Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19

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"A ing with the Horse Show today. For
most of the women interested are enter
tanning guests from nearby cities. And
pretty nearly every one is home now from
places far enough off to permit their at
tending the Show.
The excitement will start about 10 o'clock
with the first entries in the field. and there
will be dog show on the side besides va
rious other attractions. Mrs. Bob Straw.
bridge is chairman Of the women's COM
inittee, and the men managers Of the show
include William wanamaker, DIR. Thomas
G.. Ashton and Charles Eckley Coke. You
know it's charity benefit for the British
War Relief Fund and the Bryn Mawr Hos
pital.
Some persons have been under the i'm
preston that part was to go to the Social
Service Bureau of the hospital, but have
learned that II is not. In fact, the mem.
bers of the Social Service have not been
Obliged to appeal for aid for more than
two years, as their treasury is full enough
for present needs. You see, the confusion
came about because the women in the So
cial Service undertook. to sell some of the
Horse Show tickets for the hospital, so
great many thought 1t was for that COM
mittee's work. And it is the hospital which
is to have the Convalescent Home at Ian
caster Inn, not the Social Service Bureau.
So it is we live and learn all about every.
thing sooner or later, do we not?
TTNHE Howard Henrys are going to stop
L with Mrs. Raul Denckla Mills, Mrs.
Henry's cousin, during the show, and Mrs.
du,or rd nd hae o.
pie with her at her home. Rock Rose. in
Radnor, Mrs Barklie will have Admiral
and Mrs. Carey Grayson and Mrs. Stetti-'
MUS and her daughter as guests, and there
will be any number of other out-of-town
people. Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
Of War, will be there, and altogether it's
going to be fine. / say going" advisedly,
because it's to last three days. you know.
D1D you know that Edgar Sheppard sails
- shortly for France to do Red Cross
work? Yes, he received his orders last
week and is to go at any time. Edgar
is a son Of Mrs. Edgar l.. Sheppard and
brother Of Mary Sheppard. He and his
family live in Chestnut Hill His cousins
are Carolyn and Mildred Sheppard, and
A. Maxwell Sheppard is an uncle.
Edgar has been wanting to go for some
time and is simply delighted at getting his
appointment He is a mighty fine fellow,
and the wishes of all his friends go with
him in this great work
WAS talking to Mrs. Woodward yester.
day. Mrs William H. Woodward you
know, who was a Miss Mather, a sister OF
Mr. Charles Mather She is perfectly blind,
but goodness! she can do more than many
a person who has perfect sight in both
ewes She's simply wonderful OF course,
she is nightly interested in the drive that
is going on this week for the Pennsylvania
Working Home for Blind Men. And she,
with her team, for she is chairman of one
OF the teams won the banner the first
day of the drive for bringing in the largest
amount
Mrs. Woodward tells me that her team
has gotten up a dandy concert to be held
this evening at the Phiomusian Club.
Miss Ruth Buck, who is blind, will sing,
and Mrs. Sam Woodward will recite and
sing Indian songs in costume. and there
will be a short talk by Mr.. Mills, and sailors
will attend, and altogether there'H be
"some" doings. There are no tickets |
understand; just voluntary offering Will
be asked and every one will be welcome.
OF course the proceeds will be given to
swell the Golfers of the drive. and particu-
larly that Of Mrs. Woodward's team.
TT YOU are asked out to dinner a week
i ahead of time and happen to be moving
into town that same day and have on top
Of that such headache that you cannot
see, Just try to revive enough to leave out
a proper dress and "sich" to take into town
with you in the car: for sometimes the
movers, even the local ones, do not get In
on schedule time, and you might be left as
was a certain girl heard Of She had a
dinner engagement besides a day of letters
ahead Of her and she woke up with such
4 headache she could scarcely see. Well,
she stayed quiet most of the day having to
riye lp all idea of letters and was about to
call of the dinner, even though 1t had been
specially arranged for her. But The quiet
ana a ride in the fresh air into town made
the head SO much better. about o'clock
she decided she had better go.
So about an, hour before train time she
started to get ready when she found to
her horror that all her gowns but two very
dressy evening ones were still ION their
way" In town; and she had only a sports
suit and a georgette waist that she had
lived in for many a day to wear. Well
there was nothing to do but to go. Then
she had brilliant thought. Upstairs in
certain chest was suit that was laid
away with bits of fluffy things to be worn
some day IL she ever did make up her mind
to say "yes" So up she went and got II