Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
LUNCHEON FOLLOWED BY O llEDl
Engagement Announced in North PHILADELPHIA
Entertainment Next Monday Evening for the
Work of Comfort League

FTNHE few Informal social affairs each week
j give Just enough variety to relieve the
great stress of war work for the Red Cross
Society and the Emergency Aid. Women
endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy
much, but they also suffer much and must
have some relaxation. In no city in the
Union have the women been more generous
both with time and money than In Philadei-
pha. Among the entertainments opening the
month was the luncheon. followed by cards.
given on Monday by Mrs Robert Foster at
her home, 2Si6 North Broad street. Her
guests were members of her bridge club and
included Mrs John Moore, Mrs. William
Stevenson. Mrs Harry Painter. Mrs. Alfred
Bracher, Mrs. Thomas Patton. Mrs. John
Frey, Mrs. Edward Haehnlen. Mrs. William
Myers. Miss Annette Bleim. Mrs. David Red
mond and Mrs. William Perrine.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles III. Pile, OF 1925
North Fifteenth street have announced the
engagement Of their daughter Miss Lillian
Marie Pile. to Lieutenant l.. Richard Dress
ler of Jersey City. Miss Pile was graduated
from Swarthmore College In 1915 and Is
member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. She
completed postgraduate course in the
Temple University with class of 1917. Lieu
tenant Dressler is the son OF Mr.. Louis II.
pressler. OF New York, prominent in musical
circles as an organist and composer. He Is
a graduate of the 1913 class Of the New
York University, member OF the I'M
Gamma Delta fraternity, the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers and the Jer-
sey City Club. He IL connected with the
ordnance department at Washington.
Among the October bridegrooms and brides
who have returned from extended trips are
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. Hofstetter. who are re-
ceiving at their home In Rutledge Delaware
County. The bride was Miss Carrie Redeker,
daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rcdeker, of this city.
The Service Mems Comfort League OF the
thirty-eighth district of the Thirty-eighth
Ward. which organized at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Osmond or 1856
North Twenty-ninth street. held meeting
on Tuesday evening In the East Park Pres
byterian Church and arranged to give an
entertainment on Monday evening. Decem-
ber IL in st. Coumba's Hall. Twenty-thrd
street and Lehigh avenue, In aid OF the
work outlined by the league members,
The program will include selections by
the Falls of Schuylkill Male Chorus led
by Mr.. Walter Smith Miss Mae Farley,
soprano soloist, and Miss Hess. reader and
impersonator. Miss Harriet jacobson Is
chairman of the entertainment committee.
Mrs. s. l.. Jacobs of New York. told of war
relief work in that city. The chairmen OF
the various committees include Mrs. David
McDonough, supplies: Mrs Joseph House,
worth, sweaters Mrs. J. V. Van Roden,
scarfs; Mrs Rawnsey. socks; Mrs. NJ. ].
Kehoe. helmets; Mrs II. Henshaw, wrist
let's, and Miss Worthington, comfort bags
II Is hoped that the knitted sets may be
more rapidly completed by having each COM
mttee working on a separate article. The
Rev. II. c. Cooper Is president of the
ganization: Mr.. Abe Saller and Mr.. Cor
nelius Ward. vice presidents; Mrs. Charles
s. Osmond, secretary. and Mr.. Ralph T.
Meyer, treasurer. Assisting Miss jacobson
on the entertainment committee are Mr..
Frederick Lieberman. Mrs. Adele Atmore
and Mr.. William Friedewald.
The members of the North Philadelphia
Business Mems Association at their meeting
on Monday evening arranged to send Christ
mas gifts to the soldiers at Camp Meade
from the northwest section of the Forty
third Ward. The gifts are substantial in
character and include wearing apparel khaki
handkerchiefs. needles. thread. bed slippers.
house slippers. bath towels. pencils and
writing paper. Mr. Paul Wender, Jr Is
chairman of the committee having the matter
In charge. Among his assistants are Mr.. w
l.. Clark Mr. Newton p. Freed. Mr. c. A.
Wick. the Rev. F. A. Bowers. Mr.. Edward
Il. Ziegler. Mr.. @. b. NJ Swift, Mr.. T. w
Ricketts,, Mr.. George Spoerhase. Mr.. Harry
Gear. Mr. G.. B. Kimball, Mr.. II. l.. Heckler
and Mrs. Priscilla Wrigley. Mrs. Edward
Il. Ziegler and Mrs. T.. Kniveton represent
the ladies' auxiliary OF the association.
Mrs. S. L. Jacobs. of New York. is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. a. Saller, of 1850
North Twenty-seventh street.
Thanksgiving year ago Captain H. L,
Summers and his first officer. William Bolton.
of the freight steamship Georgia were
guests at a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles s. Osmond at their home on Twenty.