Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
CHILDREN DOING WAR RELIEF W0RI
Band of Girls Working for Emergency Aid Once
Week in North Philadelphia" "50O9 Clubs
Now Turned Into Charity Affairs

ENRoM the moment that the FIRST accents
L Of humanity's voice resound victory
begins. The work inaugurated by the
Emergency Aid and all similar bodies must
grow and spread until victory is assured.
AND IL is certainly wonderful what the
children are doing TO help in war relief
work. Mrs. William w. Rhoads, OF 11l5
West Lehigh avenue has band OF ten
juniors whom she is supervising in emer-
gency aid work. They are girls from nine
to eleven years Of age, and meet every
tuesday evening from 20 o'clock, work.
ing one hour, and following the work
with social time or a discussion of some
new way Of aiding. This group Of young
workers organized last April and worked
until school closed in June. Beginning
october they have earned eight dollars
by selling candy and Cretonne holders.
Five dollars of this amount has been sent
to the Emergency Aid headquarters for
candy and smokes for the soldiers. They
have contributed twenty-five rest pillows,
nine comfort bags and two donations Of
six dollars each for the French and Bel
gian relief funds.
As all the work is distributed through
the Emergency Aid, Mrs. Rhoads took the
girls I'm an automobile to the headquarters,
1928 Walnut street to look over the work
they Will undertake this winter. One-half
the little aids are knitting a woolen blan-
The knitted one will have for the center
block a knitted American flag. The group
includes Miss Naomi Andreas, president;
Miss Mary Fulton, secretary Miss Helen
Wittmaier, treasurer; Miss Hattie Boland,
Miss Dorothy Forster, Miss Madeline
Gutelus, Miss Janet Mccall, Miss Marian
Petschler, Miss Estele Rosenthal and Mise
Dorothy Tapinger
Their work is accurate and equal TO the
efforts of the grownups who are assisting
the Aid. With childish hearts full Of SYM
pathy they have collected a great quantity
of clothing for the Belgian children. The
wise leader has planned some good times
to go in with the work. and on october 81
will entertain at her home with a mas
querade party All the fairies and elves
that help good little girls will be there to
assist in the merrymakng. November
is the date set for the books and magazines
to be sent to the soldiers and sailors, and
November % will be spent in packing the
Christmas gifts to go to France
Every Thursday evening all interested
citizens who have formed a temporary play
ground organization to work for recrea-
tion center for the central North Philadel-
phia children meet I'm the North Branch
Young Mems Christian Association. Why
not get the children to keep urging the mat
ter? If child wants anything badly he
clings tenaciously to the thought until by
his very Importantly he wins out. The city
fathers could not Withstand few thousand
children begging for a playground.
Giving to suffering humanity has become
second nature to us since we have entered
the war. Some of the card clubs that have
always met for delightful afternoon at
800" get more pleasure when they con-
tribute TO charity at the same time Mrs.
Hiram d. Miller, of 3139 Diamond street,
will entertain next Monday afternoon at
her home, her guests being the members of
her charity 800" club, who include Mrs.
Louise Potts, Mrs. Richard Hoy, Mrs. Harry
Remson, Mrs. Harry Boreau, Mrs. Robert