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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
CHAPTER II

TIME Birds flying South mounted high, high
i into the air, until the earth far beneath
them became just a Silvery simmer in the
moonlight. Then Peggy understood why she
had never before seen the Swallows and Pur-
pie Martins migrating. They flew so high
that they We're beyond the sight of ordinary
eyes,
II was frosty away up there and Peggy
found her fingers and toes beginning to tin
gle with cold.
I'm freezing" she shouted.
so am l." chimed IN BILLY Belgium.
The Birds didn't seem 'r mind the frigid
air a hit. as they were kept fairly warm by
their eXertions in fying, Peggy and Billy
Belgium. however. didn't have this advan-
tage. Sitting in their airplanes. they caught
the full sweep of the chilling breeze. Soon
Peggy was so cold she couldn't control the
airplane and II turned toward the earth.
Mrs. Swallow saw Pesgy's distress and
acted at once, She landed on the a~irplane
and. creeping into the cockpit, took Peggy
into n warm. ~feathery embrace. wrapping
two downy wings around her. She was a
snug cloak that quickly made Peggy feel
very comfortable.
General swallow saw what his bright lit
tie wife had done for Peggy and he did the
same for Billy Belgium.
Peggy now had a chance to enjoy the flight
of the Birds. They made an impressive
sight. spread out as far as she could see,
undulating in long, swooplng waves like the
swell of a rolling sea,
Hadn't We ought to he getting 10 the
South pretty soon Peggy asked after a
time.
Mrs. swallow giggled,
why, the South is five or six hundred
miles away" she answered,
And haven't we rome that far" asked
Peggy. who had no idea Of how fast they
were flying.
Indeed not shrilled Mrs. Swallow. I'VE
travel about $50 or 200 miles a day, and
that's pretty good Aging
Peggy did a quick sum in mental arithme-
tic.
why. at that rate wen he three or four
DAYS getting there. I can't stay away that
long"
'You can go as fast as yol want to under
the spell Of Golickety leaves" suggested Mrs.
Swallow.
of the Dancing Damsel's stepfather In a min
ute said Peggy.
No sooner said than done. They sped
ahead at a lightning pace. The air lost its
autumn chill and became as balmy as a night
in June. A pleasing %softness seemed to- set
tie over the earth. They were in DiNeland
and below them, silvered by the moonlight
stood a great castle,
Gracious me, what have we done"
shrilled Mrs. swallow. Here we are down
South already and General swallow ad Billy
Belgium are away NJ North. They'll he
days in catching up aud finding us-lf they
ever do find us" Poor Mrs. Swallow was
almost in tears.
"Whish-sh-sh-sh 80 something sped past
them with a great rush.
And we're being attacked by some strange
Bird screamed Mrs, swallow, as the some
thing turned and darted back But her fears
vanished as the something came nearer. for
II was Billy Belgium aud General Swallow.
They had figured out what had become of
.Peggy's airplane, and had followed under the
spell of G0lickety leaves,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

The opening Of the season at the Biiou
Theatre is featured by n well-balanced
vaudeville bill headed by the comedy panto-
mine, Isle Of Joy by the Xeb Zarrow
troupe. The Stanleys. comedy wire experts,
and Harry and Jane Plat complete the
vaudeville program for the first half of the
week. The film feature is the war photo
play. Patriotism in which Bessie Bar
riSrale is the star
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
Too Manv Sweetheart \ixon Grand

While all the world loves a lover. it also
loves to laugh at a lovers perplexities, and
there are perplexities aplenty in TOO Many
Sweethearts," the. musical tabloid headIiner
at the Nixon Grand. The tabloid has sew
erai really good musical numbers and dances.
Frank Gabby won no end of laughs with
his strikingly original ventriloquial act. The
other features on the hill also received much
merited applause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

With songs of striking originality and
fully abreast Of the times, VILLA Holt Wake
field made a decided hit At the Nixon, where
she is the feature attraction. Other good
acts include Hamilton and Barnes, Stevens
and Lovejoy. Minnetti and Sidelli, acrobatic
comiques, and Eddie and Ramsey.
Money Isn't Everything" is the photoplay
attraction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
Mile.a Minute Girls Gayety

