Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
| &,l5sS1'.EvTERT0NNAENTS'

hospital. The affaJr this June VIII be in
celebration Of the 25th anniversary Of tho
/ founding OF the Institution. There VIII be
rustic booths for the sale OF homemade
[ candy cakes. fancy articles, cut flowers
/ and plants a fsh pond In charge OF the
/ Junior Aids and a tent for fortune telling.
| From to ; o'clock the anniversary exor-
| cises will he held. with the Rev. James
I b Halsey. chairman, ex-officio Of the
| board of managers, and Dr. Barton Cook
Hlrst as the principal speakers Supper
viii be served at 8 o'clock. The fete will
be in charge Of Mrs. George A. Bostwick,
president OF the Ladies' Aid Mrs NJ.
Howard Fussell. vice president; MRS.
George McEeown, secretary; Miss Mar
saret u. Bostwick, treasurer; Mrs. j.
Vaughn Merrick, Mrs David E. Williams,
Mrs. John Thompson Littewood, Mrs.
Reuben Henworthy Mrs. George clay
Bowker. Mrs oliver s. Keely, Mrs.
Nathan l.. Jones, Mrs. Robert II. Hays,
Mrs. Robert Hey, Mrs. Wilbur +. HAM
ilton Mrs. Robert E. Dennlson, Mrs,
Lawrence SlmcoX, Mrs, william II. Staf-
ford, Mrs. clinton j. Stafford, Mrs Jo-
seph c. Morris Mrs. John r. L. Nor
ris, Mrs. William q. Lawton. Mrs Will
lam II. Lush. Mrs John j. Foulkrod. Jr..
Mrs. Edmund keely. Mrs. Levi Hart,
Mrs. Charles Ganger, Mrs. Alfred A.
Deishton, Mrs Robert L. Entwisle Mrs
c. c, A, Bald. Mrs. John II. Dearnley,
Mrs. r, J.. Cuthbertson Mrs. Il. l.. Cas-
tleman. Miss Cathnrine Conway, Mrs w.
j. Beatty, Mrs. G. r. Moore. Mrs Charles
NJ stout Mrs. !. c. Wobensmith, Mrs.
c. f. Wood, Mrs. j. I Nicholas Mrs T.
+. Mower Mrs. William Stafford Mrs.
w. Worrnll Wagner, Miss 5. w. Wag-
ner, Miss Mary Kurtz. Miss Nettie
kurtz. Mrs j. V. Kelly and Mrs Samuel
Birksmire. They will be assisted by Miss
Elizabeth Mckeown. Miss Ellen Scho-
field, Miss Edith Jones, Miss Pauline
Sweeten. Miss Clara Springer Miss Mar
ian Preston, Miss Marian Erwin. Miss
Eleanor Erwin, Miss Mildred Holt, Miss
Kathryn Keely, Miss Hazel Birkmlre,
Miss Ethel Cope, Miss Gladys Howe. Miss
Helen Sweeten, Miss Frances Snyder,
Miss Dorothy Martin, Miss Lucy Bost-
wick, Miss Edith Mellerish Miss Bertha
Christensen, Miss Millcent Halsey, Miss
Margaret jackson, Miss Marian Neill.
Miss Elizabeth Hey, Miss Mary Grinrod,
Miss Dorothy Hendren, Miss Ethel Metz
ler Miss Jean Phillips, Miss Alma Brom-
ley, Miss Irene Dearnley, Miss Marian
Townsend, Miss Mildred Springer and
Miss Sarah Young.
The hospital was founded by the late
j. Vaughn Merrick and his wife, Mary
Wagner Merrick, as a memorial to their
parents and was called Memorial Hos.
pital and House of Mercy of st. Tim
othy's Church, Roxborough." 1t was
opened in the Wagner homestead at tho
corner of Ridge and jamestown avenues,
and has grown into the present large in
stitution.
Under the auspices OF the Philadelphia
Mothers Club IAN Afternoon in the
Country" will he given at the home OF
Mrs. Robert White Steel today. Mrs.
Steel is chairman of the Public Work
Committee of the club and the enter
tanment is for the benefit of the baby
saving work during the summer Thers
will be n sale of homemade cake, candy
and Ice cream and tables for bridge and
800" The hostess will be assisted ny
Mrs. j. Earl Wagner president OF tho
association; Mrs. Louis Nearing, first
vice president; Mrs. f. j. Cummings, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. William Forbes.
recording secretary Mrs. Oehrle corre-
spending secretary: Mrs. George Wheeler,
treasurer; Mrs. Evan Ellis. Mrs. VIII Liam
Lowry Mrs. Wood, Mrs Kline, Mrs II
l.. Merkle. Mrs, Wilson Brown and Mis-
T. r. Rafferty,.