Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-23
NEW ROOMS FOR
WAYNE RED CROSS
Old Mel School for Girls Will Be
Transformed Into Large
Branch of Auxiliary

The regular monthly meeting OF the Wayne
branch ~ the American Red Cross was held
on Monday, and II was reported that the
branch has turned out about ten thousand
garments and bandagcs during the month.
New classes In hygiene and frst'aid nave
been formed As this branch has more than
three thousand members now II has outgrown
the headquarters, which was the hrst uoor
Of an apartment heuses The workers nave
taken a large house on Lancaster avenue,
Wayne and a member Of the executive board
has had the place painted and papered ana
remodeled to suit the convenience or the ked
Cross This house about twenty years ago
was the home of the famous 'Mlel School Tor
GlrlS' on the Main Line. The moving taxes
place on Monday.
The FIRST floor Of the house will be devoted
to sewing and the garment making the sec
ond floor. to the gauze and muslin pandases
and dressings. and on the third floor Is
large rest room and the careta!1ers apart
nent
Mrs william Henry Brooks Is chairman or
the Wayne branch. and other members or the
executive board are Mrs. G. c. Harrison, mrs
c. Howard Clark, Mrs. Robert Sayre Brod-
head, Mrs Horace Hobart Hare Mrs Archl'
bald Barklo, Mrs William England, Mrs
Fred T. Embick. Mrs. Louis Jaquette Palmer
Mrs. r. Grafton WILSON, Miss Grace Eoper's'
Mrs w. II. Nichols, Mrs Frederick J, jig
gins, Mrs w. II. Stone, Mrs. Matthew Ran
dall and Mrs. W. V. Alexander.
The territory Of the Wayne branch extends
from hadnor to Devon, inclusive, and some
OF the workers are Mrs. Frederick Fraley
Hal!ov ell. Miss Nancy Halloweil, MISS Rooer'
Ia Hallowell. Mrs. John l.. Wood. Mrs II. d
RedReld. Mrs, Galloway 6. Morris, Jr, Mrs
J. s. C. Harvey. Mrs. Thomas L. Fans!er,
Mrs Phippus w. Miller, Mrs. Langdon
williams, Mrs. Coleman p. Brown, Mrs
Arter. Mrs. William Balm Whelan Mrs w.
NJ. Stroud. Jr, Mrs. william townsend
Wright, Mrs. George Shoemaker, Mrs. IIulme,
Mrs Edward Laurent. Mrs, William Henry
Saver Mrs Matthew Randall, Mrs. W. V.
Alexander, Mrs Allen Baer, Mrs. Pierson
Conrad Mrs. william II. Roberts Jr. Mrs.
Erben and numerous others.
Among the guests In Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
A. Rley's box at the opera on Tuesday eve
ming were Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Holsman, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy q. Madeira and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barnes Townsend.
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel d. Riddle entertained
Mrs Alexander Dolan In their box
Mr., and Mrs. John W. Denison, OF Eose.
mont, returned this week from Atlantic City,
where they were staying at the Brighton,
Mrs Robert T.. Strawbrldge, OF Bryn Mawr,
gave a dinner at the Ritz-Carlton on Wednes'
day evening before the patriotic cntertain
ment at Lu Lu Temple. Mrs. Benjamin Chew
and Miss Bessie Hays were among the guests
Mrs Strawbridge will close Woodlawn, her
home In Bryn Mawr, early next week and
move to Washington, where Mr.. Strawbridge
- stationed. Mr.. Robert L. Strawbridge Jr
3 In ca;.p.
Mrs. William Augusta Wedersheim and
| her infant daughter, OF Kaycrest, st. Davids.
| and Mrs Thomas Walton and her children.
| of Bonalton, st. Davids. are visiting Mrs.
| Charles Walton at her cottage IN Palm
| Beach. .,,,
| Miss Katharine ogden, of Radnor. VIII
| leave on Monday for Mineral Wells, Tex
| accompanied by her aunt and cousin Mrs
j. d. Jennings and Miss Katherine Jennings
| of Pittsburgh. They expect TO be gone
| month. ,,, IN
Mrs, Lewis Lille and Miss Theodore LII
lie, of Haverford. left yesterday for san An
| tonic Texas, ma, ~.
| Mrs, william A. Lieber, of the Hill. BryI
| Mawr. left for New York on MONDAY u
remain several days
| Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Mckean OF Gincot
| House Rosemont. have taken an apartment
at Fifteenth and Locust streets for the re
| ynainder of the winter.