Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-28

have not Deen lookllB arounu rs lnucn
about the boys here; but it's only for a
minute in thought, anyway. For we can't
do anything but pray and work FOR those
"over there" and that we are doing. But
We can try to make those we have still
with us happy.
The Ship and Tent Club, at Twenty.
third ard Christian streets, is n haven for
n number of the marines and sailors sta
toned here, and DIR. George Herbert
Toop. o. the Church of the Holy Apostles,
At Twenty.first and Christian streets. has
underta''en to give the boys supper, an
hour of service and then a musical and
social meeting on Sunday nights.
Unfortunately. these things can't he
done for nothing. All the good will and
self-sacrifce in the world will not buy sup.
pers, you know, and so the Crpheus Mixed
Quartet has offered its services for the
clubs benefit, and on Thursday evening,
April 1S will give THE Golden Threshold"
an Indian song cycle, in costume and with
appropriate stage setting in the ballroom
of the Bellevue-Stratford. And, as is usual,
there will be dancing after the concert.
The Orpheus Quartet includes Miss Edna
Harwood Baugher, soprano; Miss Eliza.
beth Dickson, contralto; Mr.. Philip War.
rem look, tenor, and Mr.. Donald Redding,
baritone.
Last Sunday evening supper was served
for seventy five men, and those who are
interested in the club are trying to provide
amusements for every night.
Among the prominent women who have
naf
song cycle are Mrs. Gardner Cassatt. Mrs.
Samuel Houston, Mrs. Ehlnghom Morris,
Mrs, Arthur Newbold, Mrs. Isaac Clothier
Mrs a. j. Drexel Paul. Mrs. George W.
Chds Drexel. Mrs. William Struthers
Ellis, Mrs. Thomas J. Dolan, Mrs. Henry
Brinton Coke, Mrs. Charles ID. Barney
Mrs. George c. Thomas. Mrs. Hamilton
Disston. Mrs Calvin Pardee, Mrs. Alexan-
der Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. William Baker
Whelen and d number of others.
hid you think you were in the war zone
IL on Tuesday night after the opera
when that armored train Of motortrucks
came tearing down Walnut street and up
Broad to the City Hall? 1t was simply
fierce the noise they made. and some Of us
what it was at first. They were stationed
around City Hall yesterday, and certainly
made n formidable appearance.
AND did YOU see the Motor Messengers
"A brand n2w ambulance, which they
are going to drive themselves? Ny dears'
il arrived on Monday, and honest to good
ness you would have laughed yourself
sick to see the excitement among the
younger girls. One particularly attractive
one was actually jumping up and down
with ioy as she reiterated and reiterated
TO another, who had come along: Now
aren't you sorry you didn't JOIN; now
aren't you sorry
And then a bunch of them drove 1t up
and down Walnut street. II Is wondertuI
to have, and they should be proud OF the
good work they have done ana are doihs
in this war of ours. We must not stop TO
think of the burdens which that brave
little ambulance may soon have to convey
We cannot stop to grleve, lest overmuch
grief swallow us up.
AS the Archbishop of York said when
talking to the women of this city ON Tues
day afternoon: "One Of the finest things
in this dreadful struggle has been the
spirit with which the women of England
have received their dead and wounded and
the news of their dead and wounded whom
they could not receive And l am sure
he added. that the women OF America
will not be behind their English sisters IL
heroism Of this kind when they are asked
to meet this trial, as they surely will be.
MEN don't often grow up. you know, bu
AV1 some stay young longer than others
and Heard a story recently about thre'
of them who apparently haven't ever
reached tn, age of discretion. They work
in a certain concern in town, and the worl
they do must be rare, in every sense o
! the word, for l don't believe they eve
have a sane moment One evening re
Gently one Of them was invited to din
ner--one of the few formal ones this yea
and to his great disgust he discovered
that It was formal enough to require eve
ming clothes. AS it was an awfully bus
day and he was staying for some tim
after the usual o'clock he took his dres
suit into town with him in bag and go
dressed at the office. Strolling over to hi
desk he lighted cigarette and settle
himself with the evening paper to be com
Portable until time to start-it was the
only about quarter after s. The other tw
objected seriously to his appearing befor
s o'clock in evening clothes. mo, no,
mustn't; why. it was awful FORM" mu'
INJURED they. Naturally, he knew they wer
talking. foolishly so he didn't even bottle
W.T. ha n
surprise to him when he was remove
bodily from his chair and deposited in
vault and left there behind a locked doc
until 6, O'clock, when it was good form
for him to emerge in dress suit. Ther
was nothing to do but wait; but 1t was
much rufied and perturbed young ma
who made his abject apologies to n
hostess for arriving some twenty minute
late to dinner--and imagine the
4 mosphere of the Office the next day mu'
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