Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-10

parents, the Bob Bohlcns, and who has
only recently come over from Switzerland,
will be given a dinner on the Sd of May at
the Whitemarsh Valley Hunt Club by Mr.
and Mrs. George Willing, Jr. The name
Alwina brings to mind the long and inter
csting line of relatives of the Bohlen family.
The name comes from the Bohlen side OF
the family. Alwinas grandfather. Mr.. John
Bohlen. was a cousin of Mrs. Robert Hage-
dorm. who was Miss Alwina Bohlen, sister
of the late General Henry Bohlcn. whose
grandson Gustave Won Bohen und Halbach,
is the husband of Bertha krupp, OF the
Essen gun works. The name dates back
further than that, but whether 1t was the
namefof Mr.. John Bohleu's mother or OF
his aunt, the mother of General Bohlen and
Mrs. Hagedorn. / do not remember ever
having heard. 1t was continued in the fAmily
Of General Bohlen. whose daughter, ,the
Baroness Won der\Zip of Holland is Alwina.
She is I believe, still living. but her sister,
Sophie Halbach Won Bohlen. the mother OF
Gustave, died in the second year of the war.
Mrs. Hagcdorn's daughter married the late
Doctor Boiling. of Chestnut Hill, who was
relative of the wife of our President
When the war was under way, but some
time before we went into it, Nine. Halbach
wrote frequently to her aunt Miss Josephine
Boric, who died several years ago. But the
letters were all in German, rs it was for
hidden to send out of Germany letters writ
ten in any other language.
Doesn't it seem strange that the grandson
should in little more than fifty years. be
Mt the head of concern which was helplng
with its great guns destroy the men of the
country for the union of which his grand
father gave his life? For | do not know
whether you know or not, but General
Bohlen, having married Miss Emily Bore,
n sister of Adophe f. BOrie. who was sec
retary of the navy under President Grant
of Charles andSHenry Borie, lived here LOT
many years. After his wife's death he mar
ried her sister. Miss Sophie Borie, and they
went abroad to live and visit his people 1t
was when they were in Europe that the
Civil War broke out and General Bohlen lett
his wife over there and returned to America
10 fight for the union of our great country.
He was killed at Freeman's Ford by
sharpshooter and his body was buried in a
cornfeld. His wife later returned to TINS
country and died here in the early eighties.
TO return to the present Alwina Bohlen.
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
II. Bohlen. her mother having been Miss
Margaret Cassels She is niece of Charles
Bohlen. d. Murray Bohlen and of Francis
II. Bohlen. of this city, and a first cousin
of Priscilla Bohlen Brookes. Mary Bohlen
Tilghman and Francis Fl. Bohlen. jr. Ihey
tell me she is very attractive and made quite
sensation in Paris.
r HEAR that Elizabeth Latta is to sing at
i n meeting of the Wayne Red Cross to-
morrow night They are going to have
Commandant Howard Hinkle, the Dare
devil of the Salvation Army, to talk to
them You know, he's the one who
''swipcd'' from the French the huge Ger
man flag that few over Metz and brought
il home wrapped up in a blanket. He was,
incidentally. the first American to enter
Metz. He's to tell about that and his other
experiences There will be community sing
ing too. The meetings are held in the
WAYNE PRESBYTERIAN Church at o'clock.
r SUPPOSE you have. heard that Mrs.
l. Alexander ]. Cassatt has asked the ex-
ccutive committee and the advisory board OF
the Emergency Aid to tea on Saturday after
noon at the Ritz, to meet Doctor and Mrs.
Ireland. You know Doctor ireland is the
surgeon general of the army and most. in
teresting man.
Mrs. Cassatt is chairman Of the whole
Emergency Aid you know, and has done
most remarkable work in that capacity.
Though not overly strong, she has seldom
failed to attend meeting of the board,
which, YOU know. takes place every Friday
morning, and she has given to nearly every
undertaking of that organization, which Is
acknowledged TO be one Of the very best
run associations of the kind in this country.
VOU know what "A lovely day Tuesday
i was. Well, Peggy and Molly had been
thinking respectively all day what gor- \
peous day for walk! :" But neither wanted
10 walk alone aud every girl each called up
could not GO With her. Finally they each
thought about the other and the telephone
rang loudly just ns Peggy had thought
why on earth don't l ask Molly to go!'
She went to the phone. and behold, it was
none other than Molly, who Immediately
said: "Oh,' don't YOU want to come take
walk before it gets dark? We can have
dinner late.
Peggy gave a little squeak of delight and
said, "Oh. | was just going to call you.'
IAN right said Molly. walk over to
meet me. I'll come along Twenty first
street.
Well, Peggy started out and walked care
fully- along looking for Molly all the way,
and finally reached Molly's house, not having
seen her. "Why, Miss Peggy said Hattie,
Miss Molly went out to meet you.' 'Well.
isn't that funny? We must have missed
each other some way exclaimed Peggy, and
started forthwith to go back the way she
had come, just so as to meet Molly. She
looked carefully from side to side and saw
no sign of Molly. When she reached her
own home Maggie began to laugh and said,
Miss Molly was just here and she started
back to meet you
SO back went Peggy the whole way, to iihd
Molly standing at the door almost doubled
I'm with laughter. "What on earth hap
pened?' said She I'm sure ] don't know
.'well, did you go along Twenty first, as l
said?" "Why, yes, until / came to Walnut,
then / went up to Twenty second. Why,
Molly, that's the way we always go. i
didn't suppose when you said Twenty first
YOU meant Twenty frst,' replied the
dreamy Peggy. :,
ANYHOW. they both had their walk. even il
they didn't have it together, and it wasn't
as long MS it was intended. And they had a'
good appetite for, dinner and ate it with
much and many giggIes.
NANCY WYNNE.
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