The show offered by the "Mile-a-Minute
Girls at the Gayety runs along at a rapid
rate of speed. There is an abundance of
laughs, and a score OF pretty girls appear to
advantage in a series OF numbers which are
fully abreast of the times. Ambark Ali and
Billy Barry are the chief funmakers. other
in the cast include Claud Radcliffe, May Bell.
Bert Scott and Jimmy Molly,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
The Pennant Winners"-Trocsdero

Comical Lew Lederer is heading the cast Of
"The Pennant Winners who are appearing
at the Trocadero this week. The opening
Performances yesterday made a hit with the
Trocadero crowd. Pretty girls and catchy
music are helping Lederer along this season.
Other principals in the cast are Walter Par
ker. Jimmie Parelle, Vivian Lawrence, Olive
Morgan and Gatty Jones.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Plenty Of laughs rewarded Eckert and
Parker. who were one Of the big hits at The
Cross Keys. They offer "A skit on golf which
is full of bright lines and legitimate comedy.
The international Revue. Van and Carrie
Avery, Knowles and Hurst and the Royal
Gascoigne Musicians also scored.
An interesting episode Of the Fight for
Millions was the photoplay attraction. I'p-
to-date news was also pictured on the screen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

THE Little Burglar an entertaining must
cal comedy tabloid, tops tho bill this week
at the Broadway. other numbers on the
vaudeville program are Texas Comedy -Four.
Evans and Wilson and Dong Fong ecu and
Harry shaw. The photoplay feature is THE
Riders Of the Purple Sage"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

y plot of real consistency, which Is bright
cned with no end of laughs. makes the tab
loid presented by Seymour Brown and COM
pany al the Nixon Colonial an enjoyable at
traction. The production is also enlivened
with an abundance of catchy music. Good
acts were also presented by Mullen and
coogan. Sheen and Walton. Xelaya. a plan
list, and the Emma Antonis trio, Nor
Trouble" is the title OF the photoplay attrac-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Pco9y and Buy Belgium. mnde tinV on
GoItckety ledC"s. M South rim the Strdi-
1otrS and Purple Martins 10 the aid Of The
Dancing DumScI AMI the Bon kuiJht.J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
Social Activities

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert. Gratz Fell. who have
been spending the summer in Chelsea, have
Returned and have moved into their new
house In Merton.
MI. and Mrs. William II. Bonner, OF Ael-
void. have closed their home In Bryn Mawr
and with their two daughters. Miss Kath-
crime Rodgers and Miss Dorothy Rodgers.
have opened their .town house, s4b South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Another Marriage for This M~onth-Nancy lynne Tells How
Italians Honor Our Soldiers-October Brings Many
Home From Summer Trips

II TOLD you the other day that there
i might he another wedding arranged
for October before September was over,
and yesterday I heard of IL. It's Mary
and Mrs. George II. Packard. of villa
Nova. and her engagement 10 DR.. Arthur
f.. Billings of this city, formerly OF North
Carolina. was announced on Saturday. The
exact date Tor the wedding hasn't been
decided yet but 1t will be solemnized this
month. Mary is a splendid girl,--she is
captain of the villa Nova branch of the
Girl Scouts, and all the scouts are devoted
to her. She came out In 1916 and was to
have had a tea with her sister, Elizabeth,
In October of that year, but Mrs. Packard
went into mourning just about that time,
and the, invitations were recalled. Rather
Inc Hancock and Anne Meirs and several
other girls OF that season have been mar
ried this year. DR.. Billings took care of
Mary's little brother, George several years
ago when he was hurt in n fall from his
horse, and that was how Mary met him.
The Packards just returned about ten days
ago from their wonderful big camp up at
Saranac, where they nave had a house.full
of guests all summer. Mary's particular
chum, Catherine Lee. was up there at one
time. and Ruth Hobart, Mary Thayer and
q lot of others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

