Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-18

NLL the social doing are put aside for
y today and there are no parties. Most
persons thoughts are churchward Good
Friday two years ago our country entered
into the great world war. Though the date
was not the same, the day was, and 1t added
not little to the solemnity of that declara-
ton. One felt that we had gone into re-
ligious war, in that we were lighting Tor
right, for justice and against system which
was enslaving men. And we did not go into
1t in vain, as time has proved. 1t only re-
mains for the peace negotiations TO pc
ratified and the horror Of the last five years
will 60 down into history, though, alas its
traces will be found for many day and
generation. But the whole world will be
better for the suffering of these years. It's
always wonderful' study to watch the
good that invariably comes from pain 1t
makes one realize that life is worth living
1 never saw so many people in the street,
all vending, their way toward Holy Trinity
or st. Jamess or st. Clements or st. Fat
rick's or st. Johns or st. Marks and most
of the other Episcopal and Catholic churches
where the Three Hours services are being
held. All the Red Cross auxiiarics and
various other centers are closed up for
today.
CPEAKING of Red Cross, have you seen
~ the darling little black sateen frocks the
women are making now in the workrooms
for the wee refugees? I wondered myself
why they are fashioned of black, but you see
the dirt does not show as much and the
black frock can therefore be worn longer
and does not require such frequent washipgs.
Frequent washing wears things out. you
know. They make the cutest little blouses
and knickerbockers. too, for the little boys.
Can't you see the little lambs in their cum
ming clothes?
The Independence Square Auxiliary took
a number of wounded men to Independence
Hall in autos yesterday, and then out to
the Philadelphia Cricket Club for tea.
T HEAR Deborah Logan is coming out next
L year. It's quite some time since there
was debutante in the Wcthcrill family. so
we may expect much entertaining for this
young bud. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Restelrigg Logan. Mrs. Logan
was Sara Wetherill, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Price Wetherill and sister of
Mrs. w. Yorke Stevenson Mrs. G. Shiard
Smith and Mrs. Samuel Henderson. The
Logans live in Eddington most of the time.
Their place is called "Sarobia,'' I suppose
from combination of the first syllables of
their two names, Sara and Robert.
Deborah Logan looks very much like the
Wetherill side of the family, l should say.
She is not very tall, neither is she small,
however, and she has wonderful thick
mop of curly, rather light brown hair. The
date for her tea has not been decided upon
as yet, but that there will be a ball in her
honor, given by her grandparents, is not to
be doubted.
TNHOSE who will receive at this weeks
L reception for enlisted men at the Ills
torical Society are Miss Mary Converse, Mrs.
Earl B. Putnam Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II.
Ball, Mrs. Alvin A. Parker. Miss Anna j.
Kagee, Miss Anna Reed, Mrs. John Cooke
Hirst, Miss Ella Parsons Mrs. William
Frazier, Jr., and Mrs. James Newman
Carter.
I hear that the Historical Socicty's sug-
Sestion about automobiles was successful,
and a number of wounded men went to the
reception last week in cars lent by Mrs.
George w. Childs Drexel and Miss Mary +.
Sinnott. People are so generous with their
cars, l think, don't you? AS soon as they
find out where the loan of their car would
be gratefully received they send it right
along. Mrs. Henry Pembcrton, Jr., Mrs.
Harrison s. Morris, Mrs. j. Bertram Lip
pincott, Miss Hannah Fox, Miss Anna j.
Lewis, Mrs. Herbert Howe. Mrs. William
f. Goodman, Miss Hannah Lewis Scott and
esses last week. DR.. John W. Jordan, Ii
brarian of the Historical Society, gave an
interesting address on Benjamin Franklin,
including some new data. The sing was led
by Mr.. Lewis j. Howell.
no YOU remember a few weeks ago, or
~ maybe months ago, a few, anyhow, |
told you about certain somebody who was
trying to spell similar" and insisted on
It rhyming with familiar ? Well, yestcr
day she was at it aguin-writing. | hap
pened to be in the same room with her, and
she turned to me with pleasant, converse :
tional smile. You know" she remarked,
81 never spell similar wrong any more
since we had that discussion about it.
''How NICE | replied, just as converse =
tionally; 'how DO you spell it:' why,
i-l-i-a-r." she answered in a gO-to-
the head of the class tone. That kind of
thing is really incurable, you know.
NANCY WYNNE.
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