Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-08
ON WITH DANCE;
'SH|MMy' AND ALL!
TempIars Plan Leniency in Re-
stfictions in Big Event
Tomorrow Night
WOMEN ARE KEPT BUSY

Rules and regulations regarding
dancing are expected to go a-glimmer-
ing tomorrow night when the Knights
Templar and their ladies have their
grand ball in the Commercial Museum.
Conventions will be observed in all
dignity when Grand Master Lee Stew
art Smith and Mrs. William Sproul,
wife of Governor Sproul. lead the grand
march.
But after that there will be every
variety of dancing from the old fash
ioncd polka. Virginia reel aud cake
walk to the jazz and, maybe. the
"shimmy.
There won't be any excuse for the
Old folk because they cant do the
new tangled dances. and the young folk
won t b. disappointed because the music
is old fashioned. The program is plan
ned to suit all ages, referring both TO
dancers and dances.
While the grand ball is planned as
one Of the biggest social events OF a
festive week. the thousands of guests
have many other receptions, dances. the
otre partics. sight seeing tours aud
other entertainments on schedule.
$1,000 Women Already Here
More than $4,000 women visitors
are already in the city and 1000 more
are pxpcctcd today. At each Of the nine
local Ladies Auxiliary headquarters to-
day, Philadelphia women were busy
answering questions, greeting guests
pf aptprt 10
ment The headquarters are all decked
in national and Knights Templar colors.
Kadosh C0mmandery, with headquar
tprs at 1923 Arch street, is crowded
with women today. Mrs. Phillip NJ
Young is general chairman and there
are entertainment chairmen to look
| after the comfort of guests.
| Mrs. Charles NJ Preston is in charge
of entertainment for those who come
| from Louisiana Mrs. Frank c. Dreere
Ohio: Mrs. G. p. Sterner, North Caro-
lima; Mrs. George Henderson, Soutf
Carolina Mrs. Arthur Moore, Missis
sippi :. Mrs. Thomas Bunting, Vermont
and Connecticut; Mrs. George Mac
raguc Wyoming and the Philippines
At least twelve Knights Templar from
the Philippines are expected today.
To Visit League Island
Wednesday the guests assigned to th'
care of Kadosh COmmandery womer
will visit League Island. The SAM
afternoon there will be reception a.
headquarters and that evening the fire
works will be given on Girard avenue
bridge. The headquarters will clos'
Friday noon when the guests go to At.
lantic City.
st. Adams Commandery auxiliar
has it's headquarters also at 102S Arcl
street 1t is small auxiliary with onl;
100 members. headed by Mrs. William
II. Montgomery. Mrs. j. Edwar
Smith is vice president; Mrs. Joseph II
Noble, second vice president; Mrs
Grace Reynolds, secretary. After th
parade tomorrow the auxiliary will en-
tertain its commandery and their wive
at dinner. This evening the member
give their reception at the Hotel Wal
ton.
st. Johns Commandery auxiliary
whose president is Mrs. d. B. Flower
las headquarters in the Parkway Build
, ing. Broad and Cherry streets. Mrs
y. W. c. Gill is in charge of enter
tainmcnt for guests coming from Ne'
York: Mrs. c. Iowa for those fror
South Dakota: Mrs. George II. Banes
Alabama; Mrs. George j. Schaefer
Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Mrs
Charles Riley, Canada, and Mrs. Ev
, Magoun, Oregon.