Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-02

T-1vERY one is becoming very much In
terested in the Fete des Fleurs, which
,,,,Ii he given out at the George Fales
Rakers on Friday and Saturday OF next
week. Mrs. Stewart Wurts is in charge
of the affair.
one of the big features will be coun-
trv fair, in which everything Imaginable
will be sold, and in which, also VIII be
sorlos of arnusements so that there will
he "something doing" every minute
one of the departments of the country
fair will be devoted to children and they
will be entertained with pony rides and
ether attractions. Toys and games Will
be used and sold and many novelties are
be,ne prepared to be sprung as surprise
an the Youngsters Mrs. q. Hamilton Col
Io, 10 chairman of the children's depart
ment. and has used some ideas obtained
in Vienna as part of the entertainment
planned for the youngsters.
Two departments of the affalr VIII pe
very interesting. The bazaar itself Will
be decorated In a manner which, as yet'
has not been seen in this city. Each
booth will be built to resemble the article
which is its chief attraction For In
stance the hat booth will be built to
look like bandbox. Every other oooth
will follow the same general idea, and the
whole will harmonize into beautiful pic
tire Mrs. Eli Kirk Price is chairman OF
the Decoration Committee, and Miss Doro-
thv Stewart is in charge of the work.
One Of the features of the fete will be a
"iust plain dog" show. Miss Mary Wurts,
daughter of the general chairman, VIII
have a gipsy cart, from which she ana
Rachel Fitler, Aimee Hutchinson, Helen
Ellis and Margot Scul will sell tlnware
and other household articles. Miss Ellis
and Miss Scull will sing folk songs as the
cart passes along, and quartet OF mem
bers of the Glee Club Of the University or
Pennsylvania will sing in costume. The
girls will be in peasant costumes, ana
their singing will have an accompaniment
by j. B. Stevens on the banjo.
Mrs. George G.. Ross will head the tea
tables, and will be assisted by Carolyn
Valentine, Elsie Hirst, Mary FahnestoclS,
Mildred Longstreth, Nancy Dunning'
Margaret Spencer, Jane Yeatman, Elise
Klapp, Caroline Brown, Elizabeth ROSS,
Frances Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Logan
Starr. Sarah Thomas, Evelyn Plummer,
Nancy Zimmerman and Mary Kennedy.
Mrs. William Ellis Scull's aides will in
clude Rosalie Dolan, Aimee Hutchinson
Margot Scull, Helen Ellis, Sydney Ellis
Eugenia Cassatt, Eugenia Law, Maisie
Graham, Jean Thompson, Isabel Page
Charlotte Brown, Emily Philler and Har'
ret Geyelin.
One of the departments Of the bazaar
also will be cabaret supper, with tables
surrounding the dancing pavilion. The
supper tickets can be obtained from Mrs
George Starr, Devon; Mrs. Edgar Baird
Chestnut Hill; Mrs. ]. H. Harris, Chest
nut Hill; Mrs. Churchill Williams, Ger
mantown; Mary Mitchell and Harriet Fra
zier of Jenkintown. Miss Mitchell and
Miss Frazier have been active in arrang
ing the cabaret features.
Another department will be devoted to
gardening and other activities having to
do with the soil There will be contests In
vegetables and other articles and prizes
will be awarded. Eleanor B. Hopkins is
In charge of the garden department Mrs.
Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., is helping
by obtaining entries on the Main Line
the same service in Germantown, Chest
nut Hill and Penllyn.
Dorothy Disston will be in charge of
booth of painted flowerpots. Mrs
Joseph Woolston will assist by taking
charge of the booth of fancy articles for
= the garden Miss Mary s. Montgomery
will sell garden, smocks and Eulalie Will
cox will have garden tools and baskets
The dog show is in charge OF Mrs. Ben
jamin Coates and Mrs. George Clymer
Brooke.
Henry Rittenburg and two of his artist
friends are going to supply one of the
most attractive departments of the entire
fete. They have promised to attend and
paint hats. It will be worth something
TO have a hand-painted hat from one OF
the artists, all of whom are well known
in artistic circles in this city.
The committee in charge of the entire
affair consists Of members of the boards OF
managers of the two institutions which
are to benefit. Elaborate care has been
taken in laying the plans, and the result
should be one of the most successful
events of the kind in this vicinity.
NANCY WYNNE.