Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Autumn Foliage in RoXborough Makes October
;Favorite Month for Outdoor Entertainments
While Weather is Still Warm Enough

served at small tables and cards followed.
The decorations were in harmony with the
colorings of the season and included au-
tumn leaves. French marigolds and bronze
dahlias. The guests included Miss Emily
Rock, Miss Dorothy Roberts, Miss Helen
Roggenburger. Miss Bertha Bennett Miss
Elva Smith. Mrs. r. NJ. Goepp Miss Edith
Chambers, Miss Edith Fahrlnger, Mrs.
Frederick Stott, Mrs. Clyde Lever, Miss
Martha Lupton. Mrs. William Myers, Mrs.
Arthur Biles, Miss Edith Morgan. Miss Myr-
tie Morgan. Miss Mildred Matlack Miss Ada
Battersby, Miss Marian Kirk, Mrs a. +.
Sto,t, Miss Marguerite Graham, Miss Jean
Mckenzie Miss Addie Weber, of Trenton,
and Miss Hildegarde Specs, Of Beverly,
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Roxborough churches are taking advan-
tage of natures decorations and are wind
ing up their outdoor carnivals with rural
entertainments, where the principal articles
for sale are homemade bread, cakes and
pies The Bible class in the Meyer Memo
rial Baptist Church, taught by Miss Bessie
Snyder, gave a successful affair of this
kind on Saturday. on the lawn Of the home
OF Mrs Maurice Swartey 6S35 Eidge ave-
nue. Mrs. Swartley is arranging Hal
loween party for October 80, for her two
tyoung sons, Mr.. Clark Swartley and Mr..
lie Roy SwaTtley The favors viii be
witches, elves, gnomes and fairies, Corn
stalks, autumn leaves and flowers and
pumpkin lanterns will form tine decorations
you wouldn't believe, on All-Ilallow Eve
what lots Of fun we can make. With apples
TO bob and nuts on the hob, and ring
lnd-thimble cake"
The members of the Mems Bible Class ol
the Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
Green lane. have invited the men of the
Fourth Reformed and Emmanuel Methodist
Episcopal Churches to reception and lee
ture on Friday evening, october 26, in the
Central Church. Mr.. j. Arthur Schlichter
will speak on playing the Fool" and there
will be bright music and luncheon. The
guests will be received by the Rev. S. Nj
Vernon, pastor of the church and teacher
Of the class; Mr. Charles c. Eddleman
president; Mr. w Cornman, secretary, and
Mr.. Reuben Kenworthy, treasurer.
Among the visitors who spent the sum-
mer and autumn in Roxborough was Mr.
Charles Staubes, of California, who has
been the guest of his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Hagenbucher, OF
1929 Freeand avenue. He will leave fol
the West on Friday and will be accompa'
MED by his brother-in-law and Mr.. Herman
F. Hagenbucher, Of 1925 Pechin street, who
will visit the coast cities OF California.
Mr. William f. Dixon and his daughter
Miss Eleanore Dixon, OF $685. Ridge avenue
will leave on Saturday TO visit the odd
Fellows Homes and Orphanages In Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Dixon is secretary OF the
committee of the Grand Lodge of odd Eel
lows, and this is the annual visitation time
Mr.. Robert Graham, Of Philadelphia, II
chairman, and the other members are MIR
August Loch of Pittsburgh Mr.. John Nc
Lain OF Union City, and Mr.. George Hol'
linger OF Harrisburg They viii spend sun
day In Sunbury where there are l74 chill
dren In the orphanage, which has 30 acres
OF ground.