The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-08

Philadelphia, May 7-(Special.) .)-Cross-
 ing the holy ground of Rittenhouse square with sandals off, l found myself opens only to the most socially elect of this very socially elect town. My mission was a business one. The solemn
 business of hearing the impending doom of the debutante's cocktail the knell of the collegian's highball, the curfew Of ! the creme Yvette, the Roman punch, the julep. the rickey and even the golden glory of the grape which bubbles even as it intoxicates.
 In brutal English I went to see Mrs. Joseph M. Gazzam, founder of the Young Peoples Conservation league, whose
 watchword is Strict temperance and
 early hours, or back to colonial simplic- ity"
 The butler bade me walt in the library, which I did with wilder feeling of ad- venture than if I had been upon the threshold of the court of England. For it is rumored that the daughters of many copper shares and munitions contracts have purchased presentation before Brtain's throne. And you can go through Buckingham palace with a guide But all the billions in the world knew could not buy way to the red rep soIa
 upon which I sat in that proud old room near Rittenhouse square
 SPELL OF OLDEN DAYS BROKE EN In the silence that enveloped it ian cied the painted lips in the ancient oval framed portraits whispered curlousiy, Who is she? How does she come here She is not an Andrews, nor Drexel' nor a Dickson, nor a Riddle. But she seems quiet and well behaved. We Will wait little.'
 And while we waited I looked about
 at the beautiful vast room that was too aristocratic to have period furniture. too oddly American to need the aid Of acquired colonial treasures, The tile fireplace was almost wide enough to
 drive in with a coach and four. Some bcdy's great-grandmothers wedding chest sat against the walnut wainscot. On top of the long bookcases sat hand wrought candlesticks and old crystal dishes, silver framed miniatures and lowered china bowls l longed to ex-
 anime them, but the portraits eyes held
 me back.
 Besides Senator Gazzam's wife was coming down the stair. If she had been in crinolined skirts, with fichu and long
 lace "mits" I should not even have winked with surprise. so strong was the spell of the olden days upon me. Instead a brisk, beautiful and thor
 oughly modern lady appeared, holding a sheaf of papers and apologizing for
 keeping her guest waiting. (She didn' t
 know what a good time I'd had with her furniture and her ancestors). 'I'm so full of this plan" said Mrs. Gazzam( tapping her lapful of papers, that I can think of nothing else. WOULD SAFEGUARD GIRLS Look Here is telegram all the way from Boston. Have read with in- terest,' it says of your efforts toward reforming present day conditions, which are undermining the health and strength of debutantes and college boys by the serving of cocktails and liquors I un- derstand this work is to be carried to ] Boston. Are you coming here? Should l like to help.
 Isn't that splendid? And I have in- dorsements from Bishops Rhinelander and Garland. and Dr. Floyd w Tomkins, | rector of Holy Trinity, right here on the square, spoke of the movement in a sermon
 T hope to get it even more widely