Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
UNIQUE BAZAAR
FOR RED CROSS
Lansdowne to Have "Potlatch"
on Ninth and Tenth of
Next Month

Indian summer is coming. So Is the
Fotlatch. Bring your bag of wampum, and
go on the warpath and visit the stamping
ground at the Red Cross House Friday and
Saturday, November Q and TO- from Il noon
TO 10 midnight"
There are fascinating posters, with In
dian pictures on them, about the town, and
persons have wondered at their mysterious
wording. What on earth, for example,
could the Potlatch be? Well, that is the
Indian word for a festive time of giving
and taking, which. In this case, Is TO assume
the form OF a large carnival to be given by
the Lansdowne branch Of the Red Cross
II may be said that Indian summer cannot
possibly come on the ninth and tenth of
November--it will either be too late or too
early. But the Red Crossers are trying as
hard as they can to coax the Indian atmos-
phere into their gay carnival. So IL will
be surprise to those who enter the Red
Cross grounds on either of those two event
ful days to find, instead of the ordinary
midway" one sees at most fairs, a war
PATH" with tents dotted all around A for
tune-teller will be In one Of these, perhaps,
and, walking on, one may meet a black
eyed squaw with a papoose on her back
who will give out invitlngly shaped pack
ages provided that she gets flve cents for
every one received (rememher the giving
and taking" idea OF the name). And then
there Is to be wondrous lively hurdy-
gurdy ana numerous games for the young
sters Will be scattered about the war
path"
on one evening the Camp Fire Girls will
hold ceremony. and it's going to be well
worth seeing. for they are all going to wear
thelr very picturesque costumes OF course,
inside the house there will be all sorts OF
aelghttul surprises, too. Mrs. e. Wager
Smith is chairman Of the Lansdowne Red
Cross branch and is very enthusiastically
directing the many preparations that are
going on for the affair The idea of having
an Indian carnival was her own and GER
tainly the Potlatch is going to be a most
extraordinary and wonderful affair Every
one In the town is excited about II! And
of course, each rerson will bring his bag of
wampum, be 1t big or little, for isn't It for
the Red Cross?
Tuesday afternoon was civic day" at the
Century Club. Mrs. Samuel Kent was to
have furnished the program, but she ear
nestly felt that the subject of food conser-
walton was one of the most important of all
at the present time, and therefore gave up
her afternoon to lecture on this topic by
Dr. Louis NJ. Robinson Doctor Robinson
Is professor of economies at Swarth-
more College and is also a member Of the
food supply department of the committee
Of public safety Naturally, he covered
variety Of things in his talk; but he
dwelt mostly on sugar, meat and wheat,
telling why we should conserve these arti-
cles and also giving reasons for the sud
den shortage of sugar.
Mrs. Isaac Rhoads made a splendid, an
pealIng speech on the Liberty Loan at the
club meeting, and 80 persuasive were her
arguments that Mrs Paul Lachenmeyer
who has been one Of the canVassers for the
Loan out there, received a number OF sub
scriptions right away. The two speeches
were followed by music. and then tea was
served by Mrs. Harlan p. Statzell and Mrs.
Frederick A. Mason
Mr.. Ernest Knoblauch. Of the Philadel-
phia Liberty Loan committee gave a -four
minute talk" at the movies at the Century
Club last Monday night.
Miss Alice Burt entertained the Six
Double-Six Sewing Club at her home on
Monday evening, October %.
A combined meeting of the woman's
Home Missionary Society, the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society and the Ladies'
Auxiliary was held at the Methodist Church
on Friday October &C. Luncheon was
served there
A meeting OF the Mothers-ln- Council was
held at the home of Mrs. Eugene Baker
on Wednesday, october "a. Mrs. Campbell,
of Wilmington, gave an interesting talk.
Mrs. William A, McEwen and her daugh-
ter MISS Dorotny McEWen' spent the
weekend at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Hays. with their
family, have moved into new house on
South Lansdowne avenue.
Mrs Thomas Lund, of Winnipeg. Can,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Dewar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry p. Babbitt, who
were married on the third of this month,
have returned from their wedding trip and
are now living in swarthmore. Mrs Babbitt
was Miss Marie Dewar, of Lansdowne.