Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

IF ALL OF the orators at the meeting in
= the interest OF 2 recreation center and
playground for the several thousand chill
dren in central North Philadelphia. held
Iast evening in the North Branch Young
Mems Christian Association, could follow
up words with intense actions as did LORD
Chatham, they might accomplish their OBJ
ject in very short time. Lord
Chatham. in a fit OF gout, received one OF
the admirals In his sick room only TO be
told that to get the required expedition
afoat was impossible" 1T must sail, sir,
this day week." was Lord Chatham's reply.
his eagle eyes flashing fire. As he rose
from his chair the beaded perspiration
bursting from his forehead with the agony
caused him as he firmly planted the equity
foot upon the floor and suiting the action
Ia the word. added II trample on impossi-
bilties" He fell back fanting but he con-
veyed his lesson and the fleet sailed.
ConquerinR seeming impossibilities is
what all the heads Of our nation are doing
today. and the children expect the joint
committee Of citizens and business men to
hasten the accomplishment Of the great plan
for their welfare by overcoming all "impos-
sibilities." The committee has secured the
approval Of the Bureau Of Recreation, the
various churches in the neighborhood and
the School Visitors of the Thirty-seventh
Ward. The Rev. Silas NJ. Grubb of the
Second Mennonite church, who Is delivering
a series Of Sunday evening talks on Ger
mantown Avenue and the Vicinity says
that when Washington passed up and down
Germantown road he must have seen the
old original Fair Hill Quaker Meeting
House, an old landmark at that time. One
OF the peculiar conditions of the deed Of gift
of the meeting house from George Fox, the
founder Of the Society of Friends, was that
a playground was to be established for the
| children" perseverance overCometh all
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| write in the old fashioned copy books. So
the first thing TO do is to find the proper
location and let perseverance q 1nquer the
| rest.
| The CASTOR PRESBYTERIAN Church,
| Eleventh street and Lehigh avenue held
| flag raising celebration on Tuesday eve
| ming, and unfured to the breeze the service
| flag with ffty-hve stars, ffty-two for men
| and three for women in the service of the
| country. together with a large new national
| emblem, both the gifts of Mr.. Thomas *.
! Sherwood, a trustee of the church. The
| pastor the Rev. Walter B. Greenway, pre-
! sented the flags for the donor, and Mr..
! William Bieroff the superintendent of the
| Sunday School. received them.
| The members Of the Bible class of Miss
| Beth Humphres. in the Fairhill Baptist
| Church, are preparing comfort bags with all
| the usual necessities for soldiers COM
| fort. to send to the twenty-four men from
| the church in the army and navy for Christ
| mas gifts There are thirty-two young
| women i'm the class. which is called the
| 'Philathea Mrs. Viola NoltZ Is president
| Miss Jean McClelland, vice president; Miss
! Elizabeth Moody, treasurer, and Miss Alva
| Miller, secretary.
A movement has been started to send
! talking machine to the boys from the
| Thirty-seventh Ward at Camp Meade, and
| from the present outlook the machine will
| get there before Christmas. Both records
n inn for ba ap1nin hai
| received by the following, who are interested
| in the movement to make happy hours for
| the soldiers when off duty; Mr. r. d.
| Kitchener, Twelfth and Huntingdon streets
| Mr. William Dieh Mr., Harry Haggerty
! Mr.. Peter McAnnany, MIR William G. Coll
| Dr. w. Burrll Odenatt and Dr. Robert S
| Summers
The Rev. Charles Mcclellan has found
a novel way to make children happy for a
penny each Friday night and at the
end of the year provide a Christmas trea
as we'll Three years ago he started 3
penny concert bank at the Fairhill Baptis
| Church. There are moving pictures, Bible
stories. recitations and music at the con
certs and a penny takes you in. Eacl
week father. mother, sister and brother
| have the opportunity of saving any sum, nc
matter how small, in the concert bank fol
| Christmas fund, This year the children
| now have nearly $500 on deposit, which
will be given them on December IL BY
| that time II is estimated they will have
| about $4,000. Surely a penny savings bank
| in North Philadelphia would seem to be
| as necessary as the playground for the
| little ones. The officers of the Penny Con
cert Bank are: Mr. Mcclellan superin-
tendent; Miss Humphreys. assistant; Mr.