Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
DISCUSSED FOR
CARE OF SAILORS
Women's Auxiliary of St. Francis
Country House Meets to
Decide Question

At the meeting held on Tuesday Of the
women's auxiliary of ST. Francis Country
House at Darby, plans were discussed for
the ton of the many convalescent
sailors who, at the instigation of the Gov
ernment, are to be housed and nursed back
TO health at this institution. As the house
is already accommodating forty patients plans
are being considered to erect an extra build
ing. Final preparations were also made for
the A B C fete which is to take place on
the grounds of the home on October 4 ana
3. The proceeds of this affair will he do
mated to the maintenance of this work.
The alphabet will be represented nv a
booth selling wares Of this letter, Mrs.
Francis r. Walsh will he in charge Of the
apron counter, which opens the alphabet,
where everything from ii kitchen coverall
and a Red Cross apron to a kiddies' pima
fore will he on sale. Assisting Mrs. Walsh
will be Miss Marion O'Meara, Mrs. John
Clarity, Mrs. Howard -. Prizer and Miss \.
O'Brien. Bags Of varied kinds, from the
gayly colored knitting bags TO laundry bags
and sewing kits. will be sold by Mrs. Joseph
Gallagher and Mrs. l.. A. Hickly. Mrs. j.
J. Coyle will have cakes and candy, while
the junior aides headed by Miss Ruth Israel
will have a wonderful display of dolls at
booth =. Fresh country eggs at II will be
sold by Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald, while Miss
Francis Sullivan will have booth +, where
flowers of all kinds can be had. G stands for
good things and here a number of members
of 81. Johns Auxiliary will be in uniform.
Among the other departments will be Ice
cream cones and jellies. where preserves,
pickles and jellies will be sold by Mrs. II. g.
Essling. assisted by Miss katherine Raj
eigh. Miss Elizabeth Power and Miss Louise
FIssling. Knit goods for X will be under tn,
m~anagements of Mrs. Joseph Israel, assisted
by Mrs. s.. NJ. w. Briggs, Mr.. j.. y. Mon
VILE and Mrs. Richard Quid. Mrs. Francis
L. Patterson and Mrs. A. -. Freeman Will
have assisting them Miss Frances Bracken.
Miss Rosalie Hirst and Mrs. Alfred Orchid.
Mrs. John c. Sheahan will have a depart
ment devoted to lingerie. while an old-fash-
toned market place will be under the dlrec-
ton of Miss Florence Sibley and Mrs.
Richard ,BicknelI. Miss Cecilia Kennedy
will have the nurses supplies, and Mrs.
Joseph II. Reilly. the miscellaneous table,
Mrs. Thomas p. Hunter and Mrs, James
A. Mundy will be in charge of the novelty
table, and Mrs. James Ellington will have
odds and ends. Miss Laura F, Mullin the
| patients table, and Mrs. A. Scannen for .
will have articles both quaint and queer.
Miss Mariner will have religious articles. and
Mrs. r. C. Schworer with Mrs. ii. p. Clark,
stockings and sweaters. Mrs. John j. White
has the useful articles. while vanity fair will
he under the management of Mrs. Henry NJ.
Tracy. A number of valuable articles have
been donated to this department by promi-
nent stores of the city. A necklace, a gold
layallie.e, a gold bar pin set in pearls, and
several vanity boxes are among the dona-
tons. At the end of the alphabet viii be
the Etc. table, which-will be in charge OF
Mrs. NJ. r. McMichen and her daughter
Mrs, Vincent Carroll