hi-' T 'v.-,- '?r rvtD you ever know anything like the ) amount of sickness we're having BOW? B I"1"""- ns u,,u " """ uu Isst year t menn almost ns many pco- cle are sick. "-i '""""" , jo sick ns everybody was during that terrible time. A cold or a case of grippe cr flu starts wim " "". u . family a"'1 lm06t before the doctor gets there the whole family is down for him to attend to. And the worst of It Is ,b,t bo many of the doctors have gone Bndcr themselves. Antoinette Geyclin lis It (""" bcl"s KrIp'lc nnd now l lear that her whole family is actively fjmpithWng with her. Then Dr. nnd Mrs. George U. 8tout, 01 ucrwyu, nnu their family are sick. iurs. donn ni. Dcnison's family has It, but fortunately the hasn't. Mrs. E. A nring Wilson is mother perpon who Is ill, and Mrs. Isaac Clothier, Jr., Is Just recovering. And no doubt you could name ten or twelve more aho are in the same con dition. It's really most discouraging. It makes you afraid to go out for fear el catching cold, and afraid to stay In (or'fear of not getting enough fresh air. And the air isn't very iresn uiese unys, jnvhow. So there you are, and there it item as if you'd stay. I TOT a very enccry way 01 siaruug on, I i. it? Tint, now I ask you If you wouldn't do as mucn yoursciw uu have you heard that the Plays and Players are going to Have a musicalo on Sunday evening at the playhouse (I al most said clubhouse, wouldn't that have been a break), at 8 :30? Mrs. John P. Leieo. who is chairman of the music committee, has arranged a delightful urogram, I believe, and tno artists are Mrs Edwin A. Watrous, siprano j Miss Florence I. Haenlc, violinist; Miss Dor othea Nccbee, pianist, and Miss Ruth Barber, accompanist. The Plays nnd Players are always worm neanng, whether It be in comedy, tragedy or harmony. I SAW Margaret Berwind the other day in the most becoming get-up. She always dresses so well, and every thing she puts on looks perfectly stun ning. Well, the day that I saw her she wore a toque, one of those close fitting affairs of a sort of cerise velvet, and a tquirrel coat that reached just below her waist. The skirt that showed below that was an awfully pretty dark blue Tcivet. and I am sure that it was the lower half of a very good-looking dress. f N TIIHSn dajs of the H. C. of L. you see a good many people witn tnelr baskets on their arms and their pads and pencils in their hands doing their own marketing. But I was surprised the other day to dee n certain girl who is not much more thnn a debu tante, standing beside a well-filled basket, trying to convince the grocer that his idea of the price of sugar was all wrong. I looked again, and it really was she. And then I remembered the number of times I have seen her with the same very attentive, very good looking young mnsculine person and I recalled some of the rumors I have heard. And I wondered. Of course, she may be doing it to help her mother, but then, on the other hand, she may be doing it to get into practice. It's lwa)s a good plan to know how to do things so that when the time comes you won't be caught unprepared. No en- arement has been announced as yet, ut I'm wondering! NANCY WYNNE. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Mrs, Kdwin H. Fitler, of the Ter rtces, Hoscmout, will entertain at a luncheon and theatre party on Satur day in honor of her daughter, Miss Nnn Filler. Mrs. Percr IT flol- nt 'n7ill.,l.v, CrnWUrf. Will triva n Vnlnnttnn nncft I. jonor of her daughter. Miss Mary T. Uark, on Saturday afternoon, Febru ary 14. Dr. nnrl Aire Tn.:., i7Mn.. r i kJ" 'fisued invitations for the wedding nch Graham, aud Mr. Edward A. Ba ton, of Milwaukee, on Tuesday, Febru ary li, in the Calvary Presbyterian urarcn. Ufteenth and Locust streets, 4 o dock. A reception will follow be ceremony at the home of the bride, "13 Spruce street. .MmfA JIrrs- W- Howard Pancoast. K!i.le,bru,r'' 13- before the second !.. mi' 1Vonor, of their debutante 'we, Miss Gertrude h. P. Conaway, ijra. ueorge E. Earnshaw, of1520 JnlPP krrnfif ...tit ! . .1 . Wim,.j i. ' i ""' K,ve " 'neatre parry, h Z li by ? ?., tomorrow afternoon lhir ?l M Katharine Seeler SJ2. n1?1? t0,Mr- George Franklin otes will take place on February 10. guests W II n.ln.l. !,.. .!.' n AafntU... , iuimj WliU will win tne receivinc nnriv at Hu .,-ih;., reception. " - hit ?fut& Ki ?n(1 Mr- Morris Kr' ,l e? ?ork. will arrive on ad Mr. seu,hc k-end with Mr Gr r' GH,f,wold FlaKe. 