Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE.
interesting Letter From Haddonfeld Boy Tells of
(, His Work With the Ambulance Corps at the
Front-Motor Messenger Service Starts
Branch on Main Line

ATATURAJbi' o' ' So " W" ~
IN more and more interested in the war
"a the bills before Congress and all that
:. roi,p on about us in the matter 1t Is
..woh,ful also to hear more intimately
w., some Of our young men are doing
,,ho are already in France.
tr,end has written me of the splen.
.,d uork which has been done by Ceon.
.ns of the Krouse boys, a son of Mr.. and
~. clarence A. Krouse. OF Haddonfeld,
vbo left Christmas Day for France.
yyuiam Krouse, who Is only seventeen.
,.,, last Saturday for France, where he
ali also be a member Of the American
ambulance Corps. in which Cleon has
80, made a name for himself The
,o,ber of these two boys Is very we'll
.novn in insurance circles in this city,
.rd ,s proud to give his boys to help
france and now, better still. to help the
Y. s. A.
cleon. during his four months of very
active service, has not only earned pro-
motion to the rank of sergeant, but also
nublic commendation from those higher
up"
letter addressed to his mother,
dated April Z, gives us tiny idea OF the
enthusiasm among the French and the
Americans in France over our entry into
the war. He says:
"As YOU may know. very heavy fight.
ing is now taking place at the front, for
the Allies are making their wonderful
Spring drive which you have perhaps
read about 10y this time. Well the War
Office has called fifteen cars of our sec
ton to the front line, and | have been
honored with taking full command Of the
squad We leave here Uuilly) cary Mon
day, 4.9.l7,
Now there is more in thu than you
may perhaps imagine, for =, are the
first section to go to the French front
after Americas declaration of war. So
is 1t not an honor? And to think that l
am to take command of squad
In the same letter he tells of the Joy
In France at the entry of the stars
and Stripes into the war.
III you could see France today you
would think YOU We're home in the land
Of Uncle Sammy. l never saw so many
American flags even in the States as
II Is perfectly wonderful, indeed, and it
makes us all feel so proud and happy.
Every store, every building, in fact,
everywhere you look, you see Old
Glory Oh, 1t is wonderful
> Pretty thrilling. isn't it, when you
think how close these boys are to things
over there, and realize how soon many
Of them will not on,y be at the front
carrying and aiding the wounded, but
actually in the trenches and on the firing
lines and taking part in the actual war.
fare themselves? God grant that it will
not be for long and that they come home
safe!
A BRANCH of the Motor Messenger
"A Service which Letitia McKim has
organized in town has been started on
the Main Line. Although only thought
OF two weeks ago the branch already has
about twenty-five members. Mrs. Sydney
Thayer, of Haverford, has been elected
first lieutenant and Margaret Chrystie, of
Bryn Mawr second lieutenant Mrs. l..
Minford Humrichouse, of STAFFORD, is a
corporal. in charge from Rosemont to
Malvern, while Jacquelyn Green, of
Rosemont. is a corporal. in charge from
overbrook to Rosemont. Elizabeth A.
hnson, of Haverford, is the secretary.
Some of tie members are Mrs Henry
Drinker Riley, of Strafford Edith John.
son, Devon; Miss Mildred Post, Wayne;
Miss Lucas and Miss Horner, of Nal.
Sern Josephine Hayden, Lettia Scott,
dorothy Dexter, Marjory Townsend, Amy
Develin, of Overbrook Anita Phipp, OF
Haverford; Helen Dando and Mrs. Mel
son warwick, of Ardmore: Margaret
Hopper and Mrs. Louise Won Cullen, Mar
perth, and Rose Dolan, Of Rosemont.
Their uniforms are like sports suits,
made of khaki, with high boots and Stet.
son chauffeur hats. Classes have been
organized to teach them how to repair
sttomobiles, etc. Every week they send
ioIf cars in town to help the Emergency
AID and Red Cross. More recruits are
w@Jted' as they want to have about
sixty members. NANCY wYNNE.