Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-13


Kenton Eisenbrey and Francis b. Reeves
are going to lead the cotiilon. I hope they
don't have the luck Of young bride I
know, whose maid suddenly departed the
last time we had a Friday the 13th--it
wasn't long ago-and she had to struggle
alorS with dinner foN two as well as she
could. nhe strtigsled-and she dropped one
lamb chop on the kitchen floor. spilled the
peas all over the sink when she put them
into the dish. and dropped a ladylock on a
perfectly good dining room chair (bought
It the August furniture sale for almost
talf pricel Cheerful send-off I'm giving
the party. isn't It? I hope nobody is su-
perstitious.
There are to be quite a number of din
ners before the dance. Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Mason are giving one for their niece.
Evelyn Page, and the Daniel Whitneys are
going TO have one for their daughter. Mary
Mona Grocer is to be the guest Of honor
at dinner, too. and her guests will be Pris-
ella Davis. Marjorie Large, Joseph Chap
man, Lawrence Cooley and Charles JUS.
tice.
yIJEVE had all kinds Of letters from men
w overseas during the war and some
from nurses. But now that the student
nurse reserve Is in full swing those girls
are beginning to send home the most in
teresting letters, and ( have one from
girl whose name can't use because she
doesn't know I'm going to print her letter;
and II used her name. too think I'd be
''out" a perfectly good friend. But it's so
good that I hav, to let you in on It. She
is at one Of the army base hospitals at a
camp in the South. and she's only been
there about three weeks. She begins with
Thanksgiving:
Fifteen OF US were invited through the
Y. NJ. c. A. to signal corps officers mess.
We had one good time. When we woke
up--reveille at 5:45-it was pouring. and
my soul, the mud! Our camp roads surely
run a close second to Flanders mud. Major
L. and his wife were our hosts and the
assembled host was made UP Of numerous
southern bellies of the town and the off,
GERS who had invited them. Dinner was
to be at 2 p. m. remember. we had had
breakfast before y and at 8 p. m. we sat
down-four men and two girls to a table.
But 1t was we'll worth waiting for; turkey.
ice cream, cake, pastry and all the rest
that goes with a Thanksgiving meal There
were twenty-five tables; just rough boards
with stationary board benches. But the
room was filled with holly and mistletoe
and the tables were covered with red and
white crepe paper, SO with the red lights
It was most attractive. ....,..
AFTER dinner there was an impromptu
concert, A boy played a mandolin, and
could he play? Oh! Another read a fool
take.of on army life; another sang. That
evening there was a dance at our recrea-
tion hall" '.... l--'.-.... ....
So much for Thanksgiving. Then she
turns to the daily life: Have you ever
had anatomy? Will you kindly murder the
man who invented caniliculi. lamellae,
Hayersian canals and all the rest Of It? I
/, assure you, anybody coming here for the
sole purpose of good time is sure to be
disappointed. OF course. in between times
we do relax-no play. all work Is no go.
4 All play is no go either. But in spare mo-
ments we have our r. H. (recreation halD
to go to. The Liberty Theatre is free to
nurses and we are allowed two early
leaves and one late leave week. The
/. R. H. is always open to our friends. es-
pecially from $3.50 to 4:30, when tea Is
served. So you see they treat US wonder
fully. And our instructors are great; 1t
really will be a pleasure to work with them.
Our barracks are very comfy and every
day something more is added to beautify
them. More later. Just back from bac.
teriolosy after learning that sulphur d..
oxide is not disinfectant, just an insec-
ticide. etc" ~. -
So you see our girls are working Just
about as hard and enjoying It and taking
to It Just as heartily as our boys. and per-
sonally think they arc just as much SOL
diers as II they wore Khaki instead Of blue
and white stripes. ...,.
LIE GOT into the car. he told me. and
- wondered what on earth every one was
roaring at He felt almost self-conscious
and abused. Were they laughing at him?
But just then a co!ored nanny. one Of
the nice big, spready kind. In kerchief and
turban, spoke out her mind to the assem-
bled car, and he settled back to listen, too.
"Dts yere amt no laughin' matter, I tells
you-ail. He done had dis on his haid all
night. Dey was playin' wah and de boys
said he was a Ge'man prisner and dey
!. done put dis yere pot on he's. haid for a
helmut; and Use got to leab ma wuk an
TEX him to de doctah. foh I cain't sit
It off," X, ;r, . ,.-
And then my friend looked again. and
alongside Of nanny was one OF the small
est pickaninnies In a tiny shirt and trou-
sers. His solemn little face was perfectly
: expressioniess: he was sitting dumbiy by
nanny, letting her explain. And on his
head was little gray agate saucepan, with
long handle over one ear! Some helmet!
NANCY wYNNE.
Social Activities
Mrs. Walter Hancock has invited women
interested in war work to the Philomusian
( Club this afternoon at o'clock to hear an