Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
OPEN SOLDIERS
RECREATION HALL
National President of w. c. r. u.
to Speak at Opening in
Pointsville, N. J.

EDGEwATER PARK-Next Tuesday a
soldiers recreation hall will be opened
at Pointsvile by the members of the Bur-
lington County W. G. T. L. Mrs. Ella
Hoover Thacler the national president of
the w. C. Il. L., who has her headquarters
at Washington, u. c., will open the exer-
cses with an address. Mrs. Thacker is well
known in this country and abroad
temperance lecturer and has done much for
the soldiers and sailors.
Nor many years Mrs. Thacker was presi-
dent of the Burlington County w c, T. U.
and il through her efforts and hard
work that many of the local branches were
organized She has lectured on temperance
in every State in the Union. and is an
ardent worker for the Red Cross of Amer
lea. The w. c. r. L. will hold its con-
vention on that date at Pontsville, and the
well-known speaker. Dr. Lena Stratton,
will address the meeting. A business meet
ing will be held at o'clock and officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Sidney II. Ehret, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Harry :. Ehret, has just received his COM
mission as an aviator. having completed
his training at the Princeton aviation
school. Mr. IGhret is "A graduate of st. Paul
school, Concord. and IA student of Princeton
College. His sister, Miss Gertrude &. Ehret,
has finished Il course of training as "A
care for the wounded soldiers who have
been brought home from the battlefields in
France
Colonel John H Snex and Mrs. Sinex
will close their home, Bide Wee, on the
Delaware and spend the winter at the Blen-
HEINZ Seventeenth and Chestnut streets.
Mrs. Howard Davis is visiting her son,
Mr. Edgar Davis. at his home, Walnut
Tree, for a few days.
Miss Lillian Frazier of Philadelphia, will
spend the weekend with Mrs. Levi D.
Frazier. of Cliff lane.
Mrs. Elizabeth Torrens has returned from
a fortnight's visit with her daughter Miss
Jeanette Torrens, at Trudeau, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Ehret, who have
been spending few days at the Pine Tops
have returned to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Binney W. Earl are always
working for the comfort of the soldiers.
Mrs. Earl during the last week collected $40
for the soldiers tobacco fund, and sent six
tobacco kits to the American eXpedtionary
forces in France. Mr.. Earl is making 200
candles out Of wrapped newspapers dipped
in tallow for the soldiers in France
Mrs. Henry c. Clair has sent during the
last six months over 700 books and maga.
zines to the soldiers who are fighting in the
trenches.
Mrs. i. S. Clarkson has sent fifty pillows
during the week to Camp Dix for the SOL
diers. Many persons are planning to enter
tain the men at Camp Dix over Thanksglv-
ing who are far from their homes
Madame Baldwin will close her home
Gable Hall. on Tuesdays and will spend sew
eral months at the Hotel Dennis at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. George d. Bonneville Keim was call
ing on friends here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longstreet, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Frank W.
Thacher. have returned to their home in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgeway Potts are now
occupying their home, the Maplehurst, on
Warren street. having closed their summer
home on the Jacksonville road, near Bur-
llngton
Mrs. Watson II. Fry. of Norfolk. Va, is
the guest of Mrs. George De r. Keim at
her home 21ol Porter street, in Phlladel.
phia-
Mr.. and Mrs. George HUFF have returned
from their wedding trip and are now at
their homo on Walton avenue. Mrs. Hun
before her marriage, on November 10, was
Miss Florence Renoldson, of Greenwich
Conn.
tea in honor of her daughter. Miss Eliza
beth Terry, on November 80.
wENONAH = Mrs Frank Clouds was
hostess to the Pass-Time Sewing Circle. of
which she is a member.
Sergeant Lorence, of Camp Dix, enter.
talned the senior class of the wenonah Mill.
tary Academy at the cantonment in
wrightstown on Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs Harry Stout entertained
their Five Hundred Club on Friday evening.
the members of which are Mr.. and Mrs
James Carey, MIR. and Mrs Harry Peddle.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yost. Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse English, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beatty,
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Lorence and Mr.. and |
Mrs Edgar Smith.
The Y. NJ. c. A. drive surely has met with
splendid response in Wenonah. The aim |
report shows a figure not far short of thar
amount. |
The Red Cross. too. with a membership of |
about a hundred workers. who devote the |
whole day each Friday to making the va. |
rious hospital supplies. is a unit to be proud |
Of Last Friday. along with the other work. |
some of the members conducted a pastrv |
sale from which they realised Siek. IThiu l