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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
ARMY MEMS KIN ONLY
TO MAKE GAS MASKS
Wives and Other Female Rela-
tives of Soldiers Alone May
Work on Protectors

Wives mothers, sisters or daughters OF
men in the service may be the only persons
permitted to work on gas masks, which are
being manufactured in this city In large
quantities within the near future.
In line with the iron rule of France and
England, which permits of no person work.
ing on masks except those whose loved
ones lives depend upon the perfect condition
Of the mask, this tountry is considering
action of similar nature. it has been
learned.
This rule. it is pointed out serves double
purpose. 1t gives the soldier more faith in
the contrivance when under gas attack. and
1t assures more proficient work because the
women mask-maker knows that a defective
mask may mean the death of some person
near and dear to her
Inc masks being made in this city are
SAID TO be superior to any yet used in the
European war Also. it is said gas of a
strength yet unheard of has been developed
by University of Pennsylvania chemists and
VIII be soon turned loose on the Germans.
Inc gas masks used by the Germans will be
unable to neutra!ize this gas, it is said
The discovery of the new and powerful gas
Is the result of many months of diligent work
by University chemists. The secret of it's
manufacture is being closely guarded by Gov
ernment officials. In tests it Is said to have
exceeded even the most enthusiastic hopes
Gas masks being made here are said to
be capable of turning away any of the many
gases used by the Germans. There is an
assembling factory in kensngton and an eve
piece factory in Tacony. At the latter fac
tory the eye-pieces are being made in such
a way that there is no danger of glass lode-
ing In the eyes of soldiers. a piece OF cellu-
loid between two pieces of glass making them
almost unbreakable
One hundred and fifty army inspectors
scrutinize thoroughly every mask assembled
in this city. Every mask is tested by officers
of the gas defense service
On Long Island the chemical apparatus
~hlch heutralizes the gases is placed in the
cahisters or the masks and from there they
are shipped to the front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
MRS. PANKHURSTBIDS
WORKERS STAND FAST
Forget Routine and Monotony,
Sacrifice for Nation, She
Tells Arsenal Workers

Work soon loses its glamour when it be-
comes routine no matter what the material
compensation may be. unless the objective
is something worth while and this objective
is kept before the workers.
This theory and the fact that enemy prop
aganda has sought to make Government war
workers forget the main objective formed
the basis for Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst's
address to employees of the Schuylkill Ar.
senal at noon today.
This is no time to fret about monotony."
she declared. when the men at the front
are undergoing such privations as we at
home can never realize Our part is to work
with all our strength and minds. even though
1t may mean sacrifice on our parts. There
may not be the stirring excitement or the
romance of the battlefield in your work here.
hut you have greater protection. Yorl are
doing great and essential things for your
country, and you are needed. Stand by your
colors as your brothers are standing by the
colOrs at the frcnt"
thousands Of men and women heard the
English womans address and Justify cheered
her as she offered them good wishes and in
spiration. She will continue her talks this
week under the auspices of the women's COM
mittee. council Of national defense at the
Eddystone munitions factories and shipyards
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25

ley, and the Hatboro branches of the Red
Cross.
Mr.. Charles II. Frazier. Jr.. is at Marien-
field, Camp Chesharl. n. H.. to remain until
September IS.
Friends of Mr.. Harold Peirce. Of Haver-
ford. will be glad to know that he has re-
turned to his home from the Bryn Mawr
Hospital and is convalescing from his recent
serious illness.
Colonel and Mrs. William J. Elliott, of
317 South Seventeenth street, and their
daughters, Miss Betty Elliott and Miss Han
nah NJ. Elliott, have gone to 1nchcape. North
east Harbor, for the remainder Of the sum-
mer
Mrs. Albert Leeds, of Germantown. has
gone to Eaglesmere to remain until Au-
gust IS.
The Rev. Jacob LIE Roy and Mrs. LIE Roy
and their daughter, Miss Charlotte lie Roy.
Of st. Martins, Chestnut Hill, will leave
shortly for Cow Island Medomak, Me-, to
remain until the middle of September
Judge Norris S. Barratt and Mrs. Barratt
have closed their town house and moved to
Woodbrook, Md. to remain until September
Is. Their son, Norris s. Barratt, is in France
with the American expeditionary forces.
Mr. Robert Bonner Jack has gone to East
Northfield. Mass, for the greater part of the
summer.
Mr. William L. Supplee. of Merton. is at
Rye Beach, N. H., to stay until the middle
of next month.
Miss Dorothy c. Crawford left this week
for jamestown, r. l., where she will spend
the summer returning to the city by Septem-
ber IS.
Mrs. B. Pemberton Philippe and her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Philippe, are at
Peakes Island, Me-. to stay until the middle
of August.
Mrs. Thomas d. Stinson of the Aldne,
who Is now, at the Gr!swoid, New London,
Conn.,, will leave there August l and go to
Poland Springs for the remainder of the
summer.
Mrs. Laura Bowen, formerly of 1888
Spruce street, who has been spending the
last year at Atlantic City. has gone to Mon
terey Inn, Blue Ridge Summit where she
will spend the summer with her sisters, Miss
Augusta Bowen and Miss Anna Bowen
Miss Majore Boyer, of 4S Fishers lane,
Germantown. is visiting Miss Eleanor Scat
tergood at Neponset, l.. l.. for ten days. Miss
Boyer's sister, Miss Martha Boyer. left on
Tuesday for Chelsea. where she will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. w. Holton at
their cottage for week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
Social Activities

