Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-06
SOCIAL LIFE IN AND ABOUT
PHILADELPHIA

n IRIS WHARTON DRBxE1. who is at pres
ltl ent at her home in Cornwells, is entertain
ing her nieces Miss Lucy Dahlgren, Miss Made
line Dahlgren and Miss Ursula Dahlgren, Of
New York, who have lately returned from Italy
Mrs. Eric Dahgren who is in New York at
present, will join her daughters In a few days,
and they will be the guests OF Mrs, Drexel until
after Christmas. Mrs. Drexel will entertain IN
honor of her nieces on several occasions during
their stay here, but no definite dates Rave yet
been made.
DR. and Mrs Henry C. Dimond, of Rydal will
shortly issue invitations for a small dance at
the Bellevue-Stratford on Friday, December iS
at 8 o'clock, in honor o. their daughter Miss
Henrietta Dmond, Miss Dimond is at present
at school at Pennington, Conn, and will return
the middle OF December for the Christmas va
cation.
MIR. and Mrs Edward Digby Baltzel, OF 1928
Rittenhouse street, sailed Wednesday last
for abroad, where they will spend several weeks
Mrs. Baltzel will be remembered as Miss Lena
Durhlng, daughter Of the Rev. Herman L.
Durhing, OF St. Martins.
The engagement of Miss Mary Grocer Page
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Louis Rodman Page,
of 2OO2 Spruce street. announced today to
j. Marechal Brown, Jr., formerly OF Baltimore
but now living in Philadelphia. Miss Page who
is better known to her friends as Polly maze
her debut three years ago. She is n sister oil
Louis Rodman Page Jr., and Edward c. rage
She is one of the most noted horsewomen in the
smart set of this city, having been unanimously
elected NJ. f. H. of the Upland Hunt club when
only 10 years old. She is related to the Grocer
family on her mothers side. Her sister MISS
Annette Page, married Caspar w. Hacker sew
eral years ago.
Mr. Brown is the of Mr.. and Mrs D.
Mareohal Brown. of Baltimore. He is gradu-
ate of Georgetown University and a member Oh
the Racquet and Merton Cricket Clubs OF this
citv. No date has been set for the wedding.
Cards have been received from Mr. and Mrs
'Tunis and Miss Hda Tuns for a tea at the
Acorn Club on Friday, November 27, from 4
until o'clock The card of Richard Tunis Is
inclosed in the invitation.
Cards have been issued by Mrs. William
McNeely, OF the Rittenhouse, for dansant at
the Rose Gardens of the Bellevue-Stratford' on
Wednesday, November 25, in honor OF her
debutante granddaughter. Miss Mary McNeely'
The cards of Mrs. George Shober and Mrs Alien
Mitchell Jr. are incosed in the invitation. MISS
NIcNeely will be assisted in receiving by MISS
Louise Lewis, of De Kalb, ILL.,; Miss Matiloa
Sargent, of Boston, MaSS.i MISS LeOnoEd "ai"'
Miss Edith walz and Miss Isabel G. Wanna
maker.
John Kay Mohr will give a supper, to be tol-
lowed by informal dancing, at the Mask and
Wig Club house the night Of December l. after
the opera, in honor of Miss Marie Louise Wans-
maker.
Word has been received that Lieutenant
Jerome Howe, of the 10th Cavalry U. s. A. is
slowly recovering from broken hip Lieu
tenant Howe was formerly Phiadelphian
and will be remembered an officer in Troop
G. N G. p, and as a member Of the Engineers
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Eugene Smith Will give
dinner, to be followed by theatre party tonight
in honor of Mrs. George Fowle, who is their
guest for several days.
Miss Phoebe Ingersoll Wilmer and Howard
Wood, Jr. will be the guests of honor at a din
ner which Miss Marion b. Wood and Clement
Biddle Wood will give tonight at their home In
Conshohocken. Miss Wilmer and Mr.. Wood Will
be married tomorrow in st. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs John Kearsey Mitchell will
leave for Baltimore the end of this week, where
they will be the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Brooke. Jr. in Green Spring Valley. Md. Mr..
and Mrs Brooke will entertain at dinner in
their honor on Monday night.