Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-19
REGISTRATION
IN LANSDOWNE
Every Section of Town Canvassed
for Service Under Auspices Of
Woman Suffrage Party


The LansdowLe women have completed the
work OF registration which they have been y
doing under the woman's COMMITTEES OF thu
National Council for Defense. The work IA
this particular section done under tho
auspices OF the Woman Suffrage party OF
Delaware County In LaEs6owne a leader
was appointed for each precinct, and under
her was corps OF about 100 registrars.
These women then canvassed their particu-
lar district and thus the whole town was
covered very thoroughly.
Mrs. s, Pancoast Lewis has been chairnnat-
Of the registration committee in Larsdowne,
and the precinct leaders were Mrs. Oscar
Kimberley. Mrs. William J. Hicks Mrs. Clar-
ence sill, Miss Mary J.. Yarnail. Miss Anna
u. White and Mrs J. Le Roy Smith
The Twentieth Century Club dancing class
met at the clubhouse ON Tuesday evening.
Mrs. William II. Lewis has charge Of the
class.
Miss Ruth Decker entertained the five hun
dred club to which she belongs at her home
ast Saturday afternoon. Those who were
there were Mrs George II, Williams, Mrs.
Louis Bartram, Miss Helen Taylor. Miss
Isabel Gabraith. Miss Marguerite Irving,
Miss Mabel Busler Miss Ruth Wunderiich.
Mrs Howard Buser and Mrs. Harry Babbirt.
of Swarthmore.
Mrs. Edward ]. Decker entertained her
luncheon-bridge club last Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Collins gave card party az
hef nome lasl lnuTFudA alltIhloOn. INV RtN"
ceeds from this affair win be used 20 buy
gauze for the LansdowLe branch of tae He'd
Cross.
\ meeting of the Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary Society Of the Presbyterian
Church held at the home OF Mrs. D.
Morton Bond last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul V. Lachenmeyer was hostess at
the movies at the Century Club on Monday
evening. She was assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
William !. Austin and Mr.. and Mrs. Kari
Ceilings,
Mrs. Lachenmeyer las placed box in the
hall of the Century Club. into which every
one Is asked to drop all their old kid gloves
Surely everybody has at least one pair that
OF no further use for wear. These gloves
are made into kid-ined vests for soldiers
and the money which they bring wheE sold
is used TO purchase wool. SO hereafter
mlady will not throw her old gloves away
The Girls Auxiliary Of the Presbyterian
Church met ON Tuesday evening at the
church.
The s T.. Howard Missionary Society OF
that church held a meeting on Monday eve
ming
Mrs Harold Wilson has returned from
short visit to Boston. Mass.
Mrs Albert GrfFth has been visiting reia-
tives at Mount Holly, y. J.
Miss Katharine Gerstenberger, OF Roseiie.
y. j.. has been visiting Mr.. and Ars. Louis
l. Gerstenberger.
Corporal Harry r. Farren is spending a
short furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Il. V. Farren. Corporal Farren is with the
marine corps.
There was AN earnest spirit exhibited by all
the women present at the Century Club on
Tuesday. The club had its first Service Day
and many of the members came there and
worked all day. with eager desire to help
as much as possible. Mrs. oscar S. KIM
berly had charge Of the making of surgical
dressings The Lansdowne Red Cross branch
gave the club the use Of cutting machine.
which Il has purchased just recently. and.
with the machine, the women were able TO
cut enough gauze to last the workers at the
Red Cross house until next Tuesday, Mrs.
william a. McEwen. Mrs. Henry T. Kent ana
Miss Florence harrington had charge of the
glove-kniting, which was started by some or
the women.
At lunchtime Mrs. Charles Mercer Bale y
and the members of her committee, sery -
tea and in the afternoon the regular cfIf
meeting was held An address was made
ON modern development I'm fiction by Mrs.
Walter L.. Phillips. She spoke of the birth
of the novel. the development of twentieth
century ideals, the characteristics of the good
novel and told most interestingly of the de-
velopment of the novel In Russia. AT the
close Of her talk she touched upon some or
the writers of today and how their work is
affected by the conditions Of the present.
Mrs. John Dennis Mahoney then reviewed
two Of Ethel Sdgwick's books. Promise"
and Succession" and Miss Grace Filler read
bits from Hugh Walpoles Green Mirror"
/ ne music IOt tue blltInObl was luinlSHeU
by Mrs Alfred G. Balch. Miss Marian Nisf-
Ter and Mrs. Robert Hall Anderson. During
the meeting many Of the women knitted
bright little wooden SO. res, which will be
made into convalescents' afghans And, OF
course. many were busy with khaki wool.
The womens Guild of the Presbyterian
Church held an all-day melting at the churcn
on Wednesday. Mrs, Robert Downing Tay-
lOr was chairman Of the luncheon COMMITTEES.
which included Miss Louise Van Zandt. Mrs
John Gates. Mrs, Culver Boyd Mrs, George
Guldesinger and Mrs. Andrew s. NJ. Young.
Mrs Herbert C. Hays entertained the knit
ting club TO which she belongs yesterday
afternoon at her home. The club meets
each week at the different members homes
and the women knit ever many warm
things for the Red Cross Among those who
belong to this club Mrs. Hays. Mrs AUS
tin Boyd, Mrs J. Milton Hagy, Mrs. Harold
p. ogden, Mrs. Ralph L. Hays. Mrs. Harry
L. Henry. Mrs. Walter Dutton, Mrs. Robert
Downing Taylor. Miss Louise Zandt Mrs.
Fverette II. Plummer Mrs William q.
Hampstead Mrs. Clarence de Armond Mrs.
william Meyer, Mrs. Frank T.. Sagendorph.
Miss Frances Hagy. Miss Mabel Phillips,
Mrs. Henry c. Statze Mrs w. Vernon
Phillips. Mrs. J. Liddon Pennock Mrs. Fred
erick Kelly. Mrs. Brooke Evans. Mrs. Norma
A. Scott. Mrs. Culver Boyd. Mrs. Bayard
Dickinson and Mrs. y keenan,. Jr.
Mrs Chester a'BecSet gave a birthday
party for her little daughter Emma on Tues
day afternoon of this week. The guests were
Betty Eakin, Virginia Guinand, Marion Ray
mond Carol Mackay, Grace aBecket and
Dorothy Cummings.
The Girls Guild Of the Episcopal Church
met at Miss Dorothy McEwen's home OF
Thursday afternoon. The girls are planning
TO give tea soon for the benefit OF the
Ienten offering OF the church.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred c. Balch received word
a few days ago that their son, Mr.. Walter
Balch, has arrived safely in France
Mr. and Mrs j. Herbert ogden have also
heard of their son, Mr. Ray Ogden's safe
arrival "over there" Young Mr.. Ogden Is
with the ambulance corps.
Lieutenant James Kennedy, son Of Dr. ana