Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-31

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astounding rapidity that one can scarcely real
ize It New Years Eve has come TO be quite
the day for entertaining, as anything and
everything goes. Masquerade parties seem to
be quite the thing, but Of course, there are
always some who cling to and enjoy the more
formal affairs. The parties for the school set
will take up the early part OF the day, among
which win be the dansant to be given at
the Roosevelt by Miss Anna Haml FAIRIES
OF 2oO1 Walnut street, to meet her nieces and
nephew, Miss Marie Louise weightman Fa-
res Miss Emma Jeanette Faries and William
Neightman FAIRIES, the children of her brother,
er. Randolph FAIRIES The. receiving party
Pill include Mrs. Jones Wister, Mrs James f.
fahnestoclS Mrs Warren Powers Laird, Mrs
Daniel McClntock Hamill, Mrs S. Naudain
puer, Mrs. Edgar Dudley FAIRIES, Miss
Josephine H. Mcclure and Miss Maria Donnell
DIckey.
Miss Margaret A. Dallett, the daughter of
9pdge and Mrs. Morris Dallett, Of 256 South
aist street will give the dansant this after
noon. The guests will be from the school set,
md will number so.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ashton Little of Glen
Nogie. Sharon Hill. will give dance and
supper for their children, Miss Mary s. Little,
Miss Anna d. Little and James H. Little, this
eeening at their home
Mrs. Thomas B. II. Stenhouse, of 5306 Knox
etreet Germantown, will give a luncheon and
fheatre party this afternoon. in honor Of her
little daughter Miss Julia stenhouse. The
quests will include Miss Helen Norris and
tessie Hartridge, OF Baltimore; Miss Marian
Harris, Miss Margaret Hamilton and Miss
Bessie Pearson.
rs Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Perry will give
dinner-dance at their home, $500 Stokley
street for their sons, James De Wolfe Perry,
sd, and Ward Perry. who home from coll
lege for the holidays.
Many will entertain at dinner after which
the parties will go in different directions, some
to the Henry Brinton Coke dance, some to
the theatres, to the hotels and some to
the clubs. Those who will entertain at dinner
are Mr.. and Mrs. j. Warner Steel of Pill
Pine street; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Franklin McFad-
den, of 10th and De Lancey streets; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Kelso Cassatt, of 1906 Locust
street; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lowber Welsh,
OF 1929 Spruce street; Mr. and Mrs. t. Dewitt
Cuyler, of Edgewood, Haverford; Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Williamson Roberts, of 1713 Locust street.
Mr., and Mrs. William Cochran, of 2OOs Walnut
street, will give dinner in honor of Mr.. and
+, Mrs Marcelus Coke, and their guests, Mr. and
Mrs Francis Crowinshield, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick s. Whitwell, of Boston.
" George A. Huhn will entertain alta theatre
party, to be followed by supper at the Ritz
Carlton, in honor of his daughter, Miss Ethel
M Huhn, and her guest Miss Dolly Klmbe,
OF New York.
All the clubs in the city and suburbs have
made very special and attractive inducements
for their members for good time, The club
houses in most cases have been attractlvely
decorated and, of course. around the wtching
hour of Il there will be dancing, lights and
lights and much gaiety until the small
hours of the morning.
Theodore Lane Bean will give a delightful
New Years Eve dance tonight at Norris
Hall, his country seat near Valley Forge.
The entire lower floor of the house will be
beautifully decorated with holly and other
Christmas green's, not forgetting sprlgs of mis-
tletoe.
Mr. and Mrs. Abel p, Wetherill will entertain
ct dinner tonight at their home on Kent road,
Wynnewood before the dance to be given by
Mr.. Bean. Mr.. and Mrs Wetherlls guests will
be Mr.. and Mrs. C. shard Smith. Mr. and
Mrs Thomas T. Dunn and Miss Rebecca Will
ing Newhall.
The Germantown Automobile Club is quite a
popular place for New Years Eve parties this
. year Among those who have taken tables are
Samuel b. Bowen, j. II. Harrocks, William ID.
Edson and Edward s. Jackson Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter NJ. LaEtue will entertain at the theatre
70 be followed by supper at the club Their
guests will include Mr.. and Mrs Jonathan
jerks, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Cadwallader John
H. Hubbs, Charles w. Bacon and Miss Mar
garet LaRue.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson will entertain at their
table Dr. II, Fisher. Mrs H, X. Duffus and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles J. Warner.
Mrs. Joseph NJ Gazzam entertained last night
At dinner at the Rittenhouse in honor of
her daughter. Miss Olivia Mary de Beelen
. Gazzam, and her son. Joseph NJ. Gazzam. Jr,.
before the meeting OF the Committee Glass The
guests included MISS Mg anna Gowen, Miss
Heoise Halsey, Miss Hannah Wright. Miss
Sarah Penrose, Miss Katherine Putnam Miss
& Katherine Hunter. Miss Lorraine Graham. Miss
Emile Posey Kennedy. Miss Eleanor Bryant
Miss Gertrude Pancoast Miss Eleanor Voges
Aiiss Eleanor Longstrsth. Miss Elizabeth Nor
ris, Miss @ shepherd, Miss Lois Jackson. Miss
Jane Everett. Miss Frances Scott, Miss Annette
Parke, Miss Mary Bohlen. Miss Mary Clark
Kiss Elizabeth MeAfiehael, Miss Ruth Mann
Miss Josephine Foster Miss corinne Freeman
Miss Ethel Andrews. OF New Haven; Tristram
eolket. Hennen Legendre, OF New Orleans;
James Pentz. Berens Waters. Charles Fox. Al
fred Barton. Clarence Brewster, Edward Sonnet
i lrs Morris Freeman, Walter Freeman. Willard
Spencer. Forester Scott. Robert Hunter Alfred
NarFta L Ilartranl Idnnincott II Eimonin Anlfh