Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Various Affairs Will Take Place Today-Further
Preparations Areon for the Annual Pony
Show at Wynnewood

ONE would think that there would have
" been enough tickets to go around last
night at the performance of the Mask
and Wig at the Metropolitan. but 1t seems
not so, for aren't Mrs. Billie Freeman and
Mrs. Spencer Miller, Sd, and a whole
bunch of others going to motor down TO
Wilmington today for dinner and the per-
formance of the Mask and Wig in that
town. and the G. A. Heckscher Wetherills
will also entertain Mt the performance
down there.
Really, after very quiet week in social
circles there is quite a little doing today
and tonight In the first place, the Ar
thur Emlen Newbods are giving a small
dinner.dance for Dorothy at the Log
Cabin on their estate at Laverock. The
men are leaving so soon for training
camps and actual duty, it is "A wise plan
TO give them a good time while they are
with u.s. hence the small party tonight.
Then in town the Harrison X Gamers
will entertain for Rachel Filter at n the
atre party followed by supper, when the
other guests will include Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Rooms Gamer, Jr., Katharine Lea,
Miss Mary Wurts. Emma Dorr. Frances
Tyson, Isabel Page, Holstein de Haven
Fox, Snowden Samuel, Henry Tatnall,
Rodman Wister, David Van Pelt, Morris
Merritt, Shppen West, Emlen Wood,
Lieutenant Forde Todd and James Car
ter, Jr.
MANY children of fashionable society
1Vl will be among the exhibitors at the
annual pony show which is to be held on
the estate of Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Clothier. at Wynnewood, on May 49, in
aid Of Workman Place House.
For weeks preparations have been going
on for the show. which is the biggest
event of the spring season for the chill
dren. and the finishing touches are now
being put on the training of the ponies
and the kiddies, too, in some cases.
Many of the children have been denied
the privilege of jumping their ponies be-
fore this year-eXcept, Of course. when
no one was looking-and there has been
much schooling of miniature horses re-
Gently by miniature horsemen and horse
women. 1t is certain that the show is
going to prove attractive.
Entries for the pony show close on
Monday with Mrs. Victor &. Mather at
Haverford. Already long list of COM
petitors has come forward and it is eX
pected that the mails these days will
bring many additional contenders. There
will be thirteen classes, two of them jump
ing classes. Special contests will be held
for large and small ponies and there will
a Ill Il. T.S,,
harness ponies and one for saddle ponies
Cups will he presented as first prizes in
every class ribbons being held for second
and third place winners.
Children more than fifteen years old are
barred from the show-that is. as riders
and drivers. That means that some Of
the youngsters who took part in the
original exhibition several years ago are
reaching the limit of competition. How
ever, there are others to take their places,
and it is unlikely that the pony show
will ever lose its popularity and attrac-
tiveness.
Mrs. Clothier, chairman of the general
committee which has supervision over the
pony show and the other attractions, has
announced that in the event of rain on
May 16 the affair will be postponed until
the following day.
The doll show is to he judged by chill
dren. The biggest. smallest, prettiest,
oldest and best dressed dolls all will re-
ceive prizes. Eleanor Gamble, of Haver-
ford, is in charge of the doll show and is
receiving the entries.
Marion Taylor is chairman of the de-
partment of the bazaar which will repre-
sent the settlement for which the enter
tainment is to be given. Miss Taylor will
he assisted by Maria Landreth, Elsa
Reath, Anita Sanders and Estelle San
ders. The cake department is headed
by Marjorie Townsend as chairman, and
her assistants will include Alice Scott,
Margaretta Benson, Mrs. Robert ~
Torrey, Mary Wister and Mrs. 7. Wistar
Brown. Sd.
Mrs. Neddie Page is chairman of the
candy section and will be assisted by Mrs,
Freeman Bewley. Mrs. Jacob S. Disston,
Jr, Eleanor Carpenter. Nancy Dunning,
Mrs. Edward lie Boutillier, Mary Hopper
Howland, Adelaide s. Newlin, Margaret
Shober, Elizabeth Taylor and Louise
thompson.
The luncheon and ice cream and cake
department will have quite an array or
younger members of society as aides. Jean
Thompson will be the chairman, and her
assistants. will include Mary Brooke, Mrs.
Frederick L. Ballard Frances Bonsal'
Lucille Carter, Nancy Wynne Cook, Mrs
William Disston, Edith Earle, Edith ELL
son, Mary Harlan. Cornelia Leidy, Mrs
Arthur Lowrey, Margaretta Myers Mary
Pancoast. Mrs s. Carey Potter and Pansy
Scott. NANCY WhNtNH'