Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
NANCY WYNNE PREDICTS GAY WEEK
FOR DEBUTANTES FROM TODAY ON
Mrs Alfred Moore Will Entertain at Dance Tonight for
Miss Rachel Filter and Miss Eleanor H. Werner
Other Doings of Interest

--,,Tu the dance for Rachel Filter
w and Eleanor Werner, which will be
s,v.n tonight by Mrs. Alfred Moore,
~. ANAL debs will be busily engaged
..e,ns on TO the end of the week, for
...r-o,v there will be the Dobson ball
~. rJsa Norris, Friday night the
nauns ball for Bessie Downs and on
ss,rrdsv Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Claw
nil, give small dance for the two
shsppard girls, Carolyn and Mildred.
rorieht Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Tay-
q. r,i1l give a dinner for Corinne Free
"a, before the Moore dance. Corinne,
-, know, is the daughter OF DR.. and
,trs walter jackson Freeman and a
S..nddsuahter Of DR.. William williams
rsen. She is rather small in stature
"a has very dark hair and eyes and
hr,oht coloring, and is one of the most
..,,bfuI looking of the debutantes.
che has been busy little person this
,ear. can tell you, for her family and
,.,onds have done no end of entertain
Inc for her. She was introduced at a
large dansant at the Bellevue Stratford
IN December
The Philadelphia Junior Committee
AZ the "Orphelinat des Armees" has
cent out invitations to meet this after
roon at the home of Mrs. j. Gardner
Cassatt 14is Spruce street. Miss
schofeld and Miss Ellinor Fell will
address the guests on "The War and
the orphans of France The meeting
ls called for 4:3O o'clock. Mrs. Cas-
satt is always lady bountiful in
belping on charitable works and her
two daughters, Ellen Mary and Eu-
senia, are among the foremost in work
ing hard TO aid the poor and friend
less.
The first of the series of winter
dances will he held this evening in the
sail loft at the Navy Yard. and from
present indications it will be a gala
affair While quite q number of the
prominent officials are still stationed
At Haiti. there are nevertheless a great
many still at the local yard, and many
delightful dinners will preceie the
dance. which. by the way, will be
strictly formal. The committee in
charge includes Pay Director S. l..
Heap, u. S. N, chairman; Comman-
der f, A. Traut. l.. S. N: Lieutenant
Commander D. p. ManniX, u. S. N;
lieutenant Commander w. II. Allen.
u. S. ~; Lieutenant Commander w.
L. Littlefield. L. S. N. Lieutenant
Commander Frederick Robert Harris,
L. s. N; Captain f. Halford, u. S.
NJ. c.; Lieutenant Homer III. Nor
ton, U. S. N, and y. A. Todd,
L. S. y. Captain r. l.. Russell, u.
s. NJ commandant of the yard, and
Mrs. Russell will entertain 16 guests
at dinner before the dance; Mrs.
Alexander S. Williams. wife of Captain
Williams L. S. NJ. c., will entertain
for her guest, Miss Gertrude Pickhardt,
of New York. Her guests will include
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur Paddock Klapp,
Captain William Bryant Drake, L. S.
A., and Mrs. Drake; Mr.. and Mrs Il.
L Eyre, of West Chester, and Lieu
tenant Joe Ralph Morrison, U. S. n.
Mrs. II. l. Bearss, wife of Major
Bearss, U. s. NJ. c., who is at present
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, will also
entertain at dinner, when her guests
will include Mr. and Mrs. Louis f.
Gelssler. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollister
6turges. DIR. and Mrs. F. NJ. Weeks,
Miss Evelyn Reid and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Deisinger.
Captain F. Halford, U. s. NJ C., and
+ Mrs. Halford will also entertain before
the dance in honor of Mrs. Halford's
mother, Mrs. +. S. Long, who will be
her guest for the next 10 days. Her
other guests at dinner will include Mrs.
Engeman, of New York; Mrs. w. B.
Woodson, wife of Lieutenant Com
.mander Woodson. U. S. N, of Washing
ton, d. c.; Lieutenant Commander
Marquart, U. S. N, of Washington, d.
T.; Mr.. Frank Wilcox, of New York.
and Mr. F. r. Maxwell. With the ex-
ceptlon of Mr.. Maxwell, all the guests
WI remain with Captain and Mrs. Hal
ford
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Geiger, of 3O2
felham road, Germantown, will also
entertain al dinner at the Bellevue
suattord before the dance, and the
party will go down to the yard later.
Lieutenant Commander Guy A. Bis
sett' U. s. N, and Mrs. Bissett will give
large dinner before the dance, at their
nome 2525 South 21st street.
Mrs Thomas e. Foster will entertain
the Belleyue-Stratford before the
uAhee for her debutante daughter, Jo-
ssphlne' They will go to the Navy
i|d dance in the early part of the
evening and later go to Mrs. Moores
eAnce at the Ritz Carlton.
NANCY WYNNE.