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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
GIRLS READY TO TAKE UP
HOE TO ASSIST FARMERS
Advance Guard of Land Army Will Start
at Bryn Mawr

Many loyal Philadelphia girls club mem
bers Of organizations affiliated with the
Pennsylvania Association Of Woman's Work
ers, have shown their patriotism by enIisting
in the Woman's Land Army Armed with
hoe and rake, they will battle for freedom
on the farms this summer
4 unit Of the army will make its head
quarters this week at Bryn Mawr Whit
ford Lodge, The workers will lend a hand
to the overworked farmers and gardeners
in that locality. The farmerettes will tent
on the lawn Of the lodge. They will also
cultivate the large plot at Whitford
Miss Martha Thomas. OF Bryn Mawr Col
lege and member Of the board of directors
of the Pennsylvania Association OF Woman's
Workers. will be In charge Of the girl farm
ers at Whitford. Farmers in the vicinity
are already asking for the assistance of
the women workers." Miss Thomas said yes
terday.
In addition TO the farm work. the girls IN
the association entertain the sailors and
marines in a dance held every week in the
ship and Tent Club, at Twenty-second and
Bainbridge streets. Five clubs are instructed
In military drill by army officers. Others
roll bandages for the Visiting Nurse Society
l340 Lombard street,
The members viii he addressed BY Miss
Helen Fraser. Of the national war-savinEs
committee. OF London, on April 10,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
MASS FOR GERMANS VICTIM
Philadelphia Women Will Attend Serv-
ices for De SadeIeer

A solemn requiem mass will be celebrated
tomorrow morning for Etienne de Sadeeer.
the young Belgian aviator who met his
death last week In a battle with German
airmen during the fighting near Amens, The
mass will be soemnzed at the Belgian
Church of st. Alberts. New York.
The Belgian relief committee OF this city
will be represented at the services by Mrs
Bayard Henry, Miss Anna Shipper Lewis,
Madame 4. J. Carnoy and Mrs Adolfo Munoz
Louis de Sadeleer who is patron Of the
Belgian relief committee, will attend the
mass,
Mr. de Sadeleer was well known in Phila-
delphia, having visited here on three occa-
sions last year.
News of his death came as "A great shock
to Mrs. Henry, who is chairman Of the
Belgian relief committee OF the Emergency
Aid who entertained him on his visits here
II will be remembered that Mr.. de Sadeleer
was member of the Belgian commission
appointed by King Albert to present the
story of Belgium's plight 10 President Will
son last year. While the commission was i'm
this city Mr.. de Sadeleer was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs, Henry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
Hunting a Husband
By MARY DOUGLAS
lCopyriOhD
CHAPTER NNNII
Beginning OUer

TT WAS good TO see Harriet again. The
same Harriet. except that she was no
longer slender girl She was almost stout
But there, was the old dimple in her cheek
and the glisten Of her white teeth.
And Tod. her baby He was a delight for
any eve So laughing and round and chubbE
IN MS blue rompers quite willing to be kissed
by Aunt Sara"
Then TO see Harriet. as ! remembered her
the rather clinEing girl, get into her little
Ford and start 1t herself Soon we were
spinning of down the country road. Honey
yellow farm houses on one side. Fields of
corn on the other Orchards acre after acre.
eyes" ! said
That sounds like the old sara" laughed
Harriet. but the rest Of YOU is so changed.
DO you know, Sara, when saw you last
! thought You rather ,prim-looking. And
nOW-why you have style Sara, you're good
looking, how did you do it?"
Harriets long suit was never tact But
you turgaNe her when you knew her. Har-
fuI In this age, when every one uses the
fully In this age, when every one uses the
courteous lie without thought, Harriet
Is precious
You're not so bad yourself. Hat" said.
Don't be polite to me-" she answered.
please don't be polite But after I've had
you here a while maybe [ can tmbibe some
OF your smartness"
We drove up a steep hill From which we
could look back on blue mountains far Oft.
There were lovely restful vistas Of land
between.
This is our view.' said Harriet, and here
is our farm"
It was low white house sprawling over
n green lawn. The shutters of bright. vivid
green, gave II a lively touch. The orchard
ran right UP the front door. The gnarled old
trunks and fruited branches were good to
see
Now Tod, you take Aunt Sara up to her
room" said Harriet, while ! run the car
into the garage" Harriet looked at me with
her dimple deepening "The discarded hen
house, Sara she said
Tod led me one step at time up the
nice wide country stairs.
What a joy my room isl ! have four win
dows that look out on the blue mountains.
Oval rag rugs cover the painted moor. The
white bed and white dressing table are
each covered with a sunny-nowcred Chintz.
ON the little white table between the win
downs is a jar of yellow Chrysa nthemums.
! poured out water into the bowl on my
wash -stand. After | had bathed my hands
and face i'm the cool water l felt as If ]
were ready TO begin all over.
\ new Sara Lane, with the past try-to.
he-forgotten behind her The country before
her.
TOmOrrOw-First Impressions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
MT. SINAI HOSPITAL
BENEFITED BY BALL
Throng Attends Affair at Acad-
emy Featured by Allied
Songs and Dances

