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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

TTOW often it happens that picnics
i i end disastrously. One of the chill
dred slips-result. badly scratched
knee, and no antiseptic. Although the
little first-aid kits I saw today bear the
name Auto Emergency Case, l think 1t
Is, It occurred to me that such a case
would be handy for picnics or trips to
the country or almost any place The
SQUARE tin box contains a roll of
bandages. cotton, scissors, carbonized
petrolatum, and. in short almost any
thing you would need. and complete.
This case can be had for $3.50.
Although sweaters can be purchased
ready-made for a surprisingly small
sum this year, between times making
things for the soldiers, it is so interesting
to knit ones own. And the silk or yarn
comes specially priced, too. One Of the
shops is offering balls of what I take to
he mercerized silk in lovely colors for
TWENTY-FIVE cents n ball. although the
assurance is that these balls are thirty
fye-cent quality You'll find them In
mink. or green, or rose, or orange-ir
fact. in any colCr you have in mind fol-
your sweater. And just think, since only
six balls are required for those little
shortwaisted and sleeveless sweaters the
total cost would be only s1,50.
You'd better carry an umbrella
dear" you say to him" as he starts fol
the office on very dark. threatening
morning But he has the supreme
masculine contempt for the "henpecked'
! look which the carrying of an umbrella
| for possible storm is said to impart, ant
| so he goes off without one, the result
frequently being that he returns at nigh
very much dampened as to clothes ant
rather irritable as TO disposition. HI
probably thinks you made it rain JUS
| on purpose. OF course, the best way tc
prevent such domestic wrinkles is tC
| purchase for him for his birthday an Of
| flee umbrella. l saw some inexpensive
ones today which would do nicely fol
the office. They are of cotton, of course
| have good heavy crooked handles (dit
| YOU ever meet man who would carry
| straight handled umbrellaD and theil
nrice is only 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
$4,000 TO MAENNERCHOR
Augustus Reimer Bequeaths to
Society-Other Estates

A bequest of $4,000 to the Junior
Maennerchor of Philadelphia is a part
of the will Augustus Relmer, sos
North Broad street. which. as pro-
bated today, disposes of an estate worth
$1,000.
Other wills probated were those of
Jennie f. Holloway, Forty-sixth and
Walnut streets, which. in private be-
quests, disposes of property valued al
S25, 900. Oren J. Gaige, 1927 Hazel ave-
nue., 5000, and Elizabeth Caskey. 3317
Gransbach street, $500.
The inventory of the estate of Jennie
p. Callen shows the personal property
to be worth s18,632.98.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
CHAPTER LXXXVIII

SAT THE end of my first week in the
"A hospital Mrs. Carruth. who had re-
turned from New Jersey two days be-
fore, discovered where l was and came
to call on me- Indeed she came de-
termined to take me home with her
,fhat very day, declaring that she had
hursed her own children through
measles, knew just what should be done
and could give me more exclusive IL
not better, care than could be looked loF
n a place where patients were numer-
MA But the authorities insisted that
A the very earliest l must not be moved
under ten days frow the date OF my
Admission to the hospital; to Mrs. car
ruth and to me this edict seemed bit
extreme, since no measles patient ever
had an easier time of it than /, except
lor the first two days. But from the
Doctors orders there was no redress, so
i remained in the hospital till the APP
Dointed time. when Mrs. Carruth TOOK
charge of moving me and my belongings
10 the farm.
Thereafter for fortnight 1 reveled
Al the luxury of being with my friends
- Twin Oaks, who. from the head OF
kha family down to thirteen-year-old
Eameron, always succeeded in making
me feel that was one of them. Know
;1ng that they liked to have me at the
farm as much as 1 enjoyed being there
md agreeing with Mrs. Carruth's idea
(which she expressed a dozen times {
snay) that after my strenuous year 9
feal holiday was desirable, undoubtedly
u would have been resigned to idleness
Nor a week or two longer had not Colone
f8outhard, whom l had notified of my
latest change of address, sent for me
sBy telephone he asked me to call at his
toflIce Tuesday morning at half pas,
nine, hut surmising that at last there
WAS a vacancy on the staff of the paper
sand that the Colonel might want me to
txo to work at once, / thought 1t wise to
be In Bellington by the time the stores
1opened in the morning in order to do a
slittle shopping before reporting at the
,ofice of the newspaper Accordingly
Returned to Mrs. Bordon's boarding
shouse on Monday evening.
Having a little time to spare after
trnakinR my few purchases | was strollinf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

