Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Mrs. George Fox, of S005 Crefeld
street, Chestnut Hill, announces the en-.
gagement OF her daughter, Miss Emily
rs Surrows Fox, to DR.. George Morris Dor
rance, OF 2O25 Walnut street, son of
Mrs. John Dorrance, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Edward Drayton,
Mr Robert Massey Drayton and Miss
Evelyn Rodman Drayton have Issued
invitations for an athome on Tuesday,
0ctober 4 from until 6 o'clock, at The
Cedars, Penlyn.
Mrs. Horatio Curtis Wood, of School
llouse Lane, Germantown, has issued
INVITATIONS for small luncheon to be
followed by q theatre party on Sep
tenber 20 at l o'clock In honor of Miss
Starr
One Of the most interesting of the
carry autumn weddings will be solem-
nized at o'clock ON Wednesday aft
ernoon, October 3, when Miss Juliana
stevens Baker daughter Of Mrs Louis
=: Baker, of Bala, will become the bride
OF pr; James w. Nixon. Jr., son of DR..
tonic. Tex. The ceremony will be per-
formed In st. Asaph's Episcopal Church.
Bala. The Rev. Harrison b. Wright,
rector of the church. will officiate. Tho
ber Dp1os; ;ncIs who Will VII be given given in marriage by
Hoopes, OF Paoli, will be attended by her
sister, Miss Martha d. Baker, as maid
OF honor. The bridesmaids will include
Mss Mss Dorothy Ely, Miss Betsy W. Davis,
Frances w. Leech. Miss Polly Baker,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thorn.
ton Baker, Jr., cousin Of the bride,
VIII be the little flower girl. and Mas
ter Roland Baker, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas A. c. Baker, of Princeton, will
act as page. Mr.. Robert Bruen. Of
Rockaway, N. Y, will attend Dr. Nixon
a. Dest man. Among the ushers will be
Mr. Alfred Thornton Baker, Jr., Mr..
yohn Z, Bell Jr:. brother-in.lew Of the
pride; Mr.. II. NJ. Cuyler, Of Princeton,
n. j., and Mr.. Charles Lesley Ames, Of
st. Paul. Minn., another brother-in-iaw
OF the bride. A small reception will fol-
low At the home of the BRIDES mother
pr, nixon and his bride will live in San
Antonio, Tex. Mrs. Baker will entertain
at q small informal supper at her
home on Tuesday evening, October 4, in
honor of her daughter. The guests will
include the bridal party and a few in.
innate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s. Grove, OF 25S
west Tulpehocken street. Germantown,
after spending the summer at the Mar.
shall House, York Harbor, Me, and the
last two weeks at the Virginia Hot
springs. have returned to their home
iheir son and daughter-in.law, Mr. and
ter, Miss Helen r. Grove, Of Perial
Farms, Essex, n. Y, arc the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grove Their grand.
son. NJ. Henry S. Grove. I'd, has ief,
for Concord. N. H.. where he is ~
student at ST. Paurs School
Miss Edith Sigourney. OF Boston, was
tho guest Of honor at dinner at the
Philadelphia Country Club on Saturday
night given by Miss Phyllis Walsh.
daughter of Mrs Florence Huhn Walsh.
Of 6012 Drexel road, Overbroo<. Miss
Sigourney, who has been entertained
as the guest of Miss Walsh for a week.
returned yesterday to her home.
a marriage of interest in this city
and New York will be that of Miss Eliz-
abeth Frances Dean, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Beach Dean. and Mr.,
Clinton Gilbert. Jr.. which will take
place on October in st. Johns Church,
Larchmont Manor, N. Y: Miss Dean
will be attended by Miss Katherine
Dean. Miss Cornelia Dean, Miss Hnr-
riet Sperry, Miss Adelaide Beddall and
Miss Margaret Gilbert Miss Betty
Hardenbergh will act as flower girl,
Mr. John w. Gilbert will act as best
man for his brother and the ushers
will include Mr.. S. T. Hodgman, Jr',
Mr.. Irwin A. Sprague. Mr.. Owen p,
Frisbie and Mr.. Frederick Winant Jr.,
cousin of the bridegroom.
Miss Elizabeth p A. Taylor. daughter
Of Mr., and Mrs. Edward Winglow Tnv-
lor. Of Doxly. Chestnut Hill. lefs yes.