Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-14

1 -. - II o'clock at the Bellevue and there
-. tho delightful talk this afternoon at the
,.asnendence Square headquarters OF the
s,erican Red Cross by Mr.. William T.
rn,,. who has Just returned from trip
4 .hroueh Petrograd, Moscow. Kiev. the
caucasus Mountains and Siberia, and en-.
B ..v. the distinction Of having been. so TO
sr.ak. the last man out OF Russia
wall. Mr.. Ellis told the workers this
.rsrnoon of his experiences in that
s,,,cken country. Do you know that pretty
,,,,s June Ramsey. who is here with the
81. skinner company. was at this auxil.
..ry one day last week. In her Red Cross
costume making dressings and pneumonia
s.ekets and everything else that this en-
t.rurising auxiliary has to be done. You
trov. the members Of the rtage womens
3 ,rar relief 20 down to this auxiliary. No.
s7s when they have spare time in Phila-
A.,nhis. They have no particular head.
,rsrters OF their own here, as In New York.
80 an they chose the Independence Square
.r,,,iary in this city. They have blue
.rawhite shield on their caps and pos
Ear Of the shield is placed over the tables
At which they work.
vTNIE next thing now Is the rrencn play,
i .Frere d'Armes," which Mrs. Clarrie
no,an Is getting up. II is to be given at
~. MISUNDERSTANDING next wednesday eve
n,,g nj 8 o'clock. The play Is to be given
Cor the benefit Of Auxiliare No. 16. Beau.
mont de Perlgord. in the province Of Dor.
aorne France This hospital. or 'auxil.
,.rs" is run-.by les Mademoiselles Delpit
and they are doing splendid work.
The play was written especially for the
.ccasion BY Mademoiselle Marie Antoinette
| Delplt and is founded on an interesting
sp,sode which occurred in the village In
,b,ch the hospital is situated. Mile. Marie
Anto,nette Delpit is head Of the hospital
and her sisters. Mile. Louise Delpit and
Mile. Cecile Delpit. are here in this coun'
try and are working hard to raise FUNDS
for the upkeep of the hospital. DR.. Charles
A Reese. of Milford. Conn, Is chief physi-
clan at this F'ranco-American hospital. and
DIR. Edouard Delpit, brother OF the three
Miles. Delpit, Is working at the hospital
also.
Tho Dlepit girls were all educated at
| one of the French converts Of the Sacred
. Heart by the religious Of that society. who
have converts in this city on Arch street
and at Eden Hall. Torresdale.
Alix Dolan is going to take leading
part In the play. and other girls In 1t Will
be Peggy and Polly Thayer, Anne Ashton,
Lucille Carter, Alberta Reath and Fin Wide
ner: also one Of the French teachers OF
Miss Baldwin's school in Bryn Mawr. Be-
sides tho play, scoutmaster Mary Packard.
Of villanova Troop. Is going to have her
tvk
be very interesting?
AMONG the patronesses Will be Mrs.
ABarclay Warburton. Mrs. Norman
Macleod, Mrs. Edward Stotesoury. Mrs.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Robert
Kelso Cassatt, Mrs. A. J. Antelo Devereux.
Mrs. Howard Henry. Mrs. Harry Vain Har.
rison, Mrs. Herbert Lloyd Mrs. J. Gard
ner Cassatt, Mrs. Thomas Leaning Mrs.
William c. Scull. Mrs. Thomas Mexican.
Mrs Samuel D. Riddle. Mrs. Francis I.
Gowen, Mrs. Thomas Dolan. Mrs. Thomas
J. Dolan, Mrs. Robert z. Strawbridge. Mrs.
George Brooke, Mrs. William Struthers
Ellis, Mrs. Arthur Emlen Newbold. Mrs.
George Packard, Mrs. Thomas G. Ashton.
Mrs p. Williamson Roberts. Mrs. @. Asshe-
ton Carson. Mrs. Edgar r. Scott and Mrs.
IB. Frank Clyde. I understand all the
boxes have been sold and almost all the
tickets, so II you want to go you had
better get busy and call Mrs. Dolan and
vteil her you want some tickets. for there
are only two more days. It's going to be
Ian early play, too, so don't be late for the
|girls declare they will commence at
o'clock sharp.
uAMONG the box holders are Mrs. Var
"A Rensselaer,. Mrs. stotesbury, Mrs. Clyde
Mrs. Gardner Cassatt. Mrs. Bobbie Cassatt
Mrs. Brooke, Mrs. Leaning. Mrs. Riddle
Mrs. Petey Roberts. Mrs. John Sanford. OF
New York; Mrs. Clarence Dolan. Mrs. Tom
Dolan. Mrs. Lloyd. Mrs. Ellis. Mrs. Gowen
Mrs. Strawbridge, Mrs. Newbold. Mrs
widener, Mrs. william Warden. Mrs. Ash
ton. Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke. Mrs. Charl
ton Yarnall. Mrs. Franklin McFadden and
Mrs. Paul Denckla Mills.
kyOT SO long ago two young people w
1N all know were married. with thu
usual assurance that no one could possibly
spot them. as bride and groom. They lef
for their honeymoon. and II we were te
believe their story II would seem that. con
trsry to all expectations. they had sue
ceeded In keeping It a secret. Unfortunate
~ for them. however, a little bird told me
something that happened. and am goinl
10 pass It on as a warning to future brides
and grooms who wish to save themselves
. few laughs from the cruel public
With all the nonchalance In the worit
tsaid the little bird to mel they walked into
the hotel lobby and. barring the fact tha
their baggage looked suspiciously new. they
didn't attract particular attention. for thu
place was crowded. The girl sat herself
discreetly In the corner. while hubby ad
vanced with much dignity to the desk and
Aaked tho frash. .lookinx clerk for the room