Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
INFORMAL ENTERTAINMENTS GIVEN
North Philadelphians Confne Social Affairs to
Luncheons and Small Card Parties Committee
Visits Men of Section at Camp Meade

WHILE there are no large entertain.
w ments owing TO the war conditions
each week has its quota of afternoons at
cards. Informal muscales and receptions
for the grown-ups and some affair for the
young people. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson IT,
Cornell, OF 1927 Diamond street, will enter
tain on Monday evening In honor Of the
Rev. Milton II. Nichols. OF the Park Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs
Nichols
Mrs Robert Glldfelter Of 1880 North
Eighteenth street. entertained at luncheon
and cards on Monday, Her guests included
Mrs l.. A. Kind. Mrs. W. Howell, Mrs.
Louise Potts Mrs Hiram u. Miller, Mrs
Richard Horf, Mrs. Harry Remsen. Mrs.
Harry Boreau and Mrs. Annie T.. Wade.
Miss Eleanor Graves. Of 3O33 German
town avenue. will give a novelty party on
Monday evening for the members of her
class in the Fairhill First Day School.
They include Miss Marjorie lindley, Miss
Evelyn Dudley. Miss Anna Kerr Miss
Helen Kerr, Miss Iottie Austin, Miss Dor
othy Taplinger, Miss Edith McDevitt. Miss
Elizabeth Michcrer, Miss Jennie Shayhorn
and Miss Janet Graves The same young
girls had unique ghost party last week
at the home Of Miss Graves. when they
were Costumcd to represent ghosts and the
reception room was decorated with all
sorts Of chostly aCcompanimcnts.
The members of the Fairhill Meeting in
North Philadelphia have been invited to
work with the Red Cross workers at School
House lane, Germantown. Each Monday Is
devoted TO sewing for children for the
fiaverford unit in France and each Friday
to hospital garments for the Red Cross
Society.
The North Philadelphia soldiers and sail
ors welfare committee sent a committee
composed Of the Rev T.. \. Bowers, Paul
Wendler, Howard T.. lTcckler. q. 4. Wick,
George S. Kimball and Newton T.. Freed
To Camp Meade last week to visit the
young men of the section at that camp.
They were accompanied by Raymond De-
wees and Charles BiCkel, of the local board.
No. A. They took the trip in automobiles,
taking with them eighteen dozen glasses
Of jelly, 100 safety razors and number of
small essentials that are so greatly appre-
ciatcd by the soldiers AS all mothers are
interested in what their boys have to eat,
n description follows. quoted from the Rev.
+. \. Bowers: "rhe messroom of Com
pany q, 3l5th Infantry. is building which
In its immaculate cleanliness would delight
the heart of all mothers. Snow-white tables,
tins and tableware as clean and cleaner
than the average house could keep them,
everything in perfect order. We We're taken
into the kitchen and saw the food in the
course of preparation for the morning meal
through the storeroom with its shelves laden
with the best of foods into the refriger-
ators. where whole quarters of meat hung.
beside cuts from every part of far cattle.
immense bowls of suet hams that would
make hungry mans mouth water slabs
of bacon and everything of the finest quail
ity. our supper consisted of beefsteak
Smothered in onions potatoes with their
jackets on, peas enough TO swamp a man
engaged in clerical work, bread such as
few mothers can bake and tea hot and
fragrant This food was served piping hot.
in quantities to satisfy the appetites of men
drilling in the open all day Breakfast was
in course of preparation while we were at
supper Meat was being cut in great guam
titles for hamburg steak and fried potatoes,
bread and coffee were to be served in the
morning. BY permission of the captain the
committee was allowed to sleep in the bar
racks. A large stove in the center was
sending out CHEEKY heat. Some of the
boys were playing "Old Maids: some were
writing home to mother or sweetheart
others were singing and still others in small
groups were talking politics At 10 p, m.
sharp the bugles sounded the warning, and
over the great city, containing 10000 men.
darkness fell. The boys from our section
are fit. well ofilcered. well fed. They are
going to be an honor to the neighborhood.
Get behind the boys with all your will,
your gifts and your prayers"
One of the largest propositions which has
been undertaken by the Central North
Philadelphia Business Association for years
is the active campaigning for the recreation
Graves Of the association, is chairman of
the playground committee. w. II. Green, Of
the auxiliary citizens committee, is urging
all the residents OF the section to take up
the matter and secure the playground before
spring. The Business Association has
brought the movement before the Recreation
Board and that board. il is hoped will
designate a suitable site at an early date
Ernest l.. Tustin said recently: Juvenile
delinquency has decreased 80 per cent in
the neighborhood Of Philadelphia's recrea-
tion centers. We no longer discuss whether
our Fairgrounds are beneficial or not-of |
course they are"
Little children about seven years Of age |
are so happy -go-lucky at school They listen |
to the teachers and gather ideas entirely |
foreign to the one intended by the instruc- |
tor. as did little Ethel, who is a pupil in |
a very select school, In reply to her |
mothers question to what she had |
learned in school that afternoon, she re-
sponed In great glee, I'VE learned all |
about the Roman noodles" And il took |
some time for mother to understand thas
the lesson was on the Roman numerals
E.thers friend Grace, Of the same age. |
puzzled her mother, who Is a distinguished
college graduate. by asking. Mother, dear,
what was the silver war;" Evidently little
Ciraces teacher had mentioned the Civil
War. but. not knowing at her tender years
the meaning of civil, she decided it must be
silver.
Mrs Carrie Stern. of 1909 Diamond street.
left early in the week for Chicago, ILL.,, to
attend the wedding of her son, Mr.. Frank
Stern, and Miss Babeue Fellheimer, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs, Nathan Fellheimer,
which will take place today.
A s(,OOd Cheer society was formed at |