Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

mmage sale at 1888 Walnut street? They
I've not decided on the date of the sale as
it. but they are sending out circulars
,king for contributions to be sent there
soon as possible; in fact, "at once
" they.
They want hats and shoes and clothes
Id brio "a .brac; in fact, anything, and the
roceeds of the sale are to go toward
aking up comfort kits for the drafted
en- of this city. So. you see. it's very
pod work and one in which most OF us
ould like to join.
There's something so fine about the SOL
Ter in his uniform, with his squared
houlders and his firm tread and healthy
plor from the outdoor work. lnvoiun-
frily we cheer them and clap as they pass,
ut you don't hear the people cheering the
raftees. And somehow it's very sad to
be them going off higgledy- -piggedly, as It
Fere some with their families walking
ongside. some led by a band, but very
item with no demonstration at all. And,
fter all, those men are going to.oner their
ives, too, if the sacrifice is asked of them
hey will defend our country and home
nd will look just as smart and straight
nd fine and ruddy in a few months. They
ught to be cheered and they ought to
ave things done for them on all sides, and
let us wish all success to the Victory
ervice Star Committee, which has real
Eed the need of comfort for these men
,hen they are leaving home, as well as for
he soldier already made.
Mrs. Louis Rodman Page, who has one
on, Roddy major in the army and
otoi, &c he rha i,--
han of this committee Mrs. Percy
Chandler is vice chairman, Mrs. Stanley
facD. Smith, secretary, and Mrs w. Bark
e Henry, treasurer. AS soon as I know
he date for certain will let you know, too.
JAVE you seen the summer uniform of
- the junior members of the Navy
1ecreation? Really, it is a recreation to
ee one The girls look too sweet for any
hing in them. They are fashioned of white
himity, for dimty, you know, is more dura-
pie if not so pretty as organdie, and if one
wears white uniform one must choose
bne of some material that will wash we'll
Well, as 1 said, they are of white dimity
md have roll collars of white with an
andercolar of navy blue lawn and cuffs of
Vnlte ana Dlue also. Inc lTOChS nave Wlue
white sashes and the skirts are finished
With very wide hens. They wear their
lark blue straw sailor hats and bands of
Fibbon embroidered in front with the navy
Insignia.
LIVERY ONE has been So anxious about
Billie Wright because there have been
DO many conflicting reports in regard to
him. First there was the word that he
was missing in action, tnen came word
hat he was wounded and in France. but
Mr.. Wright has learned through the In
kernational Red Cross that his son is safe
Ind unhurt in prison camp of the enemy.
Billie Wright is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Minturn Wright of Chestnut avenue,
Chestnut Hill. His middle name is jerks.
his mothers family name. She was Miss
Ethel Jenks a cousin of Mrs. Edward B.
Smith and John Story jerks, Jr. His
Grandfather was William H. jerks. Billie
went to Haverford College, but left there
last April a year ago and entered the
American ambulance field service. He was
bit first in Section 1S, but when that serv-
Ice was taken over by our army he was
transferred to Section 642, of the USAAC.
nONT you feel like "piker" these days
~ II you do one stitch of knitting for your
self? Everywhere you look people are
making socks in dark wool, and you seem
so conspicuous if you take out a light blue
or pink sweater and get busy on it. But,
YOU know you really have to have some
thing to wear, and if materials are going to
be so expensive, and you can get crochet
silk for such a pleasant little price and
silk sweaters are worm what else can you
do but knit them? Such being the case a
certain young person put away her four
needles and her gray wool for a few days
this week and started on a soft rose color
silk sleeveless, purled to the waist-you
know. the regular kind. She lives in Ger
mantown and to save for w. S. S. she came
into town one day in the trolley instead of
the new electric. There We're only two
other people on the car and she got the
very 'front.' seat Of the ones that go side
wise.
Gleefully she pulled out the knitting,
nobody was near to see her. and she could
knit her head off without feeling like a
Stacker She started to purl and, of course,
got the StltCH on WloiB anu tIcl uiopE'eu
II in trying to straighten it out again. In
| the midst of all this tangle she heard foot
steps approaching and to her horror some
body came all the way up to the front Of
the car and sat down facing her on the
\ lenpthwise seat Calming her bushes as
well as possible, she hustled to fix the
stitch so that she could put the brilliant
silk away. Then, defiantly, she looked
around to see who it was who had caught
her in the act and-it was first lieu
| tenant, U. S. A. 1t takes forty-five whole
minutes to come in from Germantown, and
that officer never moved until ne reached
the Terminal. That is one rose-colored
sweater that will be finished in the
lsprivacy of the home"
NANCY WYNNE.