Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
MEN OF FIRST REGIMENT IN
MINSTREL SHOW AT LANSDOWNE CAMP
Many Persons Find September Most Pleasant Month at
the Seashore as Crowds Leave and Weather Is
Most Delightful for Bathing

The soldier boys up at the First Regl-
ment caihp at Griffith Park surely have
the right Idea about mixing play with their
work, for they gave mighty good minstrel
show up at their camp ground last FRI
day evening. And. even though the audi
enc, may have thought that they were nav
ing the best possible fun watching the en-
tcrtainment don't you suppose those ooEs
had just as much fun getting 1t upE ot
course they did. The show was held out
dccrs naturally on an improrised stage
draped with American flags and those OF
our allies. There were just lots and lots OF
people there and of course the boys diu
their best with such an enthusiastic audi
ence TO watch them. The program was full
Of all kinds Of stunts, for. you must remem-
ber, when SO many men get together IN a
camp, there is sure to he variety OF talent
The minstrel part was furnished by the
Company G. chorus, and then there were
monologues vocal and instrumental solos,
clog-dancing. quartet singing, and other
things besides. The boys had a perfect
night for the show. for II was nice and
warm and. too, there was real. live moon.
Lansdowne people heard just few days
ago of the marriage Of Ifeen Pierson. Mrs
Charles Persons daughter. and George
Galbraith, Jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs George
Galbraith. You remember their engage
nlent was announced last March They were
married at ocean City on August %. You
see. young George is with the marine corps,
stationed at Quantico, Va. and he had been
visiting Miss pierson and her mother at
Ocean CITY So they decided to have a
quiet wedding down there. But such short
things are furloughs that the bridegroom
had to return to his post two DAYS later.
Young Mrs. Galhraith is now staying with
her mother Georges brother. John Cal
braith, is also in the service
Captain Frank ii. Mcguire left last week
aviation corps down there
Lieutenant Clinton Wunderch who was
recently at Fort Niagara. is now stationed
at Annapolis Junction, Md.
Quite a few I-ansdowners are going 10
| stay at the shore during September 1t
| does almost seem as II this were the most
| delightful time to be there, for the days
will be growing crisp and breezy. and there
| won't be nearly so many people to crowd
| the boardwaks. and, oh. yes the bathing
| so these late stayers say. Is always most
alluring at this time Of the year Anyway
| the Robert Taylors, the Culver Boyds, the
j. Milton Hagys and the Frank Sagendorfs
all expect to stay down at Ocean City till
| the middle OF the month They'll have a
| good time, too. for they are just the jolliest
| sort OF a crowd, and always have fun going
| about together.
The Frank Meades and their sister, Mrs
| $. =. Whitner. Of East orange, ~ j.. have
| taken a cottage at ocean City for the month
| of September
| The J. Herbert Ogdens are going to re-
main at Atlantic City till the end of the
| month They have had cottage down
| there this summer, you know; and the
| Austin Boyds and the Ralph Hays have
been with them. Young Ray Ogden who is
| with the ambulance corps at Allentown, eX-
| poets to leave soon for France.
Well. vacation Is over for lot of the
| children in Lansdowne, for the public school
| opened yesterday. And you can just bet
| they will all be saying the same thing they
| say every September-that it's been the
| shortest vacation they ever spent. And per
| haps they will be grumbling a bit about
| lessons but they'll soon forget how hard
these are when basketball and football be-
| gin, won't they?
| All the boys and girls who have been
| away at lovely mountainy camps have re-
| turned, for it's back to school for them
| Catherine Wilson and Janet Moon got home
| Monday from Camp Oneka, and so did Eliz.
| abeth Read and Dorothy lie Fevre. and all
| the other girls who have been camping. And
young Allen Hoffer and Harlan Statzell Jr.
| and Gordon Cooper and the rest of the boys