Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-31
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Overseas Committee Service Shop Opened in Ritz
Carlton on Tuesday Morning-To Be Run
by Members of Overseas Club

THE Service Shop of the Overseas Com
= mittee OF the Emergency Aid of Penn.
sylvanla opened up its new home at 1886
Walnut street, bright and early Tuesday
morning. And in case any Of the passers
by did not ''get it," at intervals throughout
the day soldier a sailor and marine
stood at the doorway playing the bugle call
to arms
Once inside the attractive little shop,
really 1t is hard to get out again Now,
don't misunderstood little Nancy; there
are no sirens of the shops such as one
meets at times In little specially places,
where II costs nothing to gosn, but whole
lot to get out. No. that is not the case
but it actually is so attractive Il is nard
to leave. The brilliant blue.tigured wall
paper makes stunning background for
yellow painted furniture, and CHEEKY yell
low curtains with bright table covers Of the
same shade increase the sunshiny aspect of
the room, and then there are few palms
and such about the room to give honey
air. And you feel almost as If you were
playing store for there's "a business-like roll
of brown wrapping paper, and the latest
style of scale and cash register shows that
everything viii be conducted on strictly
business" principles.
That is-with one big excepton--for
there will be no overhead" expenses of
any kind in connection with the Service
shop, and all profits will go 10 the Overseas
Committee for tobacco, chocolate and the
many little comforts which help to make
the life of soldier or sailor more en-
durable
The Ritz.Carlton has donated the use of
the shop, and all service is volunteer, as
each of the aides takes turns serving there
several times week.
Besides this many of the attractive knit.
ting bags have been donated by various
members of the committee, and also large
number of finished articles which are for
sale, including helmets, wristlets, scarfs
and sweaters.
FNHE MOST important feature of the
shop, Of course, is the wonderful as
sortment of wool which they have for
every conceivable kind of war work"
There is white yarn for the new socks
gray for the sailor boy and olive drab or
khaki f, the marines and soldiers These
include both heavy and light weight woods,
but each one is of the very best quality and
moderately priced.
In addition to these articles, everything
which could be connected with knprfna
will be on sale there, such as yarn winders
and holders, knitting needles and little
cases for them, knitting bracelets and
quite important, though not exactly con-
nected with knitting-are the wonderful
service flags, whose sale will show the pa.
hoe In
than one.
Many customers have already been at
tracted TO the little shop\by its quickly
earned reputation Of selling the best goods
at the most moderate prices.
Mrs. John G. Norris is in charge of the
shop and she is assisted by AIRS. Harry w
Harrison, Mrs B. Campbell Madeira, Mrs
!, Richard Norris and Mrs Charles Randolph
Wood, as officers, and a committee includ
ing Mrs Dobson Altemus, Mrs. Woodville
Bohen, Mrs. Sam Bell, Jr., Miss Agnes
Brockie, Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Edgar
Church, Mrs. Harry Disston, Mrs. Dal
Dixon, Mrs. Antelo DevereuX, Miss Fauin'
Denckla, Mrs. Seymour Davis, Mrs. Sydney
Colford, Miss Margaret Dunlap Mrs. Bei
| Chew, Mrs Russell Davenport, Mrs. Net
| Grocer Mrs Dick Elliott Mrs Griswolt
F1agg, Mrs. Ellis Gimbel, Miss Mariana
Gowen, Mrs. Howard Henry, Mrs. Barkli'
Henry, Mrs. Gerald Hosman, Mrs. II.
Hoppn, Mrs. Thomas Jeffries Mrs. Ed
ward Russell Jones Mrs. Frank Kennedy
Mrs. Samuel ID. Lit. Mrs. Jack Mason
Mrs. Kearsley Mitchell, Sd, Mrs. Nicto
Mather, Mrs Tom Mexican, Mrs. Dorr New
ton, Mrs. Howard Paneoast, Mrs. Curti
Patterson, Mrs. Louis Page, Mrs. Mitchell
Rosengarten. Mrs. Radcliffe Roberts, Mrs
Caryl Roberts Mrs. James Reed Mrs
Samuel X Reeves. Mrs. Francois de ~
Phalle Miss Fanny Sinnickson Mrs. JC
seph Snellenburg, Mrs. Beau Thomson
Mrs. Ben Tilghman. Mrs. Charles Rar
dolph Snowden, Mrs. Henry Watts an
Mrs. Charles Wheeler
FTHERE'S going to be big bridge part
L for the benefit of the University Bas
Hospital Unit No. 20 on the Roof Garde
of the Adelphia Hotel. 1t seems the Bas
Hospital, whose chief is Doctor j, Il. ca
nett, is In need of operating clothes, an
Mrs Josiah Willis, who lives at the Sa
terlee in West Philadelphia, decided to civ
benefit party at the Adelphia, and so
subscription bridge will be given on Mo
day afternoon at o'clock. Assisting Mr.
Willis in the enterprise are Mrs. Geort
Cauffman, Mrs. George Whitwell. Mrs. A
thur Blakiston, Mrs Joseph Fritz, MI
Frank Craig, Mrs. George Rehfuss al
Miss Berenice Behrens.
From all have heard about 1t, the
will probably be a large attendance so
the doctors of the Base Hospital and maj
Of the nurses will be able to count on
goodly amount of operating garments.
NANCY WYNNE.