Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

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Ihe engagement is announced OF Mira
Jeannette c. Pearson, daughter of Mr.. u.
Cholmeley-Jones to MFR. Percy Iitchfeld.
OF brooklyn. Mrs. Pearson is n niece Of
Mr. Joseph p. Glider and Of the late Mr..
klchard Watson Glider and Miss Jeanette
Glider Mr., Litchheld is n member Of one
OF Brooklyns most notable families. Tho
original Litchfeld mansion is now used
Tor tho administrative offices Of Prospect
Iark. The wedding will take place in
81 Georges Protestant Episcopal Church,
Stuyvesant Square, New York, on Janu-
ary %.
Mrs. George Harris, Of Oak road, Ger
mantown, will give a chlldren's party on
saturday, January 81 in honor Of her small
daughter, Miss Betty Harris.
Mrs. Nathaniel Knowles, Of 115 West
Carpenter street, Germantown, will enter
tam the members of her bridge club to-
morrow.
Mrs. Lewis Starr. of woodbury., n. j..
has issued invitations for luncheon next
Saturday at 1 o'clock at her home, Terrace
House, in honor OF her daughter, Miss Kath-
crime Starr. and Miss Margaret Little Miss
Little will shortly leave for Detroit where
she will make her home in the future.
Among the guests will be Miss Frances
Ross Miss Elizabeth Ross, Miss Marion
Harris, Miss Louisa NewkirlS. Miss Blanche
Gardner. Miss Florence Tunis, Miss Mar
garet BALLET Miss Sarah Trump, Miss Helen
Overend and Miss Helen Ballfour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. Of Betheilyn.
Ogontz, have closed their country home and
have taken an apartment In town for tho
winter months
Mrs Henry McAdoo, of Fort Washing
ton, entertained at luncheon Saturday in
honor of her sister. Miss Katherine Nice, Of
the Thistle, Ogontz, whose marriage TO Mr..
Reed Ellis, of Rangeley, Me-, will take
place next Saturday. Mrs. ]. Martin Ken
drick entertained last week in honor OF
Miss Nice, while Mrs Robert Beattie. Of
Paoli, gave luncheon last Thursday at
her home. Next Friday evening Miss Nice
will entertain at dinner at her home in
honor of her bridal party. Some of those
who will attend will be Miss Susan Nice
sister of the bride; Miss Ethel Kingsley
Nice, cousin, who will be the maid OF
honor while Mr.. Ellis will have Mr.. Charles
5. Switzer as best man. Others at the
dinner will be Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr.
Budd Nice Mr. Trowbrdge and Mr.. Boyle.
of New York; Mrs, Nathaniel Ellis and
her daughter and Mrs. Scott Ellis, Of
Rangeley, Me.
At the annual meeting of the Women
Writer'S Club, I'm the clubrooms. 1910 Locust
street, last night the following officers were
elected: President Miss Agnes Repplier,
"a, OF the Record; vice presidents. Miss
Jessie Du Val, free lance, and Miss Julia
Blankenberg, who writes on electrical en-
gineering topics treasurer, Miss Gertrude
G. CARMEL, Ladies' Homo Journal; corre-
spending secretary Miss Clara Zillessen
advertising department of the Philadelphia
Electric; recording secretary, Miss Dora
Jenkins, of the North American; and the
chairmen of the following committees:
Membership committee, Miss Ida c. Van
Auken, Ladies' Homo Journal; house COM
mttee, Miss Mary E. Hopkins, free lance /;
dinner committee Mrs. Robert Quennell,
North Americana entertainment committee,
Miss Elanor Gassavant, of the Record /;
library committee, Miss Mabel Zlmmerllng,
of the Ladies' Home Journal and press COM
mlttee, Miss Lisetta Neukom of the EVEN
ING LEDGER.
1t was reported last night that the club
has $400 In the treasury and has a mem
bershipN Of seventy. A dance, a tea and n
number of other social events are being
planned this year by the Women Writer'S
Club.
Mrs. Robert f. Irwin, of Lansdowne, and
her daughter Mrs. w. Wallace Roberts, of
Germantown, and Miss Keturah Smucker
have left for Atlantic City, where they will
spend some time at the Marlborough-Ben
helm.
wedding of interest which will take
place In the month Of April will be that of
Miss Smucker and Mr.. Robert +. Irwin, Jr
The JenlSintown Choral will give its mid
winter concert in the Jenkintown Audi
torium, Old York road, on Thursday, Feb
ruary 1, at S:15 p, m. The sololsts will be
Mr.. Louis James Howell, baritone. and Miss
hail oh NrfAl tnIu nl
are being practced by the choral
Mrs. Henry B. Paxson. of 2O36 Locust
street, will be at home on Wednesdays,
January II, "a and 81. No cards have
been issued.
Miss Dorothy Ruddach, daughter of Mrs
j. Walter Ruddach, of Noble, who has
been spending some time this winter in
New York left last month with party of
friends for New Orleans La, where she
will remain some time, returning to Noble
the early part of tho spring.
The committee for the conservation Of
existing records Of the Pennsylvania So
clety of Colonial Danes of America has
issued invitations for a record tea 10 be
held on Thursday afternoon, February /,
from TO o'clock at the residence OF Mrs,
Louis +. Benson, 2O14 De Lanoey place,
Many sample RECORDS READY Iof ming VIII
be on exhibition. Reading tho letters from
the Charles Moore Morris collection win
take place at 4;3O o'clock. Tea will be
served at o'clock.
The Jenkintown Emergency Relief held
it's first business meeting after the Allied
Bazaar last Thursday morning TO make
plans for the distribution OF its money.
The meeting was held at Mrs. Richard
Harte's residence Asgath Abingdon, as
Mrs Henry Middleton Fisher has closed
her place, AlverthOrpe, for the winter
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Humphreys of Bis
North Thirteenth street. announce the en-
gagement of their sister. Miss Ethel NJ.
to Mr., Robert l.. Gibson Of
this city.