Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07
.JJST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Speaks Of the McFndden Tennis Towna.
n,ent, Which Opened Yesterday-She Regrets the
Death Of Mr.. PerciUal Drayton- Many PhiLa.
delphians Go to Cleveland Wedding

rrHp George McTaddens' tennis tour
i rsment started yesterday instead Of
w.dnesday, when rain came down In
,oerents, You really could not hNve
risved tennis on Wednesday, or any
s.me for that matter, but yesterday was
:, ,vonderful, neither too hot nor too cold.
Ths players were early on the courts
"a Mrs. McFadden asked number Of
h.r friends to join her in watching the
s.me and receiving the guests. You
nav imagine how colorful the bright
.ovns and sweaters were and what a
ss.,min, picture the smart women and
III siris and boys in tennis toys made.
The tournament Is to end up with a
Auset supper at the McTadden place,
understand.
THE death Of Mr.. Percival Drayton
i m Wednesday at the Chestnut Hill
uosnital throws a ln1ge family comet.
tion into mourning. Mr.. Drayton had
! IN most trying and terrible illness In
: mint M Of suffering and duration. He was
cnerated upon more than q year ago in
baltimore and paralysis followed shortly
sSferward. He was moved later to the
Pennsylvania Hospital. and though he
vas able to hear his family when ad-
dressed, was not able to. speak for a
long time. This spring he was taken
nnt In the Chestnut Hill Hospital to
Ne nearer to his family. :,
Mrs. Drayton, who was Miss Carrie
Tyson, and their daughter Caroline
Nave been living on Gravers lane, having
rented their home on Stenton avenue:
III. Drayton was the youngest son OF
ths late Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hayward
iSrayton, of the Cedars, Penllyn, and
!. Tsnih and Spruce streets. He was q
h,other of Mr.. Henry Edward Drayton,
who now lives at the Cedars; OF Mr..
Hayward Drayton, the late Mr.. William
nrsyton, Mrs. Morris Lewis and Miss
garah and Miss Harriet Drayton.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 6 o'clock at st. Thomas
Church, whitemarsh.
A GREAT many left here yesterday
"A for Cleveland, O.. to attend the
Baird. King wedding. which is to take
place there tomorrow. You know
Edgar Baird. Jr., the Edgar Bairds'
sor, is to marry Harriet King. Harriet
came on here to visit shortly after the
announcement of her engagement to
Edear, and every one liked her i'm.
merlsely. Her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry King, will give din
ner dance this evening after the re.
hearsal at the Kirkland Country Club
AT Mentor, a suburb Of Cleveland.
The marriage is to take place at the
King summer home in Mentor. Among
the Philadelphians who have gone on
for the wedding are Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Wright Baird. Edgar's father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Jared Inger-
soll (you remember Mrs. Ingersoll was
Marion Baird, sister Of the BRIDE
groom) and the Joe Minotts, who have
been on here from Oregon staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird. MRS. Minott
was Gainor Baird, another sister Of
Edgar.) Mrs. Henry Jeanes and her
daughter Elizabeth, an aunt and cousin
Of the bridegroom, and Libby Morgan,
another cousin. and the Sgd Thayer,
Jrs., Jack Geary and his wife, who was
Elizabeth Wister. went on yesterday,
and the Bayard Bowie, Jrs.. are also
to attend.
T HEAR that Miss Julia Berwind has
L returned from Europe after spend
ing couple OF months IN Paris. she
has gone to Newport to join her brother
Edward Berwind for the summer. In
fact, when not travelling Miss Berwind
will live in future with her New York
brother. whose wife, you remember,
died last winter.
Miss Berwind had been living here
alone after her niece. Margaret Dunlap,
was married more than a year ago, and
while We are loath to have her give up
Philadelphia as her home. we cannot
blame her in the least. and 1t must be
great comfort for Mr.. Berwind to
have her. She Is a most charming
woman.
TT WAS bedtime, and mother was
ready to tuck very tired, happy
little Billy into bed The telephone
rang, and on returning from answering
the call mother forgot that prayers had
not been said. "Come, darling" said
she, "hop into bed now. it's getting
late But. muddy" said the shocked
three ee'year.old. II hasn't been on my
kneelers YETI NANCY WYNNE.