Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

"a Emergency Aid Room at the Wayne
ns.reb of the American Red Cross. is
.,.v organizing a class In elementary by.
".re and home care of the sick among
,he colored women.
,,,,s will be one of the first colored
is held in any of the Main Line south
.,s,ern branches. and I think Z is a
4 ..,srdid work, don't you? OF course. the
-,ored women want to do thei: bit as
~ell as the rest OF us.
IA meeting held the other night by
AIRS wilson, just among the women who
% mt every day working, she enrolled
,o,r new members. There are three for
.,o arst aid class and fifteen for the ele-
,,or,ary hygiene and home nursing class
.,roady. It was most enthusiastic meet.
loo That Wayne branch sure is live
40, isn't It? 1t takes lead in % many
things.
hit talking of live ones, Id you go to
Dbesr Kathleene Burke on Tuesday
,,vbt at the Academy when she spoke for
,be benefit of the Christmas kits and to.
hacco fund sent over to our men and the
Allied men in France by the Independ.
.nce Square Auxiliary, No. 276. of the
Red Cross. and the Overseas Club of the
Emergency AID?
II was wonderful meeting and think
The results in money and pledges must
have been very satisfactory, for you
never heard anything like the rafting
NJ the crisp bills and the clinking of
large coins, many of which shone yellow
B As they dropped into the baskets. Miss
Burke was simply wonderful and her lit.
lie sideghts on the Soldiers of France
we're real joys to hear.
She is very small. you know, and
looked even smaller seated between Ste
yens Heckscher and Brigader General
. Waller: the former is very tall and the
latter though not tall is by no means lean.
Then Private Multy, who sat alongside of
the general, was no mean size. so Miss
Burke with her diminutive figure and
tiny hands was a decided contrast.
But her words were not dminutive by
any means and she certainly carried the
great house as she told her story And
many a pocketbook that was only half
open at the beginning of the evening was
pulled out to its furthest extent and
smptied. AS to General Waller. he was
simply great and full of fun as we'll as
earnestness He said, among other things
when speaking of the need of tobacco to
help put backbone into "A man, Think
Of being in the hospital with about twen-
ty.three wounds, twenty-eight any
amount you like; what difference does it
make after you've had eighteen-and not
being able to have a smoker" And Pri-
! vate Multy's remark about any one who
would deprive them Of cigarettes was sim.
ply "BELIEVE Me-" but you hadn't any
doubt as to what he thought about il,
And his singing of "Over There" and ITS
Long Way to Berlin" was highly in.
spring.
There were so many great and good
things to take out of it all / wish
could tell you more about it, but time and
space won't allow.
CONSIDERING the fact that the pro-
Weeds are to be given to the Red Crosse
unusual interest is being shown in the
New York Horse Show this week. Madi.
son Square Garden was the scene of
patriotic beauty, being decorated in the
colors of the United States and the Allies.
The orchestra, which was hidden by green
vines and lights, played popular selections
ana war songs. The music seemed to in.
spire the horses. who behaved in their
prettiest manner and won much APP
4 pit
Heo Cross costumes sold programs and
many OF the boys i'm uniform were no.
. uced throughout the audience. and were
sne guests of the day. Entries were
made from the West Point cavalry and
Fort Ethan Allen, VT.
Exhibitors from Philadelphia were Mr.
y T. Stotesbury. Mr.. Isaac Clothier and
countess Won Holstein. Miss Isabella
"anamaker, looking quite charming in
''o"h velvet, was young exhibitor.
Cordelia Duke, of Philadelphia, occu.
pea box, accompanied by Mrs. Oelrichs,
mrs Duke wore becoming suit of dark
.'ue serge, with large black hat which
orooped gracefully at the sides.
stunning fashions were displayed, the
war seeming to have no bad effect in
! 'his direction. Judging from the good
abundance at the opening of the Horse
snow and considering the cause for which
given. things look quite promising
Tor the week
niLDREN sometimes seem bit
sacrilegious, but their perceptions are
'he very keenest and often their re-
MARKS nave a meaning deeper than their
."h little minds could possibly fathom.
"u we grown.ups needn't think that the
"ohaerrul and horrible things of these
unnes escape the little tots just because
''' 30 on playing. and seem too young
Understand. No. indeed. There are
cs rev youngsters who forget to ask
sou 10 bless General Pershing and the |
,o'r little French babies before they sail |
'".o dreamland, and almost every little |
.,'' .uoe can pipe at least few bars of
mere DO We Go From Here"
WI long ago patriotic young Ameri- |
ah aged four, started singing 1t with a |
~ she was about half way through |
"neh she stopped suddenly. and her big
reverie.
"ommy," she said at last in the tone |
one who sees visions, DO you know. I |
A'nk the Lord is an American, and He |
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