~ IS up to the new woman Of today
j 10 buy a brand new cookbook or
- practice up on the ukulele or the
W1klng machine. For, 10, she Is about
- bump into a snag!
"A scientist has discovered 1t for her.
~ editorial writer in American Medi.
4ne outlines the new predicament.
The war is calling woman into
rvfce," he observes. "She has found
Ior place In the munitions factory, on
10 farm. in the subway. on street cars
ma railways, and all these activities
4emand simplifcation in dress. This
4mplification Is now in process of TAX
pg place. We see 1t in the farmer
(tte's costume, in the uniform of the
woman conductor, in the overalls of
q,e woman munitions worker. And
9ress as woman's special province Is
AIling into disuse. Her appeal to the
lnasculine eye is falling, or will in
tvitAbly fall, into disuse.
IA woman must devise a new trap for
man." the writer continues, pointing
cut that American humorists might be
able to solve the problem. What
Choice will her resourcefuness lead
10? II 1t Is to be the sense of taste
Riu she make herself perfect in the
fabrication of sweets and delicacies
and lure man to his fate by coquetting
Nth his palate? If it is to be the
oense of hearing, will she cultivate her
neglected musical talents and charm
The beast in man with celestial strains
from violin or lutte or harp or talk
ing machine?"
= n LAS poor man! He has been
= running, but one fears he has not
Seen reading. The plunge of women
Into industry or other new fields of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
This Is True
~ the Editor Of Woman's Page

~ the Editor Of Woman's Page.
Dear Madam see where one of your
readers tells about the family OF her
dauRhter's fance. They are surely pa :
'tr1otic. and 1t would be fine thing II every
one was like that. i know women who
have never been inside of Red Cross room
and are not very busy at home either.
know others who a little buster. Their
|excuse Is that in taking good care of their
two children they are doing their duty by
Uncle Sam. But their children were in
school all last winter and spring and there
Vas plenty of time to spare few hours for
the Red Cross. II every woman with chill
'0ron said that her only duty to her country
was to take care of them there wouldn't be
very much Red Cross or any other kind OF
var work done. We can do both II we
'oacrihce our own pleasure a little. These
are times when have to put ourselves
ont. to mend the children's clothes when we
would otherwise be sitting down reading a
novel. and then we would have time for our
boys lover there"
MOTHER OF FIVE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

To the Editor OF Womdn's Page.
Dear Madam am girl twenty three
years Of age, without EDUCATION. Would you
please tell me of some private teacher or
school that I could go to, as am ashamed
to let any one know how little know. as /
can't read or write and I am ashamed to
talk when In company. / am writing this
all myself, so please excuse writing. / have
been sick and never got to school since I
was eleven. WORRIED.
believe on payment of a little extra
money over the usual fee for it's classes
you could be taught in a private class in
the Y. w c. A. You can reach the edu-
cational secretary early in September
at Y w. c. A. headquarters, Eighteenth
and Arch streets. You could also find
a private teacher by looking in the sit
uation-wanted ads under tutoring, or
you could insert little ad of your own
asking for tutor. Please send me your
name and address. ] will be able to
give you better directions. You write
very well. Don't be discouraged. dear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
What to Say on Postcard
- tho Editor Of woman's Page

