Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-01

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Christmas packet, either abroad or at
lame and SO the Southeastern Pennsyl-
,er,a Chapter has asked each auxiliary
=. contribute a number of packages in
,,.rv short time to be sent to our boys
aover there" and here. All this taxes
considerable money, and so ways and
,noans have been considered by the vari'
GUS branches, and the independence
souare Auxiliary No. 276 of the Red
cross has asked the Overseas Committee
:, the Emergency Aid to join hands with
!, % raise funds for Christmas pack
arc and they are going to do 1t. Mrs
coorqe Horace Lorimer Is chairman or
~. Independence Square Auxiliary and
Nrs Samuel Bell, Jr., chairman of tho
overseas.
They have asked Miss Kathleene Burke
,o come on November 13 to the Academy
q, Music to speak, and she has said that
.ha would give talk which she had
only given once before, and that was in
New York, when the amount raised in
consequence was 100000. Any of us who
have heard Miss Burke know how per-
Gle doubt that the old Academy will be
,rell filed to hear this earnest little
woman speak
Think of the soldiers who will be made
happy by delightful little packets of
cigarettes, tobacco, pipes, chocolate, chew.
ing gum, cards, puzzles, fruit cake. pre-
served ginger, neckties, mouth c:gans,
T. erfy
all the things the Red Cross has thought
of and the response It has had from its
various chapters throughout the Union.
The Independence Square branch alone
IA giving one thousand packages. It's
simply wonderful.
RATHER think the tumble Sale which
i the members of the Junior League are
getting up will be quite some little sale,
and you never saw anything like the way
those girls are chasing around collecting
rummage of all varieties, which they ex-
pect to sell from November 27 to Decem-
ber 2 inclusive. The proceeds for the
entire sale will be donated to the Red
Cross, and the many aides will be COM
posed OF tn9 lHelhpelS VI thS OHhiOl
League.
A postal card to any of the committee
will insure prompt attention, motorcar
being sent for any discarded articles of
clothing, bric.a.brac, books. pictures, fur
ntVre, jewelry or music that may be
contributed.
So universal has become the interest
In this enterprise that, aside from the
two hundred members of the Junior
League, many others have offered their
services for the occasion. An unusually
fine collection Of slightly worn clothing
for women is already on hand for
display. These will be sold by Mrs.
George Eustis Payne, Jr who was Helen
Ellis and Helen Tower. Wonderful bar
gains in mems clothing will be dispensed
by Mrs. c. Fenno Hoffman Marie Wright
that was and Mrs. Rowland Evans, Jr.-
in other words Bessie Downs.
Discarded books will be gratefully re-
eelved by Nancy Reath, who will have
charge of this branch OF the sale, as
sisted by number of the aides.
A restaurant will also be a feature Of
the occasion, when a number of young
girls will serve luncheons each day. This
department Is under the direction of Mary
Newbold TO whom contributions Of cakes,
cookies and other edibles may be sent.
Flowers will be sold by Emily Fox.
Prominent among the other members
who are now hard at work to make the
occasion a success are Miss Constance
Biddle, Mrs. William ]. Clothier, Mrs Or
Vile Bulltt, Eugenia Cassatt, Molly
Thayer. Marion Taylor, Charlotte Rush,
Patty Borie, Katharine Chambers. Mrs.
Robert F. Meigs Miss Marion Savage end
Mrs. Edward Dale Toland. Jr.
LIE was just eighteen and the business
of having a ster-in-law was entirely
new to him. He had brothers. naturally,
since she was his sister-in-law, but no
sisters, and although he was awfully fond
OF Barbara and used to have very
protherly rough houses with her occasion
ally when big brother didn't interfere.
there was one point of etiquette that
rather puzzled him. He said nothing 10
anybody until one night when he was
comi.s home from the movies with a
friend who had about half year on him
IN age. The last tableau Of the picture
seemed to dwell in his mind, and he pom.
dered over it in thoughtful silence for
several blocks, Finally unable to stand
any longer, he blurted out, Say, Bill.
ought l to kiss Babs?" Bill didn't know
any better than he did, and don't know
no" ne ever started, but the last time
saw MIN he had just returned from a
training camp and there was no doubt or
nesi0tion about whather he could or he