Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-28
CURTAIN GOES UP
ON RED CROSS SHOW
Main Line Turns Out at
Bryn Mawr, Despite Bad
Weather
STAR HORSES AND DOGS
Spirited Racing Events Mark
Exhibition-Many Women
Riders
STAR HORSES AND DOGS
By M'LISS
BRHN MAWR, Pa, Sept. 2S

BRHN MAWR, Pa, Sept 2S.
The curtain went up today on the greatest
all-star show ever undertaken for charity
by Main Line residents when despite soggy
grounds and lowering skies the sporting
carnival held for the Red Cross swung to a
first days success. Miss Ellen Mary Cas-
satt, daughter of Captain Il. b. Cassatt,
landed in the center of the stage with a
Lying leap when her beautiful bay gelding
Tango tried an unfamiliar step. Miss Cas-
satt hit the ground like an expert, feet first
and was unhurt The horse show, by long
odds the biggest feature of the carnival
is at the fore end of the polo field.
The visitor arrives at the oval painting
from the fray. To get here he must come
over the top to trenches held by as fair an
enemy as ever did battle in a good cause
The casualties to the pocketbook are terrific,
but the Red Cross needs bandages, and
every penny spent will be turned over to
this fund.
Laid out in a colorful midway, the polo
field with its tents booths and striped
marques with its pretty girls in Red Cross
uniforms, riding costumes and sweaters Of
various colors, is one of the most alluring
places to spend money on ever devised. Main
Line towns from Merton to Paoli are repre-
sented and their war activities have in
cluded everything from canning French
beans to knitting socks for soldiers.
simultaneously with the racing event a
dog show was held with more than 200
specimens entered. Reggie Vanderbilt. who
Is giving his service as judge, was one OF
the first to arrive today camouflaged in a
huge gray topcoat.
WOMEN RIDERS NUMEROUS
The number of women in riding habit is
silent reminder of the great number of
| young bloods, who are off somewhere in
| khaki. The hunting and jumping events
proved them to be well prepared.
A majority of the ribbons were taken by
| mounts with feminine riders. Mrs. r. f.
| Strawbridge, Miss Anita Strawbridge, Miss
| Alix Dolan, Mrs. H. Penn Smith, Jr., Mrs
Howard H. Henry, Miss Lydia Clothier
Miss Olive Vaughn and Miss Isabella Da
Costa being among the equestriennes who
| carried off prizes.
PRIZE DOGS ENTERED IN SHOW
Conspicuous entries in the horse and dog
| show have given a real sporting angle to
the affair. Two hundred and ten prize dogs
are entered. the beagle hounds of Miss Kitty
| Penn Smith and J. Stanley Reeves being
| notable The equine event takes on an
| added interest because of the large number
| of women who will ride the mounts, due
| to the fact that so many of the Main Line
! young men are somewhere in khaki" Mrs
| David b. Sharp and Mrs, Robert E. Straw
|
| are 500 entries.
Coorful pageants are to be held each
night, with every branch Of the Main Line
Red Cross represented by wondrous floats.
The midway, in charge of Mrs Pau
Denckla Mills, was out-Cairoed Cairo, will
its long lines of shops, its vaudeville ano
moving-picture shows and its MADAME
! Zitta, who is giving her services gratis tc
the Red Cross for the purpose of telling yot
| all about the handsome dark young mar
who is so fearfully jealous of you"
This afternoon scout competition drill
were held by Boy and Girl Scouts
| table of war relics CLEANED from the bloody
fields of Flanders and Mesopotamia wal
I shown by Mrs. Walter Christie.
One of the big features is the restau
rant, conducted at the polo clubhouse by
committee headed by Mrs. John c. Groome
! A lunch counter is also in operation undel
the direction Of Mrs Charles Gusts Harri
son. Jr., vice chairman Of the restaurant
| committee.
| Among the exhibitors at the horse snow
are Frances and James Mills, the chlldreI
of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Denckla Mills; Archi
bald Barklie, Isaac II. Clothier' Jr'' WI
fam ]. Clothier, Miss Catherine B. Cloth
Ter. Thomas b. Harvey, Robert l., Mont