Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-15

A L can't be anything more to ask help
cor and every minute there is something
.lse and what is more. every one is glad
NJ dig down into his pockets and come
across" once more again already. yet to
ihep help and again help in as far as he
nosslbly can. Now it's the annual play
sor the benefit of St. Franciss House for
rouvalescents at Darby, which is to be
~,ven by members of the Junior Aid The
NAV this year will be called Doctor Op.
tmist." and from all that have heard it
All certainly be successful. The dances
and general coaching of the play will he
under the direction of Charley Morgan who
,aught the recent dancers in the pageant
vbch opened the Charity Ball The play will
ne given on Friday evening. January %,
On the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford.
Ana n number of exceedingly clever anna
,eurs will take part. Helen Eustace whose
engagement to Walter Gibbon was an
nounced about a month ago. will have one
~ the leading parts, and katherine Byrres
and Rosalie Hoban with her slangy hits,
will be among the other girls. Arthur
( rirst the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Hirst will take the title role, and there
will be several pther clever impersona-
tions.
Every bit of work connected with the
\ entertainment Is being done by the enthusi-
astic young juniors themselves. They are
very earnest in their wish to help the
moor women and girls who rely upon their
Assistance to bring them back to health in
the big old country house which is kept
forlthat sole purpose open all the year
round and is fully equipped with every
thing that could aid them to recover
ouiclly from their various illnesses.
You see the house is for the poor who
are unable to stay longer in Blockley and
other hospitals when pronounced able
TO leave by the physician. Now these
women very often are well enough to
leave the hospital, but seldom are they
ready to go back at once TO the hardshlps
of their daily life of work and coarse food.
At st. Franciss House they may stay from
two TO three weeks and even more if nee
essary and are given good food and com
Portable bed. The members of the older
auxiliary in charge of the home are
greatly interested in the Junior Aid ana
always patroni2e their plays. The rehear'
sails are presided over by Miss Julia La
guerenne who was president of the home
two years ago. The rehearsals are held
at the Ritz.Carlton, and one of the prin-
cipals whispered to me that it certainly
was Intensive" training, since it started
the first week in January only. However.
in this the second week you would think
they had already been training for the
paris and the choruses for long time.
AMONG those who have taken AN active
Z "A interest in the affair TO the extent of
taking boxes and attending are Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry +. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Dee, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Du Nee,
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Doyle, Mr.. and
y Mrs. John j. Ferreck, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Z, Gallagher, Mrs Thomas p. Hunter, Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony A. Hirst, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ignatius +. Horstmann. Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Hutchinson. Mr.. Peter F. Herman, Mr..
Francis T.. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
\ j.. Mccullough, Mr.. ana Mrs. Richard Nc
Allister, Mrs NJ f.. IL. McMichan, Mrs.
James Il. Mundy. Mr.. and Mrs, Frederic
A. Nathan, Mrs. ]. NJ. Quennell, Mr. Frank
I. Patterson, Miss Florence Sibley. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Stanley Smith, Captain John
y.
livan. Mrs. Frank Turner and Mrs. j. j.
Tierney.
Y vNTELL, certainly no one could have been
w disappointed at yesterday morning S
musicale. |, for one, have never heard
playing to equal that of Mr. Thibaud
and Madame Gill's voice was perfectly
X lovely. I am here to state that not very
much knitting was done during the per-
formance. One just had to sit quiet and
listen. The audience was as Intelligent
a one as usual, YOU may be sure none
of the beauty OF it all escaped II. Mrs.
James NJ Anders was in one box and Mrs.
Sam Riddle was in her box, as were Mrs.
Y Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. George Horace Lori
\. mer, Mrs. Theodore Cramp aud Mrs.
Charles NJ. Howell Mrs. Henry Pepper
Vaux looked stunning in II deep coral col
ored gown and large hat, trimmed with
coral velvet flowers. Mrs. Lorimer's frock
was of sand.colored georgette crepe,
trimmed with wide bands of fur, and her
large picture hat was trimmed with
feathers of the same shade as the dress.
y Mrs. r. Emott Hare wore a dark tailored
suit and purple hat and Mrs Bertram Lip
pincott looked well in a black tailored suit
and small black toque.
SAW a number of these women later In
y = the day at the Independence Square Red
Cross headquarters when | stopped in ia
hear Mr. William r. Ellis tell of his ex
\ perience i'm Russia, Siberia, Rumania and