3d, at STdlnn'r MfV- ,V" anova- ""! attend 'it! w r .wh,h Mr- ni" Mrs. FJagg fclfei"! GeyUn8 ttienbg, V1 oa" on "aay tiv i,.,l,M,rs- ,Affe1 En Newbold rtr mfd lnv'tation for a theatre SaturlvUmr.nt the Rltz-Carlton " oaiurdav e'i-rin w-i.. i Mr. nntl tc n ., .... iKeivin.. "" v i-uwioro .Maaeira are t son C0Tnsr?tulat ons the birth WedneS' LTouis Xelison Madeira, on k.ESt!bav1Pdls?ry 8' 0t tbe Ne"SOn ttot"riIr8, F(lward s- W. Far ill'.i? "rn?'ers I.-nne, Chestnut Hill. Mrs. PdV, '".e.r 'J' honor f Mr. and '. toward Flt7.T)nn,!ll. nr .1 - SSSerVfn,n'v. 5K "Wood 'will be d' hter nf mk M Marlon F. Butler, J r J Mra- E,Igar H. Butler. St- MaarIjLIrM.Artl'u"r Brockie, of u! in ?,' w"1?, Fmi'y P"'11" and F.i! .;"rtou A . Uoherts it-Ill ln Uk' Plaild, N rYthe Winter sportB nt fe amirEAa,rettarnS1arPlcsa- daushter SCte,S?. V.W T'..V.iU Sliarpliw. of fs,. . " '" x, Wil fe' "III. Will I? Hilary Trlnri and ,h daughter. uve wun Mra lneld Club. S' aUers'l MM Spruce 5," wtertaln kitrttV, V1,. honur o: k",eri Miss SlnrlA ut dinner tMu f her debutante H"( will later S ?, M .'T. ijouise Ashhumt Spsoa,,.00;' Mrs. J. Whltaker WrMli1?' their Uebutanw S1" at dhS'.,1 T Yfatman will en K'fe liarlv i i strcet' followed by u tf l:t, dn ,..i . uu.r V1 ma Kvelyn MHvuRJ,0' Mr and Mr8- yil?& Sward. B- Pn!8ton. Pfc re 'iJlLftnn.'treet. German-' ."fth oia nVc,,ta,ul,tl("1 on In. Fr.t ? ' born yesterday. WM ?... 817 South Cl win eaierta In at " I JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE jVancy Wynne Tallcs About Grippe, Colds and Flu Musicalc on Sunday bees a Charming Costume Fore sees an Engagement a bridge party, followed by tea, at her home this afternoon. Miss Madeleine Asburv. daughter of Mr, nnd Mrs. Charles W. Asbury, of Oak I.,nnp, Is spending the winter ns guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. II. M. Wilson in Albuquerque, N. M. Mrs. Wayne Marshall, of Swnrth more, Pa., Is visiting her parents, at the Marlborough -Blenheim, Atlantic City. GERMANTOWN Mra. Percy C. Neel, of 124 West Mt. Airy avenue, U entertaining at cards at her home tills afternoon. A meeting of the Sigma Sigma Sorority, of Mt. Saint Joseph Academy, .Chestnut Hill, will bo held In St. Cath arine's Hall tomorrow afternoon. Mem bers attending will be Mis Mary O. MrOratli, Miss Alice O. Miller. Miss Iluth M. Buggy, Miss Florence Miller, Miss Marie Ililoy, Misi Margaret Oil mnrtin. Miss Virginia Goodwin. Miss Cntlmrinc Dempsey, Miss Oertrudc Mn loy, Miss Annn Boyce, Miss Charlotte Chopcy, Miss Ethel Goodwin, Miss Margaret Collins. Miss Elsie McCoy, Miss Eleanor Krinn. Miss Bertha Llcssen. Miss Annn Ford, Miss Mar garet McFadden. Miss Josephine Par ing, Miss Mary Blanche, Miss Knthlecn Morris, and Miss Margaret Hartnett. Miss Phyllis Freed, of 442S Uber street, entertained the members of the Phi Thetn Sigma Sorority at her home last evening. Her cuests included Mis Myrtle Albright, Miss Eleanor Warner, Miss Margaret Wernert, Miss Mary Griffith, Miss Gladys Speese, Miss Jean Dunn, Miss Prudence McCuliln, Miss Florence Colebough. Miss Hannah Shaw, Miss Edith Foulko and Miss Helen Andrews. .DELAWARE COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lincoln Avery, of Winchester, Mass., have is sued invitations for the marriage of their dauehter. Miss TTplon nt-pfplion Avery, tcs Mr. Horace Butler, son ol ;ur. ana Airs. Tliomas S. Butler, o est Chester. The marriage will be solemnized on Tucsdnv evening, Feb ruary 17, in the First Congrega tional Church of Winchester. Mr. But ler served in the submarine service in the North sen. and also with the Ameri can fleet in the Mediterranean durins the war. