Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-23
SENIOR DANCE IN
ASSEMBLY HALL
Graduating Glass of Germantown
Academy Gives Up Affair at
Mannheim on Account of War

The senior class of the Germantown Acad-
envy held its annual dance last evening
in the Assembly Hall OF the Germantown
Academy. on account Of high prices ana
war conditions, the class decided 10 nave
an invitations subscription affair. Mr.. AL
Ian West. president OF the class, ap-
pointed the following committees: Mr' Rou-
ney NJ Beck. general manager; MT VI
walker Ketcham, chairman OF the decora-
tions assisted by Mr., Daniel O'Connell, Mr..
Rodney Beck, Mr.. Robert VILLA nson. Mr.
Miner b. Stearns, Mr.. Allan West and Mr..
Thomas V scher; Mr.. Robert Williamson
chairman Of the Refreshments committee as
sisted by Mr. Daniel O'Connell Mr., Allan
West aud Mr.. A. Walker ketcham. The
program committee had Mr. Thomas Nischer
Tor chairman, with Mr. Daniel O'Connell
and Mr. Miner Stearns: the music commit
tee Mr. Daniel O'Connell. chairman; Mr.
Rodney Beck and Mr.. Robert Williamson.
Mr.. Miner b. Stearns was chairman of the
furnishings committee, assisted by Mr.. q,
walker Ketcham Mr.. Daniel O'Connell, Mr.
Rodney Beck, Mr.. Robert Williamson, Mr.
Allan West and Mr.. Thomas Nischer The
chairman OF the dancing committee was Mr.
Allan West, who was assisted by Mr.. Rob-
ert williamson and Mr., Thomas Vischer.
The Automobile Club OF Germantown held
n A d'nner-dance on Wednesday evening In the
new ballroom OF the club. a number or
private dinners were given peIore 'he dance,
n
were IN keeping with George Washingtons
Birthday.
Tho westside Presbyterian Church has a
rroun of Red Cross workers belonging to
senxiIiary No 200, of which Mrs. Charlotte
~, prnols ,s director This group has been
do ny splendid work. II Is composed OF two
units one which meets on Tuesday evenings
from until 10 o'clock. under the direction
OF Mrs John Lesserts. In the T. w. e. A.
building, $3.50 Germantown avenue
rbsr. are about seventy-five women work.
too for This unit, which was organized ten
,nontha ago to make surgical dressings and
| hosnItal supplies. They concentrate most
| Of the r time and attention on the making or
| hospital garments
Mrs. Andrew r. Wight has charge OF the
| other unit, which meets in the Y w. G, A.
building all day every Friday There are
| thirty women belonging to this unit and they
| baye two workrooms on the third floor.
where they mako surgical dressings. hos
nital shirts. surgeons operative sh rts and
| ether hospital supplies. Last week they
turned out 400 surgical dressings, and have
| made as many as 600 In one day. OF course
| the number Of dressings turned out in a day
| depends largely on the style OF dressings
as some are very much harder and more
| tedious and, therefore require longer time
| 70 make than others This unit Is partcu.
| ,ar,y expert IN tn, making of five-yard rolls
! which are very difficult to do. They have
| nnished as many as eighteen and twenty
| rolls In day;
Mrs. c. NJ. Walker OF 2e2o West Somerset
| street. entertained at dinner on Wednesday
in honor of her guest, Mrs. Owen Detwiler
| of Altoona.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Gallagher. who wer,
| varied In Brooklyn on February Q. hav,
taken apartments at the Delmar in Ger
| mantown.
Mrs Edmund ]. Gadsby, OF 616 East Chel
ten avenue, Germantown. entertained tn
members of her musical club on Monday aft
paper on the life of Tschaikowski, after whic
several of his compositions "A Song wlthou
Words" several sonatas. etc, were played o
the talking machine. t..r .....