Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13


Snowden Lawson at the Chelsea Hotei
this week. Nearly every woman down at
Chelsea and Ventnor who is fond of caro-
playing attended, and there was very
smart array all told. Among those play
ing were Mrs. John Mason. Mrs william
Ellison Mrs John Il. Lewis. Jr. Mrs.
Agnew Dice, Mrs. Howard Clark, Jr., Mrs.
j. Harrison Smith, Mrs Frederick Hens
ley, Mrs. Albert Pancoast, Mrs. Frederick
Meade Bissel Mrs. William Bennett, Mrs.
William Cory Musgrove, Mrs. John M
Kennedy. Miss Eloise Dickey. Mrs VIII
liam Cookman, Mrs s. Bartram Richards
Mrs. NJ. c. Atkinson, Mrs J. s. w. Holton'
Mrs. George Yarrow, Mrs. Clarence Brush
Mrs. jeremiah Sullivan. Mrs. George A.
Zinn, Mrs. +. Lawson, Mrs. John Howard
Lawson, Mrs. F. Busby Mccormick, Mrs
Charles Cohen, Miss Julia Baugher and,
oh! any number of others.
One has but to see the great sanatorium
in operation to know the splendid work
that is done there More than 1000 women
and children go down on the boats that
steam from the kensington or South
street wharfs here to Red Bank every
day.
A great many take advantage of the OPP
portunity to get away from the dirty
streets and summer heat There is no
expense involved. and sick babies may
remain two weeks in the hospital at Red
Bank lrcl1ildren who go there needing
attention are treated by the physician in
charge.
Besides the medical attention every
variety of amusement is provided, the best
steriized milk is given to the babies and
plenty of strong, nourshnS soup ana
tea and crackers to the older children and
mothers.
The late Mr.. William J. Wetherll was
treasurer of the sanatorium for years, and
the late Mr.. George D. McCreary was
president. The present officers are Mr.
John " Combs. president and MI Howard
Nj. Young. treasurer.
The card party at the Chelsea was Ger.
tanly success. When you know you
are going to help on work like that you
want to play cards, don't YOU? Or do
whatever else is gotten up for the. purpose
of raising funds.
CAMPING out for vacation seems to be
" the rage these days: in fact. each year
of "vacationing" it is to be commended
on all sides Has it ever struck you that
people as individuals are really becoming
more sensible about things in general?
Because It stands to reason it's more sen.
sible to camp out in Gods own country
in strong boots and flannels and breathe
the air and swim in the pools and eat
the fresh Ash caught by ones own efforts.
Now, doesn't il?
The Packard Lairds have the right idea
evidently. for they going next week
to a camp near Lexington, Va, and Doc
tor Laird's brother and his wife, the Rev.
William II. Laird and Mrs. Laird, and
their children are going to join them.
Then Doctor Bell a Virginian and a
cousin of the Lairds who has just lately
returned from France. will be in the party,
too The Packard Bairds live at Devon.
you know. Mrs. Baird was Matilda Page,
of Virginia. Doctor Laird came to Phila-
delphia a young physician student and
was stationed at the Polytechnic Hospital.
He decided to stay in Philadelphia, and
about fifteen years ago located in Devon.
They will camp in Virginia for three
weeks.
WHILE camp life has its pleasures it
w has at times its drawbacks, however.
Witness a recent experience of girl |
know, who had gone to a friends camp
in Maine. She and companion drove to
the lake in showers of rain to find that
the greater part of the bridge which led
across the lake to their camp had been
washed away. Only a narrow board re-
manned, over which they would have to
balance themselves for about three hur-
dred feet. What to do? The boat and
its owner were nowhere to be found, so
the trunk belonging to the girl had to be
landed the edge of the lake, and while
the other held an umbrella over her head
the first opened the trunk and dove in for
a pair of high and strong shoes. Then the
trunk was locked and left on the edge of
the lake, with an umbrella to protect it's
bonny contour from the rain until a boat
could be gotten, while the two hoofed it
across the three hundred feet of bridge
that was all gone save for one Of those
interesting little planks about ten inches
wide.
Well, she got there finally and | be.
lieve the trunk arrived day later, with
the umbrella attached.
Back to the primitive all right, n'est-ce
pas? But she loves it, so why make re-
marks?
TIME Arthur Morton Wilson's have rented
L their house, Shady Side, at Strafford, to
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Obdyke, OF New
York for the summer. l was interested
yesterday to hear that Mr.. obdyke, who Is
here in connection with one of the ship
yards, was formerly law partner of
Major John Purroy Mitchell, whose tragic
death and great public funeral have been
an important part of this country's his.
tory during this last week.
The Wilson's will spend the summer at
Stone Harbor.