Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-24

FIFTH the opening OF the opera season to-
" night, society will formally inaugurate It's
ound Of winter saiety, for although heretofore
hs. dinners and dances lnnumerable have been
slven. they have been limited largely to the
atbutante set, the older set reserving ther
fairs until the winter Is we'll under way. And
IS the little buds themselves the occasion will
a gala one, for few Of them have had the
Ikcitement of an evening at the opera with
the accompanying suppers or dances.
SO tonight when the curtains come together
md the lights go up at the end Of the second
Bet, there will be a general scurrying on the
part of the boxholders toward the promenade
et the back OF the grand tier Of boxes, and for
delightful entrancing quarter of an horr
greetings will be exchanged and comments made
on anything and everything.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman wanamaker, who have
taken box for the ensuing season, will en-
tertaln tonight in honor of their debutante
daughter, Miss Marie Louise wanamaker
Among those who will entertain in their
boxes will be Mrs. Alexander Brinton Coke
who will have as her guests Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Brinton Coke MIR. and Mrs Charles s.
w. Packard and Judge Robert Ralston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. stotesbury will en-
tertaln Mr.. and Mrs Gerald Holsfnan and Elton
Cromwell Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mexican will
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kelso
Cassatt and Mr. and Mrs. John Sergeant New
bold
In the Thomas De witt Cuyler box will be
Mr. and Mrs Cuyler. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
w Bldde, Miss Mary Cuyler and DR., Robert
lie Conte
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Custls Harrison will
entertain a family party, including Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Emory McMichaei, Mr. and Mrs Ed
ri nd Mr. Charles
Custis Harrison, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard waln vaux, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs George
Wharton Pepper will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Frederick Lewis.
In the Samuel +. Houston box will be Miss
Margaret c. Houston. who will have her
guests Miss Gertrude H. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman s. MaclSie Charles Bddle and Ed
/ mund Thayer.
n Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Thayer will entertain,
II in honor of their daughter. Miss Emily Markoe
ID Thayer. Their other guests will be Miss Prls-
ella Bohlen, william West Frazier, Alexander
d. Thayer. Russell Thayer and Charles s.
Cheston.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. c. Drexe will have
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Denckla Mills, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Leaning Montgomery, Dr. Charles D.
Hart and Livingston Ludlow Biddle.
Mrs. Walter r. Baird of Brooknoll, Merton,
will give a matinee theatre party Wednes-
Gay afternoon December 9, in honor of Miss
( lice Chapman Thompson. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Chapman Thompson, and Miss
Jean Newbold Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Thompson. The guests will be of
tho debutante set and will include Miss Edith
H. Baily Miss Louisa Gibbons Davis, Miss
Il Miaa
Elizabeth e. wlster. Miss Hansell French
Earle. Miss Lucia Alice Warden, Miss Hope
McMichael, Miss Virginia Roberts and Miss
Frances L. stoughton.
Mrs. John Bromley, of Wayne avenue and
Hortter street, entertained yesterday in honor
of Miss Mildred Jack. The affair was a bridge
party, and the guests included Miss Ruth
Eisenhower, Miss Beatrice Flood, Miss Theo-
dora Jellett. Miss Josephine Heron, Miss Edith
Cochran. Miss Dorothy Cochran, Miss Helen
Gormley. Miss Marie Starr. Miss Eleanor Ed
monds. Miss Mildred Hughes, Miss Elizabeth
Latta, Miss Elinor Flood Miss Helen Asbury
Miss Frances Buck, Miss Gladys Paine
Mrs. Edward F. Henson, of wissahckon
avenue and Mannheim street will give a bridge |
party this afternoon in honor of her two nleces
Miss Eleanor Wunder and Miss Margaret
Burton. The guests viii include Miss Grace
Brewster, Miss Elizabeth Brewster Miss Mar
garet Perot. Miss Josephine Reeves. Miss
Marion Button, Miss Dorothy Marshall, Miss
Ruth Marshall, Miss Marie Starr, Miss Sophie
Bspham, Miss Margaretta Bspham, Miss Deb
orah Seal, Miss Nancy smyth. Miss Josephine
Hooper. Miss Helen Betz. Miss Mary Bonner
Daniel. Miss Margaret La Rue, Miss Judith
j Jennings Miss Emily Crowder
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Clothier. who have
spent the last few days in New York. viii re-
turn to their home this week,
Mr.. and Mrs, Augusta F. Puldo and their
son, who have been living for the past three
years in Paris. win arrive In this country De-
eember 10 They have taken apartments at
the st. James for the inter. Mrs Pulido
vas formerly Miss Rosi ad Betz OF this nItv