Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-29

nlD you ever sec such crowd at the first
day Of any horse show as there was out
at Devon yesterday l was perfectly sur
prised, because usually the first morning
there aren't so awfully many people out.
But yesterday ] ran into Elizabeth Grithth
Page and Jean Thompson Thaycr. who were
selling chocolate ut the country fair (which
is most attractive. don't you think so!), ana
Kitty Penn Smith gushing frantically from
one place to another, and Mrs Bob Mont
gomery with one of her daughters, aud Mrs.
Paul Denckla Mills with her youngster, and
Cecily Barnes, and Hatty Geyelin, and lots
of others, quite early--and not one of them
had on raincoat, either. They all were
very drcssy.
r HEAR that Miriam Kane is TO have
l. charge Of the bookstore in the Victory
Fete on June at the old Chew house.
Cliveden and Upsal, one Of the johnson
houses out in Germantown, next Friday.
The affair is under the auspices OF the
Women's Permanent Emergency Associa-
ton and the National League for Women's
Service, and, as far as cat make out, every
body in Germantown and vicinity is inter
csted.
But to 60 back to Miriam Kane. You
know she is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
V.
mantown and sister Of Mrs. Jack Notify,
who was Audrey Kane before her marriage
last July, just before Lieutenant Mofty
went overseas. Miriam worked for long
time-over year, if I'm not mistaken-in
a hospital in France nursing soldiers, ana
she had some wonderful experiences. She
has always been interesting, having gone in
quite actively for art at one time, and is
always on hand when there's anything OF
this kind going on.
Old books, autographed editions, French
posters and the autographs OF famous mu-
sicians, painters and authors are to be sold
at this table Others on the committee will
be Mrs. Il. Earle johnson, Mrs. Charles j.
McManus, Mrs. James Penrose Stovell,
Sophie Bispbam Weiss, Eleanor Collins,
Phoebe Hoffman and Mrs. Everett Brown.
THE welfare dances at the Ritz next week
1 will be for st. Agnes's House, 25S East
Ontario street, Kensington. This neighbor-
hood house was opened in October 1917,
and it now has more than 500 chldrc.. and
young people on its register. There are only
two small rooms for clubs, classes and
amusements, so the committee in charge is
very eager to buy the adjoining building to
make room for it, and Bishop Rhinclander
has appealed to the womens auxiliaries to
thing and also keep the work going. SO the
women are starting right in, and next week
will be a beginner
Those who have charge of it are: Mrs.
Edwin N. Benson, Jr., Mrs. Frederick w.
English, Mrs. c. Bradford Fraley, Mrs.
Joseph M. Gazzam, Mrs. Arlington Gilpin,
Mrs. Herman Krumbhaar. Mrs. Arthur E.
Newbold (who, by the way, is treasurer of
this special fund.-, Mrs. John II. Packard
Sd, Mrs. Theodore S. Paul, -Irs. James
Starr, Mrs. George c. Thomas, Mrs. Mar
maduke Tilden and Mrs. Hollinshead Tay
lor, who is chairman. Others who are in
terested in the work are Mrs Charlton Var
nall (she's awfully ,interested in the Reed
street house, too), Mrs. Radcliffe Cheston,
Mrs. Edward Farnum, Mrs. William w.
Arnett, Miss Anna Randolph, Mrs. Floyd
Tomkins, Miss Sarah Tomkins, Mrs. George
McCreary, Mrs. George Woodward, Mrs.
Robert Coleman Drayton, Mrs. Arthur E.
Newbold, Jr., Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel Bid
die, Mrs. Norman Ellison, Mrs. John Mar
koe, Mrs. Ellis Ames Ballard and Mrs.
George F. Knorr. l don't know as yet who
is which, that is to say, who will be patron
csses on which days, but I'll no doubt hear
that later.
WELL as predicted, that was some
w party last night at the Academy OF the
Fine Arts. The costumes were gorgeous.
You know Edith Dallas and Prim Reeves are
studying at the academy now, and they we've
both on the student committee in charge of
the affair Edith is the daughter of the
Trevanion Dallases, you know, and sister
of Betty Dallas, whose engagement to Will
liam Davis Ten Brock was announced sew
eral weeks ago. She is an awfully clever
girl and has just that piquant charm you d
expect from a girl of her talent and tempera
ment. Not that she's temperamental, for
she has the sweetest nature, but she has the
kind of imagination that sees pictures in
everything and stories in every picture.
Austin Purves was also on the committee.
He is the son of Mrs. Austin NJ. Purves OF
Chestnut Hill.
TET me tell you the latest remark of the
IL four year old Zone of the many four
wear olds that you hear about every time
they say anything worth hearing). This is
the one with short yellow curls and big dark
blue eyes and a voice that makes you think
of sleigh bells tinkling from far distant
snowy road She went shopping with
Mother the other day and they bought al
kinds of "stuff,'' as she calls all food, ant
then they bought little doll and paraso
10 keen the sun out of her eyes, and theI
they started home. And on the way they
passed another store, and in the window
there was doll almost as big as she is, only
not quite, because she's pretty big now, ant
it was a boy, and he was sitting at table
in a high chair, and he had on napkin
and a blue suit all starched, and shoes ant
stockings, and in summing it All up later t.
the rest of the family the little silver voice
announced, "He was some dressed up
NANCY WYNNE.