Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

In the spring water! Seeing that our eyes
were Just as big as the children's when
we saw the watermelons in that clear,
cool water, Mrs. Farmer insisted on our
going. back to the house with her; and
there on the lovely old-fashioned low
porch. which was shaded with real
trumpet vines we sat and ate the deli
cious slices of rosy fruit with the greatest
appreciation.
It's a wonderful thing that so many
children can be cared for for one or two
weeks each summer at this beautiful,
healthy spot and at the numerous other
houses which have been given to the as
ISOLATION by various kind people. And
some Of the little ones who go have not
only never seen the country, but still less
q real cow, pigs and chickens.
They have tasted weak and watery
milk in the city, but have never had the
10y of watching the dairyman milk the
COW and oh, goodie! tasting the still half
warm LIQUID, rich with cream, which the
kind man hands to his little audience to
sample.
One child who had never seen a COW
cried out during a nature-class hour,
Oh, look! the COW has dirty face. I'm
going to wash it," But his neighbor
quickly interviewed, "That isn't dirty.
That's the way the COW is painted!'
This association handled $50 persons
yesterday at the various country and
eseashore homes under it's jurisdiction.
understand this is the largest number
It has ever looked after all at one
time, and the devoted women and men on
the committee are hard put to it to raise
enough money to carry on the good
work. AS one expressed it to me, "Our
babies had been knocked out by the Bel
gian babies" And some persons seem tc
forget that charity begins at home" sc
It's quite struggle to keep the gooo
work up.
I hope some kind-hearted persons witt
bit left In their purses will open then
little for this more than worthy char
ity, don't you?
MORE people are going away now tha
Longstreth Dodge have gone to Water
town, N. Y. Karl is in the ordnance de
partment and has been ordered up there
60 Milly just naturally had to go will
him.
Mrs. G. Blight Robinson and her son
Sergeant Robinson, Of Germantown, lef
Yesterday for a motor trip through tn
state. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Robinett
ana their daughter Elise, of 'Chestnu
hlll, left today for tour of Canada
MRS, Robinette married Grocer Robinson
some years ago, you know, and then som
years after his death she became tn
wife Of Mr.. Robinette. Elise is the daugh
y Ter OF the first marriage. Her full nam
is Elise Biddle Robinson. Mrs Robinett
was Meta Biddle, a daughter of the lat
Nlcholas Biddle and a sister of Mrs
Charles West Churchman, who was Emil
Biddle.
ohNELIA LEIDY, whose engagement
TO Hammy Cheston was announce
vast week, and who has been visiting he
grandmother, Mrs. William T. Carter,
eamden, Me-, has gone today with Gainc
na'rd to North East Harbor, where the
sre to be bridesmaids for Eleanor Peppe
VINO Is to be married to Fitz-Eugen
Sswpold on Saturday. Jean Thompson
molly Thayer and Dorothy Newbold al
)" De bridesmaids also Gene Newbo
mas to report somewhere in the West,
.huerstand. so the wedding trip will |
Sr'er unless Eleanor can go with hir
ue was at Fort Niagara, but has bee
vu' INTO some special Government wor
near, instead Of being commissioned II
ne reserve corps. This bit of news is n
srect' so am not perfectly sure about
IN Chestnut Hill. Mass. today W
be the nuptial ceremony for MAD
" weoster and Dicky Harte. Dicky Har'
tne son Of Major Harte. who is the chi
Base Hospital No. 10, now operatiI
eenind the British lines. has been at Ha
Fas you know, and, as quite some fe
2Ir young men have done before hi