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Dodge Jessup, of SIdon, Syria, nrc spending the win ter With their hrntlipr mul tlufnr tlm Hjy. and Mrs. James Ilnnisey Swain, of 428 South Forty -fourth street, Mr. nnd Mrs. Jessup are here in the interest of the missionnrv work connected with the American lied Cross and the Near East reuet commisison of Syria. Mrs. William MnTnK-rn n'f Mnvlnn nns returned from Toronto. Can., where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. x ciuer. lupinm ana Airs. J'epler were uiuiiiru in iovemDer. The University Glee Club will civn a concert in Media on the evening of lebruarv 2S. fnr ih h..,iu ne , Media Hospital, which will be followed iv u uance. The affair will be under the auspices of the chairman of the uu.snuai committpp. Mm .Tmniu T n,i Jligby and lier patronesses. . NORTH PHILADELPHIA Mr. nnrl Mrs .Trmmt, TJinn nt inin North Thirty-third street, announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Rose C. Itice, to Mr. Jacob M. Krohn, of this city. The wedding will take place in th,c spring. Mrs. Frederick Wolff announces the engagement of her daughter, Mi3 Ada line Frances Wolff, to Mr. George Kay mond Killian, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ttirtinrrl JT rnn' of 2543 North Nineteenth street, an nounce the engagement of their (laugh - . ''tT uur Conway, to .Mr. .lames A. Duffy, son of Mr. nnrl Mrs Mnrfi,, Duffy, of 2831 North Howard street. Miss Edith Kite, of '011 Pnnlnr street, is entertaining at bridge this af ternoon nt her home, with the follow ing guests : .Mrs. W. Kalston Rodgers, Jr., Mrs. Nelson Clarke. Mrs. Louis bcliwartz, Mrs. Carroll Haines. Mrs. Howard F. Mahorg. Mrs. Pittmau Baker, Mrs. James Charlton, Mrs. Ar thur D. Baker, Mrs. C. Henry Fehl ing, Mrs. Harold V. Lvon nnrl fr. Charles Pbjllips. Mrs. timer C. TnvW nf annn vis Thirteenth street, entertnined the mem- Ders or tne Alpha Sigmu Sorority last evening at her home. Miss Elizabeth Hettv Mrs. Delmar Comly, Miss Gla dys ancc. Miss Olive Duey, Miss Helen Conine, Miss Marian Harris and Miss Alma Birch were the guests. The weddine of Miss Bcr-lnn .T r.nh. ler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Gabler, of 2413 West MaBter street. and Mr. Albert P. Brandt, of 404'! North Twelfth street, will tnlm nino on Wednesday afternoon, February 25, at 4 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Shepherd will be the bride's only attendant, and Mr. John Gabler, the bride's brother, will be best man. WEST PHILADELPHIA Mrs. Frederick B. Ferris. rf 4foo Warrenton avenue, entertained at lunch eon yesterday, in honor of Mrs. Edgar F. Woodward, who will leave shortly for Boston. The guests included Mrs. Willis Tassell, Mrs. Raymond Boltz, of uieveianu. .nrs. isdgar t Woodward, Mrs. Leon M. Ferris. Mrs. William 1 Duffy, Mrs. Edwin C. Poole and Mrs. Fred B. Ferris Mr. and Mrs. John B. Morris, of 1108 South Fifty-second street, an nounce the engagement of their daugh ter, Miss Katharine Morris, to Mr. George W. Bourne, Jr., of Overbrook. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Husik, of 1112 North Forty-first street, announced the engagement of their Haughtcr, Miss Reba K. Husik. and Mr. Simon Sidney Bobbins, formerly of this city, at a re ception on Sunday evening, Mrs. Clarence E. Rollins nnd her sister, Miss Lucille Elliott Morris, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James II. Morris, will entertain at bridge at their home, Forty-sixth and Spruce streets, tomorrow afternoon. 