Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-10

nr,Sy hearts we're saddencd ycster
lW dov by news of the death Of John
n Doarpr, Jr.. IN Hot Springs, Ark.
r. Jobn Deavcr was greatly loved and
'.snr nonulnr with the younger men and
ssiris iIc was the son Of DR.. and Mrs.
~ u Denver and brother of Mrs.
Cnorge Thomson and Mrs. George Alex
onJor His Younger brother. Mont :
"nn,crv Is at boarding school. John
t,os a finc athlete and Penn student.
Tho illness from which he died de-
,,oI,ncd onlv IN January 2nd he went
o,,t IN Hot Springs several weeks ago,
Honin0 that the change of air and eli .
nVp"e p,n would hc beneficial. He seemed
=. ~, ho improving under the treatment,
t,t last Monday he had a relapse and
tbough yu he rallied from the attack and
tnvg6t yaliantly for life, died late on
Saturday night. ~ ,.,-
nr and Mrs. Deavcr were tcle-
u.onbcd for when the last attack came,
eend thcy reached Hot Springs couple
ut eH davs before the end. have heard
y, .rcb good things about John Deaver
,bot though | did not know him per-
..nnslly, admired his fneness greatly
heard one man say Of him the other
d.v. 1T never heard John say a criti-
col or unkind thing of any one. 1t hS
lid not sny good Of q person he did
.ot cav ANYTHING. Aud in these days
n lion ncrsons character Is apt to be
torn % into shreds by idle tongues, tha'
,,aS I consider, great tribute to the
sne fellow John 3. Denver, jr., was
r SEEM to be thinking of sad things
and vet YOU cannot but be. saddenec
r,hen you hear Of the death OF so many
roung people even though you feel tne!
are s1ycd much in the way OF SUFFERING
IN lie But am so sorry for Mr. and
Mrs Hamilton Colket, whose little Doy
Nod on Friday. I have not heard the
rarticulsrs of his death, but 1t coulo
rot have been after very long illness
os saw him only q few sundays ago
So;ng ont of church with his nurse
Taking so cute in his little light over
coat and kid gloves. He was charm
;ue child and an exceedingly lovapit
one, and I know there Is little any one
conid saw TO help the parents bear tniS
sreat sorrow. Mrs. Co'ket wac Gladys
Kerens, you know, the daushter oi
the one time Ambassador OF the unitec
States to Austria. Mr.. kerens dieo
soverol years ago. The Colkets live al
y
2010 Spruce street.
WERE you surprised to hear OF Bao'
w Ficro's engagement. which was an
nounccd this week end? can't say
I was exactly. as ] have seen her anc
Toe Sands together quite a lot OF late
and YOU know there is no mistaklng ar
engagement that is about TO be an
nouncoI. There's something in thei'
Cy9r,ssicn that tells you. and so nave
been locking for it for some weeks
JUS 10 an looking for another in th'
near future. but ] really won't give
YOU on hints about that one.
Babs IHirro is sister Of Erwin t1ero
who mar.ipd Margaret Perot last June
They are living down in Chester. by thu
way. and have delightful little homt
there. Mrs. Zero and Babs, who !.
otherwise known as Mary, live at 2131
Pine stree No date has been set fol
the weed ng as yet. but you know it''
not long these days between the an
nouncemcut of an engagement ana th'
day of the wedding.
TOMMY came to see his cousins thu
J. Other dav. and he was muchly taker
with them, but his big cousin! who |:
eighteen and seems enormously old anf
tail to Tommy. was not ;hcre: Attel
a while he walked over to his aunt ant
said he: "Where's your big high boyF
NANCY WYNNE.