Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-19

GEORGE w. ELK1Ns entertained at dinner
NIlast night for the board Of managers OF the
Huntington Valley Country Club, at the club
house, before the dance. His guests included
the president, John Worrel Pepper, Joseph r.
McAllister, George Harrison Frazier. Cameron
B. Buxton, Daniel B. wentz Walter L. Ross
Joseph E. widener, Robert p. Hooper, Norris
r. Boclklus, Edward B. Smith, Jay Cooke, sgd
ney Emlon Hutchinson, Theodore voorhees,
Charles e, Morgan. Henry Miller Watts, Percy
C. Madeira, James d. Merritt ALFRED G. Clay
and Caleb f. Fox
Others who entertained before the dance were
AR and Mrs. owen Osborne. who gave dinner
Of 10 covers; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph s. Bunting
entertained eight guests, and L. RIttenhouse
Miller had six guests
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Hampton Schell. Of 1872
west schoolhouse lane have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter Miss Doro-
thea schcl and Alfred Moorhead North on
Thursday January Z, In the First Presbyterian
Church, Germantown, at $50 o'clock MES
Gladys Edwards, of Carpenter street, VIII give
a bridge on Saturday afternoon, December 20
In honor Of Miss schell,
Miss Ella Brock of 2lOl Spruce street, has
had as her guest Miss Anne Williams of Green
Spring Valley. Baltimore
Mrs s. Naudan Duers dancing class held its
Christmas German last night in the Rose Gar
den of the Bellevue -stratford. The coton was
led by l.. Brook Edwards.
Society doings were somewhat on the wane
this week, as the Emergency Aid Committee
claimed the attention of all the matrons and all
the buds at the Made-in-America Fete.. Ihe
oarlv part of next week will be rather duh, So
cially for Christmastide Is, in truth, upon U.S.
and those who interested themselves in charity
last week will be apt to think that charity be-
gins at home" II their shopping is not finished
Monday evening Miss Roberta B. Downing,
daughter of Mrs Robert w. Downing. will be
guest of honor at dinner-dance that Ensign
Charles II. Mecum will give on the United
States steamship Connecticut.
Mrs Harvey L. Elkins and Miss Ethel c.
Elkins, OF 1901 Creshem road will give dinner
in honor OF Miss Mary Ballard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Ellis Ames Ballard.
Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs Edward l.
stotesbury win give dlnner-dance at the Ritz
Carlton in honor of Miss Cordella Bddle, daush-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel Biddle
and Miss Susan Bremmer Ingersol, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Charles e. Ingersoll
Miss Charlotte Rush, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Benjamin Rush, win be guest OF honor at
dinner to be followed by a theatre party given
by Dr. and Mrs Edwin Eldon Graham and
Miss May Brinton, daughter of Blnney Brinton.
will be guest of honor at theatre party, to be-
followed by supper at the Rltz-Carton, given
Shy her father.
Mrs. Halbert Powers Gillette win entertain on
Wednesday at a theatre party and tea at the
Bellevue-stratford, in honor of Miss Mary Hall
Laird, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Warren Pow
ers Laird.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower will give
costume party at their residence in homo Of
their daughter. Miss Gertrude Tower
Thursday Christmas Eve. the "debs" will
probably be busy sending and receiving gifts
rather than attending teas and various func-
tions, though Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winter
Baily will give an od-fashloned informal Christ
party at their home. "Rossevyn," STRAIT
ford. in honor of their d9ughter. Miss Mary
Wood Baily.
On Christmas Day there win be only family
AFFAIRS
Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Robinson Potter will
give dansant at the BelleYue-stratford
Saturday afternoon in honor of their niece, Miss
Margaret Berwind. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Augustus Berwind, and Mr., and Mrs.
Jacob steelman Disston. OF Norwood Hail.
Chestnut Hn will give theatre party in honor
OF Miss Pauline Disston. debutante daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Disston.
This evening, Mrs. Alexander ]. Cassatt and
her granddaughter Miss Lois B. Cassatt of
2O2 West Rittenhouse square. will be at home
from until II O'Clock. There will be dancing.
Miss Ada Lambert wetherill, Miss Virginia
Wetherlll and Miss Helen Baldwin Gleason will
so to Flushing. L. l., next Saturday to receive
at the tea which will be given for Miss Viola
MacDougall by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
pougall win give house party over New
Years Day.
ALONG TIE MAIN LINE
WAVNE-MIss Martha WaIton will sntarts{n