Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

A ND tonight we have the opening
"A meeting of the Saturday supper
Club at the Bellevue -Stratford and the
first meeting Of the Committee Dancing
Class for the members of the younger
set. The committee class will meet at
Asher's. as usual and the chaperons
this year are Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke,
Mrs. Charlton Yarnall, Mrs. Sydney
Thayer, Mrs. Edgar r. Scott. Mrs. John
White Geary. Mrs. r. II. Bayard Bowie
and Mrs. Thomas Mexican.
AS practically all the out things are off
this year. I'm glad to say the younger
set is to have good time. Overmuch
sorrow is bad for young things, and
plenty. of them are thinking gravely
these days of what they can do to help
the soldiers and the Government. Don't
laugh for every little helps, even If .oH
are only fifteen or sixteen.
Among the girls and boys who sub
scribe to the Committee Glass are Cath
crime Coke. Margaretta Dixon, Betsey
Davis. Nancy Dunning, Margaret Dal.
lett Dorothy Ely. Juliana Baker, Mary
Franklin Baker, Rhoda Brooke. Gertrude
Conaway. Nancy Mexican. Polly Girls
com, Deborah Logan. Elizabeth Jeans
Mary and Elizabeth Glendinning, Eliza.
beth Garrison, Billy Wister, Henry Brn-
ton Coke. Jr.. Owen Wister. Jr Franklin
Bache, George Scott. Harry Berwind, Jr.
George Remington. Peter Borie, Alfred
Geary, Joe Harrison. Jack 1ngersoll
Wright Ludington. Henry Thompson,
Edward Jefferies and John Wright.
HNHE Saturday Supper Club will open
L tonight with number of parties. Mr..
and Mrs. Evans Roberts have been re-
ceiving the subscriptions this week. and
there has been a most generous response
to the idea, for the proceeds of the club
are to go to the American soldiers in
be held in the ballroom of the Bellevue
Stratford. and will begin shortly after 10
o'clock and last through the evening
Several persons will go to the theatre
first and then supper at the club. dancing
between courses, as is usual in these
parties.
The managers of the series, which
start tonight are John Groome. Sam
Bell. Jr" Ned Browning, Lyman Biddle,
Gustave Heckscher John Bell. Sidney
Hutchinson and j. r. Evans Roberts, and
the women on the committee include
Mrs. Ned Atherton. Mrs. Archibald
Barlllie, Mrs. Ned Grocer, Mrs. Dal Dixon,
Mrs. Bob lie Conte. Mrs. Dorr Newton.
Mrs. James Reed. Mrs. Sam Reeves and
Mrs. Evans Roberts
HEAR the Christmas stocking COM
mittee Of young girls connected with
St. Francis's Junior id is busy
again, and they are to hold their an
nual exhibition at the Penfield Building
on December -, 13 and IA. You know they
make up stockings and add some warm
garment for each little boy and girl and
then you can go in and buy a stocking
II you do not know any poor little child
to send stocking to. the committee mem.
bers can give you name, and what is
more they will have the stocking deliv-
cred on Christmas eve to any address
given in the city.
LIE WAS sporting a large sweater and
was sitting near the sidelnes during
q game this year between the Episcopal
Academy boys and one of the other prep
schools. On his sweater were the large
initials p Il. A.. and he was very proud
OF them, for he was not awfully big, like
the subs over there on the lines. Up
came uncle and stopped and talked IA
while. We'll, Jimmy" said he. what
does p. L. A. stand for?" "Aw, I don't
Know. Ps for Episcopal and E's for
Academy. and I don't know what the
AS for" replied the young hopeful. Hey,
there's good kick" added he.
NANCY WYNNE