Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29


who is in the Marine Corps. He had been
married about four years and has two
dear children. His brother is Fitz Eugene
Dixon, and they are sons Of T. Henry
Dixon, of Chestnut Hill. Gene Dixon, you
remember married "Dimple" Widener some
years ago. 1t was when the Titanic went
down that her father, mother and brother
were returning from Europe bringing
some of her trousseau in their trunks
Her father and Harry were lost but her
mother was rescued.
II seems as IL troubles never come
sinsly any more IL they ever did, does 1t
not? It's not two weeks since Katherine
Welsh, Mr.. Henry Dixon's stepchild died
OF the influenza and pneumonia. Mr. Dixon
married Mrs. Sam Welsh some years ago,
20 there are Dixon and Welsh children IN
that family. Altogether it's very, very
sad.
Emily Thayer Dixon is so Sweet and
such devoted wife and mother my heart
goes out to her.
AIRS. TOM McKEAN has come hom<
4NA from California and Nancy with her.
They spent the summer and early fall out
on the Pacific coast and had wonderful
trip. Mrs. Mexican has opened her house
in Rosemont and will remain there until
AFTER Christmas, when she and Nancy VIII
70 south for several months. Mr.. Mexican
IL in France you know, working for the
Red Cross. And SO 1t goes, almost every
household is depleted Of its men, for even
II they are not in the actual fighting line
every man wants to do something for the
u. s. A.
IND you hear that Mr.. Brinton White
- died out at the waynewood on Sunday
evening? He had been living there for
number Of years and had been III for some
time understand he had several
paralytic strokes. He was the father OF
the two attractive Mrs. Coxes. Mrs.
Charles Eckley Coke Of Berwyn. who was
Louisa White, and Of Mrs. Alexander
Brown. Coke of Paoli. who was Sarah
White.
Mr. White was highly thought Of and in
spite Of the long illness, which in way
cut him of from his friends. he will be
greatly missed. His son William White
Jr., married Miss Emma Phipps some few
years ago. They live in Paoli too.
ND you know that the Andrew Wheel
II ers are moving to Washington for the
winter? Mr.. Wheeler has some work in
the service down there and\so theys and
their two lovely children have taken the
Joe DuBarry's apartment You know
when Joe was at Camp Meade last win
ter Ella took an apartment in Washing.
ton to be near him. But now that he Is
in France she has come back to Philadel-
phia. She has been very Ill recently. but
is recovering. Joe was wounded In the
recent lighting at st. Mihiel, but not very
seriously, ! understand which is happy
thing. on! won't you be glad when this
awful war is over and settled? And 1t
does look like 1t now, does 1t not?
TALKING Of the war; 1 saw such an
i interesting letter which was received
at the Independence Square Auxiliary of
the Red Cross last week from one Of the
nurses In the Jefferson Unit. She wrote
to Mrs Clinton Rogers Woodruff, who Is
treasurer Of that auxiliary. She says In
part:
.srhe Red Cross people have been fine
to al here and the boys love them.
They 20 UP to the front with chocolate
and smokes for the boys and also work
night and day making hot cocoa for
them.
&, when we were with Evacuation Camp
No. Z, two Red Cross men came around
every night and gave us all a piece Of
chocolate. a little cake or cookies and
when we were swamped with work, their
Kindness kept us going.
: "They came into the operating tent
often and helped. One Of them, a man
2 with two sons over here fghting. worked
along with us helping to take bandages
on and put them on. looked at him and
noticed the set of his Jaw as he worked.
Ore could see his heart was breaking. He
would look at the boys as they came In
ana smile and tell them they would be
ali right wish knew his name.
You don't know how much the men
appreciated having nurses to look after
them. We had one man, during this
night Of which ! speak. who had nine
wounds and they were bad ones too l
I said to him, Hello. Sonny, where are you
hurt? He said. I only have few
5cratches. AK someone else, ! can wait!
But II was his turn
"rhey were lined up waiting outside
the door. Everywhere there were calls
for stretcher bearers and these poor boys
were almost dead on their feet for want
OF sleep. Everybody worked. With this
spirit in the American Army. the U. q. A.
y going to win the war.
M "Everything is very expensive here.
ham $50 per pound. friend took six of
Us to town for dinner. We had soup.
(, s~-..u ,,,sco NJ. chicken Uhe first we have
had in Francel potato salad, grapes and
q water and the bill was more than eighteen
dollars"
Then she tells OF an attack; AT O. m.
the American harrage of drum hre