Dear Madam am coming to you for
advice. ] expect to leave for my vacat ton
the latter part of the week. Having a great
many friends ! would like to drop them
each card. ] know 1 will have good
% write themr KITTY.
wouldn't say the same thing to each
,of your friends. as they might compare
cards. Here are some short sentences,
any Of which you might write across the
I. noetcards: I'VE are having happy times
nere. I wish you could be with us"
<+Just little line from the wilds Of
X--- to let you know j am thinking
of you and wishing you could be with
rue" The bathing is great here and
wish you could fly up on wings and
take q dip with u.s." etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

I. The head of the Womnn's Naval AuxiI-
inry IL Mrs. Edward 7. StOtesbury, Of
Philadelphia.
abroad they can join the Home Nurs-
Ing Service, to release the regular
nurses for other work.
3. Sealing the tops Of bottles with candle
wax Will prevent them from leaking
when carried In trunk.
=. To remove u cake from o pan without
breaking stand tho pan on damn
cloth for u few minutes
D. Sleeveless pongee Jackets are taking the
place OF sleeveless sweaters.
U. Test the quality Of beef by pressing IL
with the thumb. If 1t is good is
rises quickly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

Dear Cynthia-I am a girl of nearly six
teen and am short in stature. Now in my
estimation I am not at all good Hooking
Wherever and whenever I go there are men
and boys flirting with me. They are of the
lowest and highest classes. Some are hand
some and some are ugly. Now, dear friend
| resent this attitude very much. The boys
I choose for my friends get angry with me
and say l encourage the fiirts. My girl
friends say 1 am foolish to resent the flirt-
ing. Now what l wish to know Is this:
Should l tell these firts not to be so for
ward or should ignore them? It makes 1t
very embarrassing for me when walking
with my friends to have these men and boys
dirt with me. do pity the men of sense
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
DEALERS LOAD OWN ICE
Gloucester Men Go to Kirkwood
N, J., and Fill Cars

A few of the Gloucester ice consumers
who calmly accepted their regular sup
ply Of ice today realized that they OBJ
tained It only because the ice dealers
themselves went to Kirkwood, N. j., this
morning and loaded two freight cars
with the precious commodity.
The storehouses at Kirkwood have an
abundance of ice. but shortage of labor
has prevented its distribution. Upon
learning this the dealers went to the
storhouse and loaded their supplies, that
their customers need not suffer. They
declared labor shortage would not be
allowed to interfere as long as they
were able to work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
Free Employment Bureaus

~ the Editor OF Wopiun's Page:
L peAr Madam am a young man of seven
I'm and just now am not employed any
4heTs- am looking for job that cannot
~ You see. have always been employed
~ store and am not used to hard work
Io1< thiugs ran slow where ! worked and
W0s forced to leave. I know there are
.many openings in the shipyards and steel
InFkn. hut as said I am unable to do that
n9. what I expect Is about $14 week.
~ fhsre no free employment bureau in the
E 1I1V7 1t may seem funny TO you to receive
&11Gh . letter. as II Is said there are lots
|>| jobs open. n. ].
There are free employment bureaus In
3&&9 city that am sure will be able TO
- you up. One Is the State bureau. at
1f1eenfh and Arch streets The other
r lhe Federal bureau. at Third and Wal
1< streets. Why don't you try to
n6lan yourself. bit by bit, to hard
TT There y - much Of It to be done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

One teaspoonful gelatin. one table
spoonful cold water. one cup syrup or
one-half cup honey. one.half cupful
water, three-quarters cupful grapejuice,
two tablespoons lemon juice. Soak gela-
tin in one tablespoonful . of cold
water, dissolve It in boiling Syrup and
water. Let mixture cool. add grapejuice
and lemon juice and freeZe.-Food Ad-
ministration
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
Haddock Fillets

To cook haddock fillets properly,
sprinkle, a little lemon juice over the
fillets and season Nightly with salt and
pepper Butter a baking tin, put in the
fillets, cover them with buttered paper
ready some smoothly mashed potatoes {:
make n border round hot dish, ar
range the fillets in the center. and
sprinkle finely minced parsley over all.
A tasty addition is little anchovy
sauce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
SNEERS AT SOLDIERS, DUCKED
Falls of Schuylkill Man Thrown
in Watering Trough

