Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
CLUB OF 40 MEN
SENDS 10 TO WAR
No More Gay Dancing Par.
ties in White Lily
Rooms
TWO HAVE GOLD STARS
President and Other
of Organization Will
Fellows Into Serv

Only few months ago the long, mar
row hall above the shop at Front and
Banbridge streets was ahum with gos-
sip and laughter.
Some of "the boys" always found time
during the day for a look-in at the
White Lily Club and evenings found
the pianola grinding out its liveliest
tunes. while gay club members and their
girls danced
Even the elders Of the vicinity found
joy In gathering at the club to gossip
and watch the young folk play. Then.
too, there were picniCs and parties spon-
sored by the club. where old and young
made merry together. Everywhere were
happiness and laughter
Then one day two of the fellows went
to war. rhey we're banqueted and feted
before leaving, and then the gay parties
continued. though the change lad COM
menced and there was an undercurrent
Of new seriousness.
There were only about forty in the
| club to start, and even two members
were missed. Another member enlisted
| and thed another. Now the clubs serv.
ice flag has nineteen stars, two Of which
are gold.
Pictures On Walls
There are group pictures of the club
members taken while they were on some
picnic pasted on the clubroom walls.
| beside newspaper clippings and seizures
of those who have entered service
Fewer than half the old members are
left, for some who are not in military
service have entered other Government
work.
The officers of the club. Frank Weber
president Thomas Pickwin. secretary
Ben Ieaverman, vice president, and
John Virgins. treasurer. have lost in
| terest in social affairs, for they. too are
| planning to answer the country's call.
The girls who used to crowd the White
| Lily rooms to add life and joy to the
parties are now busy knitting or work.
ing in Government industries. Their
| faces as well as those of their mothers
have added seriousness.
| Half a dozen homes in the neighbor-
| hood have been saddened by news from
the front that their boys have been
killed in action wounded or are miss
ing. The former gayety is replaced by
| a sort of stern sadness in many homes
| but everywhere there is the American
| spirit of sacrifice willingly made, ant
| pride in service.
No More Parties
There aren't any more parties in thu
cuhroom. and only now and then Som'
one enters to read this list:
Members who are corpora's in Com
pany B. 109th Infantry. in France arr
Joseph Bailey. James Mulch. killed il
action: Robert Rowan. wounded: stan
ley KlibinslS. missing in action: Andrew
Baskin, wounded, and Edward Reynolds
| In the same company are Private:
John Greber, 502 South Water street
killed in action John Baskin. Walter
FELTON,, Harry Webb and Samuel Board
man.
Privates Thomas Robb and JOSEPH
Coffey are with the 15Tth Pioneer Reg
ment at Camp Wadsworth. Private Sid
ney Stashjolk is with the Twenty-frs
Company, Sixth Battalion. 154th Depo
Brigade. at Camp Meade. Samuel was
sci and Joseph Agborn are with tn
United States Coast Guard. Albert Klien
is senior sergeant with the Stevedor
Regiment, Newport News, Va, an
Frank Hufferty left with the last drafte
men for Il camp in South Carolina.