Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-27
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Regrets the Death of Lieutenant Colonel
John Handy Hall-She Talks of Various
Happenings in Society

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Wednesday night was terrible
thing, was it not? One feels so sorry
for Mrs. Hall and his dear children,
for they have the sweetest kiddies. They
Ilived in the Girard Estate, and when
Iwar was declared John, who had been
! in old Battery A, Immediately Joined
the colors and went over with the lOSth
Ias a major. He was made lieutenant
colonel just about the time of the armi-
btice, and came back with the Twenty
eighth Division.
He and several other men were re-
burning from n dinner given at the Pick
ering Hunt Club in their honor. If
you have ever gone down those roads
from Valley Forge at night and have
lmet another auto you will no doubt
have wondered how you ever escaped,
Tor the approaching Headlights often
blind you so you don't know whether
you are going into ditch or straight
np one of the hilsidcs. Two of the men
with John Hall were injured, but SO
far as can be ascertained he was killed
Instantly, being thrown out on his head
hgainst a telegraph pole.
John Hall was always extremely well
|hiked here. He came up from Virginia
and soon made his mark in the busl-
ness world Socially he was popular,
too. and his death comes as great
ehock to those who knew him.
T HEAR that Mrs. William Disston
i has taken apartments at Hill Top
linn. in Newport, for the summer
pauline and John Wanamaker are
going up there as usual, too. Pauilne
and her mother have always been
lawfully good pals, you know, so they
renerally 90 to the same places. inde-
pendently, however, for the Waha
makers have a cottage, but Mrs. Diss
ton likes her rooms at the Inn. Anu
She goes to Newport every season..
Pauline's baby is q dear. l have been
hold. It's more than a year old now'
you know, and very pretty.
NITHAT a beautiful trip Helen ana
Wv Janet Strawbridge are going 10
have. They are the daughters OF Mr.
and Mrs. George Strawbridge. of Bala,
and they started yesterday for Two
months trip through the CANADIAN
rockies and Alaska. And that, you see
lis one good, thing the war has done
for us-it has made us all discover
America. In other words, where before
Ii was always the thing to go ABROAD
and see the wonders of the Old World'
now we have come to the realization
that even in the Old World there Is
nothing to equal the beauties OF our
western world and of Canada ana
Alaska. The Strawbridgcs will be gone
until the end of August.
EVERYONE is entertaining for the
Lnew Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes. 1ou re-
member Stogdell Stokes was married
about three weeks ago to pretty May
Margaret Eagan, of Perth Amboy.
Well, they are home now from their
honeymoon, and number OF din
ners are being given for them. The
Percy Clarks entertained on Saturday
O1 last week, anu tohloiio" -'i' "'N
Mrs. Frederick F. Jordan will give a
|dinner at their home in Laverock,
Chestnut Hill.
Among the younger married people
T. asked to meet them will be the Stacy
Lloyds. Charlie Churchman's, the John
Reed Pettits. the Kearsley Mitchell
Harrisons and one or two others.
hear that Mrs. Stokes is most attrac-
tive, and will be very welcome add l.
ton to Philadelphia.
CPEAKING of recent brides and
- bridegrooms, did you know that Jack
and Agnes Mason are home from Their
wedding trip? They have taken house
at Queen Lane Manor. and are stay
ing with the William Wardens, Agnes's
parents, until they have the house tixec
up to suit them. Judging from the
wonderful wedding presents Agnes re-
ceived, I should not think they woult
have to get much to furnish the house
1t seemed to me as if she had every
thing needed for house but the kitchen
stove. and that usually comes with
house. so it won't be long before thai
little home is ready.
NANCY. WyNNE.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES