Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

Aales Baker. in Rosemont. is going to be
fory delightful, don't you think?
ut will be quite novel. too. because it's
n take the form Of an out.of-door musicale
~ well as tea. and there will be the lovely
background Of the Baker place. together
WITH the quaint costumes of the two singers.
kou see, Mrs. Sydney Hutchinson has con-
tented to sing during the afternoon and
Will appear in a charming old-time Co.'S
i'm to sing several series of songs; then
Elisabeth Latta, whose fresh, sweet mezzo.
boprano is always a delight, also will sing.
Among other songs planned is Joan Of
|Arc," which Miss Latta will sing, and
4Sssed in the French colors. Mrs. James
EN1se, who is one Of the Charlotte Cush-
3nan Clubs. board, tells me that she hears
FROM ''over there that the French are
imply enchanted and deeply touched at
Ehs thought of our having made such a
kavorite Of this song Of 1.-THE Maid of Or
leans" and it's one Of the treats over there
70 have the Yankee boys sing 1t to the
French people. Well, copies Of the gong
viii be sold out at Mrs. Bakers tomorrow,
and Mrs. Emott Hare has a number of
}war cakes and war rolls which she will
dispose Of. Each cake or roll will have a
krscipe attached. so you see the party is to
Pc very patriotic.
Mrs. Robert Hare Davis. Mrs. Mahlon
Kline and Mrs. Wilmer Biddle will sell all
sorts and kinds of bags and Mrs. Edward
Finck and her daughter Sarah will sell
candies.
Mrs. Samuel Chew. the president Of the
club, and Mrs. Wilmer Biddle will preside
lat the tea table. The tickets for the party
'Iinclude tea, lemonade and cake, I UNDER
stand; and, furthermore, Mrs. Baker has
igiven these refreshments, together with
liner place.
M Another interesting feature will be the
treading Of fortunes from the hand by Mrs.
Walter waring Hopkinson.
nHE Charlotte Cushman Club is SON. ten
~ or eleven years old now. 1t started down
Hon Tenth street near Pine, and then the
Ilhouse at 1900 Locust street was bought
Hand convert into a delightful home for
lgirls who are ~on the stage. Later the
house 1902 Locust street was bought and
They were able to accommodate some If
lteen girls throughout the whole of last
lseason.
The board OF governors has offered the
house to the Government for the summer
Tor the lodging OF fifteen girls. You know
how dinhcult 1t has been for the housing
commission to find suitable places to rec
ommend the girls who have come up from
Washington to work for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
1t must be a satisfaction to the board to
realize how very successful 1t has been In
starting and upholding the work and to
know what good has been done in 1t all.
With the money procured from tomorrow's
AFFAIR 1t will be able to make the few al
terations and improvements needed, and
besides being able to turn it over to the
Government for the summer, 1t will be
ready In the fall for the season Of 191S.1919.
NELL, the Tay1ors are certainly sIring-
~ ing some surprises on NC these days,
are they not? Last week it was Bill whose
engagement to Pauline Maynard, Of Knox
VILE. Tenn, was announced. and now it's
Clement Newbold Taylor, and he's engaged
to one of the sweetest girls in town. and
that's saying a goodNaeal. It's Anne Meirs!
You remember, Anne came out last year
before the war. Her father. the la.e Dick
Meirs, died Just about. a year ago and
Anne has been in deep mourning. But she
has been doing much war work and l
Armly believe there are not many girls
Who are 80 well loved as she.
She is the great-granddaughter OF the
late Mr.. William Weightman. you know.
and q great-niece therefore of Mrs. Fred
eric Penneld. Her grandmother il Mrs.
Jones Wister and she is a cousin of Marie
Louise FAIRIES and Emma Genette Fairies.
ehe Is pretty and dainty and charming, and
young Lieutenant Taylor is decidedly to be
sconsratulated.
8 I THOUGHT. they are going to sell
"a. everything that was left over from
sevanity Fair" last Wednesday on Satur-
day afternoon on the lawn in front OF the
, hospital. hear there are some beautiful
things. but the COMMITTEES does not want
Is keep them over until next year, SO they
decided to turn all into a fine big rummag
sails.
what do you think? They sold one pic
tore At Vanity Fair for as much as $l1o.
and YOU will acknowledge that's pretty
good In wartimes. u
WsHE Red. White and Blue Club of Lans-
j downe. composed Of seven little girls
nom ten to thirteen years old, gave q fair
Friday afternoon at the residence of
~. Lee H. P. Maynard. Is Windermere
avenue. for the benefit of the Red Cross.
when l asked the secretary about 1t this
a what she said:
1--WE were going to have it In Maynard's
woods. You know they are not the May.
snard's: but belong to Mr.. Hunt. And they
~ not woods. only some trees on the lot
4 to Doctor Maynard's house. But it
,red ike rain. SO Mrs. Maynard said we
Ssirkt use her piazza. Wasn't she nice to
80 ~ We had q fancy.work table and a
reare ana candy table and q lemonade table