Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

TIME latest charitable event in which
l. society is interested is the grand opera
concert and ball to be held in the gold
ballroom Of the Bellevue on Wednesday
evening February 16. in aid Of st. Rita's
Church
The affai: is being given under the
patronage OF eminent society women, ana
will be one of the most artistic events
of its kind ever presented in this city.
Subsequent to the concert there will be
a ball which will be officially opened by
an exhibition of modern dancing by Miss
Uytendale Baird the popular debutante
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Baird, and Mr. Robert Carrere, who are
recognized as two of the best exponents
of modern dancing in social circles.
Many ndted artists will appear. includ-
ing Mrs. William ]. Baird. Mrs. William
II. Greene, Mr.. Philip Warren Cooke, Mr..
David Griffin, Mr.. William ]. Baird. 9th
ers who will participate will be announced
later, One of the features of the occa-
sion will be the first local appearance In
this city of Nine. Lydia Locke. the
famous coloratura soprano. Nine. Locke
was one of the stars of Hammerstein's
London Opera House. and is regarded in
Europe as one of the great forid singers
of the day. She will be heard In the
mad scene" OF Lucia" and other sim
iidT NUMBERS. MTS. tsulIn NdnOn Will bt
the accompanlst.
A number of debutantes will sell pro-
grams. including Miss Josephine C. Ship
pen Foster. Miss olivia Gazzam, Miss
tytendale Baird, Miss Margaret A. May,
Miss Charlotte Ware and Miss Ida Ware.
Some among the patrUnesses who have
signihed their interest are Mrs. Logan NJ.
( Bullitt, Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, Mrs.
Ernest La Place. Mrs. j. Harrison Smith,
Mru In1,n f-a 81 f,er
Mrs. Joseph Parker Norris, Jr., Miss
Katherine Bregy, Mrs Edward Beecher
Finck, Miss Amelia Tower Putnam, Mrs.
Ephraim Brlce, Mrs. Florence Fox, Mrs.
Edgar NJ Dilley, Mrs. NJ. F. Brennan,
Mrs. NJ. O'Meara, Miss Emily Gallagher,
Mrs. Charles Theodore Wernwag. Mira.
j. Stanley Smith. Mrs. Nicholas Griffin,
Mrs. James E. German, Mrs. William I.
Baird, Mrs. Louis Mereto, Mrs. John
Leigo, Mrs. Samuel Williams Cooper Mrs.
| Charles d. McAvoy, Mrs. Mortimer
Brown. Mrs. D. Webster Dougherty, Mrs.
William Taylor. Mrs. F. III. McMlchan.
Mrs. William II. Greene. Mrs Charles NJ.
Bache, Mrs. William j. Ryan Mrs. A. y.
| Burke, Mrs. Charles Bingham Penrose.
Mrs. David Lewis, Mrs. Joseph NJ Gaz-
zam, Mrs. William Fielding Wilcox. Mrs.
William Dohan, Mrs. William Magoffin.
Miss Ada Weiss entertained at auction
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Thursday afternoon at her home 1907
Old York road. Those present were Miss
] Dorothy Gillette, Miss Florence Hollowell
/ Miss Josephine Talmonson. Miss Mabel
; Lohr, Miss Almeda Lehman. Miss Lillian
| Gordon, and Miss Lucille Koenig
The activities of the members of the
| Newman Club for the New Year are
! to cover wide scopes.
Z Tho recant successfuI p,rsicoI produc
! tion, THE Newman a ollies," under the
personal direction Of y. r. James s. Hughes,
I will be repeated on Thursday evening.
January a. for the benefit of the Epiph-
any Catholic Church, 11th and Jackson
| streets.
| Mr.. and Mrs. David Snyder entertained
| at their home. sos South street. last Sum-
! day, in honor of the birthday of their
! daughter, Miss Frances Snyder. a num-
| ber of new and intricate dance set steps
were executed by Miss Snyder. Mr.. Irving
! WITT, Miss Clara WITT and Mr.. Horace
! Cohen. Miss Clara Snyder and Mr..
| Horace Goldberg Mr.. Samuel Bredt, Miss
| Helen Rickln. Miss Paulin Zisman and
| Mr.. Philip Maglosby rendered solos.
| Among the guests were Miss Julia
| Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs. i. Levin, Mrs. Ida
Witz Miss Mildred Schwartz, Miss Ida
Pincus. Mr.. Benjamin Snyder, Miss
Frances WITT, Miss Mildred Snyder, Mr..
Bernard Raphaelson. Mr.. Gerson Snyder.
Miss Rose Maglosky, Mr. and Mrs.
Raphaelson, Mr.. Joseph Maglosky and
Miss Edith Maglosky.
Mrs Regina Foery. of 1870 North 61st
street, gave a freedom party in honor of
the 2lst birthday of her son, Mr.. Fred