Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-14
NANCY WYNNE SPEAKS OF VARIOUS
SMALL ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE DAY
The Three Arts Club Will Honor Mrs. Austin S. Heck
scher at Zeckwer's Academy-The Valentines
Give Large House Party

MRS. AUSTIN STEVENS HECK
1Nl sCHER, widely known for her
musical talent and as a patroness of
music in this city, will he given re-
ception this evening by members of the
Three Arts Club I'm the large rooms set
aside for entertainment at the Zeckwer
Academy, on Spruce street above 18th
street.
Mrs. Heckscher was Miss Celeste
Massey. member of the well.known
family of that name. She Is sister OF
Mrs. Henry Edward Drayton Mamie
Heckscher, her youngest daughter, is
named after Mrs. Drayton. Poor Nan
ME has been undergoing an attack of
measles in this last fortnight, which
must have been a trial to her fiance,
young Newbold.
But to return to Mrs. Heckscher
She is president of the Philadelphia
Operatic Society, which has done such
splendid work in the past, and has
written several very successful compo-
sitions A ballet composed by her was
given at the last performance of the
Operate Society after the opera Il
Pagliacci" Philadelphia musicians APP
preciate greatly Mrs. Heckscher's sup.
port i'm their various undertakings.
There will be a musical program to-
night at the reception, which is sched.
uled for $50 O'Clock.
While on the subject of the operate
Society, it's next performance will he
given in May, | understand, and will
be a decided departure from its usual
work, in that light opera will replace
grand on this one occasion, for tho pro.
duction will he a revival of Reginald
de Koven's opera of "Robin Hood"
which is one of the most tuneful and
charming of comic operas, and is quite
beyond the usual light opera in musical
value.
The performance will he given at the
Metropolitan Opera House on May II.
with the starting of the race meets
and other out.of-doors affairs. now that
spring is trying to stay with us, house
parties will be the order of the day in
society. That genial host. John Valen.
weekend party and will take their
guests to the race meet which will be
given at Erdenheim, the estate of r.
Nelson Buckley, at Chestnut Hill. Their
guests will come from New York and
Baltimore-Lurman Stewart from the
latter city-and the New Workers will
be Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Miss Ade-
laide Cannon and Pierre Lorillard, Jr.
There will be, of course, numerous
luncheons before the event, and in the
evening the usual dinner dance at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club
More convinced am 1 than ever that
Eastertide will bring to our ears sew
eral engagements in the social world.
One of the rings was purchased at Tiff
fanys, too-for didn't they 20 on to
New York together on Tuesday, and
with many a smile and blush take
taxicab from the station to Tiffany's
direct? She is certainly very charming,
and dresses in the most exquisite taste,
and, too. her debut was made not so
very long ago. She is rather tall and
rather more fair than dark, and has
quite the daintiest little hands and feet
I have seen for many a day. Prince
Charming is taller than she, naturally,
and great, strapping, out-of-doorsv
sort of fellow, with sun-bronzed hair
and the bluest eyes in the world. I'm
less I miss my guess we shall very
surely hear the news soon, and, odd
though it may seem. there will be some
who will be surprised.
The Dick McCalls, I understand, have
come back here to live, which is very
gratifying for their friends, although
1t was nice to visit them in Washing
ton. Mrs Mccall was Ellen Sellers,
who came out three years ago and was
married about this time last year to
young Dick Mccall in old st. Peters
Church, at Sd and Pine streets. The
wedding, l remember, occurred one
bright, sunshiny spring day and the
scene at st. Peters. with its funny old
fashioned high-backed pews, and where
the quaint custom of including the
beadle in the bridal cortege is still OBJ
served, was quite one of the most
charming of the season.