Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20


one-quarter of an hour and everybody
cheered and danced around like crazy?
Because our men are going ahead and
nghting like the. real men they are and
have got the Germans going! Got them
running. retreating! Our men. three
hundred thousand strong, and the French
army! why, it's just wonderful! Mag.
nifcent!
Not that we did not know they would
II they once got over there in force
enough. I'll bet Germany is smiling on
the other side of her face these days.
whining and telling her men that our
men do not fight like men, our clean,
straight.from.tlle- shoulder American boys!
Not fighting like men because they will
fight in the open like sports and chase
those low, whining creatures ahead Of
their bayonets.
I tell you July 1S and 49, 1918, will
stand out in history for many year to
come.
1t won't do to boast and we must re.
member that the other countries have
borne the burden for nearly four long
years and we are going into it fresh and
courageous and unbeaten at any time so
far. But the very fact that the Allies
have got them on the run now means that
there will be fresh impetus and fresh heart
in an the armies, and a possible decisive
victory and peace do not seem so far off.
Let us not forget to praise God for it all.
Nh that hoard hat
4 Sid Thayer. one of the five boys from
here to join the marines in the very be-
ginning Of the war, has written home, and
that he told of the fight in which Bob
Reath was killed. He went over the top
three times in two days and took seven
Germans. He has been commissioned
second lieutenant. Think Of it. not yet
twenty and doing such work for his coun.
try! Isn't it splendid?
+ HEAR that Tommy Hart, who was
1 transferred from the infantry to the
aviation just before most Of Hancock sailed,
has now been sent to the Princeton aero
school. His wife, who was Margaret New.
bold. is spending the greater part Of the
summer in Cape May with her mother.
Mrs. Harry Adams, who has a cottage
down there. Tommy and Margaret were
married in May at St. Marks, you remem
ber.
nID you hear the interesting thing about
~ Mary Montgomery? You know she
was over in France for quite a long time
and did an enormous amount Of work
xlor NIT tbo Doi bo ha ok
about six or eight months ago and was
getting ready to go back.
You see, she was "over there" before we
got into the war, and SO there never was
any question about her. Well. what do
you think she found when she applied for
her passports to return? Why, she could
not co. And after all the splendid work
she had done. The thing was, she ought
to have stayed over because do you know
she has no less than four brothers in the
service Of the country, so, of course, she
can't go back in spite Of her efficiency and
knowledge Of things "over there"
Perhaps she might have fused and got
ten round it, but she told friend of mine
that when she first went over she had
made two resolutions and she had not
broken them yet. and she felt they were
necessary to make and keep if she was
to be real help to her country.
The resolutions were: First, no matter
what happened she would not quarrel with
her fellow workers. Second, she would
never refuse to do anything she was
asked to do And so when the Red Cross
said she could not go, but they wanted
her to be here in Philadelphia as division
Warehouse Superintendent Of Department
No. 2, Red Cross Of Philadelphia CHATS
her official title) she did not demur, but
accepted the work and gave up all idea of
trying to go over
n Her brothers who are in the service are
william w. Montgomery. Jr.. who married
Fanny Brock, you remember; Colonel
Robert Leaning Montgomery, whose wife
was Hope Tyler: Archibald Montgomery
Jr.. whose wife was Catherine Elliott. and
ssJohn L. Montgomery, who is unmarried
They are the sons Of Mr.. William W.
Montgomery Of Radnor. by his first wife,
AS HAVE at various times and fre
IA quently remarked, it's all in the point
Of view, and when Emily had been told
she must always be brave and do brave
things she thought she might as well
pass the good news on to small brother
ALLAN. However she did not say this In
public. 1t was all in her busy little mind
You see it's when you trace things back
to their sources that you find out the
workings of the other persons mind
~ know b girl who often starts her re
marks by saying THAT reminds me-" and
then asks some "absotively" Irrelevant
question and changes the whole trend OF
conversation. At first thought 1t was
Just because she felt she had to entertain
and SO did not listen to the conversation
<but waited'f for chance to butt in and tel
some story she thought was clever ol
amusing. Well, one day some one. wht
had evidently noticed the same thing, said
..EIoX do Won mean that reminds you? W.