Before an immense throng which crowded
the Academy of Music to its doors there
was staged a program of national songs and
dances of the Allied nations as the principal
feature Of the eighteenth annual ball for the
benefit of the Mt. Sinai Hospital
The theatre was decorated with palms,
potted plants, cut flowers, flags and red,
white and blue bunting. Tiny electric lights
concealed in the plans twnlIled like irefiies.
while overhead the great electric globes
flooded the auditorium.
A concert opened the affair Following this
Dances of the Nations" was staged There
was a prologue rected by Miss Elizabeth
Steinbrook II was an original poem by
Marion r. Prince. Then Miss Eve Waller
stein did an interpretatiye dance called THE
Spirit of Peace"
France was the first of the nations TO be
introduced, "The Marsellaise" was sung by
Miss Adelina Patti Noar. A French ballet
followed, with Miss Edna Wroe as the pre-
miCie danseuse
Those in the ballet were: Miss Frances
Blum Miss Ruth Litter Miss Ruth Kirsch-
baum, Miss Helen Mandel, Miss Tessle Dalsi-
mer, Miss Caroline Lowman, Miss Claire
Satarles, Miss Kittie Berger Mr.. Robert
Stern, Mr.. Carl Stern, Mr.. Nathan Bam-
berger, Mr. Roy Bamberger, Mr. Stanley
Solomon, Mr.. Philip Keyser, Mr. Joseph Liv-
ingstone and Mr.. William Greenebaum.
The war hymn OF Italy was sung by Miss
Lena Weber after which there was an Ital-
ian national dance by Edzlge D'Ambrosia.
Englands hymn, Rule Britannia" was sung
by Franklin Wood, after which Miss Grace
StiIlan did an Irish dance and Miss Cora
Terry a Scots dance. Belgium was repre-
sented by an interpretative dance by Miss
Eve Wallerstein and Russia's national
hymn was sung by Miss Lena Weber.
When Americas turn was reached Miss
Beatrice Wilson sang the Star Spangled
Banner" while Miss Clara C. Dalslmer, rep
resenting the Goddess of Liberty" stood In
tableau, hanked by soldiers. sailors and Red
Cross nurses. Then came an American dance
BY Miss Wilson and Morton Hecht
Walter q. Wroe directed the ballet ana
Mr.. and Mrs, David Phillips acted as master
and mistrsssAot ceremonies. assisted by Ar.
ana Mrs, SAMUEL y. Idt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

Regular monthly meeting Junior section OF
the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, club
house, 1917 Spruce street Addressed by R.
b. Nicholson; s:l5 o'clock. va:
Concert and dance. PhIIomusIan Club, Soas
walnut street Admission charge.
song Recital by Mae Ebrey Hotz, soprano.
Ems clark Hammann at the piano wither-
spoon Hall; S:15 o'clock.
Dinner and Metropolitan conference. ON
GERS aud directors of Walnut Street p,,s,neg-
Association as hosts TO officers and directors
OF chestnut and Market Streets Association
belleVue-Stratford $3.50 o'clock.
Meeting Philadelphia Club Of Adv.rtisin.
women Adelphia Hotel 7:45 p. m Mem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
Tomorrow-First Impressions
$1,000 FOR SAILORS SMOKES
Monthly Contribution of Navy Yard En-
ployes to Red Cross Auxiliary

one thousand dollars was the amount of
the check for tobacco for American sailors
in foreign waters from the civilian employees
at the navy yard, comprising a section of
the Navy Auxiliary of the Red Cross. II was
received by Mrs. T. r. Stotesbury, chairman
of the auxiliary, 1925 Walnut street. This
was announced at a meeting of the executive
committee held at the residence of the chair
man. This amount is subscribed every month
by the section for our sailors on the seas
The report of the auxiliary showed that II
sent out last month 3546 sweaters, $40 he'll
NETS, 1850 wristlets, 947 muffiers. 2196 socks.
Is earmuffs, trench caps, o knitted blank
cts . comfort kits and other articles. includ-
ing talking machines and books
Mrs. William Plat. chairman of the work.
rooms, who reported that 100 garments
were made for the base hospital last month.
asks for more voluntary workers on hospital
garments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
CITY NEAR CLOSING SCHOOLS
Firemen and Janitors Are Difficult to
Obtain

