Evening journal., 1918-11-16
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

A dance and allied bazaar viii be held
in the Hagley Community House, on
next Thursday and Friday evenings.
The dance will be held on Thursday
evening, beginning at $50 O'Clock, the
bazaar preceding the dance. The spe-
cial feature besides the bazaar, on FRI
day night. will be an American-Allied
Thanksgiving pageant. Every one is
cordially invited to attend.
All club members are urged TO bring
their friends, for the proceeds OF the
affair will go TO the United War Work
Campaign Fund.
one of the club members, Albert Bid
die II s. ~, was recently home on a
furlough and visited the club. He
signed his name to the honor list OF the
club.
ON last Wednesday night Miss Mar
garetta Miller, Miss Ruth McComb and
one Of the Y. w. C.. A. members, VINO
had been in France, visited Hagley
House and spoke in behalf of the United
War Work Campaign. They especially
asked the Victory Boys and the VIC
torv Girls TO do their bit to help go
over the top in the present campaign.
Canteen workers have had a happy
week and have made a number OF en-
listed men more than happy. The sol
diers Of the Twelfth Battalion, stationed
at pigeon Point and at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad barracks, who are con-
yalescing at the Country Club, nave hau
a round Of pleasure all week from
many canteen workers.
Each evening this week some little al
fair has been planned and royal goou
time prevailed. On Wednesday night
a musicale and small dance was held
Mrs. E. B. Nelson was hostess.
Thursday night proved indeed Dan-
ner evening. Besides many merry iea-
lures as games and amusements OF all
kinds. several acts from the Garrick
Theatre were enjoyed by the conval-
escing men. Through the courtesy OF
" 4. Dockstader, of the theatre, these
sketches were able TO be given, ana
meant great treat to the soldiers. Miss
FRANCES Kennard was the hostess for
the evening.
A small dance and party was given
last night. and another is arranged Tor
tonight.
The soldiers will leave the Country
Club on Monday and return to their va
rlous posts. The thirty-six men VINO
are convalescing feel greatly Indebted
10 Mrs. Henderson Weir. who is at the
head Of the canteen service. 1t has been
through her efforts that they enjoyed
both their visits at the Holiday House
and later at the Country Club.
TO resume the dances which are given
regularly on Saturday nights at uie
New Century Club building tonight hs
the building Is not yet entirely ready
for occupancy, the dance Is postpoheu
until next Saturday night. These sinaii
dances have been greatly enjoyed Dy al
the enlisted men stationed in ana near
this city. -.
previous to the epidemic they were
held each week, but have been sus-
pended for the last two months'
The Current Events Glass Of the New
Century Club will meet in the club
huilding on Tuesday morning. This VIII
be The first meeting there since the
buildinQ was used as an emergency hos
pital during the recent epidemic. The
main topic on Tuesday Will be Recon,
struction." Various papers VIII be read
on this subject. Among them Delng
"AmericanizatiOn," by Mrs. w. ii.
Beacon. and "Our Worldwide Com
munity Task" by Mrs. Harry Y. Jemi-
son. Among other subjects viii be
"Book Review" and "Rumania's Sacrl-
fee" Miss Bessie Speakman. Current
Events will be given by Mrs. Harry
Baily. Mrs. Edgar Hare will give a reel
tation. Music will be given by Mrs.
John r. Haswell.
The New Era Branch. international
sunshine Society, will meet next Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. o. V.
Ort, No. 1919 Delaware avenue. This
meeting was to have been held last
Monday, but was postponed because OF
peace celebration that day.
A morning class in elementary hy-
giene and home nursing will be or
ganized at the Red Cross Teaching Cen
ter, No. 9i3 Delaware avenue, at ~
O'Clock on next Wednesday, to meet
each Tuesday and Friday thereafter al
10 o'clock. Any one wishing TO take
this course Of fifteen lessons Is re-
duested to call Miss Moran the dlrec-
tor Of 2679-J and register their names.
The cost Of the course is SO, which in