Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-22
MAYOR-ELECT MOORE'S
LETTER
Prominent Local Women Discuss Ad.
visibility Of Official Organization
10 Meet Distinguished Guests
Of the City
MRS. CORNELIUS STEVENSON is one


MRS. CORNELIUS STEVENSON is one
A'l of those forward looking women who
believe PhiladclI bia should do big things in
dignifcd and hospitable way. Mrs.
Stevenson. Mrs. II. $. Prentss Nichols aud
Il number of others interested in womcn's
clubs have been talking over the advisa
bility of an official or semi official organi-
zation that might fttingly receive and
entertain distinguished visitors as, for in.
stance, the Prince of Wales, whose short
stop in this city recently put us in an un
favorable position. We do not ordinarily
look 10 New York for advice in matters Of
this kind, but the mayors committee in
New York seems to have sized up appropri
ately to the business Of receiving the prince,
due possibly to the fact that Rodman Wana
maker. who is more or less a Philadclphian
Is chairman of the committee. There are
plenty Of good people in Philadelphia to
take care of the city's reputation in this re
gard if they are given the chance.
pISHOP GARLAND, of the diocese of
- Pennsylvania, takes a commendable in
terest in civic affairs Many of the move
ments for better government originated at
the Church House or in consequence of con
situations there held. The Womans League
for Good Government is one of the organl-
zations which occasionally brings up qucs-
tions of this kind. The league is very
friendly toward Charles Y. Tryon, who is
active in the charities committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. 1t also notes the
work OF mon like Mr.. Robinson, chief pro
baton officer of the Municipal Court. In
fact, those who are making progress in uplifl
work heep tabs on the proceedings of such
tri 40 bplD
wherever possible those who come under the
courts jurisdiction and who are in need Of
a friend.
COUNCILMAN A. c. KELLEY is pres
~ dent Of the Philadelphia Jobbing Con
fectioners' Association. Richard Weglein.
now councilman from the Twenty ninth
ward and one of the new Council of twenty
one. is also a member of the association
There is a mutually of interest here which
makes the confectioners strong for Wegein
Probably this may help to explain the big
majority rolled up by the active member
from the Twenty ninth. 1t also accounts for
the big dinner which the confectioners expect
TO pull off in honor of their distinguished
members.
TOSEPH l.. KUN, chairman Of the
- Speakers Bureau of the Jewish war re.
lief campaign committee, writes good hand
except when it comes to his own signature
and then he writes like John G. johnson,
who had the habit of starting all right with
the 'J' and winding up with long line
across the page. In the Jewish relief work
many prominent men not necessarily Jews
are associated. which is as it should be. Ii
is good to see the name of John Wanamakcr
next to that of Mayer Sulzberger and men
like George Wharton Pepper, Bishop Philip
NJ. Rhineander, John II. Mason vying with
DR.. Joseph Krauskopf Arthur A. Fleisher
and Samuel d. Lit With this spirit of
co operation anmating the movement, il is
believed the Jewish relief campaign will
wind up as successfully as did the drive for
the Philadelphia Orchestra.
MRS. FINLEY ACKER. who believes in
ANA woman suffrage, has organized inform
ally group of "Sufferngyets." The mem
bers of this interesting organization, which
thus far is without officers or headquarters,
constituted debating society on the trains
and in the boats on which travel the lady
members of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association Mrs. James r. Civilian,
secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary, of which
Mrs. William Ward, of Chester, is presi-
dent, has a great deal of difficulty in steering
her waterways craft between the Scyla of
the pros and the Charybdis of the antis
but up to- date the right of free speech has
not been denied and no harm has been done
by the discussions.
ONE of the things Mayor Ellis. of Camden
" likes to talk about is the pre- eminence of
that city as a talking machine headquarters
Connecticut has been making some claims
on this line recently. on the ground that its
talking machines have right to figure along
with those of the Jersey institution. Now
comes Baltimore with a claim to a new
talking machine plant which is to employ
upward of 5000 people. Mayor Broening
of Baltimore, and the Camden mayor will
have something to contend about when they
get together hereafter,
GEORGE WENTWORTH CARR is back
~ from the West, where he attended the
American Legion convention. Mr. Carr is
full of his subject and believes the American
Legion is going TO be big factor in this
country. He is chairman of the Philadel-
phia county committee and has some in
teresting ideas with respect to suitable head
quarters for the men who fought in France =
The American Legion has been requested by
the French republic to act as its agent in
the distribution of memorial certificates TO
be presented by the French Government to
the families of the American soldiers who
died in France aud ceremonies are being ar
ranged for Washington's Birthday or there.
abouts There are about seventy five posts
with membership of about % 900 now con
nected with the Philadelphia county com
mttee. This membership will probably be
increased twofold before the Washingtop's
Birthday exercises,
EDWARD BOX, who has quit drawing a
II salary to be of service to the community
was one of the big leaders in the 81 900 900
drive to 'save the orchestra" Mr.. Bok's
activities in behalf of this popular Phila
delpha institution did not stop at the pluck
ing point. He knew how to pick up checks
in large amounts, but he also understood the
publicity game. There were those banners
across Broad street aud down Chestnut.
Folka wondered why the Moore oomnoin