I'VE ALL know how the French people
w admire our soldiers as they swing
through the streets with the young new
strength that is so characteristic Of them,
but we haven't heard much yet about how
the armies in Italy receive them. The
Italian people went wild with joy when
they arrived. but that was to he expected.
! heard the other day how a Philadelphia.
Paul w. Sutro. who is "A member OF the
Ambulance service in Italy was received
by some officers. He has been given the
honor of driving his captains car, and
some time ago he drove MIN TO a banquet
thai the Italian officers We're giving the
American officers. Another private had
driven another officer TO the same place,
and the Italian officers invited them both
in to the banquet. found two Italian pri.
Yates to entertain them and they We're
treated like conqucrors. And all the time
they were dining the house was shaking
with the. vibrations Of falling shells, At
another time q buck private in the am
bulance service went through the trenches
on foot, and whenever he passed. the
Italians stood at attention and saluted. |
take 1t they think well of our troops i'm
Italy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
MOTH F

BY public demand, aud to satisfy the hundreds
OF disappointed patrons who have not set seen the
world : most beautiful productions. "thu chin
how, a. IN" Shuhert Theatre. Messrs. william
tlnolt. = RAY tonistoCk ANA Morris Gest have
completed arrangements whrrohy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

ADVENTURES
BY DADDY
BY DADDY

A com pistc neU adventure each week. bcotn-
ntn1 1ondov aud ending saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

TODAY will welcome home a number Of
\ families who have been away most of
the summer. The William Buel Franklins
with their two daughters, Sarah and sid.
ney are coming back today to their apart.
ment at Haverford Court. They have been
up at York Harbor. Mrs. James Carstairs
is also going to live at Haverford Court
this winter. as Mr.. Csrstairs is in France
with the Red Cross. Mr.. and Mrs. Randall
Morgan expect to return this week from
a motor trip through New England. Mrs.
Benjamin Chew and her family are com
ing home from Cape Nav to-day 10 Glen
vale. Radnor. Captain Chew is in the re.
mount department L.. S. A.. and has been
ordered out West. Mrs. John w. Tomlin-
son is coming up from Birmingham, Ala.
is Mrs. Vaughn Bostwick, you know, and
they are going to spend the winter with
Mrs. Tomlinson's other daughter, Mrs.
John Hugh McQ. Carter. Mrs. Carter was
matron of honor for her sister when she
married Vaughan this year. Her name
was Joy Tomlinson, and Mrs. Bostwick was
Bland Tomlinson. l think they are such
attractive names, JOY and Bland, and so
very southern. It's Captain Bostwick, now,
you know, and he is over there with the
315th Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

IBID you know that Catherine Lee Is
~ going to take a three-year nursing
course? She's going to the Bryn Mawr
Hospital today to start in. she is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lee of
Haverford, and the sister of Caroline Lee
whose engagement to Herbert !. Painter
of Dayton, Ohio, was announced on Sat
urday. He is a graduate of Haverford,
and has gone out to Dayton now TO enlist
in some service or other. II looks as
II he'd have to hustle to get over there
before this Big Game" is over, doesn't 1t?
Did you ever hear such glorious news as
we're hearing these last few days?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Sr,HEY had been engaged for several
1 months, and she had the p~rettiest gold
ring with a solitaire, but it hadn't been
announced to anybody but the family. and
they didn't wan to announce 1t for some
time. Everybody suspected them, but they
were SO young that no one believed 1t pos
sible. But they had a young neighbor
at the seashore who saw a great deal more
than he was intended to, and he decided
that lane and that Mr.. R" were en-
gagged. To make sure he announced his
decision to James mother, but she seemed
to think 1t was awfully funny, so he
thought perhaps he had made a mistake.
Several days later he saw them again
and Jane was wearing the ~tell.tale ring.
Rushing up to her mother he cried,
They're married. ! know, I saw Jane
wearing a ring that he gave her." Real.
king that II was useless to try to keep 1t
from him, she decided to tell him and trust
that the Importance of being let in on the
secret would keep him quiet. But I don't
thin they're married, Billy" she said,
only engaged. But ! saw the ring,
he insisted. We'll, that was only the en-.
gagement ring. He thought 1t over.
Gee, he exclaimed, do you have to get
two rings? l think that's graft"
NANCY wYNNE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

