Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-26

OF things. whether at home or abroad
Isaac Marcossan. who has just returned
from a tour OF the devastated towns and
homes will address the workers on the
7th, and will tell of the horrors and desc.
lation he has seen over there" Although
Mr.. Marcossan is one Of the highest.pricel
speakers Of the present day he has cor.
sented to talk gratuitously to the workers
at Independence Square Auxiliary. So that's
something to look forward to next year,
isn't il?
1NlIE overseas committee of the FINER.
Eency Aid is looking forward To douby
busy days in order to III the great Gcmand
for u new garment Mrs. Harry Blynn has
been perfecting for the comfort of the boys.
These are called anti-vermiu Jackets. and
are made Of The very hest .chcesecloth
They tie around the neck. wrist and waist
and arc worn right next to the skin I'M
dcrneath the shirt. There is a certain
quality. in the chccsecloth that prevents
the "cootcs." as tho Tommies call them,
from going through. 1t is advised hy a
captain that served in the Bocr War that
each man should have two jackets, so that
the one just worn may hc taken off anc
the "Cooties" shaken from il and fresh
bne put on, thus relieving the soldier for
some little time. These jackets are sold
for sixty cents and the proceeds will hc
given to the chocolate Jam and tobacco
fund for soldiers. Already an order has
been received for 100 Jackets, to hc put
in the kit bags sent to France. The over.
seas committee consists of the following
NrS
liam j. tlothier, Ir.. Mrs. William $. Ellis,
Mrs. Harry Biynn, Mrs. Frederic y. Ken
nedv. Mrs Charles NJ. Lea. Mrs. \. Ed
ward Newton. Mrs. Robert T.. Strawbridsc,
Mrs. Charles Wheeler. Mrs. Kent willing,
Miss Marie Louise cauldwell and Mrs.
Howard Pancoast.
There are also vests made of old kid
gloves for sale This money is TO 20
toward buying musical instruments for
our colored regiments,
DERSONS who live in the wids of the
L country do have hard time to enter
tain in this kind of weather hear that
Mr. and Mrs. Georgs 4. Sapportas gave
house party IL fortnight ago ana hao
real real blizzard. You know Mrs. sap
portas was Bessie Sinnickson until her
marriage last summer. They live right in
the heart of uhe hunting country-Harford
County. Maryland. Well they planned this
wondgful hunting party and expected to
have IL glorious time, when the snow ar
rived and spoiled everything. They were
literally "snowbound" and the guests had
some" time to get home. Mrs, Jack
Valentine was there and just had to get
riG m 1.tS
Day for San Diego Cal, where she has
taken II bungalow to be near captain VAL
entine who is stationed at Camp kearny,
about fifteen miles from San Diego. Mrs.
Valentines two hunters had to walk home,
as the boats were not running ana the
train would not take horses. Some JOY
that! Living in the country with renGe-
ance, l should say.
AND every day one hears of new we'd
AIDING dates. There was Ethel Lewiss.
whose engagement to Lieutenant Dole OF
Concord y. H.. was announced last Friday,
and, 10 and behold you, before we had
time to breath after hearing that news.
we hear she was married to him next day.
Lieutenant Dole is stationed at Camp Up
ton and was able to obtain leave Tor the
ceremony at that time.
And now Nancy Tunis is to marry Lieu
tenant Ross Whittier, of Boston, on Satur'
day, and Edith Earle has decided to wed
Ensign Alden Lee on February 2. If only
some OF them did rot have to go away so
far. There's Helen Borda, for instance, en-
barking for st. Croix, on January 3. to
marry Tom Royster ! am glad she Is
going to be married, for she is peach of
a girl and Tom is dear, too, but ! hate
to think of her going SO far away. But in
these days there are many partings, and
when one parting is going to bring JOY,
far be It from me to bemoan 1t. It's just
her friends, you know who are perhaps
bit selfish to hate to have her go.
TTNHE school set will have its innings
l. tonight, when the committee class
holds it's Christmas cotillon. There are to
be a number OF dinners, and the girls are
excited to death to know there1l he some
men in uniform there.
NANCY WYNNE.
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