Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-03

CoCIETY is interested in the enter.
~ tainment for ST. Nicholas Day MUIR
sery which will be given at Horticultu.
raj Hall today A number of women
have taken card tables for the after
noon, and the evening from 8 o'clock
on will be devoted to dancing. After
this affair there will be very little more
entertaining while Lent Is with us, as
with the more solemn weeks of that
season coming closer. If any entertain
ing is done it is only of an informal
kind and hardly spoken Of
Today's affair will doubtless be very
successful, as a number Of prominent
women are interested in the day nur-
sery. It's for the small colored kiddies.
you know, and they are too cunning
for words. If you stop in there to see
them, all spandy, clean and happy and
interested in their little games; and
then the wee mites in long clothes, YOU
want to stay and play with them. Mrs.
Charles Howell Is president Of the Day
Nursery and has very able board of
managers
The final meeting of Mrs Hutchison
Scott's Supper club was held on Satur.
day night i'm the ballroom Of the Belle.
vue.Stratford and was it's usual success.
These supper club dances. which were
inaugurated by Mrs Scott this year,
have proved to be among the most pop.
ular affairs of the season. They are de-
lightfully informal and exclusive as
we'll and so many people go. On Satur.
day night there were nearly 300 there
and it was quite delightful The Meyer
Davis Orchestra was on the tapis, or the
stage rather, for they played there in
stead of on the floor And they are
splendid
Miss Grace Field, Of New York. gave
four exhibition dances with great skill.
She was extremely graceful and light as
n feather, and did the skating waltz
gowned in the cutest white frock, with
collar, toque and tiny muff of ermine.
The management has shown decided
tact in the choice of artists for the vari.
Gus meetings of the Grub. Each dancer
has been totally different from those be-
fore. 1t is delightful to know that an
extra dance Is to he given by the man
agement on April 80 for the members
of both series That night will see the
last performance of the Mask and Wig
play, so there will probably be numerous
box parties to so over to the supper club
afterward.
Some among those there on Saturday
night were Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Warden.
who were chaperoning Agnes Brockie's
party agnes is Mrs Wardens eldest
daughter). Sarah Franklin was with
them and looked perfectly sweet in a
frock of white silk. Mrs. Jimmie Potter
was very smart in dark blue chiffon
cent bride was Mrs. Eddie Dale. who
wore her wedding dress, and Gabrielle
HopFlnson, with her fiance. was enter
tanned by the Samuel Woodwards.
The Sidney Brooks had party of six,
and as usual the Alfred Noriises had six
guests, Dorothy having returned from
New York, where she had been for IA day
or two. Anne Spencer was with her
sister. Mrs. Charlie Potter
The Harry Thayers had party of
nine guests and the Samuel Reeves en-
tertained seven. Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Taylor had ten guests, among whom
were the Rowland Foulkes, Miss Mary
Coates and Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Dunn.
Others there were Katherine Ogden,
Betty Scott, Mrs. Sam Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Marechal Brown, Sam Chew,
Billy I.ongstreth. the p. F. Rothermel,
3ds, Billy Rowland, Mr., and Mrs. How
ard Lewis, the Spencer Millers, Billy
McAleer, Hall Heddington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Cassatt, Miss Frances Clark,
Harry Hodge, Drew Wheeler and the
two Wheeler men, Walter and Arthur,
Who came down from the Russian Bal
let; Mr., Theodore Grayson, the Billy
Huhns. Alfred Hansell, the c. C. Fit
lers, Heath Barnard and the Richard G.
Woods. NANCY WYNNE.