An impromptu bath was the fate of
Lewis Lister. whose home is in Falls of
Schuylkill. after he is said to have made
sneering remarks about American
soldiers.
One man, who has two sons in the
service, was the first to attack Lister,
whose weight is about 200 pounds.
Other men, many of them munition
makers. Joined in the attack and the
heavyweight" was carried to a water
ing trough near a hotel, where he was
"ducked" several times. He finally
broke away from the crowd and fed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

Fred Steele Tempest a private in the
Engineers Corps of the United States
army, and Katharine r. Sheibley. 1924
Poplar street, will be married Saturday
afternoon In Temple Presbyterian
Church, Franklin and Thompson streets.
The bridegroom-elect is a son of Po-
lice Captain Tempest, who commands the
traffic division. Miss Sheibley is q daugh-
ter of Henry Sheibley, manufacturer
Young Tempest enlisted last April and
was assigned to Camp Devens, Mass
He obtained q seven-day leave for the
wedding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
It's Easy to Ca',

But there may be some little
things you do not understand about
the process. If so, send to the edi-
tor Of the Women's Page. EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER. for the free can
ming manual issued by the National
War Garden Commission. Inclose
two-cent stamp for postage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

Fruits and Vegetables, the new Govern-
ment pamphlet on drying. Ask for
Farmers Bulletin, 9S4. Address United
States Department of Agriculture. The
pamphlet is free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
Adventures
With QPurSe

I. A frst-aid case for the motor trip or
picnic.
2, Mercerized silk for knitting sweaters,
at twenty five cents the ball.
8. An "ofRce" umbrella for the man Of
the house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
Please JeN cMe
What 'toDo -
} By CYNTHIA
BY CYNTHIA

who looks fourteen. Kindly tell me what
to do. Your advice will be appreciated
by l.. w.
Ignore entirely the men who try to
f1irt with you. I prefer the attitude OF
the boys who are your friends than
that of the girls. do not mean that
they should get angry. but one cannot
blame them for not wishing their girl
to be fiirted with. The girls are wrong.
You do right to resent the flirting. 1t
is nothing to be proud Of and I know
you are not proud of 1t. Resent it to
such an extent that you keep your eyes
straight ahead of you on the street,
dress quietly and pay no attention to
any remarks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
Father Did II Too

Dear Cynthia-I am a girl OF twenty
five years of age and very much puzzled A
man whom / met in Baltimore a few weeks
ago seems to have taken quite a fancy to
me. am fond of him also. I have refused
will not give, his consent to our marriage
Just because he does not want a separation
In the family. Should marry against my
fathers wishes? I am sure I could never
think the same of any other man.
Grille.
I think an acquaintance Of n few
weeks is too short time for girl to
decide whether or not she truly loves
man. Are you sure that your father
Is not just giving the reason you mem
tion in your letter as an excuse and that
he feels you should know man much
longer before you decide to marry him?
Why not ask the man to wait for year?
Then IL at the end of that time you are
sure you care for him and he is sure
he cares for you, If he can support you
and IL your father can give you no
reason other than that of separation"
it Is time to think Of the wedding bells.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
HAT NEW TRAP CAN WOMAN
LAY FOR MAN IF FRILLS CO.?
ksre Are the Charms Of Music and the Wies OF Supercook
ing if Var Work Uniforms Make the Coquery OF
Dress Fall Into Disuse-But VII IL?

occupation has made her have more
and better clothes than she has ever
had in her life before. 1t must be re-
membered that for the first time in
their lives many girls are earning
wages that admit of more than mere
keeping of body and soul together
Human nature demands that they buN
some of the finery they have always
longed for.
The uniforms attendant on the new
jobs are merely incidental. A novelty
at first. they have now become to the
women in them what kitchen apron
use to be: Something to he slipped
on for efficiencys sake.
And there Is queer psychology
about the severity of woman's war
dress. 1t has had the effect of maxi
ing her jump to the other extreme
when she takes 1t off Never have we
worn more frilly. dainty. delicious sum-
mer things than we have this season.
NF COURSE. It is a little hard to
~ predict what the future will
bring. Perhaps the outward pressure
of woman's new position might after
a very great length Of time force her
to forgo all the frills and let them
fall entirely into disuse as a weapon
of attraction or satisfaction. But this
is to be doubted. 1t seems pretty safe
to rely on that delicious little streak
in woman that begins to notice pretty
things when she Is just two years old
and that still Graves them down to the
last dainty shawl that comes to old
age SO, for while at least man is
safe from the wiles of supercooking
and the ukulele.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15

