Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
COMMUNITY TREE IN RIDLEY P2
Number of Holiday Dances Planned for Vari01
Clubs of Towns in Delaware County-Children'1
Carnival Set for February NJ

DlDLEY PARK is one OF the towns that
~ has had its first community Christmas
tree this year The people out there satn.
cred around the tree at about O'CLOCK ."
Christmas afternoon. The Womans Ciuo,
which had the tree In charge, had suggested
that no one send Christmas cards TO frienus
In the town, but meet and give them per
sonal good wishes beneath the shining tree
And. indeed. the suggestion seemed to nave
been carried out for everywhere were per-
sons greeting each other merrily' Inc co,'''
bned chorus of all the churches ana tne
Childrens Chorus sang all the old carols'
Mr. Robert Strine and MIR. l.. i. Harrington
were soloists. And then all over the tree
lights flashed forth and every one held theip
breath, IL was so beautiful
The woman's club gave a Christmas party
for the children on Monday afternoon, pc
renher II Mrs Edward W. Fem and tho
members of the Melody Chapter had charse
of the affair All the members OF the lht''e
Mothers League were there.
The young girls in Ridley Park nave . ueem
most active in the Red Cross drive lhey
have worked just hard as can be- ana
have secured great many new mempers,
Among the girls who were here there anu
everywhere In their Red Cross costumes Were M
Miss Helen Atherholt, Miss Ebbec ana MISS
Florence Fighter -
Mrs L. II. Bryant is spending the Christ
mas holidays with her daughter, Mrs Wiii'am
Il Murphy. In Richmond. Va.
Lieutenant Walter IIalkett came over from
Long Island and spent Sunday with ms
mornr, w. "a Nrs Willnm a Ualkett
frha n,aan.n,or, ~ N,ies AIckeuua of West
phraai1Ht a., d, iau,nra,, Frederick / Mi
'toit IT, - i,,s, hao,, announced
Tn rh. a. ""a 1,in,, II os Nrs charles q Het.
.ai. ,anoi,n cia.s ,.il be hold on Friday
.T,srrmnn tornar,, in ,he Ridley Park
,,ai,nr,, n,i.s pn,ricio picbter teaches
,hS oIa,, ''
,rto.o ,,.,,, ,o - ,,,i,s,,,i, ion dance in the
,,,,i,a.i,,,,, 80, Sa,,raa,. nvening JANUARY g.
~. ,r,un, ~, "" - rIa,aai nos charge Of these
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""nVeS, . ~ - .o.,,. T., ,bos,er are
.i'.,,n "a . >. ' SSan, can,urv club on
S..ae q . -, ,r,ea lin ha a rur,ber of
Ridley park neople at the affair.
AIR and Mrs wnlism Needs. Of Colwyn.
baye annoupced the engagement of their
daughter Nisa Dorothy caroline Needs, TO
pr Will,an, Alfred Neili l.. s y. Miss Needs
gave a small luncheon Mt her home on sat
urday and il was then that thf announce.
we're Mrs William Russell, Mrs. Ryder. Mrs.
Al Kenny Nrs Evans Miss Ethel Austin.
Mise Narparet Austin Nist Mary Bates and
Miss Marjorie Needs
Mr. and AJrs Charles ". Russ of Ceilings.
wood have announced the engagement of
their daughter Miss Ruth Lillian Russ to Mr..
Harold Harris Mace.
Among the Delaware County representa-.
tives who attended the meeting of the Penn
sylvania division of the Council ot Natiohal
Defense, held at the beileVue'Stratiord ,ast
Tnesday. December II, were Mrs . bla'
I.ucNe' OF 'hester Mrs' ifehrE rem aIlu
Mrs, Nathanlel heay OF hahsdoWne' MIS-
A. W. Geary' OF WalllheIoru' anu MrS. W.
irwin 'heyhey, OF Media.
Sullivan. of sharon Hill. are spending the