Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08

Miss Martha Bunting. The guest of
honor will be Miss Shedlock. of London.
the noted writer of short stories, who
will give one of Larz Anderson's Fairy
Tales at 4:30 o'clock. The guests are asked
to be prompt, as no one will be admitted
while Miss Shedlock Is speaking.
theatre party last night included Mr..
and Mrs. John Brown, Mr.. and Mrs AL
bert GoodaI, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur b.
Colahan, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Weeks and
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Watson. Sup
per at the Bellevue-S -Stratford followed.
Cards have been received from the Plays
and Players for a musicale tomorrow
evening at $3.50 o'clock at the playroom
i3 South 18th street. The artistes who
will be heard include the pianist Baroness
Antoinette V, Eggers; Miss Gabrielle Bid
die Hopkinson, soprano, and Mr.. Emil F.
Schmidt. violinst, who will be accom-
panied by Mrs Edith Mahon and Mr..
Henry Clark. Mrs. ], p. Leigo is chair
man of the Music Committee.
Mrs. George Upton Favorite. of the
Coronado, 22d and Chestnut streets VIII
receive informally on Tuesday afternoons
from until o'clock during January. No
cards have been sent out. Mrs. Favorite
will be remembered as Miss Harriet Clay
Leaf. daughter of Mrs Edward Bowman
Leaf, of 2O27 Walnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coleman Free
man, who entertained at dinner last night
prior to the Assembly, had Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wallace Bodine, Miss Agnes NJ.
Spencer, Miss Susan Lynah Bruce. Mr..
Louis II. Rush and Mr. William Platt
Pepper as their guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Connable will
entertain at dinner at their home, Rock
Farms, Wilmington, on February 2S In
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre s. du Pont.
Mrs, William H. Donner will receive
informally on Tuesday afternoons during
January at her home. 345 South 18th
street. No cards have been sent out,
Mrs. George w. Carpenter. OF 12s South
18th street, will be at home this after
noon after o'clock.
Mrs Walter Jackson Freeman will give
a matinee theatre party, followed by tea |
at the Bellevue-Stratford. this afternoon |
i'm honor of Miss Eleanor Westcott, debu- |
tante daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Thompson |
Westcott. Mrs. Freeman and Miss Free |
man will receive informally tomorrow |
afternoon from until o'clock at their !
home, 1882 Spruce street. No cards have |
been sent out
Judge j. Whitaker Thompson and Mrs /
Thompson have closed their house at Mont |
Clare, near PhOenixville, and. with their |
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Thompson, have |
taken apartments at the Clinton for the |
winter.
Miss Loekwood's Chestnut Hill dancing
class for children had a leap-year dance
last evening at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club.
The wedding of Miss Grace Malcolm TO
Mr. Marcellus Mcdowell. Jr., will take
place quietly on Wednesday, at noon. at
Ellena street, Germantown. Owing to a
death In the brides family, the ceremony
will be witnessed by only the immediate
relatives Of the couple.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Merton chapter Daughters OF the Ameri-
the regent, Mrs. John +. Develin, $3.50
Parkside avenue, on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. BENJAMIN r. Braisted read an inter-
esting paper giving extracts from the
diary Of a Colonial girl After the busi-
ness session closed Mrs. Deyelin gave a
lea to the members Of the chapter, Miss
Helen Mcmillan and Miss Adelaide v. |
Harvey presiding. Members present in
cIuded Mrs. George j. De Armond. Mrs.
Wesley H Hoot, Mrs. Herman Wagner,
Mrs E,llwood O. Beatty. Mrs. Henrietta
Rraisted. Miss Virginia Marshall. Mrs-
s b Edmunds, Mrs s. I. Jones. Miss
Develin, Mrs. H. l.. Buck and Mrs ID. II
DeFelin.