Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-16

IL has bJ,n rlade' captain in the
medical corps of the L. S. A." And he is
TO leave on Monday for Baltimore where
he will be stationed at The new Hospital
for the Blind.
Doctor Laird has been living out IN
Devon since the time he left the PolEcIlhlc
Hospital. where he was first stationed a.
an inteine. lie comes originally Itol"
Virginia and is a son of the late WiLLIa'i'
Laird and grandson 81 the late 1oScP"
Packard. for whom he is named and VINO
was dean of tile Theological SEMINARY oI
Virginia His uncle. Philip l'aird. IL AZ
present Speaker Of the House NJ fiepfe'
sentatiVes In Virginia.
, Packard Laird married Miss Salah Page"
of Virginia, about two years ago. She - Il
V daughter of the Rev. Frank Page ana
.sniece of Thomas Nelson Page. Both the
Doctor and his wife are great faNoriteS
out on the Mar Line and their aDSen'e III
Baltimore will be greatly f
Mrs. Laird will join him t.-ere abYut the
first of next month. Doctor l.aifd is a
member of the Maytiower Society the Co-'
lege OF Physicians and the Arts anu Le'
ters Society He is also Il VestrHin2" u
old st. David's Church, Radnor'
,xrrEpE Won sIirurised to hear of Frances
w Candles engagement? 7 was not J
must confess. for I have seen -.er now
and again with d certain otficer hhs' I'M
sign Daggett, you know, is an oHlcer III
the L. S. ~ r. +. Don't lou THINK she
is good looking" | remember her one oaE
last year at the opera. sc haa Oh
yellow frock. rather vivid color o"I
then she has such wonderful dark halF
she can wear vivid colors WonderohH'
Her hair was especiall.- beautiful that
night. II was dressed very HI. Il and sort
Of swirled about the top of her head IN
a way that gave ME the greatest &C.; 81"
for 1t was so beautiful and every hair was
lust right; yet there seemed TO be noth-
ing to keep It in place. Not halrPlh
was 20 be seen. And ! couldn't bear 10
think il might come down. But, bless Eou'
II never did When she learned how 10
arrange it that way. she learned how 10
keep it that way. And it certainly was
gorgeous.
am so glad she is to be happy and
that the family have something to he
bannv about with her for Bobby's death
must have been and is such sorrow 10
l. IL
,ou know, and lost his life in the hsht-
ing some time in late August or ear!
September, | cannot remember winch
They have always been a particularly
devoted family, those two sisters FRANCES
3 and Eleanor, and the brothers, BOBBY ana
Charlie, and the first break must haNe
come very hard l understand there IS no
date as vet for the wedding, but 1t VIII
not be long, the wee bird told me.
VOU ought to go up TO the Emergency
L Aid Christmas shop. It's really spen
did, all the things they have for sale there
i went Yesterday and had some wonder1uI
Armenian coffee, made i'll a queer little
conner not and served in tiny bowls which
lifted into "zarfs."' Zarfs, my dear are
If silver or beaten brass and the wee cups
Or bowls fit into them. You never Keep
the cup and zarf together except "her
you are drinking the coffee After YOU
have finished you put the Zarf down ano
the cup alongside Of it. The coffee tastes
so Oriental and you feel so Oriental drink
ing It, The Armenian committee mas 'hls
coffee for sale and some of the cutest tops
and Armenian sweets and maple sugar
I'm, I'm! Um. but the maple sugar Is
good!
The Belgian committee has the most OK
ouisite lace; and really I can't begin te
roll YOU all I saw. And the Emergenc!
Aid women do look so smart in their suits
of dark blue and their tricorned hats
Nanv have four stripes on their sleeves
shou,inp they have been hard at worl
helping since the war In Europe started
I expect they'll work harder than ever
during the readjustment period. don't yo,
think? Mrs. Cassatt asked them to yester
day morning at the meeting. Shes chalr
man of the whole thing. you know.
By the way, the annual luncheon OF th'
emergency Aid which Is an all-day affair
is to be held on December this year
: T HEARD the loveliest thing yesterday
The "wee bird" had been down by th
sea waves. and on Monday, when Atlantic
- CITY went as crazy as we did celebrating
~ the signing of the armistice' there was
narade. in which the famous French ban'
took part. As they went down Atlantic
avenue there was standing on the side
walk with his grandmother the httles
nerson YOU ever saw to be boy. IN
awee bird" saw one Of the band salut
suddenly and smile. and she looked dow
at the small boy to see him standin
there his round face sober as judge
be saluted each Frenchman. And ever
man in that band saluted the small boy.
NANCY WYNNE.