Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-18
SAILORS APPRECIATE KINDflE1
Send Marine Band to Give Concert at Aronimink
Country Club-Philadelphia at Strath
Haven Inn-Media Sends Off Soldiers

TIIE Aronimink Country club has been
l. ever so generous in giving entertain
ment and pleasure TO the sailor boys. More
than once they have peen invited out to
the club. its fun privileges being extended
TO them by the members. And big open
golf course. with blue sky at the top OF every
little hill, docs seem the finest sort OF
thing TO these navy men, who propaDly
haven't swung q golf club for months 80
TO show their appreciation they sent their
marine band out the other Sunday after
noon. BY tho way, that band used 10 be
the college band of Kansas University, ana
when war began the men all enlisted as Il
INIT. The club people sat about on the
lawn and on the open Veranda of the club
house and listened 20 the music. DoeSn
military music have the greatest amount
Of pep TO il? one wee little fellow who had
been among the listeners for quite some
time simply could not hear those fascinating
drums and cymbals being played any longer
without cssaying to play them too so, very
| quietly when mother wasn't looking. ne
stole up to the drummer and begged hinl,
with oh. such an eager look IN his eyes.
Just TO let him try them "a teenN bit, 80
when the next piece started. and il hap
pened TO be "Ovcr There" little Billy COM
menCed bea,ug those drums in such
funny why-of-course- I-know-how-to -play-t
manner. and now and then giving a tG9alN
unexpected crash to the cymbals. But, non
est to goodness, he did it all beautifully, ana
| everybody including himself, was uckled To
pieces. Mother will have some difficulty.
don't you think. IN pcrsuading him not To
be drummer man when he grows up.
The George Statzells of DrcNcl HILL are
down at their ocean city cottage till the
end of the month Their grandson. young
Mr.. Harlan Stazell. is staying with them at
present. lie has been up at Camp Susque-
hannacli until just recently.
The Swarthmore branch Of the Red Cross
| now has rooms in the borough hall which
are open every day. They used Ia have the
use of the Womans Club on Friday morn
| ings but since the work has grown they
have established their own regular work.
| rooms. The women expect to start classes
! in hygiene and first aid this fan.
| There are quite 1t few Phladelphians
| staying at Strath Haven Inn. Mr.. and
| Mrs. William NJ. Irish and Miss Desire
! Irish are there, and SO are Mr. and Mrs.
! Richard Haig and their family Mr.. and
| Mrs. Sidney II. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry :. Muslin, Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan
! Harrar and their son. Mr. Buchanan Har-
| rar. Jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Noblitt. Mr..
| and Mrs. j. r. Robey and Miss Helen Robey,
| Miss Marie Depew. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
/ Woodmau and their baby Miss Emma
! Musseman. Miss lsserwood. DIR. ). =.
! Sadtlcr, Mr. G. Oberwolf, Mr.. II. W. Dean,
| Mr.. Mueller and Mr.. Il. T. Randall. Mrs. {.
| W. Stewart ana her Two small tNlluTeN, bl
! Swarthmore. are at the Inn and Mr.. VIII
| liam II. Ward and Mr.. Earl Wcltz, also OF
! Swarthmorc are there, too.
| Wednesday and saturday eNeitues there
! are dances at the Inn, and lots Of the young
people of the town come over to them. The
| people of Media gave the soldier boys who
| were up there a beautiful time before they
! LETT for the South There was a parade. III
/ which the Home Guards marched, and the
, old veterans and the fire company and the
| whole school, from dgnifled seniors to wee
| kindergsrteuers-and they had fine band,
! too, from Ewyn And, best of all. the
| morning the boys LETT the people Of the
! town gave them "A big dinner at the armorE
| and. besides the heartiest Of wishes they
| sent them off with lunches all packed for
/ them and twelve jars Of peaches which
| the school children had canned.
/ Mrs. George Schuardt has returned to
/ Media from Sea Isle city.
| Miss Edith Satlerr and Miss Clcmenttne
| Satlerr have also come back from 1iatat-
| ching, ~ j., where they have been FOR
! week
! Miss Anna Ross Of West Philadelphia,
was visiting Mrs. Arthur Wiltshire over the
/ week
Several I.lanerch persons are stil at the
| shore. Mr.. Raymond Iassavant and his
| family are down there and so are the \. y.
I l.isScrs.
! Mr.. James Law, of Boston. spent the
Weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
! Raymond
! Miss Gertrude Yarnall. of Ycadou, enter