Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-13
THE BUSIEST HOUSE
IN GERMANTOWN
Old Johnson House Headquarters
of Active Branch of National
League for Woman's Service

League Tor woman S OerNlce
Tho Germantown Service House. which is
n branch Of the National League for Wom-
ans Service. is quite the busiest place inn
aCuable There are all sorts of classes
going on there every minute of the day, and
as far as instruction in useful subjects is
concerned, the ground seems to be entirely
covered The Service House has its head
quarters in the old johnson house, of Ger
mautown, which Is on the corner OF Wash
ington lane and Germantown avenue. 1t
was offered by the Womens Club Of German
town for the duration Of the war.
Glasses in cooking are held every night
aud there are three daytime classes. ON
Mondays and Tuesdays Mrs l. VI. Eaton has
classes in Hospital DIetetcs and War Cook
ing" Mrs. Katharine Bcaston instructs
class In Food Values" introducing the prn-
Ciple Ct economical cooking, on Wednesdays.
Food Values" and MEAT Substitutes" IL
taught by Miss Alice Hall on Thursdays. and
on Fridays Mrs RaiRuel has n class in war
Cooking in the Home" Mrs Haines also has
a junior class on Fridays The classes are
entirely free but Il silver Offering is usually
taken up ut each meeting. Demonstrations
in both cooking and sewing are given by
Miss Mccoy, II graduate of state College,
and Mrs william G. Marshall is chairman
CT the whole cooking department.
Miss Arabcl w. Clark las charge of a
larger class in stcnography and typewritng,
which meets on Tuesday evenings. and an
other class is now being formed to be held on
Thursday evenings
Several women have enlisted for the motor
messenger service and wireless classes, of
which department Mrs William George is
chairman.
About fifty or sixty girls from the Ger
mantown High School meet every Jay TO
make surgical dressings and class in
First Aid and Home Nursing will be
started soon, which will be open to every
body
\ class In "Solf-Hclp' Is also being formed
which will meet every Tuesday at $3.50
o'clock under the direction Of Miss Smith
Miss jeanette Wurts who Is executive secre-
tary of the Germantown Service House, has
several classes in French and English. also
classes In instruction. OF the blind. Sewing
classes are being conducted, in which plain
sowing and work for the French and Italians
Is done, while two business classes are held
on two evenings of each week
The cantecn department, Of which Mrs.
| T.. ]. NewkrlS has charge, turns out an
| average of sixty cahtcen aprons n week. Mrs.
| Edward CaSsard has charge Of the making
| of trench candles, which Is fascinating and
| consequently very popular work The candles
are made Of newspapers rolled round and
round into the shape OF candle and dipped
| In paratiin. II Is said that four of them
| will boil kettle.
| The regular days for national registration
| at the Service House are Tuesdays and Fri
| days.
A great many neghbors and members of
| the Service House have volunteered to help
| with the gardening, which is being planned
| on large scale for next summer. Miss
| Emily Exley, n graduate OF the School of
| Horticulture, will give n course of twelve
| lectures on this very vital subject and many
| of the women have already offered their
| services in the digging" end of it, Mrs.
! Frederick W. English is chairman of this
| department.
| Mrs Wendell Reber. who is chairman of
| the knitting department. mstructs classes in
| the making of all kinds of knitted articles.
| The socks which are turned out by the Serv-
| ice House are made by men in the peni-
| tentiary and sold at fifty cents a pair. More
| than 1000 pairs have been sent out in this
| war. made On the knitting machines, of
| course.
| Wool can be purchased at cost price. which
| Is eighty five cents, at the Service House, and
| there are a great many knitted articles for
| sale there, too. This does not apply to the
men in the service, of course, as they are
presented with any of the articles which they
| may need.
| One very attractive feature OF the Service
| House is the serving of tea every afternoon
| from 8 until 80 o'clock to not only those
| who are working in the building. but also ia
any one who may drop in for few moments
| to inquire about the work or buy wool. Mrs
| Richard H. Norris who is chairman of tht
| tea committee, has appointed different womer
to act as hostesses on the different after
Moons in the week. II all adds a great dea
TO the informality Of the house and the pleas
| ure of the work.
The Junior League Ia very actively engaged
| IN all kinds of work. on Saturday they CAV,
the dansant at the Mannheim Cricket Clut
| for the benefit of the wool fund of the Serv
| ice House and We're most successful. Tn,
| Junior League committee includes Miss Saral
| Logan Starr, chairman Miss Margaret
| Hayes Hamilton, Miss Elizabeth Bucknol
| Wayne, Miss H. Martyr George, Miss Mary
Primrose Reeves and Miss Annabel Wood.
Mrs. James Starr. Jr Is chairman of th
Germantown Service House committee TIL
vice chairmen are Mrs T. |. Crane, Mrs
william D. Kurtz. Mrs. Francis Beitle
Reeves and Mrs. William j. Turner Mis-
Elyira G.. Plumer is treasurer and the secre
tary Is Mrs. A. w. Urter. Jr. The advisor!
committee includes Mrs John d. McIlhenny
Mrs william l.. Mclean and Mrs II. L
Prentiss Nichols. The committee includes
Mrs. ii, L. Cassard, Miss Arabel c. Clar,
Mrs. Frederick w. English. Mrs. William II
George, Mrs. William G. Marshall, Mrs. Joh
Mustard. Mrs. Il, l. Newklrk, Mrs. W. q
| Pierce, Mrs Frederick Perry Powers, Mrs
Wendell Reber and Mrs. Earnest L. Toogood
Mrs. Lawrence Miller and her small sor
who were formerly of this city have move
to Washington to be near Mr.. Miller, who
at present stationed In that city.
The dinner-dance which was TO have bee
held at the Automobile Club Of Germantow
on Lncoln's Birthday has been postpone
until Wednesday evening February 20. Sc,
eral private dinners will be given before III
dance.
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