Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
JUSr G G0SS1P AB0 0t]T PEOPLE
nildreh's Paviliono Of Rush Hospital to Benefit bv
Large Affair to Be Held at the Rittenhouse
Nancy Wynne Chats on Many Subjects

ss.'.,, tIospital. An addition is to be made |
"a ~ present pavilion, thus enabling
4 t' ..-,sr oY little children who are afflicted |
-,,h the dread disease to be accommo-
h s...d and properly cared for.
4 rrhe feature of the evenings entertain |
=. will be oldfashioned dances. fol. |
.'s,sa by competition dance and then
r...raI dancing. The members of the ex
sss.,.,ve hoard of the Rush Hospital who |
-. II the committee in charge of the af
~. are Mrs. Walter Johnson, chairman;
ss,.s Mary Buckley, Mrs. James Halsey,
" -. MeIlor Tyson, Mrs. Henry Stokes,
Mrs., Mahlon Kline, Mrs. Edwin Hoffman,
~. James Bonsack. Mrs. Upton Fa.
X Nso,,te, Mrs. Hare Davis and Mrs. Charles
rccullyA Mrs. Favorite is treasurer Of
he committee.
number Of prominent women have
y,ven their names as patronesses. includ-
- Mrs. Hollingsworth Andrews, Mrs.
Gsn,el Baugh, Mrs. Bradbury Bedel, Mrs.
1sroes Bonsack. Mrs. Charles Bochman,
s ss,ss Mary Buckley. Mrs. George Boyd,
\ ~. Edward Brooke Mrs. Sam Bispham,
. ESs,s Brinton Mrs. Clifton Buck, Mrs.
H ,fbarles Carver, Jr., Mrs. j. Gardner Cas-
LIT Mrs. Sam Castner, Jr. Mrs. j. de w.
\ cnokman, Mrs. Hare Davis. Mrs. Harry
Aywnard ,Jr., Mrs. Charles M. Davis, Mrs.
Norris palkett, Mrs. Harry Dufiield, Mrs.
sx,chael Ehret, Mrs. Favorite. Mrs. Eli
~ Fisher, Mrs. Edward Getse, Mrs
i.mas Goodman, Mrs. George Garrett,
<kfra Joseph Gazzam. Mrs. Matthew Grier,
E|hfrs. James Halsey, Mrs. Walter Han.
\ n,ok. Mrs. Edwin Hoffman. Mrs. Barton
H,ryt, Mrs. Walter Johnson. Miss Mary
\ Raighn, Miss Sarah Kaighn. Mrs. Mahlon
a Kline Mrs. George de B. Keim, Mrs.
rank Granger Kennedy, Mrs. Albert
\ fmcas Mrs. Bowman Leaf, Miss Ellen
reaf. Mrs. Willis Martin, Mrs: John
t'Muckle, Mrs. Louis Mutchler, Miss Mar
lorie Morris, Miss MacAlister. Mrs. S. d.
3 Mcconnell, Mrs. John Mclean, Mrs.
X Charles McCuly, Mrs. Hector. McNeal,
3 Mrs. Charles McCloud, Mrs. Reese Ober-
teuffer, Mrs. Allison ODaniel, Mrs. Fred
t arick Taylor Pusey, Mrs. Charles Potter,
5r. Miss Mary Packard, Mrs. Alber Pen
ington, Miss Elizabeth Packard, Mrs.
Joseph Rittenhouse, Mrs. Hudson Rich
Miss Emily Sailer, Mrs. Hobart Smith,
= Mrs William Smythe, Mrs. Thomas Sims,
Mrs. Maurice Sloan, Mrs. Henry Stokes,
4 Mrs James Francis Sullivan, Mrs. Henry
j Tutweiler, Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. Ed
81 ward Troth, Mrs. Mellor Tyson, Mrs.
3 Frederick Vetterein, Mrs. Wendell Wood
n ward Mrs Francis Wald and Mrs. Little.
s ton Waller Tazewell Waller.
TT REALLY is fine to see how the spirit
= Of patriotism has come upon all, and
4 think very few of us realize how very
thoroughly our men of business and high
4 finance are preparing themselves to de-
\ fend their country. All through the city,
IN the early evening stray companies are
70 be found drilling in the streets and out
a the country volunteer companies are
learning how to hold the rifle, how to
aim, how to fire, how to march and all
the rest of it. One day last week l found
the two sides of Walnut street between
Twentieth and Twenty-first filled with
rows Of men, some in uniforms, some In
BUSINESS suits. Out in st. Martins a vol
*nnteer reserve organization has started
IN for military training. And men from
chestnut Hill and thereabouts are drill
ing under the command of Colonel Charles
IA. Cresswell. formerly colonel of the
Third Regiment. The call has met with
great enthusiasm and support from the
men In these communities and drills are
held on Saturday afternoons at O'CLOCK
and on Sunday mornings at half after
eclock on st. Martins Green, opposite
ne Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Among the men interested are Holliste
pturges, Franklin Spencer Edmonds, Ar
Thur Colahan. LIE Roy Richards. william
Aesse. Jr., w. w. Adams, Bancker Crib
PEI, Barker Mellor, Billy Morice, Edwin
pchoettle, F. I. Donaldson and very man.
ether whose names I can't remember
there are at least $50.
WHlLE on the subject of war an,
I'm economy, why is it, some person
1AVe not the courage OF their convic
1ons Only last week heard a wonal
announce in strong tones that she an
Per husband had decided not to hav
"a serve any wine In the house a
nrough the war. 1t was not a necessity
me said and would undoubtedly help 4
me general economy II struck me
Sould help their individual economy, bu
md not say so, for II persons can
zoe to see that 1t would be well
eonomize in this way or in any wa!
nks be, say I. She thought every on
tncut exception should give it up fo
g sake Of example. Then why didn
q stick to her guns when the woman
nom she was talking said: "Oh. hav
vu! Why John and have just laid
Hesh stock. because we knew wir
roqid probably go up and we thought "
ouid get 1t now. while we could" TT
speaker Immediately capitulated an
We'll. Of course, your husbaI
ust have 1t, suppose. but then he tak'
q homo and so there is no bad e
and never q word did she sa
ut the greatness of selfdenial ar
nomy, as she had before. I suppose
~ stuck to what she said first 81