Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
COLONIAL TEA FOR WOOL FUND
Church in Falls of Schuylkill Will Celebrate Wash.
ington's Birthday With Benefit Entertainment,
When Guests Will Wear Costumes

A COLONIAL reception and tea will be
"A given on February 90 by the national
service commission Of the Presbyterian
Church In tho concert hall OF the building In
aid of the wool fund. The sweaters being
knit now are heavier than those prepared
earlier In the season, and the commission
workers have completed twelve complete sets
of knitted garments for the young men OF
tho church who Will leave for service TINS
month.
Colonial costumes will he worn at the re-
ception and the guests wil he received by
the entertainment committee. which includes
Miss Anna Fulton, Mrs. Benjamin Marley,
Miss Sara Starrctt, Mrs. James McMurtrie'
Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Robert Crooks and Mrs.
C;eoge- Hamilton. The latter Is chairman OF
the commission. and her assistants are Mrs.
Jennie Chidcster and Mrs. George wagner
Mrs. Elizabeth Dobson ANemus Is chairman
of the wool committee and has Mrs. liarrS
Jones to assist her. There are quite n. NUM-
ber of young girls who are doing splendid
work for the association. among the number
being Miss Viola Marl>ey. who is just eleven
years old and has completed ifty knitted
squares for a soldiers blanket. besides wrist-
let's and sCarfs. She IL member OF the
magazine committee and has collected guam
titles of up-to-datc magazines for the SOL
dors In order TO conserve the coal INC
meetings of tho commission workers on FRI
day evenings will he held at the home OF MIS-
Robert Crooks. on Ridge avenue
Mrs. +. Gchring darkness. of Queen lah''
gave "A card party last saturday evening at
her home Bridge was played and was i"l-
lowed Ivy Il buffet supper Her guests were
Mrs. August Norman Mrs. Gertrude ' iurnea'
Miss Laura Scheelcr, Miss Margaret Walton
Mrs. oscar Noll. Mrs. Bertha Keen ana Mrs
Charles Il. BriCkcr
Miss Myrtle smith entertained the members
of the Falls Queen Esther Circle on FRIDAY
evening at her home on Queen lahe iier
guests included Miss Mary smith, Miss J'n-
ME Gail, Miss Charlotte Trcgea, Miss FLOR
cnce Snowden. Miss Dora SnoWder, M'SS
Margaret lloyle, Miss Ida Tregea. Mrs ne,
bert Turner, Miss Elsie Smith. MISS HtlIi'
smith. Miss Elizabeth Towers Miss Esther
NrEadven. Miss Jennie smith. Miss Hazel
willoughby. Miss Florence Willoughny' MISS MISS
Lille Howarth, Miss Anne smith ana M'SS
Evelyn Smith.
will give n novelty rubber party at the nome
~ Ntrs A willard Hess. on Ainslic street
There will be many unique features on the
nrogram. and the refreshments VIII snow
how nourishing and delightful hoover party
menu can be. .,.
followed by n dinner, on Tuesday evening at
her home on Queen lane. The decorations
and favors were pink. Her guests inciuaeu
Mrs Lewis Reese. Mrs. T. Gehring Hardness
Mrs Joseph Roseman, Mrs. William Benham'
Miss Iide Stewart, Miss Mary i'oseiri"n'
Mrs Barth and Mrs. Louis Rosenan' -
Mrs James Dobson has presented 10 the
Thirty-ninth District police station latge
service flag in honor of the men iroih 'ie
station in the service
The following members Of the Falls troop
of Boy Scouts have been selected as GOV
crnment dispatch bearers: Holden Boo'h,
lanes Seeds, Augustus Fromcycr, ,Ianes
Murphy, Merton Boyd. Paul Muench' Ehrico
Gareolie and John Tempest.
uoov.rizing entertainments as well as food
has brought TO the front many old,fashioned
stunts, among them the old time spelling'hec.
OF COURSE the recent spelling-bee was in aid
of Red Cross work, and as she was II iied
Crosser her soldier laddie was interested in
,ho entertainment and secured the services Of
a well-known high school professor TO give
out the words. She was good speller and so
was he and each headed II side and finally
stood alone, having spelled the others down
Now II happened that he stammered little
on the letter -" only when II stood at the
beginning or a word, and the word was SOL
emn. With flushed face and quirering tongue,