Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF Miss Stra,vbrdge's Debut in
October-She Regrets the Death of .......
Mr.. Robert Janney ... ...

no YOU know, ! am proud Of our
~ Philadelphia girls; they do show
an splendidly in so many, ways. And
~ ~ 90 SO heart and soul into things,
Wasn't that record breaking swim OF
Arita Strawbridga's wonderful? You
hnow she undertook to swim from
nnai,ev's TO Hazards Beach at Newport
iost Friday and she did II in thirty six
r,inrtes. beating the record Of thirty
aigbt made number of years ago by
,he Countess Guy de Lastcyrie. Evelyn
Ioew raced with Anita and 30 did Mrs.
Dan Jones. the former Barbara Nor
man. Barbara was one minute later
than Anita and Evelyn two minutes
later, Evelyn having made the same
time as the countess in other years.
The excitement was great, every one
cheering and following as far AZ posi-
HE A swimming master accompanied
them in his life dory, but they did not
need him. 1t was the first swimming
contest of the season, and let me add
as the Jersey coast has been this year.
Anita Strawbridge. who is named for
her mother. is the daughter OF Mr., and
Mrs. Robert Il. Strawbridge, Of Bryn
Mawr. Mrs. Strawbridge was Miss
Anita Berwind, q sister of Mrs. Harjes,
the former Frederick Berwind Gilpin,
and of the Baroness von Boecklin, who
was Gertrude Berwind.
The Bob Strawbridges lived in Eng -
land for many years after their mar
riaye, only returning to this country
ebout six years ago. Anita is to make
her debut in October mt large tea to
be given by her parents at Bryn Mawr
on the 18th.
THE Beauveau Borie, Jrs., are up in
/ Saunderstown for the summer. They
have house there, YOU know, and
Patty is with them. Patty's engage.
mept to Bert Nalle was announced
about six weeks ago. and l suppose the
wedding will be fall affair. though the
date Is not vet set. Patty's cousin,
Mary Newbold. or Dickie, as she is
called. is to marry Steve Colhoun on
the 9th of October in the Church Of
the Saviour, Jenkintown.
II will be a quiet wedding because Of
the recent death of Mr.. Arthur T.. New
bold. who was brother of Mr.. Gle
ment Newbold. Dickie's father. Mr..
Clement Newbold has a very handsome
place in Jenkintown and he and his
two daughters live there the year round.
h0nu. lUp NOuhstI uduSHtVi' 10 S'hNu
uled to come out next winter. l hear.
however. that she will make her debut
rather late in the season because Of
the family mourning.
THE death of Mr.. Robert Janney in
/ New York last week has thrown a
large family connection into mourning.
Mrs. Janney, you know. was formerly
Nj, nohnrnh Hnunr Sha c n cigtnr nf
Mr.. Charlemagne Tower and Of Mrs.
Earl B. Putnam. She was married
first to a Mr.. Lee and after his death
became the wife of Mr.. Janney. Mr..
and Mrs Janney have lived for a
number of years in Wynnewood, and of
late have occupied an apartment in the
st. Regis Hotel. New York. Their son,
James G. Janney. is q Harvard stu
dent. Mr.. Janneys body was brought
to this city and his funeral was held
in the Church Of st. Luke and the
Epiphany on Saturday.
VOU may think you know all about
L it when coming back from the war
after eighteen months absence to see
your wee daughter for the first time and
are greeted by fat and complacent lady
Of more than year in age. Oh. yes.
you are an experienced father. loi
know all about warming bottles at 3
g. m. and walking floors and all the
rest of it. But you don't know thing
about it. One complacent father. how
ever. found out the other day that he
did not know a thing about 1t. until
% accompanied wife and two year old
daughter to the train when they started
to the seashore.
Wife was late. so they had to rush
of in the taxi at the last moment, and
husband found himself carrying wife =
coat, from the pocket of which hung a
stray bottle for Miss Baby; suitcase,
large bag Of lunch and Miss Baby
herself. Oh, yes. and on umbrella
hooked on his arm. / think that was
all. There may have been more pack
ages. but I only spied the outstanding
one, and when wife got on the train
after hasty kiss from husband. / stood
on the platform back of him and
watched his perturbed amazed and as
founded look as wife and daughter dis
appeared into the car, the porter back OF
them. catching stray cloaks, bags, books
and whatnot.
NANCY WYNNE.