Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11


women's War Work activities and the
society Of the Fatherless Children of
= france. -,
Given under the patronage of number
!. rrominent women including Mrs. John
,,.rvoe and Mrs. Robert w, Leslie, one
.,.. most successful occasions of the kind
Is anticipated
,n,, Agnes Reppler, Is a Frenchman of
,J,h descent. He was invited TO this
.,rn,ry and has been speaking before a
~',,,hsr of audiences with much success.
a. nrosent he Is in the West and will ar.
,.. bere early in the week. His charm.
~ personality has won him a host of
s",,rds IN this country who are now antici.
..,,ro his lectures lie was born in Paris
and had large congregation in the ricin'
,,v NJ that city, and has been eighteen
,ronths in the trenches before Nerdun see
,,s some of the severest fighting of the
,ror He is most eloquent, and relates his
.,nsriences, illustrating them with photo.
graph slides
rho Society of Fatherless Children in
france is we'll known here, having board
:, managers in this country as we'll as in
france. 1t is absolutely nonsectarian in
odu,nlstration, and the work 1t accom-
r,,sbes Is well known in both countries.
In France at all times, but particularly
,rr,nv the war, the conservation of child
u,a ,s most important. and II is pitiful
"a imagine what would have become of
many of the little ones who constitute the
re,t generation IL it had not been for the
ln. nla1if if,a
Francals.
The committee numbers many prominent
men. including Cardinal Gibbons. in its
American committee.
Tickets for tomorrow may be obtained
from Mrs. NTarkoe or Mrs. Leslie, or at
,bs Emergency Aid Headquarters at 142S
walnut street.
THE Supper Club it is still called, per-
1 haps because it's almost supperless in
,bese days of food conservation-no more
collations like those of yesteryear. But
whatever its name. Supper Club or Sat
urday Club and whatever the eats or lack
| Of them, 1 think the subscribers will agree
| with me that those meetings every so ofte a
| we're heaps of fun. The wind-up for the
season came last Saturday night and Mrs
| Roberts presided as hostess simply because
| OF the result of her efforts on behalf of
the overseas committee. She had, l was
| told, something like $4,000 several weeks
ago, and certainly Saturdays party brought
many more sheckels, for with hundred
odd guests present added to the members
the rose garden on the Bellevue roof
| could hardly accommodate every one, and
Walters were kept busy squeezing in more
ubles throughout the evening,
One of the largest parties was given by
Tie Evans Roberts themselves, their guests
|including the James NJ. Reeds, Guy Heck
scher, the Ned Crozers and the Sam
Chases.. 1t is hardly necessary. but seems
TO be conventional to still refer to Mrs.
Chase as "the former Sue Bruce" Mrs.
Robertss daughter Mrs. Dorr Newton, had
few guests.
Mrs Louis Barclay Robinson entertained
in honor of Miss Sterner, of New York.
who is a sister Of Albert Sterner, and, not
content with only reflected glory, very
successful interior decorator ION her own"
Margaret Wright had small party, includ-
ing the attractive British officer. l.ieuten-
ant Sutton; and speaking of attractive Brit
ish officers, Captain Reed and the dashinG
Peter Latham" as he is known by his
| intimates in town, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Woodward, together with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rockwell, DIR. and Mrs. IIar-
old Roberts, Betty Elliot, Lieutenant Harry
BelknaD and several others. Captain Lath-
am, were he not really awfully modest,
would have had his head turned dozen
| times by now, so lionized has he been
since coming to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Paul O'Neill also
had several guests at the club, as did Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin II. Filter Mrs. Charles +.
Bochman, whose daughter Esther had
Dorothy Mason, of Washington, as her
guest, and numerous others.
| fINHEN tonight there will be the perform
ance Of the "Mikado" by members of
the Catholic Operatic Society. The OPP
cratic Society is giving the affair for the
sailors and marines stationed here, and n
large attendance is expected. They have
also invited representatives of the various
war work OF the city, and it is quite cer-
tain there will be most appreciative au-
dience to listen to the ever-popular TON.
Ut and FLOWERS That Bloom in the
Spring"
oficers Of the army and navy have
peeh invited to be present, also Govern.
ment officials and number of men promi-
hent in the affairs of the city and State,
as well as members of local society. Mrs.
hdward Stotesbury very kindly donated
he use of the Metropolitan Opera House
Tor the evening. and Father Murphy, OF
o. Patrick's Church, this city, who is head
ana director of the Operatic Society, very
Kindly consented to repeat the very sue
cessful performance of last October when
invited by those who have these things in
charge for the men. Altogether it will be
gaia occasion, any who will later attend
ue Philopatrian ball at the Bellevue-strat-
iord nrst going up to hear the opera, will
no doubt add to the briliancy of the au.
h.y