Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

NOU remember "Good-by BILL the
= musical show that was given here last
winter by a section of the Ambulance Serv.
ice from Allentown? 1t was one Of the best
shows of the season, and. of course, all the
men In 1t. and the girls, too, were ambu.
lance men, and that made It all the more
Interesting. They are all "over there"
now, in Italy. having arrived about two
months ago, and letters are beginning to
come in from the Philadelphians who are
IN the various sections.
Some time ago they gave "Good-by
Bill" for the people over there and made
great hit with it. They have had some
movies taken of their various activities
behind the lines, for they are still some dis.
lance back from the front, although they
are In the war zone and are living eight
men in tent and otherwise realizing the
'exigencies of war" They find 1t the hot.
&}nst place in the world" when the sun is
put, but the nights are cool and they
march to the Mediterranean every night
FOR swim. Recently they were given
Tickets for Shakespeare play and about
hundred officers and five hundred men
went. OF course, it was in Italian and
most of the men understood nothing but
the action. so I can picture how they gig
gled and behaved generally like schoolboys,
after the delightful manner of all our sol
diers and sailors off duty. Joe Longstreth.
son of Mrs. William Worrell Wagner of
Germantown, is one of the Philadelphians
over there, and Paul Sutro is another Ger.
mantowner among the number Ralph
Herrick is also with them-you know his
engagement to Lee Shipley was announced
just short time before he sailed.
The ambulance units were the first Amer.
lean troops to be conveyed by Americans to
italy, and their reception by the sailors was
overwhelming, but of course, it had moth
ing on the greeting by the Italian people
when they finally arrived there. l think
it's interesting to hear about things like
this, don't you? When I hear some more
I'll tell you about that, too, because there
are lots of boys from here with the ambu-
lance over there, and some time l may
hear something about somebody you know.
ISN'T 1t fine about Bob Mclean? You
= know he has been promoted from cap
tain to the rank of major of field artillery.
He is now out at the School Of Fire, at Fort
Sill, Okla. He Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Mclean, of Indian Queen lane,
Germantown, and brother of the late
Warden Mclean, who was killed down at
Fort Oglethorpe year ago last June. 1t
was tragic death and one of the first
after we entered the war. Warden was a
lieutenant and was making quite name
4 for himself down there. The camp is now
called Camp Warden Mclean, in his honor,
and Mrs. Mclean has given barracks
q memorial to her son. Bob graduated
from Princeton in 1913 and was a member
Of the Cottage Club. Billy Mclean, the
youngest brother, who is lieutenant is in
France.
T HEAR that Marys Clark has gone to
- Camp Upton, on Long Island, to do can
teen work. She has just come back from
White Sulphur Springs, where she has been
spending some time with her father, Mr..
Herbert Lincoln Clark riding over the
mountain trails and enjoying the wonder
full weather down thereto say nothing
Npf those whose marvellous southern
euppers. fried chicken and waffles
Pthat that part of the country is so
noted for. could use one of those sup
pers, or even one of those waffies or fried
drumstick right this minute. Marys has
been working all winter with the Emer-
gency Aid Aides and before that she took
course Of nursing in the Polytechnic Hospi-
tai Her engagement to George Harrison
Frazier, Jr., who is a lieutenant in the
aviation section. was announced some time
ago. He is abroad now.
TLLEN had her fourth birthday re-
1cently, and Grandpa and Uncle Billy
sent her some lovely presents. She lives
In the South and has only seen them once
when she was here at Christmas; but you
get acquainted in a short time when you
are only three. and Ellen is the kind that
loves and is loved Immediately SO, of
course, she was awfully fond of all the
uncles and aunts and things up here, but
ehe never would let Grandpa kiss her, on
account of his beard. 1t tickled her, and
she always said good night very affection
ately, but at a safe distance. When she got
the birthday present, which was tiny
watering pot, she was filled with JOY and
watered everything in sight. Daddy sat
down to write to the family and asked her
F.for her message Of thanks for the presents.
She sent many thanks to Grandpa and
rJncle Billy and hugs and Kisses and
then she suddenly remembered and took 1t
ali back. "Oh no. l don't like to kiss
Grandpa, do l, Daddy?"