Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-13

.t,r,y-second annual meeting or
uabnemann Hospital Association
Ia today at If o'clock at the Belle
"1s .,,ord The association consists
.,dv of women working with the
.,.es for the welfare of the hospital
rsnersl maintenance, social service
~ the other objects of well.man.
Ia .A hospital. Mrs. Thomas f. Car
nresident of the association, pre-
ni. n,'s .,d introduced the Rev. DIR. George
s.s.rt Toop. rector of the Church of
-. ~. uolv Apostles, who opened the meet
, ~ nth a word of prayer. Reports were
"a from the treasurer, Mrs. James T.
1,.,,s for the fiscal year ending Feb.
'' 90 Mrs. Gideon Boericke, CORE.
-d,re secretary, gave q resume of
spO. ors NJ the year done by the various
,.d,ss,oommittees. This report was most In.
..-o,tine, covering the social service, re.
,,u,ous babies aid. entertainment, house
"a sevrine committees, Reports from the
....s were read by Mr.. Charles ID,
ns,.v nresident. and Mr.. Charles p.
n..,,,rs treasurer. The meeting was then
.aaressed by Mrs Edwin c. Grtce, an In
.n,r,ne and brilliant speaker. After Mrs.
r.,o.,s address DR.. William A. Pear.
~. Asan of the college. showed a number
:, n,ctures describing the activities OF
~. college. The election of the follow
,ur officers closed the meeting: President,
Mrs Thomas II. Carmichael; vice presi-
a.,,s Mrs. J. Lewis Grocer, Mrs. Dillwyn
u,s,sr. Miss Isabel w. Semple, Mrs.
Iobn Gribbel Mrs. John Fl. Whitaker
.,a Mrs. George C. Thomas, Jr.; recording
,.cretary, Mrs. Harry S. Weaver; CORE.
,ronaIng secretary, Mrs. Gideon Boericke.
and treasurer. Mrs. James NJ. Jenkins.
DuILADELPHIA has good reason to
L be proud of its young men and women
Who have given up the comforts, not
N sneak of luxuries, of homes, the com.
nanionship of friends and all the good,
wholesome diversions to work on the
other side for the comfort and relief Of
the suffering soldiers. John McFadden,
Jr. Who has done such valiant work not
only over there in driving an ambulance
and giving himself unsparingly wherever
he was needed, but also in successfully
raising money in this country for the
purchasing and equipping of a number of
smbulances, will again give one of his
stirring talks at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club on Thursday night, when with Ian
t.rn slides he will tell of some of the
nghting around Verdun, The committee
who issued the invitations includes Mrs.
Ellis Ames Ballard l1rs. Charles c. Bin
ney Mrs. Radcliffe Cheston, Mrs. Charles
wocott Henry, Mrs. Samuel F. Hous-
ton, Mrs George Howe, Mrs. f. Draper
Lewis, Mrs. Henry NJ. Paul. Jr., Mrs. B.
Franklin Pepper, Mrs. Norris Wistar
vaux, Mrs. Henry Wharton and Mrs.
George Woodward The meeting is for
the purpose of arousing interest in the
American Ambulance Field Service in
France.
TT WAS only a sudden shower and 1t
quite took one unawares, but It was
an awful pity, considering that for several
proposing, so the world and his wife saidI
But he has dear old-fashioned mother,
and has certain ideals about women, and
that girl should rouge or paint seems
terrible thing to him. Well, the shower
came so suddenly II washed both their
faces, and he gallantly dried hers off
under nearby awning to find his hand.
kerchef streaked in rose pink. His mother
told me about It, and said she regretted
II very much, for the girl was sweet and
good, just foolish in trying to add TO ma.
ture Perhaps It may come right but
young G, has had an awful jolt.
NANCY WYNNE.