Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
NANCY WYNNE TELLS OF BATTLE
OF FLOWERS HELD TODAY
While Country Anticipates Real Fighting, Flower
Battle Was Held on the Country Club Grounds for
Art Alliance Building

1Nu NJ the prettiest pageants for many
day was given this afternoon at
=, philadelphia Country Club, in Bala,
- the various dramatic, artistic,
,.,oal and literary clubs of the city
r,od in making the fete given for the
49, Alliance Building the most brilliant
"a colorful ever held in this city. At
o,c,ock promptly the pageant started,
.,d the battle of flowers took place be-
,yeen some of our most brilliant polo
oiovers. who, disguised as knights Of old,
sode forth on their trusty steeds and, bat
.,. ayes in hand, flung roses, vioets and
ali kinds of flowers at each other in place
:, the swords and spears used when
Kniehthood Was in Flower
Than there was a long procession
=, decorated automobiles, and the stu
dsnts OF the Academy Of the Fine Arts,
soaring smocks of every conceivable
oo,or danced the famous Academy Fling.
rha booths were mass of exquisite col.
- and the aides costumes unique and
beautiful.
Tho Dickens Fellowship aides we're
6ressed to represent characters from the
ptckens novels The Browning Society
had an Italian booth, the Emerson booth
had everything American for sale, while
.ha Women Writer'S Club conducted a
news stand.
One of the prettiest booths was that
soften I'D by the Wednesday Music Club,
which was the very smallest association
IN the whole combination. These women,
rnder the leadership of Mrs. David Lewis,
had gotten together a most attractive
French BOOTH Their colors were French
blue and white. The aides were dressed
An blue.and.white striped costumes, and
their hats were high.crowned panamas,
trimmed with blue bands. White slip
ners and blue stockings were worn with
these attractive frocks
The Matinee Musical Club was pre-
aided over by Mrs. George W. Edmonds
There were musical instruments and toys
for sale at this booth.
Among those who showed cars, for
which a prize was given, were Mrs
Joseph Leidy, Mrs. Robert Logan, Mrs.
Charles Leedom, Mrs. Roland l.. Tay.
lor, S. P. Wetherll, Mrs. Jasper Y. Brin'
ton the Three Arts Club, Browning So
ciety, Geographical Society, Mrs. Austin
g. Heckscher, Mrs. James F. Sullivan,
Miss Eleanor Chandler, Theodore N. Ely,
Mrs C. Hartman Kuhn and others, In.
cluding three machines by the Dickens
Fellowship.
The Pepper.Myers wedding was just
lovely yesterday afternoon, the weather
could not have been more ideal, and the
bride and her attendants were as pretty
as pictures. George seemed very much
at home when the wedding march was
played You see it was not the first time
he had gone through the ordeal OF walk
ing in public to the strains of the wedding
march, for two days before the wedding
they had class day exercises for the Penn
graduates, you know: and when George
was called forward to receive his little
token of brotherly affection from his
classmates the orchestra played the we'd
ding march with most unholy glee. III
Georges face was red when he marched
up away from the other end OF the seats
It was redder still when they gave him
o large dbughnut, which the class prophet
declared was the wedding ring, which,
they said, differed from the one he hao
already purchased as the knot on the
doughnut was already tied Cthe doughnut
was tied with a large red ribbon bow.
Poor George was fearfully fused and
the little bride to be. who was seated In
the audience, was a bit disgruntled her.
self, though she enjoyed the joke hugely
and to tell the truth, so did he, I'm
thinking, NANCY WYNNE.