Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
TWO BENEFITS ARE
PLANNED FOR MARCH
Rummage Sale for St. Edmund's
Home and Bag Bazaar for
War Work Scheduled

At II recent meeting held by the Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Edmund's Home for Crippled
Children preliminary arrangements were
made for the large rummage sale which In
TO be given by this organization on the 18th.
goth and 2lst of this month at 1924 Chestnut
street
The sale Is different from the bazaars that
have preceded II In that not only second
hand merchandise. but department Of new
and most attractive articles, will be offered
for sale on these days. There will also
be the department of Spring millinery, where
exclusive and up-to-date models will be
shown. Birds and flowers, perfumes and
powders as well as many dainties in the way
of lingerie also will be sold, while In the
rummage department there will be the usual
array of entcing stock. Pictures, books.
ornaments of all kinds jewelry, millinery and
clothing will be displayed Live stock, from
guinea pigs to the real thing will also be a
novelty In this sale, which from present
indications promises to rival anything of
this kind ever given
The departments have been assigned vari-
Gus members of the auxiliary. The new-ar-
tices bazaar, which includes In its attrac.
tions a beautiful collection of knitting bags,
will be under the direction of Mrs. l.. A.
Hic<ey, while sweaters and other knitted
articles for our boys at the front will be sold
by Mrs. Joseph f. Gallagher and Mrs. NJ. p.
Quinn.
Mrs Thomas r. Hunter, with Mrs John C.
sheahan will have the women's clothing de-
partment, while mems clothing will be sold
by Mrs J. ]. Coyle and Miss X. Raleigh.
The children's clothing department will be
under the management of Mrs. John p.
Connolly and Mrs Charles p. Donnelly. Mrs.
Anthony A. Hirst and Miss Christine Bergen
will have the china and glass booths, white
jewelry and bric-a-brac will be sold by Mrs
w. ID. Watson ard Miss Adele G. Tack Mrs
Frank Trainer will have the books and Miss
r. Phean the pictures A department Of
mems furnishings will be managed by Mrs.
H. q. Vetterein.
large restaurant will also be a feature
of the bazaar and will be under the MANAGE
ment of Mrs j. sM Quinnell and /. J. Dohan.
who will be assisted by number Of aides.
These young girls will Include Miss Mar
garet Lamorelle Miss Katherine Burns. Miss
Katherine Hickley, Miss Dorothy Mundy
| Miss Agnes Burgen Miss Edith Simpson and
Miss Ruth Israel.
The Philadelphia Junior Auxiliary of the
American McAll Association will hold bag
bazaar all day Monday at the Belgravla. The
McAll Association was founded fifty years
ago by an Englishman in France. At that
| time 1t was an evangelical society. Now the
missionary huts have all been converted into
Y. Nj. G. A. huts for soldiers.
The bag bazaar is for the purpose Of RAILS
| ing a fund with which to start cafeteria
| In town in France. At this place there In
a munitions factory where $4,000 girls are
employed. There is TO place for them to get
food or rest and the Junior Auxiliary is con-
sidering sending over one of its members to
take charge of this cafeteria
The officers of this auxiliary, which Is one
OF fifty formed since the In this coun-
try are: President, Miss Charlotte Morris !;
vice presidents, Miss MacElwee and Miss
Dorothy Oberteuffer; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Catherine Gilbert recording secre-
tary, Mrs. William Bray; chairman Of the
sewing committee, Miss Eleanor Wunder;
chairman OF the knitting committee. Miss
Marguerite Burton. Among those who viii
hA MT tl.a has II.-~ - ~
fin. Miss Emelyn Shipley. Miss Dillenbsck,
Miss Frances Fox, Miss Mabel Endicott. Miss
Mary Nice. Miss Sarah Thomas, Miss Doro-
thy Morley, Miss Lillian Martin, Miss Eliza
beth Martin. Miss Elizabeth Armstrong. Mrs.
Thomas Miles, Miss Mary Henderson, Miss
Emily Wilson, Miss Martha Shoemaker. Miss
Jean dc Rousse, Miss Edith Walker and Miss
Elizabeth Thornton The auxiliary has done
a great deal of sewing for refugees. and ex-
poets TO start q factory of its own when
financial conditions will allow IT.