Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

LIVERY one Is looking forward to the
~ concert which will be given tonight in
the Metropolitan Opera House by the
much admired Irish tenor John McCor-
mack. and the whole and entire proceeds
IRE to be turned over to the Red Cross.
lie sang on Tuesday night in Washington
for the same great cause. and President
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson and many other dig
Vitafies were present. In fact. Mr.. Nc
t'ormack Is going to give a series Of con-
serts in a campaign In which he hopes to
Yaise 100000 for the Red Cross. The
opera house has been given for tonight,
and Mr.. Mccormack contributes his serv-
tees and those OF his associates in the un.
fertaking. AS the whole affair is purely
Tor the Red Cross, there will be no war
FAX on the tickets and all will be. there
fore. pure gain for the Red Cross.
Mrs. George Horace I.orimer Is chair
tnsn Of the committee in charge of the
concert and has with her in the undertake
ing Mrs. Charles Custis Harrison Mrs.
Edward T. Stotesbury. Mrs. J. Willis Mar
tin, Mrs. Arthur Emlen Newbold, Mrs.
John Barnes Townsend Mrs, John White
Geary. Mrs. Arthur II. Lea. Mrs. J. Kears-
ley Mitchell, Sd, and Mrs. Horatio Gates
Lloyd.
Mrs. Frederick English will have charge
OF the aides at the concert, some of whom
will be Elizabeth Elliot. Christine Rehn,
Elaine Taylor English. Elizabeth Yardley,
Mary Dercum. Elizabeth MacCuen Smith,
Miss English and Miss Moorhead.
AMONG the delightful songs Mr.. Nc
ACormack is scheduled to sing are an
aria from Joseph" known as the Champs
J'aternals; Autumn" by Faure. and
Tostrs "Ideala" He will also sing "Ah,
Moon of My Delight" "Littlest of ALL"
Bard Of Armagh" Irish folk songs and
various other compositions. Mr.. Polah, the
Belgian violinist who is touring with Mr..
Mccormack, will play number Of selec.
lions, and altogether IT will be most
delightful evening I'm thinking.
AMONG those who have taken boxes are
AMrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs.
George w. Chids Drexel, Mrs. J Gardner
Cassatt, Mrs. George Faes Bak II, Mrs.
Stanley G. Flagg. Jr.. Mrs. w. w. Frazier.
Mrs. George b. Packard, Mrs. Wilson L.
Austin, Mrs Cyrus r. *. Curtis. Mrs. Nor
man Macleod. Mrs. Benjamin Miller. Mrs
Francis Doyle Mrs. Edward Schmidt, Mrs
John Gribbel, Mrs. Francis Y. Dercum,
Mrs =. s. Collins. Mrs. L. T. Stctesbury
Mrs. Charles b. Hart, Mrs. Howard Long
streth. Mrs. Edward Moore, Mrs. Edgar T.
Scott, Miss Mary Lippincott. Mrs George
Horace Lormer, Miss Julia Berwind, Miss
Nina Lea, Mrs. George Urquhart Mrs. T..
.. Leaf and Mr. Charlton Yarnall.
i'NHERE was time-and not 50 very
long ago at that--when a man who wore
/ wrist watch in these United States Of
America was almost taboo And then, war
was declared. which meant that there
would be more uniforms and fewer pockets,
but Just as much ,.me as ever: time for
drills, time for mess etc. There, arose the
difficulty. for while Uncle Sam generously
conceded that man must Lave pockets,
he does not model these same on lines
calculated to hold full-grown watch.
The jewelers., taking the cue. began to
rob the wrist watch of its dainty fsmi-
ninity and their camoufiage succeeded so
we'll that it is now quite customary to see
burly youth shamelessly consult his left
wrist as to the time of day. Yes. quite a
customary sight, but there are still excep-
tions.
One evening recently a concert was given
down at League Island and the singing and
dancing were in full swing and. judging
from the applause, the efforts of the fair
singers were being fully appreciated. Only
in one spot did gloom reign, In the shape
of a huge marine, who sat lowering amidst
the surrounding gayety. Little Mr.. Gloom
was certainly whispering In his ear. Well.
he was the typo Of man on whom depends
Americas victory, the type that will send
shivers up and down the Boche's spine;
and the Y. NJ. c. A. worker who sat next
TO him was anxious to get at the root Of
the trouble~
Don't you enjoy music?" he asked.
"Yep," was the laconic reply.
'Then. what's the matter?'
"The mattA? Say, look at this.' and
the giant barred his left wrist, disclosing
a neat little watch fastened thereon. And
they had the nerve to givl it to me-" con-
tinued the aggrieved one. why. was in
service when we licked the Spaniards and
we didn't have no baby watches then.
What does a little thing like time mean to
a fighting man, anyhow And the Y. NJ.
&. A. worker smothered a smile as he
thought of the misplaced kindness that
had prompted this insult.
NANCY WYNNE.