Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-19

D Auxiliary of the American Red
sVY AZ IL again! 1t sure IL one Of
=. ,,yest Of the live. And tomorrow II
~ ~" ,o have Cora Harris. whose
49, 49, IN the Saturday Evening Post
..ovn throughout the country, and
49,. heen in the trenches. to speak to
-.,pers In the rooms there at 60s
" ~, street, and It will be perfectly
Ss.rnaI. while the women work. you
Mr.. and Mrs. George Horace
h will entertain Mrs. Harris In the
-, at dinner at their Wyncote
Did I tell you that number
ne" ~. actresses in the State Women's
pellet. with Mrs. OTIS Skinner at
,s.,, M head, have Joined this auxiliary?
~. % doing a great work, 1t seems to me.
49,. 49,. week it shipped to the Red Cross
900 Christmas boxes.
m. returns from the big massIneeting
Ia last week In the Academy Of Music
=. ,h,s auxiliary and the overseas com.
mlttee we're very satisfactory, they tell
:. and helped to send many boxes to
hovs" over there. You know, 1t sort
q holds YOU up short and makes you
.,on and take a bit of a gulp way down
!. ,our throat when YOU think, as Briga.
AZ, General Waller said at that very
nest,nr last week: Yes, the men Of
france have the spirit and aro fighting
m. heroes, and our men are going over
!. Nrht tust as hard. but there's one thing
"a, must all remember, and that is. the
french men have their women there back
a thsm to keep UP their nerve, to help
ham In the thousand little ways women
e,p. but our boys are thousands Of miles
,vay from home and their women; some
/ of them from families that cannot afford
10 send them presents. Think of thatl"
| And the results showed what the audi.
| spcs thought, for 1t answered in thou
/ lands.
| OPEAKING Of the stage Wonen's War
| y Relief Society, it's very interesting to
| learn that there Is such a society IN every
large city. In New York, for instance
| il has a room on Fifth avenue. where the
actresses 60 to work for the Red Cross
ghile they are in the city. In Philadel
| yhja we have no such special room for
| them, as our plays do not have such long
| seasons as In New York. SO it has been
/ decided that they Join the Independence
| Square Auxiliary, and notices to the ef-
| feet that they will be welcome there have
been put In the hotels, theatres and Char
| btte Cushman Club. They all like to
| wsrk under the auspices of the Red Cross
| hER.- AND MRS. FREDERICK FRA
Nk LEY HALLOWELL, of Stapbaugh
wsyGs, have gone down to Augusta tc
SEQ their son, John IIallowell, who is &
membe,' Of the First Troop of Pennsyl
yania Cavalry. Gertrude Phillips wen,
with then,. She is engaged to young
Hallowell, you know; the announcement,
was made Just before the Troop went
Down to Georgia, and a little bird (cousir
70 the wee ons) told me that tho wedding
, not very far off. Gertrude has just re
severed from an attack Of tonsillitis,
hear. ... .....
THEY; tell us We Americans dom
realize we are at war. Well, it seem:
10 me We In the East at least realize it
and We are fully awake TO the seriousness
Of the thing. And although we canno
" 80 somewhere In France" we arr
tyng to do our best" at home.
Everybody is talking food conservation
md "wheatless" days and "meatless
slys, too. a number of women on tn
vain Line particularly Radnor township
~ Interested In a big food conservation
nlly to be held In the Wayne Theatr
A&t Friday night at 8 o'clock. Their
wv DO war pictures and Mr.. Howar
He'as will speak. Also a practical demon
e9as'en Of food conservation wiz b
styeh
Every person handling food In tn
seusshold, from tho buyer to tho cook,
speclally asked to SO. ....
pAuL was eating breakfast with Aunt
The other morning, and Auptie inc
ssnta|ly had had her pocket picked by
neskthief recently and had lost quite
a'tie DIT OF money. Paul and his brother
usre very indignant on the matter an
.ao talked great deal about 1t. Will
Auaue was taking her cereal Paul pickle
" the morning paper and frowned a
"rspelled out the headings. Suddeni
10 said What does MRS spell
Auntie?"
Mrs. dear" replied his intereste
relatiye
rsui went industriously on, reading an
spelling out the words.
"el'' he said. "that's the woman VIII
ss0ie Your pocketbook. and they've four
rer out and she's been sent to Jail, ar
Just glad! Taking things that don
s'ohg 10 her!" And he threw the pap,
.n MIN and ran out to play.
Auhue picked up the paper and scanns
'front.' page, and this was what 81
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