Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-08

Oedtn was on lnuTSudy6 II Woo Nc'S
sudden why. there was to have been a
meeting of her dancing class tonight at
Mannheim. She had just come back from
Atlantic City, where she had been arrang-
ing for a big bridge meet In the spring.
Mrs. Brooke is probably better known and
more popular in Germantown's younger
set than any other woman cut there.
For years her dancing classes have been
the big events in the Germantown younger
set. Girls and boys Of fifteen and sixteen
were always eager to go to the dances, as
we'll as the younger kiddies.
Mrs. Brooke and her daughter Charlotte
have conducted the classes, and because
of her personality and gentleness and great
charm believe there are few women who
have been more generally loved by their
friends, and in Mrs. Brooke's case they are
legion.
She was taken Ill very suddenly with
stroke of apoplexy on Tuesday. and never
recovered consciousness. Her death oc-
Cured on Thursday afternoon.
ARE you going to the Valentine Revue
"A tonight? It's going to be pretty good
methinks, and incidentally it's to be at the
awfully strong personally for amateur
things, but the girls in st. Franciss Ala
have about graduated from the amateur
and their dancing and singing are extra
good. It's to be more Of vaudeville than
a straight plot, and Charlie Morgan has
rehearsed them for the dances, SO you
know it will be good.
A number Of the girls in the auxiliary
who are not taking part in the actual show
will sell flowers, cigarettes and candies to
the audience. It's all for very gooo
cause, SO hope you'll go along. It's Tor
the benefit Of st. Francis House for Conva'
lescents. Don't you always get mixed as
to whether they call It house or homeD
1t was founded about ten years ago Tor
conyalescent women who are discharged
from the hospitals but are not able to work
at once. For years there was no such
home in or near the city.
Then one was founded out near wayne
and then st. Francis was started, and most
of the women taken there were those dis
missed from the Philadelphia Hospital; but
1t has never been restricted In any way as
to hospital or religion. It's nonsectarian
and has done great good. Now they nave
added the late Richard Y. Cook property
to that already owned and one house Is
used for convalescent soldiers, having been
officially accepted by the government.
hid you know that Katherine BOWIE
- Van Pelt and Joe are up here from
the South for while and are staying out
in Chestnut Hill at the Bowies' home!
Katherine Bowie married Joe Van Pelt, a
Philadelphian. too, about three years ago.
but business interests took them to Geor-
gia to live and they settled in Atlanta FOR
a while. though I believe their first nome
was in Rome, where the Brewster koons
we're also located when they were first
married.
Speaking of Brewster Koons, he's well
on the way to recovery, I know you'll be
e,ad to hear. I told you the other day that
he was Ill down in Florida, where he and
his wife had gone to visit Mr.. and MIS-
Rob Rooms. who are there for the winter.
To go back to the Bowies Their town
house is 1710 Walnut street, you know, but
they spend the greater part of the time In
Chestnut Hill. incidentally, Mrs. Van Pelt
ia the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. h. II
Bayard Bowie.
TT WILL be nice to see Cordeia Duke
i tomorrow, won't it? She and her great
friend. Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt, came or
today from New York to stay with ths
Tony Biddles over the weekend and Il
attend the great marine rally which Il
planned for tomorrow afternoon. Cordeils
looks scarcely day older than when sh'
came out. I think she is very appealing
in manner, don't you?
IF I were the caretaker OF the athletic
L grounds Of one school I'd be pretty care
full not to "pick on" the captain OF on
of the athletic teams Of rival school, es
pecially when said captain has about car
ried all before him Of late. 1t happene'
thusly: Said captain and two manly friend
and a delightful bit Of youthful femininit!
were perambulating through the athleti
grounds of a certain school OF Sunda,
afternoon. In another part Of the ground
were several other strollers.
Suddenly out from the little house on tn
grounds ran the caretaker, and unwisel
choosing said captain, yelled, do you kno'
those people over there" YES" repHe
our hero. "Come with me. the whole o
you," said the caretaker. Captain sal
nothing, but having been seized by tn
back Of the neck. neatly separated himsel
from his captor with a side swing.
whereupon land I'll say that girl ma
nerve not to whoop) the caretaker "pulle
gun" and placing It neatly at right angle
to said captains diaphragm. remarked
"Ill shoot you through the middle"
whereupon captain still made no n
mark, SO caretaker. with increasing salts
faction, said, "And in two minutes /
shoot you through the head" John" sal
the captain to his tall friend, get out you
watch, so I'll know when the two minute
are up"
And suddenly the terrorist decided
had met his Waterloo and turned and ra
of after the children on the other side {
the field. Can you beat lit
tti NANCY WYNNE,