Mrs. William r. Hart of Berkeley. Cal.
announces the engagement of her daughter.
Miss Dorothy Hart. and Mr.. Harold l.. Bruce.
professor of history in the University or
California. Mrs. Hart and her daughter are
well known In this city. as they lived In
Rosemont about ten years ago.
Miss Hart returned this week to California
after visit to Miss Marian keating john
son, in Rosemont
Mrs. Charles Newbold Welsh, of Graver's
lane, Chestnut Hill, will spend the remainder
of the summer at the Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic
City.
Mrs. j. Murray Ellzey and her two chill
dren, Of Highland avenue, Chestnut Hill, left
yesterday for Chelsea. where they will spend
a few weeks
Miss Mary Valentine and Miss Sarah VAL
entine. of Highland avenue. Chestnut Hill.
are staying at Baltimore Inn. Cape May, for
some time. Miss Jane Valentine and Miss
Emily Valentine are in Provincetown. Mass
Mrs. Thomas f. Dunn, of Allen lane,
Chestnut Hill, is spending some time at Cape
May.
Major Robert II. Boiling Is spending few
days furlough at his home, S705 German
town avenue. Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Richard Norris of Fails of schuyl.
kill, will leave this week for Narragansett
Pier, where she has taken cottage for the
remainder Of the summer.
Miss Emily Philler. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. william r. Philler, Of Haverford left
today for Murray Bay where she Will spend
some time
A four-act play "Grandma Gibbs of the
Red Cross will be given this evening In
the Jenkntown Auditorium. at 8 o'clock, for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. under the
auspices of the Ogontz and Huntingdon Val.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
SOLDIERS MOTHERS TO MARCH
Parade and Flag Raising in Northeast
Saturday

Mothers and wives of soldiers now fight
ing in France will march in parade which
will precede a fag-raising by residents of
the northeast on Saturday afternoon, at
Indiana avenue and Reese street Several
hundred school children, the Home Defense
Reserves and numerous organizations of the
Forty-third Ward will also participate in the
parade.
The parade will be headed by the police
band Adam Woltinger will be chief mar
shall
Ninety-ive men living in the immediate
neichborhood of Indiana avenue and Reese
street have gone to France for the United
States, and the flag will be raised in their
honor.
Prayers at the flag-raising ceremonies will
be offered by the Rev. II. X. Koltznger of
the Fairhill Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Rev. Father J. F. Y Walsh, of s.,
Neronicas Catholic Church. Several ad-
dresses will also be made by prominent citi-
zens of the ward
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
GIRLS OF OFFICE FORCE TO
SPEND WEEK END IN COUNTRY
Vacation House Of Y. ". G.. A. in Rox.
borough to Entertain Hog Island
Workers

Sixty-eight women workers from the Hog
Island office force will be entertained over
the weekend at Greenields, the recently
opened vacation house of the Young Women's
Christian Association in Upper Roxborough,
formerly the Donohugh mansion. The estate
is on Shawmont avenue within walking
distance of the Wissahickon Creek, and
Greenfelds is very appropriate name, for
the mansion is surrounded by fields and hills
Among the amusements arranged for the
guests canoeing, tennis. baseball, hikes
and swimming Mr.. S. u. Ferris. physical
director in the Industrial Relations Building
at Hog Island. is in charge of the applica-
tons for the weekend parties for there will
be anothes a week later. Miss Caroline
A. Dyson. the hostess at Greenfields and her
assistant, Miss Marian Rogers, will chap
eron the visitors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
FORTUNE TO CHARITY
UNDER WOMAN'S VIII
Childrens Institutions Share Bulk
of Sarah A. c. Lloyd's
Large Estate