IN tomorrop's ch4pier Peogy and Billy
Beigivm find themq lvss Involved IN a
strunes storyJ t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Mrs. Harriet Cowles Woot. Of Beacon, y
Y, is the guest of the Rev. John V. Ellison
and Mrs, Ellison. of 2715 North Park avenue
Mrs. Wood is the daughter of Dr. Edward
Cowles, of Beacon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Tho marriage Of Miss Harriet L.eipziger,
daughter OF Mrs. y. s. I.eipziger. Of 1879
betks street. TO Sergeant Major David Wal
lace Mayer, l.. S. A.. of Richmond. Va, will
take place on Sunday. October 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01

Miss catharine Buchanan has enliste ed fen
overseas work and is at present at Pelham
Bay, y. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
AMERICA

From the Stars and Stripes.
 When, in 1910, Frank Savici. late of Wilma, Russia, stepped ashore at Ellis Island, New York, immigration officials were in some doubt about letting him and his sister in. They might have been sent back to Wilma had not Franks uncle arrived on the scene with proof that he was able to care for them and borne them off to their new~home in Shenandoah, Penn.
 When, in April. 1917, America went to war. Frank Savicki went. too. and not long after.
 The embattIed months went by Chateau Thierry was lost and won, and Frank Savicki, late of Shenandoah. Penn, was prisoner In German hands,
 Followed 7e days of brutal captivity, and at the end of the 76, thoroughly wet figure in remnants of olive drab climbed out of the waters of little half German stream and set foot on the dry and hospitable ground of Switzer- land.
 It was not Frank Savicki, the Russian Pole. It was Frank Savicki, the Ameri- can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
Returns to Richmond.

"While I shall be glad to get back to Richmond, my home town, l have pe-- come attached to Birmingham during a sojourn here of several months" said Henry Bradley former advertising manager of the Daily Virginian, but re- gently connected with the Alab anna branch of the Barron G. Collier com pany.
 eWhen I visited Birmingham about nine years ago, I saw that the city had great future but when l came again last fall I marvelled at it's growth and its development along metropolitan lines. Its business district is not only handsomely built up, but its residence sections are of surpassing beauty Few cities of the two hundred thousand class are comparable to Birrningham Ten years hence it should have pop ulation of 50o.oo0 or more and the Bir- minsham district population well over the million mark"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04

If new monarchfst plot doesn't de velop in Berlin at least once week. we may take it for granted that the Prus- sian war lords have lost their cunnins
 < * *
 Charges that President Wilson .consid- CTS himself a superman are disproved by his statement that he doesn't know how to unscramble the railroads.
 * <
 "A recent communication from Mir. F. Ziegfeld. with accompanying photographs. shows that there are no bearish symp- toms in the beauty market. most gluttonous- nation on earth. That time may be fixed pretty accurately as antedati ting August, 1914.
 4 # <
 The President will not let the fact that he was not applauded by republican mem- bers of Congress lessen his enjoyment of a trip abroad
 Christmas this year will mean more to humanity than it has meant since shep- herds heard the announcement "A Child is born"
 It is sad to think about, but we may have to fight old General Flu until it is time to crown the queen O the May. At any rate, there is nothing just now in sight to prevent the crown prince from improving his game of billiards. 4 # According to recent dispatches, Karl of Austria is poor man. He is cer- tainly poor in the worlds esteem. # # # If you listen for moment to that still, small voice. you will hear it say, Do your Christmas shopping now * # # It may not mean anything in particu- lar, but Haig. Pershng, Foch. Diaz and Joffre all wear a mustache # # + The loss of one eye may seriously in- terfere with Nat Goodwin's search for another wife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

It is just as easy to be pleasant as it is to be grouchy. That's the reason why so few of us are pleasant.
 And a mans such durn fool that he would rat.ier get the short end of an argument than refuse to argue with his wife.
 Prohibition or no prohibition, there will be jails in this country as long as half the folks are men and the other half are women.
 Never hang around man when he is busy. He may be polite enough to say that you are not bothering him, but he is silently cussing you for being dampest.
 The man who wouldn't pay two cents to see poultry show in hall will cheer fully pay $2 to see chicken show in a theatre.
 We know that this paragraph won't do any good. But 1t is fact that, no mat ter how we'll girl is built, chest cov- cred with goose pimples is not very at tractNe.
 Another good bet is that the man who is getting larger salary than his neigh Dor isn't voting the socialist ticket.
 It is no use to tell young fellow that smoking is sinful waste of money and habit that keeps man poor. He will remind you of the fact that most of the rich men are habitual smokers.
 Public opinion is usually based on hear ing one side of the story. And it is sell dom your side of the story
 And 1t would help some If the human chicken would keep her plumage dress clean as White Leghorn does.
 Many a married woman's last new dress was a wedding dress. Man is tickle. and wife is just like q lot of other things to him. Eyen when he gets what he likes he finds 1t hard te keep on liking 1t after he gets it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
EDITOR FORD

