Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

HAVE you met the new little Philadel.
L phian? He is the son of Lieutenant
and Mrs. John B. Thayer, Sd, and was born
In Newport, where Lois has been spending
the summer with her grandmother, Mrs
Alexander j. Cassatt. 1 saw Peggy yes.
terday, looking most charming in her long
blue cape and little hat to match, and
thought she seemed unusually smiling,
even for her. Mrs. Thayer and the two
fascinating aunts, Peggy and Polly. must
be very proud of the new member OF the
family, and he certainly had something to
be proud of himself, for all the family are
certainly doing their share of the work OF
this war. Jacks brother, Frederick NJ.
Thayer is a lieutenant, too, you know, and
was best man for him when he and Lois
were married last December.
THls is the time of year when people
= pass one another without knowing ii
on the way home from summer trips and
the way off" on autumn trips. Mr.. and
Mrs. I. De Witt Cuyler, of Haverford. have
left for their usual motor trip to Breton
Woods, y. H. and Mrs. Mercer Biddle has
also stopped there during a tour of the
White Mountains. On the other hand the
Joseph Wideners and Fif left Newport this
week and returned to their home in Elkins
Park. They have been in Newport all
summer Mrs. Clarence Dolan has come
back. too. Mr.. Dolan is going overseas,
you know, for the Red Cross, and Rosalie
is already over there driving an ambu.
lance, and has been decorated for bravery.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Corlies Morgan have
q leo of and Sncpdipp some
time in New York at the Plaza before
coming over to their home in Chestnut
Hill. Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon. who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Hamilton
Rice. in Newport. has left there with her
little daughter and has gone to Louisville,
Ky. So, you see. if people aren't actually
coming home they are at least getting
ready to. and are comns~-nearer by slow
stages.
or COURSE everybody will have to be
" here tomorrow, for that, you know, is
the first day of the Horse Show. And, by
the way. if YOU are thinking Of going and
don't know what TO do with your car OH
account Of the war garden that is growing
where your car stood last year. here's some
'
on the corner of Haverford avenue and
Polo road. which has been turned over to
Mrs. Strawbridge as y parking place for
cars. The kindness of this owner, who does
not want her name to be used, has taken
load off Mrs. Strawbridge's mind, for it
will be easy to park 200 cars there and
fifty more could certainly be squeezed in.
There will be a fee for parking, which will
he given to the general fund. aud if you
want to check any wraps or knitting bags
or anything bothersome like that, the house
will be open to receive them. You Will
probably notice the posters that are to be
put up telling about this convenience, but
in case you don't notice them, hope you
read this. Policemen will be there to
watch over the cars, too.
WHERE'S a certain thrill that comes
L once in a lifetime, and at present the
"once" Is that moment when his first
letter arrives from overseas And # you're
a very young bride, and you've only been
married a short time, and you don't add
very we'll anyhow, it's pretty hard to be
obliged to look over and check UP grocer's
bill when all you want to do is to read that
ODeneu.DS -cellSOl letttl pNSi dHu oNCi
and over.
That's what happened to a certain little
bride the other day, and she didn't like it
a bit But that bill had 10 be looked over,
because it had to be paid the next day, and
there was just "A chance that the grocer
had made mistake in addition and she
only owed him fifty cents less than the
amount marked down. So she went at It,,
and it was al! of II o'clock before she
finally decided that the grocer could add
as well as she could, at least. That's quite
late for a war housekeeper, so she hustled
up and locked all the doors and then gath
cred up that precious letter to keep safe
under her pillow all night
The next morning the first thing she
wanted to do was to read it, so she stuck
her hand under the pillow, pulled it out
and discovered the much.crumpled but still
accurate grocer's bill, picked up in her
haste and cherished tenderly.
NANCY WYNNE.