I'VE are right on the verge Of closing our
schools on account of the difficulty Of obtain
ing tiremen and janitors at the wages the
Board of Education pays" said Horace Cook,
superintendent of property. at the meeting
Of the finance committee of the board.
Mr. Cooks statement was prompted by dis
cussion of a communication from twelve
chief engineers of the high schools iuqur.
ing why they were not included i'm the bonus
of $50 recently given to janitors and school
principals, The engineers salaries range
from $500 to $220O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
Social Activities

~ Al Co., DeGekla Mills entertained a box
~ hat svey Bill' at the Garrick The
''nsers Hsr Hsning me in honor Of the French
~ and Mrs. S.her %tr guests were Mrs. Drexei
~ Rslo,A mrs Sydney e. Hutcb,rson -
ssenins street. will have as their guests
~ hallows,, the opera their daughter
1, Levitt morgan, Mrs. Harry TbAver
'Rish forces ana Major Dugmore, Of the
.aln h, Lea, Of 1000 Walnut street WIN
nv snd guests, Miss Keyes, Of Cinc,nl
'pera tbls and Mrs. Francis Lewis at
"a, mn,hlam IT. Page =, oa,. -.
~ y 's1sertain in Mrs. Frederick Hans.
'"' opera this evening.
n henFy Reed Hatfield viii
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

Items Of news for the society page will he
accepted aud printed In the Evening Public
LedEer, provided they are written on one side
of the paper only and are signed with full
name and telephepe numbeE Of the sender, as
IL must be possible 70 verify the nOtoa. Al
dress 1soClety Editor Evening Public
Iedgef 500 Chesput street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

CPEAKTNG Of the Mask and Wig, ddst
psee the fair actresses up on top of the
Forrest Theatre before the curtain calls
on Saturday afternoon? They wanted to
sse the parade, you know, so they ran up
on the roof and held their wigs on with
one hand and tried to hold their skirts
down with the other, and in some cases
they were not any too successful and-as
was saying, il was all quite a sight
from the Union League. However, be
that is It may, they saw the parade and
hat was their point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

entertain at the opera this evening in the
Eli Kirk Prices box "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17

