Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
Christmas Entertainments
Occupy Women's Clubs

Problems in Education, Old and New,
will be the subject of Mr., Earl Barnes
talk at the New Century Club this after.
noon After this an informal discussion
by members Of the class will follow.
on Friday evening OF this week an ad.
dress will be made before the Woman
Club OF Media. at S o'clock, by Dr.
! Thomas w jackson, on american Sanl-
| tary Efforts in Serbia in 1915" This club
is very busy arranging a play, THE Suf-
! fragettc Baby to be given by members
| on Wednesday afternoon, December 10,
4 Mrs. Joseph r. Comegys is in charge OF
the AFFAIR, and the proceeds will be de-
voted to charity.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 the Music
Committee of the New Century Club an
nounces a recital by Miss Dorothea Thul-
len, Of this city. The program includes n
number of folksongs OF our English, Ger
man and American origin. The accom-
PIANIST will be Miss Dorothy Joline. The
club chorus will rehcarse every Thursday
at noon, under the direction of Miss
Martha Barry An address by Walter
Prichard Eaton. of Stockbridgc, Mass.
who will speak on Dramatic Criticism
will be given on Wednesday afternoon.
on Saturday Of this week a talk on the
"1:thics Of Preparedness" will be given
before the Society of Modern Occultism
by Mr.. Alfred Martin. These lectures
have created n stir in the public interest
and the series is open to the public.
This afternoon at tho stated meet
ing of the Philomusian Club Will be
held as usual. Mrs. B. +, Richards,
president will receive, assisted by Miss
Helen Varick Boswell Mrs. I. II, O'Harra,
Mrs. a. w Eshner, Mrs. Edgar Marburg,
Mrs Marshall T. Smith, Miss Maude b.
Hansch and Mrs Henry y. Jump. An
address by Miss Boswell will follow. Miss
Boswell is chairman of Political Science
Of the General Federation Of Womcn's s
cubs, and acting chairman of the De-
partmCnt Of Education. She was sent by
former President TAFT to Panama for the
purpose of organizing women's clubs
among the wives Of officials and others
interested in the work.
on Thursday afternoon Mrs. !. II.
O'Harra. chairman of the Education
Committee of the Philomusian Club. an
nouncrs an important meeting. First an
address by DIR. Louis Naushaum, AS
sociatc Superintendent of Schools, will he
given. Doctor Naushaum's subject Will
he Continuation schools" Mrs. II. II.
Birncy and Mrs Wendell Reber will
direct the discussion, followed by singing
by the Glee Club of the West Philadelphia
High School. At Dir. Lucy l.. w. VIII
son, new principal of the Girls southern
High School. will be introduced by br,
G NJ. Philips, principal of the West
Chester state Normal school; Miss
Catherine PunChcOn, DIR. Parkc Schock,
Mrs G. G. Tndal Miss Frances, of the
New Century Club. and Mrs. Edward
Biddlc. of the civic club. Refreshments
will follow.
At the stated meeting Of the Century
Club of Lansdowne this afternoon talk
on modern poetry will be given by Mrs
Thomas q. Cooper Readings from the
Happy Prince" by Miss Ella Bucher and
a social hour will follow.
The Plastic club will hold its regular
Wednesday Afternoon meeting tomorrow
at D. IN. Miss Elizabeth McCloskey
will be assisted by n chorus of II yodng
women In song recital. Informal tea will
follow at which Miss Mary Mcclellan
will preside.
An illustrated lecture on David Ritten-
house will be given by Or. Maurice J.
Babb before the Woman's Club of Ard
more this Friday evening at S. Husbands
and friends of members are Invited to
attend, The Educational Committee Is
in charge OF the affair.
The Mount Airy Literary Club will dis
cuss "Sir Richard Steele. the Father, and
Steele as an Essayist and Dramatist" at
its regular Thursday morning meeting
this week.