Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-20

nfDN'T you nearly shrek your last at
~ those ridiculous soldier BOYS In VINO
Stole the HAITI" You know during That
song, "Angel Child" when the HEROINE
sang, and the chorus ladies' or show girls
came dancing down the aisles. They we're
too funny for words, for they really looked
like girls. And didn't one sit right down
on the lap of a man you know and 1 know
who was sitting on the 'front.' row
and pat his head and stroke his
face7 And didn't the man almost pass
OUT from embarrassment? He tried TO
throw him off; but dear mo, he had on a
pale blue satin frock and a Dig hat' anu
he looked so girly you couldn't expect the
man to treat him rough so TO speak
Finally when the chorus lady became SO
attentive he Just couldn't stand 1t, IN the
middle Of the song he called out In stem
torian tones, "Help!'
Every one you ever knew was there
And they certainly did applaud Iony
Drexel Is secretary Of the show and It's a
benefit affair. And by the way, did you
know that Mrs. Tony was operated on Tor
appendicitis yesterday? Shes getting along
very well, I hear.
IND you know there are going TO De Dig
~ Christmas trees in a.: the puolc
squares this year? Yes: and they are 10
be trimmed with red, white and blue stars
only. And the stars are to be bought -
YOU and me and the money is COILS to the
fatherless children of France. Ism. that
an idea? Mrs. John Markoo is chairman
of that committee of the Emergency Ala.
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on Monday and Tuesday, and every one
who gives ten cents for a hild support
for one day will be represented by a olue
star. Three dollars which supports a
child for a month, will buy a white star
and $50. so will take care OF a milo tor d
year. and those who contribute that amount
will have rec stars on the trees. Mrs NOR
man Mrs. Campbell Madeira
Miss Eleanor Chandler, Mrs. Samuel Lit
and various other members Of the COM
mittee are heart and soul in the work.
Mrs. Lit will have charge of tho tree In
Rittenhouse Square. I think it's a very
pretty idea.
WEREN'T you sorry to hear of Dial
w Koons's death? He is the son of the
BOZ Koonses you know, and a brother or
Brewster Rooms, who married Molly Baily.
Dial had been in France for about six
months and had done splendid work. 1
saw a number of his letters one day and
was thrilled with the spirit in them. n
somehow, brave and strong and fine a
fighter as he was, I think he hated to kill
and hurt. So his bravery was doubly fine!
His father and mother received the tele-
gram on Wednesday. Somehow it seems
doubly hard 80 long after the armistice to
hear that he Is dead. or course, 1t was
not in action, as 1t was on Saturday; but
whether It was from wounds or disease the
family does not know.
DaIs older brother Bob died ABOUT ten
years ago and it was a terrible blow to
his parents, who are more thar devoted
to their sons. Mrs. Rooms is such a sweet
little woman. She was Miss Mary Brew
ster, you know, but her intimate friends
call her Mimi.
ITO GO from sorrow to JOY, did you know
i that Ebert Dent came home unexpect-
edly the other night? His family thought
him in France, and they were
after having been asleep some time, and
looking out from the window they deserted
an officer in uniform on the lawn. They
thought he was trying to attract them to
say that a window had been left open or
something. But after several attempts to
make himself heard they finally made out
gilbert" It was a question as to who
should get down first. And from "Danny's'
account of It., he beat his mother to 1t.
He got there first, and he lives on the
third floor. YOU know, while the others are
on the second floor. But he got there all
right.
TTELEN is six, but awfully observant.
Il The only trouble about her is that she
sometimes gets mixed up In her observing
observation-observance-have 1t your own
way, Her Oldest brother has Just come
back from overseas, and being somewhat
older thar she was when he went away,
Helen is much interested in all his CONVEX.
sation-which is decidedly Happy He
has a. habit Of addressing his mother af-
%fectionately but Familiarity as "old Lady"
and Helen gets the spirit Of 1t fine. But as
usual the letter means little or nothing in
her life, and some guests who had been
invited to the dinner given in honor OF the
soldier were shocked at the lack of train.
ing"
This is how It happened. Everybody
else al the table had been served, but
Helen always has her W special dish and
that hadn't been brought in yet. She
watched will wistful eyes as each dish
came in and went out, n none of It
eemed to be coming her way. At last,
after a wild look at the apron strings of
the maid as they disappeared through the
door, she put a beseeching hand on
mothers arm and exclaimed, "Hey, Ole
4 Girl, you're forgetting mel"
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Welsh. Of 1929