Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
DANCING CLASS
IN LANSDOWNE
About Fifty Members of Younger
Set Met at Twentieth Century
Club Last Saturday

\ dancing class has been organized out in
Lansdownc. which includes about Fifty menu
hers OF the younger set Mrs. Alfred G.
Balch has charge Of 1t, and the other women
VINO are acting AZ patron"sscs are Mrs
Charles A. Wilcox Mrs Howard ". Read
Mrs. Robert w Click and Mrs. John T krall.
The class had its first meeting at the Fwcn-
teth century Club last Saturday evening.
There are TO be five meetings, and at III" end
there will he a large dance. 10 which the
members may bring their friends
a dance will be held At the Twentieth
Century club on saturday evening by the
Delta Gamma Delta sorority Of the lans-
down High School Miss Nettic Greer is
chairman Of the committee which has the
arrangements in charge, and the other mem
bcrS Of this committee are Miss Mary y.
ingram, Miss Anna Crawford Miss Emma
Galbraith and Miss Kathryn Millken.
Mr. and Mrs. George =. Carey, Jr., enter
tanned some Of their friends at bridge at
their home on Saturday evening. Their
guests were Mr. and Mrs Louis l.. Gcrsten-
berger Mr., and Mrs. Harold T.. Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. V. III. Wilkie, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
$. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. James Temple
Butler and Mr.. chester 4, Gallehcr.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph l.. Hays gave a small
dinner party at their home on Saturday eve
ming. Their guests We're Mr. and Mrs. Il.
n. Plummer and Mr.. and Mrs. D. Webster
Bell. OF Philadelphia and Mr. and Mrs, Bur
ton Etherington, Of Germantown.
y very SuCceSSfut Cnarty tea was held
at the Devonshire on saturday afternoon. It
was given by the Girls Guild of the Episcopal
Church for the benefit of ST. Andrews School.
in the mountains Of Tennessee. Mrs. Cross
we'll McBee and Mrs Frederick A. Mason
poured tea and chocolate. which were served
to the guests by the girls belonging to the
guild These include Miss Dorothy McEwen.
the president; Miss Roberta Crawford, Miss
Dorothy Edwards, Miss Gertrude Edwards,
Miss Marian Mishlcr, Miss Olive Mason. Miss
a., AF
Alice Stataell and Mrs George Hooper,
Cakes. candles and jellles were also sold at
the affair.
A most interesting lecture was given In
the auditorium Of the Lansdowne High
School building by Or Warwick James Price
on Friday evening, II WAS given under the
auspices of the College club. Doctor Prices
subject was "The War in 1918"
A delightful meeting of the junior section
Of the Twentieth Century Club was held at
the Devonshire on Thursday afternoon Three
new members were elccted--MisS Emma
Love. Miss Helen Adler and Miss Marceline
Myers. Mrs. Edward Mckinley talked to tho
girls .on what books they should read, and
interested them in five Of the best of tho
modern novellsts--Wiliam Dean Howells.
Henry James. Thomas Hardy, George Mere
dth and Joseph Conrad,
Mrs Robert Downing Taylor entertained
the knitting club of which she Is member
at her home on Friday afternoon.
The social committee of St. Johns Epls-
copal Church met AT Mrs James Temple But
ler's home on Friday afternoon. Among
those present We're Mrs Crosswell McBee
Mrs. Charles Shurtleff, Mrs. owen Brooke
Evans. Mrs. f. J, Bush Mrs Milliken, Mrs.
Philip f. Jaisohn Mrs, Clifford Parkinson.
Mrs, r.. Hall Andersen. Mrs. James Il. Ruck-
er, Mrs. Davis. Mrs, Emily Martin. Mrs
Horace r. Dormon and Mrs. William Baxter
The woman's Guild of the Episcopal
Church Will give a muslcar tea at the parish
house on Monday afternoon. Among those
who will furnish the entertainment are Miss
Frances Shreiner Mrs. " b. Ward and Mrs
Wharton.
very successful card party was given on
Frnday evening at st. Philomenas School
Hail. II was for the benefit of the free wood
fund of ST. Phomena's Red Cross branch
and Mrs, Thomas VI, Fitzgerald had charge
of the affair. There were ABOUT 900 people
there.
Mr.. Thomas A. Bradley, Jr.. was home
over the weekend lie rs stationed at one
of the camps
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel s Pennock have re-
ceived word that their son. Mr.. Charles PEN
mock, has arrived safely in France. He is
with the Friends Reconstruction Unit
Mr.. Clinton Wunderlich who is at present
in camp. has received first lleutenants
commission.
Mrs. Oscar S. Kimberly has been visiting
for short time In New York.
Mrs Harlan p. Statzell returned Friday
from visit TO New York.
Miss Mabel Phillips has been spending
some time at Atlantic City,
Miss VI. Louise Van Zandt spent the week.
end at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Fitzgerald expects to leave
for Pinehurst, n. c.. next Tuesday. lie will
spend a month there.
The regular monthly meeting of the Amer
icanization Federation of Lansdowne was
held at the home of Mrs Charles S. Musser
on Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee ]. Eastman are being
congratulated upon the birth or a daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Bates are being
congratulated upon the birth of a son.
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