Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-18

"a to May /. It will be given for the
benefit Of the widows, orphans and Red
Cross of the Central Powers of Europe
The Alt.markt one of the most attrac-
tive of the booths, will be in charge of
the following committee: Baroness Hitler
Won Gaertringen, chairman; Mrs. Howard
Longstreth, vice chairman; Mrs. Albert
Koerting-F'ischer, treasurer; Mrs Charles
Schmidt, secretary. They will be as
sisted by the following prominent Phila-
delphia women: Miss Agnes Duop, Bar
oness Czoernig Won Czoernhausen, Mrs
Benjamin Coates, Baroness Paula Won
Erggelet. Mrs George II. Earle, Jr., Mrs
George w. Elkins. Jr., Mrs. Caleb f.
Fox. Mrs Charles A. Fletcher, Mrs.
Charles II. Frazier, Mrs. Frank Haehn-
len, Countess Won Holnstein, Mrs Norris
Jastrow, Jr., Mrs. Philip Mertz Mrs. F.
Hurst Maier, Mrs. Robert II. Page, Miss
Page, Mrs. L. Reineke, Mrs. Richard
Rossmassler, the Misses Rossmasser,
Mrs. David Riesman, Mrs. Alfred STEM
gel. Mrs George Stible, Mrs. Wharton
stork, Mrs. Henry NJ. Watts and Mrs.
John II. Whitaker.
The booth decorations which will be
most effective and artistic are in charge
of Mr.. Phillip Merz, Mr.. Trumbauer's
head man. Mr. Merz is a well.known
architect in Philadelphia and New York.
The costumes of the committee will be
dainty peasant dresses, made of black
! and white material. On their heads they
will wear scarlet caps with large bows
at the back of the head, and the costume
will be finished by the most useful of
articles, tiny white apron. The COM
mittee of the "Alt-markt," which is Ger
man for rummage, are asking that all
! donations-and they want anything, old
or new-will be sent to Schultz & Koer-
ting Company, 18th and Thompson
streets, where a committee will receive
them. on Thursday, April 20, and Satur-
day, April %, from 10 until 5 o'clock.
With "The Swan Song" a short
sketch by Anton Tchekoff, as an APP
propriate curtain-raiser for the last per-
formance Of the season by the Plays
and Players, the charming little poeti-
cal play by Rabindranath Tagore, en-
titled "The Post Office" was presented
last night in the Little Theatre. Be-
tween the acts, Mrs. Albert Fink
Schmidt gave a number of delightful
solos.
Members of the society turned out
in goodly numbers for the performance,
and among those occupying seats in the
house were Mr.. and Mr.. Henry La
Barre Jayne, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Francis Bochman. Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
Kirk Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.
Logan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Martin
williams, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dallas
Dixon, Mrs. Walter Steel, Mrs. George
Trotter Tyler, Mrs. Yorke stevenson,
Miss worthington Mitchell, Mrs. Fred
ericlS Jost, Miss Dorothy Welsh Miss
Katherine Seeler, Mrs. George Fritz
Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Geddes,
Miss Margaret Field. Mrs. William j.
Baird. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cooper,
Mr.. Vinton Freedley, DR.. James Bah
bltt and Mr.. Leonard Lippman.
The Main Line branches of Queen
Mary's Needlework Guild are still con-
tInuing their good work, and two new
branches were formed only last week,
one under the direction of Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, of Newtown Square, and the
other under Mrs. Wilbur f. Hamilton, of
Cynwyd. There are now six branches
on the Main Line. On Wednesday last
four crates of relief supplies were
packed and sent to st. James Palace in
London--three thousand articles, in
cluding gsuze sponges, bandages, muf-
fiers, wristlets, knit socks and all man.
ner of relief supplies.
Mrs. John Harvey Gordon, of Bryn
Mawr who is the head of the Main
Line branch. has received beautifully
engraved certificate, which was sent to
her by order OF the Queen, commencing
Mrs. Gordon and the guild on their
splendid work. This has been framed
and hung in the workroom. In addition
to the relief supplies which were sent on
Wednesday, three dozen soldier kits
were sent to Captain John Harvey Cor
don's men of the Mediterranean eXpe.
dictionary corps. who are fighting in the
Far East. These kits are small bags
about IL by 10 inches. containing to-
5acco, soap, chewing gum, tooth brushes
and little comforts for the soldiers. I'm
fortunately. Captain Gordon is not able
to be with his men at present, as he is
sick in hospital In London.
The Villanova branch of Queen
Mary's Guild, which meets at the home
of Mrs. George c. Thayer every Mon
day. has sent a box of pillows. pillow
cases and sheets to Miss Mandy for her
work among the wounded French sol.
diers. The members of this branch are
Mrs. Charles Townsend, Mrs. Charles
Sinnickson, Mrs. Joseph Jeanes, Mrs.
Henry Scott, Jr., Mrs. Samuel Bodine.
Mrs. William Bodine, Mrs. Morris
Stroud. Jr., Mrs. Heatly c. Dulles, Mrs. j.
Kenton Eisenbrey Mrs. Thomas Baird.
Jr.. Mrs. John Baird, Mrs. Hubert Lloyd
Miss Roberts. Mrs. Frederick It. Sinnott.
Mrs. George F. Curwen, Mrs. L. Pack.
ard and Miss Cameron.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
The Abrahamsohn Christmas and Eas-
ter Committee of the University Hospital