80UTH PHILADELPHIA Miss Marie Thomas, of 1721 Mifflin strcet," and Miss Edna Tatcm, of 2310 South Sixteenth street, will spend the week-end In New York. Mr. J. Dale Goodfriend is spending a few days In New York, stopping at the Hotel Knickerbocker. Arrangements are being made for tlio wedding of Miss Marie Tonner to Mr. Joseph Tinney, of 2410 South Sixteenth ftrcet. The wedding will take place on Wednesday, February 11. NAVY YARD NOTE8 Mrs, Basin gave a small lunch eon nnd bridge yesterday ut her home, 2100 Shunk street, for her aunt, Mrs. II. W. Hunter, of Baltimore, who la spending a few days with Mrs. Rniin. Admiral and Mrs. Hughes will give a dance Saturday evening for the offi cers attached to the yard and their wives. Mrs, B, Conover Leedom entertained . , Photo by William Shewell Ellis. MISS AMY WRIGHT BROOKS Sister of Mrs. Edward C. B. Fletcher, of Wynnewood.whoso engagement to Mr. Charles William Bergncr, of Haverford, has recently been announced nt bridge on Saturday evening at her home, 2014 Shunk street. Among those present were Commander and Mrs. R. C. Davis, Mrs. Helen Sawyer, Mr. Daniel C. Donovan, Commander and Mrs. Homer Hines Norton, Mr. and Mrs. W'. Price Aman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dixon Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walsh, Lieutenant Commander nnd Mrs. 'William Gower, Colonel and Mrs. William O. Smith, Commander nnd Mrs. R. L. Stover, Lieutenant nnd Mrs. Burton Strait. TIOGA Mr. nnd Mns. Charles Callinan, of 1(531 West Erie avenue, will entertain the following at dinner and crirds to morrow evening, at their home: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith. Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Roat, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Firth Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Geik ler, Mr. and Mrs. William Roach, and Mr. and Sirs. Charles MetzJ Mrs. S. Sickels and her daughter, MIsr Gladys Sickles, of 2214 West Tioga street, accompanied by . Mrs. David Sommcrs, also, of Tioga, left on Monday to join Mr! Sickles and his son, Mr. Morton Sickles, nt Jackson ville, Fla., with whom they will spend the remainder of the winter, touring the coast cities of Florida. Miss Sick les spent last week as the guest of Mrs. I. Powell, of West Eighty-first street, New Tork. DOYLESTOWN Miss Mary DuBois entertained the women of the Village Improvement As sociation yesterday afternoon, at her home. "Art ns a Teacher" was the paper discussed by Miss Bella Oelss. Among those from this section who attended the midwinter meeting of the Delaware Valley Naturalists' Union, in the Academy of Natural Sciences, were Mrs. Thomas Hadden, Mrs. Irvin M. James, Mrs. Paul II. Applebach and Mrs. George Miller. YARDLEY Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Welch, who nre spending the winter in Philadelphia, were week-end guests at the Barnes home. FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL Mrs. Frank Meyer and her young son. Master Frank Meyer, Jr., who have been spending some time as the guests iof Mrs. Louis Adelmau, of 4173 Ridge 'avenue, have returned to their home in Ozone Park, L. I. They were accompanied by Mrs. Adelman's daugh ter, Miss Elsie Adelraan, who will spend the early part of February' as their guest. MANAYUNK Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Emma M. Schultz, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Schultz, bf 131 Ripka avenue, and Mr. Emerson W. Weaver, of 4014 Mansion avenue, on Saturdny afternoon by the Rev. Henry A. D. Wacker, of the Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, Green lane and Silver wood street. Immediately after the quiet ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Weaver left on a fortnight's trip. They will be at home upon their return, at 4U14 .Mansion avenue, Mount