Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
SISTERS FIGURE
IN DOUBLE WEDDING
lloga Families Open Houses to
Sailors and Marines Every Sun
day After Church Services

Prominent among Tioga's social events
Tor February will he the double wedding OF
tho daughters Of MFR. aud Mrs l. g. Shalkou.
ot l226 West Erie avenue. which Will take
piace on Monday evening February T. AZ the
Hotei Majestic, Miss Helen Shalkop will be-
come the bride Of Mr.. Andrew McClay. of
hll Eariham terrace; and Miss Ernc Shall
kop, the bride Of Mr. Leslie j. Shelter of
1908 'lardgc street The Rev A. l., Shall
kop, Of Reading, uncle Of tho brides Will
perform the ceremony. and Miss Mabel
helSer their cousin, will be maid of honor
Tor both. Miss Helen Shalkop will have for
bridesmaids Miss Jane Fritz and Miss Nav
Sachscnmaier; while Miss Ethel Shalkop's
bridesmaids will be Miss Mary ATcCIay and
Miss CecelIa Adams. Mr. McClay will have
Tor best man Mr. William McClay. his
brother, and for ushers Mr. Edward HupRips
and Mr. John Hirst Mr. Shelters best man
VIII be Mr. Walter Schaeppe, and Mr. Harry
Davidson and Mr. Archibald Murray will be
his ushegs.
Mr. McClay and his bride have at Homo.
cards for after April /. at 532 Duncaunon
avenue, Olney; and Mr.. Shelter and his bride
for the same date at $40 Duncannon avenue.
An interesting coincidence Of the double we'd
ding is the fact that the date Is C.c twenty
tfth anniversary of the wedding Of the par
ents Of the brides
Miss Harriet stevens. formerly Of North
Broad street. who has been travelling through
the South and West. has reached san Diego,
Cal. and will spend tho remainder Of the
winter in that cfty.
Every Sunday the families in Tioga open
their homes 10 the sailors and marines who
visit tho churches In the section Special
services are held at various times, when
about fifty Of the men from the navy yard
are Invited to be special guests Of Il church
whose members act as hosts and hostesscs
for the day. The TiOga Methodist EDIs-
cOpal Church, Eighteenth and Tioga streets.
recently held one Of these patriotic services.
when the men of the church in the army
and navy were honOred. These include Dr.
Herbert Fox, captain Base Hospital Camp
TAYLOR Captain j. Raymond Stewart. Coast
Artillery; Ordnance Sergeant Me-lc ]. Dur
yea, Sergeant Graham Coffee CORPORAL w
II. c. Knous. Mr.. William J. Wallace, Mr.. l.
Williamson Baugh, Mr.. Frank IT, Broadbeut
Mr. Claude NJ Foulke, Mr. Barclay Fox, Mr..
William B. Margerum, Jr, Mr. Stanley r.
Miller Mr. Edwin Earl Neall Mr. John II
Sacllman. Mr. J. Brinton Young Lieutenant
J, Mervine Shnkle, Sergeant william r.
quay Corporal Clarence w. Battersbv, Cor
poral J. Lincoln Marion, Corporal g. Herbert
Quay. corporal Il Bertram Wright Mr. Roy
Brommer, Mr. Clyde +. CObaugh Mr.. Daniel
g. Johnson. Mr.. Raymond Kraft. NJ. c. Mott
Cramer, Mr.. Walter I Phillips, Mr. Elmer
W. quay, Mr.. Charles Styer Jr., AIr Clar-
ence H. Williams. Lieutenant w Earle
Craig, Mr.. Wesley b. Conkng Mr. Frank
w Davis. Mr.. Charles n Devices, Jr, Mr..
Miner X. Williams. Sergeant Gordon
Swaync, Gunner's Mate John Niboaur, Mr.
Arthur c. Caldwell. Mr.. II NJ. Sperry, Mr..
Huyler q, Davidyan, Mr.. Thomas L. John
son and Mr., Maurice II. White. Some OF
the young men are in France and in the
United States there Is a representative of
this church in every branch of the service
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
OF the church is aiding the Methodist Epls-
copal Foreign Missionary Society in It's
work for French orphans. for which purpose
II is endeavoring 10 raise $4,000. one hun
dred dollars will feed. cotho and educate q
child for one year and the patrons are asked
to assume the obligation for FIVE years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Prenzlau are re-
ceiving at their new home, 1886 North Smed-
ley street Mrs Prenzlau. who Is a bride of
the late November, was Miss Emily Elizabeth
Wagner, daughter Of Mrs. Hannah Wagner
Of Tioga.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Tucker Fox and their
daughter Miss Rae Fox. Of West Tiogu
street, have returned from Washington, d. G,
where they gave several entertainments at
the Shoreham Hotel. on Saturday evening,
at a theatre party followed by a supper their
guests we're Secretary of War Baker and
Mrs. Baker, and their guest. Miss Lore of
Cleveland o.; Miss Gwendolyn Miller of
Germantown, who Is Il student at the Ma
tional Park Seminary; Miss Mabel Megraw,
of Ventnor; Lieutenant Joseph Bald, Lieu
tenant Caleb Perce, Lieutenant Felt and Mr.
John Barrett, governor general Of the Pan
American Union. Following the supper Mr.
and Mrs Fox and the guests attended the
charity Ball Secretary Baker and Mrs.
Baker gave tea on Sunday afternoon at
their home for the Philadelphia visitors
Miss Miller gave a dinner on Monday evening
at the seminary for Mr.. and Mrs Fox and
their daughter. entertaining the same guests
Miss Fox will leave the end Of the week to
spend a month with Miss Megraw daughter
Of Mrs. NJ. IL. Megraw, at their home IN
NentnOr
Miss Dorothy Faggen, Of 1880 North Broad
street. has been entertaining southern yis-
itor, Miss Leah Lazier. Of Atlanta, Ca, for
whom several Informal entertainments were
given.