Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
LARGE MEETING
IN ROXBOROUGH
Missionary Society of First Pres
byterian Church Will Be Host
esses at Gathering Tonight

There will be a largo gathering this evening
at the home of Mrs. James stott, 4O7 Green
lane, Roxborough. Of the Presbyteriaus Of
Manayunk, Roxborough and Falls Of schuyl-
kill interested in missionary work. The MEM
bers Of the missionary society of the First
Presbyterian Church. ManayunE, viii be the
hostesses Mrs @. g. \. BadL the president
will preside, and Miss Wishart, of Chicago
ILL.,, will make an address on "Thc Every
Member Campaign to Increase the Member
ship OF Women's Missionary Societies
There will be special music and interesting
discussion after the address Mrs. George y.
Makely is vice president Of the society enter
tanning; Mrs. Sarah B. Schoheld Is corrc-
spending secretary; Miss Annie b, Collins
recording secretary, and Miss Blanche stat
ford treasurer There are about forty mem
bers Miss Wishart addressed the LeVering-
ton and Wissahickon Presbyterian womens
missionary societies this afternoon in the
Leverington Church, Ridge and Leverinston
avenues.
The Daughters Of Tyre will give an enter
tainment on Friday evening, February l. at
the home of Mrs. Edgar 5. Stafford, 432d
MsnayunlS avenue, in aid OF the missionary
work OF the members. The program will in
clude patriotic and other tableauX excellent
music and the presentation Of the farce. mo
Man Wanted" The association has for
president Miss Anna Hendren, and for vice
president Miss Mary Francis. Mrs. Charles
y
treasurer.
The members include Miss Stella Patter-
son, Miss Naomi EckenrOth, Miss Dorothy
Meister, Mrs. John Black, Mrs George
Shaeffer, Miss Gertrude Iiales, Mrs. William
Decker. Miss Margaret Whitaker. Miss WyNe
and Miss Anna Wylic,
Miss Henrietta Elizabeth Sheldrake enter
tanned the members of the RoXborough Cur
rent Events Club on Friday evening at her
home on Gerhard street The discussion or
current events was followed by an informal
program of music and a social hour Those
participating were Mrs. Thomas Boylan,
Mrs william II. Shappell, Mrs. Charles
Frederick Miller, Miss Ethel T.. Lush. Miss
Edith E. Fee, Miss Iva NJ. Hampshire and
Miss Jessie Morris.
Miss Marian Dodgson, Of Manayunt and
Roxborough avenues. was hostess last evening
to the members Of the Fortnightly club, Her
guests included Mrs. Wayne T. Meyer. Mrs.
Clyds Lever, Miss Edith Kerkeslager, Miss
Edith Newhal Miss Elizabeth Schoheld, Miss
Ethel Sudders and Miss Helene Snyder,
Mrs Howard Cade. of Sumsc street wissa-
hiclSon, entertained at luncheon and cards to-
day. Her guests, who members of her
card club were Miss Gertrude Peoples, Mrs
Earle Il. Everett. Mrs William Dewitt, Mrs.
Joseph Schoheld. Mrs Clarence G.. Keever
Mrs. Joseph Schofeld, Jr, and Mrs. Robert
Cade.
The Rev. Perry G. NJ. Austin, d native of
California, gave an interesting illustrated
for the Mems Guild of ST. Timothy's Protest.
ant Episcopal Church on Monday evening
DR.. Fred Gowing, principal Of the Girls High
School, will act as substitute teacher Of st.
Tomothy's Mems Bible class until the recov-
cry OF the Rev. ]. b. Halsey, rector OF the
| church and leader Of the class.
The Home Defense Reserves Of the Twenty
first Ward meet every Wednesday evening
| at wOodyale, the clubhouse of the American
Bridge Company's Club, where the men drill
N.a1 IL aWRl,tv f..v ,a.H..
Levering. of the National Guard Of Pennsyl-
yania. At the last meeting II was decided to
| keen the initial roll Of members open for two
| additional weeks, so that married men or
bachelors over thirty-fye years OF age may
| enter without the formality Of the ballot.
| The election Of officers was held and Mr..
William Leverng WAS selected for president /;
| Mr.. Orlando r. stewart, vice president; Mr.,
| J. Elliott Flanagan, secretary; Mr. James X.
Helms. assistant secretary, and Mr.. George
| Dunlap, treasurer.
The Kings Daughters OF the Fourth Re
| formed Church will hold a social meeting in
| the church parlors on Friday evening. The
| affair will be in charge of Mrs. william
| Beatty, president; Mrs. ]. Schuyler vice pres
ident; Mrs Francis Ehly, secretary; Miss
| blanche Taylor treasurer OF the association,
and the following members: Mrs Hamilton
| Beatty Miss Fannie Norbury, Mrs. Harry
| Kraft. Mrs Frank Macdonald, Mrs Walter
| puttoy, Mrs Viola Goulde. Mrs Charles
I
| Garforth, Mrs. James Cairns, Mrs, J. Wesley
! Norbury Miss Sarah McCook, Miss Elizabeth
| McCook, Mrs. Ada Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth
Roehrett, Mrs. Karcher, Mrs. John Rebel and
| Mrs. Minerva MacAleer.
THE knitting section Of Red Cross Auxiliary
| No III. which began its work last June un-
| der the direction of Miss Irene r. Schoheld,
has sent report TO the national society
| M the great amount OF splendid work ac-
| comnlished by the end OF the old year, The
various groups and their chairmen include |;
| Central Methodist Mrs, Clyde Il. Lever, with
| Miss M. sherwood as assistant RoXbor-
| ouRh Baptist, Mrs. Elmer Pfsterer; Lever
ington Presbyterian, Miss Margaret Faust
IFourth reformed, Mrs Mabel D. Leasing
| Grace Lutheran, Mrs Albert Toperzer, and
81 Timothy's B. Il. group, Miss Schofeld.
Ia addition 10 the Red Cross work, the
| Navy League received from these wonderful
hnitters, sweaters, scarfs, wristlets and he'll
| ,nets and yet the Roxborough trolley lines
while charging six cents carfare, have the
sffrontery TO publish in Trolley Tips:
what are you knitting, my pretty maid2
She purled, then dropped a stitch.
| "a aoelx or a sweater, sir" she said.