Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
SUMMER CARNIVAL AT
FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL
Citizens Patriotic Committee Will
Hold Fete Beginning Thursday
and Continuing All Week

Elaborate preparations are being made for
the summer carnival to be given on Dobsons
Athletic Field by the Falls of Schuylkill citi-
zens' patriotic committee in aid of its work
for the 455 soldiers and sailors from the
section The festivities will begin on Thurs
day afternoon, and will continue each after
noon and evening for ten days. There VIII
be French, Belgian, italian. British SOL
diers ard sailors booths, each decorated APP
propriately by an expert. The amusementS
will include hobby horses. razzlc-dazzle. Kelly
slides, palmistry, dancing and automobile
rides, directed by Mr.. James Lawson and NJ
W. Homewood. Mrs Alfred r. Byrne Will
have charge of the ice cream booth. where
tall palms and vines on trellises will add TO
the cooling effect of the frozen custard. AS
sisting Mrs. Byrne will be Mrs. William Cor
don, Mrs Annie Swartz and Miss Grace
Kelly.
Sandwiches. coffee and the picnic extras
will bo dispensed at the booth in charge OF
Mrs James Lawson and Mrs. William 7.
Gray. Mrs Charles West, assisted by Miss
Mary Stehle and Miss Mary Kyle, will pre-
side at the candy booth, while the lemonade,
cakes and crackers will be found at the
"'over-the-top" booth, in charge o: Mrs. AL
bert HarwiCk.
Hand-embrodered scarfs and all sorts of
dainty fancy articles have been donated for
Mrs. William Caruthers's booth. Miss Ella
Beaumont and Mrs. George Weer are her as
sistants. Miss Alice Schwenck, an expert
palmist. will tell fortunes. and Miss Mary
Bonoma will direct the fishing in the fish
pond.
The Falls Y,>ung Mems Improvement AS
scciation will sell cooling soft drinks. and the
young men of the Literary Institute will nave
charge of the dancing. Mr. John Porter q
managing the affair. and Mrs. T. Gehring
Harkness is directing the entertainments,
which include moving pictures, singing by
the Falls Male Chorus. and on saturday eve
ming a show by number of talented soldiers
from Camp Dix.
Among those taking an active part in the
entertaining and patriotic event are Mrs
Elizabeth Dobson Altemus, honorary presi-
dent of the patriotic committee Mr. Theo-
dore Mackenzie, president: Mr.. John Kyle,
vice president Mr.. Charles Bathwel secre-
tary; Mr.. John Wyatt. assistant secretary;
Mr.. Joseph Lally treasurer Mrs. Rachel
Gray. Mrs. William Gordon. Mrs. Mary
Ceary. Mrs w. Bonoma. Miss Elizabeth
Kelly, Mrs. Hannah Hardwick, Miss Mary
Flynn, Miss Eleanor Byrne. Miss Alice Fox
Mrs. Charles Schradel. Miss Sara Hampshire.
Miss Jennie Gallagher. Miss Marian Byrne,
Miss Mary McCarty. Miss Annie Flynn, Miss
Geraldine Gordon, Miss Alice Barlow. Mrs
Marian Cole, Miss Anna Lawson, Miss Ruth
Carwardine Miss Marian Gray. Miss Isabel
Gray Miss Helen Mahoney, Mrs George
Hamilton. Mrs. Charles McIlvaine, Mrs. An
ME Flanagan. Miss Mary Ryan, Mrs James
Mcguire. Miss Hannah Fox. Miss Mary
Burk Miss Annie Foyle, Mrs. F. Casey Mrs.
w. Beaumont, Miss Elsie Mackenzie. liss
Rose Mcguire, Miss Agnes Mcguire, MISS
Grace Walker Mrs. Harry Binkin, Mrs
James Cunningham, Miss Katharine Jones,
Mrs ThomaI West Mrs Thomas Burk. Mrs
william Tawl, Miss May Ryan. Mr.. John J.
Bergin, .Jr. Mr.. George Markey. Mr. William
auckland. Mr.. NJ. J. Rowley. Mr.. John Groves
Mr.. William Jones. Mr. Jesse Riggall, Mr..
and Mrs. John Stinson, Mr.. Edward Jones'
Mr.. John Whitaker. Mr.. William Ferguson,
Mr. Joshua Whitaker, Mr. Benjamin Mitch
ell. Mr.. William J. Benham. Mr.. Robert
Roardman Mr. Herbsrt Russell Mr. Thomas
Wilcox, Mr.. Fl. B. Cole and Mr. Herbert john
son