Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-06

~ IN the rendition Of Reginald
" go , robin Hood" on Thursday
ness 0,say nights of next week by the
s'a : y. =, society Of this city. Usually
s,.,v has only produced grand
p -. q has seen fit to diverge from
and certainly robin Hood"
GU. sa,d 70 be one of the most de-
~ the modern comic operas.
as'ts. -, performance will be conducted
ne Koven himself. After the
lance %' that night a supper will
Fs'v- AZ the Ritz-Carlton for Mr..
a Mrs. De Koven.
~aa,ber Of prominent persons have
soxes. among them Mr. and Mrs.
~. ..nurv Mr.. and Mrs George Quin-
ss,s .'ss tturwitz, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
s's f,snsselaer, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
! ! Mics Mary X. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Py.d r. Houston, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
I'M. s.sls Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland L.
Hslor ia Mr.. Lyman Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
as,rre H. Frazier, Mr.. Charles. F.
s.rsr -, Mr.. Louis Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs.
-. nrgbbel. Mr.. Clement Buckley
~s.tA Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Emlen
s...hod Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton Var
..u Miss Nina Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
I Grove Mrs. William L. Mclean, Mrs.
s.sa,val bakersfield, Mrs. Phillips Jen-
~ Mrs. Henry A. Nassau, Mr.. and
~ Samuel Castner, Jr., Mr.. Edward
h.naare Mr.. John Luther Long, Mr..
"a Mrs. Wassili Leps, Mr.. and Mrs.
n.,,nald De Koven, Mr.. Charles f,
a,hr,bener, Mrs. Austin Stevens Heck
.shsr and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
enlth: in other words, the Mayor and
Al wife will also be there.
Mrs Heckscher has done much for
~ society since she was made Its
,rxs,dent and her unfailing interest has
asaed much to It's success financially
a veil as rnusically.
Every day I hear more and more Of
tke wonderful time the younger set had
Il ,he stotesburys' dance on Wednes.
day night. AS we have all heard, they
hsd Maurice and Miss Walton on from
Nsw York to give exhibition dancing
md the guests were simply delighted,
sud applsuded with such enthusiasm
itat Maurice became very generous and
announced that he would dance with
some OF the girls present and pro-
ceeded to announce the names out loud.
ne danced first with Isabel Page, and
then Margaret Berwind, Marguerite
caperton and Hope Cromwell had their
turns together with several others,
shie Miss Walton was equally gracious
IN dancing with the men. though some
how the men did not show up as we'll
as did the girls in the exhibition. 1t
Vas pretty trying though. one must
admit. so 1t would not be fair to say
who dance better. the girls or men of
Philadelphia. Personally think they
are about evenly matched, and most of
Ghsm pretty good at that.
Ediih Baily will entertain tonight at
: small dance and supper for her two
cousins. Frances Baily and Molly Baily,
and their respective fiances, Joe Keen
md Brewster Koons. Frances and
alully are not sisters, but first cousins.
frances came out three seasons ago
ana Molly two years past. The dance
FallDe given at Edith's house, Cloverly,
zfainore, and of course Frances mother,
hfs Harry Baily, and Molly's mother.
afs. Charles Baily. will assist in receive
lng the guests, as we'll as Mrs. Hastings
nd Mrs. Coates. Edith's two sisters.
Molly Thayer, one of the very pret-
nsst OF the past seasons buds, will be
sYsn dinner-dance this evening by
asr uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. T. VIII
on sharpless, at their home in Chestnut
mn Molly's mother was one of the
pnons, sister OF Mrs. Sharpless, Mrs.
arthur Newbold, Mrs. Linton Landreth,
afs. Percy Heating, George Dallas
Di1on, A. ]. Dallas Dixon. Tom Dixon
ma Mrs Francis ]. Alison. Besides all
'hese aunts and uncles she has no fewer
man nve brothers and she is not one
y spoiled, just sweet charming girl;
'na 'ne best thing is that most persons
saiiIe now charming she Is. and SO
= mas had a correspondingly good
ine this, her first year. III
NANCY wYNNE.,