Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-02

MUCH excitement, my friends, oh!
AV1 much excitement! Cause why? Well,
the motor messengers are going to give
Valentine revue the night of February IA In
the sailors and marines recreation building
at League Island. The revue will be called
"Shreds and Patches" and pretty much
of social feminine Philadelphia, aided and
abetted, spurred and practiced and graced
by Charlie Morgan, will appear on the stage
that night. In fact, it's to be "A most am
bilious entertainment; quite one OF the
most ambitious that has been put back OF
the footlights by any amateurs so far this
winter.
FTNHE program will consist In eleven parts;
i and let me tell you, the members OF the
Motor Messenger service have decided that
that program will be a most brilliant and
finished affair of the theatre. Rehearsals
are being held under the direction OF Char
lie Morgan who seems now to be the
oscar Hammerstein" of amateur perform
ances; and there will be in the entertain.
ment girls who never before trod the
boards, but who surely will never escape
again. atter the marines and sailors and
the messengers families and friends have
seen them.
"shreds and Patches" is the name which
has been very aptly chosen for the per-
formance by the women of the committee,
who have organized and procured almost
unlimited talent for the production Good
night, it's going to be some party!
THE committee includes Mrs. Il. f. Ed.
i mondson, who is chairman; Mrs. Jack
Appleton, Theodore Lille. and really
don't know what name to give her, but
Edith Earle she will be up to noon and then
she'll be Edith Lee, so call her what you
will, and Mrs. Charles Buckwalter.
All of this work Of preparation for the
event has been undertaken besides the very
real and laborious work which Is being
done every day by the women In the Motor
Messenger service, especially, this month,
too. You will imagine how hard It must be
in this awful weather to make time on the
snowy side streets. for these feminine
motorists work, let me tell, with capital
w from 3 to every day. Drive all day
and work all night" is not a bad slogan
when it comes to describing the messen-
gers, who include Mrs. Thomas Langdon
Elwyn, captain; Mrs. Harry Wright, adJu.
tant; Mrs. Morgan Churchman, quarter
master; Mrs. Arthur Pew, first lieutenant;
Miss r. Collins Balloch Richards, Jacque-
lyn Green, Jeanette Halenbach, Mrs
Nelson Warwick. Mrs. Alba Johnson, Jr.,
Mrs. Howard Murray, Edna Champion,
Madeline Asbury, Emelyn Shipley. Mar
guerite Burton, Hazel Coffin, Anita Megar.
gee, Bessie Snowden, Anna Dcnniston, Mrs.
Clifford Wood, Mrs. Charles Fowler. Mrs.
Hiram Ellason, Eleanor McCawley, Mrs.
Stevenson Crothers, Mrs. Gilbert Mather.
Theodore Lille and Annie Simpson, besides
the committee. The musical program will
be furnished by Herzberg's Orchestra
which has offered its services for the
evening.
There will be some splendid drills by the
Messengers in uniform, and from the elec'
few who have been permitted to be present
at the rehearsals word has gone forth
that the revue is Of such merit that name
less officers at Camp Meade are pulling
strings to have the whole cast go down
and present It there.
DCT in Philadelphia, at a place to be
- designated in the near future, second
performance Of the revue will be given for
the public generally, at which nominal
sum of admission will be charged for the
purpose of raising an amount sufficient to
equip and maintain an ambulance car 10
be used by the motor messengers in the
League Island service, when necessary.
IT'S all in the point of view. whether we
admit IL or not There are the facts tc
confront us. On the first heatess Monday
was going down to the College Club to
dine before attending the theatre, and
thinking it better to do my walking first
and arrive right, straight in front of the
door, took the Spruce street car down.
had 10 wait some time at the corner. and
when the car finally came 1t was filled, yea
to overfowing with those of the laboring
class, who had worked long and hard that
day. Their faces were black with Goa
dust, their clothes thick with the dust oi
ages and grease and many Of them SLEPT
from exhaustion. My first impulse was tc
draw back and wait for the next car; but
you know "those Spruce street cars;
rebuked myself and walked In past the
door and hung on to a strap Cwho was
to object to sitting next to an honest work
ingman, even II he was wearing soiled ant
greasy clothes) Soon heard the LOUD
tones of a young Italian, at the back o.
the car, who was entertaining his friends
and what do you think he said. you know
ona night get in desa car and wot yot
theenk ees in: LADEES-younga gentle
mans La-dees!" Could anything de
scribe the contempt of the tone. the con
tempt of countenance! And Nancy Il
herself remarked: AS dirty workingmei
are to me. young ladies are TO him. Q. e. d
NANCY WYNNE.