Charitable institutions will receive almost
all of the fortune of several hundred thou-l
sand dollars left by Sarah A. c. Lloyd,
member of an old Quaker family. who died
Saturday at the family home, 1906 Filbert
street A
With a faithful companion Jennie W.,
Lyons, she clung to the Fibert street
residence long after all the rest of the
into the uses of business
Her funeral was held Tuesday in the old
Twelfth street Friends Meeting House.
Personal property is valued at 500, 900 and
upward in the petition accompanying the win.
and the value of the real estate, which in-l
ciudes many properties in Filbert street and
other one-time residential sections of old
Philadelphia, is placed at S2ii.6I5.
only two private bequests contained
in the will of Miss Lloyd. one is an annuity
of 5000 for Miss Lyons and the other an
annuity of $1,000 to Susanna Kite. a distant
cousin.
The sum of $4,000 each is bequeathed to
the following institutions: Childrens Coun-
try Week Association, Childrens Aid Society
Children's Homeopathic Hospital and the
Women's Homeopathic Association of Penn
sylvania.
The residu of the estate is placed in
charge of Frederick r. Haoweli. FRIEND
lie lS directed 10 QiSpoSe or II LOT SUCH
charitable purposes and among such institu-
tons she may have specified. or in the
absence of such directions he is TO use his
own discretion.
Mr.. Holloway and Joseph C. Fraley were
named executors.
Other wills probated follow: Allen Emlen.
1o3 Cliveden avenue, Germantown. s55.000,
to a sister, six nephews and nieces Kate G.
Watson, ASIA Walnut street S50,0oO. to four
children and Charles Harris. Cape May. n.
j., Sl1, 1,S3l.
Personal property in the estate of Joseph
NJ Sabins was appraised al sil,669.69.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
BETTER ARMY MAIL SERVICE
General Pershing Reports Improvements
Made and Contemplated
By the Associated Press

Washington, July 25.--A report from Cen
eral Pershing regarding army mail service,
transmitted to the Senate today by Secre-
tary Baker recites measures being taken
t. improve the service. and attributes de-
lays principally to misaddressng.
August l, General Pershing said new
mail service involving cooperation between
the American postal and army authorities
and the French Government will be inau-
gurated. by which it is hoped soldiers will
get their mail much more promptly Special
postal cars will be provided t, forward the
mail on the railroads. and information will
be given the miltaries in charge Of the
service Of contemplated troops movements
Since the army took over the soldiers
mail, General Pershing said, considerable
Improvement has been noted, and the
amount of undelivered mail matter decreased.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells of Allied Tea ROOMS Success Cape May
Mrs Thayer Has Gone Texas for T,vo
Months-Other Subjects

