Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
RIDLEY PARK GAVE
SHOW FOR DRAFTED MEN
Men of Haverford Township Are
Presented With Wrist
Watches

The drafted men Of Delaware County
were entertained at splendid vaudeville
show the evening before they left j.. How
ard Reber had charge Of this affair, and he
certainly made it one success The Play
and Players club gave a short sketch, ana
Miss Gertrude Hall came out on the stage
and very appropriately sang Your Country
Needs You" She did SO well that every
body capped and clapped for more, so she
sang "where DO We 60 From Here Boys!
as an encore And she put such lot OF
"pep" into it that she soon had the boys
themselves joining in the chorus loud ana
Justify Small Carlton Hates did a clever
little dance and ne looked as cunning as
could be dressed as a wee Uncle sam
After the entertainment was over, the
sunshine Society gave all the men ice cream
and cakes, which probably was the last
time they will have that sort Of treat Tor
=, while. And there were plenty OF
smokes" too, for each man.
Early the next morning they left, after
the best of breakfasts, whlch the soou
women again provided for them. Each
soldier.to-be was given a fat parcel, which
Iater nroycd to b. a lunch. Joseph Hink-
son gave them all cigarettes as a pleasant
Iast.minute surprise, and then the ualh
came and at last they were all on cheerins
,,,itb all their hearts-and voices-for Rid
ley Park.
m that same Thursday morning the
,,on who were drafted from Haverford
township left for Camp Meade. The night
hafore they left Horato Lloyd gave them
n banuuet at the Oakmont Fire House. Ihe
men of the township presented each drafted
,,,on with n wrist watch-and there were
nigbtv.6ve of them. The women of the RED
cross out there gave them all comfort oags
,rhere was a parade for the drafted men
4, Su,artbuore the morning they LETT. The
Horne Reserves and the hremen marched IN
IL and both schoo, and college had holl-
day for the OCCASION
Miss Barbara Hickling has entered
cu,artbmore College. She lives In that town
III Jeanette Loves has gone back to
smith College, and Miss Mary Huh Is al
Vassar
Tho Syarthmore Home Reserves gave
minstrel show and a play on Thursday ana
saturday evenings Of last week The MN
streIs were as funny as could be, with Am
brose Hirst and Eric Ainsworth as end
men, and the play was an eNcepuohaliE
GOOD French farce. Almost everybody IN
Swarthmore was there, for they surely are
proud OF their reserves
ON saturday. September 10, Miss Miriam
NIiIlet Jones, r.. b. Jones's daughter was
quietly married 10 Lieutenant JoH'l W. DIV
man, of Lancaster Pa, Lieutenant bow
man Is in.he aviation corps,
The Luncheon and Bridge club, which
some OF the Swarthmore women have or
panized met at Mrs. Henry B, Cookman's
home last Thursday. The members OF the
club are Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. Thomas
Downs. Mrs. Parker, Mrs. J. w. LedouN
Mrs. William A. Jafuette, Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Louis H. Skinner, Mrs. Thomas w,
Simpers Mrs +. NJ. Sawyer and Mrs. J. Il,
Limeburner
Miss Helen Miller Of Baltimore, Md is
visiting Miss Helen Atherholt in Ridley
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs j. ]. Collier, who have had
a cottage down at Ocean city, have re-
turned 10 Ridley Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q. Hetzel and
Miss Margaret Hancock have returned from
Ventnor. They were visiting Mrs. John
II. Pomeroy at her cottage down there.
Miss Hancock is from Detroit, Mich, and
has been staying with Mrs. Hetzel for
some time. She Is now spending few
days in New York.
George c. Hetzel Miss Anna Hetzel and
Miss Carrie Hetzel left on Saturday for
Hot Springs, Va, where they are going TO
stay for several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry c. Legge, OF Bala, will join them
there.
Several Media persons who have been
away for some time are home again. Miss
Alice Sharpless has returned from Pooono
Pines. and Mrs. Ralph Haines and her
small daughter, Katherine who have been
At Atlantic City for the last two months.
are back IN Media.
Thc Emergency AID OF Media gave
most SUCCESSFUL bazaar and supper IN the
AlmoIy on Saturday evening September ,F'