Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Women's Club News

A busy season is going on Just now al
the women's clubhouses, for Christmas
brings many charitable duties. Various
social activities have been planned, too
and this weeks calendar reads like
| whirl of gaiety.
The regular New Years reception at
! the Philomusan Club, 1894 Walnut street,
will be held Saturday, from to p. m.
| The executive board and officers of the
| club, with Mrs. L. Howard Weatherly,
! will receive. Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold
| Stokowsk are expected as guests of
1 honor
The chldren's play, "once Upon a
| Christmas Time" by Carolyn Wells, will
/ be presented at the clubhouse tomorrow
| at 2:SO p. IN. Mrs. Edward Benders will
| be chairman of the performance. Mrs.
| Lucy w. Wilson, principal of the South
Philadelphia High School for Girls, will
be the guest of honor at a New Years
reception at the New Century Club. 124
South 18th street. Saturday afternoon.
The executive board and officers will re-
ceive. The American Civic Association
meets at the New Willard, in Washing
ton, this morning, the first greeting from
civic organizations will be made on be-
half of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs by Mrs. Percy V. Penny
packer. The National Municipal League
will he represented by Clinton Rogers
Woodruff, Of Philadelphia. other asso-
Citations represented will include the
American Forestry Association, the Ma
tional Congerence on City Planning and
the Ontario Horticultural Association
"Our National Parks" is the topic for
the meeting this evening, when among
other questions discussed will be Nat
ional Parks and Preparedness" by Enos
Mills, of Colorado; women and Wood
craft" by Mrs ]. d. Sherman chairman
of conservation in the general federation
Al hD1 n M Ttaor t-o0 1,,-
j. Horace MacFarland, and "a National
Park Service" by Richard B. Watrous.
Reports will be made Wednesday morn
ing, when Mrs. Imogene oakley will pre-
sent the noise nuisance record and Mrs.
Elmer Il. Black, of New York, will speak
on markets. Miss Margaret Wilson will
preside at the session of Wednesday after
noon, when schools as Community Cen
tres will be the topic. The speakers will
be Il. j. Ward, University Of Wisconsin:
Or. Charles Il. North. of New York's Pub
lie Health Bureau; Raymond T.. Crist,
deputy commissioner of the Naturalization
Bureau, Washington, and Miss zona Gale,
Portage, Wisconsin.
joint session with the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress is arranged
for Thursday morning. "City Planning
is the topic, with Surgeon General William
G. Braisted, U. S. N. presiding.
Better Industrial Housing is the sub
Ject for Thursday afternoon Among the
speakers will be DR.. Caroline Hedger, of
the National Americanizaton Committee,
who will describe Planning for Mush- |
room Industries" Country Planning"
and Planning for the Small Town" will |
be discussed at the closing sessions.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock the |
Woman's Club of Media will consider
The Development of the Drama" as |
described by Mrs. Joseph p. Comcgys. |
Maestro L. schmitt Fabri will give dra-
matte music. Informal tea will follow.
a children's Christmas party will be |
given today at the New Century Club,
Chester The program is in charge of |
Mrs. John l.. MacWatters. A business
meeting of the civic department will be
held Friday at $780, Mrs. w. o. Rowland,
chairman.
THE Spirit OF Hospitality" will be the
topic in the Present Day Club of Lam
caster at its meeting Friday, with dis
cussion led by Mrs. Livingstone and Miss
Sener Current events will be presented
by Mrs. NJ. b. Herr
The third anniversary party will be
given by the Woman's Club of Elkton
next Friday reception at p. m. will
be followed by an entertainment in charge
IF the Music and Hospitality Committee !
The Hathaway Shakespeare Club con-
inues the study of Longfellow's Transla-
ion of Dantes Divine Comedy at its
Meeting on Friday afternoon.
The West Philadelphia Junior Shake
ipeare Club, meeting with Mrs. Fuller at
'io2 Barring street next Wednesday after
noon, will study Miltons "Masque of
Comus," Miss McIlvain leading This
club, founded in 1898. is among the oldest
literary clubs in the city.
Only the Membership Committee of the
civic Club is scheduled to meet this week,
IN Friday at II a. IN.