Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Realization" Pageant Will Be Given by Mem
hers of Society at Metropolitan Opera House
Next Friday Evening

nrARS, we will no sooner recover
MI =, the Junior Leagues Evening
>'-,,, than we will wend our weary
Nv IN the Metropolitan and gaze
v" .,o mammoth pageant which Is TO
upv' a,oed under the auspices OF the
ps,p' poard of the Protestant Episcopal
csureh of this diocese, together Win tne
s..aov Schools and Girls frlenuiS DO,
SUE .,.s besides many young girls ana
- prominent in society
..sa aim Of the pageant is to accom-
,,,o things: to bring home to the
p", the need for a deeper Christianity
peVp or,sis of the worlds history and TO
the Young people in these societies
o,oser relationship. am told that
!, ,s not expected that any money VIII oe
.ae all those who have undertaken the
- hone to do is make expenses, ana
- NAV be done If the opera house Is
hled. -. ,.,, r,nao,,
..,,h NJ Boston. has written the pageant,
N.,oh is TO he a masque in two parts,
"a, spoken prologue before each part,
and the maSque II " W ~
,,ruous music. which will he both choral
IA instrumental, Mr.. Smith is quite
s.r,ous for his basrelefs in the Tomos
I'D he has been sent to Egypt several
.,u,os on commissions for the Boston
4 Museum
Tie latest commission was to France,
and he has but just returned from Paris,
talks
,be children of France. He was shown
sgbting France. refugee France and
working France.
Kiss GERTRUDE ELY is chairman OF
M the executive board of. the pageant
I'D is assisted by Miss Adele Bayard,
Xrss Anne Hubbard Miss Mary Boyd and
Mrs Stacy Lloyd, who is treasurer; then
,he publicity committee includes Mrs.
Marmaduke Tilden, Jr., and Miss Esther
Howell. while Miss Elizabeth Cheston and
Miss Elizabeth Downs have charge OF the
tickets and boxes. Mrs. Otis Skinner and
Mrs. Allison Scott have the costumes in
charge
chorus of 12O trained voices has been
secured and is being trained by George
A. Alexander West, organist and choir.
master of st. Luke's Church of German.
town. The singers are especially fine, many
Of them soloists chosen from different
choirs and singing societies of the city.
4 Mrs. Albert NJ. Hoyt is chairman of the
music committee, ana Mr.. Leman, of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, will choose and
lead the orchestra. The music has been
selected by Miss Mabel Stewart. The
pageant is really TO be quite a remark
able production and another day I'll tell
you the story of it, when l have all the
details.
NF COURSE we all believe that there
Ois a time and place for everything,
and that in the anteroom of church it Is
not seemly to discuss which particular
beverage one would like to have. However,
n happened thusly: The bride. you see,
vas several minutes late and the brides
maids frocks were made of tulle and 1t
vas chilly, so some facetious bridesmaid,
or was it one of the ushers? spoke his
mind very clearly on the subject of the
cold and damp atmosphere of this ante.
room and suggested that an--well, let's
! say appetizer" would so to the spot.
Perhaps he only meant to be kind and
thoughtful for the poor shivering femi.
nine members of the bridal party. Be
that as it may. the idea was greeted with
cheers, when suddenly, to the horror OF
the party, the door opened and the tall
and magnificently dignifed figure of the
clergyman appeared, and with hand up.
lifted said in a hushed whisper: Ladies,
ladies', please be more quiet. EVERY
WORD can be heard in the church."