Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-11

fCEPTEMBER is pretty, golden every
~ where, but in Atlantic City it is glor-
ious. And the glory of 1t as well as the
fact that there is q lot of war work to
rest up from and several months of 1t to
\ get rested for is taking a great many
people down there this month. The Emer-
gency Aid members seem to be there In
4 full force, but as they are never known to
rest when there is any work to be done,
they are all busy with the bridge party
that is to be held tomorrow afternoon.
"A The Victory Service Star Committee, Of
which Mrs l.. Rodman Page is chairman,
will give a patriotic bridge at the Brighton
Casino. This bridge is held with the per-
mission of the Emergency Aid of New Jer-
sey, for, of course, you know Atlantic City
10 in another State.
- At o'clock there will be refreshments,
!, music and dancing, when many men in
uniform. down for brief furloughs, will
Join in the festivities. Mrs. Barklie Henry,
wife of Lieutenant Commander Henry, is
chairman of the Victory Service bridge
committee, and the other women in the
committee are pretty much all distinguish
ed for their successful war activities at
Mrs. J. Shipley Dixon. Mrs. Antelo Deve
reux, Miss Helen Fleisher, Mrs. Quincy
Adams Gilmore, Mrs, Frederick Hemsley.
Mrs John Hollingsworth, Mrs. Norman
Macleod and Miss Elizabeth Wallace.
These women are all members of the
, Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania. This
bridge is given specifically to raise money
for Comfort Kits" which are given to
Z tevery soldier and sailor as he departs for
camp.
An example of the efficiency of this
branch of the Emergency Aid was recently
seen in the unfortunate fire in the naval
barracks at Cape May. Many of the men
lost all their belongings. An IS. o. S."
call was sent out to the Emergency Aid Of
Philadelphia, asking for Comfort Kits"
; In less than four hours after word was
received that the men were in need, over
500 kits were in Cape May ready for dis
tribution. Another exhibition of produc-
ton plus speed was given when a similar
call came from Camp Hancock last month.
OF COURSE, you know that Katherine
~ Potter Avery is living down in Pensa-
cola, Fla. where her husband. Ensign Wal
alton. But did you know that she has
taken a house next door to the one that
Anita Stetson Cooper and her husband are
Z living in? She has, and l should think it
Would be awfully nice for both Of them to
/ have Philadelphian right next door in
case they get homesicle anything like
that.
y NJrc To, ,nis C,,1; iS
i down at Chelsea, and for that matter is
staying at the Chelsea. I've been wonder
ing If the Sullivans are thinking of
moving this year. The other day passed
4 their house Walnut street and it was
opened from top to bottom and there was
q large van at the door. But Mrs Sullivan
has been in the Adrondacks and frankie
4, Is still up there in the mountains. so it
does not look like moving, does it? Per-
Z haps Leta had sent for some of her things
to be taken down to her house in WASH
ington. ] bet that's the solution, don't
s you? Because her husband is stationed in
Washington, you know, and, as far as any
one in the army can tell ahead, they ex-
pect to be there most of the winter.
Z IJAVE you ever noticed how much a
80 soldier on leave dlSlKeS passing an
officer and having to salute? l suppose
they get so much of it that they want to
drop it, along with all the other regula.
tions, when they come home for a holiday.
Private - never mind his name), but
he is awfully tired of putting his hand up
to his hat and bringing it down with a
snap whenever he passes somebody wear
ing shoulder decorations and leather leg
gings. He was taking walk out IN the
country the other day while he was at
home, thoroughly enjoying the sensation
Of walking without keeping IN step with
his companion or carrying heavy gun
They crossed a road that is much trav-
9 eled by automobiles and of course had to
Z hustle to get across without leaving their
lives in the middle Of the road. An officer,
Also on leave was driving the car, and the
private, turning around with a searching
look, saluted with much precision. Every
body Immediately jumped down his throat.
n thought you didn't like to salute?" You
didn't have to look at him; "he wasn't
thinking about YOU" and so on. 81 know
answered the soldier quietly. But !
wanted to see what kind of car it was! "
:s NANCY WYNNE.