Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25

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L work women are doing now without
saying anything about it? And there's
so much going on that most people know
nothing about. III tell you what I'm get
ting at.
I heard some awfully interesting news
about the Motor Messengers last night
which was a great surprise to me and l
think it will be to you. too. Did you know
that they have been taken over by the Red
Cross. and are now the Red Cross Motor
Corps? Yes, and more than that, they
have three perfectly good, ambulances' one
large one that holds five stretchers, and
two smaller ones that hold two stretchers
each-and they have taken more than
three hundred cases of Spanish influenza
from the Naval Hospital to the Municipal
Hospital in the last few days. That is part
of their regular work now, and when the
wounded men from overseas come here to
the various army hospitals the Motor Corps
will transport them in their ambulances.
On the first day of January they are
going to give up their stunning khaki
uniforms and take up the Red Cross Motor
uniform which is made of gray and black
whipcord. with a gray and black aviation
cap bearing the Red Cross on the front,
a Sam Brown belt, gray spats and black
shoes. Sounds really quite as attractive
as their present uniform, don't you think
so?
And tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
they are going out to Mr.. Paul Thompson's
in Haverford, to be presented with their
regimentals. After the ceremonies, they
r,;lI -;,,a 49, ,on;tor, AVID l;tfa- drill which
they practice every Tuesday afternoon at
the polo field under the direction Of a ser
geant of Marines. I think we have reason
to admire our Motor Messengers. don't
you? And l know all this to be a fact
because it was told to me that sounds
like 1.-The Bingham Dog and The Calico
Cat'D by Mrs. Morgan Churchman, and
she is quartermaster and treasurer OF the
organization. Mrs. Thomas Elwyn Is cap
tain, you know; Miss Helen Dougherty Is
adjutant, and the divisional lieutenants are
Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, Mrs. Norman
P. Sloan, Mrs. Florens Rivinus, Mrs. sgd
ney Thayer and Miss Madeline Asbury.
I'll tell you all about the stunts out at
Haverford on Friday, for 1 know it will be
interesting.
THE Goelet boys, Peter and Ogden. are
L coming over this week to spend the
weekend with their grandmother, Mrs. c..
Hartman Kuhn, in Bryn Mawr They are
the sons of Mrs. Henry Clews, Jr, you
know, who was Mrs. Robert w. Goelet, and
is a sister of Mrs. Craig Biddle. Mrs.
Clews is in France now, and has been for
some time. The boys are living in New
York.
T HEAR that another one Of our over
L seas soldiers has returned. Lieutenant
c. Colket Gamer, u. S. A, has just come
back from France. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison X. Gamer, of 1907 Wal
nut street, and a brother of Harrison
Gamer. Jr, who married Uytendale Baird.
The Harrison X. Gamers, Jr., gave a dinner
in honor OF his coming back on Monday
evening at their home, $40 Pine street.
These men who come back from over
there certainly do get a wonderful welcome
and just think of the dinners. and parties,
and parades and dances and Mysteries and
Understandings that will happen when it's
all over and they all come marching home
from Berlin. There's nothing like looking
ahead-and what's the difference if we do
look a trihe far? Stretching is good for
The eyes, why wouldn't it help the hope
and the imagination as well?
ALL this talk about Spanish Influenza
"A reminds me of a funny story I. heard
about a certain sailor, who has learned a
great many things since he became an
o,l;ctod p,orpher nf tho TT g n He has
been living at one Of the country clubs
lately while he is taking a course in some.
thing or other here in town. Another
'brother in the bonds" in profession as
we'll as fraternity, lives with him., and the
other day Brother" startled the few other
boarders, who were breakfasting en- famille,
by rowling dismally from the top of the
stairs, Come up here quick, Jim's got
Spanish Influenza, he's got a fever, and a
cold, and I want to send for the doctor and
he won't let me-" Everybody rushed, and
somebody got a doctor. 1t was discovered
that Jim's fever was nothing but sunburn,
and that all he had was a bad cold, but the
doctor advised safety first in keeping Jim
where he was for that day at least.
That being settled, everybody hustled
into town, envying Jim. Most Of the serv-
ants nave left the club-it closes in the
winter-and the cook had to leave the
whole place alone with the patient while
she did the marketing. While she was out,
the kitchen was empty-and when the rest |
of the family" turned in at the entrance
to the club that evening, the first thing
that greeted them was navy-blue serge
fresh from the wash'tub, AID adjoining
every inch of the clotheslinss. Taking |
advantage of the time forced upon him,
the sailor had arisen, taken possession of
the kitchen and scrubbed his clothes, at
the risk of his health and the good humor
of the careful doctor. But everybody under
stood when they saw James in spotless