Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29

Huntingdon Valley Country Club have been
entered for the dog show and they and
their masters in their lovely pink coats
will como riding over the hills together,
ana. you will agree with me. will greatly
ada to the general beauty Of the landscape
Vanity Fair" will be tho fifth annual
fsts in aid Of the Arlington Memorial Hos.
pital since that beautiful building was
erected by Mr.. George W. Elkins IN memory
Of his first wife, who died some six or
seven years ago.
The fetes are given under the auspices
aren't you glad to hear ''women's," It's SO
much better form than ladies"
They are going to have tolIgates, and
Mrs. Henry NJ. Watts and her sister Mrs.
Archibald Hubbard. will be the tollkeepers.
Another delightful feature Of the fete be-
sides the hounds and huntsmen in pink
coats ana white breeches will be the kid
dies playground. There are to be anuse.
nents Of every kind under the sun-dolls,
balloons candy. toys. all sorts Of useful ana
foolish things, and slides and swings ana
pony rides In fact, everything baby
could wish. You tust wait and see.
Mrs. Edward Marshall is to be the cashier
Of the day and Mrs. Laurance Butler treas
urer Of the whole tea party.
It's going to be on June 5, unless It goes
and rains, but that will not daunt the fair
'upsetters," for theyl! up and have it tho
next day If the weather is not in cahcots
with them.
There are to be several cash prizes for
the dog show and any number Of war
stamps. Mrs. Billie Muford has the dog
show In charge, and has reported de.
cided!y big number Of entries.
IND you know that Bessie Cartwright
u and the two Leiper girls have taken
"jobs" IN one Of our department stores?
Well. they have, and what Is more, they are
hard at Il. The idea IS TO turn what money
they make over to the Red Cross each
Rsd Cross, but its some other war work,
then.
Bessie Cartwright Is an aisle manager,
and shs certainly looks stunning when she
approaches you and asks II you are being
attended to. Bessie IS the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Henry r. Cartwright. Of Chestnut
Hill. and is engaged to Lieutenant Steven
son Brogden. U. s. A.. brother Of Mrs.
Alexander Cheston, also Of Chestnut Hill.
Mary and Frances Leiper are the daugh.
tess Of Commander Edwards Leiper, who Is
stationed at the Episcopal Hospital! These
three girls, you see. are starting out on a
road along which, no doubt, they will have
many followers.
W1oEo comes to me from over the :ons
w arm Of the sea regarding q former
Ph!lade!ph!an. Virginia Eyre. the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Lincoln Eyre and a cousin
Of Mrs. Billy Drayton. She writes that
since the war began she and her mother.
assisted only by one old man, former
coachman. 60 out into the fields every day
ana work indefat,gably from 8 to digging
potatoes. She has bobbed her hair and
wears ove-alls. which is now the feninins
badge Of labor in Scotland as well as Eng
land. Her husband, Captain Jack Ba!lan-
tyne is with his regiment. having been
invalided home once.
A SPRING MUSICALE" Is being given
"A this afternoon at I o'clock at the home
Of Mr.. John Braun. Highland avenue
Merton, for the beneht Of the summer
work OF the Settlement Music School. This
school does a great deal Of good work. and
every once IN while somebody who Is IN
tssestsd IN It gives one Of these benefit
affairs, and they are certainly most en-.
joyab!e. The artists for this afternoon are
well known and vary popular They are
Miss Eleanor Spencer. Mrs. William Baker
whelsn, Mr.. Sascha Jacobinof and Mr..
Braun himself who has delightful voice.
Mr. Braun, you know. IL much interested
IN community singing, and led the choruses
At the various mass meetings for Liberty
Loan and other war drives. His Is very
pleasing personality, and he gets" tho
crowd with him Immediately In these big
"s.uxs."' Mr.. Ellis Clark Hammann, is the
accompan!st this afternoon. The program
IL certainly very interesting, and it is for Q
very worthwhile charity.
MRS. WALTER BLABoN will return to
1x1 her charming place In Tokeneke.
Conn. for the summer. In addition to her
great affection for the place, She Is also
manfred with the desire to defer to little
Dtckie's wishes. for the little boy whom
Jane has now legally adopted has become
vary dear to her. and Dichie made = host
of friends there few seasons ago. Mrs.
Tom Cover. who had the Blabop house last
season, will return there this summer II
she succeeds in locating a place. There
are q few other former Phtladelphians
there, including Captain Herbert Wheeler
and his wife. who was Catharins Dutihl
Smith. Dutihl Smith, Jr.. 10 a lieutenant
IN the Ordnance Department, at Washing
ton, but he evidently found the duties there
rather irksoms, tor he has applied fos
oversees service. NANCY WINNIE.