Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-14
SORORITY TO GIVE
DANCE FOR RED CROSS
Benefit Will Be Held at Twentieth
Century Club in Lansdowne
on Friday Evening

II is splendid 10 see how many affairs are
being given all the time for the Red Cross.
Out in Lansdowne entertainments Of various
kinds are arranged all the time for TINS
cause, the Lansdowne auxiliary gaining con-
siderable support from them The latest
benefit is a dance which Is TO be held at the
Twentieth Century Club on Friday evening.
The Tau Sigma Phi Sorority has charge Of III.
The B-Naturai Music Club is also plan
ming a musicale anad short sketch which IL
will give for tho Red Cross Wednesday
evening, February Q. This affair Will be
given at the home OF Miss Mare O'Brien.
and as many of the members Of the club have
a decided amount OF talent It will OF course
be Il success.
A meeting OF the club was held at the
home Of Mrs Louis l.. Gerstenbcrger on
Thursday evening
The Century Club Is planning TO have a
wonan's chorus. For some time this has
been the desire of some Of the members and
at the last meeting. on Tuesday afternoon. It
was finally decided upon Mrs. William A.
McEwen Is organizing the chorus. and It will
be under the direction Of Mr.. Henry Hotz.
The chorus will probably meet one afternoon
Of each week. and in the spring n concert Will
be given The women have earnestly felt that
some music In their lives Is needed now more
than ever, and the chorus will surely prove
to be a real pleasure to them. Some OF the
junior members are also going to join the
ch-rus which will be quite a large one.
The juniors had a meeting at the club
house last Tuesday evening. Mrs. oscar s.
| Kimberley gave a very bright and interesting
review of Edna Ferbers book Fanny Her
self" which was hugely appreciated by the
girls. Miss Betty Marion played several
| plano solos. Besides Mrs. Kimberley three OF
| the senior members attended the meeting.
| They were Mrs Henry s. Barker. who has
| charge Of the Junior section; Mrs. william A.
McEwen and Mrs. Clarence s. Eppelshemer.
| Mrs, McEwen spoke to the girls about the
| chorus that has been planned by the club and
| Mrs Eppelsheimer told them Of the clubs de-
| clsion to have a service day every Tuesday,
| and have the club open all day, when any
| one who wants to may come and help with
| the work to be done. Just at present this
| work will be bandage rolling. the making Of
| surgical dressings and the knitting or gloves.
| as there Is a great necessity for these gloves
| IN some Of the camps.
| II was decided at the Junior meeting that
| the proceeds Of the card party which the
| girls gave during Christmas week should be
| divided between the Baby's Hospital IN
| Ilanerch, the Armenian Relief and the TraV-
| Mrs Paul Lachenmeyer was hostess at the
| movies at the club last week. She was as
| sisted BY Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sill. Mrs. J..
| q. Means and Mr Grier Means.
| Mrs Charles Parker Boyd gave small
luncheon at the Country Club on Tuesday.
| Her guests were Mrs. Edwin Grauley. Mrs.
| Harlan p Statzell. Mrs Charles Mercer
| BAILEY. Mrs Robert Lynne Mishler. Mrs,
william suddards, Mrs. samuel r. Phillips.
| Mrs David Stoever and Mrs. Allen r. Hoffer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mercer Bailey spent
| the weekend at Atlantic city. They will re-
turn to Lansdowne today.
Miss Helen Bryant has returned to Toronto.
| Canada.
| The First-Day School Association held Its
monthly meeting at Mr. and Mrs. George s.
| Powells home on Tuesday evening.
| The womans Christian Temperance Union
| held a meeting on Wednesday afternoon In
/ pf a grh
| I.ansdowne certainly ought to be proud of
| the part It played in the recent Red Cross
membership drive. The quota was 500. and
actually double that many memberships were
| secured, for on New Years Eve, when the
| csmnairn came to q close. the Lansdowne
Red Cross Branch had gained l60S new
| members. The number seems almost incred-
ibIe and certainly shows how hard the Lans-
| downers worked. Mr.. E. Wager-Smith and
M Horace Paul Dorman had charge Of the
drive out there, and some Of the Red Crossers
who secured the greatest number OF MEM
| h.rships were Mrs. C. II. Spayd. Mrs. Ray
mond Young. Mrs Thomas M. Love. Mrs.
l Andrew S. NJ Young. Miss Mabel Phillips,
| Miss Garrett Mrs NJ q. Cook. Miss Emile
| Groce Mrs, John Solenberger Mr. Howard
| Rsad and MRS. Frank G. Nieweg.
| last week Mrs. Francis ID. Maxwell
| entertained the representatives OF the vari-
ons departments Of the Americanisation Fed
| y, her home Mrs. Maxwell herself is at the
| hsad Of this organization. and Is deeply In
| ,srssted in the work II has been accomplish
inr. Her guests at the luncheon were Mrs.
I.sac III. Rhads. Mrs William Supplee. Mrs
| Arthur Shrigiey. Mrs. Charles s. Musser,
| NJ. Nelson Lyster. Mrs. II. C. Cunningham
NJ. waiter Loring Webb. Mrs. Edward Nc
| Giniey Mrs Henry s. Barker. Mrs. J. Lynn
parnard. Mrs Stanley Reif Mrs Samuel I.
Kant. Mrs f. wsEer-smth. Mrs. II. 8. Good.
win, Mrs. Oscar s. Kimberley. Mrs. Walter
phiil,ps and Miss Z. Cora Yeager
A business meeting Of the Americanixation
rsderation WAS held at the Twentieth Cen
| ,urv club on Monday morning.
The Friday previous. Mrs. Robert Lynne
Mishler gave smsl 'Sncneon az hsr home
nailey. Mrs Edwin 0rauisy. Mrs. Charles
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