Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PF0p1 =
Manager OF Germantown Movie House to Give
one-third OF Receipts of Week to Department
of the Army and Navy Branch of Red CroSs

money for the Red Cross, the Emer-
-..cv Aid and countless other worthy
.haritfes were to be offered TO the women
= philadelphia proper and its various
..,nurbs. Il would be a toss.up as to who
,vould get It. with rummage sales of ir.
..~,atible articles staring one in the face
.,one Chestnut street and all sorts Of
s,46re parties, dances and the like being
suu,,ed off" successfully in Germantown,
rhestnut Hill. Main Line, Reading way
.,d ali the other branches, we are up to
.,,r ears in patriotism. One can't help
n IT'S In the air.
well. the latest Is that the manager of
ana of the successful moving-plcture thea.
49, IN Germantown has graciously offered
n xive one.third Of the profits for the
vaek beginning April 16 for the benefit Of
nsnartment of the Army and Navy
eranch of the Southeastern Chapter of
The American Red Cross.
Fathers and mothers will not miss "The
Price She Paid" by Clara Kimball Young
an Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday night
The debutante herself will gather all the
other girls and dancing men" and will
crowd the house on Thursday afternoon
ana evening to see the beloved Anita
stewart in "Babbette; on Friday every.
body, young and DID, will push through
The crowd and edge his way in to see
Edith Storey in aladdin from Broad
way"
But listen, my children, to the end of
This tale. In order to help the cause
not Clara Kfmball Young's cause, but the
Red Cross-you must be sure to buy youl
ticket, costing the. magnificent sum of
Afteen cents, from one of the following
women: Mrs Churchill williams. of course,
"a head of Department and will be as
ssted by Mrs. James w. Wister, Mrs. Her.
bert Wetherill, Mrs. Carl Williams, Mrs.
sparta Fritz, Miss Emma Bradbury, Mrs.
Thomas Stenhouse, Mrs. Harry Wilmer,
Mrs. William H. George, Mrs. William
Hesse and Mrs. Percy Bright
Come, see a good moving picture and
incidentally bring all your friends and
nsghbors and give your fifteen cents to
this worthy cause.
lid you know that Elizabeth Latta has
- gotten up a delightful concert to be
Little Theatre? She will sing a number
Of songs and will be assisted by Demenico
Bove the violnist, and Clifford Vaughan
1t the piano.
Ever since Elizabeth made her debut
some two years ago at Tony Biddle's
concert she has been sought after for all
sorts Of charity affairs. She sings Won
derfully we'll and with such abandon and
youth 1t is a real JOY to hear her. She
has decided personality and charm, and
feel sure the recital will be great
success.
A number of prominent women have
given their names as patronesses, includ
ing Mrs. William ]. Clothier Jr., Mrs
Robert Emott Hare, Mrs. P. F. Rothermel
Jr, Mrs. Walter II. Bryant, Mrs. B. Dob
son Atemus, Mrs. c. Leland Harrison,
Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Mrs. David Lewis,
Mrs. A. j. Dallas Dixon and several
others.
I WAS Mortified recently at a happening
(which came to my notice in the trolley.
girl-and what is more, debutante of
NE coming season-entered the car about
Fifteenth street do not suppose she
thought for a minute, but when a woman
who was seated beside me rose to leave
the car I moved slightly to make room
TOR an older woman lin fact, well-known
hostess) to sit beside me. My dears, will
you believe II, Miss Future Debutante
pushed In between this woman and myself
and seated herself. with the greatest ease
In the world. The woman fairly glared
her, but so used was Miss Future Deb
TO all things standing to one side for her
that she never seemed to dream how rude
she had been, and smiled consciously to
herself. I really felt like shaking her. for
knew that the rudeness would hurt her
Tor the lady in question knew who she was
and would probably remember it next
year when dinner dances and opera par
oes would be in her hands, and seemed
to feel that this debutante at least would
y cut:
1t Is true that girls do get very self
conscious and taken up with themselves
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coming out, but what pity at this early
age she should emulate her mother, who
= renowned for a want of politeness and
sonsideration of other persons feelings.
II little Miss Future Deb does not take
heed she will fare badly, as many Of
the mothers will cut her from their lists
certain degree of politeness and good
breeding is still expected of one who pro-
Iesses to be and of truth is well born,
NANCY WYNNE.