Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-03

and daughter of DIR. John X. Mitchell.
who died several months ago. has also
some literary ability. One of her plays
was produced by the Plays and Players
last winter
1t is more than likely that Valentine
VIII visit here during the winter, so she
Will not be as much missed as II they
had gone to other lands They will live
on New Hampshire avenue, in Washing
ton.
MRS. CHARLES CUSTIS HARRISON
has endowed bed in the American
Ambulance Hospital in France os n birth.
day gift to the Wayne Branch of the Red
Cross. This branch was a year old last
week and Mrs. Harrison is its treasurer,
and has been perfectly wonderful in her
work.
You know, the Red Cross has taken
the American Ambulance Hospital in
Paris for it's own. The bed is to be fully
equipped, not only in necessary things,
but special things, too. The members OF
the branch have been very busy getting
birthday box ready and hope to send
it off the end of this week.
Everything imaginable to make an in
valid comfortable is to be packed into that
box. Mrs. George Shoemaker is c.al--
man of the committee II this special
charge, and Mrs. EGward Laurent and
Miss Anne Barnes, Of Devon, are helping
her, and some of the little children in
Wayne gave a small fair recently and
raised enough money to buy games to go
in the box.
Other things which are to be sent in
it are an invalid bed-tray, a safety razor,
special bath robes, pajamas and under
clothes; all kinds Of rubber things for
surgical use: hot-water bag, cigarettes,
pencils, pads, books, chocolate, and all
kinds Of soaps. shaving creams and
powders.
Miss Mel, member Of the Wayne
the Emergency Aid, and she is going to
have supervision of the bed, which has
been given in the name of the Wayne
branch, as Mrs. Harrison does not wish
her name to appear.
LIVERY day some one else leaves Ger
IL mantown for the shore or country or
for visit to some one in the sunny
South.
Miss Mary Louise McCown, Of Emlen
street, Germantown has gone to Wheel
ing. w. Va, TO visit friends.
Mrs. Ramsey Van Roden. who was
Gertrude Gummey, and Mrs Robert
Cope, who before her marriage. was Con.
stance Gummey. are both guests Of their
mother, Mrs. William T. Gummey, at her
Ventnor cottage.
The John Hannum Whittakers, Of
| Chestnut Hill, left last week for Rumson.
N, ]. They are the guests or Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Horace Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs Florence Hoppe and Fran
ces have gone to Poland Springs, Me-,
| for the summer
| Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Lloyd, OF
Harvey street. Germantown, have re-
turned from motor trip along the Jer-
sew coast. Last week Mr.. ana Mrs.
Charles Lloyd, of Dover, Del, arrived to
snend several days. Also Mrs. Lloyd's
son. Lieutenant Commander Henry G.
Muslin, u. s. N.
y TOW that outdoor entertainments have
| Nbecome so popular, great preparations
ara being made for the hawthorne
naoaart bv Percy Mackaye. which Will
take place in September on the grounds
90 the Germantown Boys Club, under
the direction of Mrs. William NJ Price
The pageant will demonstrate the stories
Of the witches of Salem as told In the
novels Of Hawthorne. ....os
IN. Boy and Girl Scouts connected
.,,ss IN. o,ub vii tahe ~ PRINCIPAL
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