Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-05

A LARGE committee of charitable
~ women, with Mrs. Elizabeth Dob
son Altemus at its head as chairman,
was early on the scene this morning
at the opening of the rummage sale,
which is to be held in the large office
on the lower floor of the Widener
Building. The sale will be given for
the benefit Of the public wards of the
jefferson Hospital, which include the
s a service department, the maternity
departrn ut, children's ward and nurses
home. You never could imagine the
lovely things they have for sale, for all
day Monday and yesterday they were
taking In the things which are to be
sold for the rest of the week. Among
the prominent women who are inter-
ested In the affair are Mrs. A. Crawford
Allison, Mrs. Franklin Baker, Jr., Mrs.
Daniel Baugh, Mrs. George w. Boyd,
Mrs. Walter Blabon, Mrs. Edward L.
Blabon, Mrs. Walter II. Bryant, Mrs.
Joseph Priestley Button, Mrs. A. Sgd
ney Carpenter, Mrs. Andrew C. Connolly,
Miss Mary Il. Converse, Mrs James B.
Coryell, Mrs. Charles e. Coke, Mrs. j.
Chalmers Da Costa, Mrs Edward p.
Davis, Mrs Francis Y. Dercum, Mrs.
Howard A. Davis, Mrs. ]. Leslie Davis,
Mrs. Frank S. Evans Mrs. ]. M. Fisher,
Mrs. Simon Gratz, Mrs. John H. Glib
bon, Miss Alice Gilpin, Mrs. Edwin 70.
Graham, Miss Gertrude Goff, Mrs. w.
u. Goodman, Jr., Mrs. Hobart A. Hare,
Mrs. Robert f. Hare, Mrs. II. e. Han
sell, Mrs. d. T.. Hebard, Miss Anna
Hinchman, Miss Christine Howe, Mrs.
Alba Il. Johnson, Mrs. D. Braden Kyle,
Mrs. +. G.. Kennedy, Jr., Mrs. Charles
NJ. Lea, Mrs. David Lewis, Mrs. Fielding
Lewis, Mrs. Horatlo Gates Lloyd, Mrs.
d. b. Vincent Lyon, Miss Anna Magee,
Mrs. Philippus w. Miller, Mrs. j. r.
McAllister, Mrs. Thomas McCrea, Miss
Mayer. Mrs. John S. Muckle, Mrs. John
Norris, Miss Mary Pierce, Mrs. James
NJ Reed, Mrs. James S. Rogers, Mrs.
Albert H. Rosengarten, Mrs. Frank
Samuels, Mrs. Edward A. Schmidt Mrs.
s. MacCuen Smith, Mrs. Hollister
Sturges, Mrs. C. T. Wernwag, Mrs. N.
Fielding Wilcox, Mrs. Edward H. We'll,
Mrs. F. Bolton Winpenny. Mrs. Rollin
II. Wilbur, Mrs. Wendell Woodward.
Entertainments for Roberta Downing
are starting in real earnest now, for her
wedding to John Chaffe, formerly of
New Orleans, but now Of Elizabeth,
N. j., will take place on Saturday In
Easter week. you know. Then Spencer's
wedding with Mae Patterson will be in
aoN NIiII hn
lonely with both chicks away from the
home nest in so short time. Anna
Mary Walthour entertained at luncheon
yesterday for Roberta and her brides
maids. Anna is to be one herself, and
the others are Katherine Ogden, Elinor
Bean Margaret Burton, Mae Patterson,
Elizabeth Sinnickson. of Salem, N. j.,
and Hope Malcolm, of New York.
Roberta came out last year and has
been n great favorite in the younger
set She was introduced at a large
dansant by her mother and was one of
the most.entertained debutantes of her
season, for Mrs. Downing has many
friends, too, and they were all anxious
TO entertain her daughter.
There were a number of cozy little
luncheons a deux at the Ritz yesterday
when I stopped for bite. Mrs
Archibald Barklie and Mrs. Frank Clyde
were lunchIng together and Mrs. Sidney
Tyler had a guest. Billy Carter and
Yale Dolan were at another table and
George and Joe Widener were having
brotherly chat.
Mrs. John Groome and Mrs. Edward
Roberts were together, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Crawford were the observed Of
all observers and many stopped and
spoke to them as they were taking their
lunch. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rodman
Page and Mrs. Marechal Brown were
also there.
There is one very interesting engage |
ment coming out about Eastertlde, and |
somehow I have an idea 1t will be quite |
q surprise to a number of persons, who |
have not, think, connected the party |
of the first part and the party OF the
second part In their minds at all; how
ever true It is. for the wee bird is very
sure OF its statement this time, as al
ways NANCY WYNNE.