Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

0NHE Influenza though in a milder form,
= has certainly been at 1t out along the
Main Line hasn't it? Take Broughton
lane, in Villanova, for instance. The Wal
ter McIlvains started 1t off, then Mrs.
Morris Stroud. Jr.. and all the little Strouds
had It all over again. having all been i'll
the early part of the year when the "fu'
was more virulent. Then, If you please,
down went Mrs. Heatly Dulles and all the
little Dulleses: and next heard Mrs. Sell
lers Mckee and members of her family
were also stricken.
The McIlvains have recovered and have
gone South for a couple of weeks, so that
is encouraging news, and the other Brough-
ton laners are coming along. Mrs. George
.Thayer has gone up to st. Paul's in Con-
cord to get little George, who has had the
fiu up there. The other children are down
in Atlantic City. and they will join them
there. Atlantic City! l do believe the
whole world and his wife are down there
this week. 1t certainly seems as If gayety
had struck Atlantic for sure.
TALKING of gayety, every one is be-
L coming muchly excited over the Victory
Ball which is to be given next Thursday
night, February 13. It's to be fearfully
smart, you know. why. the tickets will
cost as much as the subscription to the
one Assembly the year we had only one.
That is ten whole "plunks"; but then think
of what it's for and of how fashionable it Is
going to be: For it is. with capital f.
Mrs. Harry Coke is chairman of the COM
..,l, lcfa
to the names of the boxholders. Mrs.
Charles Custis Harrison, Jr Mrs. Charlton
Yarnal, Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs.
George Dallas Dixon, Mrs. Ben Rush. Mrs.
Willis Martin. Mrs. Joe Leidy, Mrs. De
Witt Cuyler, Mrs. Aleck Van Rensselaer,,
Mrs. Arthur Lea, Mrs. Clarrie Dolan, Mrs.
Charles Coke. Mrs. Edward Welsh, Mrs.
Frank Clyde, Mrs. Archibald Barklie Mrs.
Norman Macleod Mrs. Billie Warden,
Mrs. Effingham Norris Mrs. George Tyler,
Mrs. Joe Widener-well, just everybody!
The ball is to be preceded by Ave gor-
geous tabeaux, so it will be well to go
early; and there's little doubt but that
you will stay late, for supper will be served
at midnight, and most of us want supper
about that time.
vXTHAT an important and distinguished
w marriage Lily Potter made when she
became the Lride of Frank Polk these flf-
teen or twenty years ago. Lily always was
q peach, but she married so soon after she
came out you scarcely had a chance to
know her from the time she used to play
in Rittenhouse Square. when her brothers
To cI- nd Whan
see Jack now you wonder that he ever
was little and played in Rittenhouse
Square. He's so tall and grown-up look
ing. Well. anyway. when Lily married
Frank Polk they lived first in New York.
He was very clever lawyer, young and
ambitious and bit by bit he has climbed
the ladder to success with his wife right
on the same rung with him. OF course,
they always had position.
Now they are in Washington's diplo-
matte circles and yesterday entertained the
Japanese ambassador and his wife;- Wis
Countess Ishi. Last year when Mr.. Balfour
was here the Polks' house was one of the
few private ones in which he was enter
tanned. Frank Polk is in the State De-
partment and very highly thought of in
w dSHlIStOlls l1lly tOllci 10 lol Hcf
mother, Mrs Jimmie Potter, who was Lilly
Sturgs. one of the four sisters - Mrs.
Charles Edward Ingersoll, Mrs. Bob lie
Conte and Mrs. Edgar Scott-justly famed
for good looks and unusual style.
Il A GREAT many went up to Princeton yes
s<A terday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock to
attend the memC4Sal services that were
held in Trinity Church for Hobart Baker.
Hoby Baker who achieved such fine work
An the war, was killed in an airplane acci-
dent on the sth Of December. 1t was so
sad to think that after the dangers of war
were past and he had won great fame for
you remember the country, particularly
Philadelphia, went wild when he brought
down his first plane. He was the second
ason of Mr.. Alfred Thornton Baker of this
city.
His brother is Thorny Baker, who mar
-fied Marie Hall and lives in Cynwyd. The
Alfred Bakers lMr. Bakers second wife
was Miss Laura Butche) live in Princeton
so it is for that reason the services were
held there. Hoby's mother, who was Miss
Mary Pemberton. has married again and
Hobart A. Hare. an uncle, who married his
mothers Oldest sister, Miss Rebecca Penn
berton. All honor to the memory of this
Sine young man, who died in the service
Of his country,
SIJAVE you heard about the Indian Song,
Legend and Dance affair that is to be
I given at the Little Theatre on Monday
afternoon at o'clock. Chief Os,Ko.Mon
~ to perform" and Mrs Sam Woodward
will give her Indian songs and legends.
The accompanies are Emma Rous, harp
.ist; Agnes Clune Quinln. pianiste, and
4 Elizabeth Cest, pianiste. 1t sounds quite
attractive. Mrs. Woodwards songs are de-
Blightful and she is in much demand at all
z baxaars and entertainments for her Indian
y'stunts." The committee in charge in
cludes Mrs. Charles Plat. Jr., Mrs. How