Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-26

Nancy Wynre Tells Of Mrs. Drsss Winning Prize at Flower
Sho,O in Ne,cport- Huntingdon Valley Unit of
Land Army Supplies Fumerettes

TlHE Newport women are thoroughly in
L earnest about their gardens and pro-
duce. On Tuesday afternoon Of this week.
one Of the prescribed exhibits Of flowers
and vegetables, Mrs. John r. Drexel,
formerly Of this city, won a prize for glox.
inias at that one, and the younger girls
are right in It and are working in their
gardens as hard as any hired farmerette Of
today. Every Tuesday and Saturday the
King girls, Ethel, Dorothy and Violet; Dor.
othea Carroll Helen Cameron and Mary
Augusta McCagg, of the volunteer land
army, sell their vegetables at booth in
the public market stand in Washington
Square
It's really splendid how much in earnest
these girls are.
CPEAK1NG Of farmerettes,. did you know
~ that the Huntingdon Valley unit Of the
woman's land army. TO- return to local
doings, has issued postcards to various
land owners promising to furnish from two
to any number of farmerettes to the
neighboring places at the rate of 81 per
day, and an eighthour day, at that.
The card reads: Strong, husky girls,
skilled in farm work, hand cultivating,
harvesting; work in vegetable gardens,
fruit gathering and pitching hay"
The four women who form the commit.
tee in charge Of the land army out there
are Mrs. e. E. Marshall, Mrs. Percy Ma
deira, Mrs. W. Paul O'Neill and Mrs. Jos.
eph W. Lippincoct. Some enterprising
war workers, those on the Huntingdon Val.
ley line are they not?
LNDITH GILLINGlIAM will be a happy
~ person soon when she is able to pre-.
sent to the Duryea war relief the proceeds
Of the large bridge party which was held
this morning at the home of Mrs. William
Lloyd, in Harvey street. Germantown.
Edfta writes the most interesting letters.
and several Of them were read in
the intervals of playing yesterday. She
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
aEillingham. of West Price street, Ger.
n&Ttown, and has been over there much
of the time since the war began helping in
the Duryea work.
take 1t she Is not too tenperamental
to make herself generally useful there.
must explain the temperamental remark
I never think of the Duryea relief that
do not remember the story Of girl who
went over from this city a couple of years
ago to work for that relief, and after sew
eral days of packing boxes, repaired to Mrs.
Duryea and remarked that sne would not
remain in that sort of work, her tenn
permanent" could not stand it. So she
hied herself elsewhere, and for the greater
good of the cause it is safe to say she
Is no longer over there.
When one starts In nursing or helping
with relief work in the devastated regions
of France one wants to leave ones tenn.
permanent, which more properly may be de-
fined as temper" at home, don't you
> think?
Well Edith has done perfectly splendid
work, and every one who knows her is
proud Of her and her perseverance,; no
matter how tired or disheartened she has
been she has kept straight ahead Mrs
Lloyd and Mrs. Linton Alburger had
charge OF the party today and among
others who were interested and attended
were: Mrs. James McVey, Mrs. Horace Dea.
con, Mrs. J. c. Began, Mrs Paul M. Hes.
ser, Jr., Mrs. Edward +. Henson, Miss
Emily Price, Mrs. Harry Ritter, Mrs. Mary
Allison, Mrs. Henry, Miss Hammel, Mrs. I.
Pearson Willets, Mrs. Joseph Cox, Mrs. H.
w. Hancock, Mrs. Frederic G. Hume, Mrs.
Frederic Leonard Mrs. Charles c. Watt.
Mrs. Benjamin G. Taite. Mrs. John NJ
Fries, Mrs. Henry c. Riley, Mrs. John
Ulorosky. Mrs. Clorosky, Miss Margaret
Seible, Mrs. Frederic Dudley, Mrs. John
Blakely, Mrs. Malcolm Moore. Mrs. Charles
8. Mathews, Mrs. Paul Denniston, Mrs
William Bains. Mrs George Allison, Mrs.
Howard Ketcham and Mrs. Hayes.
TlATHER drives his own car and just
J. loves to have Bobby on the seat beside
him. for Bobby never misses trick. Said
son is Just six. and father Is so proud Of the
bright. sturdy little fellow! On one Of their
early evening rides they had to turn back
from road which had been closed to the
public. "Too bad, Bobby" said father, 'it's
a long way round. but this direct road is
closed for repairs"
Now, father is one of those Christians
who reads his Bible every day, and when
Bobby questioned. why do you read it
every day?" father explained: tits the
Way Of Life Bobby; one needs to be di.
rected to the right road every day, Just
as we have a map to direct us when we
take our automobile rides" Now, 1t hap.
pened that the constant use Of the Bible
had loosened the binding. SO one day
mother pasted it on with library paste and
criss -crossed the book with twine to hold
the binding place until the paste should
dry. WELL father wandered around that
evening looking for his Bible. and small
son tagged after him. What are you
hunting, Dad?" he inquired. my Bible.
Bobblns; did you see it?" "Sure, Dad. but
you can't use 1t tonight. It's closed for
repairs" He had Dad that time, didn't he?
NANCY WYNNE,