Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

rTNHE dance given in aid of the RoNborougn
i Red Cross Society, on Monday evening
at woodvale. the clubhouse of the Afnerlcan
Bridge Company's club at wissahckon' was
a very successful affair. The reception hai
was decorated with palms ferns ana cnrEs-
anthemums. Orchestral selections anu PVp
ular songs filled in the intervals between tne
dances. Among those present We're MT anu anu
Mrs Walter Fancourt Mr.. and Mrs. w. ROSS
IIaggert. Dr. and Mrs Clarence Dengler' MI
and Mrs Harry II. Thompson Or ana MRS
Robert Bailey, Mr. and Mrs Charles - NoN;
Mr.. and Mrs. William W. wilson MI anu
Mrs. Louis Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. charIes
Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farrell. MI
and Mrs William Keely, Mr.. and Mrs L. ~
Adams. Mr. and Mrs Frederick Fowles' MT
and Mrs William G. Amcs. Mr.. ana MIS-
Ferdinand Davis. Mr. and Mrs. John SUuse'
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank weger, Dr. and Mrs.
James Schofeld. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White-
man, Mr.. Graham Littlewood. Mr.. Joseph
Russell Mr.. William Hendrie, Miss Righter.
Miss Mildred Rghter and Mr.. Richard
Fighter.
Miss Bessie Bankin. Of 332 Lyceum avenue.
entertained the members of the Ebenezer
League. of which she is president. on Mon
day evening at her home. Her guests IN
cluded Mrs. Leon Strickland, Miss Lloyd
Miss Carrie Lloyd. Miss Marie kane MISS
Sophia Lackey. Miss Florence Mill, MISS
Maude Kelly. Miss Ethel Lee MISS Marie
Kane, Miss Margaret Sevcrson, MISS fthei
Miss Ella Murray and Miss Mabel Hcadberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wilford Schoheld enter
tained the members of the Roxborough Mel
ody Club on Tuesday evening Mt their home,
AIS Gerhard street Mr. George w Venting
Is the musical director Of the organization;
Mr.. II. Bruce Wallace, president, and Mrs.
Charles Jones Thompson. secretary.
To aid the work of the Mzpah Auxiliary
Of the Red Cross Society the humorous
sketch '"rhe kindergarten" will be repeated
tomorrow evening in the lecture room of
the wssahicl;on Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Mary Kurtz, of Marlborough. the author
of the playette, has directed the players.
The cast includes Mrs. George Camp, Mrs
Jacob Smith. Mrs William Fairhurst, Mrs
James Farhurst. Mrs Stewart Robinson,
Mrs Roy Green, Mrs Rawlings. Mrs. Joseph
KippaX, Mrs. John Wooler, Mrs. Thomas
Rittenhouse, Mr. George Hodson, Mr., Joseph
Missimcr. Mr.. Henry Co"ding, Mr.. william
Rigler Mr. G.. Alfred Dietrich. Mr.. Charles
Price. Mr. William Andrews. Mr. Alexander
Russell and Mr.. George Ingram. The Mizpah
Auxiliary meets every Thursday in the Wis
sahickon Baptist Church. There are several
hundred members. The organization has
been making surgical dressings and hospital
garments for six months and has added a
knitting section. Mrs. Edward Carr is
president; Mrs Frank Kenworthy, Mrs. ii.
Murdock, Mrs. Henry Ricnards, vice presi-
dents Miss Helen Kenworthy. corresponding
secretary; Miss Lulu Anderson, recording
secretary; Miss Florence Russell treasurer,
and Mrs. Edwin Shur. instructor
The knitting section is in charge of Mrs
Frank Kenworthy. is self-supportng and is
turning out an immense amount of splen-
ddly finished garments. Miss Ada Thomas,
Of Fighter street, is the secretary and treas
urer
The Red Cross group Of Auxiliary No. III.
which meets in the annex of the Baptist
church. is specializing in surgical dressings
and hospital garments. The dressings class
meets on Friday evenings, and the sewers
work all day Monday. first-aid class,
under the direction of DR. Lawrence Simcox.
meets on Monday evenings. The group has
about seventy-fve members. Mrs. w. II.
Hoedt Is president; Mrs. Charles Jones
Thompson, vice president; Mrs. William
Ames, secretary, and Miss Ray Borcock
treasurer
At the annual meeting of the mems Bible
class there was an interesting program OF
vocal music by Mr.. w. C. Ames Mr. Lester
Blankin. Mr.. +. Willard Cornman and Mr.
J. Elliott Flanagan; and a duet of brass in.
struments by Mr., Edward Pickles and Mr.
James Pickles The following officers were
elected: Mr. J. Elliott Flanagan. president
Mr.. Matthew Dunlap, vice president: Mr.
Harry Praeger, secretary; Mr.. Milton Buck.
ley. assistant secretary: Mr.. John Blankan
treasurer; Mr., NJ II. Stevens, Mr.. Daniel w
Seltzer Mr.. Charles A. Flanagan. Mr.
Thomas W. Gray and Mr.. Frederick Lovejoy
substitute teachers
a series of organ recitals will be given
in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church
on Green lane during the winter, beginning
tks evening. The solosts will be Miss Renl
Gill, organist: Miss Bessie Leonard con-
tralto soloist; and Mr.. Bertrand Austin
violonceist
Under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Shfp-
son. CT Green lane Roxborough, Red Cross