Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

4 tpe bryn MaWr Horse snow, winch VIII
X take place on September 49, 20 and 81, are
doing. Two British generals, If you please
have notified Mrs. Bob Strawbridge that
they will give prizes to be competed for by
lexhibtors. Moreover, above, beyond and
faround everything else, it's to be given
[ Tor the benefit of the war charities.
The committee proper of the show in.
eludes DIR. Thomas G. Ashton, Mr.. William
H. Wanamaker, Jr., and Mr.. Charles f.
Coke. Mrs Strawbridge, who is chairman
of the general arrangements connected
+ with the big affair." tells me also that she
has had offered for prizes Liberty Bonds,
War Savings Stamps and wonderful tro-
utphies which have been brought back from
1uropean battlefronts By American fight
ers. And besides these there will be the
regulation silver cups. which also go to
y make up most unique list of prizes
Lord and Lady Reading have accepted
an Invitation sent them by Mrs. Straw.
3 bridge to be present during the sessions.
To be sure, Lord Readings acceptance has
. string to it, for duties connected with the
war might prevent his being present; but
Lady Reading will surely attend.
The committee intends to give military
air to the event by having classes for
i officers mounts. And British French and
American cavalry officers will assist in
Judging and awarding the prizes.
All the other preparations for the show
are going on well. they tell me, and the
sideshows will be splendid. AS far as /
can see, it will be another sporting carni-
s val just such as last years. The restau.
rant will be supervised by Mrs. Archibald
Z Barklie who made such a success of the
y carnival last year and of the supper. or
rather luncheon, end of the Devon War
Relief Show in June
r HEAR that Bessie Cartwright has gone
= to Bay Head to visit her aunt, Mrs. VIII
liam Bayne, Jr. Bessie had a position in
4 one of the large department stores this
( winter; you know, and turned her earh-
ings over to the Red Cross. She did very
good work, understand; but as she is not
very strong she found she could not keep
to abandon her Job" The Leiper girls
are still at it, 1 understand. And did you
know that Emile Claxton is with the
emergency fleet? She is some Qittle,
was going to say, but you can't exactly
anyway, she's hustler You have to work
in that job, from all hear, believe me.
THE whole of Cape May is much excited
- over the fair held today on the grounds
1 Of the Horace Eugene Smiths cottage. It's
for the benefit of the little Episcopal
Church of the Advent down there, and as
many of the cottagers attend there and
most Of the small children sing there,
every one is Interested
Pretty Mrs. Mitchell Hastings will tell
fortunes and there will be every kind Of
conceivable thing for sale. Bags and bags
| and bags and every accessory for knit
h ting to be found on the face of the earth;
/ for the women who have undertaken it
have decided to make it go" and that
settles it, A "go" it will be. You would
never know Cape May this year, so gay is
! 1t all the time in spite of the bit Of sub
marine scare.
#nO YOU know these community sings
~ are getting to be the thing in the
1 social as we'll as the business world? I
stopped in at the movies the other evening
In one of the nearby suburbs and young
Shippen Lewis, one of the four-minute
men, spoke between the showings on the
splendid work our men are doing together
with the French and British over there;
and then he asked every one to sing and.
| let me tell you, that little roof was nearly
raised.
And the voices and organ kept together
splendidly and everybody sang. 1t was
X&ss<x l.. I'D
| cr go to it, and no one was satisfied when
| one verse had been sung. Not bit of it!
/ They insisted on singing ii all over again.
. 1t was movie at which the attendants
were as fashionable as the Assembly list
And there they sat, the women knitting
and singing in time to the stitches and the
men singing away to beat everything.
The only trouble about some of those
Srnaller houses is that the kiddes are some
hines overcome with patriotism and every
time the flag appears or a soldier crosses
the screen they cheer so you can't hear
Yourself think However, that's a better
fault than a want of enthusiasm, is it not?
"a ND speaking of those movies, Nancy,
XkA you know, is always around when she
ought not to be. And SO when she slipped
into back seat that evening it would
have been better If H had let go Of
J'e small hand a moment or two before
Ire did do it, And it also would have been
hetter il j. had not looked into his
large orbs with so loving a glance, If they
|6id not want Nancy to suspect that there
IL a romance in the bud right there So
vvait with her and watch developments
There's something about to stir soon in
he direction of that certain suburb.
f NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
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