Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
KinsfOlk Off to
Meet Peerless Men

Mrs. r. c. Porter, 2221 FitZwatcr
street, and Elizabeth Cassidy, of 1885
West Norris street. mother and best
terry A. Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Cas-
sidy, 1888 West Norris street, arc with
their daughter.
Lieutenant James +. McGuire, of
Wayne, belonging to the Second Radio
Battalion. is on the Peerless. and his
brother. Lieutenant Il. r. Mcclure,
who was discharged from the 315th In
fantry some time ago, after being
wounded, is on the Sylvan Dell to meet
him.
Private Dorford Bruce, nineteen
years old of Battery D. will be met
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bruce, of
Lansdowne, and friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. Henry. William Schuck. a pri-
vate of the same battery, will do we'll
to have an eye out for Charles, also
soldier of the 40Sth NJ. Z. c., one
of the outfits that didn't 60 over. They
live at 4434 North Fifteenth street.
And joy waits for Sergeant Charles
Court, Of Battery B, because all the
way to the home fire, which burns at
344S North Eighteenth street, he will
have the company of Miss Fillmore
Wyndish, of 5603 North Broad street.
Private Irving P. Harris, of Battery
.. may chance to see his mother, Mrs.
G. L. Harris. and aunt. Mrs. Graham
Wilson. of Atlantic City, on the Sylvan
Dell. They formerly lived in Philudel-
phia.
On the Ashbridgc. Mrs. Elmer Simon,
Of 1915 Diamond street, will be wait
ing to smile a charming brunette smile
for Private Elmer Simon. of Battery
b, and Corporal Wilbert Hamilton, of
Headquarters Company, is hopefully
expected by Miss Isabel Gile, of 1729
Tioga street, although she is not quite
sure he's aboard.
The colleen who can blush-will she
forgive the recording of tits Mary
Kelly, of 2537 South Fifteenth street,
and it's she that waits for Private
William Frank Mahoney, of Battery A,
whose home is 1920 South Twenty.
second street. Bushes are scarce in
France-resl opes-and folks on the
Sylvan Dell are congratulating William
Frank in advance.
Finally, of the many among those
present, there is Miss Leedom, who is
anxious to meet Private Arthur Hamill,
Battery A, who lives at 33 North Yew-
dali street.
Babe to Greet Uncle
In order that Private John Costa,
of Battery Z, who is but nineteen years
old, may get first glimpse of his little
niece, Mary Louise, his mother, who
lives at 932 North Sixty third street,
will care for her large family as usual
today, while Mary Louise's mother,
Mrs. s. ]. Costa, uses the ticket his
parent sacrificed. Mrs. Costa the elder,
is the mother of nine children.
Mary Louise will convey the greetings
of the family, and is expected to make
her report on the parade of Battery E
to her home at 729 North Forty second
street. Whether this will be punk
CLUBS or bully goo" is a matter of
onjecture, but, of course, Mary Louise
being wise, knows that the war will
soon be over for uncle, and a favorite
niece need not worry.
Not knowing that his mother is here
visiting an aunt, Mrs. A. Zogbaum, Of
300 North Thirty third street, ,Lieuten-
ant McWhorter Beers. of Laurel, Miss.
is coming on the Peerless, but may go
all the way home unless he is reached
and advised of the surprise awaiting.
The situation is this; Mrs. Beers came
to Philadelphia to visit, not knowing
the son was homeward bound. The son
did not expect to find her here. Now
they're wiring him, as well as going to
meet him on the welcome boat, to keep
him from travelling thousands of miles
to home without a mother.
Among wearers of war medals aboard
the Peerless is Sergeant George Wolf
niger, of Battery F, whose home is al
1907 North Tenth street. He will set
his mother, Mrs. L. Albrig on thu
Sylvan Dell, also Miss Dorothy Klink
who is his sweetheart-but not hi:
fancee. She admits it, but evidentl!
has hopes. Miss Klink lives at 100:
North Warnock street. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Elsie, yeoman
The sergeant got a d. S. G. and Croi:
de Guerre for rescuing five men VIII,
lay, wounded, exposed to heavy shell
fire. The date of his exploit, as men
toned in his citation, is September z