Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12

-, js SO great it's likely quite a rev
,..o,s will be disappointed. There Is
I, admission fee, you know, ana the
s..s,s have gone like wildfre. The lee
uas planned by the independence
s,.re Auxiliary of the American Red
ssa.s. and the Overseas Committee Of
A.. emergency Aid was asked to join in
A.. undertaking. and accepted. The
...aomy of Music was procured for the
r..,,rg of the thirteenth and tickets sent
-, and given out for the boxes and seats.
v.,,,sene Burke, you know, is the great
,a,iece of the great Edmund Burke
IA che is the honorary organizing sec
..,.rv of the Scottish Women's Hospitals
for Foreign Work
said there were to be no admission
.,orees did not? But there will be
.orec,ion. when 1876 aides. under the di.
,.c,on of Mrs. Dave Lewis, will go
,,roueh the audience with baskets for
.,v voluntary contributions for the two
.raan,zations which planned the enter
,.,nment and the MONEYS collected will
e. used for Christmas bags, tobacco, Jam
and Christmas Kits.
THE aides include number OF captains
i u,bo have volunteered their services
,or each team among them Maizie Rush,
norothy willing. Marion Button, Gertrude
pancoast. Martha McAlister, Lenore Me-
Call Mrs. Hal Patton, Mrs. Robert Hen
A.rson, Mrs. Edwin Bonsack and Mrs, Bob
Torrey.
The committee of the Overseas Club is
headed by Mrs. Beau Thomson. assisted
nv Mrs. Ned Browning, Mrs Billie War
sen Mrs, Russell Jones. Mrs. Sam Bell,
Jr. Mrs Barclay Warburton, Mrs. Jack
Mason and Mrs Dobson Altemus.
The Independence Square Auxiliary is
headed by Mrs George Horace Lormer,
with Mrs. George Fales Baker as vice
chairman. Others on the committee in
clude Mrs. Otis Skinner. Mrs. Fred Eng
lsh Mrs Theron Crane. Mrs. Frank Der
cum Mrs. l. II. OHarra, Mrs. Charles
Mclean, Mrs. Hampton Carson and Miss
T. P. Dickey.
nRIGADIER GENERAL LYTTLETON
ID WALLER TAZEWELL WALLER
j
will be introduced by Mr.. Stevens Heck
scher. She will he the Lorimers' guest
while in Philadelphia and they will enter
tain for her at dinner before the lecture.
Although only her second visit to this
city, she having spoke last spring at the
residence of Mr. Stotesbury, Miss Burke
Is well known here in recognition of her
sl
has been termed the knilht of Tender
ness and Pity. while in America she has
won for herself the name of THE Thou
sand Dollars Day Nurse" owing to the
large sums she has been able to raise for
various chapters.
Her hOoN, The White Road to Ner-
4 dun" written froIn her own personal eX-
perences, Is another tribute to her capa-
bity. Her subject tomori ow night will
be "They Shall Not Pass" When she is
on fuldress parade Miss Burke wears the
Uniform of the staff of the Scottish
Womens Hospitals. adorned with the
{ Serbian Clsvonic Red Cross medal, the
French order of the Golden Palm, the
Serbian Slavonic Red Cross medal, the
military medal
The United States Marine Corps Band
has offered its services for the evening.
IN THESE days of hurry up weddings,
lyon really cannot expect your friends
to remember your married name, espe-
eialy If you announce your engagement
one week to a perfect stranger in a khaki
Uniform and the next week walk down
the aisle hanging on his manly arm
while he holds his cap over his heart and
nis sword clanks al his side. His NAME,
does not impress your friends, who are
4 y much more interested in what his CON-
mission is and whether your wedding
iing is gold or platinum
That, OF course, applies to your friends.
With your family it is different. How
q gould your mother who has cried her
sei to sleep over the invitations and
q peeped into every branch of his family
q uee, forget the name Of the man who
i ukes her little girl from her?
How could father, with visions of many
0lls dancing before his eyes and little
IMP OF Jealousy knocking at his heart
Z fal to remember the name of him who is
'he cause Of all this commotion? How
eould they? And yet
she Is pretty little war bride. and
uke many another of her kind spends
.ne hours during which hubby" is busy
osng lieutenant back home with father
ana mother. 1t Is especially hard for
ia'her to realize that i'm the eyes of the
MW at least daughters name is no longer
nH own Not long ago the girl and her
parents were invited to a reception and
,s'her, always proud of his good looking
A"hAy, brought up a distinguished army
man TO be introduced with much cere
mony.
captain Jones, | want you to meet
mrs smith and my daughter. Miss
A'esn Mrs.-er- Oh, Mary, for good
"ess sake. what is your name?"
w. you can't expect your friends tc
remember your married name, but OF
''urse It's different with your family!
d Was wonderful sight, wasn't IL
n Ni'n Field, ! mean, on Saturday
''haps should say 'sights," for | never
strained my eyes harder at a three rims
s thah did out there, trying to SEE
an