Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-26
NANCY WYNNE is INTERESTED I'M
LARGE AFFAIR IN GERMANro,n,nr
vrnon Park the Beautiful Old Wiser House and pooo
to Be Used This Afternoon and Evening for the
Benefit of Worthy Charities

,v deliehtful affair will be the
A .t,, Garden fete to be held this
e.,noon on the famous Wister estate at
fss.r park" Germantown, The thing
-, see there are so many worthy
,,,as and there is only one May and
!. sanh year. and there you have
sp's .on why there is so much of this
- thing going on this very minute.
.,town started things this year by
,s,ne the first of the out-of-doors fetes
~ penberton Place on the 9Th of
Today's doings are under the
s..irmanship of Miss Margaret Meller,
i IN the governing board of the
,s.ahioI,on Boys Club, and Mrs. Alexis
pont Smith, who is on the board of
horton street Day Nursery, and 1t is
y ,bose two charities that the affair to.
~ & being given. There are to be all
-. of excitements. Pony rides and
80 .'ssav rides for the kiddies and toys of
y y .,nds of descriptions will be sold by
-. Arthur Haines and number of able
tssistants.
~. NJ the most notable features will
!. ,ho tea garden, which will be run by
~. Herbert Wetherill and Mrs. Fred.
L,t Martyn Dunn. In this wondrous
s,,o snace a cabaret show will be a
latter of interest during the afternoon
so,rs from 4 until 6 o'clock, when there
.-u be dancing, violin playing, singing
..d various other entertainment for the
,.,.ctation of the patrons thereof. Mrs.
eavard Melor will preside over the coun-
~ store and Mrs. Ben Shoemaker will
t.va a beautiful flower booth. Another
10Th for flowers and seeds will be un-
A. the efficient care of Mrs. William
rswball Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Helmar,
rh,ls still another will be run by Mrs.
virgins and Miss Cadbury.
,cs cream cones, which are the latest
,aze for young and old and middle.sized,
viii be dispensed by Miss Dorothea Emlen
and her charming bevy of aides, while
Miss Anna Johnson and Mrs. Harold
Evans will sell lemonade and other soft
drinks. Miss Margaret Hathaway will
have booth for the sale of cake and
candy.
Among other persons interested are
Mrs Shippen Lewis, Mrs. John Cope,
Mrs, Edwin Comfort, Mrs. George Emlen,
Jr., Mrs. Ellis Lea, Mrs, James M Young,
Miss Frederick Lewis, Mrs. Livingstone
Jones' Mrs. NJ. C. Kimber Mrs. Francis
|, Bacon, Mrs. Edward Walton Smith,
Mrs. Raoul e. Helmar Miss Margaret
Cope, Mrs. Francis r. Strawbridge, Mrs.
Charles r. Day, Mrs. John T. Emlen, Mrs.
william E. Cadbury, Miss Susan Roberts,
Miss Emma Allen, Miss Helen Snowden,
Mr. Walter T. Moore, Mr.. John 7. EN-
len Mr. Stanley r. Arnold, Mr.. Robert D. |
Dripps and Mr.. Walter Mellor.
Well, the cutest wee bird I ever saw |
5 this minute sitting up fiat against the |
him Of a lemon-colored straw hat above |
be forehead of one of the most attractive
yOung matrons you ever saw, and, what |
b more, he is parrot Everywhere Mrs. |
Lady and Polly go every one wants to
know, where did you get that lamb of
q parrot?" and then she tells them. my
dear, went to luncheon a few weeks
ago and Mrs. G. had the cutest place
cards. On each one was fastened a wee
bird, feathers and all, and I just fell in
love with mine. So I unstuck him from
the card and upstuck him on my hat, and
now we go around everywhere together
and have a wonderful time. He really is
. scrumptuous birdie, so tiny and such
darling wee feathers, all smooth and soft
and shiny, isn't he, and he never pecks at
all" So II you meet the lady and the
Polly you will know him after this.
Little Miss Polly Thayer, the daughter
Of Mrs, John B. Thayer, and who has
such decided musical talent, got up
musicale at her home out at Haverford
Yesterday afternoon. Little Miss Polly
bot only played herself, but asked several
II her little friends to help her, and gave
delightful party altogether. OF course,
Aer mother and many of her friends were
invited, and every one had a splendid
lime. NANCY WYNNE.