Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-22

CATURDAY sure was one gay day
~ down at Cape May in spite of the
showers. and. as usual. every one con
gregated at the Red Mill in the evening.
just as in the days Of yore they used
- to congregate in the old Stockton Hotel
ballroom.
But it seems to me that every now
and then at Cape May some one just
naturally starts something. as it were.
If il ism disagreement between SOL
dier and sailor. it's n bet or wager
B. between two or more poor nuts. aud
every one else gets into it. It's Just
as well; there has to be some excite
ment around these days.
Anyway. he that ms it may. they had
excitement down there ON Saturday
night. Every one was dancing gayly,
when suddenly the music stopped.
Every one rushed to the piano to see if
the leader had tainted or gone on a
strike. or something. But no. such was
not the case. 1t appears some one had
made wager that he could pass the
ropes without paying dime for his
dance and had succeeded in so doing
several times.
As the evening advanced the wagers
kept going up. and finally the gate
keeper became peeved: in fact, he be-
, came ANNOYED. and he called on the or
chestra leader for assistance. and among
the manager, the orchestra and the
} wager all bets were off, and so was
, the music. much to the disappointment
of bnpdrad ppoplp.
A sailor volunteered to play the
piano and the rest of the orchestra
members being in playful MOOD struck
up the music again-but the manager
made them stop and despite whoopS
and jeers and yells the Red MIL cloSeo
up for that evening.
It's Just as we'll not to get too funny
about things just think what would
happen down at Cape May if the k"d
Mill were to stay closed. TN" wee
sand flea at Cape May. whoasome-
times tells me about these things. Saiu
there were many pairs of would ne
dancing feet, that would have llkei u"
Jump firmly but squarely upon 'he wv"
individuals who made the rash bet' he-
fore the excitement started there WAS
time to see some pretty trocks' h""
YER, and Sara Dolan certainly wore a
beautv, II was red and white fouiaro
made with monks collar OF Whlte
orpandie The frock was butt"h"a
down the back with tiny white buttons
and an oriental belt of oXidlzed silver
over the very long wasted dress was
most becoming.
Rarbara BOYD had a most becoming
little gown of French blue organaie'
fashioned entirely of rufflcs. lhe Skirt
was made of fourin rutfles from the
waist line down, and the squ""H "u'
neck and short sleeves were rufle trim :
med.
TN SPITE of a young cloudburst out
l. in Wayne yesterday, about SIM,
members of the Red Cross appeared al
the Saturday Club house to near Dr,
Mariana Taylor. sister OF a. Mer'i''
TAYLOR Miss Nina Micl and Miss Mary
Davis talk about their work In France,
for they have all three recently returned
from over there you know, ana theS
were certainly interesting.
Doctor TAYLOR had charge of the
medical work for the Society of Friends
at lSpTlncOurI sur .ldl nv $50
struction work done there was wonder
full. too They had portable houses sem
over and they are already finished. ant
the inhabitants are living Ill 'heil'
Some even have vines and flowers grow
ing about. Doctor Iaylor says 1t
vould he hard to find trace of the
conflict where these little homes nave
been built
Miss Mel has been in the Philadel
phia distributing bureau in farls an'
she worked also in the Red Cross clun
house. She told what wonderful CHRIST
mas boxes she had been able to give
through donations received from mere
It is a pleasure to hear what has beer
done with money given BY ones asso
ciates in the recent conflict.
Miss Davis's story was more of late'
work, she having spent many months
near Brest and having done canteer
work among the mine sweepers. Th'
latter, you know, were often out on thu
high seas in small boats and unable t.
get hot food for as long as thirty day
at time. You may imagine how muci
they appreciated that small canteen si'
miles outside of Brest.
Altogether, it was worth braving th
rain TO hear these women talk. Their
is nothing like hearing things frs
hand, is there:
AND, as was saying, it rained SOM
"A Yesterday. didn't it? 1t did. Ant
then the sun would come out and you't
think it would be clear; and the mex
minute it would pour again and 81
finally you did not care what on eartl
you put on just so you put something
;. on, and went out between showers t
do whatever you had to accomplish.
And did you bump into people whel
Won were racing across the street
for cars and taxis and so forth? Dit
YOU? Between the showers yesterday
raced across from Chestnut street a
Thirteenth from the north to the sout
side and suddenly | stopped to gaz
upon a small debutante of next year
who was almost in Mysteries, becaus
she explained to me Every time
start to walk down the street, as l an
so short some one knocks my umbrella
and turns me around in a circle an
then the next thing I'm turned aroun