Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

-,,r meeting next Monday afternoon at
-. rrdependence Square Auxiliary of
,rosriosn Red Cross is going TO be
.,uv interesting. You see, they, have
wv, Mas Elizabeth Beatty. who. by the
q. a cousin of Lord Beatty, admiral
!, ,ns British navy, to speak to the work
~. al o'clock.
a.. has lust returned from eight months
-, IN Russia-is perhaps the most re-
~, arrival from that land of which we
..,m really to know so little.
,r,ss Realty had passes that let her reach
-. army at the front and she was also
.,,,h the Russian feet. Besides this, she
"a the unusual experience of being one
~ IN barracks with the famous women's
rpa,talion Of Death" and was in Petro
.-sd during the Kerensky revolution and
y. Korniloff revolt--in fact. was present
!, The Winter Palace when the provisional
,overnment was arrested.
iust wouldn't miss that talk for any.
,hine over which l personally have any.
ming 70 say certainly do want to hear
br And | guess you do, too.
tITELL, did you hear what Morris Wistar
w and as he puts it, ten of the prettiest
,rls in these parts" meaning Germantown
and Chestnut Hill, perpetrated on Tuesday
night at the movies in Germantown? At
me end of the first show he came out on
with the French flag, an Emergency Aid
aide with the British flag and National
league for women's Service girl with the
Stars and Stripes. escorted by a marine.
With a neatly turned speech he introduced
lieutenant Lloyd and Sergeant Ma jor
Young, of the Canadian army. both OF
whom have been severely wounded. and
they received a greeting that almost over
vhemed them and embarrassed Lieutenant
Lloyd almost speechless. After the speeches
the service girls started a drive for bonds,
running up and down the aisles to plead
for subscriptions and award subscribers
with charming smiles. Mr.. William Kurtz.
whose son Paul is major over there, of.
fered TO buy a $1,000 bond If it could be
.oualed In $50 bonds throughout the house.
Then they started in earnest. Catherine
Newbold In N. l.. w. S. uniform, secured
the first subscription of the evening Agnes
Brockie-she is a wonderful salesman---was
heard Offering sporting proposition to
cover the subscription if four men would
each buy $50 bond. Every now and
then some one would offer $500 II it could
be equaled by small ones and theIbidding
went fast and furious; and inside Of fifteen
minutes or less TWENTY THOUSAND
bought! 1t was really thrilling, and fror1
there they went TO another Germantown
theatre and did the same thing, although
don't know how much they got. It rather
puts Germantown on the map. don't you
think? And when mentioning patriots
don't forget to put Mr.. Wistar and the
ten prettiest girls" pretty near the top.
nlD you know that the Savoy Company
is going to give The Trial by Jury
At the navy yard tonight? 1t had 4
very successful three nights last week al
the Little Theatre in conjunction with the
Plays and Players, and on Monday it
at luc CIlOll l1edBu ue annex IOl
the men in the service It was awfully
j, iunny that night. The spectators at the
trial had to sit down on chairs that were
evidently placed rather perilously on a
small platform. Just before the brides
maids came in one of the spectators went
over backward and bumped into the back
erop and almost knocked it over. The
frantic bridesmaids had to hold up the
courtroom until some one came to Their
rescue and then there was only about a
loot left for them to get through onto the
sage Performers and audience enjoyed il
immensely. Some time later a wild waving
arms and legs from the jurors box at
uscted attention and somebody else had
gone over, nearly taking that side Of the
room with him.
some people from Keith's completed tn,
~osram' and then everybody danced tc
."iuHy good music. They are going tc
0'nce after the show tonight, too.
NANCY WINNIE