Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

that. There were lot of people there
and lot Of people gave dinners before
hand. Two Of the dinners were for out-of-
town girls-Hope CASTOR, of Boston, who is
the guest of Catherine Coke, and Edith
Pratt, Of New York, who is staying with
Betty Elliott. Ceciy Barnes had a dinner,
too, and she looked perfectly stunning at
the dance afterward. She always fixes her
hair in such becoming way, and her dress
was such becoming color.
Maisie Rush entertained at dinner. too.
I love to watch Maisie dance, she looks as
If she enjoyed It SO much. You know Ben
Rush has just come back from overseas,
SO the Rushes are a happy family right
now. The committee in charge of the af-
fair included Catherine Cox, Cecily Barnes,
Peggy Thayer (sho looked awfully cute last
night, tool, Patty Baker, Gladys Fox and
Alva Sergeant. The patronesses were Mrs
Leonard 7. Beale, Mrs. Charles +. Da
Costa, Mrs. Robert C. Drayton, Mrs. John
White Geary, Mrs. Sidney w. Keith and
Mrs w. standley Stokes,
NNHE Fashion Show and Near New Shop,
= for the social service department of the
Polytechnic Hospital, start today at 800
Chestnut street. Mrs. Billie Clothier is
chairman Of the social service workers,
you know, so naturally she has had lot
to do with the arrangements for this sale.
The fashion display is under the direction
Of Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, Jr., Mrs.
Edgar M. Church and Miss Miriam Rud-
derow. In the Near New Shop, where
things Of all descriptions nearly new will
be sold, there will be a lot Of other people
you know. Mrs. Christian Hagen assisted
by Mrs. Adolph Rosengarten, Mrs. Edwin
Filter, Mrs. Clement Reeves Wainwright
and Mrs. Daniel Carstairs, will sell women's
clothes The chldren's clothes will be pre-
sided over" by Mrs. Guilliaem Aertsen, Jr.,
and Mrs s. Rulon Miller will sell the mems
clothes. Mrs. John Hollingsworth and Mrs.
Jay Schamberg will sell the hats, and Mrs.
Harry Thayer is to have a book stand,
which is to be something entirely new.
Bric.a-prac will be "sales-ladied" by Mrs.
Joseph Binns, assisted by Mrs. II. NJ.
Prizer, Mrs L. H. Plummer, Miss Agnes
Brown, Mrs. Herbert Frazier, Mrs. Charles
lie Fevre and Miss Anne Stevenson. The
restaurant is to be run by Mrs. Samuel
Boyle, her daughter, Miss Denise Boyle,
and Miss Clara Woodward. And this
ought to interest the younger and young
est sets there is to be a large and Won
derful candy booth, in charge Of Mrs Rob.
ert White Steele, Mrs. Charles ]. Swain,
Mrs. Arthur H. Hopkins and Mrs. j. Lloyd
Coates.
T AM glad to be able to tell you that
= Brewster Koons is quite we'll again. lie
and his wife have been up here from the
South for about two weeks and are staying
at the Bailys' house in STAFFORD. Mrs.
Koons, you know, was Molly Baily,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baily.
Mr. and Mrs. Baily are at present down at
Hot Springs, SO the Koonses are keeping
house in their absence. They will stay on
with the Bailys for some time before taking
a house of their own. Brewster returned
from overseas in January and had a bad
case Of pneumonia while down in Florida
last month.
nID you know that a number Of the
Dmotor messengers went on to New York
Yesterday to represent the American Red
Cross Motors Corps at the review Of the
Twenty-seventh Division - Mrs. Thomas
Elwyn, who is captain Of the local branch;
Mrs. Morgan Churchman, who is lieu.
tenant of the messengers, and Helen
Dougherty, another officer, who is, think,
also lieutenant? They are all three very
good-looking women. so Philadelphia was
handsomely represented.
WONDER If any Of them had a chance
to see any Of our troopers before they
went to camp? Didn't you nearly have a
fit when you, saw their pictures in the
papers yesterday? wonder If they won't
revive the Troop? 1t just does not seem
as IL it would be possible to let our wash
ington's Bodyguard" drop out Of existence.
The Troop seems to go with Independence
Hall and Congress Hall and all the rest
of old Philadelphia I don't know how
these things are, that is, whether the gov
ernment would allow a return to the cav
airy, put suppose ailer ihus'efihs Out the
TROOP could be kept up as a social affair.
, anyhow. would be so sorry not to see
them marching down Walnut street and
back on the 18th of November every year,
before their annual dinner. like the most
beautiful soldiers that ever were, in their
buclskin and blue and their gorgeous he'll
NETS.
It always gave me real thrill to see
them, didn't it you? And when I recog-
nized various friends among them it was
wonderful, for even if they were too sol
dierly to bow, they let their eyes twinkle
You know. NANCY WINNIE.
Social Activities
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