Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-25
BENEFIT FOR FRENCH WOUNDED i
Committee Which Meets at Germantown Cricket
Club to Make Supplies for French Hos
pital Will Give Bridge Party

A y EVENING bridge party win he held
"a next Thursday evening at o'clock IN
tho ballroom of tho Mannheim Cricket Club
for the benefit Of the French wounded fund
on account Of the increased cost Of ma
terials and the tremendous need for surgical
dressings, the French wounded fund has de-
cided 70 raise money in this way TO carry
on its splendid work. Both men and women
arc invited and an informal supper VIII be
served at quarter TO eleven,
This organization has been In existence
two years and iu that time has done
really remarkable amount OF work. The
meetings are held every Tuesday morning IN
the ballroom OF the Mannheim Cricket Club.
from 10 until 12 o'clock. Bancages and all
kinds Of surgical dressings are made Be-
sides this. Mrs. George Newhall collects little
knitted squares, which sho sews together TO
make quilts for the Belgian children.
Through the generosity OF the Germantown
Cricket Club and the service or It's en-
ployes. there will be no expenses connected
with the bridge party so that all con-
tributons can be used for materials. Mrs.
Tolbert y. Richardson is president Of the or
ganizatiou; Mrs. William Price Newhall Is
treasurer, and Mrs. John Haseltino Shinn,
secretary.
The heads Of the work tables include Mrs,
George NJ. Newhali, Mrs. John NJ. Fries, Mrs.
Samuel Il. Van Dusen. Mrs. William Il. kurt2'
Mrs. W. i. Mackenzie, Mrs, Charles DtXey
Shelenberger. Miss Lincoln. Mrs. y. f. Dem
niston, Mrs c. Elwood Wagner, Mrs. Harry
S sharp, Mrs J. r. Roberts, Miss Emily
Tattersfeld and Mrs. Bradford Ritter.
The Senior Dance of the Germantown
Academy. will be held on Friday evening
February -, in the ballroom OF the Man
helm Cricket club Owing to war conditions
tho members of the class felt IL was not right
for them TO go TO any great expense to give
this dance. SO they have decided 10 have 1t
an invitatOn-subscrption affair Mr. Walker
ketcham has charge OF the decorations; Mr
Allan West is chairman OF the dance COM
mittee: Mr. g. Minor Stearns has charge OF
the furnishings; Mr. Daniel O'Connell Is
chairman Of the music committee, Mr..
Thomas Usher is chairman of the invitation
committee, and Mr. Robert Williamson has
charge of the refreshments.
Friends OF Mrs II. 5. Prentiss Nichols,
of $40 Pelham road. who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Germantown Hospital
on Tuesday, VIII be glad TO hear that she
is doing very well. -
Mr. and Mrs Ward Tyson Perry. of 4ST
Bringhurst street, left on Wednesday for
Atlantic City, where they Will spend several
days
The group OF Red Cross workers belonging
TO Auxiliary No. Z. Germantown division of
the Red Cross which has been meeting every
Monday and Wednesday in The parish EOuse
of st. Luke's Church In GarmantNwr under
the direction OF Mrs. Baltzar de Mare, has,
on account Of the coal shortage, been obliged
to give up is Monday work hours and limit
its meetings to Wednesday. The members
work from 10 until 4:30 o'clock, In ST Mar
garet's House, property OF ST. Lulles Church
and the present arrangement is temporary,
nccessitated, Of course, by the fuel reguia-
tions.
There are about eighty women in this