Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-18
IT'S A BUSY TIME FOR
CANTEEN WORKERS
Lansdowne Red Crossers Answer
Emergency Call to Take Eats"
and Smokes" to Soldiers

Again the canteen department Of the Lans-
downe Red Cross branch has proved its ex-
treme usefulness on Wednesday. In quick
response to an emergency call. number of
women interested in this department assem-
bled at one OF the Philadelphia stations and
distributed apples. cigarettes, magazines ana
postcards to about two hundred soldiers who
were passing through the city. Their work
was certainly a good one, for II Is just such
little extras" these that are so APP
preciated by all of the men.
Miss Mabel Phillips Is at the head OF the
canteen department out In Lansdowne, ana
among those who assisted her on Wednesday
were Mrs. Robert Downing Taylor Miss
Louise VanZandt, Miss Elizabeth Fackler Mrs.
Walter Bowers, Mrs. NJ. Garettson Cook, Miss
Garettson, Miss Gertrude Edwards, Miss Dor
othy Edwards, Miss Dorothy McEwen and
Mrs. Henry Statzell.
Lansdowne does not miss an opportunity to
impress upon its people the Importance or
food saving and especially Of saving the
wheat. Wherever one goes, to a musicale, TO
n club meeting, to "A movie or to surgical
dressing class there are always men or
women who give stimulating four-minute
talks unpn this subject. on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Chalmers spoke at the Red Cross
House on Wednesday evening Mrs. Lacey
H. Evans spoke there, and at the surgical
dressings class on Thursday morning, which
IL always large one. Mrs. Isaac II. Rhodes
gave short talk on wheat substitution.
Even II a woman Is already doing her bit
In this direction. these talks cannot help but
Impress upon her even more strongly the alb
soute necessity of what she is doing.
A charming little valentine musicale was
given on the night OF February IA at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sill. 1t was
given under the direction of Miss Christine
Nichols and Of the members OF her Red Cross
unit This unit Is doing splendid work in
Ire hal uft11l icf.
let's, and these articles, when finished, are
sent direct to the soldiers in the different
camps, instead Of being turned In to the Red
Cross headquarters. The members of the
unit are Mics Nichols, Miss May Pearson.
Miss Elizabeth Pearson. Miss Helen Adams.
Miss Florence Paul Miss Marie Bennett.
Mrs. Edward Rittenhouse. Mrs Martin White
and Miss Jane Pearson.
The program on Thursday NIGHT consisted
of vocal solos by Mr.. Charles Wood and by
Miss Florence Sausser, readings by Miss Isa-
bel Galbralth. piano duets by Mrs. II, Rose
Smith and Miss Grace Bond, piano solos by
Miss Ferris and songs by Mrs Laura willis.
The Junior section of the Twentieth Gem
tury Club is planning to give a card party
on Saturday afternoon, March 2, at the
Deyonshire. II is TO be for the benefit of
the woman's Hospital in Philadelphia. and
the girls expect to make quite success of II,
for those who do not care to play cards dur
ing Lent can come and bring their knitting
The women of the Twentieth Century Club
were entertained on Tuesday afternoon with
a most delightful musical program by the
Matinee Musical Club, which Mrs. Frederick
w. Abbott, the president OF the club, had ar
ranged to give them. There were songs by
Mrs Charles Fricke, violin solos by Miss
Florence Haenle. readings by Miss Blanche
Lester. songs by Miss Emma Olden and duets
by Mrs James Foote and Mrs. s. Marshall
Wilson An enjoyable part Of the program
was the community singing. in which ali the
women Joined. There was also community
whistling, a novel idea which provided a lot
of fun for everybody.
The Junior section Of the club met at the
| home Of Mrs Charles s. Musser on
| Tuesday evening, Nominations were made
| for officers for the ensuing year The nom
| nations were President Miss Grace Bond
| Miss Laura willis; secretary, Miss Mary
| Frances Gallagher. Miss Margaret willis /,
| treasurer Miss Dorothy McEwen Miss Mar
| ian Mishler. An interesting program, fol-
| lowed, which included a talk on the German
spy system by Miss Isabel Galbraith: a re-
| view OF Mary Roberts Rinehart's book,
| "Iong Live the King" by Miss Helen Read
| and songs by Miss Florence Sausser ac-
| companied by Miss Ruth Decker A number
| of the girls are planning TO attend the
| reoiprocity day of the junior section of the
| Norwood Century Club. on Wednesday af-
| ternoon
Mr. Samuel Irwin. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
| robert p. Irwin. Is home from Princeton.
| He expects to enlist In the navy.
Miss Florence sausser has been visiting
Mrs. y. J. Bush. Jr,