Vernon. WIS8AHICKON Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong, of Avondale, Chester county. Pa., an nounce the encasement of their daueh ter, Miss. Mildred Armstrong, to Mr. Harold AT Windisch, of 200 Rochello avenue. Announcement is made of the mar riago of Miss Jennie Mather, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Mather, of 3824 Mana yunk avenue, and Mr. Rowland S. Taylor, of 4323 Mitchell street, Rox borough, on Saturday evening in St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, MEN! EveryShoe you buy from our present stock is a real investment. Qyr re orders of these very shoes are COSTING US as much" as our present prices to you. Stei6eru)att -& 1420CheatnutSt. "Whtr Only tbe Beat Is Good Enougb" by the Rev. Francis Kirwan. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Mae Mather, and Mr. Harry M. Taylor was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left on a month's trip and will bo nt home after March 1, nt 3824 Manayuuk avenue. ROXBOROUGH The members of the Roiborough Country Club gave Wip first of their series of monthly card parties on Mon day evening nt the cluhou6c-on Ridge avenue. The entertainment was in charge of Mrs. William .W. Wilson, chairman ; Mrs. William Spink, Mrs. Samuel Kenworthv. Mrs. Harry Miller. Mrs. W. Ross Tnggnrt, Mrs. Charles Simpson. Mrs. Wnlter Hodson. Mrs. Rov Robinson, Mrs. Gordon Stafford and Mrs. John A. Struse. The same committee has arrnnecd u series of nft ernoon card parties for ladtes nt the clubhouse, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, which are largely attended. NORRISTOWN Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Mabel Athcrholt. dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ath eiholt. of Jcffersonvllle, and Mr. Nor man Sperrv, of Bnrbadoes street, on Saturday. January 31. .The Rev. John M. Peck, rector of the Christ Reformed ( liurch. omciated at the ceremony. Upon their return from a wedding trip to Atlantic City, Mr. and Mrs. Sperry will live on Ureen street. Miss Murray to Wed Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Archibald Murray, of t"7 East Sixty-sixth strcet. New York, announce the engagement of their ilnughter. Jiiss Leslie Murray, to Mr Jjewis btuyvesant I'hanler, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.- Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, of 02 West Forty-ninth street, also ot jcw lorl:. Girls' High School Play The regular monthly meeting of the matrons section ot the I'hilarielphia Normal School will be held in the lec ture room of the Normal School this afternoon nt 2 o'clock. At that time members nf the est Philadelphia High School for Girls will entertain their friends bv giving a play. "English Lnn euage Triumphant," by Miss Betty Garde, a junior in the school. The last includes MKs Garde, Miss Isabel MrCaughan. Mips Grnre Summers. Miss Florence ' Wecl. Miss Katharine Goepp, Miss Ruth Burroughs. Miss Rose Lnndfberg. Miss Mnry Howe, Miss Anna Shoron, Miss Betty Crowell, Miss Ruth Gilbert, Miss Normu Bamberger, Miss Louise Horner. Miss Margaret ."ilctienry. .mss uutn tsnriver, Bliss Mildred Walker, Miss Esther Moore. Pannonia Annual Dance The Pannonln Junior Branch will give its annual dance on Wednesday evening February 18, nt Apollo Hall, 1710 North Broad street. The commit tee in chnree of the affair includes Air. Maurice Meyers. 'chairman; Mr. Walter D. Roseinan, Mr. A. E. Becker. Mr. D. M. Brodstine. Mr. Joseph Flickstine nnd Mr. Morris Oltman. The auxiliary of the Pannonia Bene ficial Association will also give its annual Purim masquerade ball at Mer cantile Hall Thursday evening, March 18 Some of the members are Miss D. Godberg. Miss Rose Gclb, Miss S. Fold mnn nnd Miss Sokolove. Glmbel Chorus Sings Tonight The annuul concert and dance given under the auspices of Glmbel Brothers' Choral Society, Cadets and Girl Scouts will be held tonight in the Bellevue Stratford. Stanley Muschamp will direct the musical end of the affair. Jewish Sisterhoods Meet Two hundred delegates from the sisterhoods of Jewish synagogues in various parts of Pennsylvania met at a dinner last night In the Bellevue Stratford for the purpose of forming a state federation. The meeting was arranged for by the Sisterhood of Kencscth Israel Temple. 