Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
BIG DRIVE OPENS
AT VICTORY BALL
Society in Large Numbers at AZ
fair i'm Costume. but Blue
and Khaki Rule

The Victory Ball. opening gun in the cam
pagn TO raise 81 100000 to erect a great
Temple OF Victory the Parkway. was
magnificent success.
The most impressive moment Of the great
pageant in the Academy of Music last night
came when the band played the star Span
ged Banner Participants in The tableauN
and all the guests some of whom were also
garbed in costumes representing the night
ing spirit Of Americans from the time Of
the Pilgrim Fathers to the present day,
stood up and sang the national aVhem
The active drive for funds now will begin,
Women of the Emergency Aid and other
organizations affiliated for the drive had
worked out a campaign that insures the sue
cess Of the project. they feel.
Six tableauX had been arranged to illus
trate the various stages Of human progress
and the march Of the square deal and
democracy from the discovery of America TO
the Paris Peace Conference.
In order they were Landing of Christie
Dher Columbus" Mrs Archibald Yarklie in
charge William Penn and the Settlers
Mrs Paul Denckla Mills in charge; Flower
Mart of Revolut tionary Days; 1850" Mrs
Norman Macleod in charge Abraham Lin
coin at the White House" Mrs. William
Gray Warden and Mrs. Joseph y. Snellen-
burg in charge, and philadelphia Today"
Mrs Bessie Dobson Altemus
The first tabeau depicted the landing of
Columbus. Such as We have often seen in
paint but this was in reality and there were
real Indians, Two men dressed Francis
can frars held the great banner Of the cross
and Charlie Morgan. OF Mask and Wig fame.
impersonated Columbus. The real Indians
after this tableau, danced dance of well
come" which won great applause. They
were remarkably graceful especially the llt-
tie children who took part.
The signing of the Penn treaty was the
second tableau, and the effect was very splen-
did along the usual lines of such pictures.
More color came into the tableaux when
the third was shown. This was Flower
Market in Revolutionary Days" Sea ted in
a red striped awning chair and wearing a
perfectly enormous leghorn hat and panniered
dress OF pinks and Colds was Mrs. Charles
willing. and clustered about were groups
of men and women in the gowns and suits
Of Revolutionary days. In this tableau were
Mrs. John Converse. Mrs. Robert Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reeves, Miss Hannah
Wright, Mrs. Sidney Brock, and very many
others.
The fourth was perhaps the most pictur-
esque of the six tableaus. il was tea party
at Mrs. Rush's and the spirit Of the times
was fully carried out even TO the bunch OF
waXed flowers covered with an inverted glass
which ornamented the marble-topped center
table. In this group were Mrs. Heckscher
Wetherll Miss Margaret Wright, Mrs Oliver
Eaton, Cromwell, Miss Gretchen Clay, Miss
Agnes Brockle. Miss Elizabeth nrockle, Mrs.
Harrison Gamer. Jr., Miss Virginia Roberts
and many others. The colors OF the COWS
picture in themselves,
The fifth tableau was Of Lincoln and sew
eral ladies in Civil War costumes, not sol
picturesque as Mrs. Rushes party, but won
derfuy carried out. The last took in 200
people and showed the Philadelphia war
workers: men and women This was par
ticulary interesting for every possible. Kind
of uniform indicating the various kinds OF
war work. was TO be see:l, and there were
marines, reserves and infantry, together with
DAD anita
workers Red Cross uniforms worn in the
hospitals abroad and those OF the workers
here Emergency Aid Aides, Emergency Aid
members, National League girls, Navy House
Aides every possible group being represented
Among the "Y" girls and the Red Cross
workers were Miss Sophie Norris. Miss l.e-
titia McKim, Miss Phyllis Walsh Miss
Agnes Spencer who returned just two weeks
ago and various others.
After the tableauX the entire audience
ioined in singing ITS a Long. Long Trail
"Keep the Home Fires Burning and Amer
lea Then the "Star-Spangled Banner was
played and Governor Sproui made short.
but very mastery speech, Twelve little
Emergency Aid Juniors. who had probably
never been up so late before, came out into
The center of the hoored-over Academy and
tossed up a number Of colored balloons and
several doves of peace flew about in the air
After the speech Chlet oskomon and
Princess White Deer, real blooded Indians
gave a wonderful dance, and the general
dancing followed
Among the guests were the Governor and
Mrs. Sproul, the Mayor and Mrs, Smith,
MIR and Mrs J. Bertram Lippincott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuels Reeves, Mr.. and Mrs Henry H.
Pease, and Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Dewitt Cuyler
Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke, Mrs. Standley
Stokes, Miss Catharine Coke, Judge Martin,
Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin Rush. Mr.. and Mrs,
Ell Kirk price, Mrs. John w. Drayton,
philip price, Mrs. j. Gardner Cassatt, Mr.
and Mrs Richard Mccall Mrs. John Fred
erick Lewis. Miss Rachel Price. Miss Eleanor
wurts, Mr.. Alfred G. Baker and Mr.. John
Frederick Lewis. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Lea, Mr.. and Mrs
John Scott Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Charlton YarnalL Mr.. and Mrs
George Dallas Dixon Mrs Gardner cassatt
NJ. Francis Richmond and Mr. George Nor
rell