Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

'TNHE George Packards will give
:. dance tonight at the Ritz Carlton
Tor their daughter Ruth, and many are
the dinners to take place before that
event. Ruth is sister Of Mrs. Arthur
Billings and Betty Packard, you know,
and appears to be a very POPULAR young
person. l happened along the other day
into group of debutantcs. and every
other one seemed to be saying, Where's
kuthT' or ooh! l want to tell that
to Ruth and several other such re-
marks, and I looked about when sud.
den exclamation of pleasure broke forth
from the group. 1t was because Ruth
was arriving. I did not need to hear
any more to know how popular she is.
=, The Joe Bartows are giving large
theatre party for their two daughters,
elizabeth and Mary, before the dance.
Elizabeth, you remember, came out last
year, and Mary is bud of this season.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis Packard will en-
tertain at dinner for Ruth md for
Marjorie Gibbon before the dance. and
the Alan Wilson's will give dinner
for Polly Griscom. The Harry Bcr-
winds viii entertain for "Nco" Straw
bridge and the Johnson Wards will en-
tertain for Priscilla Davis.
7 SAW Dorothy Newbod Richie the
- other day wearing n most stunning
coat of gray fur with black collar and
GUNS. Her hat was small model Of
Dlack-cut velvet turned off the face and
with soft folds of the material arranged
across the brim as a sort of trimming.
dorothy is good looking and has
charming manner. What sad time
she had during her wedding trip last
June. You remember her father. Mr..
Arthur Emlen Newbold. died suddenly
while she was on her way to Bermuda,
just few days after her wedding.
remember his funeral took place Just
exactly one week from her wedding day
in the same church where he had given
her in marriage.
THAT dance which the Harry Cur
L tiscs. Of Ovcrbrook. gave last night
nt the Merton Cricket Club. was a de-
lightful affnir. 1t was for Margaret
their dcbutante daughter. and Mrs
Curtis and her other daughter, Mrs.
George A. HUM, Sd. received with the
dcbutantc. Margaret looked perfectly
lovely. She wore the sweetest frock or
white tullc and chiffon, and it was trim
mod with pink roscbuds. She carried an
old fashioned bouquet of tiny roses,
too, and looked fairer than ever with
her golden hair and lovely pink checks.
Mrs. 1luhn wns stunning, too, in pale
green gcorgete. She was Alma Curtis
you remember. Mrs. Curtis was very
handsomely gowned in black chiffon
velvet.
The ballroom was decorated with
ferns and palms and garlands of smilax.
Supper was served ut midnight and it
was altogether a beautiful affair. The
Reginald Morrises entertained for OF
title Morris before the dance, and Vivi
enne Bartlett was also guest of honor
at dinner.
Tn TOWN there was theatre party
l. followed by supper at the Ritz Carl
ton given by the Algrrnon Clapps for
Eleanor Gummey. Eleanor is being
much entertained, by the way, invita-
tions came out yesterday for n dance
TO be given in her honor by DR.. ana
Mrs. George Fales Baker, at the Belle =
vue- Stratford. on January II, and Mr..
and Mrs. Gummey will give a dance
for her on December % at the Bellevue
also.
T HEAR that the members Of the In
L dependence Square Auxiliary of the
Red Cross are to meet together today
at ltu TOSS nCtuQUUTlPrS, -lS SOUtn
Nineteenth street. While the auxiliary
is not active in Red Cross work. most
OF such work having stopped with peace.
its committee agreed last year to meet
before Christmas and to send gifts to
some of the children in the Philadelphia
Hospital. So today 100 letters to Sanity
which have been written by the children
out there. will be answered with gifts.
think it's splendid idea. So many
OF the Red Cross committees that worked
for years during the war have felt tina,
they wanted to hold together in some
way and this special auxi'.ary has
chosen this Christmas work to do every
year.
Mrs. George Lorimer is chairman OF
the Independence Square auxiliary, and
some of those no are associated with
her are Mrs. Fred English, Mrs. Ash
ron Little. Mrs. Bertram lippincOtt
Mrs. Wellington Shannon, Mrs. Will
liam Belding. Mrs. George Falcs Ba
kcr, Mrs. Edward Thomas and many
others. NANCY WlNNE.