Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
ENTERTAINMENTS CLOSE OCTOBER
Autumn Leaves and Chrysanthemums Form Dec
orations for Roxborough Parties That Finish
Month and Start November

A NUMBER of delightful affairs are being
\ given TO close October and begin NO
vember Mr. and Mrs Robert lie Fort, Jr'
Of 5s4 East Walnut lane, gave dinner last
evening in celebration Of the birthday ami
versary Of Mr.. lie Forts father, Mr. ROBERT
lie Fort. Golden-hued crysanthemums ana
autumn leaves were combined in the deco
rations. Among the guests we're Mrs. Noo-
ert lie Fort, Mr. John lie Fort, Mt august
lie Fort, Miss Augusta Pollock, Mr.. ana Mrs'
J. F. Lane, Miss Pauline Lane, Mr.. Arthur
Boyer. and the following from New fork'
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard lie Fort, their SON.
Mr. Robert lie Fort Mrs Theresa Goblet
and Mr.. and Mrs Howard Lewis.
Mrs, f. Earle Everett gave an attractive
entertainment on Saturday afternoon at
her home, l65 sumac street, Wissahickon,
in aid OF the children's ward OF tne
Womens Homeopathic Hospital There was
music and tea followed by cards, ana deco
rations of autumn colorngs, the mowers
used being crysanthemums. MISS Grace
Chalear Caborne was the soloist, and MISS
Neva A. Mellon the accompanied Assist
ing the hostess were Mrs Howard Cade'
Mrs. Robert Cade, Mrs, Joseph Schohelo'
Mrs. Joseph SChofeld, Jr, and Mrs. James
Wobensmith.
II Is the glory of the world that nothihg
In It is stationary or rests contented win
itself. All our young men In the various
camps are striving to form n strong army
to uphold the nation, and all the young
women at home are studying the craft
OF making things No one is contehteu
with what he or she has been. knowledge
puffeth UP, but love buildeth up" The Ger
mans have boasted of their knowledge, but
knowledge expands by dissension and ENDS
i'm collapse; love expands by construction
and ends in edifice. The love OF human
ity is qualifying the nation 10 meet the
duties which the age demands OF US among
the recent organizations OF young women
in the Twenty!frst Ward doing their bit
for humanity is the Girls Army and Navy
League Of st. Johns Roman Cathohc
Church. There are about seVenty-hVe en-
thusiastic members. most of whom are eN'
pert knitters. They meet every Tuesday
and Thursday in the parish hall 70 make
complete sets of knitted wear for the sol
diers and sailors. The men of the parish
In the nations service Will be equipped hrst
and later the completed work Will be turned
over TO the woman's Catholic Alliance for
the Red Cross Society Miss Bella NC
Dewitt IS chairman, Miss Marie Gallagher
vice chairman and Miss Marie Ryan secre'
tary.
The shining needles working rapidly use
up the wool so fast that the wool boxes
must be ref1led at once. To do this caro-
party Will ne given on FTludN evening" 4'N
vember 9, I'm the parish hall, fe- these young
workers buy all their own materials. The
committee on securing yarn includes the
officers and Miss Catharine conway, MISS
Theresa Quigley Miss Adelaide Mckinley
and Miss Hannah Carney.
Among the Halloween festivities for the
week will be the masquerade social OF
young people OF St. Adams Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Roxborough, In the parish
house on Wednesday evening. The assembly
hall will be decorated with cornstalks,
yellow and black crepe paper, pumpkins and
Japanese lanterns and autumn leaves and
flowers Prizes will be given for the most
beautiful costume and the most comical one.
The guests will be received by the rector,
the Rev. Charles S. Lyons, Mrs. Lyons,
Mrs William A. Taylor Mrs. Denjoln
Pierce. Mrs S. Fair, Miss AthsT Pierce
and Miss Cora Fair.
Another interesting Halloween affair will
be the second annual bal masque Of the
American Bridge Company's Club at the