Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Takes in General Wauer Presentation Of Med
ais to Red Cross Workers-She attends the Opera Also.
PhiIadelphian Meets Brother From France


nID you ever know any one with so
- much Of spirit Of fun as General
Waller? He's just a dear. Everybody
loves him. He came down to the Inde-
pendence Square Auxiliary of the Red
Cross yesterday afternoon and presented
the fifteen workers. who had many hours
of service for the boys over there and here
10 their credit with decorations--only the
decorations WON'T come until later. The
General is always sure to say something.
funny and was just waiting for 1t yes
terday-and I was not disappointed when
he asked, on giving out the decorations,
whether the audience wanted the French
or English method of awarding them. Then
he explained that in France the officer who
awards decorations shakes Lands with the
"awardee" and kisses him or her, as the
case may be. on both cheeks. The Gen.
eral added that in America things are not
done that way, and that he is an American.
Mrs Lorimer came Up from Atlantic City
for the occasion, and looked very well in
stunning brown dress and hat and the
most beautiful fur cape. Major Denig.
of the marine corps, gave most
interesting talk on his experiences before
the presentation, and incidentally told very
clearly how the casualty list is made. 1t
was most remarkable to me when Mrs.
Crandall, WHO is seventy-two years DID,
was decorated for having given great
many--I wish could remember the exact
number - hours of service, and she has
knitted for three wars.
10 YOU think that perhaps it is because
1--WE are having weeks without opera In
between the performances, that we find the
audience more enthusiastic at each one?
Last nights was great. Do you know,
though Elizabeth Thompson Drexel has
been living here for much Of the time this
winter had not seen her since her mar
riage until last night, and believe me-
matrimony has certainly agreed with her
/ have never seen her look so lovely. She
is wearing her hair parted in the middle
and waved over her ears. It's such soft
abundant gold hair, too and she wore a
simply exquisite frock Of white satin and
silver lace and cloth. You remember. Eliza
beth and Jack Drexel were married last
April in New York. They had the George
Drexel. box for the evening last night. Col
onel Richard Harte was up from Washing
ton, where he is in charge Of the Walter
Reed Hospital. He looked we'll, but tired.
How those men must have worked over
there"
Hope Cromwell entertained in the Stotes-
bury box and she had on the loveliest pale
pink frock Mrs. Henry ,Brinton Coke wore
a wonderful creation of deep orchid
damasee velvet and lace and Mrs. George
willing looked very well in an old rose and
silver damasee satin.
Mrs. Dewitt Cuyler held quite court
outside of her box. Her gown was a flow
cred rose and blue silk, and she looked eN-
tremely we'll Mrs. Jack Geary wore black,
as usual. Have you ever noticed what
soft hair she has? She wears it very SIM
ply dressed. and it is very pretty.
Mrs. Frank Clyde had her sister, Mrs.
Burton Price. in her box. Mrs. clyde wore
a lovely pink frock. The Randall Morgans
had Mrs. Morgan's sister. Mrs. Harry
Fenner, of Providence. with them.
The Arthur Leas were there and the
Charles Leas and the Arthur Emlen New
bolds. and oh! just everybody.
And everybody pretty nearly had fit of
Joy when Frieda Hempel sang the Blue
Danube" 1t took you back to Ashers in
the old Natatorium, when ". were about
nine wears old and Profess Asher in
sisted that Edward NJ was holding
YOU too loosely to waltz. right, or Dan
B was kicking too high in dancing in
the barn. 1 tell you, Them was the
Days"
AN EMERGENCY AID AIDES team,
"A captained by Mrs. Upton Favorite, is
.aid"ing at the reconstruction dances at
the Walton this week. The beneficiary is
the West Philadelphia Hospital for Women,
YOU know, and the hospital is having
drive for funds this week. The other e.
A. AS on the team are Esther Jean Boch-
man, Helen Moore, Catharine Lloyd, Cons
tance Won Boskoerck and Louise Caldwell.
The patronesses. for this week ALSO are Mrs.
Arthur Newbold, Jr., Mrs. John Thayer,
Jr.. Mrs. Charlton Yarnall, Mrs. Barclay
warburton, Mrs B. Dobson Aitemus. Mrs.
Howard Pancoast Mrs. Henry Brinton
Coke. Mrs j. Willis Martin and Mrs. Nor
man Macleod There are special features
all this week. some from the "Follies' in
New York, and then Chief Os-Ko-Mon, a
Carlisle graduate, is going to sing some bal
lads and do a native dance.
r HEAR that Mrs. George Emlen Starr
i has gone over to New York to meet her
brother, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Fairfax
Ayres, U. s. A.. who was due there yes
terday from France She is staying with
her mother, Mrs. Charles c. Ayres at 90
West Fifty fifth street. Another person
who is waiting to greet Colonel Ayres
when he arrives is his three-months-ol
son, whom he has never seen. rather
imagine he wasn't quite so excited about
the return as the rest of the family, but
no doubt he had smile to spare for him
lust on general principles.
CHE's under twenty-five and she's not
~ married, or. as far as that goes, even
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