From the Kansas City Times. We take great pleasure in extending the right hand of fellowship to MT Henry Ford of the Dearborn (Micho In dependent Mr. Ford is the latest ad- junct to the ranks of the profession, having just purchased the Independent, together with its subscription list and good will We understand Editor Ford will continue to publish the Independent as weekly.
 In his salutatory, MT, Ford announces that he has great interest in the fu- ture, not only of his own country, but of the whole world, and that he has some ideas and ideals which he wishes to give to the public without having them garbled, distorted or misrepre- sented.
 We have oftern wondered why MT. Ford wanted to fool away his time making motor cars, tractors and money, while the newspaper field awaited him, We are glad to welcome him at last to the fold
 | Of course, he will find that he has en- tered the Journalistic world at a time which is not so suspicious as it has been. The price of print paper has Joined the aviation service. and printers 1 ink and supplies are almost double the old price, still, we hope. prices will be down in the spring
 If there are those who are bit skep- l tical about the world sitting up nights to read Mir Ford's ideas, there is one advantage being an editor will give him. As editor of paper without mort gage, MT Ford can give the world his l ideals, whether it wants them or not. However, as a. permanent circulation l builder we would suggest that the.new editor perhps win find it more profta- ble to offer one of his household neces- sities as prize for subscriptions, rath- CT than to depend upon the world hun ger for his newspaper editorials.
 Nevertheless. there's 2 bushel of fun lin writing ones ungarbled, undistorted
 and unmisrepresented ideals to the
 world. even if, as ye editor of the Dear horn Weekly Independent will find out
 the printer, sends them forth in cold ltype, garbled, distorted and misrepre- Isented. The world will never know the
 difference. however. as MT. Ford alse twill find out in time, for the worlc
 doesn't read them. It reads the column tmarked "Personals, Local Items, ,"Society Gossip" and From Our Eas
 Dear born Correspondents, all of whic.
 features Editor Ford will find it profit.
 able to maintain.
 Here's our r7hand. Brother Ford, and as
 soon as the trade commission lifts ths
 ban. we hope to see the Independent or
 our exchange table each week. wher
 you're down this way give us call The latchstring always hangs out to thu
 brethren of the press,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
BOLsHEvIK REvELs

From the New York World.
 When the last of the jubiIant bol- sheviki left the socialist assembly halls at No. 1888 Madison avenue, scene of the red costume ball, early yesterday morning, a sign on one of the walls read:
 < Red will wave as our national and international flag"
 To prove their contention. they hung a huge red flag of the Russian So- viet Republic from the ceiling. On either side was an American flag, twisted to bring all the read stripes into one continuous surface. From the flag hung this placard:
 Red Verboten, Herr Von Heillan"
 Eve, with a red apple and a bolshe- vik blouse, and the gentleman, with a bright black piccadilly collar and red tie, emerged from the mild celebration of the spread of socialism throughout thsworld with highest honors
 Eve munched at the apple. danced a jig. called for the revolution and sang Irving Berlins latest. The gentleman with the piccadilly collar coached her from the side lines and rendered the International" with great deal of emotion and hoarseness.
 The red-headed fiddler who played for the dance ran third best With bolshevik obstinacy. he played when he wanted to and stopped when he thought he should be tired But it was all condoned for what else need fiddler have for a bolshevik dance if he be gifted with red hair?
 There was a lot of cheering for the red flag. for socialism and for tho sovtets. Anyway, Eve and the gentle man with the piccadilly collar enjoyed | lthemSelYeS