Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-03

ISN'T this Influenza something else?
4 Every day you hear of some more pco.
pie who were perfectly well yesterday
going down with the thing. heard yes
terday that Betty Miller. the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Philippus Miller Of Belford
81. David's has a light case Of 1t. She
came out about two years ago before Girls
stopped coming out and began war work
ing. Mrs George ID. Rosengarten of Hill
dale, Malvern is just getting over 1t. and
as I told you the other day. Marys Clark
has. quite recovered. The Sidney w.
Keiths who were expecting to come home
this week and reopen their town house at
226 South Twenty-frst street, couldn't
come because Sidney Jr. got the "iu" and
couldn't be moved. He is better now, too.
And you know Edith Gillette was plan
ming to be married on Saturday to DICK
Brown in Germantown. and the epidemic
caught her, AMI now they don't know
whether they will have to postpone the
wedding or not good many OF the
schools have been closed until Monday and
precautions are being taken generally. but
you never can tell where or how the thing
is going to hit next The Red Cross has
stopped everything else. even the making
of hospital garments. and everybody is
hard at It making influenza masks for the
nurses and doctors to wear while treating
the cases. Headquarters at 1915 Chestnut
has been open for three nights this week,
instead of the usual one night, so that the
workers can get enough of the masks
made.
THERE was some talk of giving up the
1 entertainment at Merton Cricket Club
tonight, on account of the epidemic out
at Camp Fuller. but it has been decided to
carry on with II. You know the Marines
are giving a play and vaudeville show
under the auspices of the Woman's Ma
tional Liberty Loan committee Of the Main
Line. About thirty marines are to be in
1t, and Corporal Donald Macdonald who
was here last year in Have a Heart" and
'Toot Toot' Is to appear In several num-
bers Foreign officers are going to talk
about their war experiences, and it's to
be quite an affair. You can get tickets
from Mrs. Clarence Dolan, Mrs Charles
sinnickson. Mrs. John Converse, Mrs. J.
Kearsley Mitchell. Mrs. Harry VAIN Har.
rison, Mrs. J. S. C. Harvey, Mrs. Charles
La toStd MIS- w diltT NOOu OT mTS. fNOT1-
back.
T HEAR that Major and Mrs Robert
L Strawbridge will spend the winter in
Washington where they have taken a
house and Anita is going to schosl down
in Virginia Major Strawbridge is in the
Remount Department. L. s. A. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pope Yeatman of 111s Spruce street
are also going down to Washington for the
winter. They leave the end of the week.
Mr.. Yeatman is on the Board of Industries
Their daughter Jane is at Bryn Mawr this
year.
ND you hear the Great Lakes Band yes.
~ terday? They marched down Chest.
nut street, to Independence Square and
gave a concert in the Square. I never saw
quite such an enormous band, 1t seemed
as II they'd never stop coming as they
marched down the street After they
played few snappy things yesterday, they
marched briskly up Walnut street and a
Four Minute cpeaker got busy and e
Il. A. A. was on hand and they had a little
sale Of bonds down in Independence
Square.
DOLBY and his brother, Bill, who is a
- few years older. were walking up the
street the other day, and they passed a
building that had a lot of fascinating steps
going up to the entrance. Bobby is never
tired of trying new things so he investi
gated the steps on a gallop, discovering
that il can't be done with impunity. He
brought up with a bump at the bottom OF
the steps and proceeded his way with
large lump on his forehead and sub
dued expression on his face. They were
going to visit Aunt Emily and when she
saw Bobby she naturally wanted an ex
PLANTATION. "Oh, bill told her in a bored
tone. He was running around on some
steps and he lost his balance and fell
down" Aunt Emily was properly sympa
thetic, and consoled Bobby so well with
cakes and things that his irrepressiblt
spirit rose very quickly. On the way home
he annoyed Bill very much indeed by re
peating his performance and rushing ur
the same steps again soon as he cam.
to them. Hey, what's the wide idea p
Bill wanted to know. Next time YOU faI
down there you'll hurt yourself right
Bobby sent him an innocent looking smil,
from the top of the steps. I'm lookine
for that balance lost, he explained.
NANCY WYNNE.