Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05

MEETING OF the ehiss '' -"
"A ~ the surgical dressings committee
!. .sIIed for. next "Wednesday morning
!. a o'clock at the Emergency Aid 1873
s,-.,,,,, street. The need OF surgical
-.,nv, for Europe just now is posi-
.....,,, terrific. and the call most urgent,
,.,, ,oid The women on the committee
-. more than anxious 70 welcome the
..,,sers and the dressings, you may be
-. FOR though we go happily on our
x.v here IN America, that awful slaush'
a. IL stiIl going on in France and Aus
"A. and men are dying for want OF
A., aid. though. now that the work is
Ill organised, many more are saved
,s.r NJ nrrt. when you realize that II Is
.,,..Ible for a man to live on battle.
s,,s AZ long as Ave days and suffer
,,r,od horrors from hunger, thirst and
~. of blood, though the rescuers work
s..aiv from morning till night and with
me greatest bravery to save them, 1t
.t,rs your hearts and hands to make
xrrater efforts than ever before to help
"a encourage the sick and suffering
,old,er IN his agony, SO let's be generous
with the dressings.
with a brilliantly illuminated sign over
,se electric kitchen, and many weird
ara oddyshapcd lanterns strung among
N. trees at St. Franciss Country House
sor Convalescents. at Darby, the night
attractions at the alphabetical country
. f.,r and market day to be held tomor-
rov and Saturday promise TO even out
.blns the daytime exhibits, And then.
N course. there will be maids and ma.
irons selling morning. afternoon and eve'
Ming. for the hours are from 10 in the
morning until 10 at night.
Miss Frances Livingston Sullivan, who
q an important member Of the board
Of the Junior Aid will have the kitchen
Z lutensiis--all the fascinating pots and ket-
:. tjes and other housekeeping necessities
y 10 dear to a woman's heart-under her
drection She will be assisted by four
: Or fve juniors. The booth, which will
b decorated principally with shining
q pans, agate coffee pots and enamel ware
, q every description, will stand out prom
inently among the other displays. Then,
too, there will be a great big machine.
IN dome up with brooms, scrubbing
brushes and shining pans, that will be
driven about the extensive grounds of
the place by young maiden dressed as
"a demure little kitchen maid, who will
4. proclaim aloud the quality. and quantity
y. ef the kitchen shop.
Mrs. Francis p. Walsh will have charge
sf the woman's work booth. which. from
al accounts. will be a decidedly interest
Z ing display. The booth will be hung
with yellow and white. and here will
~ found practically everything made
sther BY a woman's hand or articles
that q woman prizes. such as all kinds
Of exquisite household linen. boudoir
lamps. hat or two coming from an. ex-
elusive New York shop, and a silver
ssrvice original In its design and shape
Altogether, II will be very attractive
shop
The flower shop will be under the direc-
sgtcn OF Miss Marguerite Eagan, and that
means that the decorations will be novel
and beautiful and that all the glorious
autumn flowers will be on sale. Fair
maidens will also wander forth selling
gay nosegays and rare cut flowers from
artistic garden baskets. The flower stand
always great drawing card.
Then the apron and art table, in
charge of Mrs. A. c. Bryan and Mrs.
William Mundy and others, will be an
other great center Of attraction.
Miss Florence Sibley is still busy work.
ing the grocery shop. Her beehive and
IN old Irish lady. telling fortunes, as we'll
- the grocery brand children" going
around the grounds in procession, are
sure to draw a large crowd around the
grocery corner.
And now. how does one get to this ia
nous st. Francis's Home? you ask. Well,
4 sep take No. 13 car on Walnut street,
a ~ a No. IL in the subway, and ride to
tpe end OF the line, where jitney will be
waiting to convey you to the grounds of
I the home.
It's interesting to know how the mod
nm sno methinks the bridegroom Of the
Z pAst as well, is apt 10 look upon the de-
@ls OF his wedding. I asked a near
tusure benedict for an account of his
/ c6yed.
%rs particular wedding will take place
out of town. by the way. and the pros.
Pecuve bridegroom is a member OF the
w He says Of himself modest crea.
tarel; The groom is most popular and
Was sought after by many aspiring moth.
~ until he took his affairs into his own
nanos and departed to another city for
nn brideto-be." Then he tells OF the
'nosi party: THE bridesmaids looked
~onderful in plain. but artistic. gingham
e'ssses. cut on the bias. with pink silk
ae''efy and pink slippers. The tints
n'eo TO copy those of the delicate Sir Bill
dae kuh rose.
an compliment to the bridegroom, the
e'ne's wore goinng attire and were sup
ported by niblicks instead Of canes. The
. noom was stunning In the latest green
s''nEs suit and carried cane with q
aw seat attached in case ne became
eIeo on the way down the aisle. Now
! nave arrived at the bride. as she 4,
Hs only one We have not described. She