TOmOrrOw-Mr. Deland's Studi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
PLAN TO WEED OUT
MEDICAL RESERVE ES
Gorgas Will Eliminate All Surgeons
Untitled for Active
Duty

Washington, April .. ALL men not
qualified for active service will be
dropped from tho army reserve medical
corps. It is estimated about 1900 COM
missions in the reserve will be revoked.
\ circular letter sent to the 1000
members of the medical reserve corps
on the inactive list "aid the sur
gcon general had found it necessary TO
discharge all officers who because Of age
or other reasons would be unable to re-
spond to summons to active duty and
asked from each officer detailed infor"
nation as to his present situation
Commissions in the old medical re-
serve corps were issued with the Cond-
tion that the men receiving them could
decide whether or not they desired
active service. Soon after the entrance
of the United States into the war this
corps was transferred bodily to the
newly established reserves.
\ campaign to rebuild the medical re-
serve already is under way the Ameri-
can Medical Association cooperating
with the military authorities TO reach
physicians throughout the country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
HANCOCK HEALTHTEST
CAMP, RECORD SHOWS
But Now Pennsylvania Sol
diers Are Being Worried Over
Paying Income Tax

Special Dispatch 10 EUcuiaO Public Ledger
Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ga. April ..
For the sixth consecutive week Camp
Hancock leads in the matter Of health
thereby breaking the countrys record
established earlier in the year by the
camp, in being the healthicst in the
National Guard or National Army for
a period embracing five consecutive
weeks That Camp Hancock again con-
tinues to bc the most healthful camp
in the country became known yesterday
in official reports from the office OF
the surgeon general.
Camp Hancocl<'s latest health record
is So cases Of illness per thousand men,
The health Of the Pennsyivanians and
soldiers from other States who have
been assembled here has always been
a matter Of pride to the health officers
at Camp Hancock. and at all times
they have been diligent in making the
sick risk as small as possible
The 1OSth Field Artillery left Camp
Hancock yesterday for the artillery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

among the scarchligh.s, flying high in
the sky.
But only the sound Of his propellcrs
hcralded him
This German airman has flown
across the English channel in company
with half a dozen other airpIancs, and
there, at ;he appointed spot. the British
barrage leaps up to meet him
Nerve fails six pilots who turn back.
Only this one goes rockcting over the
guns!
There he is, somewhere over Lon
don. as we know by the whine and
explosion Of our shells. by the rattle
of our shrapncl on roof and walls, by
the shivering Of glass. by the sound
Of our shellcascs falling on the pave
mentS and by the shatturing bursts Of
his bombs
How much Of the hideous din he can
hear above the noise of his own en-
gines | do not know. But he can see
every one of those bursting shells Of
ours, of which he knows himself the
sole target. Even if by good luck
he escapes the barrage. aud gets out
Of range Of the defending guns, hc
knows that long running fight with
British flying men still remains to be
made
Surely no German airuan counts
himself happy until he gets back to his
own hangar again.
No matter how high the courage Of
the German flying man. 1t is beaten hy
the achievements Of the American.
French and British
In today's paper I read:
'tn 81.
sunday and Monday at the front has
resulted in fifty-seveu German machines
being brought down by the ROYAL Flv-
ing Corps for the loss of ten British
and that Il, y. 4. s. pilots have ac-
counted for six more machines and lost
none themselves"
In achievement and IN courage OF
the highest type, the Allies are not
lacking.