Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-07
TIOGA CHILDREN
GIVE TO RED CROSS
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines to
Be Entertained on Sunday by
Mems Bible Union

In the old-time schools children have
stood on the platform and recited from
the old-fashioned readers paragraph after
paragraph telling what a little child can
40 But in our time the children haven't
tune to tell us about what they can do:
they just go ahead and do it. Twenty chill
dren in Tioga, living in the block from
310o to $500 on North Marshall street
gave delightful outdoor carnival short
time ago in aid of the Erie avenue group
of Auxiliary 80, of the Red Cross Society
Each child contributed three cents ito be
in the party" and with this fund as :
starter they began a financial enterprise
that netted $40 They sold all sorts Of goo.
things to eat, and sold them because they
had dainty and artistic ways of displaying
their wares. or course, the porches were
all decorated with the national colors there
were all sorts of amusements. and last. but
by no means least there was 2 wonderful
up-to-date juvenile jtney, and not "A child
in the neighborhood missed a ride. for each
one was given chance. The young workers,
who deserve much praise for their labor
of love for their country. were Erna Fischer,
Anna Riley. Bertha Irons, Eunice Rousher.
Laura Rousher. Earl McCalmut, Carl
Nieberle, George Boyer Norman Riley
Lillian Gussick, Fanny Sibson. Reba Webb.
George Zeigenfuss. Mary Zeigenfuss, Anna
Haywood Lily widows, Theresa Banks
and Elsie Graf.
The Erie avenue group of Auxiliary No.
% is headed by Mrs. Samuel Woody 1t Is
only two months old and has 1856 MEM
bers. In addition TO the five and half
dozen bathrobes made. comfort kits ana
numerous knitted articles finished and the
hemming Of ten dozen towels, the group
sent two of it's members each week during
August TO the Eed Cross workrooms at
l1l4 Walnut street to assist with the work
at headquarters. And besides all this they
have collected more than S40N Mrs. T..
NJ Is
Woodward secretary. and Miss Elsie Fred
eriCks, treasurer.
This Sunday will be soldiers, sailors and
marines day in Tioga. One hundred OF
them have been invited to the Erie Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh street
and Erie avenue. They will attend serv-
ices at 1880 O'Clock in the morning and
will be the guests of various members of
the congregation at midday dinner. AT
2:3O i'll the afternoon they will be the
guests of the Mems Bible Union. Every
member of the congregation and his or her
friend who owns an automobile will be at
the church at 4 o'clock and 'our boys" will
be taken through the most beautiful park
i'll the world, our Fairmount Park. On
their return they will be welcomed for tea
also, and what more could a rational COM
mittee crowd into perfect day? The Rev.
John Y. Gray, pastor of the church will
be assisted in receiving the men by Mr..
Walter B. Bright Mr. Robert Wilson, Mr..
Edgar t. OFT. Mr. Arthur r. Moore, Mr..
George Barnes. Mr. J. Allen Burton. Mr..
Joseph Johnson and Mr.. Frank u. Hannen.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Tioga Pres
byterian Church has a committee to see
that each man in uniform attending the
service is invited TO dinner by a member
Of the congregation. Every father ami
mother having a boy in France or in the
training camps is glad to have the oppor-
tunity TO welcome a stranger to the home
life Of the City of Brotherly Love.
Houses in Tioga are putting on the glad
to-be t-home air. Porch chairs are rock
ing merrily, and youngster in one OF
them was heard to remark to another: AT
lantc city makes me tired Always some
one telin' yer to stop, just when yer begin
20 have fun. In Tioga we can have reg
ular circus in our back yard, and dad will
say That's right, boys, have Il good time
while yer young So it's mine for Tioga
every time"
The many friends Of Miss Edna Marian
Lindner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. l.indner of 1888 North Park ave-
nue. will be glad to hear Of her recovery
from recent illness She will leave on
Monday for a trip to New York, Brook
Iyn and along the coast of Long Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward r. Flood and their
son, Lieutenant T, Bromley Flood have
been spending a week in Atlantic City
Mr. and Mrs Henry Schultz are travel
ing through northern Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Schultz will be remembered as Miss
Theckla Seifert.
Mr. and Mrs George Stoess have gone
to Atlantic City for the early autumn.
Miss Hannah Firth Evans, of West on
tario street, who spent the early summer
at Wayne. Pa, has goue to Asbury Park
TO remain through September.
Mr. and Mrs George W. Hobson left last
Saturday for a trip 10 Montreal. Quebec
along the st. Lawrence River and to Lake
George.
Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson have gone
10 South Norwalk. Conn, for the early fall.
Mr. and Mrs. T. j, Trotter, who spent a
week at Old orchard, Me, have gone to Mar
rsgansett Pier.