Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22


the Main Line-the Main Line Branch |
No. l. which has its headquarters at
Bryn Mawr, with Mrs. Alexander Brown |
as chairman, and the Wayne Branch, with |
headquarters at Wayne, Of which Mrs. |
William Henry Brooks is chairman.
The drive opened at the Main Line |
Branch No. on Monday with parade of |
automobiles, with the chauffeurs dressed as
Santa Claus. II certainly was funny |
sight to see them.
Two women are going around in each
auto canvassing for new members. They
meet every day for luncheon at the fire.
house. Bryn Mawr. and report progress,
Among the women who have been working
for this branch are Mrs. Charlton farnall,
Mrs. Alexander Brown, Mrs. X. Penn
Smith. Miss Kitty Penn Smith, Mrs. Isaac
H. Clothier. Jr. Mrs. Henry c. Earnshaw,
Mrs. Henry Tatnall, Mrs. George Packard
Mrs. Walter Chrystie, Mrs George w.
kendrick, Sd, Mrs. Nathan Hayward Mrs
Thomas Newhall, Mrs. Robert NJ, Grvin
Jr., Mrs. Truxtun Hare and Mrs. II. Rad.
clyfe Roberts.
The Wayne branch is working just as
hard. This branch has 1900 members and
it's aim has been TO double the member.
ship, and It likely will before night.
1t has large Red Cross and scale
marked off into 1900 by zoos, which has
hung across Lancaster pike in Wayne and
shows the progress OF the drive each day.
Mrs. Matthew Randall is chairman, and
among the helpers are Mrs. F. Hutchinson
lice
M. Campbell Miss Nellie Walter, Miss
Lucy McCarter, Mrs. G. a. Shoemaker
Mrs. II. C. Stone, Mrs. William T. Hunter.
| Mrs. Frederick Embick, Mrs. Philppus w.
Miller, Mrs. Ernest Law, Mrs. Schaeffer,
Mrs. w. A. Nichols. Mrs. X. s. Redheld,
Miss Grace Roberts Mrs William Roherts,
|, Jr, and several others. In st. Lukes
| School, at Wayne. every boy has joined.
1 On Christmas Eve the candles Will be
4 placed in the windows and Christmas waits
| will 70 about singing the Christmas carols
/ as the Red Cross has suggested Also the
l chimes of St. Marys Church will ring at
intervals of fifteen minutes from 1880 until
$3.50 o'clock. A large transparency of the
Red Cross has been hung in front of the
lamp over the Wayne headquarters all
week.
THE Southwark Players, composed OF
L little children, going to give their
annual play at the Broad Street Theatre,
YOU know, next Thursday afternoon, and
the play is to be fairy one and Will be
called THE Silver Thread" The proceeds
of the affair are to be given over to the
Southwark Neighborhood House, at 1Ol
IFcllsworth street, where great work is done
teaching our foreign brethren how to be
Igood citizens.
The committee in charge Of the affair
includes Mrs. Samuel b. Jarden, chairman;
Mrs, William Burnham. treasurer; Mrs.
Louis Barclay Robinson. secretary Mrs
bames Dawes, Mrs Stephen Gardner Dun.
can Mrs. ]. Cutler Fuller Mrs Edward
F'arnum Savile, Mrs. Louis Lewis, Miss
Julia Lewis, Mrs. Gardner Nicholas, Mrs.
IT,. Howard Reber, Mrs. Otto Reymann'
Mrs. w. G. Rhoads, Mrs. F. H. Shelton and
Mrs. Henry V. Stillwell.
The girls who will act as ushers at the
blay will be Helen Shelton, Marie Louise
kshurst, Pauline Bell, Eleanor Carpenter,
Nancy Dunning, Anita Evans, Mary
tahnestock, Mariana Harris Elsie Hirst
Edith Hutchinson, Katherine King. Kitty
knight, Mary Knight, Lucille de Kosenko
Mildred Longstreth. Mary Morris, Adelaide
kewlin, Eleanor Robb. Elizabeth Ross,
Frances Ross, Margaret Spencer. Libby
Taylor and Rosalie Vollrath.
kLIELL, they're at 1t again! And this
Nv time Germantown. What could you
Ia but part with your dollar and be a
thran nf
utationed at every available entrance to
he Germantown Theatre wednesday
iaht? OF course, I'm talking about the
ttractive girls who were assisting Mrs,
{arl Williams in the big Red Cross cam
align that is lasting all this week. Mrs
Williams, have heard is noted for her
bod taste in the selection Of pretty girls
) aid her in the many war relief and Red
ross drives to which she devotes her
htire time and for which she has already
bne a wonderful amount Of work.
"Are you a member? Won't you help
l,r boys in the trenches? Buy a button!
as the battlecry that was hurled at the
nsuspecting patrons Of the Germantown
heatre that night 1t was really surpris-
4 how many had Joined since Monday
It the number who were members, only
mehow had forgotten and left their but
ms at home, was positively remarkable
othing daunted .our fair friends sug-
sted that they join again, so as to bs
ared the trouble of explaining about
cir button everywhere they went. Some
mes this worked and then again the re
ark was overlooked-mostly then,
kht add.
After they had thoroughly taxed thu
Ltience and pocketbooks of the German
wn theatregoers they were conveyed IL