Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-05

TyHERE's going to be quite u time next
week when the campaign of the Ma.
tional Council Of Mothers opens. Time was
when women in the social limelight were
not interested in these things. They were
apt to speak of this one and that one, as
fOh yes, she's quite advanced you know
mothers meetings and woman's rights and
that sort of thing, you know. Trouble Is,
she hasn't anything else to do" That's
what they used TO say, until the war came
and they all began to get into Worthwhile
things themselves and now they are all in
1t heart and soul and some of the leading
women Of the city are taking part in the
National Council which will open there
next week.
Mrs Jones Wister is one of the prime
movers and her granddaughter, Genette
FAIRIES, Is one-of the captains Of the cam.
paign. Mrs. Allen Stockton is another
who is intensely Interested in the work, as
is her daughter, Mrs. Hollinshead Taylor
The headquarters for the campaign will be
at 141S Walnut street
uOW sorry was to hear Of the death
- Of Virginia Rodman Erwin Spencer
Is at the American Embassy in Spain and
has been there for some time. After their
marriage, you know. they lived on Willow
Grove avenue in Chestnut Hill. 1 think
with few exceptions Virginia Rodman was
one OF the loveliest looking women I have
ever seen. Lovely, in the real sense Of the
word, expresses ii. She had such soft
wavy hair and warm coloring and was so
altogether sweet. She died on Sunday and
her baby died. too. And 1t just seems too
sad does it not? She was sister OF Mrs.
Lincoln Godfrey, Jr., and Of Dr.. John Rod
man, Her father, who was DR.. William
Rodnian died q little more than two years
ago, Just about the time Virginia was mar
ried She went over to Spain around
Easter'time Of last year and has been there
ever since. I understand Spencer has
something In connection with food admin :
istration there, but am rather vague about
that. He Is son of tho late Spencer
Erwin, of Erwin and Company, and half
brother OF Captain Robert Gilpn Erwin
and Charles Erwin. His stepmother is
Mrs. Harold E. Yarnall. 7 heard no par
ticulars about Mrs Ervin's death. Simply
that it occurred on Sunday in Madrid.
am so sorry for her husband and family.
IND you know the Plays and Players
~ are to have their thirty-eighth Club
Night on Monday and Tuesday of next
week at the playroom 43 S. 18th street
and the plays picture English life? There
will be THE Twelve Pound Looii' BY J. n.
Barrie in which Henry Z. Schaffer Jr.,
Mrs. Phil Castner, Mrs. Joseph Conover
and Howard Brinton will star; and The
Scheming Lieutenant" by Richard Brins-
ley Sheridan. In which the actors will be
Raymond Ferris, Joseph Craig Fox, George
Edwards, Carl Altmaier Ruth Verlandcn.
Katharine Seeler and Harold Harbinson.
Don't you love to go to those club nights
in the little room where everything is SO
informal and jolly? To be sure you miss
a lot Of the men members who uses to help
the jollity along, but soon they will be back
and now that is something to look forward
to, Is it not?
hear they are going TO repeat the three
plays Of the Oront which they gave last
year, at the Little Theatre, for the week OF
December 16 every evening, and at Satur-
day matinee for the benefit OF the Italian
Committee Of the Emergency Aid. Any
one who saw the "Williow Pattern Plate"
will want to see it again. That's sure. I
never was so entertained. OF course Fred
erick Pooles knowledge of things Chinese
added enormously to the performance and
he takes part himself, you know. And
they tell mo there will be the original casts
for all three plays. The others are Tho
Song Of Lady Lotus Eyes" and "a Dear
Little Wife" They are worth going to see,
believe me.
nID YOU know that there's to De Christ
- mas sale up at the Chestnut Hill
Service House? Marion Butler is chair
man of the committes and they have ar
ranged all kinds Of attractive things. For
instance, homespun from Canada, as well
as blankets, sweaters and wool, Belgian
cross stitches and Italian linen; there are
three Of the Allies represented right there. |
Then there's to be embroidered linen |
worked by the Italian women of the Col |
lege Settlement House and all kinds of |
industrial things" which l take to mean |
art needework and basket work. Tea is |
going to be. served from 1 until G. Tea !
always makes hit no matter where you |
stick it in, and don't know anything more |
refreshing after an afternoon Of wander |
ing around admiring all kinds of beautiful |
things, with prices that make your pocket |
book just simply curl up and die than a.
cup of tea and q few cakes, with q sweet |
smile from the amateur waitress. Mrs. |
John H. Harris, Jr., is among the women |
interested in this sale, and others are Mrs. |
Edward S. W. Farnum, Mrs w. Heating |
Johnson Mrs. Robert c.. Clay Mrs. Logan
Bullitt, Jr., Mrs George Howe Mrs. Her |
man Krumbhaar. Mrs. George Willing, Jr.,
and Mrs. E. Walter Clark. Did say that |
1t starts at 10 o'clock and goes on all day
until G? 1t does. NANCY WYNNE.
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