Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-21

and help of all kinds How necessity
changes customs and things that nave
been "defendu" for many year become
quite proper do you know that the Reo
Cross asked that the work rooms De kept
open on Saturday and yesterday. NOW
whoever heard Of sewing on Sunday? IL
was a shocking thing to do. But here yes
terday were women sewing away Tor all
they were worth" at the Red Cross. making
tiny nighties for the children In the nos
pitais. for there is a great need for these
garments The truth is the rules have not
changed, but necessity and charity have
made 1t necessary to do these things. Ana
when times are again normal we won't sew
on SUNDAYS But we do it now when
!. charity asks It, heard one ,or two pro-
tests and IL made me think how shocked
the Phsrisees were when a certain sick
man was cured on the Sabbath.
7 HAVE to report an Improvement IN 'he
i condition Of Bertha and Frances clark
who have both been down with influenza at
their home on Spruce street.
Frances YOU know has been in a DEPART
ment store. for more than year. She
started in selling behind counters and then
dent or floor walker. I suppose it is. She
certainly does look stunning, waiklng
about, seeing to things-her hair is SO
beautiful and she looks smart in her
black gown.
She has been i'll for some days ind Ber-
tha who was studying nursing at the
Pennsylvania Hospital couple of years
ago and had to give up on account OF
her health has been very i'll too. ] am so
glad they are both better. For no matter
how light a case one has, there is always
much anxiety, till the sick ones are really
well and out again.
IIOPE and Tony Cromwell are both bet
IL ter too They were staying out at
the Beales when influenza attacked them
and Ave others in the household, but they
are convaescent and are now in Atlantic
odty which is good place to go to after
an attack of grip, don't you think?
7 HEAR that the Main Line branch Of
4 the Red Cross Motor Corps is doing
excellent work during this epidemic. They
have been taking three visiting nurses
around to the Emergency Hospitals at
Bryn Mawr.7-thats the one at Lancaster
Red Cross Auxiliary No. /. has offered
them its truck to use an ambulance.
Marion Heating Johnson is driving the
ambulance and has great many calls.
Then they take supplies and food to the
diet kitchens at Bryn Mawr, Ardmore and
= Wayne, and are on hand for any kind OF
an emergency call during the day. The
diet kitchen at Bryn Mawr is at the COM
munity center and is run by the Main
Line citizen association. Some of the
members of the Motor Corps are Edna
Selfridge, Mrs. Edgar Van Dyke, Agnes
Clarke. Anna Austin. Mrs. Richard c. Nc
Neely, Mrs. Vail Marsh, Mrs. John s.
Meigs End, Mrs j. Lawrence Wetherill
Mrs. Morton Harvey. Miss Maxcy Of Wash
ington. Mrs. Joseph Townsend 3rd, Mrs.
Joseph Plumb, Mrs. ]. Warren Jayne, Mrs
Lincoln Godfrey Jr Isabel Alley and Mrs.
Gothard. Besides these there's an emer
gency list, who can be called If any
thing prevents the others from working
They are Clintra Ellis, Janet NJ. Nisbett
Mrs. Webster Wetherill, Mrs. Wiley, Miss
Dana, Mrs. Michael NJ. Ritter Jr., sydney
Rogers and Edith Collins.
, ssT,HEY do say" that White Sulphur
Springs oversubscribed it's quota very
generously for the Fourth Liberty Loan
And we NAV we'll be proud of that, foI
so many Philadelphians are down there
now. and SO many of them have beer
working to put the loan over successfully
Miss Josephine Mcclure stayed there tc
help the woman's Committee and Mrs
Joseph Widener is there now with hel
cousin Mrs. l.. NJ. Lee. Mrs. George viii
ing Jr., her mother. Mrs Joshua Ladt
Howell, and her little daughter, are dowr
there for several weeks. Mrs. Thornton
d Lewis of the The Meadows has come ur
here to be with her daughter and son-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Boats for
merly of Cincinnati, who have t~ken
house at Ardmore. They have very
young son, Frank A. Bolts Jr., who wa'
~ born last week. The Meadows is the won
II derfu place down at White Sulphur where
the Horse Show is always held, and tn,
Lewises well known here. It's beer
pretty exciting there lately with the Lib
erty Loan drive and then you know they
have just had series of championship
y golf matches for the Red Cross
Now, things are que.!ng down again
and people are going back to the riding
walking and just plain enjoying that ar,
all so popular at this resort
lid you know that Constance Vauclail
~ - is confined TO the house at present
No. it's not Influenza; she has just beel
doing too much and working too har
and has had TO take rest cure at home
Constance is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Samuel NJ. vauclan of Rosemont, and
don't have to tell you that she won an,
number of blue ribbons at the recent Bryl
Mawr Horse Show. NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
Mrs. Joseph p. Brinton of Devon, ha
taken an apartment for the winter at tn