Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-24

IN joys of the season tomorrow This
Christmastide with the spirit of peace
in our hearts, even If 1t has not yet
been declared by our country, is hap
pier one even than last year, for many
of us then were still waiting for news
of loved ones abroad The message OF
''peace on earth to men of good will''
finds an answer in our hearts and with
this good will we are looking forward to
new year in which many problems
raised by the war will be settled, so
that life can entirely resume its normal
course.
TNHE Evans ball last night was per-
l. fectly beautiful The Bellevue ball
room was wonderfully decorated. 1t
was a perfect dream of flowers and
greens so Christmassy in effect one al
most expected Santa Claus to appear.
Poinsettias and great FERNS were the
principal decorations and the brilliant
background for the dancers made pic
: ture not soon to be forgotten. Mrs.
Evans and her daughter received the
guests in the great hall at the entrance
to the ballroom. Anita looked too sweet
in her girlish white frock with silver
threaded flowers and tulle. OF course
the eats were wonderful and l should
say, while yawning from having gotten
to bed about 4 80, it was great party.
JETE TURN aside from Christmas to
w think with deep sorrow and great
respect of the passing of dear old DIR
Murray Cheston. who died on Monday
night at the Chestnut Hill Hospital
after an illness ensuing from fall sus-
tained week ago Sunday. He had
come up from West River to stay for
n little while with his daughter, Mrs.
William Haines, and he fell on the
stairs in her house, breaking both
wrists, his nose and check bone. AZ
first it was believed he would recover;
but he was seventy six years OF age ana
the shock and other complications
brought death.
Though Doctor Cheston had not prac :
ticed here for fifteen years, there Is not
an old patient of his still living who did
not love him and his genial. kindly
manner, his delightful stories, his KIND :, ,
ness and generosity and his splendid
attention in illness. 1t can be truy said
he was one of the best loved doctors IN
this city.
We'll does Nancy remember hearing
when he drove to Il certain nome IN
this city TO see some one who was i'll,
how a small girl used to sneak down :
stairs and "snatch" from his overcoat
pocket his University of pennsylvania
scarf and insert n Princeton one IN
stead
And his calls for Badness" to come
and give him his handkerchief. And the
fun that would ensuc. till he obtained
the red and blue scarf, and then pro =
ceeded out to his carriage, where John,
the coachman, was waiting for hlm,
waving back to the naughty little girl
and making faces at her. lie was Ger.
tainly the salt of the earth and ! feel
confident that many an eye VIII pli
with tears when the notice of his death
is read.
Doctor Chestons wife was Miss
Ellen Randall. a sitter of Doctor Alex
Rnder Randall. She died before the the
6octor gave up his practice and Went
to live iu West River, OF their four
children the eldest. Miss Katherine,
married William Haines; one son.
Alexander Randall Cheston, married
Miss Mary Brogden, of West River,
and ID. Murray Cheston, Jr., captain
in the regular army. stationed at Camp
+ Meade, married Miss Mary Burweli. of
Baltimore. An unmarried daughter,
father and aunt, Miss Sallie Cheston,
in West River. After the services in
ST. Paul's, Chestnut Hill, yesterday
afternoon, the body of Doctor Ches-
ton was taken to West River, where he
was born and had lived for the greater
part of the last fifteen years.
God bless the memory of such a man.
Would there were more like him in this
world.
THERE will be little or no enter.
i tanning tomorrow excepting the
Kanes' buffet luncheon and the Pear
sons dance at Mannheim. Otherwise
philadelphians are old fashioned enough
10 love their family dinners and to meet
together Oh that one day in the year
at least to share their joys and sorrows
together. Holidays are never without
their pains, are they? Few of us have
rot some one whose absence from the
home circle is intensified at these times
but that fact makes us want to help
every one to be as happy at Christmas
time as they can possibly be. SO a
Merry, Merry Christmas to you all
VNHEY were talking about the immod
IL esty in dress these days. One was an
older man whom you know and | know
aud who has gone about to parties and
balls much OF his life. ! should say
ne was one who had observed much in
his time. He is kindly man with n
ready wit and he sat quietly by while
the &wo women were talking.
Said one: my dear, ] saw Mrs.
IL at reception recently, and l
give you my word she wore a dress
which was just two inches above the
waist line in the back and had only a
strap over the shoulder and was cut
about two inches lower than the or
binary armhole. Besides that she had
her hair bobbed. Imagine it! Why,
she's nearly thirty and has three chill
dren. too, I think"
"Well, why doesn't somebody do
something?" said the other. That s
what every one says, but no one does.
Why, the men don't like it, they dom I
know where to put their hands when
shey are dancing They'll just have to
wear gloves all the time or carry hand =
kerchiefs," replied the first.
Then he who was listening spoke up
and mildly remarked: ''Why, they can
wash the powder off their hands after
the dances, can't theyT'
NANCY WYNNE.