Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

housewives, farmers wives and daughters
are all working at top speed preparing
the good things to eat and other articles
which will be displayed for sale at the line
of attractive booths to be erected. Theatri-
cal men in this city are preparing to send
out entertainers, who will appear in
vaudeville show and in the midway.
Arrangements have been completed for
the dog show, which will be held the first
day of the carnival, under the direction of
John Sinnott and a committee of prom.
inent young women. Helen Taft is one
Of the members of the committee, and
others include Ellen Lathrop Hopkins,
Mrs. Alan Wilson, Mrs. James r. Tindle,
Mrs. E. Florence Rivinus, Gertrude Heck
scher, Mariana Gowen, Hope. Wilson,
Mary Packard. Elizabeth w. Packard and
Ellen Mary Cassatt.
The Devon Dog Show Association has
given the use Of its tent and benching
paraphernalia, the numbers. cards and
other necessary articles for the show it.
self have been donated, and the ribbons
which will be awarded as prizes have also
! been given to the committee. There are
3 to be sixty classes. Entry blanks can be
obtained from John Sinnott before Sep
tember 10.
The clubhouse at the Bryn Mawr polo
field, where the carnival is to be held, Will
be the center for the restaurant, to be
directed by Mrs. John c. Groome. rabies
will be placed on the lawn around the
clubhouse, and reservations for both
lunch and dinner can be made with Mrs.
Groome at Bryns Mawr. In addition to
the restaurant, where table d'hote meals
! will be served, there will be lunch coun'
ter for sandwiches, ice cream, milk, ana
4 other things. Representatives of various
4 branches of the Red Cross on the Main
Line will furnish the food to be sold AT
the lunch counter. They include Mrs. Ed
ward Roberts, Paoli: Mrs. William H.
Stone, Wayne; Mrs. William c. Wilson,
Valley Forge, and Miss Josephine Mather
Brandywine. A representative FOR MAIN
Line Branch No. /, with headquarters al
Bryn Mawr, will be chosen later.
Mrs. Groome's assistants on the general
committee for the restaurant include Mrs
Charlie Harrison, vice chairman; Mrs
/, Charles Lea, Mrs Morris Clothier, Mrs
I H. Howard Ellison, Jr., Mrs. Gardner Gas
satt, Mrs. Dal Dixon and Mrs c. Howard
Clark, Jr Kiss Heckscher will have
charge of the aides for the restaurant.
Mrs. Stanley -Griswold Flagg, 3d. mas
been appointed chairman Of the music
committee, and has obtained the services
q Of two navy bands, one for each day o.
the carnival. Mrs. Paul Thompson VII
have charge of the knitting table. Mrs
r. Graffin Wilson, of the Wayne Branch
will have charge of the first-aid table ant
Miss Josephine Mather is heading com
mittee to obtain program advertisements
The executive committee for the carni
val will be constituted as follows: MIS-
Archibald Barklie, Wayne, chairman; MIS-
William ]. Cldthier. vice chairman; Mrs
Adolph G. Rosengarten, st. Davids' sec
: ,retary; Miss Ellen Lathrop Hopkins
Devon, assistant secretary; w. Hinckl
Smith, 201 Liberty Building, treasurer
and Mrs. Charlton Yarnall and Mrs
Henry Earnshaw. representing Man
Line Branch No. /. Bryn Mawr; MRS
William Henry Brooks and Mrs. I. ]
n Watson, representing Wayne Branch
A Mrs. r. Mason Lisle and Mrs. Edwar'
Roberts, Paoli Branch; Mrs. William Z
Wilson. Valley Forge Branch, and MIS-
Josephine and Miss Dorothy Mather, rep
resenting the Brandywine annex or Mail
Line Branch No. /.
Some imposing list this--eh. wot?