Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Tells of the George Fales Bakers Dance
at the BelleUue-Srattord for Miss Cumn,ey.
Sees Smart Costumes
Sees Smart Costumes

,,ur dance which the George Fales
nopors gave last night in the Belle
Ps"trotford for Eleanor Gummey was
yuss.antifuI affair. Eleanor looked re.
UtobIv sweet in pink frock, and
marGh"UJ hnJ perfectly lovely bouquet OF
sne tt "" rnscs aud lilies of the valley. Mrs.
Pi"% pPnmmcy received the guests with Mrs
nuh nuhor There were about three num-
pun and fifty guests and the gardens
uavu ,oro decorated with roses, begonias ana
sns W. Mrs. Baker has been i'll through
.Lo oorly part Of the winter, ana II
lnu os en- nice to see her agaio last night
TaJocd DR.. Baker has been haying q
nmmber n,,", of stag parties in his box at
.hn orcra waiting to entertain more
tsnnrmsIly snr until she was better.
- HEAR Mrs. William Baker Whelen
,.iu sing at the Plays and Players
,v,naIc WI, n m Sundny night and Lctitin
nnsuSrliffc nuSIjliiff will play. l do love to hear
,au Mau''iWVb Wbelcn sing. And l have not
Mrs' an nnportunity to do so since the
ne% nail T." If the Town" when. she. SANG
,,bi,,sorgv n,t = which | do think Is one
=, tbs hest things she does, and Il she
oL oi,ss s Il on Sunday | am glad we II pC
siis shis "a hear her last notes without the
avlT aDIdon interruption of that chorus Oh
suuuTnr u,.roil, Of the Town That was 2
euorkohlc Wv occurrence, wash lt'
". tenlr' of course. It was done to make
M difference between good ana pooi
,,,s;c III" stand out, but the thing thnt dlu
SsSm TO stand out was rather stra"Be
msIme' Wra Illi X. Price is president OF the
p,ars and Players and is very lhter
a.,cd in il; in fact it's clup IN Wnlgn
lii III tbe members are deeply lnteres.e.'.
az az. 'a tbo liyest little association goihG
I and has so many interesting people on
its lists. -
s,w Alva Sergeant on the street
,ost Sunday wearing the, most won Won
Jorful long cape of squirrel iur. ine, M
Jross which was extremely snort Mu.
Of dark blue serge. russet efhpTolurts y,
ortlning the hem of the skirt. iier NJ
wos Of Tusset duvetyne ana IL was 'ci
tainly becoming
TT WAS around the recent holiday
| times. and Jack and Tommy's par :
orts had several talks together ABOUT tne
civing of presents for which the cnil
Srsn limited about the whole wrong iue"
tbot has gotten hold OF so many OF us;
wnung and old. anent the giving aho M
rocciying of Christmas presents, ,iS 'S
modern idea having taken from '"o
trme snirit of the day. so ABOUT
mook before Christmas they put 1t uI
W lack and Tommy themselves, % ano
osloJ them which they would rathei
bovc their usual toys or ten dollars,
wbicb tbpy could give to feed starving
child in Central Europe, ,,. .,
Tho boye appeared bit dubious az
srst but with few words on tne
bcouty Of giving they were allowed te
tbinL II ont themselves, and next d9y
tbny both said it would be nice to heir
another child. .,o ,o,,
doI,nr hills were presented to each. ana
in turn they handed them over to the
fund for Central Europe.
Fine. but wait, some times our
chickens do come home to roost neN'
week Mother had birthday and stress
Of business made Father forget to puy
something until all stores were close9
That evening he said to the boys: we
are in a pickle; tomorrow Mother
birthday and we have nothing for her.
"Wcll." said Jack, we can get nei
some flowers in the morning.. lolnns
soid nothing. but next morning. when
"Happy birthday" sounded through tht
house. He went into the room and asket
Mother for her check book {; receiving u
he snt down at the desk and laboriousiS
wrote ont a check for ten dollars. Ihl'
he brought to his mother and requested
her 70 sign it. Mother having done so
hc turned to her and presented th'
check with a bow, remarking: Nov
Won must get this cashed and give the
money to starving child for youl
birthday present"
And Mother did il.
NANCY WYNNE.