Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-12
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~ Mr and Mrs. J. Bertram bippncot Oh the
4.s,,aee of their daughter. Miss Sarah Lippin-
~, and Nicholas Blddle, son of MIR. and Mrs
-Svsyd BIddie, of this city, which took place
-. r,oht at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lippin-
~, 17is Spruce street, at Z o'clock. Great In
,sr.s, in the ceremony was evoked The ebso'
~ s,r,,,,citv and entire lack of form was so
.,s..ort from the usual fashionable weddings
~ ceremony was that prescribed by the
n-,.nds There was no music and the guests
.o seated as the bridal party filed in and up
y. centre Of the room which was divided Off in
,ono aisle. When they reached the end the
"a. and bridegroom faced the guests and seat
themselves, the bride on the left and the
ts,s.groon, on the right. They remained seated
=. .oore than five minutes and then Mr.. Biddle
- and. going to the bride, took her right
80 and repeated the marriage form. He then
-.,,,red 10 his seat and the bride arose and
..rsated the formula. After silence of some
,rns Professor Swayne of Swarthmore, gave a
short address on youth
table was brought into the room and placed
49, the Young couple On the table was long
doc,ment to which Mr. and Mrs. Biddle affixed
their names
tsaac Clothier, who is one of the elders of the
e.,i.,v of Friends, then rose and read this
aoo,rnent and addressed them as Mr.. and Mrs
p,ddle and the bridal party again filed out in
silence.
The guests we're requested to sign the docu-
msnt The marriage certificate signed by the
v,tnesses has become quite the vogue for the
,sst few years, but in most cases is only
nratty custom In the Friends ceremony, how
ever the signing of the book and the bringing
IN OF the book after the plightng of troths is an
essentially component part.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. sayen will entertain
At dinner Tuesday night before the Bal Masque
IN honor of Mrs. Sayens brother, Marshall S.
Wlnpenny. Their guests will be DIR. and Mrs.
Henry X billiard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick r.
Kirkland, Miss Anna B. Gllpin. Archibald C. v.
Wells and Livingston Fryer, of Buffalo.
Mrs. william w. Farr. accompanied by her
granddaughter. Miss Helena S. Robinson, will
leave next week for months stay at Palm
Beach, Fla. Miss Robinson will be the guest of
honor at a dinner of IA covers to be given Mon
day night by her uncle and aunt, Judge William
wilkins Carr and Mrs. Carr.
DR. and Mrs. Charles Meredith Burk, of West
Logan square, announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Eleanor Jessica Burk, and
Thomas Henry Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas e. Brown, of Wyncote, at a luncheon
given today at the Bellevue-Stratford The
guests were Mrs. Thomas E. Brown, Miss Edna
Brown, Miss Myra Atkinson, Miss Elizabeth
Williamson. Miss Margaret May, Miss Thelma
Berger Miss Lillian Cassaday Miss Eleanor
Buzby, Miss Marie Zegler Miss Evelyn Booth,
Miss Emma Burk, Mrs. William Lee Dixon, Jr.,
Miss Mildred Foster. Miss Elsa Barth, Miss
Florence Randall and Miss Maud Virgins.
Mrs. Gordon Hunter Mullin announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss Catharine
Hunter Gordon, and William Elliot Cathcart.
number of persons have arranged a sub
Icriptlon dinner, to take place at the Anchor
ase preceding the Bal Masque. They will De
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Wilbur, Mr.. and
MIS-, Richard A McNeeley Mr.. and Mrs. W.
kemble Yarrow, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Kolff, Mrs.
William R. Howell, Harry Yarrow, Harry Law
renee, Gorham Tristan. t. Deand Williams
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Hirst and Miss Eliza
heth Wilbur. who will come up from Warren
Ton for the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kinder of City avenue
entertained the members of the Guild Choir OF
Holy Trinity Church last night at a small
musical. Those present were the Rev. and
Mrs. Floyd w. Tomkins, the Rev. and Mrs. Her
bert Cone, Mrs. Frank Williamson, Mrs. B. j.
Rudderow, Mrs. John w. Townsend. Miss Grace
Allen, Miss Marie Bispham Miss Elizabeth
Elliot Miss Elizabeth Collier, the Misses Bum.
Mss Catherine Lennig. Miss Harriet Van
Baum. Miss Adelaide Flagg, Miss Fay Benne-
thpm.
The Paper Chase" a farce comedy in three
acts, will be presented by the Dramatic Club OF
ne Brown Preparatory School this evening in
ne New Century Drawing Rooms. Tho chaper-
ones are Mrs. Eugene P. Dowd. Mrs. Meredith
Jones. Mrs. John NJ. Patterson. wife OF Judge
Patterson. alumnus OF the school; Mrs.
SnareA 8. Hillman. Mrs. Robert K. Vollum.
Au Joseph Bradley Large. Mrs. Melbourne 8,
nnler' Mrs. Anna c. Rutherford. krs. Albert H.
Anlth and Mrs. David Parks Sims.
An Innovation this year will bs the dance to
y held after the play. The alumni of the school
Is taking an active interest in this years pro-
eaeron. and large attendance Is assured. The
university OF Pennsylvania section OF the
Alumni Association has engaged . large block
= seats and viii attend in body. Letters have
sAo been received from the alumni members OF
AsW York. Pittsburgh. Baltimore and many OF
~ smaller surrounding cities. signifyinE their
~tsntlen Of being present.
eeeordins to the custom OF previous years the
~ VIII be repeated at the Central Branch Y.
y A. later In the month after which ar
.r'se'nents are under consideration for several
.,oauerona in different sections Of the city for
~ pensnt OF the Emergency Aid Committee
HtAons the students who will take part in the
~ are Edward L. Reigsrt. Frank Till. Ray
7Ha Matthews, Louis Thomas Dsylin, Milton
r'sseux sehweigert, John Ruder Miller, Edith
-fseht and Kathleen q. Sweet.