Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

AND now IL - Int AlhAAuh W NhO
ABmergency Aid which Is coming into
the nmeiight again. and this time an
auction bridge party has been planned
20 take place at Mannheim; In other
words, the Germantown Cricket Club,
and on Wednesday, October "a, at
o'clock.
Something tells me that just purely
bridge parties, preceded by luncheon or
followed by tea, are not going to be
tbe thing they were In the way OF
recreation last year, and so those Of us
who enjoy a game of auction will have
.xtreme pleasure in playing at this af-
fair without feeling that we are vast
ing our time when 1t should be more
prohtably spent in knitting or cutting
oakum pads. You see, the money will
he used for the Italians, as the mem
bers OF the Comitato Pro Italia, of which
Mrs. Benjamin Miller is chairman, see
At. and, incidentally, let me mention,
although the incident will not be in the
least incidental, that Mrs. Miller will
sneak on the work of the committee and
~The italian Battlefront" that after.
noon.
The stirring pictures shown at the
Garrick fortnight ago did much to
etimulate interest in the Italian side Of
the war question and to bring to our
people the realization that these men
and women are in need of our immediate
aid. Flags of the Allies will be artis.
tically used in decorating the hall at
Mannheim. The committee on arrange
ments includes Mrs. Walter d. Bains,
chairman; Mrs. Francis Ellis MacGrath,
Mrs. Nicholas Petry. Mrs. Percival Tat
tersfield, Mrs. James Campbell and Mrs.
Foster Reeder.
Margaret Law is chairman of the
Junior committee and her aides will be
Josephine Reeves, Mary Primrose
Reeves, Betty MacCuen Smith. Christine
REIN, Eleanor Wunder, Marguerite
Burton, Ruth Marshall, Dorothy
Marshall, Elizabeth Van Dusen, Joseph
inc Dodge Theodore Ross and Emlyn
Shipley.
Cake and candy will be sold during
the afternoon and some one was smart
enough to think of having booth
where instruction in knitting articles
for soldiers and sailors will be given and
demonstrations III surgical dressings will
also be made. Margaret Tattsrsfiell will
he in charge Of this part, Of the affair.
hid you know Mary Thomas is to be
~ married in West Chester on Saturday
Of this week to Lieutenant Carroll Hall,
of the navy? Mary is so pretty she Is
sure to make stunning bride, and Marie
Sellers is going to be maid of honor.
Strikes me that wedding party will be
worth seeing How about IL?
It's going to take place at 1890 in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, in West
Chester, and the Rev. John Mills Gilbert,
who is rector of the church, will officiate.
Mary's two sisters, Carol and Linda, will
be bridesmaids, and there are TO he two
small flower girls.
Mr.. Halls brother. William Hall, who
is a second lieutenant in the army and
has been at Fort Hancock, is coming up
specially on leave to act as best man for
his brother, and there are to be two navy
men among the ushers. Jack Hastings,
will be ushers, too, and Wallace Lee,
who you remember is a Philadelphian,
but has been living in Cuba. will be
another usher. He married the bride
groom.elect's sister several years ago.
I don't dare tell you anything about
the dresses yet, but hear they are to
be perfectly lovely, and don't doubt it.
Mary is certainly peach of a girl and
wish her the best of happiness.