Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Speaks OF the Last Rites Conducted TO-DAY
for Mrs. Cornelius Steuenson-This Afternoon VIII
See Second Actors' Meeting in Foyer of academy

VERY many of us attended Mrs.
v Cornelius Stevenson funeral to-
Ia, to nav n last tribute of respect
ua' t woman who has been n leader
among women for many. many years.
Those of us who knew her loved her
ior ber sweetness of character and her
tindly spirit. Her marvellous work for
Eronce during the late war won for
hioh honors from the French Gov
enrcnt And. indeed. if | started
~ ,cIl all the honors that had been
~sonferred upon her and which her
,n,niIort md broad knowledge had de-
snt-,cd. would not know when to
stop. .,..,,o ,,.,,,,o, e,ro,o
d, bcr likes and her death nfter an
illness which entaiIcd great suffering
ins soddcncd us all more than can be
naI n"Id Mr.. George Wharton Pepper
soiJ n beautiful tribute to her Mt the
ddinncr for Marshal Foch mt the Belle,
umo. Stratford on Tuesday night, and
syvcrywhcrc one hears her spoken OF
with nDG T'sycr; every one feels so sorry for Mr..
Stevenson. He was run over by an
automobile last July. you know, ana
hos been in the Jefferson fiospltai
ever since. his hip having been proken.
understand that he Is just getting
,,t On crutchcs now and his wife g
death has had serious e'e'' o''"
him naturally. ,,..,.,,,o, orl
hnr we're very devoted. Mrs. steven
sonis funeral took place ut tnt
con tT!mitorian Church at Twenty -seconH
ond Chestnut streets, at II 80 cl"cN
.I,T .oJoy The members of the Elmer
somct omr% Aid, especially those VINO were
sncir connected with Mrs. Stevenson
Wv ,hc French Committee. OF whlCh sic
wns chairman, attended in oouS'
,y,IIIS afternoon we will have a Sec
ond interesting meeting in the
torcr Of thc Academy of Music under
,bo onsricCs of the Charlotte 'ushmhn
CL,h These meetings nave been callcu
Antors' Afternoons and at TINS one
NJ Owen Wister is to preside ana IN
.ro,Irrc thc speakers. who will be none
othcr than Miss Annie Russell; tnot
alarming American actress. ana DnhIe'
Trohmnn. the great producer. No"'
won't that be interesting! III,
After their talks the audience VIII WIN
be introduced to the speakers ano lhe
board Of the Cushmnn CIuo VIII Lo
CeivC the guests. Inc S""'" >t".,ir,,r
Nry Samuel Chew, Mrs. Mortimer
Ernyr Mrs. Walter Waring uopkin-
aon Mrs Wayland Hoyt, Miss FRANCES
Crisrom. Miss Louise Wood, Mrs. Us
~nIJ chew, Mrs. George FalcS BAKER
Wrs Edward Bcechcr FinCk, Mrs
Harrison Gamer, Mrs. Pope 1eatmah'
Mrs Thomas +. Garland and MIS-
i;onrpc IL. Lorimcr. chairman.
They are giving tea on rluaS
ostornnon. November %, at the cluo-
Snnsr 1910 Spruce street, in honor Oh
Frances Starr, who will be acting mere
ut that time.
vr7UE Scdgley Club luncheon today
/ will be largely attended. Judging
rro,n tbn number of lunCheons TO DC
o;yrn there. | always find 1t hard TO
deriIc Mt which time of the year SeHG-
lpv il most attractive. You know they
have the luncheons in May and Novem, /,
her. In May the Park Is all dressed
I'm in its new spring tonnage. anu /"
November there arc the browns ana ruS'
sets and the blue haze through the
Todov Mrs. William Montague Ly-
cott gave luncheon for her daughter. d.
in.lpw. Mrs. Edward Lyddon Lycett
Cshp married one of the twins. you
know. Mrs. Peter Mccall krnting;
' Mrs, Thornton Oakley, Mss Rachel
Fitler. Mrs. Walter Waring Hopklnson'
Mrs. Richard Mccall and Henrietta
Wilson were among the guests.
Then there was a very charming ueOu- =
tantc marty for Rosemary Howe. given
by Mrs. Clayton McElroy. The debs
looked too sweet! They included Logan
Starr, Alberta Rcath. Evelyn Drayton
Cwho il a darling, by the way), lielen
Michell Walburga Reilly, Eleanor
Dunning. Mary Miller. Anna Ncwbold'
Dorothy Rodgers and Gcrtic DoughertE,
There were several other tables ana II
was as gay as could be.
TACKLE was very naughty httI'
y boy. Even if he was only four years
old. he was too big to run away, anc
That's exactly what he did. and they
did not find him for several hours
Mother was so glad to see him when
daddy brought him home she was ready
to ent him up, but he had to be pun
ishcd If he had not been he d have
done it again, perhaps: so mother tiet
him on the porch every morning for srv ,
erA days. And the story goes that
when the ncghbors passed they re-
marked to him, what did you do NcS'
terdayt' And he replied, war
away" AMI the conversation contin'
uod: "And what did mother do to you!
And jackie answered in deep tones
"IiCd me up like little puppy dog.