Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07

a. urith MANY TuleS dnu IttuldtiOnS. fsNtTN
vesr, you know, various members of tho
I, association submit one-act plays. and Of
+ these three are picked out by a committee
and. a cast of members having been
chosen, the plays are given on ono of the
club nights without the authors name,
and the best one is voted for after seeing
ali three prize Of $50 is given for the
Srst, s25 for the second and $40 for the
third.
There is no doubt about IL, it's a very
mod thing, and the idea Of this competl-
tIon serves as quite a bait to some rising
Young playwright! The circular tells the
members that all plays must be submitted
on or before March 1 and must be mailed
TO the secretary. Mr.. Henry B. schaffcr, Jr.
m The greatest excitement about the whole
I. thing is that no one but the authors them
selves and the FIVE on the committee knows
who wrote the plays even the actors do
not know who is tho author of the play
they arc producing. The Judges do not
know nor the audience And the rehearsals
are held in secret
The prize competition committee this
year includes Mrs. Miriam Lee Early Lip.
pincott chairman, Mr.. j. Howard Rober,
Mr.. John Luther Long, Mrs. Edward ".
\ Coates and Mr.. A. Howard Ritter,
AIR. WILLIAM r. ELLIS, who has lust
4V1 lately returned from Russia, is going
to speak at the Independence Square Red
Cross Auxiliary headquarters next Monday
afternoon, and today Isaac Marcosson,
who has been "over there" recently, gave
q talk to the workers. Mr.. Marcrosson is
considered one of the best and highest
priced speakers of the present day. and i'm
spite of the weather there were many here
this afternoon, when he has donated his
services to the cause.
Have YOU been into the Independence
Square workrooms lately? II you haven't
you ought to. They have opened them
through, so that the whole first floor is to
be utilized now, and they have built the
cutest little committee room in one corner
and put up cupboards and have had every
thing painted white, till it's JOY to the eve
Of the beholder.
As for this treat every week. that of
hearing these instructive talks from men
and women who know conditions. it's
simply splendid one gets so much nfor.
nation in this way. And It certainly is an
inducement TO work harder than ever
making dressings, cutting, folding and pre-
pairing work for others
Mrs. George Horace Lorilner, who is
chairman of this Red Cross auxiliary, is
certainly a wonderful executive. for she
does everything to facilitate the work
and plans these talks for the workers
She has a very efficient committee, too so
It's no wonder that they exceeded their
quota of dressings for December 20 by
several thousand.
Previous to the meeting this afternoon
| the executive committee, which includes
Mrs Frederick English. Mrs. Robert Emott
Hare, Mrs. r. Burd Grubb and Mrs George
Fales Baker besides Mrs. Lorimer, will be
entertained at luncheon by Mrs. George
Fritz Chandler at her home, 1928 Ritten.
house street.
lid you know that Elsie Stuart was mar.
- ried very quietly OF Thursday at her
parents home on Clinton street? She is
going to live in California. and l. for one,
am sorry that she will not be With us any
more. 1t was pleasure Just to look at
Elsie; she was so stunning looking and al
ways so beautifully gowned. I don't know
many women who have such good taste In
the matter of clothes and who combined
the taste with the ability to wear them 20
the very best advantage never exaggerated
never odd, but always just as smart as smart
could be. She was interested in many Of
the good works and did lot for the Red
Cross here. Mr.. Jewett, the lucky man,
has certainly won "a prize. DR.. Alexander
MacColl, of the Presbyterian Church, per.
formed the ceremony and only the imme.
date families were present Mr.. Arden
Robbins, of New York, attended Mr.. Jew
4 ett as best man. Elsie Is a sister of George
and Ted Stuart. She and her husband have
gone West and will live in Pasadena.
THESE days when you walk on your heel
= and suddenly fly tff to the edge of the
pavement, Just saving yourself from fall
Ing by grabbing the dear old lamp.post,
don't you JUST LOVE to meet the people
who NEVER slip on the ice and who find
II easier to walk on snow than on plain
straight pavements? Don't you? Well,
IT'S great sometimes; but you know that
old saying about pride. I was walking
along with certain woman recently and
remarked. Doesn't this pavement scare
You, for fear you'll fall?' She fixed her
eyes coldy upon me and said: "One
should treat all such things from a scien.
tine standpoint In science there is moth
Ing disagreeable so we who believe in
science do not slip" Oh. girls just walt
1t was too lovely! For as she said IL and
nxed me with an icy stare her foot slipped
and she sat RIGHT STRAIGHT DOWN OH
the pavement before my very eyes-and ]
did not say, Il told you So just laughed
until ! nearly choked and she pic cd her.
self up and walked away without SO much
- backward glance
NANCY WYNNE.