Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
NANCY WYNNE TALKS ABOUT
THE VARIOUS SOCIAL, DO1Ncs
TIE ' 3AANAVOD DOOIAL IUINIIS
Mr. and Mrs Taylor Will Give Dance This Evening at
the Mask and Wig Club in Honor of Miss Hare
and Mr. Conger-Other Matters

VERY delightful party will be given
~ tonight by the Hollinshead Tay
-. for katherine Hare and Jack Con-
..r ut tho Mask and Wig clubhouse
The Taylors are related to Jack Con
ror. YOU know: his mother was q Stock
,on and Mrs, Taylor was Mary Stock
,on The engagement Of Miss Hare and
Ne Conger was announced last year.
votberlne Is the elder daughter of the
pohert Flmott Hares and a sister of
phyllis Yarrow. She has two brothers,
RENE and Emlen, and is herself an ex-
,rernely popular member of society. 1
Aoor she does quite lot of work in the
,.arious college settlements. She might
have chosen q richer man to whom to
g,ve her heart, but from all hear OF
Young Conger 1t would be hard to find
many finer, though he Is still very
vounR. 1 believe there Is some question
=, their wedding coming off soon, but
the date is not yet decided upon. There
will be about 100 guests tonight, mostly
ot the younger married set.
There will be number Of box parties
this evening, when Farrar will appear
IN MADAME Sans Gene" with Martl-
nelli. Amato and others Of the Metro
nolItan Company. Mrs. Donner, who is
90 beautiful, in fact, is one Of the most
beautiful women in the city, will enter
tain in her box. Then the John Fred
ericl Lewises will have for their
guests the Mayor and Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Tohn C. Groome, Mrs. Chancellor Eng
lIsh, Mrs. Charles E. Mather and the
Rev. David M. Steele. Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis l. Gowen will entertain in their
box for Mariana, and will give a supper
party at the Ritz afterward
Mr.. Sothern could have chosen no
more delightful vehicle than Alfred
sutro's comedy in which to make his
last appearance before the public, and
while the theatre has not been jammed
as it would most certainly be with any
mediocre musical performance, the audi
ences have been most representative.
/ saw any number of familiar faces last
night and the understanding with which
they followed the thread of comedy, tit.
tering at just the right moment, must |
have been joy to the company. Seated |
in the very front row were Mr.. and |
Mrs Biddle, "Tony" with a healthy tan |
after his trip South, then little farther |
back in the house were the "Joe" Nor |
rises, with n guest, and back of them |
Doctor and Mrs. Randall with their |
daughter, Miss Francenia, and her |
fance, young Sam Fox, and then there |
were numerous others, including Mrs. |
Matthew Semple, Miss Helen Semple,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyme Clawson and
their daughter, Margaret Clewson, Ethel
Huhn and Miss Letitia Wright.
The cooking class which was started
nearly 10 years ago on the Main Line
is still a great success. 1t was organ
ized by Mrs. Charles B. Penrose, and Is
much like the Rabbit Club for men.
Mrs. Charles Platt, Jr, and Mrs.
Phillipus Miller are two of the original
ten members. They meet every other
Tuesday throughout the year, either at
the home of one of the members or at
the Mill Dam Club. One of the mem.
bers is the caterer each time, makes
put the menu and is responsible for all
the food etc, on her day. The present
members are: Mrs. Penrose, president;
Mrs Miller. treasurer and secretary;
Mrs, George w PeDDer Mrs Adolph
Mrs. Heide Norris, Miss
Edith Howe Mrs. Thomas Newhall,
Mrs. Daniel Barringer, Mrs. Howard
Page, Mrs. Ned Page and Mrs. Thomas
-angdon Elwyn.
NANCY WYNNE.