Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21


w dressings class that has been formed
out at the Philadelphia Cricket Cluo' us
a great idea don't you think! I'm s""p's
dying to know how the men Will be oreSSe"
up while they work. VIII they thlhk Sou'
cover their curs with linen caps ana wear
long white aprons with artistic sashes tieo
at the back in bows?
But really, don't you think it's very
good idea? I do. why shouldn't the men
who for some good reason are not solls
"over there" help the women TO MAKE the
dressings for the hospitals? Indeed wee
bird told me that it had heard one woman
say to another that she really oeheNeu the
men did even better work than the women
once they knew how. Be that as 1t may
they have started in and are to meet every
Thursday evening at the Philadelphla
Cricket Club. The advisory committee OF
the class includes Mrs Arthur Lea Mrs
f. Walter Clark, Mrs George Woodward,
Henry Kingston and Lynford Bddle. Mrs
Norris Williams is chairman Of the com
mittee and Mrs. A. H. Reeve is vice chair
man. The other members include Mrs.
George Warder, Mrs. Herbert Goodall Mrs.
Barry Colahan, Sd, Mrs. Joe Carpenter
Mrs Charles Porter Mrs. Billie Harper
Wilson Sharpess, Joe Jennings, Reed Nor
gan, John Brown, William Stewart Jr.,
Arthur Brockie. Howell Pratt Frank
Phelps and Edward Whitaker.
The first meeting was held last Thurs
day and every man and woman member OF
the club is automatically member of the
class. There are $50 in the service, you
know, from the Philadelphia Cricket Club
and naturally those at home want to help
those "over there"
The men have had little opportunity so
far to join in the work which the women
have so splendidly carried on for more than
a year and, as they are anxious to help,
the women are equally anxious TO instruct.
I believe it will be a success.
AND now Marjorie Mann is going to he
n June bride. OF course you know
the Mann girls. They are just as attrac'
tive and sweet as they can be. remember
several years ago being much impressed
by a young man at the meeting OF the
Saturday Evening Dancing Class. He was
standing talking to me between dances and
he suddenly said, Gee! Just look at that
Mann girl. Now isn't she just as pretty
and as well dressed-in fact better dressed
than any of the other girls in he room
I turned and looked at her. l can't re.
member If it was Marjorie or Ruth but she
rad on simple white frock made on plain
but graceful lines and the low neck and
tinv sleeves were outlined with narrow
;yreaths of flowers. She looked sweet and
simple and grlsh and, yes, there was a
certain air of style which many of the
girls who were dressed in far handSomer
gowns of taffeta or chiffon lacked.
I answered him, Yes, she does look
sweet and well dressed" That's it," lie
said "And she made it all herself and she
changes the kinds of flowers for different
parties, and ell the boys think it's wonder
full she makes all her own dresses. Gee.
he added She's some girl" Had he been
older he'd probably have said shell make
a good wife for somebody.
To return to the wedding date, it has
been set for June 5, | suppose after Jack
Hirst will have graduated from the Med
ical School of the L. of Pa.
Doctoring certainly seems to be in the
Hirst family, both Jacks father, DR.. Bar
ton Hirst. and his uncle, John Cooke Hirst'
for whom he is named, being among TINS
citys most eminent physicians.
His mother was Miss Elsie Graham, a
sister of Mrs Hutchison Scott Mrs. Frank
Dougherty Mr.. Howard Graham and all
of that large family of brothers and sisters
Marjories sisters, Natalie and Alice, mar
ried William Pepper Norris and Nelson
Huber. respectively.
My best wishes to the happy young pair,
and ] know you join me in this
r WENT into the Independence Square
l. Auxiliary Red Cross rooms yesterday
afternoon to hear Sergeant Baldock, of the
Princess Pat regiment, speak to the work
ers. 1t was different kind of talk from
those that have taken place there through
out the winter. 1t was the talk OF a man
who had a fathers heart and who was no'
ashamed to let us see it, Not that the
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