Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

A NUMBER Of prominent women VIII
"A act as patronesses for the benefit
concert which will be glven at the Acad-
emy of Music on Monday evening for the
benefit of the Business Women's Chrls-
tian League Of Philadelphia
The artists will be Thaddeus Rich, con-
certmeister Of the Philadelphia Orches-
ira Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone-B Baseler, the
talented harpiste; Noah II Swayne' "a
the singer, and the Strawbridge & Clo-
thier Chorus.
During the Sunday campaign the league
was inaugurated with the women's meet
ings which were held twice week in
the Chambers-Wyle and Old First
Churches Miss Florencs Il. Kinney and
Miss Frances Miller began the work oil
organization, and during the summer
months ten classes of business women
held together, although they had no ofi-
cial meeting place. With the opening OF
the league last week, the FIRST club that
has ever been established In the city oE
business women and administered by
them is in operation. The board of di-
rectors is composed entirely of business
women and n few volunteer workers.
Among those interested in the atIair
are: Mrs. Elizabeth ID. Altemus, Mrs.
william w. Arnett, Miss Caroline >.
Barnes, Mrs Arthur Baty, Mrs. Edward
w Blddle, Mrs Samuel T. Bodine, Mrs.
II. Barto Brazer, Mrs. George f.
Brown, Mrs. Edward Browning, MISS
Mary A. Burnham, Mrs. Louis Semple
Clarke, Mrs Alfred G.. Clay Mrs. Isaac
H. Clothier, Mrs Morris l.. Clothier,
Mrs. william j. Clothicr. Miss Margaret
Clyde. Mrs. ]. Milton Cotton, Mrs. Nor
ris l.. Cooke, Mrs. Alexander Brinton
Coke, Miss Margaret V. Culbertson Mrs.
Frank Miles Day, Mrs. John b. DeaNer,
Mrs. Francis X. Dercum. Mrs. George H.
Earle, Jr., Mrs George W. Elktns, Jr"
Miss Gertrude Ely, DR.. Ella Is. Evcritt
Mrs. William w. Filter Mrs, STANLEY g.
Flagg Jr; Mrs. Caleb +. Fox, Mrs. VIII
lam H. Gibbons, Mrs. John w. Griobel,
Mrs Edwin c. Grice, Mrs. Rodman II.
Griscom, Mrs. John G. GroomS' Mrs
Henry S. Grove. Mrs. Samuel McC.
Hamill Mrs. Clarence l.. Harper MISS
Maudc c. Harris. Mrs. William ~
Helme, Miss May Il. Irwin, Mrs. Henry
s. Jeanes, Mrs. Alba B. Johnson Miss
Il. D. Klein, Miss Susan c. Lodge, Mrs.
William H. Long, Miss Madse Lynn
Mrs. H. Gordon McCouch, Miss Eliza-
beth C. Mccoy Miss eleanor McCracken'
Mrs. William l.. Mclean, Mrs. charles
b. McMlchacl. Miss VI. NJ. Maize, Mrs.
]. Willis Martin, Mrs. Francis T. Milne,
Miss Mary NfullineuX, Mrs Joseph =
Nen, Mrs H. S. Prentiss Nichols, Miss
Mabel Palmer, Miss Mary {, Peacock
Mrs Harold Peirce, Mrs. Charles B'
PenrOse, Mrs. George wharton IeppeT'
Mrs Francis L. Potts, Mrs. ELI X. Price,
Mrs b. f. Richardson. Mrs. George w.
B. Roberts, Mrs j. II. Scattergood. Miss
Kathryn \. Seal. Mrs. 5. c. Seymour,
Mrs W. Percy Simpson, Mrs Henry n.
Smaltz. Miss Ada NJ Spader, Mrs. John
Thompson Spencer, Mrs. Charles ).
Starr, Mrs Isaac Tatnall Starr, Mrs.
James Starr, Jr.: Mrs. Joseph n. Steele,
Mrs George II. Stephenson, Mrs. II. n.
Strawbridge, Miss Hattie l.. Taggart,
Mrs sydney Thayer Mrs. oohn Barnes
Townsend, Mrs William Penn Troth,
Jr.; Mrs. Charles S. Walton, Mrs. Will
lam Gray Warden. Jr. Miss NJ. b. War
ner, Mrs. Il. Boyd Weitzel, Mrs. Benja-
min G. Wells, Miss $. a. Westerman,
Mrs. Amanda S. White, Mrs. David E.
williams, DR.. Rachael Williams, Mrs.
Joseph r. Wilson, Mrs Jones Wister
and Mrs. II. T. Yarnall
Mr.. Thomas Burke. of 2206 North
I'd street, gave an oldfashioned stag pig
roast to a number of his friends, Thurs
day evening. The decorations were
Japanese lanterns and American colors.
The table and dining room were decorated
with corn stalks, straw and farming
implements to represent n country barn.
Favors were small china pigs. The guests
were Mr.. William Smith, Mr.. Charles
McGinty, Mr. Benjamin Rrown, Mr.
Robert Black. Mr. John Schneider, Mr.
Harry Cope, Mr.. Louis Balzer, Mr. Ben
jamin Dooiey, Mr.. George Miller. Mr.