one day a friend of her mothers, a
younger married woman, asked her to go
out and spend the weekend with her at
her country place, and she went.
A very nice young man was invited in
to meet her at dinner and they were all
seated in the living room. talking, and the
nice young man thought those eyes of
hers were certainly the loveliest things
he had ever seen.
As I said. they were seated in the living
room when the maid came in with tray
in her hand and on the tray We're four
small glasses with a bit of wine in them
The girl of the soulful eyes looked at hers
askancc, but, she thought. Il don't take
wine but still it would be rude to refuse.
since it is all poured out and would be
wasted" So she took hers and sipped
it daintily. trying to keep from showing
how the taste put her on edge, for it was
sort of bitter.
WELL they went in to dinner and, Of
course. have no way of knowing how she
felt but for her own words, for she told
me Of it all Two days later. She said:
MY DEAR that man asked me a question;
1 don't know where 1 was, but I thought
I was about a block away, SO / raised my
voice quite loud to answer him that he
might hear me distinctly Mrs. j
turned and looked at me and felt myself
going back, back. back further away from
that table. Suddenly. however. maid
having four hands handed me two plates
Of bread, one on top Of the other, and I
made stab to take a piece off of each
plate. The other people around the table
were talking still, but their voices were
very faint and Tar away; and l seemed to
be drifting-drifting. 1 had not noticed
that there were three maids to wait on
four people before that, but there were.
in fact, sometimes I saw four. l realized
what had happened to me; that awful wine
had gone to my head SO I exerted all my
will power to stay there and not go up to
the border of the ceiling, for that was
where felt I was to go by that time.
After dinner I managed to go with them
to the living room and we played cards.
They told me afterward I played a very
good game, but 1 had to learn it that
night, and 1 have never been able to play
it since. And the nice young man thought
I was awfully dumb. for I only answered
yes or no to all his remarks.
mo matter how long live. I'll never
forget it, Next morning l said to my
hostess, what, was that we had in the
living room before dinner last night? And
she told me it was a cocktail. Imagine it,
that should take a cocktail, which I had
always heard was a dreadful thing for a
young girl to drink. 1t was my last, do
assure you," and her large and wondering
eyes had a look of great pain.
I guess she suffered more in imagination
than that she showed it, for she said Mrs
j had assured her that she had only
noticed how very quiet and extra reserved
she was. NANCY WYNNE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
WOMAN WINS ARMY HONORS
Mrs. Maude Radford Warren an Honorary
Corporal

Mrs Maude Radford Warren, of Chicago,
writer for the Saturday Evening Post and
other magazines has been given the chevrons
as an honorary corporal by the major COM
manding an American army battalion as an
appreciation of her services as Y. NJ. C. A.
canteen worker on the Alsace front.
She frequently was under fire where she
distributed smokes and "eats" to the SOL
ders She worked on Y. NJ. C. A. automo-
Bile canteen and talked to thousands of SOL
diers, cheering and comforting them. Many
had not seen an American woman for
months. and they expressed tremendous ap-
probation of the work the American Y. N. c.
A. women are doing along the front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
FOOD RALLY AT SUNBURY
Suzanne Silvercruys Will Be Chief Attrac.
ton at Mass.Meeting

Suzanne Svercruys. the Belgian girl who
came here to tell the story of the German
invasion of her country and thus inspire
Americans to further efforts In the war, will
be the chief attraction at a mass-meetins
tonight at Sunbury. Pa.
The meeting is under tie auspices of the
county food administration and will follow
the monthly meeting of the county admins
traitors of the central district of Pennsy-
vana
Howard Heinz, food administrator for
Pennsylvania and c. ]. Hepburn, chief coun-
sci for the State administration also will
speak Their talks will deal with food con.
seryation and there will be suggestions for
substitutes to use in place Of the foods that
the Government wishes to conserve for the
boys in service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
TO SPUR METAL OUTPUT
Senator Urges Formation of s5O,OOO, 900
Government Corporation
Rv the Associo,od Prose

Washington, July 25.-Formation of a
$50 100000 corporation to encourage the
production Of rare minerals needed in mun,-
tions manufacture was proposed to President
Wilson this afternoon by Senator Henderson.
chairman Of the Senate Mines and Mining
Committee.
Henderson told the President that the
House bill designed to encourage production
of these minerals would tend rather to dis
courage it because of it's licensing provision
He proposed a substitute bill that would leave
the whole matter of price fixing and stimula-
ton of production in the hands of a Gov
ernment corporation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
CHECKER BAGS FOR SOLDIERS
\. NJ. c. 4. Asks Public to Donate Cloth
Sacks

The National War Work Council Of the
Y NJ c. A. has issued appeal for small
cloth bags to send to soldiers who use ths
bags to carry checkers. g
Manufacturers of checkers are having trou-
bic getting pasteboard boxes. and they wear
out soon, the troops have adopted cloth
bags the best way TO carry checkers.
The bags should be four by six inches.
with a drawstring at the top. Contributions
should be sent to the Army Y NJ G.. A. re-
reiving room, l21 East Twenty-seventh street,
New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
MEMORIALS OF SOLDIER DEAD
President Approves Wearing of Gold Starred
Mourning Bands
By the United Press

Washington. July 25.-Relatives of men
lost in the great war may wear a black band,
with gold star for each son sacrificed
President Wilson today indorsed the adop-
ton o: the insignia 10 be worn on the left
arm. The band will be three y ches wide
and the stars may be made of either gold
metal cloth.
The badge will not be patented nor CONF
mercialized. the Council of National Defense
announced today. =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
MUST SAVE. MORE SUGAR
Order for Further Cut in Its Use Expected
in Near Future
By the Associated Press

