Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15
TlST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells Of the Citation of Senorita Pedroso
Daughter of Former Miss Berghmans, of This City,
i for Var Work and OF Miss Tatnalrs Engagement

y WAS interested to hear the other
3 dav that Lily Pedroso had received
-. .iCroix de Guerre.'' At first read
!ne .ne the name Lily Pedroso may not
~ nan much to you, but when remind
, IN of who she is and who her mother
vss, I am sure you will be interested
sogni you remember Miss Camille
asrshmans, who was the grnnddaugh-
-, of the late Charles Manchester, Of
Torresdnle? She came out In this city
many years ago, and was n great belle.
md those who know tell me of her
hsoutiful wedding out at Glengarry.
A. Tho Marquis de Pedroso. then Senior
a Pedroso, an attache Of the Spanish
4 ieeation at Washington.
They went to Spain to live. and the
MARQUIS died there some years ago,
issyine his widow and son and a
laughter. The sou is, the present Mar
suis de Pcdroso, and Lily Is the daugh.
fsr. The Marquis and his wife came
aver here about eight years ago, and
svery one was delighted to see Ca
mile Berghman's' son and his very
beautiful wife. They spent a winter
in This city and travelled about quite a
hIt The former Miss Berghmans and
her son and daughter now live In Biar.
ritz.
she was a very little. girl. but I have
been told by those who knew her that
she was a singularly intelligent and
lovely child.
Il seems that during the recent war,
though a Spanish subject, Lily rem
dered distinguished service as a nurse
m the French Army. and both Span
ish and French newspapers have
reached friends of the Pedrosos in this
country telling that she has been
given the "Croix de Guerre," with the
following citation, which IL rather lit.
orally translated:
A nurse of the first class, endowed
with the best professional qualities.
OF n foreign nationality, she put spon-
taneously and generously from the
outbreak. Of hostilities her zeal and
Sent at her request among the sani-
tary organizations at the front. she
gave the finest proofs of courage.
coolness and Of abnegation; notably
tnuing in contempt Of danger to
lavish her cares upon our wounded.
GENERAL HERGAUtT,
Chief Of the Cabinet Of the Ministers
Of War.
In commenting upon the award. one
Of the French newspapers say that this
citation testifes to the high distinction
Of the young girl better than the most
eloquent tributes. She Joined the high.
est and rarest qualities Of spirit and
heart in her role of nurse, not only in
the hospitals of Biarritz but in the zone
Of lies Armees."
Nor has Lily Pedroso stopped her
good work among the sick and wounded.
She Is still pursuing her mission of de.
soldiers of the Moroccan campaign. I
hope some day in the near future she
and her mother will make n trip to this
side of the ocean and give their old
friends an opportunity TO see them
again.
IBID tell you Of the engagement Of
- Elizabeth Tatnall to William
Powers, Of Ohio? It was announced.
day or two ago. Elizabeth Is daugE-
Tatnall. YOU know, and u granddaughter
Of Mr.. Henry Lea Tatnall, Of the we'll.
known family of that name in Whining
ton. Del. Bill Powers was member
Of the class of 1920 Mt Princeton.
have not heard of a wedding date as yet,
but it will probably be in the fall.
THEY took Dannie out for dinner the
L other night we'll cautioned as to be.
. hayior, and he had beautiful time.
When 1t came to desert there was ice
cream and lovely cake with beautiful
smooth icing on 1t. Dannic ate his ice
cream with relish and finished it be-
fore the cake, SO when the maid came
to take his plate for more. he seemed to
hold an inward confab with himself. az
10 whether or not he'd eat that piece of
cake or let the plate 60 and probably
get another piece. Finally he let the
plate be taken for more ice cream, but
when Mary brought it back the cake
vas unchanged. "Umph," said Dannie,
mking up his spoon with resignation,
back comes the same old cake
NANCY WYNNH.