Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05

Cassard and her mother, Mrs Harry
cooper Cassard, are at the head Of the
Undertaking. ana the proceeds are to be
devoted to War Relief, principally to the
pilnded soldiers and sailors, l hear.
The Cassards have taken the VAIN
wright house on Columbia avenue. Just
In front of the old Stockton Hotel site. and
the small house on the side. the one which
Curtis and Laura Clay had one summer.
mas been converted into a tea house
It's all painted white and the shutters
are bright French blue All the little win.
dow boxes are Of the same shade of blue
and are filled with white and scarlet flow.
ers. Now you know that Is some artistic
effact, isn't It? There are the daintiest
curtains at the windows, and red.white-and.
blue-striped awnings shade the porch. It's
just like doll house, it's so quaint and
fresh and pretty
It's to be ruin entirely by volunteer serv-
ice. Each day is apportioned to some
special girl, who is called the lieutenant
OF the day and who asks three or four
other girls to work with her as Mattresses.
The attractive little place opened Wednes-
day with Catherine Cassard. Agnes Brockio
tainly they did rushing business. As Tor
the patrons yesterday--well. it's going to
be fine II it goes on like that through the
two warm months down there.
Alva Sergeant is to be in charge one
day, and Mrs. Ned Grocer another, and
Mrs. Hutchie Scott, .|r., still another day.
It's quite bound to be success. it seems
to me, with so many people in Cape May
and SC many uniformed men who may not
take anything stronger than tea
IL is not under Red Cross, nor National
League, nor Emergency Aid. It's entirely
independent in it's workings of any organi-
zation, but an awful lot of Emergency Aid
aides are interested in it and are gcing to
work there during the summer.
4 LII sorts OF plans for July and August
"A are under way now and the real exodus
has started. Now understand me, If I did
not say the summer exodus has started.
] would feel as If I were not doing my
duty. It is part of the usual way of writing
in society columns during the summer
months when there's nothing to say about
the city or suburbs. so If you get news
from all around the country. instead of
right from the city, sigh gladly and accept
1t with joy, for It's fine for me- to take
these trips around and see the goings on,
don't you think?
And III be doing that off and on through
the summer as usual So don't be sur
prised'to hear this and that bit from Cape
May. Chelsea, Newport, Narragansett, Bar
Harbor and the rest of the resorts.
Quite few people are starting off in
"the summer exodus" for the north and
Eaglesmere seems ever popular. While
Chelsea and Cape May hold their own in
spite Of the talk Of submarines.
The Armitt Browns. who live most of the
year at St Davds, have gone up to Eagles
mere, and Judge McMichael and Mrs. Nc
Michael have opened their cottage at Bar
Harbor: understand Hope McMichael,
their niece, is going to stop with them for
several weeks.
The Scots have opened their house at
Cape May as usual. It's rather sad to see
these days, now there are only two OF
the family to go down to the big old house
on Columbia avenue. Mrs. Scott was al
ways a wel-known figure there, and Lou
seemed a part of Cape May. Now Mrs.
Scott and Louis have both passed to their
reward and Miss Hannah and her brother,
Alexander, more intimately known as Elk,
will spend the summer there. The Will
liam Ellisons, Of 1894 Spruce street have
opened cottage in Chelsea, and so it goes.
Summer plan after summer plan and the
summer exodus is on
TNHEY were listening earnestly to mother
as she told a friend low funny little
Esther had been when Harry was born.
Esther, you see, had hoped for long time
for baby sister, and when she was told
one morning that there was a new brother
downstairs she wept loud and long. Well.
mother was telling how really funny it was
because now Esther was so fond of small
brother, she would not have exchanged
him for all the sisters in the world.
Mother did not realize that they were
listening as she told the tale TO Mrs. !.
But she soon realized it when she heard
three-year-oid Harry remark to sister:
WAS that you, Sister? I heard some one
'kyins' when l canned, an I've wondered
and wondered who it was"
Nov why on earth do you suppose they
IN don't tell it? OF course, it's no ones
business but their own, but it would be
less awkward for their friends If they knew
about It, too, don't you think? Anyway, |
am sure it's CO. For wasn't l walking
along a country road recently, and didn't
I see them sitting under the trees, and
wasn't she reading out loud, and didn't
she pause Il minute and look up and smile
at him. and didn't he, quick as a wink"
lean over and kiss her right then and
there? And did she resent it? She did not.
So now you know, and that's all I'll tell
you; but you want to be careful that
Nancy is not walking around when you
go out with your "bestest," for sure as a
gun she will come upon you unwittngly.
NANCY WYNNE.