A large number Of new cases of in
fluenza is reported in the nefghbor-
hood Of Meriden. There are many
cases in Meriden and the one doctor
is kept busy night and day. A trained
nurse from Kansas City was procured
a few days ago, who is of great as
sistance in the more serious cases.
Notes and Personals.
Mail Carrier Alden who carries on
route is off duty on account of an
attack of flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c, GRADER of Quincy
street, are the parents of a son, born
Monday at Stormont hospital.
Mrs. Workman OF Della, Kansas,
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Roy Rolf and Mr.. Rolf of 118
East Laurent street for the past two
weeks. returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Carl Robinson is working at
tin-Snediker's during the holiday
season.
Tom and Will Baker of the Graham
Clothing company are in Kansas City
on business.
William Cox and his daughter of
Granville were in town today on BUSH
ness.
]. r. Spetter, who is quite sick with
influenza. is somewhat better today.
Mail Carrier Clarence Kistler, who
! has been sick with the flu, has re-
turned to work.
tending the S. A. T. c. at Lawrence,
will return home the last Of the week.
He will go to Lawrence the first of the
year as a student at the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Madoulet, for
merly living on the North side. but
now of lis Tyler street. south, have
returned from Kansas City. where they
were called by the illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Frosmire.
Ralph Zarker, who has been in
training at Camp Taylor, Kentucky,
has received his honorable Discharge
and returned home Thursday. Zarker
enlisted at Los Angeles. May, 1917,
and has received training at different
camps The breaking of his collar
bone prevented him from going over
seas at the time his division left, and
the signing of the armistice took place
just five days before his company ex-
pected to leave for overseas duties
Use TX 1000 for colds and iagrippe. A
NJ. PetrO. the druygigt.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
Locking Blackboard In Sfdte
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mrs. T. F. Carver gave a delightful thin
Bile party Thursday afternoon at her home
on Harrison street. The pretty rooms were
decorated with holly, mistletOe and ever
green which are especially appropriate at
this season.
The invited guests were Mrs. J. B. Lari-
mer, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Charles Thomas,
Mrs. J. ID. Walker, Mrs A. Il. Jetmore, Mrs.
W. w. Mills. Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Northrup.
W. w. Kitehell. Mrs. Abram Bergen, Mrs.
frank Foster. Mrs. 2. l. Bonebrake, Mrs. H.
w. Ioby, Mrs. John Z. Frost, Mrs. A. X
Rodgers. Mrs. L. II. CrandeIl, Mrs. A. H.
Horton, Mrs. D. H. Forbes, Mrs. ]. Il. Nc
Afee, Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, Mrs. NJ. II.
Henderson. Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mrs. J..
d. Countermine, Mrs. W. As. Bird, Mrs.
c. J. Brown, Mrs. II. I. Cook, Mrs. A. T.
Daniels, Mrs. f. NJ. Bonebrake, Mrs. g. NJ.
Latham. Mrs. N, A; Low. Mrs; J: c; Nc
Nellis, Mrs. Eugene Ware. Mrs. A. Zahner,
Mrs. c. c. Baker, Mrs. Herbert Crosby.
Mrs. NJ. L. Millspaugh, Mrs. w. A. McCar-
ter, Mrs. William Tweedale, Mrs. G. +.
Spencer, Mrs. H. o. Carney. Mrs. Willard
Hall, Mrs Horace Hall, Miss Landrigan,
Mrs. Frank Willard, Mrs. c. T. Mcclellan.
Mrs. Ellen b. LOOMS. Mrs. N. II. Loomis
and Mrs. W. H. Lininger..
Mrs. Carver was assisted BY the ladies
Miss Mcfarland and Miss Lillian McFar-
land.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
rage Of Miss Jessie NJ. Beck and Mr..
Charles Adams which will take place We'd
nesday evening, December 2S, at the home
of the brides parents on Fillmore street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
HAS HEAVY SCHEDULE
Ottawa Will Play II Basketball Games
In CRnSnn

Ottawa, Dec. 17.-Ottawa univer-
sity, winner of the Kansas conference
basket ball championship, has a sew
enteen-game schedule facing it this
season, with but one of last seasons
squad in school and high school ma
terial to fill the vacancies created by
war. Lieut.. A. A. Schabinger has
scheduled the following games:
January S-St. Mary's at Ottawa.
January 14-Pittsburg Normal at Ottawa.
January 1G-Bethpny at Ottawa.
January 20-Emporia college at Ottawa.
January J-Haskell at Ottawa.
February 4-Southwestern at Ottawa.
February Baker at Baldwin.
February 11-Emporia Normal at Ottawa.
February 13-Hays Normal at Ottawa.
February 1I-Emporia college at En-
poria.
February 1S-Emporia Normal at En-
poria.
February 21-Raker at Ottawa.
February 24-Washburn Mt Topeka.
February 25-St. Marys at ST. Marys.
February 2S-Washburn at Ottawa.
March Baker at Baldwin.
March Haskell at Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
ian, Tex. on ten days Christmas

man, Tex, on a. ten days Christmas
furlo. .r.s---
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Monroe will go
to Mcpherson to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Monroe's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. c. Sawyer.
Mrs. Joseph Schilling and her son.
Mr., George F. Schilling of State Cen
ter. Ia, arrived today to visit Mrs.
Schilling's daughter. Mrs. Oscar
Gohlke and Mr.. Gohlke, 111S West
Eighth street. Mrs. Schilling will
spend the winter in Topeka but her
son will spend several months in CAL
ifornia, returning in the spring to ac-
company his mother home.
Mr.. and Mrs: L. G. Hammond and
Mrs. Stella French and daughter,
Frances, Mrs. Brown and son, Master
Galen Brown and Master Wilbur Ham,
mond will spend Christmas in Kansas
City with Mr.. and Mrs. r.. T. Roby.
Lieut.. Townsly Roby. who has been in
the air service in France. expects to
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roby.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Dyal left last
night for Tampa. Fla, to be gone
about three months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
FRAZEE SLABS BAN ].
Says He Wants Explanation of EN-
ployo's Talk About Him.

