has his mothers family name
fshe was Miss Honora Blackweln. has
been at Haverford preparing to enter
Harvard, but when the war broke out
and his father went into the navy.
Blackwell. became so interested in that
branch of the service that he changed
and. though he had specialized in Ian
guages for Harvard. began specializing
IN mathematics and prepared for An
napolis, the family having gotten his
appointment in the meantime. And he
is now at the Academy
You remember his brother Dan died
last fall at the Jefferson Hospital after
complications due to the "Gu." What
sad times those were last year, with so
many young and promising persons dy-
ing!
T'HE feeling when the bell rang out
- on Saturday was different from
armisticc day. wasn't It? There was
certain solomnity about it all and
tnere was not the wild rioting JOY Of the
armlsticc. The relief at that time tc
Know that the awful killing and hurt
ing had stopped. even IL it were only
Tor time. was so great that everyone
Just nearly passed ont with Joy. Now
there is solemn thankfulness in our
hearts that it is over and We can hope
finally over If everyone will do his OF
her part to keep peace in this old world
And wasn't it glorious for the Navy
on that day? They just seemed to bt
made for each other, as you always say
OF newly married people. And it was
wonderful day down at the Navy
Yard. Everybody in town took advan
tage of that one days opportunity tc
see the yard. The various booths die
rushing business and the airplant
stunts were thrilling. And that musi,
on the ships. 1t was the right kline
of a day for anything like that, becaus,
the sun didn't put your eyes entirely
out when YOU folded up your neck tc
watch the airplanes. and you didn '
get so awfully hot dancing. So alto
gether it was a thoroughly enjoyable
party.
MARIE LOUISE HEPBURN made
AV4 her debut on Saturday out at hel
parents home. Orchard Lea in Villa
nova. so attractive. and Marie Louise
is such a charming girl and looked aw.
fully well. I saw her the other day il
town, wearing a pretty white WOOL.
hat with her white waist and skirt. Th'
girls who received with her on Satur
day were Mabel Reid. Rhoda Brooke
Emily Clcthier. Antoinette Geyelin
Susan Groome. Lucy Grey. Mary Fahn
estock and Florence Kane. There Wa
dinner afterward and then informa
dancing in the evening
CHE had just announced her engage
~ ment, and she was sailing dow
Chestnut street. with her fance, hi
new car. and a large solitaire. and tn
most utterly contented expression tha
It has ever been my pleasure to see.
was lodging cars and trolleys. whei
this gorgeous affair came along, too
me in, and carried me down through tn
traffic. got out at my destination. re
luctantly. but of necessity. and stoo
in, I must confess. a sea of brillian
green watching the car disappear roun
the corner. 1t was such lovely car
such lovely sunshiny day for ride!
A few days later, my green turne
into laughing pink. I saw them again
on foot, and when ] inquired about tn
car, was told in emphatic tones. 1T
in the garage" And while I had bee
standing there gazing through tha
bright and scintilatipg green, tha
lovely car turned around the corner
went half block or more, stopped. an
stood still in that lovely sunshine fo
an hour or two. while Fiance wiggle
wires, "primed." opened noisy littl
things on the engine. wigglod some more
and finally deserted that coutented ex
preston and that large solitaire to &
In search of garage and a machin
Nv to tow that lovely car away with. An
MS been there ever since.
Moral: There's a good deal in thi
Sour Grapes viewpoint, after all.
NANCY WYNNE.