Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
PROGRAM OF INTEREST
/ GIVEN AT MEETING
Impressive Addresses Given Be-
fore Alumnae Association of
Girls High School Saturday

lhere was an unusually interesting pro-
gram at the January meeting of the AIunnae
association of the Girls High and Normal
schools OF Philadelphia held last Saturday
aI.erhooh h IN the High School for Girls. Sew
enteenth and Spring Garden streets Mrs T.
M, n Fulton the president. presided, and
addresses were made by Mrs Francis Max
Wen, or the Twentieth Century Club OF Lans-
uoWne Mrs, Harry c. Boden, corresponding
secretary, of the State Federation OF
Momen's Clubs; Mrs. Lewis r. Dick, Mrs
Motifs Williams and Mrs. Fulton.
MRS Alfred K Gregory, of the Emerson
club. gave a recital of "The Prayer OF To-
day. which made deep impression on the
audience, and Miss Anna Knorzer gave a
number OF contralto solos. The president was
reelected. Other officers selected for the
new year were: Miss NJ. A. Robinson, Miss
Catharine w. Gillett vice presidents; Miss
Mary ~. Robb, recording secretary: Miss
Martha S. GILL; corresponding secretary: Miss
Gertrude NJ. Butterworth, treasurer: Mrs
George II. Stout, Miss Margaret +. Norris
Mrs William Ellis Lukens, Mrs Robert
Grier, Mrs. Robert Patton and Mrs. Mary
Craig Bates, directors. The honorary vice
presidents are Mrs. Sarah Walker DUNCAN
Mrs NJ. c. B. Lukens. Mrs. NJ. c. d. Geisler
other directors whose terms have not ex-
pired include Miss Kathryn Il. Matchett, Mrs
George s. Chapman. Miss Martha Gill. Mrs.
James ID. karcher, Miss Alma c. Keller, Mrs
Edgar Cope, Mrs. Maurice Cream, Miss Mary
J. GARNER, Miss e. T.. Massey, Mrs. A. j. II.
White, Mrs. Katharine A. Lacy Mrs. VIII
liam ii. Peterson, Mrs Morris Williams and
Mrs. II. c. McCafferty. The association has
increased its permanent fund to over $l2, 900.
over $4,000 was realized by the recent
school bazaar in aid of the Red Cross Society.
The lecture committee has arranged for
two entertainments to be given in the Girls
Normal School, Thirteenth and Spring Gar
den streets. one of these took place on
Tuesday, when Mrs Mary Miller Jones
Korndoerfer gave cast reading of Romeo
and Juliet" Mrs. Alberta Morris Borzner,
soprano soloist, assisted. The other will be
a reading on Friday evening, February 8, by
Mrs. Elizabeth Pooler Rice who viii give
Hubert Henry Davies's cousin Kate"
This year the annual luncheon viii give
place to an anniversary tea which will be
held at the Roosevelt on Saturday after
noon. January 26, from to o'clock. This
change from u luncheon TO a tea was de-
cided on in order to cooperate with the
Government in the conservation of food. The
committee having the anniversary entertain
ment in charge includes Mrs. Franklin r.
Krbbs, Miss Gertrude Butterworth. Miss
Mary j. GARNER, Mrs. A. j. White Mrs
William II. Peterson and Mrs. NJ. j. Cream
The very successful Murdock Shakespeare
Club OF the Alumnae Association meets on
Tuesday afternoons at 230 o'clock at the
New Century Club. The club s studying
Henry V" under the direction of Miss II.
Kate Murdock. the critic. This play will be
followed by "Cymbeline." Miss Emile Done
hover Is president of the club, and Mrs. u.
r. Harper and Mrs. Morton Morris are the
treasurers.