Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18
PAY TRIBUTE TODAY
TOMRS. STEVENSON.
distinguished Phila. Woman to
se Presented With Bronze
Portrait Of Herself
MARKS 74TH BIRTHDAY

Sara Yorke Stevenson. Distinguished
Philadelphia writer ana puDhciSt'
o%n in priyate life as Mrs. Cornelius
Sas,snson. will be given medallion
,ortrait Of herself at the Art Alliance
III oiterpoon in recognition of her
.Sssicea in behalf Of the welfare of this
city. , h.a. ,o,;,r
\, Dr r, TAFT Mckenzie. depicts Mrs.
s,.rsnson seated writing. and Is in
profile. ,,,. .,
iorins mark Mrs. Stevenson seventy
fo"rtb birthday anniversary. John Cad
,r.,,der will preside. and the presonta
,ion sneech will be made by Mss Agnes
Born in Paris. Mrs. Stevenson re-
ocired her early education at the French
c,pjtal. At the age Of seventeen sh"
srcompanied her parents to Mexico.
Thsir removal TO Philadelphia was
iollowcd shortly by her marriage to
Mr.. Stevenson.
4 period Of devotion to domestic af-
fairs for time put an end to her
s,,,Jies hut in 1894 she received n
SEP. degree from the University Of
penrsylvania. the first honorary degree
rcnierred by that institution upon a
woman,
IIonored by Harvard
About the same time Mrs. Stevenson
bsd the honor of being the first woman
~ nnncar on Harvard calendar.
having been one of the lecturers at the
, Peabody Museum. Temple University
about The same time made her the re-
cpieut of LittD. degree, and the
| same year found her elected president
~ the Acorn Club, position she has
held for twenty five years. In 1870
she became president Of the PhiladeI
mia I.cague for Women $ Work.
Mrs. Stevenson scholarship in the
field of archaeology was recognized
in 1883, when she was appoint ed
manager of the Arch"oloHgiral AS
>ociation of the University of PcnnSyl
ranin. which she had been largely in
,Irumental in organizing. In the years
following 1890 Mrs Stevenson became
secretary of the department of archie
olory at the University. and in 1904 was
made its president also curator of the
Eqyptian and Mediterranean sections.
In 1909 Mrs. Stevenson was elected
rire president Of the Jury for EthnOlogy
of The Worlds Columbian Exposition at
chicago. Her interest in5 civic affairs
was recognized by the Mayor in 1891
when she was appointed member of
The citizens advisory committee to con L,
suit on proposed municipal loan OF
SII. 200. 900. During this year she
made q trip to Rene as the represrn-
rative OF the department Of archaeology
at the University, and the next year
.he was sent TO Egypt for archaeological
oYploration of the Nile valley.
Work in Spanish American War
During the Spanish American War
asd at its conclusion Mrs. Stevenson
srved as chairman Of the entertainment
committee appointed by the Mayor for
he reception OF diplomats and members
Of President McKinley's encourage
when it passed through Philadelphia.
In 1907 Mrs. Stevenson became asso-
lated with the editorial staff of the
PCBLIc LEDGER. and under tn" pen
name of Peggy Shippen' she is
kuown TO all Philadelphians.
During the great war she was awarded
he academic palm by the French Gov
'mncnt for her war relief work rs
oECer d instruction publiQuc. When
ibe armSticc was signed she received
rhe Medaille de Reconnaissance and
finally. in December. 1920. she was
mad" Chevalicr of the Legion d Hon
nenr