Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-28

nHERE will be quite a number Of informal
i at homes New Years Day though the
time-honored custom Of making New Years.
calls has almost entirely died out Most Of the
suburban cubhouses which are so much fre-
quented by persons in society will keep open
house all day, however, and several persons
living In the suburbs have sent out informal
invitations for that day. Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Sill Clark will be at home at their beautiful
country place in st. Martins: Mrs Walter
Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Edward @. Trasel
Jr., win bo at home at the Bake House, Torres
dale during the afternoon and in town, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Hemsley who usually give
tea at their home, will entertain at a dansaut
at the Bellevue-stratford, from until o'clock
Miss Eleanor Mills Of New York, viii come
over to attend the ball her brother-ln-nw and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wharton I4ppin-
colt. win give on Tuesday January 5. Miss
Mills win be Mrs. Lippincotts guest for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb r. Fox, Jr, of York
road, ogontz are being congratulated on the
birth of a daughter Helen Winisen Fox on
Tuesday. December %. Mrs. Fox Will bo ro-
membered Miss Helen wilnisen.
Surely II is more blessed to give than to
recipient Of the gift there is real fun in the
giving, In the recent case OF Mrs. B. Dobson
Altemus who charltably donated Buick
automobile to the Made-ln-A America Fete. The
car was raffled of at dollar a chance. and
was won by Morton snellenburg, who gracious
ly presented 1t to Mrs. Altemus
The Monday Evening Junior Dances win be
inaugurated tonight when the first cotillon
takes place In the Rose Garden Of the Belle
vue-Stratford These dances have uaurped the
evenings which were formerly set apart for the
Monday Evening Dancing Glass; as Mrs. Mason
decided to discontinue the latter class during
the present season. Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel
Biddle, Mrs T. Charlton Henry, Mrs. Robert
H. Large, Mrs, Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs.
Edward t. Stotesbury Mrs Charles Bingham
Penrose and Mrs. Daniel l.. Hutchinson. Jr..
will act patronesses for the dances. the re-
manning two Of which will take place January
ii and February 8.
Among those who will entertain at dinner
before the cotlllon will be Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
J. Henderson. OF 172s Rittenhouse street who
VIII give small dinner; Jay B. Lippincott,
who win give dinner, and Mr.. and Mrs Pow
ell Evans, who will entertain at their home,
2s5 South 18th street.
The Society Of Plays and Players gave q tea
yesterday afternoon, from until o'clock, at
their playroom - South 18th street. to meet
the members Of several companies now playing
in this city. In addition to several most enjoy
able talks. which were given by the guests and
the club members informal musicale took
place, those taking part being Mrs. John P.
I,eigo. Miss BLY, and Charlton Murphy
Mrs. J. Hutchinson Scott and Mrs. r. W.
HAwkesworth have arranged series of dan
SAINTS, to be given on Saturday afternoons in the
ballroom Of the Ritz-Carlton. The first OF these
affairs took place Saturday. MaFtels Orchestra
from New York furnishing the music,
The Ritz-CarIton Supper Club also met
Saturday night. These dances. which linn
tied to exclusive circles, have proven delight
ful innovation, They have the Endorsement OF
a committee OF representative Philadelphians,
including Edward Browning, w. Lyman Biddle.
Gardner Cassatt, Charles u. Coke. Samuel Bell,
Jr. George Dallas Dixon. Jr.. Edward Grocer.
John c. Groome. Richard Mccall Elliot. Harry
VAIN Harrison. Sydney e. Hutchinson.s DR..
Charles u. Hart. Sidney w. Keith, Howard
Houston Henry Franklin McFadden. Dr. Rob
ert G. LeConte. Judge Robert Ralston, DR.. z.
HolIlngswoFth sitter. Clement q, Nswbold. John
O. Norris Louis Rodman Page and William Nc
cRwlsy. They will be continued until Febru-
AIRY s.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert coans entertained a
number OF friends at the Ritz-carlton at sup
per Saturday night.