Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-17

the boys are suffering, especially in the
present great drive. But, haven't they
done wonderful things?
Only recently I read an article in one Of
| the current magazines against knitting. 1t
quoted an English officer, and said among
other things that he personally had never
seen a soldier wear a sweater nor helmet.
| believe he did admit that stockings were
needed
We'll it caused much excitement in Red
Cross circles. because a number of the
| workers read this article and said, IF we
are wasting time give us something else
to do?"
But the very best answer to it all is that
the Red Cross has sent out call for sweat.
ers, socks and helmets, and has assigned a
certain number to each auxiliary, and they
| all have to be done by September 90 SO
you see that is some drive. especially when
the wool is given by the Red Cross, too
At the Independence Square Auxiliary, COS
Chestnut street. the workers have been
| oShcu tO supply SoVV pans VI So,hS' i'''
sweaters and number of helmets.
1t looks as If there was something to
question in these magazine articles. does
| it not, when only one auxiliary supplies
that much?
Even in July the auxiliary at sos is as
busy as bee. They have two Liberty
Bonds now that they are selling on shares
for the benefit of the canteen work which
l. connected with the workroom. It's sim.
! ply wonderful what they accomplish.
1t takes time and it takes attention to
make them such successes and personal in
terests from those at the head of these
Undertakings. Mrs. George H. I.orimer Is
chairman of this one. and is in there every
day attending to all the executive work,
and she is ably seconded by her commit
tee, too.
you know that Natalie Morris, of
- Chestnut Hill, is taking an agricultural
course at Amherst College? She has had
trouble with her eyes and forced to
give up her painting for a while. She had
q studio here in town, you know. and was
doing awfully clever work. She has always
been interested in gardening and has a
beautiful garden at her home in st. Mar
tins. with little paths between the beds,
and flowers blooming all through the Gum.
mer. So she has turned her attention to
q more serious study Of it, and is learning
all about soil conditions and that kind of
thing for the Government. 1 believe she is
going further into the work next year at
Cornell IL she likes it we'll enough. 1t must
be fascinating study.
IT'S always interesting to hear about
= people who used to live here and have
moved to another city, don't you think?
So perhaps y6u be interested to hear
something about Marjorie Thomas Pome.
roy. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Lewis
Thomas. of Pelham road. Germantown
She was married about year ago to Lieu
tenant Nevin Pomeroy and went to Cleve.
land when he was sent out there to inspect
something or other for the Ordnance De-
partment. The news Is that "Nev" has
recently been made captain. and Madge's
friends here are much excited and very
proud over it. Madge is an awfully attrac.
4 tive little thing and is very popular in Ger.
mantown, SO of course there are a lot of
people interested in the promotion.
INC, 1T wasn't a scene being enacted for
IN a movie, at ALL There was real
''he'' and a real "she" mot reel ones you
understand). and it REALIZE did happen
You see it was this way. He had asked
her to go for ride with him in his good
hooking tan car, and they. were spin.
ming along ever so smoothly and happily
she exclaimed:
"oh. how wish 1 could drive like you
dol"
"You could If you tried" he remarked
nonchalanty not thinking what he was
sattins himself into; for guess what she
aaaid next?
"Oh, thanks I'd love to-"
$50 there was nothing for him to do but
slow down the car and hand over the wheel
to -her, with some few misgivings, which
hH, did try to conceal But he liked that
car, you know: it was a good car and he
hadn't had it very long, so he'd hate to
Hsee 1t get all--oh, WE'LL what was the use
c& worrying? He liked the girl better.
So they started Off he murmuring sweet
nothings In her ear about gears and brakes
and when to use the clutch. and she having
the time of her young life showing how
clever she was at driving car. You could
tell 1t was the first time she had ever done
ihr for she had that peculiar half.scared-
etj6. Observation-Disclosures expression
&on her face that told you even more elo-
qpently than her driving, which was really
quite good But oh. wait" thought the
man beside her, something is bound to
hxppen."
NJ WELL did it or didn't it? You wouldn't
have thought so If you had seen her drive
i1onS through certain suburb and glo-
5iausly turn the corner at crossroad.
But In doing SO she landed right square on
astrolley track and. my dear, 1t was quite