Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25


even grown ups" love their Alice. And
III bet the show would have TO he given
very many times.
TETS go back to the Midway Lane how.
i 4 ever. There Is TO be a tollgate, and
pretty Marjory Taylor will he In charge
Of the gate and will be assisted by large
number of aides of the younger set, who
will sell flowers and candy. There will be
an orchestra on hand on the grounds of
the Germantown Academy for those who
want to dance, and most people generally
do. so the lawn there will surely be some
spot Of Kaleidoscope color.
The ouaint old street will he transformed
into a veritable midway of frivolous
amusement; there will be pony and goat
rides for the children, a Punch and Judy
show AT regular intervals during the
afternoon slides and other kinds OF
amusements for the little ones, and there
will he novelties of every kind to pur'
chase and much eats"
Dolls, Oh. yes. Dolls of every Kind
ard variety will he there looking for new
nolhers and the grab bag will he hlled
with surprises for any who may care to
explore Mrs. Arthur haines, Mrs. Frank
suawb,idge and Mrs. Alfred Well are
TO be in charge of the children's depart
ment
IN uldtime poultry market, where
live chickens and ducks will be sold will
add quaint touch to the scene, while
strictly fresh eggs, laid while you wait
will be for sale and at reasonable prices,
Mrs Norton Downs, Mrs Edgar Baird
and Mrs Frank Gummey will have
charge Of this attractive portion OF the
lane and incidentally. | hope they'll
fence in those rural" ducks and chick
ems as otherwise | fear they might make
troubleJ.
Mrs. Charles Penrose Keith is chair
man of the committee, which is comprised
Of the board of lady visitors Of the Ger
mantown Hospital.
+ GO RACHEL PRICE is coming out after
~ all. Well, l guess it's just as well
for young people need some pleasure ana
good times, and if they have a little OF
II they'n only work the harder for the
boys who can't be here to dance with
them but who need the assistance of the
Red Cross.
Rachel is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Eli X. Price, you know. She is ark
with brown eyes and 2 slender figure and
has an especially charming smile. II she
is one.half as attractive as her mother
she will go a great way, | think. MIS-
Tn.f.-
spring us chairman o. the annual KIT
tenhouse Flower Market, which was an
even greater success than heretofore,
The tea unless the plans are changed VIII
he given on November Is.
I HEAR Nancy Coleman Biddle is down
at White Sulphur Springs in West
Virginia, where her father, Dawson Cole
man is stopping George Biddle had TO
go to France in the last fortnight and
Nancy, who had planned to go to France
with Mrs. Donnell Swan, OF Baltimore,
has gone to the springs with Mrs. Swan
who has been in. ! hear they sti!l plan
To so as soon as Mrs. Swan is well again.
Nancy has been over there once since the
war started and drove an ambulance, so
she knows the ropes and will be welcome
where an unframed woman would not
he ! am glad for her husbands sake
that she win be able to go over and be
meas him. for there i3 so much OF this
marrying and. being obliged to separate
almost Immediately thereafter these days
u seems sort Of pathetic
I1iD you know Brad fraley is driving
- an ambulance i'm France? Well. he
is' and doing splendid work for the
Wounded. Brad. you remember, married
Eftie Disston the year after she came
out, and they have been living IN Chest
nut Hin. They have several darling
children. who are as good looking as
heir parents. and that is saying some
hing, for Efiie is an exquisite blonde type
and Brad very good-looking brunette
type just as it ought 20 be. isn't IL?
h'RANcES CLARK. the daughter OF
the Walter clarks, of Chestnut Hil
writes that there is great need for ban
aeges in the hospitals IN France. She
mas been over there nursing the wounded
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