Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-23
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF the Entertainment to Be Civen
by the Junior League Tonight-She Tells of the
Women Writers Dinner Last Evening

FVNIlE JunlOT NS't"'h'y wi"
ing to the fore again now that the
var is over. am very glad, too. for
tbe league is composed OF group OF
very worth while girls who do worth ,
',bile things, and they have always had
lot Of fun among themselves In pri-
,.te entertainments, rs well as the pub
i;c ones which are usually given for
charity.
,ondcyille which was given In Novem-
hor rho Talk Of the Town II was,
and members are taking part In why
Not" which is to be given next week,
~, II of this Is but a prelude to the fact
tbat the Junior League Is to, give an
entertainment this evening at the Charl-
ton Yarpalls' house In honor of the
rnv members of the league. a supper
xill precede the entertainment.
THOUGH the Opera Club held its
"A last meeting in the foyer of the
Academy of Music after the perform
.nce of Madame Butterfly the
lover will not be closed to patrons of
Tho opcra who wish to dance after the
performance, for the Academy Of
Music corporation has decided to hold
NutlVfS Huu utt't Nuth
ncrformance to which patrons of the
pncrn pr NAV 20. There will be light re-
f.osbments and good dancing for
small amount. II strikes me as n very
sood idea and I hope it will be very
successful indeed.
TALKING Of entertainments, went
70 the dinner and entertainment
.iven nv the Women Writer'S Club at
no Arcadia last night. 1t was a very
delirhtful affair for the club members
and n few women guests. The dinner
was given in the large cafeteria room
rb;cb was decorated with red, white
and blue, and the tables had appropriate
decorations for the birthday of George
Washington. After the dinner, enter
t,inmcnt was furnished by number of
Tho guests who included Miss Mary
barrett, Miss Elizabeth Latta, Miss
Agnes Cluno Quinlan, Mrs. Guy Stew
,rt McCabe and Mrs. Robert Geddes.
The latter part of the evening was
,iyen over to stunts" by members Of
The club. The stunts started with a solo
dance pathetique, ''The Call of the Clam
70 It's Mate" 1t was pathetic in the
through the dance and all else that fol-
lowed.
TIIE piece de resistance was n scene
L at Valley Forge. Washington was
Denoted warming his hands over the
fre and complaining that his press agent
should never have gotten off that cherry
free story. for he had even had to cata.
Ioguc any tales he had told since and
he found Il irksome and disillusioning.
A sentry, one of Washington famous
bodyguard. the first City Troop, wear
Ing the fatigue uniform of the troon
the dress jacket and most fatigucd
helmet, paced up and down outside the
camp while Washington talked. Sud
denly the camp was excited by the ap-
pparance Of lady with two children.
They were none other than Martha and
her little twins. Ananias and Aphrodite
Washington, aged three. who had been
brought to see their august father for
the first time. A charming family scene
.nsued. Little Aphrodite recited a
four-li line poem for her father and.
much aided and prompted by his
mother. Ananias did the same.
The sentry interrupted to announce
the standing army is without and
band of four. which played various
After the parade the standing army
drilled for the benefit Of Mrs. Wash
ington and the children. and the scene
closed with the Father of his Country
instiling some very unusual precepts
into the memories of his little ones. who
sat on their fathers knee to listen to
bis great words.
Never have / seen anything TO equal
the get up of the standing army. Epau-
lets were fashioned Of upturncd hair
brushes, and the Croix de Queries. ID.
s. C.'s and d. s. Ms on the chests Of
the soldiers fairly fought for express
sion, And the wav in which that army
drilled. Why it knew what not to do
before the sergeant even forgot TO tell
It. 1t was well that the dining room
was far. far from the madding crowd
ot the cafes regular patrons. otherwise
the peace Of the diners might have been
badly disturbed. As it was. closed doors
kept the hilarity entirely within bounds.
Among the guests were Mrs. Nor
timer Brown. Mrs. William Magoffin.
Mrs. John Leigo. Miss Exley, Mrs. Sam
Woodward and others.
TITLE Margaret came running into
~ the room the other day in a great
state Of excitement to tell mothers
friend about her baby sister. "Oh. how
do you do. Miss D." said she.
ION. You ought to see our baby. She's
tN months old and she can throw over
whole dish of cornStarch ~
NANCY WYNNE.