Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-19
RUSSIAN FETE
Prazdnk to Be Held Tonight at Bellevue-Strat-
ford-Ambassador and Wife Will Attend.

Prasdnik to Be Held Tonight at Bellevue-Strat-
ford-Ambassador and Wife Will Attend.
The Bellevue-Stratford will present a gay
scene when the Russian Prazdnlk, which means
an evening of song and dance, will be presented
tonight. Mrs. William Ellis scull, Of Lehgh-
ton Place. Overlook, has had charge of the
affair, which promises to be huge success both
financially and socially. All of the boxes have
been sold and many will be occupied by the
patronesses, who will include Mrs. Alexander w.
Biddle Miss Christine w. Bidde, Miss Con-
stance r. Beale Mrs. Daniel NJ. BarrInger, Mrs.
Archibald j, Barke, Mrs r. H. Bayard Bowie,
Mrs. Edward F. Beale Mrs. Edward Browning.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Cuyler. Mrs. Henry C. Chap
man. Mrs. Henry B. Coke, Miss Mary N. Coch
ran. Mrs, William McM. Camac, Mrs. John Cad
walader. Jr. Mrs. William w. Curtin, Mrs.
Alexander j. Cassatt, Mrs. Percy H Clark, Mrs.
Alexander Brlnton Coke Mrs. G. Dallas Dixon,
Mrs William Sruthers Ellis. Mrs. George Har-
rlson Fisher. Mrs. John r. Fell, Mrs Rodman
e. Grscom, Mrs. E. Burd Griffith Mrs. Francis
l. Gowen, Mrs. Frank T. Griswold, Mrs Samuel
+. Houston, Mrs. c. C. Harrison. Mrs. Charles
W. Henry Mrs. George Q. Horwitz Mrs. Hor-
ace Bnney Hare, Mrs. Charles E. Ingersol
H. j
son. Mrs. James Large, Mrs. Joseph Leidy, Mrs.
Ernest A. Law, Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea, Mrs.
Thomas Mexican, Mrs. James Mifain. Mrs J.
Kearsley Mitchell, Mrs. j. Willis Martin, Mrs.
Robert L. Montgomery Mrs. Randall Morgan.
Mrs ]. Franklin McFadden, Mrs. Charles e.
Penrose Mrs. George Wharton Pepper. Mrs.
William Prall Mrs. Eli X Price. Mrs. Philip
NJ Rhnelander. Mrs. C. Brnton Roberts, Mrs.
Benjamin Rush, Mrs. William Littleton Savage,
Mrs. Edgar T. Scott, Mrs. r. Marshall Scull,
Mrs, Cornelius Stevenson, Mrs. John B, Thayer.
Miss Anne Thomson, Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
Mrs. Joseph b. Townsend, Mrs John Wister,
Mrs. George d. Widener Mrs. William j. Will
cox Mrs Harrison B. Wright. Mrs. David E.
Williams.
The program win be quite unusual, and very
unique, and will be composed of choral music
by the choir of the Russian Orthodox Church
of st. Michael, Of this city, in native costume;
Cossack Dances by Russians of this city; Rus
sian national dances, by Mr., Cragofr and Miss
Alexandra de Paukwoskai Russian songs. by
Johanna " Fllipowsld, OF Lemburg. Galicia;
plastic dances. by Nine, zina Panna, of the
imperial ballet. OF Moscow; Miss Florence
Peremolnick, viollnist. and the Russian Bala-
liaka orchestra
After the entertainment Russian tea and cake
Will 10 solu III TUG iOSNi'
number of debutantes, who will be at
tired In Russian costume, will sell programs.
They win include Miss Margot Ellis Scull. Miss
Hope Truxton Beale, Miss Susan Drummer In
gersoll, Miss Ruth Coke, Miss Charlotte Rush.
Miss Aimee Hutchinson. Miss Mary Frances
Fisher, Miss CordeIia Biddle. Miss Katherine
Ashhurst Bowie and Miss Cornelia Ledy,
The Russian Ambassador and Madame Bakh-
meteff of Washington, win attend and will be
guests of Mrs. Truxtun d. BeaIe and Miss Con-
stance r. Beale, of 254 South 21st street. Be
fore the Prazdnik Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Childs DrexeI OF 18th and Locust streets, will
entertain at dinner in honor of the Ambassador
and his wife. They win also be honor guests in
Mr.. and Mrs. seuls box, and the other guests
will include Mrs Douglas Campbell of Paris;
Mrs. Horace B, Hare, Mr. and Mrs William
Prau Samuel Chew and Alfred Biddle. Mrs.
PraIl is a daughter OF the late Ambassador TO
Russia. Mr.. Lothrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langhorne Bultt Dick. OF
Chestnut Hill win entertain In their box that
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar 3. Howard Mr..
and Mrs Samuel A Grocer and Mr. and Mrs.
William Howell Ellis,
The Russian Ambassador and Madame Bakh-
meteff arrived in town last night. They win
be entertained extensively while here. Last
night Mr.. and Mrs Edward F. Bsals gave a
dinner In their honor This afternoon Mrs.
Beale and Miss Beals win entertain at tea
tomorrow Mrs. Horace Binney Hare viii give
a luncheon and Mrs. TFuxtoR d. Beale win
entertain again IN their honor.
Ihe proceeds Of the affair win b devoted
10 the Russian war sufferers.