Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
TRANSFORMERS GIVE TWO PLAYS
New Service House for Ridley Park Red Cross and
Emergency Aid Auxiliaries- House Warming
at Mary Lyon School

GONE of the persons out in Ridley Park
~ have splendid amateur dramatic or
gan Aation called the transformers Each
nohth they give a very good little entertain.
ment in the Ridley Park Auditorium. They
nave lots of fun getting up these entertain
nents, and of course they are always enjoy
able TO everybody who comes to sec them.
Last Friday evening the transformers pre-
sented two small plays. The nrst one was
called THE Tollers Wife" and Mrs r. B.
Turner was the stage director. The cast ir-
cluded Mr.. T. W. Potter Mr.. r. HARRISON,
Mr.. Frank u. Kane. Mr. James II. Bentley
and Mrs. II. II. Van Hagen
The second play was a small farce en-
titled The Christmas Burglar" Dr. Harry
Davis Winsmore was stage director of this
one. and the members Of the cast were Mr..
Arthur q. Shcw. Mr. Il. i. Bentley. Mr..
Barley :. Warner and Or. Harry Davis
Winsmore. Miss Marie Boston sang a SOLO
accompanied by Miss Jeanette Hays Mrs.
Harry Davis Winsmore also gave several
readings.
The missionary society of the Presbyterian
church met on Wednesday afternoon at the
church. Mrs. W. II. Stanton is the president
of this organization,
Ridley Park now has a service house. and
the Rcd Cross and Emergency Ala auxiliares
out there meet every day in their new quar-
ters The Mems Socia, Club of the town
gave the Woman9 CluS the use or their
rooms in the daytime for patriotic work, and
the women have established their service
house there. Every woman IN the town Is
urged 10 come here ana do her bit. and there
is certainly plenty to &c There are surgical
dressings classes, classs In garment making
and Or. j. V. Mershon has given knitting
machine. Mrs. John II. Devine has been ap-
pointed house mother of the new service
house. and some of the members of her COM
mttee are Mrs u. X. Nelson. Mrs William
q. Haliett. Mrs. ]. u. Shattuck, Mrs. j. How
ard Reber and Mrs, H. @. Freeman.
The woman's Club had It's monthly service
day in the service house. where the members
worked all day. The Red Cross rooms are
| upstairs. and those of the Emergency Aid are
| downstairs Mrs Il. r. Hall. president Of the
Ridley Park branch of the National Needle
work Guild, talked to the women present on
| the great necessity there is of just such
work the guild has been accomplishing,
| Mrs. T.. X. Nelson and Mrs J. Howard Reoer
| had charge of the meeting.
Some of the women who have recently
| Joined the Womans Club are Mrs. Ralph
| Reaman. Mrs. Charles f. Baldwin, Mrs.
| Charles Naylor. Mrs. Julia Hazard. Mrs. Rob-
ert Hart Mrs. George +. iism.n. Mrs. Ar
| thur Nash. Mrs Harold Anderson, Mrs. Percy
| Kane, Mrs. Elizabeth Robb and Miss Helen
Robb The newly elected juniors are Mrs.
A. u. Yocum Jr.. Miss Ada u. Burlew and
Miss Vera Basheier
The Westminster Guild or the Presbyterian
| church held a small bazaar at the church on
| Wednesday.
| The people of Media have been very busy
these last few weeks sending of Christmas
| boxes to all the men of the town who are in
| the service. This has been a lot OF work. for
| there are a great many OF them but every
| one has enJoyed helping to FIX the boxes for
| they know Just how much the soldiers are
| going to appreciate them. Those on the COM
| m,ttee which has charge OF this work were
Mrs Esther Pennington. Miss Anna Stell-
wagon. Mrs William Tyler and Mr. Frank
| |. Taylor.
| At the meeting of the Drexel Hill woman's
| club on Thursday afternoon Mrs. A. b
| Geary. of Wallingford talked TO the women
| on the importance of their registering for
| national service. Mrs. Harry e. Uphouse
| and Mrs. Edwin Fay were hostesses at the
| meeting. At the next meeting, which IS 10 be
| December %, the kiddies are going to enter