Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-21
NANCY WYNNE SEES SOCIETY GOING
CHURCHWARD MOST OF THE DAY
Last Days of Lent Are Spent More Thoughtfully by the
Many Persons Who Compose Society-Ths
r Afternoon Will See Seashore Exodus

MOST every one will spend some part
lVl Of the days ~ hours in church
during this last most solemn time OF
Lent, and then Easter JOY will come In
with the fitting toward the sea of
beaux and bellies, sires and DANES and
who shall say that solomon in all his
glory" was ever arrayed as will be the
participants in the Easter parade on
the great Wooden Way of Atlantic city
IF only this weather continues, and II
seems as IL II might Think of last
Easter morning, when we all awoke to
see a blanket of snow more than foot
deep in some places over the ground
still, that Is not likely to happen this
season. for Il is a whole fortnight later
than last year; about all one could have
20 fear would be an April shower. Such
old lovers of the "City by the sea as
Mrs. Jason Waters have gone down
from New York for the Easter season;
the Princess Pignatelli dAragon In
other words, Ruth Waters, is already
there with her mother, and her twin SIS
ter, Mrs. Ben Gatns, will go down later
with her father and join the family
party.
Unusual enthusiasm was aroused at
the luncheon at the Hotel Adelphia
yesterday noon by those Interested IN
the assembling of a citizens army OF
$4,000 soldiers. the chief work OF whlch
is being done by the DreNel BiddIe
"rookies." A number of well-known
women and men were in attendance ana
plans were arranged for the campaign
for the half million of dollars which IT
a. boned to raise for the cost of the
army.
MANY women have arranged to cap
tain teams who will collect the money
Several of the most ardent have already
gotten together two teams. Among the
prominent women present were Mrs
Cornelius Stevenson, Mrs. Clarence
wynne, Mrs. Daniel Hutchinson Jr''
Mrs. Joseph Steinmetz, Mrs. Langdon
Mitchell, Mrs. S. p. Snowden Mitchell'
Mrs. A. ]. Drexel Biddle, Mrs. William
Richard Taylor and others Mrs. II. T.
Stotesbury, 1t was announced, mas sig
nified her intention of becoming a MEM
her of the Executive Committee.
Is all the world going Shakespeare
crazy? 1t seems so, and yet his i'm
mortal name and fame should surely be
celebrated on this year, the tercentenary
of his death. One of the most interest
ing affairs to be given for this occasion
will be the festival which has been got
ten UP by the Philadelphia Committee
for the Shakespeare tercentenary, and
which will take place in the Academy
of Music on Friday afternoon May H.
at o'clock.
Sir Henry Beerbohm Tree will deliver
the commemorative address on Snakes
peare's Art" Mr.. David Bispham Will
sing a number of Shakespearean songs
and. best of ALL will recite "The Seven
Ages of Man." with musical accompani'
ment.
Mrs. Otis Skinner is to read Ben JON
sons "Ode," and Mr.. Alfred Noyes VINO
has written an ode specially for the ter
centenary, will read 1t at the time. Then'
besides this, a chorus of 200 women
chosen from the Mailer Symphony
chorus, under the direction of Henry
Gordon Thunder, will sing, and mem
hers of the Philadelphia Orchestra will
contribute music incidental to Shakes
peare plays.
The Fortnightly Club, which includes
10 men, will also sing Shakespeare
songs. Old English dances will, In all
probability, be given as well, If the pro-
gram does not prove too long.
Members of the General Committee
include Prof. Felix f. Schilling, chair
man; DR.. e. p. Oberholtzer, recording
secretary; Prof. Morris Jastrow, Jr,
corresponding secretary, and Mr.. j..
Howard Reber, treasurer; Mr.. Eli *.
Price, Prof. Francis B. Gummere, Mr..
Horace Howard Furness, Jr., and Mon
signor Hugh T. Henry. The chairmen
of the subcommittees are: Mrs. Otis
Skinner, Shakespearean Performances;
Mr.. John Ashhurst, Shakespeare EXhi-
bition; Mrs. w. Yorke Stevenson,
Shakespeare Memorial; Prof. j. II. PEN
ninan, Colleges and Universities; the
Rev. David NJ. Steele, Churches and
Sunday Schools; DIR. John p. CARRIER,
public and Private Schools; Mrs. II. s.
p. Nichols, Clubs and Societies; Mr..
James F. Cooke, Music; Mr.. II. La Barre
jayne, Finance. Mr.. George E. Nitzche
is manager and Mr.. Kenneth Mcgowan
has charge of the publicity.
NANCY WYNNE.