Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

VOC'RE certainly not safe these days
i IL you haven't got a large-sized Red
Cross button in full view upon your manly
chest. Even then you're not safe. because
you can Join three or four times, they tell
me, and so be ready to prove ii IL you have
Joined, and IL you haven't joined YOU better
had, for you will be attacked until YOU do,
and besides, you OUGHT TO--there's no
earthly excuse for not belonging. 1t only
costs a dollar a year. and every one ought
to be patriotic enough to give that much
to help the soldiers and sailors. SO go to
1t or be shamed to pieces, as you will he
II you don't
GO SAYING. she continued "Have you
~ been to the Morning Musicales yet
this season? They are certainly worth
going to and do not take up too much
time in these days Of rush and hurry.
Yesterday morning nearly every box was
full and the ballroom had a goody mum.
ber Of Emitting fiends." who listened while
their fingers flew knitting sweaters scarfs
and wristlets. Mrs. Riddle had cookbook
ing Mrs. Dick Norris and Mrs. James Reed
wearing her e. A. suit with her in her
boz and Mr.. and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, were
in theirs QboX, not f. A. suits, l mean).
Miss Edith Fisher who grows handsomer
every time ! see her. spent the morning
listening in rapt attention, and Mrs. John
S. Nswbold, established in a comfortable
plush chair at the back of the hall, seemed
to enjoy every note of the cello, which
Hans Kinder knows so well how to handle.
seagel. the baritone. had an excellent
repertoire and called forth much applause.
TN THE afternoon j stopped in at the
L Independence Square Auxiliary of the
Red Cross to hear Brigader General Wal.
Ter, of the L. S. NJ. c., speak on the needs
of the boys in the service. The workers
who were diligently making congresses.
dressings of all kinds. in fact, listened at
tentivey, though they worked all the time.
Most of the women who are on the com.
mittee OF which Mrs. Lorimer is chairman
were present for the talk, and the tables
were crowded with those in Red Cross CO.'S
tunes doing the work.
XXIE WILL have Caruso and his famous
w sob" tonight in I'll Pagliacci," and
with Amato to sing the prologue there's
little doubt that there will be full house
at the Metropolitan. The Elapps are going
to give party for Elise in their box and
the George w. Childs Drexels will enter.
tain, as will the Van Rennselaers Mrs.
Frank Clyde. the Stotesburys and various
other boXholders.
lid you know that AliX Doan is at
- the Organizing Charities every day this
week? Well she is. and to answer peoples
questions about poor % give to, by giving
them the name OF ful.nedged family
that is in need of Christmas presents, and
dinners, too. for that matter. as they are
OF more importance than the presents for
the kiddies even. AliX is there from the
Junior League. It's really splendid how
those Junior Leaguers do work.
CPEAKING OF Junior Leagues reminds
~ one OF the st. Francis Junior Aid.
You know those girls have been getting up
the Christmas stockings again this year.
and they tell it's been quite wonderful how
many they have made and sold for the poor
little boys and girls who would otherwise
have had no Christmas. Certain it is that
~
They are going to hold their annual play
and dance in January, and great are the
preparations therefor.
1t will be held on Friday evening. Jan.
uary 25, in the ballroom OF the Bellevue
Stratford. Charlie Morgan, who is teach
ing the girls to dance for the Charity Ball
next week, will manage the St. Francis
affair, and the music for dancing after the
play will be furnished bN Herschberg's or.
chestra.
The officers of the organization include
Mrs. Joseph A. McDevitt, president: Agnes
Lewis and Lucy Call. vice presidents: Ruth
Israel, treasurer; Edwardina Walsh. re-
cording secretary. and Marguerite Mac
Donald, corresponding secretary.
IIAVE you been trying to walk along the
~ streets lately and have you slipped
Ind slid and just caught yourself from
falling nat, or are you able to walk serene.
ly along with your head in the air, just as
you didn't know there was such a thing
Is a pavement or ice? l was slipping and
hiding along to church on Sunday when
coming toward me I spied a large lady
OF color" built on the order of a ferryboat.
She walked straight on, neither looking
10 right nor left in fact, not allowing any
thing to distract her attention. Just as
she was within few feet of me small
person of her same race came along on the
other side OF the street and yelled across
10 her, "Good mornn'." 'Mornin'," said
she of the many pounds, not looking at
her at all. "Yo'all think you Kin make it?"
called the small person.
yah. I kin make it ef l doan' pay no
'tention to you. but eff I pays 'tention to
you I'm goin, lay right down yere on dis
tce." -
/ felt so strongly the same way COM
mended her to myself, and the small per.
sonage giggled as she passed along, but
she of the ferryboat figure went straight
ahead without hesitation, her mind fixed