Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
FETE HELD TODAY
IN CHESTNUT HILL
Society Shows Great Interest
in Affair at Houston Estate
for Charity.

The beautiful grounds of Drum Moir.
the Samuel f. Houston estate in Chest
nut Hill, have been fully given over to-
day to charity. Society matrons and fair
debutantes have come in great numbers
to aid St Martha's Country Home, in
Chester for the benefit of which today's
affair is being held. The affair has been
arranged by the Delta Kappa Psi, fra
ternity composed of number of young
women prominent socially.
The invitations and posters used read
as follows:
DO your weeks marketing with us!
Enter your pony in the floral parade,
and bring your dog to the fair; maybe
he will win cup! Amateur competitive
flower shop. Two cups to be awarded
Lillian Emerson. child wonder-has
danced before crowned neads-will give
two performances-do not miss It'll
Marine Band and Hertzbergs Or
chestra.
Madame ztta. worldwide famous
psychic palmist. Here's your chance!
"A great movies opportunity.
French Shop up TO its usual standard
Garden table-just what you need!
Toys, candies, etc. and plenty of fun.
Come!
COMMITTEE in charge: Mrs. Wharton
Smithers, Jr.. Miss Josephine +. Howell,
Miss Virginia Rodman, Mrs. Daniel Fl,
Farr. Miss Lalite Wilcox, Miss Margaret
c. Houston Mrs. Jesse Williamson, I'd,
chairman; Miss Gertrude II. Henry,
treasurer"
All sorts and kinds of articles are for
sale, and one of the chief attractions of
to ha w q
under the direction of Miss Kitty Brin
ton and Miss Cecile F. Howell. A large
platform has been erected and has been
much patrOnlzed.
The other booths were presided over by
the following
Miss Virginia Rodman was chairman OF
the refreshments She was assisted by
Miss Betty Welsh. Miss Lucille de Ko-
senko Miss Lorraine Disston, Miss Lucy
Grey, Miss Elsie Hirst, Miss Peggy Gra-
ham, Miss Mary Law, Miss Margaretta
Jeanes, Miss Hope Wilson, Miss Alfredo
C. Lewis. Miss Anna Lewis, Miss Mary
II. Lowering, Miss Peggy Thayer and Miss
Edith Carpenter,
Moving pictures-Miss Louisa Rawle.
Garden table in charge of Miss Anna
Ingersoll, Mrs. Arthur Brockie. chairman;
Mrs. Percy Clark, Mrs B. Franklin Pep
per, Miss Helen NJ Philler. Mrs. Charles
Platt. Sd. Mrs. David H. Farr, Mrs Mar
shall Morgan, Mrs. William p. Norris,
Miss Eleanor Pepper and Miss Miriam
Roberts.
Garden tin wagon 80 Mrs. r. Duncan
Whelen and the Misses Baker
The toy table was presided over by Miss
Elizabeth Henry, chairman; Mrs. Edgar
b. Howard. Miss Margot Scull. Miss
Agnes Hutchinson, Miss Jean N Long,
Mrs. Henry p. Brown and Miss Anna NJ.
Heckscher,
son. Jr., was chairman; Mrs. Daniel New
hall, Mrs. Wharton slnkler Jr., Mrs.
Lincoln Godfrey, Jr., Mrs, Frederic Ros-
engarten, Mrs Louis C. Madeira, Sd, and
Miss Maisie Morris.
The market tables were in charge OF
Miss Katharine Leonard, chairman;
Mrs. Alfred stengel. Miss Mary NJ.
Williams, Mrs. John c. Gilpin. Mrs. Rob
ert C. Lea, Mrs. Curtis L. Clay, Mrs.
Francis W. sinkler Mrs. f. Marshall
Scull, Mrs, George T. Lukens, Mrs. Ran
dolph F. Justice Miss Elizabeth Thomp-
son.
Candy-Miss Edith Peters. chairman;
Miss Elsie s. Stuart. Mrs Smedley d.
Butler. Mrs. Clarence Watkins, Mrs.
Louis Magill. Mrs. A. Barker Mellor.
Miss Mary Coates, DR. Hannah Morris,
Miss Ruth Coke Miss Susan b. Ingersoll,
Miss Katharine A. Bowie, Miss Mary
s. WuTts.
Fun-Mrs Howard Butcher, Jr.. chair
man: Mrs. Frederick Dunn, Mrs. David
Newhall Mrs. AbTam Tatnall. Miss Ade-
line Pepper Miss Mary Bohlen, Miss Ruth
l. Mann.
Midway-Miss Elizabeth Cheston, Miss
Sophie b, Norris Miss Anne B. Merrlek,
Miss Eliza NJ, Fox, Miss Molly Thayer
Miss Joan II. Packard, Miss Dorothy
Dsston, Mrs. Francis A. Lewis, 3D., and
the dog show, Miss Margaret Ross,
Miss Mary Glendinning, chaiFmen Miss
Ellen Glendinning, Miss GainOr Baird,
Miss Charlotte Brown, Miss Alice c.
Thompson, Mrs, George Howe, Miss
Maisie Graham