New York. Dec. 17.-Harry Frazee.
president of the Boston Red Sox, de-
clared here today that he has tele-
graphed Ban johnson for an explain
alton of the stand johnson has taken
with regard to the ownership of the
Boston club. He admitted there was a
possibility that he might dispose of
the Red Sox to a syndicate headed by
former Governor Davis Walsh of
Massachusetts,, but added that johnson
had nothing to do with the affair.
Commenting on Johnson's charging
gambling in the Red SoX park and
threatening to seize the Sox, Frazee
said:
II am one of the eight men who en-
ploy johnson, and this statement by
an employe would be absolutely ridi-
culous were it not for the harm John
son does to the league and to baseball.
johnson gave this statement after he
thought 1 had left Chicago, while
was there he was tame enough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
IN A GERMAN VOTING
The Majority Socialists Win Out IL
Anhnlt Election.

Berlin, Dec. 16.-The elections to a
national assembly in the former duchy
Of Anhalt, the first German federal
state to move for a constituent body.
resulted today in victory for the ma
jority socialists, who polled 1929
votes against 66,951 for the combined
bourgeoisie groups.
The Anhalt national assembly will
be composed OF % majority Socialists,
twelve German Democrats and two
Conservatives The Independent So
cialists failed to get enough signatures
to nominate a ticket. The middle
stand" group, composed of .subordi-
nate government officials failed to poll
enough votes to have representative
in the assembly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17

Norton, Kan, Officers Flew From
Aviation Field in Texas.

AylatlOn flc1Q III lexis
Norton, Kan, Dec. 17.-Norton was
treated to a very unusual and interest
ing event Monday when --.eut. Joe
Casey and Lieut.. Gwynn Peyton ar
rived by airplane from Barron Field.
Fort Worth, Texas. They left tho
latter place Sunday morning at 3
O'Clock stopping at Wichita Falls and
Fort Sill for gas and spent the night
at Enid, Okla. Leaving there Monday
morning at o'clock they stopped at
Lincoln for dinner and gas for the
ship. They were not trying for any
record but simply flying home to
make a visit.
The Norton commercial club in
duced the war department to grant
the boys the privilege of making this
trip.
Both Lieutenant Casey and Lieu
tenant Peyton are Norton boys, hav-
ing grown to manhood here, and have
been in the air service about a year
Lieutenant Casey has been an in
structor at Scott Field for some
months past, and recently was trans
ferred to the Fort Worth field.
Lieut.. Peyton has been an instructor
at Kelley Field, Texas, and is a skilled
performer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17

The annual convention Of the Airbrake
association will be held in Chicago May 81.
8. The dictatorship of the Christmas Red
Cross drive for the Santa Fee is under B. +.
Payne for the mechanical department, W.
thur J. Murray. for the store department.
each director Of his crew Of captains.
Mrs. Arthur tanning returned Sunday
evening from Alma. Kansas. where She
was the guest of Mrs. l.. H. Hughson.
NJ o. Davis. air brake instructor for the
Colorado division, was in Topeka a few
days last week.
The trienniaI convention Of the r. of r.
F. and their auxiliary which was to be
held in San Antonio Texas, in May has
been changed to Columbus. Ohio.
The Southern California's metropolis is
927 billboards and advertising signboards
standing on June 1, $40 have been removed.
in compliance with the new ordinance for
bidding such advertising in the residence
| section. The signs to which the peop'e
objected to totalled six miles: very deter
mined opposition had to be overcome be-
fore the placards were removed. Those left
standing have been converted into the most
slightly biIiboarls anywhere to be seen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-17
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE
NEED BITRO-PH0SPHATE

the results following its use are of,en
simply astonishing.
Weak. tired poole regain strength AMI
yigcr: thinness aud 5ngufarity give way 20
plum.,Gess au1 curves STEEP rs.:irns to the
sleepiess: confidence and cheerfulness -e-
place debility and gloom. dull eyes become
bright. and pale. sunken cheeks regain
the pink glow of health Ritro- Phosphate.
the use Of which is Inexpensive. also wnn-
derfuliy promotes the assimilation of foot.
so much SO THAT many people report mark
81 gains Of weight IN & few weeks.
CAUTION: -Althugh bitro- phosphate 3
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sieeplessness and general weakness.
should not, owing its remarkable flesh
growing i,roperties- be used by anyone VINO
does not desire to put on flesh.-Adv.