Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
INVITATIONS ISSUED
FOR SEVERAL AFFAIRS
Informal Tea to Be Given Christ
mas Afternoon in Lansdowne.
Dance Two Days Later

Christmas parties are not going to be given
up entirely this year, for invitations are out
for quite few affairs. Miss Doro,hy s. Nc
Even will entertain some of her friends at an
informal tea at her home on Christmas after
noon.
Miss Elizabeth Read will 1--WE dance at
her home on the evening of December 81.
An interesting lecture was given by Mr.
Lawrence ID. Kitchell on Monday evening at
the Baptist church. Mr.. Ktchel told of his
travels through Glacier National Park and
the great Northwest. and illustrated his talk
with moving pictures.
The guild Of the Presbyterian church held
Its regular meeting yesterday. The luncheon
which they usually give each month was
omitted this time.
Sergeant Wells. Of the First Canadian
Battalion. British expeditonary force, spoke
at the meeting of the Zone Defense League
In Borough Hall on Thursday evening,
Mrs. John NJ Shrigley and Miss Ethel A.
shrigley are spending the winter in Phlladel-
phia.
Mr.. Richard Shoemaker is home on a fur
longh. which he Is spending with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Il. Shoemaker Young Mr.
Shoemaker is stationed at Camp Hancock
Ca.
Mr.. Clifford Bradley, the Thomas Brad
ley's son, has also been home for a few
days
Several girls in Lansdowne gave card par
ties last Saturday afternoon. Miss Dorothy
Smythe entertained some of her friends at
her home. The guests were Miss Janet
Krall. Miss Murlel KraI Miss Alice Keller,
MISS sue Suddards, Miss Dorothy Scar
borough Miss Katharine Jarvis. Miss Eliza
beth Read. Miss Ida Galbraith, Miss Audrey
Phillips, Miss Frances Shreinc~ Miss Katha-
rne Wilson. Miss Riddelle Young Miss Grace
Lippincott. Miss Gertrude Yarnall and Miss
Elizabeth Shaffner.
Another small card party was vivop an
that afternoon by Miss Josephire Piiling and
Miss. Olive Mason at Miss Pillng's home
Their guests were Miss Margaret Hunt Miss
Grace Bond Miss Jennie Lewis. Miss Marian
Mishler. Mrs. r Hall Andersen Miss Alice
Statzell. Miss Gertrude Edwards, Miss Doro-
thy Edwards Miss Margaret Shaffner and
Miss Dorothy McEwen.
Some Of the girls In Lansdowne went 10 tho
sailors dance which was held on Saturday
evening at the Suffrage Red Cross head
quarters at 1925 Chestnut street One of
these AFFAIRS Is given every Saturday night
for the navy men. and this special one was in
charge Of the Woman Suffrage party Of Del
aware County. A special feature was the
music. which was furnished by the UNIVERSITY
Orchestra. The chaperones for the Lans
downe party were Mrs. r. Hall Andersen.
Mrs. Helen b. Chipley, Miss Lillian Bunting.
Mrs s Pancoast Lewis and Mrs. Carl Lewis
| Altmaier.
Some of the girls who attended the affair
| were Miss Dorothy Longcope. Miss Margaret
| Hunt. Miss Jessie Lewis. Miss Grace Bond.
Miss Helen Reid Miss Mildred Lewis Miss
| Alma Wallace, Miss Helen Taylor Miss Olive
Mason. Miss Josephine Pilling, Miss Ruth
| Wunderiich Miss Olive whtehorn, Miss
Anna Herr. Miss Harriet Dolbier. Miss Laura
| Willis, Miss Margaret Willis. Miss Esther
| Fill. Miss Roberta Crawford. Miss Ruth
| Decker. Miss Martha Yerkes and Miss Mary
| Frances Gallagher.
| A meeting OF the Lansdowne Home and
| School Association was held in the audi.
| torium of the high school on Friday evening
| DIR. Joseph II. Willis made. an ADDRESS, his
| subject being Human Engineering" Mrs
| Mary f. Eastwood then talked on Teaching
| Vacations In the Public School" Afterward
| an open discussion of both these topics was
| held by those present at the meeting Mrs
| H. Ross Smith furnished the musical pro
| gram, which consisted of songs by members
| of the choir OF the Presbyterian church Mrs
| Herbert Evans accompanied them. Mrs
Andrew s. NJ. Young was hostess for the
| evening
| The annual meeting of the Associated
| Charities of Delaware County was held al
| the Twentieth Century Club on Friday eve
| ming. An address was made by Mr. j. Byron
| Deacon. director of the civilian relief depart
| ment Of Nle Red Cross. Miss Cora Yeager
| Miss Katharine c. Jones and several othel
women have had charge Of t relief worl
| out there.