Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-30
LUNCHEON AND TEA TO BE
SERVED OUTDOORS AT FAIR.
Flower-Decked Tables and Old-Fashoned Country
Dinners to Be Attractive Feature Next Saturday
at Fair for St Francis Home-Other Affairs

LUNCHEON parties will be among the
IL out Of door AFFAIRS to he enjoyed by
society folk at the alphabetical country
fair and market day which will be held
all day Saturday at ST. Francis coun-
try House for Convalescents. Darby
Many members OF the younger set as
we'll as well-known matrons. have plan
ned to entertain their friends at lunch-
con under the shade at 81. Francis, or IN
the bright sun parlor that looks out upon
the most peaceful and ideal Of country
surroundings.
In fact. everything connected with the
restaurant promises to be the largest
drawing card at the fair. Here. under
the direction of Mrs. James Mundy' as
sisted by widely known women ana py
young girls acting as Mattresses every
eatable In the way OF a delicious country
dinner to afternoon tea, served out on
the lawn after the fashion OF our Eng
lish cousins. will be attractvely ar
ranged at flower decked tables.
And then there will be the ice cream
tables where the young people VIII nave
delirhtful little gatherings. many ChIl
dren's parties will also be plahheu a. a.
these tables. for the children expect 70
have royal good time AT DaIoy uoS,od 70
saturday, when they viii be aHoWeu " W
use their spending money Tor many
things from chances on really Wonue,-
ful babv doll to visits TO the hNtlS
matched cottage, where IN l's hd'"I @ "a a,
woodland setting near TO the ereat o.u
fashioned barn, one VIII pc surp.lSSeu "
come upon n 'bit of old Ireland IN
side this quaint Irish cottage VIII De
eo,nd an old time fireplace with hanging
| kettle and beside It the "old woman anu
her man" preparing their humble n'eai. OF OF
| perhaps the visitor may happen IN Mnei,
| The ola lady is busily spinning yarn AT
her spinning wheel, while the lrlshman
| sits nearby telling yarns. Yarns, .s .las
viii make the children laugh ana holu
| the attention of the grown-ups' Aiu, W.
| to make the Irish thatch cottage ne
more realistic, few children viii Oe
sa,,,,s snrawIing on the floor, while q
wee nig's rrunt comes from corner ol
| tho room. and a COW wanders in from tht
| green lust to frighten the city folk' Ano
| Of course there will be piece OF the ,"ea "
Blarney stone for all the pretty rnaluenS
| to kiss.
r-ba IvoIla-walla Club was entertalHeS ~
AZ the home of Mr.. Ralph Robertson, %
| South 18th street, on saturday eNei'i,,s ,,s
| The cluh consists of members OF the u
| farent high schools of the CITY many y
| them prominent athletes in their respeC
| five hirh schools. The fraternal splri
existing in the high schools of this CIT!
is we'll evidenced in this club as man! man
of the members play against each olne
on the football and other teams.
The officers of the club are: President
Ralph Robertson, high jumper FOR cen
trail High: vice president, Henry Suer
len. a member of the West Philadeiphl
High Schools football team; secretary
Elmer Binns, who was a member of tn
Northeast High Schools championshi
soccer team; treasurer, James McGuckir
Many other prominent high school ath
| letes are members of this club, anon
them being Manning Wirkman, forme
Central High football and crew man
also Raymond Gardiner, captain G
Northeast's crew and a star member {
the football team. John Pairman,
Central letter man, has transferred
Northeast and is a member of the 700
ball team. Albert Walton is an athlei
at Cheltenham High, having been men
ber of the football and track teams II
two years. Harry North, Jr., was
member of the School of Pedagogy
. baseball team. Jay Bodle was a men
Der of Northeast Highs tennis team. e
wood File won his letter as n member {
( Ncrtheasts track team, while Adolp
| Voglin was a former member Of Centr;
: | Highs cross-country team. Gordon Lei
. lev, member of Central Highs socct
t team, has transferred to Northeas
l where he will try for another champion
ship soccer team.
: The members of the club spent the
y summer vacation at Wildwood whel
they took an active interest in all II