Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Annual May Market Will Be Held in Vernon
Park Germantown, on May 1S-Many Features
Are Planned for the Event

OEsPITE the inability OF the weather
IL rar 70 provide us with warm spring
h r,ons are we under way for the
.rnual May Market, which takes place
:, tbo historic old Wister mansion in
,,..ron Park, Germantown. May is.
80 nroceeds viii again he devoted to
A.. work of the Morton street Day Nur.
-, and the Wissahickon School club.
49,. NJ Cermantown's pet charities.
,vore all so dreadfully modern, arriving
a o,r motors, which during the entire
aov literally line Greene street and Ger
-,artown avenue for several squares. that
-n,ns them full of cut flowers, potted
n,ants, potatoes--yes and onions, too. not
. s,eak of dressed chickens, canned
-.oas hutter, eggs and everything else
"a IN eat from Mrs. Edward Mellor's
country store is small matter. This
,oo,ure is always the most pleasing one,
.rd last year tiny Grunting pig was car.
.,od away from the scene of action by
,roud boy of nine years after bringing
(. soodly sum. Guinea pigs are to be an
.aded attraction this year, and there will
ko
,,anned by Miss Margaret Mellor, as.
.,,,ed nv Miss Isabel HoYell Miss Esther
,,oveI Miss Suzanne Levick, Miss Mar.
roret Brown. Miss Bernicc McIhenny,
urs Edward Walter Clark, 3D., Mrs.
cloment Kite, Mrs. Edwin Cross, Mrs.
frederick Gardiner, Mrs. Livingston
Zones. Mrs. Lawrence Mellor, Mrs. G. II.
woodruff and little Miss Margaret Mel.
,or Pony. donkey and goat cart rides
are among the attractions, also new
hind of fish pond, which proves to be a
very real looking battleship manned by
.y sailors. and these sailors will he none
other than Bernice McIlhenny and a
sroup of her little friends.
Japanese tea garden will he grace
Aully presided over by Mrs. Herbert Weth.
erill
Miss Anna johnson will have charge of
a lemonade well and Mrs. Benjamin Shoe.
maker 2d and Mrs. Lowering Wharton
will have a fascinating booth filed with
cut flowers Of all kinds, seeds, potted
plants and garden implements.
The Wissahickon School Club commit.
Tee has arranged a cake and candy table,
and the Morton Street Day Nursery Aux.
iliary will also be in charge of stall
where similar sweetmeats may be pro.
cured.
Miss Dorothea Emen. Miss Dorothea
Smith and Miss Susan Roberts will sell
ice cream cones, and again the city has
donated a band, the Municipal, to add to
the gayety Of nations.
An unusual feature this year will he
the presence of number of leading citi-
sens of Germantown, who have been
asked to be present, thereby giving lib.
orally of their support in this good cause.
These gentlemen will wear badges sig
nifying their authority as managers, and
the mems committee arranging this part
Of the fair includes Mr.. Stanley r. Var
nall, Mr. James Emlen and Mr.. Walter
T. Moore.
Despite the numerous classes in emer-
gency aid and Red Cross work, which are
occupying the time and energy of Ger
mantown women, they still find time to
devote a large part of their interest to
this May market which from all ap.
pearances will be a big success.
AND what do you think is the latest bit
Aof remarkable reasoning which was
evinced at one of our local movie theatres
on Tuesday, loffre day, when medals
were being sold all over the city for the
benefit Of the French orphans? Well, two
girls, one debutante of two years past
and one of the coming year, went into this
movie house (and incidentally it is one of
ne so-called leading ones, and asked for
The manager. That gentleman came for
ward and, rubbing his hands together
SAID What can | do for you, ladies?'
I'VE would like to sell these medals to
Your patrons" "Oh. and what are the
medals for?" For the orphans OF
France" "Oh, no, ! could not allow it
Some of my German.American patrons
would not like it,"
Now, ask you, did you ever! And this
country at war with Germany and a mar
AFRAID to help one of our allies for feal
We Germans would not like it. To say
'he least, the situation is humorous IL II
we're not serious. Sounds like a bull,
admit, but you get me, I'm sure.
NANCY WYNNE.