Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

.+rment rent free for the duration OF
ths war and they have been taken over
Nv the Red Cross and will be used by
that organization almost exclusively for
the navy. Major Grayson Murphy Is al
ths head Of the Red Cross Commission
m Paris, Do you remember the excite
msnt which used to pervade the members
az the Saturday Evening Dancing Class
when the Army and Navy boys came on
10 franklin Field for the annual footoaii
nme? Grayson used to be one OF the
vast Pointers who came in his wonder
ful Uniform to gladden. the hearts or the
Sacited maidens by dancing with them
u that class.
why is there such a fascination about
brass buttons and the soldierly chest!
It's hard to tell, but it's there. I've heard
some women enthuse over q brass bano
,just because the players wore uniforms
shd brass buttons. And the funny part
Of the thing is that the Army and Navy
officers and men never seem in the least
degree excited about going to parties anu
. such like in their uniforms. guess
they feel as IL it makes them conspicuous
T HAD to laugh the other afternoon at
! the Bellevue Stratford roof garden to
zee big, brawny officer and an attrac-
tive girl sitting there in the delicious ar
and what do you think the poor man was
imbibing? Orangeade! He looked boreo
to death, too. Perhaps I misjudge him.
maybe he never had taken anything
stronger. and, in fact. maybe he did not
want anything stronger He looked as II
he felt sort of foolish, though.
SPEAKING of navy men. there was
~ certain little happening in one OF the
yards Of late which has not reached the
public ear. and yet it seems too good tc
keep. The officers had been notified tha
certain admiral was coming there yer!
soon to visit the yard, and 1t happened
that not one man in the Office knew sait
admiral even by sight They were there
fore somewhat on the watch for thel
distinguished visitor for some days. Thel
: they forgot about him for the time beine
but one forenoon, when all the officer
were gathered together in one OF tn
rooms, one happened to look out OF tn
window and there coming along the wal
was Mr.. Admiral.
OF course 1t was he, for wasn't he
regular H. M. S. Pinafore Admiral. wit
swallow-tailed coat, gold stripes an
leathered hat, just as stylish as could be
Up rose all the members of the staff !
tne Office, up went their hands in salu'
Mr.. Admiral entered. He looked we
DIT bewildered at his reception and tin
hly asked what all this respect meant.
Are you not Admiral -" "Wh
no; used to be paymaster in the ear
aghties. and they told us all to repo
IN uniform"
And, mind you, the uniform was of Il
1850 vintage. quite like a Pinafore a
miral.
speaks well for the knowledge Of Il
average man Of how an admiral shou
was one on the officers, wasn't It?
hESE days seem to be full Of S
udings as well as glad ones. Eve
one feels 80 sorry for Hall Headingtc
whose young wife died last week in !
IAnuc City. She was Bessie WilkinsC
sou Know. sister of Sarah wilkins
sno daughter Of the Ogden Wilkinson
- walnut street above Twentieth. TIL
~sre married just about year ago a
lave been living in apartments at 2(
"unut street. The news Of her dea
sunday came as a great shock
"e'r many friends.
NELL. II you must 70 up to Narrag
sett Pier. do bs careful about tn
- parties which seem TO be
80 pont % o. one unless
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