Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Great Preparations for Fete Benefit "Blue Cross Work
the Battefeld-To Be Held at Wynne,uood
Saturday
on Saturday

ONE of the largest out-of-door affairs of
~ the early summer will be the Blue
Cross Fete, to be staged on the beautiful
country estate of Mrs. Clifford Jones at
Wynnewood on next Saturday afternoon
and evening for the benefit Of the Blue
Cross Fund, an organization which is to
the horse and dog what the Red Cross is
to the human being. AS result Of the
humane efforts of group of earnest
animal lovers the important work being
done in the present war by the Blue Cross
has been brought to the attention of hun.
dreds and thousands of people throughout
the United States. The Blue Cross is part
OF "Our Dumb Friends League" society
for the encouragement of kindness to
animals, which was organized many years
ago in England and of which the Earl Of
Lonsdale Is president.
Mrs William Albert Wood Is executive
chairman of the Blue Cross Fete, and Mrs.
Clifford Jones is chairman of the Wynne.
wood Unit Of the Blue Cross. This affair Is
being arranged on very large and elab.
crate scale and promises to present very
picturesque scene. as more than 100 of
the aides will be in costume. The flower
girls will wear beautiful frocks represent
ing the various flowers which they will
sell, while the girls selling cigars and
cigarettes will appear as Arabian cigarette
venders There will be absolutely no ad.
mission charge to the Blue Cross Fete,
which will begin at o'clock. One of the
most interesting features Of the fete will
be an all-breed dog show. The prize list
Is an especially attractive one, as many
valuable donations have been received. The
judging will begin promptly at o'clock.
At the conclusion of the dog show a hand
some pedigreed Airedale puppy will be auc-
toned to the highest bidder. This affair
promises to be replete with many attrac-
tive novelties and has midway, which is
always a huge success. There will be
shooting galleries miniature automobiles,
tho hurdygurdy man with his monkey and,
too, there will be horseback riding.
THERE will be dancing on the lawn and
= the music will be provided by the Jazz
Band from the Naval Radio School. About
300 sailors from the navy yard will give
exhibition drills. The British recruiting
mission, under the direction of Captain
Latham and Lieutenant skidmore, will
hold military drills. The Main Line Home
ing feature Of the affair will be the exhibit
tions given by a number of police dogs.
These dogs will show how they perform
on the battlefield. They act as sentuels.
dispatch carriers, seek out the wou.lded
for the sanitary corps, pull small vehicles.
hunt rats in the trenches and in many
ways prove valuable companions to the
soldiers.
THERE will also be esthetic dancing
between and o'clock, and supper will
be served on the lawn between 6 and
o'clock. An interesting feature of the
evenings entertainment will be the pres.
entation of "Pinafore," Gilbert and Sulli.
vans famous nautical opera, by the Inter.
borough Musical and Dramatic League.
Miss Dorothy Burlew will give an esthetic
dance between the two acts. Miss Dora
Adele Shoemaker. who is principal Of the
National School Of Elocution and Oratory,
will give some very clever Italian imper.
sonations and monologues in costume
AMONG the aides will be Eleanor
"A Harvey Wood, Laura MCGOWAN, Kath.
crime Hubbs, Leonore Fisher, Elizabeth
Evans, Margaret Hagman, Mildred Lewis
Gladys MCGOWAN, Katherine Putnam
Ruth Hutton, Elizabeth Faber Muriel
= Stamm, Pauline Reid, Louise Gillette,
Fanny Roberts, Adelaide Pitt Helen HILL
Winifred Hill, Jane Hickman, Mary Tay-
lor, Anne Grupp, Gertrude Rowan, Gene
We've Hanna, Pauline Carr. Helene Schock,
Helen Gormley, Sarah Acorn, Josephine
Alcorn. Elsa McCauslan, Florin Butter
worth. Blanche Price, Helen Gay, Frances
Smith, Marion Moyne Marion Clarke,
Virginia Lee Bacon. Mary Sloan Claire
Roesche Victoria Davis. Katherine Pyle,
Mildred Beauchamp, Helen Weyman, Ida
Jackson, Elizabeth Grscom, Margaret
Leiple. Olga Leps, Katherine Willis,
Elsie Tillinghast Elizabeth Crowel,
Josephine Fernley, Helen Shelton. Helen
kerrick. Frances Leech. Katherine Ro-
mall,>Sarah Beecher Finck. Eleanor Rebe-
mack, Miriam HILL Elizabeth Hill, Florence
Haney. Jean Barstow, Edith Tobin. Dean
Tobin, Dorothy Green, Ada Smith, Mary
Amy, Mrs. Walter c. Neey, Dorothy
Green. Ada Smith. Anna Evans, Louise
Chase, Beatrice Harrity, Helen Harrity,
Irene Hunter. Mildred Jones' Virginia
Hess, Emile de Kosenko, Maria de Ko.
senko, Ruth Wunderlich, Lillian Lee,
Grace Lawton, Helene Lawton, Ethel
Kahlmus, Cora Wilson. Sidney Wilson and
Mabel Leonard.
Some party, don't you think?
THE musical records and games commit
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