Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-23
TWO THOUSAND
FOR PURE MILK
Skylarkers Make Large Sum
to Feed City Babies; Many
Are Taken Care Of

SO they all went skylarking! And
what wonderful time they had!
They followed the trail of the blue
and gold arrows, straight to the
transformed bower of blue and gold
at Willa-Villa. And there, in the
glass pavilion. they danced
and frolicked to their hearts con-
tent.
And what an ideal place it was in
which to "skylark. Masses of
spring flowers greeted the eye on ev-
cry side. Morning glory vines clung
to trellises of green, their varicol-
ored flowers forming a riot of color:
apple blossoms, intermingled with
branches of fir, concealed the pillars
and wreathed the windows: while
clumps of yellow and purple iris.
placed at various points throughout
the room. fairly cried out for the
approval of the guests.
The most novel feature of all was
the suspension of large, f1ower-cov-
cred hoops from the beamed CELL
ing. Hidden motors kept them
whirling and as they turned the
slender frames bent and swayed,
changing contour with each revolu-
tion. On close examination a start
ling discovery was made. The large
flowers of blue and gold. from
WHICH JIIlN DGllS were suspended on
slender ribbons of red. were not
flowers at all. On the contrary they
were nothing more or less than
camouflaged straw hats. Just plain,
ordinary straw hats such as every
country lad and lassie wears when
'a-haying they would CO." the brims
cleverly hidden beneath petals of
creme paper, while the inverted. un-
covered crowns made realistic flow
or hearts. Albert Kelsey. a Phila-
delphia architect, planned the dec
orative scheme. carried out by Mrs.
William T.. Wright and Mrs. Francis
j. Hall and assistants.
In the afternoon the kiddies reign
ed supreme. Stunts and then more
stunts were participated in, includ-
ing exciting pony rides, thrilling
slides down slippery inclines and
other amusements so dear to the
hearts of all children. The commit
tee in charge comprised Mrs. Horace
Whitman. Mrs. Martin Cum bier Mrs
John T.. Fox. Mrs. John G. Jessup,
Jr., Mrs. Wareham Baldwin and
Mrs. Howard Bingaman.
Between 6.30 and 8 o'clock din,
ner was served to about $50 guests.
Girl Scouts, members of Dogwood
Troop No. 4. were the mattresses,
and Rutherford catered. Mrs. Ross
A. Hickok headed the committee in
charge. assisted by Mrs. Mercer B.
Tate and Mrs. Joseph L. Shearer,
Jr.
Unfortunately the rain drove the
fortune teller from her nest high
up in a willow tree. but ticket
takers booth was quickly converted
into cosy den where she divulged
the futures of the susceptible ones.
May Pole Dance
The Sourbeer orchestra suddenly
appeared upon the scene, each
member wearing a highly becoming
cap of blue and gold. Then follow
ed the best part of all. Scarcely had
the first chord been struck before
guests and the dance was on. Alter
mating with the general dancing
were a number of entertaining fea-
lures. Miss Maude Stamnn. Miss
Katherine Stamm. Miss Almeda
Herman, Miss Elizabeth Ross, Miss
Mary Creighton, Captain William
McCreath, Captain Meade D. Det-
weller. Paul Gable. Ehrman Mitch
ell and John c. Herman frolicked
through a May pole dance. singing
gayly as they wove in and out to the
music of an English song, Come
Lasses and Lads"
Miss Jean Rauch, whose beautiful
voice never fails to charm her audi
ence. sang The Doughnut Girl" AS
sisting her was n chorus composed
of ten of the convalescents from
the hospital at Carlisle. AS Miss
Rauch finished her song she stepped
back and joined their ranks just as
John A. Tully. Red Cross associate
field director at Carlisle. came for
ward to sing. in a voice of great
beauty and power, Salvation Lassie
of Mine" Uproarious applause
greeted this number, expressing the
delight of the listeners