11 I I if' Jr .r I jBr I . . - MISS S. E. BARNHOLT ' WEDS J. R ROOHAN Wedding in St. Patrick's Church of Miss Halpin and' Mr. Huhn An Interesting wedding will take place at noon today, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Lano. 1400 North Thirteenth street, when their niece, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Barn- holt, will be married to Major James V. Roohan. United States medical corps, of Washington. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Andrew J. Fleming, rector of St. Mnlaehy's Church, and will bo followed by n breakfast. The. brido will wear a gown of white embroidered crepe with a veil of tulle caught with clusters of orange blossoms, nnd will be nttended by Miss Martha E. Dick, of Tioga, as maid of honor. Dr. Leo W. Boohan will he his brother's best man. Major Roohan nnd his brido will leave on a Southern trip nnd will be at home after March 1, in Washington. SPANGLER MacMINN The wedding of Miss Ethel Laura MacMInn, ,nilghter of Mr WIUiam N MacMinn, of Cynwyd, nnd Mr. Evan McKinley Spangler, also of Cynwyd, took place Inst 'evening at 7 :30 o'clock nt the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Cynwyd. The ceremony was performed by the Bev. Herbert AV. RIeber, rector of the church. The bride, who was given nwny by her uncle, Mr. W. J. Cooke, of New York, wore a gown of white satin with a tulle Veil trimmed if! nmntrn )ilnDUfi)nQ nnrl carried a bouquet of white lilacs, sweet peas ana lines ot the valley. The ma tron of honor was Mrs. T. C. Wolcott, of Schenectady. N. y., and the brides maids were .Miss Menotta Baker and Mrs. George Van Bodcn. Mr. Russell! Hamilton, or Lynwyd. was the best mun and the ushers were Mr. Lodge Oliver, Mr. Arthur Boddy, Mr. Howard Mc Keo nnd Mr. Wallace MacMullen. A reception followed immediately afterward at the Cynwyd Club. After an extended trip south Mr. nnd Mrs. hpnngler will be at home at 300 Cyn wyd road, Cynwyd. "ARMSTRONG COSTELLO A pretty wedding will be solemnized in St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Broad nnd Butler streets, this nfternoon, when Miss Nan B. Costcllo. daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.John A.Costello. of 4045 North Broad street, and Mr. William J. Arm strong, of 1211 Wagner avenue, will be married by the Rev. James Tynan. The bride will wear a gown of white satin nnd Duchess lace, with her tulle veil arranged with sprays of orange blos soms, and will carry a shower of Bride roses and orchids. She will bo given in marriage by her father and her only attendant will be her sister, Miss Fran ces Costcllo, who will wear a gown of soft pink taffeta with a hat to match, and will carry pink sweet peas. Mr. Armstrong will have for best man, Mr. Edward Keating, of Lang horne, and the ushers will be Mr. Wil liam Franz and Mr. Frank Bovle. A reception for the families, at the home of the bride s parents, will follow the service. After an extended trip Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong will be at home after April 1 at 1414 West Venango strcet. HUHN HALPIN The wedding of Miss Anna Vivian Halpin. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ber nard Halnin. to Mr. William Huhn took place this morning in St. Patrick's unurcn. Twentieth and Locust streets. The bride wore a traveling suit of dark blue trieotine trimmed with squirrel, nnd a hnt to match. Her corsage bouquet consisted of orchids and sweet peas. She was attended by her sister, Miss Mae Halpin. who wore n brown velour suit trimmed in beaver, a brown satin hat to match and u corsuge bou quet of pink sweet peas nnd lilies of the valley. Mr. Thomas Cochran was best man. The ceremony was followed by breakfast at the Rittenhouse Hotel, nfter which the bride nnd bridegroom left for Atlantic City, where they will stay until .uarcn lu, when they will return to their new homo in North Philadelphia. iniiDiii: George Allen, inc. 1214 Chestnut Street 1214 Charming Springtime Hats for Immediate Wear A brilliant array of attractive now models, all clever adaptations of the latest French Modes. They are fashioned of the finest quality Satins; Georgette Crepe and Llsere Straw with trimmings In rich col-orlne-a of Feathers, Flowers or 'Ribbons. And the prices are unmatch able for Hats of thl3 'kind. Crystal Dress Trimmings Half Price and Less Crystal Bands and edpes In every needed width from thn narrow one-inch styles to the wide trimming bands. They are the ihort lengths and slightly handled, numbers from our own stock. In fine 1m nored nuallti a showing beautiful desinrns and In splendid assortment. This Bala affords the home-sewer an opportunity to secure tho trim ming of an attractive evening gown at less than half the usual prices. Dressmakers should be Interested. We would advise early selections, as the lot will go very quickly at theso little prices 25c to $6.00 a yard Notion and Toilet Articles Special 10c each Palmolive Soap 10c a cake. Rubber Bath Sponges 10c each. Blasco Sachet Powder 10c bottle. Soap Kewpies, boxed 10c each. Turkish Wash Cloths 10c each. Tintex, renews the colors in washable lingerie; Pink, Flesh, Blue 10c box. Adjustable Shoe Trees 10c each. Snap Fasteners, card of 3 dozen 10c. Lingerie Ribbon, 3-yard piece 10c. Lingerie Braid, 6-yard piece 10c. Rug Design Bath Mats, $2.50 predominating colors. They are very slight seconds of the ?3.60 kind! Philippine Hand Embroidered Gowns and Envelope Chemise ihetMnSriTT,aafJU?n bKee,n, .rreeWy wPcked una would bo jfist the thing as a Blft for the bride's trousseau or the hope chest. The prices are $3.50 to ?6.50 METROPOLITAN GIVES HADLEY'S NEW OPERA "Cleopatra's Night" Has First Hearing in This City, Pre ceded by "L'Oracolo" CLEOrATRA'B NIOHT Opera. In Two AcU by Henry Iladley TirE CAST Cleopatri Franm Alda Melamoun Horran Klneiton Mardlon ..,. , JAnne rtordon Iran Marin Tiffany Th Eunuch Mlllo Plcco A Roman OfflMr Louts D'Angelo Conductor Oennaro Papl. Tho Metropolitan Opera Company gave the Philadelphia premiere of Henry Hadlcy'u opera, "Cleopatra's Night," at the Metropolitan Opera Houso last evening. The work is rnther long to form part of a double bill, and suffered the additional disad vantage of coming after a superb per formance of one of tho very greatest of nil one-act operas, "L'Oracolo." Musically considered, "Cleopatra's Night" is much better than most of the American operas so far produced, but it is not so spontaneous as one would expect from Mr. Hadley. He has a fine natural fund of melody, but like most modern composers appears to be afraid to give It full vent. This was especially noticeable in tho first act. In the few places where he does use characteristic melody the opera sounds best, one conspicuous place being tho melody for Cleopatra near the close of tho last act. The opera as a whole does not seem to be very effectively written for the voice, there being rela tively too little free melody for the voices and too much in the orchestra. The strong points ot the opera nrc its fine orchestration and the magnifi cent stage Bettings, which made the first performance a brilliant one. Mr. Hadley has had to labor under the im mense disadvantage of a poor libretto, both he and the librettist evidently overlooking tho fact that the American people as a whole have