Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-08
I list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Division n of WOmen's National Pre-
paredness Hard at Work-Nancy Is Amused
Aroused Over Honeymoon Happening

AZ "a In the matter of preparedness
l1sro ,ou mo the offices at the pre-
nd wv. hoadouarters, at 221 South
street. are crowded and the
ien'e' charge, including Mrs. Gard.
r..,,t Mrs. Henry Brinton COKE ahd
!. elizabeth II il, the secretary nave
had a moment to breathe since
..,,,,rr OF diplomatic relations with
~ -, en- eager are the women folk OF
\. city and hereabouts to JON the ma
preparedness movements In the
", Of war. The Pennsylvania division
.,roady II. 900 members in the state
s,y and Mrs. Elmer Melick, who is
Y" .ocretarv, will undertake tour
~" s,o,e next week to gain new re.
d the sta'e i'N'
uuits, o. o. uord sor,
i, BY Mrs. walter Sharpe OF Chamoers.
,ho is vice presidentat.large of the
',or there will be meeting of the
',~,,or of the forty.three chapters at
- so,oe of Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt, lilS
ss.ncs street With so many persons
rs,tns for this end, it is naturally wise
a,scuss ways and means and plans
~.,cb will prevent repetition and any
y.onninc of activities. so to speak.
classes i'm cooking, which were
,oren of earlier in the winter, are about
/. beein. for Mrs. Harry Coke has re-
..,ed enough money in donations to
...rt and keep up three free classes.
rtsse are 10 be in charge of Mrs. Jasper
o,,rton. The Parish House of st. Michael
IA All Angels Church has been procured
=, one OF these classes by Miss Ellen
s..f II is simply remarkable how much
~, been done already in this peaceful
rountry of ours by the men and women
-ho recognize the necessity of quiet but
.,sreetc and timely preparation for n
.ts,e OF affairs, which, If the worst comes
a the worst. will not find us unprepared,
!, We would have been more than two
Years ago, had we entered on this fiendish
var. which has inaugurated the reign Of
hlghtfuness in Europe these days.
IIrHY is it, when one has planned and
w hoped for romantic things, especially
6urng ones honeymoon, the realities step
N and, instead of going about New York
AM regular round of good times with
me "only Man in the World" one has
instead to remain in bed in the BiltmOre
te Biltmore of all places. where one
would feel so frightfully stylish if allowed
10 sit in the hallway alone, much less
spsnd part of ones honeymoon actually
b bed, and for what on earth do you sup
nose? Nothing less than MEASLES and
Cerrlan ones at that. Well, my dears
that is Just what happened to a certain
little bride We all know and it is a shame
10 laugh, but it is so frightfully unro
mantle and childish to have such a dis
ease isn't it? And then to add to the
fun as measles seem to have claimed the
Day, what think you of gay Lothario
who was to have come on from New Yorl
ast week to be with his fiancee, as theil
enQgement was just announced and whC
instead was obliged to telegraph Can
come, I've got the measles"
They must have an epidemic in New
York so | advise near.future brides ant
bridegrooms to travel to the North anC
the South or the East or the West, bu
not to stop IN New York on the way.
TUE marriage of Linda Baker and Car
tain Charles Leslie Ames, of st. Paul
to take place soon, that is sure, thouGi
sven the family does not know yet, when
lou see, Charlie Ames is a member o
Battery B, First Field Artillery of 81
Paul, Mimi, and has only just returne
nom the border and cannot come East
1 all the members of the y. c. NJ, a
well as other National Guards have I
stay near home in case of a sudden cal
y arms If affairs with Germany gro,
more serious, Naturally the young pee
PIE think they might as we'll have don
With waiting and get married before an
Surther complications come up, so II
Edegraphed to Her, and, as Mrs. Bake
eoes not like the idea of her daushte
being married away from home, she an
Linda have gone on to st. Paul, and
remains for the family and friends a
nome to hear what the decision is by tell
sraph. i hope they can be married her
for Linda has so many friends and Rach,
was to be maid of honor, and there wer
70 be great doings. Her bridal dress
nnished hear, hut Rachels is not quit
sul that could be hurried up, and
would be so much nicer if all can taR
place as was planned, with only the dat
pushed forward, But one never can te
IN these days of uncertainty.
NANCY WYNNE.