Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-14

dephia Cricket Cluo IN OF haiNlhs loi
several seasons. She very often stays
with Dorothy Dlsston, and has visited a
rumber of other girls in the Quaker
City.
The lucky man was Edward Whitman,
another case of change of name but not
of letter." but who pays attention to these
little superstitions these days? Becky
White was Suzanne's maid of honor. The
wedding was very small and took place In
81. Thomas's Church at Garrison Forest
,ust outside Of Baltimore. The reception
also small, was held at the Knoll the
Whites place at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
about fifty persons being present.
rHE concert given last night at the
/ Philadelphia Navy Yard was some
success, believe me! Mrs. Phillips Jen'
kins and her chorus of fifty voices and
soloists, members of her school of sing.
ing. gave it, with wassili Leps conduct.
ing the choruses and Vandalia Hissey
playing the accomplishments.
This was no ordinary amateur perform
ance, for the singers are very talented,
and it was certainly good of them to come
from the seashore and other summer
homes, as many of them did, to give OF
their time and talent to cheer the boys at
the navy yard. The program was quite
long, so there were no encores, and after
the singing there was general dancing
and refreshments for the laddies and
lasses who contributed to the evenings
pleasure,
The program opened with Mrs. Jen.
kins's chorus, Keep the Home Fire Burn
ing" by Novello. Then Eva Cherry sang
the cutest song, IF No One Ever Mar
ries Me-" by Lehman, and every one
present felt tempted to propose at once.
Sara Murphy sang THE Swallows" and
Mary Clark and Phyllis Munssy gave
Hawthorne's Whispering Hope" in a
duet.
Lorraine Stahl sang dainty thing
called "Carmeline," by Haley, and Miss
Hissey played the waltz from Romeo
and Juliet" and Philosophy"
Bessie Phillips appeared in two songs,
Until" and Tommy, Lad" and de-
lightful quartet, There's Long, Long
Trail" was rendered by Margaret Wilson,
Emma Chantry, Vandala Hissey and
Josephine Rock.
OF course, there was a selection from
"Madama Butterfly" No concert is com.
plete these days without bit of Puccini,
and Kathryn Mckinley sang "One Fine
Day." from that opera, and Tostl's
"Good.by."
A trio which called forth much ap,
plause was We'll Never Let the Old
Flag Fall" which was sung by Elizabeth
Devereaux, Carrie Johnston and Anna
Hornback
Kathryn Martin was the last on the
program, and she sang that delightful
little darky song, Kentucky Babe" and
Il Wonder Why" The whole concert
ended with the singing of America" by
all present, and the applause was almost
deafening.
Then the songbirds turned into fairies
In the matter of Eight fantastic" and the
sailors certainly had some dainty dance
partners for the rest of the evening.
pEoPLE are still coming and going out
children, Billy and Suzanne, son and
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Sumner Crc-s,
are having the time of their young lives
up at jamestown, where they are visit.
ing Mrs. Corbt Lowering, whose house
on the Dumplings is one Of the lovellest
In jamestown. Dorothy Lowering and
Suzanne are just the same age, and you
Know what glorious times they are
having
It's the most perfect thing to go out
early in the morning, say just before
sunrise, and walk over the "Dumplings"
at jamestown toward Beavertail Light.
mousse and watch the sun come up out
OF the water. It's ever.tobe.forgotten
sight on clear, crisp morning! Another
delight OF jamestown is to drive in ones
motor TO Beavertail or to the rocks
nearby, and with lunch basket and knit.
ung spend the greater part of ,the day
on the high rocks over the water listen
ing to the splash OF the waves as they
rush against the rocks.
To return to Jenkintowners, Mrs.
Charles Osborne and Caroline Osborne
have just returned from Boston. where
they spent a week, and they tell me
nat the weather up there was delightful.
saard to believe, isn't 1t, after the week
we have had? still let us be thankful
Tor the sun, now he has deigned to show
himself. and forget the hardships.
NPEAKING OF hardships, do you know
- We really have no idea Of what some
OF the boys who have enlisted or are in
preparatory camps have gone through?
But Of course, they viii learn, and so
viii those in charge. But have laughed
and screamed over this tale which reached
me One young man we all know was
very anxious 70 be on the same boat as a
certain very great chum Of his. 30 he en-
Hr'ea foE that boat. and on appiyine ~