Washington, July 25.-Further reduction
Of sugar consumption is expected shortly, 1t
was learned at the food administration this
afternoon, and while official figures are not
available. 1t Is understood that a ration of
two pounds per month per person win be
allowed.
Soft drink manufacturers it was stated.
will have to suffer approximately cut Is
per cent Of their former requirements and
some OF the users Of sugar classsd ~ mon.
ESSENTIAL" WIN virtually bs sliminateA q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
What's Doing Tonight

Richmond and jerks Streets Improvement
Association meets
Hebrew Citizens Improvement Association
meets. Synagogue Hall Eighty-fourth and
Harlan streets.
Ptttyiue Improvement Association meets,
Iimekiln pike and Haines street
Municipal band plays at Broad and Spruce
streets.
Phiiaaelphis naaa plays - CITY Nan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
FOUR WIDOWS OF ONE MAN
Each Files Claim for Insurance on His
;fe

Lancaster. Pa, July 25.--Four women. all
carrying certificates of marriage have app
peared at the office of a local Insurance.
company to claim the estate of the late
John Brobst, who was recently killed in an
accident on Long Island. Claims for the in.
surance have been filed by the quartet.
The matter will be carried into court to
determine the legitimate beneficiary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
L. S. JUDGE MISSING
Police of Chicago Asked to Find Absent
Jurist
By the Associated Press

Chicago, July 25-Police were asked today
to search for Judge Charles Crumm, of the
Thirteenth District Federal Court of Nom
tana.
Friends whom he was visiting here said
they had not seen him since last Friday and
inquiry at Forsythe, Mont, is said to have
revealed that he had not returned to his
home in that city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-25
CITY Has $3,622,665 on Hand

City Treasurer Shoyer today reported that
receipts for the past week amounted to s445.-
50067 and payments to S50l ,53l96, leaving
balance of s3,622.665.11 at the close OF
business Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-15
THE STATE HOUSE
ASSOCIATES, INC.
GRAND GOOD Time
and Social on
Third Floor of State
House Thursday Eve
ming Afford Delight
full Time for Head Of
fetal and Clerk Alike

If spirit of the long ago or even
few years ago, could have wandered
or waited, or whatever manner of get
ting back to their old haunts that spir
it's have, into the halls of the State
House, any time after 5 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon until well up to mid
night. he would have stopped and Won
dered If he were in the wrong place,
or in a stately mansion converted into
a place where folks forgot their dig
nifty and had real good time in not
far from infantile manner. Those
grand men of Maine who have upheld
the dignity of the Ship of State and
whose likenesses look down from the
State House walls would have seen u
sight good for the eyes Thursday eve
ming and even so, the spirit of gaiety
was so prevalent that no one would
have been much surprised if at the
time they had looked at and laughed
with the good faces had the faces look
ed back and laughed with them as
we'll. The sum and substance of the
whole matter was that on Thursday
evening at the State House, the State
House Associates. Inc, gave lunch
and social on the third floor. those pres
ent being members of the State House
force and invited guests. Over $50
tickets were sold and it is a safe bet
that practically every ticket was put
to the proper use and that none were
left lying on the fireplace mantel or on
top of the piano because dad or brother
would rather have sat by the freside
and read.
The good time started right after
closing time, which is 5 o'clock at the
State House. Sure there was q touch
TO- green to Everything" for it was a
st. Patricks party along with being
a. regular good time. The girls all
wore a bit of the color and some wore
more than a bit. Two charming misses
were resplendant in green bonnets and
carried bridal bouquets Of lettuce and
green paper streamers. Then there
were green bonnets, blouses, bows and
all sorts of furbeIows of the same
charming shade.
The ladies Of the Murray Alliance Of the
Winthrop street Universalist church serv-
ed buffet lunch. Right here should be
made mention Of the fact that Major
Philbrook was starter OF everything in
the way of getting folks into line to get
their lunches. the games and the con-
Quoting of the contests. He was even
seen al one time to do a cakewalk all by
himself and also to take notes concerning
the sole accident of the evening. He was
also seen, it is understood, to accept a
bride from the man in the accident who,
1t Is understood, Is benedict.
After each person had stood in line.
had been served with delicious ORANGE