Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE :.
Colonel Steele Addresses Workers at Independence
Square Red Cross AuXiliary-A Class Meets in
Merton Each Week, Says Nancy Wynne

ruE talk which is usually held at the
,,6ependence Square Auxiliary OF the
I :. ,,ross. at sos Chestnut street, on Mon
.,,orroons. has been transferred TINS
-, 4, Thursday; in other words TO-DAY
n, ro,onel steele. head OF the BRUSH
,,,,irg office will speak to the women
,,ork at this auxiliary. The lnde'
,.nco souarc Auxiliary has started up
rerular surgical dressings Glass; such
4, taught at headquarters ana quite
.,or are enrolled already among the
'..,,, Think of II, recently they were
- Cor 1000 dressings in three weeks
,d ,ent more than 5000, and these
",nrs included large and difficult dressings
hardares. pneumonia jackets ana
H., ,uch things. 1t is certainly most
,r,shinr center OF activity.
,rn CROSS relief work class OF ~hich
A no,e heard only recently meets every
vsdrcsday morning at the home OF MIS-
..o, simpson in Merton. The class is
l..,nosed of a number of the younger set'
,,oa ord otherwise and includes Gladys
-. ,ta,bcr. Isabel Gest, Doris Dexter,
,.,,orire ogden, Theodore Lille kath-
-,,,. Iennev, Natalie Davis and Alice NC
eirnson. Alice Simpson, you know.
.rdirg the winter with her mother.in-
,n lieutenant simpsons absence.
,srrv my dears, to the sad experience
4 rocontlv undergone by a certain young
.,,ro, of the Main Line. Her Nouthtui
,,shand while not forced to associate with
Il. ordinary run of humans, is most
,-.. o,d democratic sort of person, hob
'..,u,, ,r every occasion with bootblacks,
.u,shoys and others whose purses unfor'
,nately are not as fat as is his own.
"rount that day lost whose low-descend.
am" he has been quoted as having
s,d 70 his wife, finds me not new
k,end made in the course of my percgri-
atoms hither and thither In other words
LIKE TO talk to people; and whenever
get chance. especially when I'm travel
he. am going to talk to 'em. ! feel lost
r train trip I make
Think of it, She smiled indulgently,
nd he meantime continue striking up
ew acauantances among motormen and
tevedores, If it pleased him, she would
lot interfere.
But slight shock was registered one
Nening II opened new and unthought.of
Possibilities, when he announced:
II met charming young girl tonight
oming over on the bus"
"Who was she?" asked Mrs. -, mildly
Interested 1T was most considerate of her,
Aking into account the fact that they've
ben married only some eighteen moons)
Il don't know her name" he responded.
b didn't ask her name. l was too much
hterested."
'HENRY!" exclaimed Mrs Henry.
yes" boasted Henry. And she seemed
rstty well interested in me- too. We
alksa together over from the bus. What's
he matter?" 81
II don't believe YOU" said startled Mrs.
enry. you're joking"
"It's the truth" said lie.
Il don't believe you" reiterated Mrs.
Il don't believe you! | don't believe
ou!"
TITS the truth" he repeated.
Well, they dropped the matter and ap.
arently neither thought more Of it. SHE
idnt, Of course. Time passed
One day he and she bundled up the baby
nd brought it to town to exhibit il to
dmiring relatives. The train was crowded,
erms - baby heavens. Mrs. Henry
Poked for safe seat for Mr.. Henry, for
e was carrying baby
Sit there" she commanded, pointing to
seat beside woman. This passenger,
no was looking out the window, radiated
Fnnement, so to speak; at least, after a
VIII survey Mrs Henry assured herself
pat no germs for baby threatened from
lat source.
Henry obeyed meekly. Mrs. II. settled
fwn beside rough-looking masculine
Pmmuter and potential germ distributor
Few seats ahead. The train sped CITY.
hrd
Presently Mrs. H., after composing her.
II, looked around to see. that all was
ell' Imagine her shock. my dears, when
peheld Henry in an animated tete.a.
te with the sharer of his seat, who had
ted her veil and disclosed herself to be
very good'looking young parsonage,
Puthful one, beautiful one, with entranc.
eyes and radiant smile; at least, that
what she looked like from several seats
lead Henry was quite engrossed. And
worst Of it was that she had picked
pt that seat Mrs II. noted that her neck
II tired when after ages of travel the
am pulled into Broad Street Station.
VINO was your delightful fellow passen-
rT she asked when she had regained
husbands side in the hustle of getting
the train. "Why didn't you introduce
e"
i don't know who she was" said he.
didn't ask her name"
HENRY" exclaimed Mrs. II.
Ihese irresponsible men! Poor soul, he
MT help it if he attracts many friends
IN he? NANCy yyNNE