too keen a sense of jiumor to hear commonplaces sung in English aud not laugh. These "get by" in a foreign language because the audience genernlly does not understand what is being said, but there were .several places In last evening's per formance where the audience frankly laughed, even at the most serious sit uations. This, however, most be lain to the libretto. The onera perhaps might have been better cast than it was. The cast as a wholo sang their parts effectively, but there was considerable lett to be de sired in the dramatic end and the action throughout was not of the best. It is essentially an onera of two narts Cleopatra and Meiamoun, although Mardion has considerable to do until her untimely demise in the first act. ThK other parts are all of the most in cidental nature. The ballet, which was designed by Rosina Galli and partially danced by her, was one of the best features of tho opera, and Mr. Hadley has done some of his finest composi tion in the ballet music. The future of the opera is problem atical. It might be that with more dramatic action and some necessary changes in the libretto, substituting more poetic English for some of the everyday sentences which now dot it, the work would be much more effective. The music Generally is excellent, al though it must be tiid that it is not particularly consistent in style, nor does it always fit the dramatic situa tions to the extent which would be ex pected of a composer of Mr. Fadley's experience. l0RACOI,O Opera in One Act by Franco Leonl TiEES CAST Wln-Shee, a learned doctor.. . .Adamo Dldur Chlm-Kans1. opium-den keeper.Antonlo Scotti 2Ioo-TaIn.a wealthy merchant. Louis rVAnyelo Wln-Sfl.n.I,m-. won of Wln.Shee.Rflfaeln Diaz Hoo-Chee. Hoo-Tln'B little con Ada Qulntlna. Ah-yoe. niece ot Hoo-Tsin I'inrence uastoa HuaQuee, nurse ot Hoo-cnee.. Jeanne uordon A "fortune Teller Tletro Audlslo Conductor Roberto Moranzonl A magnificent performance of Lconi's one-act opera, "L'Oracolo," opened the evening. For pure musical beauty, originality and a fine sense of dramatic allies few operas In one or more acts ran compare with this little master piece. The opera is as inseparable from the name of Mr. Scotti ns is "Tosca," and with an good reason, for a finer Im personation of the opium den keeper thnn he gave last evening cannot be imagined. He was in fine voice and it is difficult to say which ho did the best, the sing ing or tno acting. Closely associated with him was an other great actor and singer, Adamo JLMdur, who made his first appearance of the season in Philadelphia in the role of Win-Shee. The two are the princi pal characters of the opera, the love incident of San-Luy Jnd Ah-Yoo being comparatively incidental. The cast was exceedingly well balanced, although tho great parts assigned to Messrs. Scotti and Didur and the magnificent manner in which they were both acted and sung overshadowed all the others. The work was received with the great enthusiasm that both its merits na a composition and the splendid manner In which it was performed merited. PinLADELTHIA'B FOREMOST THEATRE3 FORREST mat. TODAY -LAST 4 EVENINGS Positively Last Week RAYMOND HITCHCOCK In hla latest musical revue HITCHY-KOO OF 1919 100 ENTERTAINERS CHORUS OF 40 UKDESt Z0 Next Week Mail Orders Now KLAW & ERLANOER'S COLOSSAL 3MM SEAT SALE STARTS TOMORROW, 9 A.M. NIGHTS (EXCEPT SAT.) and SAT. MAT., 50c to $2.00 SAT. NIGHT, 75c to $2.50 WED. MAT., 50c to $1.50 GARRICK MAT. TODAY LAST 4 EVENINGS JOHN GOLDEN'8 LAUGHING HIT POSITIVELY LAST WEEK NEXT WEIIK SEATS TOMORROW HER GANG hi A Peach of a Show" BROAD MAT. TODAY EVENINGS at 8:18 AMERICA'S GREATEST COMEDIENNE MARIE DRESSLER IN HER CYCLONE OF MIRTH "TILLIE'S NIGHTMARE" PHILADELPHIA LAwsEK 17TH t DE LANCET. EVGS. 8.30. MAT TOMORROW ARTHUR HOPKINS Preaenta JOHN DREW. 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