Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
BEFORE LARGE BALL
New York to Have Benefit Affair
on January 30 in Ballroom
of Astor Hotel

Several features Of the patriotic pageant
which will precede the annual charity ball
in New York, 20 be given on January 30 for
the benefit OF the East Sidc Clinic for Chill
dren arc reminiscent Of the charity ball in
this city which took place on December %
in the Academy Of Music The groups Of
dancers in tho charity bail were English.
French, salian, Belgian and American. The
New York pageant substitutes Cuban and
Irish for English and French and includes
several additional ones, although the other
groups are the same.
TO the music Of q patriotic march, America
and Uncle Sam, impersonated by Mr. and
Mrs. Noble Mcconnell. will lead the pageant
escorted by young men and girls dressed as
soldiers and seaInen. Miss Dorothy Irene
Scott will lead the United States scamen and
a group Of girls, led by Mr.. w Pitt Rivers
Will dance sailors hornpipes Mrs. Samuel
Gardner Estabrooll will represent Franco as
Joan Of Arc, with Miss Victoria Hewitt flag
bearer, and following as Daughters Of the
Regiment Will he Mrs. Edgar Challenger, with
Miss Lillian Ticer, Miss GeorEianna Ne
Iernan, Miss Alice MCTernau, Miss Ger
trude White, Miss Iileonora Brown and Miss
Ottily Biehm and Mrs. John Dec and Mrs
W, Martin.
Betsy Ross group. carrying American
iiags and singing patriotic song, will in
Clude Mrs. Samuel Harriss, Mrs, Philip Mel.
ToWitz, Mrs. William +. Clifford, Miss Fran
Ces PrendergaSt, Miss Mary - Petri. Miss
Mildred Potter and Miss Helen H. Schroeder
Mrs. Walter Griffith as Barbara Frictchie md
Mr.. Walter Griffith as General Stonewall Jack.
son Will be included.
Belgium, smiling despite her troubles. will
be represented by Mrs. Charles r. Perkins
with Mrs. John j.. Lyons Mrs Henry WInter
and Miss Mabel Cervantes Mrs. y. BASS
ford Schmalholz will be the symbol Of E,u-
lightenment; Mrs. Henry Hawkins. Justice
and Mrs. Henry Brethurst. Freedom. Eng
land group VIII comprise Mrs Mary Hey-
decker, with Miss SybiI Hall, Miss Dorothy
Dunston, Miss Gertrude Walters, Miss Ma.
rlon Fouley and Miss Marjorie Wilson.
Japan Will be represented by Mrs. u, Ro-
maine Mrs. Van Ripper, with Mrs. Henry
W.. W. Davis, Mrs Emli Fraad and Mrs vii
In Scottish Highlander costume viii no
Miss Kathleen Stewart and Mrs. Bruce DufBe
Mrs. Dorothy Dalby and Mrs. .Alya ,Trover
and Mr. Montgomery Crane and Mr. Burnet
Wenman. ''1'
Cuba's group will rIlude Mrs. AIvab Nicl,.
erson, with Miss RDsalind Neale as Hag
bearer. Miss Evelyn Estabrook. Miss Doro,
thy French Miss Ethel Bynne, Miss Jean
walsh Miss Natalie Walsh and Miss Louise
Plummer.
Ireland will have as Irish coIIsens ,t.s
Ruth Gormey, Miss May Conron. Miss NIa.
rion Furey, Miss Madeline CJIIius Nil
Grace 'ronln, MISS Adelaide Mcnamara MIS-
Madeline Mckeogh, Miss Edna Mo- t,orn,i,,I,
MISS Azelda Fitzpatrick, Miss Ethel Rro,Irh
Miss Ruth Pearson ana Mrs Herbert EsIt
Persia viii have Miss Carrie Ice Mis-
| Ester Hagen, Miss Connie Long. Miss ArneIia
Hagan, Miss Charlotte Mise, Miss Na,siIe
| HuiSlter Miss Alice Gsffney Miss Frances
| Goepel, Miss Jean Libbey, Miss NTaristta
thompson Miss Madeline Reese, Miss CorrsIIe
| Ward, Miss Barbara Kerley and Miss Glsdys
| Gleason. ''"'S .
ltaly's representatives will be Nrs. -rIo-.
ace Du Moulin and Miss Maud Rohinson
Miss Helen Gilbert, Miss Anna Crane Mis-
| Edith Crolly, Miss Edna Locke. Miss Jy,,Ib
Neale, Miss Dorothy Scott, Miss AIabeI Nh.
lion, Miss Lillian Lee and Miss Evelyn NiIijon
| with Mrs, &C. II. Merkley and Mr.. Horace nm
| Moulin nag bearers Mrs. Alma ID RsIviU
and Miss Grace Brown Miss Alma smith ma
| Miss Helen Stoehr will be Ruinanians ami
| Mrs James J, Gormley will enter last as
| Victory ' an
Representing American Red Cross ygor,,
! ers viii be DIR. William II. SDecht. DR. Jsnry
| Workman, Mrs, William Specht Mrs NJ
Montgomery, Mrs Florence Petsche Mrs.
| william Holt and Mrs George Downing
The AFFAIR will bo given In the ballroom, q,
| the Astor Hotel 'H VI