Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-14
MRS. HORATIo GATES LLOYD
WILL ORGANIZE
SISTERS RELIEF
New Play Being Rehearsed for
Production in Aid of Falls of
Schuylkill Y. w. C. A.

This evening a meeting will be held at the
nome of Mrs. Il. Gehring Harkness. on Queen
lane, to organize sisters relief for the army
and navy boys 1t is proposed TO hold the
meetings on Friday evenings during the
winter to provide relief for men in the servce
who have no families or friends TO whom
they can apply for sweaters, comfort kits and
little necessities not furnished by the Gov
ernment. Mrs. Elizabeth Dobson Altemus
will be present and tell of the work demo at
the Falls White House.
Mrs Harriet b. Cole has written a new
play THE Christmas Burglar" which she Is
rehearsing and will produce for the benefit OF
the Young Womens Christian Association.
Fails branch. on. Saturday evening. December
22. The cast includes Miss Villa Dodge. Miss
Isabel Ferguson, Miss Elizabeth Dodge. Miss
Betty Ferguson Mrs. Arthur Molyncaux, Miss
Anna Schall, Miss Clara Teal, Miss Esther
Teal, Miss Emma Jarvis, Mr. Harold More
head. Mr. Craig Seasholes Mr. Miles Ash
worth. Mr. Luke Shaw and Mr.. William Ma
guire.
Prominent among the weeks entertain
monts at the Falls was the musicale and
dance given last evening In America Hall,
Thirty-iifth street and Sunnyside avenue. IN
aid of the war emergency fund OF st. Tim
othy's Hospital and House of Mercy Ridge
avenue. RoNborough. Tho program included
selections by the Falls Male Chorus directed
by Mr.. Joseph Smith. and solos by Miss Mae
Farley, soprano Mr.. G. Russell Strauss, bari
tone, and Mr.. Walter Smith. tenor. The hall
had the Same decorations that were used for
the large military ball Tho patronesses were
Mrs. John Hohcn-Adel, Mrs. Elizabeth Dob
son Altemus. Mrs. Il. Gehrng Hardness Mrs
Louis Roseman, Mrs. Louis Reese, Mrs. Rich
ard Cole. Mrs. Edward Delahunty, Mrs. j.. III
Schmidt Mrs. Charles Bricker and Mrs Clar-
once Crisp. The members of the chorus talk
ing part We're Mr.. Theodore J.. Mackenzie
Mr.. Harry Brown, Mr. William Gressens, Mr.
James c. Lawler Mr.. Walter Smith, MIR
James Howarth, Mr.. Herbert Greenwood Mr..
Herbert Spencer, Mr.. William Graffn, MIR.
Harold Spencer, Mr. Walter Macindoc, Mr.
Thomas Davies, Mr.. James Buckley, Mr. John
Tidswell, Mr. George Gotwas. Mr.. Thomas
Mckeenan, Mr.. H. Davis and Mr. John Smith.
Miss Margaret Starrett was the accompanist.
Mr.. David Borland. of Ridge avenue, and
the members OF his Bible class In the Falls
presbyterian Church, gave a birthday party
on Tuesday evening in the lecture hall of tho
church in aid of the Presbyterian Orphanage.
The program included an address on the work
OF the orphanage by Mrs. Richard Norris
musical selections by the Kilties band from
WanamalSer's. Mr.. Walter Smith, Mr.. John
Chidester, Mr. Franklin Morrison and Miss
Margaret Starrett clever recitations and inn
presentations by Miss Grace Walker Miss
Edna Starrett and Mr.. William Furman The
entertainment was followed by a social hour,
with refreshments served by the class mem
bers. who include Mr.. Joseph Twitters Mr.
Mason Calhoun, Mr. Maxwell KYLE Mr. Sam.
uel Twitters, Mr.. Charles Morrison, Mr. Sam.
uel Montgomery, Mr.. Robert Holmes, Mr.
Milton Kyle. Mr., Franklin Morrison and Mr.
George Morrison.
The members of Heilman Council, Sons and
Daughters of Liberty, of the Falls, have pre-.
sented fifty dollars to the State organization
| TO aid In purchasing an ambulance TO send to
France. The officers of the council are Mrs
| Edward Baker. Mrs. Mabel Hagerty, Mrs
Laura La Porte, Mrs. Frederick Buderix, Miss
| Ada DUNCAN, Mrs David McMurtrie, Mrs
De tborah McMurtre. Miss Minnie Zanke. Miss
Reba Dunlap, Mrs. Esther Kroth, Mrs Jos
| eph Wyatt and Mrs. John Roy.
| The members of the citizens patriotic com.
mittee at their meetings on Tuesday anc
| Thursday evenings. at the White House, ar.
preparing $50 boxes to be sent to the Falls
soldiers and sailors for Christmas. Among
| the gifts will be tobacco, pipes, cigars. chew.
| ing gum. after-dinner mints and chocolate
| bars. The knitting section is working with Z
| vim, although all the Falls boys have haC
gifts of sets of these comfortable garments
But. of course 1t will not be long befor,
| more men will be called TO the front and tn,
Falls women want to bo ready to take car,
| of them.
| Among the white House workers are Mrs
| William Gray. Mrs. Alfred Byrne Mrs. viii
liam Gordon, Mrs. James Lawson, Miss Grac,
Kelly, Miss Ruth Carwardine. Miss Mar,
| Burk. Miss Annie Foyle. Mrs. F. Casey. Mrs
| Mary Clearey Mrs w. Beaumont. Miss Elsi,
| Mackenzie. Miss Rose Mcguire, Miss Eleanor
| Byrne. Miss Agnes Mcguire. Miss Grac,
| walker Miss Elizabeth Kelly. Miss Geraldin,
| Gordon, Miss Jean Ferguson. Miss Isobel Fer
guson. Mrs. Harry Clayton, Mrs. Jame
| Crawford, Mrs. Harry Binkin, Mrs. james
| Cunningham Miss Katharine Jones, Mis-
Marjorie Ferguson. Miss Betty Ferguson
| Mrs. Thomas West. Miss Sarah Hampshire
/ Mrs. Thomas Burk. Mrs. william Tawl an,
| Miss May Ryan.
| Two well-known young men from the sec
| ton who recently enlisted In the service an,
| who left on Wednesday for Fort Slocum ar,
| Mr.. Harry West. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thoma
| West, of Sunnyside avenue, who Is in th
| aviation corps, and Mr.. Christopher Lutz