Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-01
Mr.. AND MRS WATSON X. ALCOTT
ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF SON
Mr.. Watson NJ Acott Celebrates Birthday at Ritten-
house-Mayer Suzberger Club Holds First Meet
ing Of the Season-Other Affairs

A DINNBR-DANcB was given by Mr..
"A and Mrs. Watson X. Aicott, OF Baia,
at the Rittenhouse Hotel on wednesday
evening, September %, TO celebrate the
2ist birthday OF their son. Mr.. Watson
NJ Alcott Covers were laid for 100
guests, and the decorations were most
elaborate, being gold baskets OF various
sizes and designs, filled with Killarney
roses, pink dshlias and ferns.
Standing in the midst Of the doll world
at the alphabetical county fair and mar
ket day, which will be held tomorrow at
st Francis Country House for Conva-
lescents. Darby,will be a real Daddy Long
Legs Doll. presented by none other than
Miss Ruth Chatterton. The doll, which
was obtained through the efforth OF Miss
marguerite Bgan, one OF the most en-
thusiastic members OF the Junior Auxil-
iary. is a little French beauty, dressed In
white lingerie frock embroidered In
blue, with a blue bow sporting in her
curly locks And with this doll Miss
Chatterton sent little note TO Miss
Hgan wishing every success to st. Fran
els fete.
Not far or from Miss Daddy Long
Legs will be discovered tho Goose Girl
Doll. given by Miss Marguerite Clark of
movie fame The Goose Girl Doll is
dressed in white with trimmings OF pink,
while from her arm tiny toy geese are
hung by silken ribbons. These dolls will
undoubtedly attract great deal OF at
tention at the booth. Among other dolls
at this table will be a collection OF
quantity pretty wooden dolls, which ap-
pear to dance and skip about like real
children, and still another attraction will
be a huge baby doll to be CHANGED off
cnly to be won by some delighted little
girl. This table will be in charge of
Miss Mae r. A. LOTUS, assisted by Miss
Mary G. Scheel. Miss Flabia Rockford,
Miss Margaret Mcdonald ana others.
Near the doll table will be the very at
tractive pink BOOTH where Mrs. Joseph
Il. Gallagher and Mrs. John ]. Coyle, as
sisted by Miss Margaret Horan, Miss
Magee, Miss Gertrude Webb, Miss Lucy
Call, Miss Theresa Junker, Miss Rita
Junker, Mrs. Paul Casselman, Jr., Miss
Katherine Hickey. Miss Helen Dempsey.
Miss Marie Bonner and Miss Katherine
Keenan,, will sell the most delicious OF
homemade cakes and candies. all to be
boxed In pink boxes marked "St. Francis
Country House." Pound boxes of home
made cookies. attractlvely done up in
boxes, will be among the specials at this
table. Mrs. Gallagher, who had charge
of the cake table at St. Francis first
country fair at Darby, and whose ex-
chequer then came out first expects
equally good results this year, as the
table IL more attractive than ever.
Further down the line from the cake
and doll booths will be the patients
booth, where, under the direction of Miss
Brooke and Miss Dean, will be found all
kinds OF useful and fancy articles made
by the nimble fingers of st. Francis con-
valescent patients, who have entered so
enthusiastically into the work of the
country fair That necessity is the
mother OF invention" is truly proved by
this booth, where beautifully embroidered
collar and cuff sets, luncheon sets and
handmade lace and other articles have
been fashioned out of many little pieces
Not a cent has been outlaid for mate,
rails, and yet the articles rival any to be
found at the department stores. SO en-
Enthusiastically have the women worked
that 80 busters, feather edged and hem
med by hand, were made in a single day
The Mayer sulzberger Club held their
first meeting at the home OF Miss EsteIa
Schweiger, 2S38 Cambridge street, on Sum
day night. Many important subjects
were discussed, among which were the
dances to be given on Halloween and in