Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-25

Il HEAR that Mamie NeWDold and her
L husband have taken Mrs. Austin s.
Heckschers house at 2113 Walnut for the
winter. Mrs. Heckscher is Nannie's
mother. you know. but she has been over in
New York for some time, and she likes 1t
so we'll over there that she has moved all
her furniture out, and has an apartment at
134 East Sixty.sixth street Her daughter
Mrs. Edward Perrin. has an apartment In
the same house. Mr. Perrin Is at camp
getting ready to sail for overseas.
don't blame Mrs. Heckscher for lik-
ing New York for It's perfectly wonderful
there now. There are so many Allied Off
GERS in their various uniforms, and the
huge war maps and millions Of flags on
Fifth avenue are positively thrilling and OF
course our own soldiers, sailors and ma
rines are everywhere The whole city
seems to be in holiday attire all the time.
and It is also so warlike and inspiring.
The Newbolds have been out on their farm
near Media all summer, and have Just come
into town again for the winter. They have
q darling baby.
VOU know the Wilson twins. W. Rey-
1 nolds Wilson, Jr., and ]. c. Reynolds
Wilson End. sons of DIR. and Mrs. w Rey-
nolds Wilson, of 1909 Spruce street. are
Marines now. They are just 10, and went
to st. Paul's last year, but they have been
perfectly crazy to get into the Big Came"
30 they enlisted with the Marines and went
to Paris Island. Just recently they were
picked with nine other men to go out on a
warship. They were unable to let any of
mil lsNA 1,,,t
mother got wind Of the fact and raced over
to an Atlantic port to bid them good-by
She arrived Just in time to see the ship
going out of the harbor. but she knew that
two of those arms that were waving good
by belonged to boys who were thinking
about her even IL they couldn't see her.
Another son, Charles G. Wilson, is in
France. has been there for several months,
l believe.
I HEARD of the most interesting coinci-
l dence the other day. Philadelphia.
who has two sons and a son-iL.law in the
service happened to be in New York on
Saturday. the last day of the Liberty
Loan Drive, and she bought a bond from
Julia Marlowe who was in a booth. Miss
Marlowe noticed the service pin with three
stars and questioned the justly proud
mother about it. She explained just who
was which, one in France with the engi-
1eers another an officer in the Navy and
as far as she knew on his way overseas
In a submarine. and the third lieutenant
in the infantry overseas. AS she finished
signing up" and turned away with two.
fold satisfaction at owning a bond and
having a talk with "Julia"-she almost ran
into TALL good-looking Naval officer who
greeted her affectionately as Mother and
happened to be responsible for one of the
stars on the service pin.
YOU'VE seen the picture of Mother
= standing by just ready to weep while
the cruel and smiling barber cuts off her
youngest's golden curls? Young
est is filled with JOY, because now he's a
boy, instead of baby. That's when he
wants it himself. But if you were only
about 2h and Mother was awfuly fond
Of you, and then suddenly little round
bundle with very active hands and a de-
cided voice took your place on Mothers
lap, and made you move up one place in
her heart, wouldn't you feel just a little bit
sad?
Little Allen had just that experience
about two weeks ago, and when he was |
called into Mothers room and allowed to |
take just one look at the tiny bit of human !
ity that Mother seemed to think SO much |
Of, he made no remarks. But Aunt Mary |
went into the nursery later in the day and |
found him standing at the window staring |
out into the garden with wistful expires. |
sion in his eyes. Hearing her step he |
turLed around. and assuming a nonchalant
lir he remarked. apropos Of nothing. I'm
not Mothers baby any more-Im a boy
now"
And when they told Dad about it that
night. he skipped all the pathos ann said
"Oh, I'm proud Of that. Think
of his doping that all out by himself. I'm
! boy now.'-oh, he's great kid"
NANCY WYNNE.