Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28

IL been quite III over In. Rome? She
Gas taken down with appendicitis and
Ma I'd have an operation Immediately.
che is. I an glad to say, recovering,
M ~ course, her return to this coun-
,rr T will be delayed, some time. And,
NJ course, Mrs. Edmund Mccullough,
bsr aunt, with whom she has been
travelling, and her sister, Rosamond,
will not return until she is better and
able to come with them. khoda
Brooke went over with Eleanor and
Rosamond, you know, and she is to
stay abroad for the year. Her step.
father and mother, Mrs. Trenchard
Newbold, went over, about month ago,
and they are with them In Rome now,
virginia Smith. who is daughter Of
the Arthur Dearborn Smiths, OF
Wynnewood, Is to sal. this week for the
Elliot, and they will join Rhoda over
there and the three will spend the
winter together. Virginia will be
debutarte next year. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newbold will return soon to this coun.
try. Mrs. Mccullough and Mr.. New
bold are sister and brother.
THE Levi J. Hammonds will intro
i duce their daughter, Frances Hayes
Hammond, this afternoon Mt their home,
1922 Spruce street. Mrs. Edward Hor.
NET Coates, Miss Violet Oakley and Mrs.
Charles Leedom will assist Mrs. Ham
mond In receiving, and a number Of the
dsbutantes will receive with Frances
Among them will be Maisie Stewart,
who, By the way, is having q beautiful
time, and Sydney Biddle, Priscilla
Davis, Elsie Hirst, Jane Hepburn.
Frances Ross, Adelaide Jones, Adelaide
Souder, Evelyn Page and Kitty Knight,
who Is recovering from her fall out
West. She has been using crutches for
some time, but is able TO 20 to a good
many parties now, even II she is not on
nR. PENROsE and Sarah are giving
- small dinner dance tonight at the
Rabbit for Anita Evans and Harry
Adams. They are to he married on the
fourth Of November you know. I hear
that Harry has not been bit well since
his return from the war and the doctor
has advised several months Of complete
rest. So naturally he wanted Anita to
be with him and they decided to be
married sooner than they had at first in
tended. Anita is the only daughter Of
the Powell Evanses she Is cousin Of
Humphreys several years ago, and the
Sanders twins, Estslle and Anita, are
also cousins.
Anita made her debut last year and
was one Of the most feted debutantes Of
the season. Several balls were given In
her honor and any number Of theatre
parties and dinners. She is very sweet
looking and should make very pretty
bride. She is rather small, has soft
light. hair and very lovely color
ing. She dances beautifully; I remem. /.
Der she won a cup at one Of the contest
dances at the numerous charitable af-
fairs held last year.
SPEAKING Of charitable affairs, I
~ have never heard anything to equal
the preparations for the '"Talk of the
Town. You know the affair IN to open
with an Introductory chorus coming in
front Of the curtain to tell some of the
hne points In Molly Thayer's movie,
which is to follow. ! hear that Charlie
Gilpin, Of the Mask and Wig, has writ
ten the music for the occasion epecially,
and Charlie Morgan Is teaching the
dancing. Alva Sergeant leads the dance,
which will introduce "IIowdy Do?"-
whatever that is--and In her set will be
Theodore Lille. Lysbeth Boyd, Marga-
ret Curtis. Sarah Dolan. Katharine Og-
den. Carol Smith, Mary Glcndinning
and Peggy Thayer, who Is the heroine Of
the movie.
There's to be a chorus Of children
under the chaperonage of Mrs. Richard
Norris In a specially called ''The Music
Box and the children in that will be
Jane Gates, Grace Norris. Rebecca
Stout, Margaret Stout, Mary Butcher.
Margaret Mcneil and Mary Maud
Howell.
Another chorus will be the Valentine
revue, made up of members of the st.
Francis Aid, and will include jazz
group, waltz group, polka group and
minuet group.
Their dance is to be the finale. Kitty
Schlater, who is president Of the Aid,
has charge of the group, and the girls
who will dance are. Marie Greenfield,
Rosemary and Madeline Delahunty.
Marion and Katharine vanneman, Mary
Martin. Agnes and Madeline Hastings,
Helen Sheeran. Esther Walsh. Catha :
rine Mckay. Helen Hayes. Margaret
Costello, Regina Heron, Alice Toner
Jack Potter, Peggy Thayer, Polly
Thayer, Harry Coke, Peggy Dallett and
ever so many others there are In the
movie itself. The first performance is
TO be on Wednesday night, Novem-
ber II.
1sTEN, my children, and you shall
~ hear Of the joyous sight Nancy came
upon at the station last Saturday. A
certain bride and groom. who had
been married that day, suddenly dashed
from the elevator. tore through the gate
Tor a New York train, and as she
watched with all her eyes. she noted
that, attached to the end of the bride