The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-13
MADE ALL COSTUMES,
NEW-YEAR'S MASQUE
Patients Delighted With AL,
legory; Gowning Was
Beautiful

Sealed with large paper, bearing
large, black letters, Opened by Cen
sor 3,493, an extremely interesting let
ter, dated Feb. II, has come to Miss
Zillah Graham, 8 East Chestnut street,
from her sister, Miss Ada T. Graham,
formerly of this city, who is engaged
in American Red Cross work at Paign-
ton. South Devonshire, England. The
letter says, in part
n have many interesting photo
graphs, letters and souvenirs to bring
back with me, including a Scotch uni
form of the Gordon Highlanders and
the diary of soldier in the trenches.
Surely, have told you about my
work here. The hospital is run by a
committee of American women, includ-
ing the Duchess of Marlborough and
Lady Randolph Churchill and is fnanc-
ed entirely by Americans, The build
ings which house it are the property
of Paris Singer (of the sewing ma
chine family and accommodate $50
patients.
'.In the main building are large
number OF small wards, holding from
10 to 30 beds, each one named after
some patron of the hospital-Paget,
Hadfield, Marlborough, Jean, Church
derbilt, Crocker, etc.
THE old swimming tank has a floor
put in and accommodates 80 patients
while the gymnasium, now Munsey
Ward, is the largest and holds 67.
am sister in charge of Munsey and
have under me three sisters Grained
nurses), four nurses. two orderlies and
Z kitchen man. There is staff of six
doctors, DIR. Pershallow being chief
surgeon and Dr. Frost second in
charge. There are 32 sisters and "a
well cared for. We had an English
naatron when | first came, but she
has gone and we have an American
one.
I'VE are supposed only to get Eng
lish 'tommies', but as matter of fact,
We get many Canadians and some
times Australians. We liked the lat.
ter very much indeed. They seemed
quite superior lot OF men. The tom
mics vary from college men to day
laborers, but they are all wonderfully
Eu nd NIT
are very likeable fellows. They often
are here SO long that we feel quite lost
when they go away. They write to us
frequently and we try to keep in touch
with them as long as we can. One
boy--Kay--has been here ever since
] came. He Is quaint little Lanca
shire lad. only rs, and my devoted
friend ] take him out to the theatre
nearly every weak, usually taking on'
or two other boys, too. They do en-
joy IL so!
you ask about the play? OF course
Il was all for the boys and. being writ
ten, costumed and rehearsed all in {
weeks time, was far from a iinishe,
product, but they loved II and that wa
all cared about.
FEB. 13, 2 a. nj feel bit fresh
or tonight and will give you just |
brief sketch OF our New-year'
'masque.' The scene opened with tn,
old-year Ga gray-haired woman In
long. black cloak. alone on the stage
she has a soiiloQuy. telling what sh
had expected TO accomplish and wha
shs really had succeeded In doing. Tn
clock strikes twelve and she rises Z
welcome the New.year Ia very tai
beautiful girl In flowing robes OF blu
and rose and gold with two fairies cal
rying her train.)
They have a little conversation an
then the old-year goes, The New-yea
then announces her intentions In
gay little speech and introduces Jar
uary. who appears hesitatingly at tn
door, and retires to a throne at tn
back OF the stage. January was
baby with toy balloon and was quit
lovely.
mot TO 90 TOGO much in detail, eac
month had an appropriate part an
gave way to the next one. Februar
was little boy In red; March, tai
young man in gray and brown an
green with ribbons fiuttering and bell