Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
COKE BALL BRILLIANT
AFFAIR LAST NIGHT
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown Coke
Gave Large Ball at Horticultural
Hall for Miss Ruth Coke.


The first large ball OF the season was given
last night at Horticultural Hall by Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander Brown Coke, of Nawbeek Paoli, in
honor Of Miss Ruth Coke, the debutante daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Brinton Coke,
The decorations were very elaborate. The stair
way was banked with ferns and pink azaleas,
the walls were draped with Southern smilax,
and the windows with cerise curtains The
orchestra was hidden behind a bank of palms
and smilax. The guests were seated for supper
at small tables, profusely decorated with cut
flowers Many beautiful gowns were worn
Miss Ruth Coke chose gown OF white satin
and tulle.
Mrs, Alexander Brown Coke was dressed in
a gown of black satin, with covering OF tulle
beautifully embroidered with gold
Mrs. Henry Brnton Coke wore "a gown OF
green velvet. Her Jewels dog collar OF
pearls and diamonds and handsome rope OF
pearls
Mrs Stotesbury chose a beautiful gown OF
white satin, embroidered with silver. Her Jew
els were dog collar of large pearls and dIa-
monds, also pearl and diamond earrings, and
two ropes OF pearls.
Among the many guests were noted DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ledy. Mr., and Mrs. Charles Ed
ward Ingersoll. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Meade
Large, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Brnton Coke, Mr.. and Mrs George
Burton Mr. and Mrs. Henry Augustus Berwind,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c, Clay Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Grocer Mr., and Mrs Thomas Reath.
Mr., and Mrs John H. Packard. Mr.. and Mrs
r. Sturgis mgersoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore W.
Reath, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin N. Benson. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold A. Sands Mr. and Mrs. Henry
c. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs Paul Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Coke. BIr and Mrs
Thomas Rdgway Mr., and Mrs. r. II. Bayard
Bowie, Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Gilpln. Dr. and
Mrs Thomas C. Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Har-
rison Smith, Miss Phoebe Adams, Miss Cordelia
Drexel Biddle, Miss Margaret Handy Burton.
Miss Charlotte Harding Brown, Miss Margaret
Berwind. Miss Molly Wood Baily, Miss Hope
Truxton Beale, Miss Jean Christian BuIlltt,
Miss Ella Brock Miss Sarah Andrews Baker,
Miss Katherine Ashhurst Bowie. Miss Mary
Evelyn Chew, Miss Eugenia r. Cassatt Miss
Lille Habersham Crisheld, Miss Mary E. Clay
ton Miss Elizabeth W. Carpenter Miss Eleanor
S. Carpenter. Miss Mary Tyson Denekla, Miss
Inez Drayton Miss Helen Tower. Miss Gertrude
Tower Miss Emma Ashton Dorr, Miss Roberta
Brown Downing, Miss Pauline Disston. Miss
Helen struthers Ellis Miss Charlotte Fahne-
stock, Miss Susan Brmmer Ingersoll, Miss Cor
nelia c. Leidy. Miss Harriet Geyelin, Miss Hope
B. AcAIiohael Miss Ruth Manu. Miss Isabel
Wurts Page. Miss Charlotte Rush. Miss Eliza
beth Roberts Reath, Miss Margot Ellis seuI.
Miss Mary Alice Clay. Miss Alice Chapman
Thompson. Miss Jean Nswbold Thompson, Miss
Kitty Brinton, Miss Elizabeth Thompson, Miss
Anna Mary WalthouF, Miss Kate Furness jayne
Miss Christine Chambers, Miss Nancy s. Smith
Miss Marie Louise Wanamaksr Miss Mary
Stuart Wurts, Miss Ellen Sellers Miss Harriet
Deaver, Miss Emily Williams. Norris stanley
Barratt. George E. Bartol. JF.. J. Greer Bartol
De Bonneville Bell John Cromwell Bell Jr
Charles Louis Borie 80. Herbert Casey, Paul
Casey William b. Chamberlain, JE. ,. Ham
ilton cheston, TTistram comn Colket "a
Charles p Davis Ashton norr, Frederick r.
Drayton, Joseph n. Dubarry Sd. William II
DubarrY Norman Dunning. Edward Mitchell
Edwards William Nelson Edwards. Thomas
knight FiRletter Walter " l. FotteraH
Charles Y. Fox Holstein De Haven Fox. Emile
C, Gcyeln. George ,. Harding. Thomas IA T.
JohR @. Hirst. William Gn Hopkins. Daniel
Hutchinson, sd Bernard G. Ian, Alden Lee
Philler Lee Philip L. Leidys Edwin H Lewis
Ludwig Clifford Lewis Lymou Lisls. Albert
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Muller. Edmund FhayeF Raassrs rhaysr. JF.
Jared IaseTson. Harry msesY Saunders 3.
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