Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells of the Po,UeH EuanS Ball Tonight.
Several Dances and Dinners for the Younger Set,
AlSo-The Troubles OF a Youth

TONIGHT We have the Powell
- Evans ball for their daughter, Anita
Evans, who is certainly a most attrac-
tive little debutantc. The ball will be
given in the Bellevue Stratford and
there will be number Of dinners be-
fore it,.
Anita is very pretty. She is of
medium height and has fair hair which
she arrangcs very bcccmingly Tonight
she will wear n frock of white. and sill
yer brocade trimmed with tullc Anita
is granddaughter of Mrs. Clark
Merchant and cousin Of the Sanders
twins. Ier mother was Miss lstcllc
Merchant. Her cousin, Bessie Nlcr,-
chant, who came out about siH. years
ago, married Tom Humphreys, you re
member. Anita is an only daughter.
DEFORE the ball Mr. and Mrs.
ID Henry A. Ross will entertain ut
dinner for their niece Margaret Ross
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Shipley Dixon Will
give o dinner ut the RITZ Carlton for
Mrs. Dixon's cousin. Florence Kane,
and Agnes Allen. daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. Perry Allen, will give large
dinner for Sarah Harrison. debutante
daughter of the Joseph Harrisons; Mar,
garet Thaycr Graham will be guest OF
honor at a dinner given by the George
Dallas Dxons and Anita and Estelle
Sanders will also entertain, Other DIN
ners will be given by the Edwin 1t, flt-
lcrs and Spencer McKeou.
TIME Josiah Bartows will give the
i first of their series Of three theatre
parties tonight for Elizabeth before the
Evans ball. This will practically be
Eliznbeth's s debutante party for she was
NOT introduced earlier in the season as
the family are in mourning.
Elizabeth is very sweet. She mas
rather fair hair and wears it straight
baclS from her forehead. She looks very
charming in pastel colors. saw her
once in the palest of pink frocks. and
another time in pale blue and these
colors were wonderfully becoming. She
has rather warm coloring, though a
very fair complexion.
rNIIERF, will be ono or two parties
J. for the younger set tonight besides
the ball for the debutantcs and older
The Ledyard Hcckschcrs will enter
Tain for their daughter, Ethel. and the
Percy Clarks will give dinner Tor
Miriam before that dance. lheh OUT
in the Reading way there VIII DC
dance at the Huntingdon Valley '3uh .,
try Club given by Mrs. Ben Rowland
ord her sister in law. Mrs. lowering.
Cor their two children. Ben Rowland;
Jr.. and Dorothy Lowering. That wlll
be a very pretty affair, too. ! love
10 watch boys and girls of that age at
a dance. They had such charming llttie
half shy ways and arc so young anu
fresh and rosebuddy looking. Don't you
agree with me? Ben, Jr, and Doro-
thy are cousins, you know
CtPEAKING of young people, | saw
- Anna Strawbridge Claghorne and
her husband on Saturday looking very
we'll and very happy. Anna was We@r-
Ing very smart topcoat OF blacN, lur
with a grey collar and tnrheu-u u,
brim black beaver hat and lace Ecif' W
Her dress of black VclVet sho"eu Il IL
tie below the coat.
TN THE midst of the Christmas cheer
/ when preparations are being made
for bnndrefs of fortunate children who
can enjoy this season, the home Te,.ri ta,
division of the Emergency Ald IS 9uss
working for the less fortunate children
of the poor. A special committee on
"After Care of Infantile Paralysis Is
now part Of this division, whlcn mas
Mrs. ]. Willis Martin as ltS cnai, nt l''ah, a.
and it is to help these eases "that 'he
committee is striving. III,
The hospitals VII trrh. tlesb 10 In,,- hns