Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-12

Mrs. W. u. Craven, Mrs. l.. H. Beardslcy
and Mrs. BARLEY s. Warner attended tho
meeting of the Delaware County Assoc ation
tog ther and sewed all day for the Red Cross
Luncheon was served at the Century club
Mrs. Charles *. Westcott had charge OF tho
The juniors of tho Century Club me, on
Monday evening in the clubhouse, and Miss
Gertrude Matthias chairman for the
evening. a discussion of current events was
held, the principal subject dealt with being
why peace should not be talked of at this
time Tea served afterward by Miss
Mabel Dalton and her committee.
Mrs. Joseph Baier. of Norwood. is spend.
ing several weeks at Camp Hancock, Ga
Her husband Is stationed there.
Mrs. Charles Shaw has just returned from
n visit to Camp Hancock. where her son,
Mr.. Taylor Shaw, is stationed. Mrs Taylor
Shaw Is now down at Camp Hancock.
Tho Oakmont TcrNis Club gave a barn
dance and country fair at the Oakmont fire
hall on Friday evening. Even If there Is
snow the tennis courts the members are
going TO gather together every once in
while during the winter for good time
Mr.. Samuel T. Coleman is president of the
club Mr.. Charles I. Hackett is vice presi-
dent; Mr.. Frank a. McMonigle is secretary
and Mr.. Arthur g. Ward treasurer. Mr..
Charles J.. Ifackett was chairman of tho
committee which ARRANGED the dance, and the
Otner members OF tnlS COnlnlttc0 were MI
Alvin Spade, Mr. Leonard Shorthand, Mr.
William Mccormick and Mr.. Harry Hesler
Miss Marjorie Carter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Il. Carter. spent the weekend
with her grandmother in Tioga.
A meeting of the Llanerch womans Club
was held on Wednesday. Miss Baer. of
Drexel Institute, gave lecture on food con-
| servation and food values. Mrs. Frank T.
| Hood and Mrs. Il. C. Rawey served tea
a Junior branch of the club has been
| formed and held its first meeting recently at
| the home of Miss Dorothy Frances Welsh.
| The officers of the club are; Miss Eleanor
| Haisal. president; Miss Sara Cooke, vice
president; Miss Dorothy Stevenson. secretary
and treasurer Mrs. II. g. Rawey, one of
the senior members. is patroness OF the club,
The girls are just as energetic as can be and
are already planning all sorts of nice things
to do. They want to give a dance during
Christmas week, the proceeds of which will
go toward buying wool for the articles they
are going to knit for the soldiers and sailors
Miss Katherine Reeves, Of Rutledge has
returned from Washington. ID. c.. where she
was visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Ii. Pratt.
4 bag sale was held in the Yeadon bor-
ough hall on Saturday. There wero big
roomy bags and smaller ones gay-hued bags
| and darker ones, and the money from their
sale will be given to the ambulance fund Of
| the Lansdowne branch Of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Albert Dutton MacDade, chairman OF
| the music committee. had charge of the pro.
| gram at the meeting of the New Century
| Club In Chester Tuesday afternoon. De.
| cembcr 4. Miss Marie Stone Langston sang,
| and Mr.. William Thunder played several
| solos on the piano The Civic Committee is
| busy selling Christmas stamps for the Red
Cross tuberculosis fund. Mrs William o.
| Howland is chairman of this committee. and
| she is assisted by Mrs. Maxwell Ocheltree
| and Mrs. John L. MacWalters.