Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
s|ITgNHOUSE SQUARE
clY FLOWER MARKET
FOR SWEET CHARITY
o..;otv Women Sell Posies
'Vs,riB.G ~ Rabies Hospital, Har-
rison Day Nursery and
poIvclinic Hospital Chill
dren's Ward.

s..sz of green grass VI
shrubbery, one Of the most beau-
~ ~ -. IN the city. took on new
~ II had been transformed
tauV ddition of gay parasols, fes-
.d booths and a peoplins OF Orlshtiy
N'n'' on,en into a replica of one OF
ps, r.n, flower marts that for years
ne V'" ao peculiar and delightful at
~" ohroad. 1t is the day of the
~ .s annual Flower Market.
Fs'' ss,ro that grows and that Is
and attractive was found on the
Fs Of the picturesque booths that
@p' .onare in every available loca-
nat there was much besides. Re-
,,orts of all kinds for young and old
s,.nensed from an attractive arbor
~ .or,re of the square near the foun-
.h,ch ia one of the most effective
: ,he improvements brought about
,.-oush the efforts of the Rittenhouse
ssuars Association.
,iorp the border walks numerous ponies
aortevs were at the service of tho
..unpsters, and for the sum of small
i i'me shaken. perhaps, from the tiny
ank al home, carried lnelr precious
t.-Sena as far as 18th street and back.
Ths Flower Market opened at IL o'clock
"a ,rIll be open until o'clock tonight.
y ,nnoyation this year was the serving
!, luncheon between II and 2.
uoollv lambs and pet dogs and canaries
40 m sale. and were continually ad-
,..tsd bv n throng of children who sur
,ounded the booth all day.
nsotlon pictures of the scenes In the
nara we're taken by the Stanley Com
ssnv and will be displayed at theatre
4 iris city. An exhibition of the pic
tares will be given in the near future for
! charitable purpose at the instance OF
M Charlotte Cushman Club.
Tbs Society of Little Gardens, which
tss one of the most attractive of the
s,o,hs is Offering two competitive prizes
III Il zach. one for the most beautiful
AZ m growing things and the other for
N. most attractive exhibit. A prize of
* has been offered by Thomas Robins,
u mo Locust street, for the best sker' n
!, painting made at the market and sub
nItted by student of the Pennsylvania
academy Of the Fine Arts.
The Boy Scouts, who were of great as
distance last year, again are doing not
enc good turn, dS - SpIeSCIipSu py ller
MANUAL but many.
The affair, which Is under the patron
sge Of Mayor and Mrs. Blankenburg, has
FOR It's purpose the raising of funds for
The Babies Hospital, at Wynnefield; the
Harrison Day Nursery, 18th and Ellis
worth streets; tho Polytechnic Hospital
ChIdren's Ward, 18th and Lombard
streets. and the Rttenhouse Square I'M
pfoyement Association.
For many weeks the women responsible
for the market, and they are among the
most prominent in the social and chari-
table work of the city, have been sparing
no effort to make the event this year out
shine Its brilliant predecessor of last
year
Ms ]. Willis Martin is honorary presi-
dent Of the Flower Market Association.
Thenesident and originator of the idea
IS Mrs, George Gordon Meade Large.
Ifs. Ell Kirk Price is the secretary and
hrs Thomas Langdon Elwyn the treas
HeF
The various departments and their
nanagers and aides are:
Refreshments-Mrs. VIM. j. Clothier
lfs VIM. d. Grange and Mrs. Herbert
Clark; aides, Mrs. ]. Shipley Dixon, Miss
Anna Ingersoll, Miss Margaret Dunlap,
alss Susan Bruce, Miss Catherine
spsneer Miller, 3d. Miss Margaret Ban
hard Miss Margaret C. Fox, Miss Ed
hlna Bruner. Mrs. Wharton Cookman.
hiss Cecile Howell, Miss Charlotte Balm,
Yrs Morris L. Parrish, Miss Marion
Grant, Miss Catharine Hare, Miss Mary
louise Wanamaker, Miss Mary Brown
harburton. Miss Lois Cassatt, Miss Mary
Alice Clay, Miss Theodate l.. Baily, Mrs.
Matthew Baird, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Car
Ire
Eafsatt Mrs. A. j. Dallas Dixon, Jr.,
lIrs. VIM. NJ. Elkins. Mrs. ]. Fl. Jopson,
~ George p. Muller. Mrs. Jay f.
Sehamberg, Mrs. Harold A. Sands, Mrs.
Walter Clothier, Mrs. William r. Nichol-
ON. Mrs Joseph +. Page. 3d. Mrs. Harry
: Potter. Mrs. David Riesman, Mrs. S.
anon Miller, Mrs. George II. Tyler. Mrs.
barry G. Thayer, Mrs. Christian A.
hagen, Mrs. Samuel r. Hamill and Miss
BEATRICE Howell.
Lemonade and Ice cream cones-Mrs. D.
% laden Kyle; aides, Mrs Edwin E.
efaham, Mrs. Charles W. Baily, Mrs.
asorge G.. HorwltZ, Miss Eleanor New
~ Mrs. John II. Gibbon, Mrs. Francis
= Packard, Mrs. Walter G.. Roper and
aiIA Robert Won Moschzisker. I'll
osner committees in charge of booths
cut flowers and orchids-Mrs. Charlie
aAgne Tower.
Pants and flowers "de luxe"-Mrs. Sid
n9 h Keith, Mrs. Charles S. w. |
fsekard and Mrs. John W. Pepper.
slse and Decent pIants-AIiss Letitia |
Z esselm, Mrs. William j. Clothler, Mrs. |
salaner Cassatt, Mrs, Fitz-Eugene Dixon, |
lssIs Harold Sands, Miss Eleanor B. Hop |
s,lasi Miss Elsie L. Hopkins and Miss |
AlaFgaret Houston.
baskets. all varieties - Mrs. Francis |
'ans wainwright, Mrs, Stacy Lloyd and |
- CHARLES r. Wood.
fresh yegetables-Mrs. John Hollings- |
Harden hats, aprons and implements
szteen Club of Philadelphia, Mrs. Charles
s : goAe, Mrs. w. w. Frazier. Jr., Mrs. |
Hsfles Platt. Sd, Mrs Marshall Scull, |
siz George Willing. Jr., Mrs. Joseph S.
- Miss Gertrude Ely, Mrs. Robert |
ssaaennlng,
a'edow boxes-society for Little Gar
Miss Frances Clark.
e-Mrs. Howard Pancoast. Mrs.
-'''se pigeons, doves, pigs and pup
-, MRS Thomas Mexican, Mrs. Robert |
Csssatt, Mrs. Robert L. Mont
=. wers and plants. gardeners booth
IS iaoraee Sellers. Mrs. David Williams,
nsnfy s. Jeanes., Mrs. Charles A.
~ e Mrs. William MeCawley.
s.. ers and plants, ''The Weeders''-
- anne E. caheen. Miss Catharine
lsss MISS Esther Lloyd. Mrs. Randall
, ~, Mrs. j. Howard Rhoades, Mrs.
=, eggs and butter-AIrs BENJAMIN
E. Iazier, Mrs. Stanley G. Flagg, Jr.,
= Henry Howard Ellison.
IS IN ana pony rides for children
Thomas Ashton.
s. Fiss alaes-The Misses Barbara BEN
ssaors = q, bryant, Elizabeth Grif1th,