Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-08
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Tells Of the Overseas Legion Going to
Washington for Armisiice Day-She Speaks
of the Memorial at Belleu

pID you know that the Overseas Le-
IL zion of Women from this city will
- N washington on Friday for the
Economics at Arlington? You know,
Wrs Oswald Chew is president of the
In.ion here, md pretty much every
..an,on who saw service OH the other
s,So be,ongs to II. They will be repre-
snntod s'u In n body at the ceremonies, and,
7 underrtand. great many are going
ioun. It's maryc'ous how many Phil
oJe,nhia women did get over during the
var and after. and as to the work they
Xii too much cannot be said of 1t.
Some of e. Phi'adelnhin Overseas
romen are NJ - Edward Biddle Halsey,
Tettr McKim. Rachel Baker. Frances
CIark. Julia Williamson, Rebekah FL
iiot, Sophie Norris. Eleanor Bispham,
Father Lloyd, Myrn Elliot. Rose Dolan
and ever so many others.
WHILE on the subject of the cere-
w monies on FRIDAY Mt Arlington, have
ro,, heard about the Bel'cau Wood Me-
mortal Association and what it Is en-
,ieayoring to do? | think it's splendid
thing. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer Is
nrcsidcnt OF the association. as well as
vice president of the Navy League Of
the United States. In this city, Mrs.
Charles NJ. Lea is chairman and Mrs.
Theodore Reath. whose son Bob Reath,
fel, at Belleau Wood. is vice chairman.
The aim Of the association is to rebuild
the village of Belleau as n memoria! to
our marines and infantrymen who died
there.
II is hoped thnt the full amount of
money needed viii have been raised by
Friday. SO that it will be possible to
present purse containing the neces-
sary amount to President Harding at
Arlington after the ceremonies for the
Unknown Dead on Friday.
Many of u.s. who have near and dear
ones over there near Belleau Wood.
have been glad indeed 10 contribute to
this memorial. which will be small
way of showing our love for the boys
who gave their lives for their country
and whose magnificent fighting put fear
and dread into the German Army. once
more trying ITS best to reach Paris.
Mr.. Theodore Rcath. Bob's father, has
written the fo lowing foreword which
was sent out with the circulars ex-
planning the aims Of the association,
and am going to quote it for you:
"The village of Belleau is in view
from the American Cemetery on the
western edge of Be'leau Wood Also the
name will ever be associated with the
fighting of the A. II. +. at one Of the
crises Of the Great War. AS in the
case of the First Division at Chateau
Thierry, so two regiments of United
States infantry and two Of marines held
and then drove back the Germans Mt
Bclleau. These circumstances make ap-
propriate and will stimulate American
interest In rebuilding the village as al
most part of the surroundings of the
cemetery and as memorial.
Moreover the plan adopted by Mrs. |
Frazer and her co workers. by which |
the contributions to the fund will be
widely distributed and made in very
small sums. is we'll contrived for the !
admirable purpose of stimulating gen.
eral patriotic int"nest Of our citizen
ship. The universal military service |
under the Sclectivc Service Act Of Con. |
gress gave every one immediate Interest |
in doing our part toward winning the |
war. PerhaDs no single factor did so |
much to crystal'izc the patriotic effort |
OF the country and the accomplishment |
was corrcSpondingly glorious The pres
ent project has the same virtue in lesser
degree Of stirring and preserving the |
patriotic memories of the country"
The executive Offices of the Be'leau
Wood Association here are at 22l South
Twenty first street, Emergency Aid |
headquarters.
u z. n. sends me this delightful little
IL. example cf ontimlsm in one small
Gecrgette who lives in West Chester
and who has attained the joyous age Of
three. Mother told Georgctte TO stop
playing about the sewing machine the
other day. for, she said. You might
get your finger caught and have to have
Il taken off,
"Oh. we'll" rerlied Grorgette cheer
fully, Il have other fnoers."
NANCY WYSSE