Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
THE DANSANT AT
THE MANNHEIM CLUB
Dance to Be Given by Committee
of Junior Branch of League
for Women's Service

large the dansant will he held on
saturday afternoon. February ., at $3.50
O'Clock in the ballroom of the Mannheim
Cricket Club under the auspices of the
mittee of the Junior branch of the League
Tor Womens Service for the benefit of the
wool fund The dansant which was given
at the Philadelphia Cricket Club short time
ago by group of girls who were raising
funds for the little French orphans was
such success that this committee has ar
ranged to have an affair very like that
one The 'Lotopep Orchestra" which is
composed OF a group of boys from Chest
nut Hnl has donated its services for the
afternoon, so there Is no doubt TO the sue
cess of the affair far as the music is
concerned, for this orchestra certainly does
not belle Its name. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake will be served
The patronesses of the afternoon are
Mrs. James Starr. Jr.. Mrs. William j. Turner,
Mrs. Francis b. Reeves, Jr, Mrs John Mat
thews Hamilton. Mrs. Joseph Wayne, Jr..
and Mrs. William George.
The six girls who are on the committee
which is arranging for the dance are
Miss Sarah Logan Starr, Miss Margaret
Hayes Hamilton, Miss Elizabeth Il. Wayne,
Miss Mary Primrose Reeves, Miss L. Martyr
George and Miss Annabelle Wood.
The bridge party, which was held
last evening in the ballroom of the
Mannheim Cricket Club for the benefit of the
French wounded fund was a very success
ful AFFAIR. 1t was gotten up for the purpose
Of raising funds with which to buy materials
TO carry on the splendid work which the COM
mlttee is doing every Tuesday evening in
the making of surgical dressings and hos
pital supplies Of all kinds and the rolling OF
bandages. Both men and women were in
vited and an informal supper was served.
Through the generosity of the club there
were no expenses connected with the bridge
party. SO that all contributions were free
to be used for materials. Mrs Samuel
Rhoades gave a short address about her work
In the hospitals over in France. and she
was introduced by Mr.. Joseph Wayne.
Those who had tables at the bridge
were Mrs William b. Kurtz. Mrs. Francis
Butler Reeves, Jr, Mrs Tolbert n. Richard
son, Mrs. Harry s. Sharp, Mrs. Robert New
hall, Mrs. John NJ. Fries, Mrs Samuel B.
Van Dusen, Mrs. Charles Day. Mrs. Martin
Price, Mrs. William Price Newhall, Mrs,
Harry Brown, Mrs. Edward Dennistor. Mrs.
w. Percy Mackenzie. Mr.. c. Elwood Wag-
ner. Mrs, Thomas, Mrs. Booth. Mrs Lambert.
Mrs. E. Walter Clark, Mrs. McCallister, Mrs,
Donaldson. Mrs. Harold L. Gillingham. Mrs.
Marriott Candy, Mrs. James De Wolf Perry,
Miss Emily Tatterstled and Mrs. Cornelius
Bodine.
Tho heads OF the work tables are Mrs.
George NJ. Newhall. Mrs John NJ. Fries. Mrs.
Samuel b. Van Dusen, Mrs, William B.
Kurtz, Mrs w. T.. Mackenzie, Mrs. Charles
Dixey Shellenberser. Miss Lincoln. Mrs. Ed
ward L. Denniston Mrs G. Elwood Wagner,
Mrs. Harry =. Sharp. Mrs J. II. Roberts.
Miss Emily Tattersneld and Mrs. Bradford
Ritter.
An unusually energetic group Of Red Cross
workers belonging to Auxiliary No. Z. Of
which Mrs. Francis Howard Williams Is
president. is the Oneka group, which meets
every Saturday morning at the home of
Mrs. Ernest w. Sipple, $50 West Duval
street. This class Is composed of the girls
who went to Camp Oneka last summer and
SO the girls range from about nine to seven-
teen years of age They are very well
fitted for the work this winter. as they were
instructed by Mrs. Spple and one OF the
counselors at the camp in the making Of
surgical dressings. and also learned to knit
all kinds of articles last summer.