Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-07

william Potter Davis is chairman Of the
committee.
Besides the regular events for study
and sociability scheduled by the chair
men Of committees, the Philomusian Club
Ia preparing for the affairs which VIII
mark the holiday season, the annual chill
dren's party. tho mid-winter dance and
the New Years reception. For the Christ
mas party. children Of members are re-
hearsing a little play. The Toy Shop,
and the affair also win take the form OF
a costume party, besides the surprise"
feature II will be held on Tuesday, De-
cember 20. at 2 O'Clock. The mid-winter
dance is scheduled for Thursday evening,
December 81, and the tickets include sup
per The president, Mrs. Benjamin II.
Richardson, and the executive board will
receive at the clubhouse on New Years
Day, from to 8 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
18th Legislative District of the Woman
Suffrage party at the home of Miss L. L.
Howell, 259 West Rlttenhouse street, Ger
mantown, on Wednesday afternoon, at
o'clock, Mrs. George A. Piersol viii give
n talk on "Stories From the Two Conven-
TONS" Mrs. Piersoi is chairman of the
Woman Suffrage party OF the County OF
Philadelphia.
Miss NJ. Estelle Russell who had charge
of all the summer street meetings of the
party, has been engaged by the City
Committee of the Woman Suffrage party
to organize all the unorganised districts
OF philadelphia She will give her entire
time to the work, holding meetings, sp-
pointing workers. experimenting the
house-to-house canvass, and otherwise
getting the districts In line for the vigor-
Gus campaign to be carried on in 1915.
An informal tea for club members will
be given at the Plastic Club, a47 South
Camac street at D. m. Wednesday.
The Mothers Club of Frankford will
meet at Friends Schoohousc, Penn and
Orthodox streets, at 8 D. m. Wednesday
to discuss "Diet for School Children"
after lecture by Miss Emma smedley.
Miss Ida Stokes Adams will make an
address on woman suffrage before the
Chatham Literary Society. Her address
will mark the first of a series of educa-
tional talks on suffrage to be held by
the society.
FRIDAY.
The Charlotte Cushman Club an
nounces n tea to Miss Frances Starr
Friday afternoon. Mrs Mortimer Brown
Mrs. Samuel Chew. Mrs. James Large,
Mrs. Clinton Rogers Woodruff Mrs. e.
T. Stotesbury, Mrs. Edward Beecher
Finck are among the officers who will
attend.
SATURDAY.
In the assembly room Of the New
Century Guild on Saturday evening there
will be a meeting of the Civic Committee
and the Committee on Cooperation and
Women's Work. at which Dr. Florence
II. Richards. physical instructor at the
William Penn High School for Girls,
ana member of the guild, will speak on
the subject, Exercises for the Business
Woman"
Four members Of the Chatham Lit
erary Society will give debate on Sat
urday evening in the auditorium of the
guild. The subject for debate, RE
solved, That a Cranky Man Is More
Lovable Creature Than Nagging Wom-
an" is one that gives many oppor-
tunities to the humorist. The guild will
be closed on Christmas Day and on New
Years. The new members recently
elected include Miss Jane Blackstone,
Miss Adelaide Lawrence, Miss Elizabeth
M, King, Miss Mary Monroe Learch.
Miss Sophia G. Henderson. Miss Helen
G.. Beale. Miss Laura Blackburn, Miss
Elizabeth Bratton. Miss Mary Welsh,
Miss Lydia NJ. Hannum. Miss Ida s.
Klrin. Miss Edna Young. Mrs. c. H.
Weisgerber. Miss A. NJ. Weisgerber and
Miss Annie L. Perot.