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Annual nuwei- marKet Will Be Held in Ritten
house Square on May 23 -Little Likelihood of
Many Debuts Next Season, Says Nancy Wynne
pnKPAHATIONR nre being completed for the annual Flower Market to bo held
Tin Hlttcnhousc Square on M,,y 23. In the absence of Mrs Georrrr. rM V
Uree, who 1 tho honorary president. Mrs. K Kirk Price Is nc fn c t ' l?t
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each department being In charge of some
lde, Mrs, Henry
Brlnton Coxo Ull
have charge of
booth No. 1, where
orchids and other
highly cultivated
flowers will be for
talc.
Mi 8. Con c will bo
assisted by Mrs.
Craig Hlddlo and
Mrs. Joseph I,oldy.
Booth No. 2 will bo
In charge of 51m.
Sidney W. Keith,
her uldci being
Mrs. William Piatt
Pepper, Miss Julia
Jlerwlnd and Mrs.
Kdward B. Cnssatt.
Mrs. W. Howard
Pancoast and ,MrH.
E d w a r (1 Cro.er,
with a number of
youtu girls as
aides, will have
booth No. 3, while
No. 4, which will
bo devoted to gar
den aprons nnd
hats, will be tinder
the management of
Mrs. J. Kldgvvay
Ilellly and Mrs.
Stacy n. Lloyd.
Th" v pro tabic
booth will bo man
aged by Mrs. John
P. Ilollingaworth,
while Mrs. T.
Henry Dixon, who
Is chahmuii of tho
committee i epic
sentlng tlie Uaideii
Club, will h a v e
booth No. 6.
At booth No. T will be the Society of
Little Gardens and will be managed by
Miss Sophy Cadwaluder. while The Oar
dens, im organization of piomlncnt
women, will be represented at No. 8
bv Mrs. William J. Hughe nnd u
number of assistants. No. 10 will be run
bv Tho Wceders. with Miss Phoebe
Phillips In charge. The Lincoln Day
Nurserv will have No. 11, under the man
agement of Mis. C. Hovaid Claik. and
tho Child Federation will have No. 1J,
and butter nnd eggs will be sold by Mrs.
Thomas ltoblns and her assistants.
Lemonade and loo cream will be dis
posed of by Mrs. William D. flrangc, and
a number of young KlrU will act as
waitresses, while the Women's Section of
.the Navy League, with Mrs. R. H- "le
in charge, will run a tea garden.
Ponies for the children to tide will 1)0
In the department managed by Mrs.
Tlioman C. Ashton and Mrs. Charles T.
Crlswcll.
IX SP1TB of the fact that almost eery
day one hears of a new date for a
debutante, I icilly doubt very much that
many will come out, for the war win cer
talnly take tne men away
even If It Is
only nt training cumps, nnu uic b""
themselves nre discussing tho advisability
of Red Cross work rather than parties,
and solid otudy will make them helpful
to their country. Time alone will tell,
but I do not expect there will be many
debuts nor many balls either for that
matter.
While on the bubject of debuts. I hear
that Mary Lav; was not to come out next
season In nny case, for she Is not yet
seventeen. Kvery ear theso rumors
start nbout girls of this age and give the
impression that they are older than they
aio when they finally do come out. Not
that tho girls themselves mind; the time
for women being bqucamlsh about their
age has passed.
Mary Law Is awfully pretty and will
certainly make a great furore In society
when sho docs make her bow. Eugenia
Biddlo was a great success, you will re
member. NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Mrs. William Coleman Vrceman, of 231
South Twenty-second street, will v
theatre party, followed by supper, In Wil
mington at the Mask and Wig on Friday,
May 4.
Miss Aha Sergeant has Miss Helen Whit
ridge, of Baltimore, as her guest for several
days.
Mr. 'and Mrs. William A. Wicdershf Im, 2d,
ho have been spending the winter with
Mrs. Wledorshelm's mother, Mrs. Charles
Walton, of St. Davids, have moved Into
Kay Crest, their home in St. Davids.
Friends of Mrs. Charles O'Donnell Lee,
Jr., of St, Davids, regret to hear that
she JiiiM linrt to undergo an operation at
tho Washington Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Lee Is convalescing and Is expected
homo In two weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Nelson, of Ko.
croft, announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Anno Nelson, to Mr. Ueorse
Hofstctter, Jr., of this city, at a tea given
this afternoon.
Mrs. Clmrlotto Wain and her daughter.
Miss Fanny Wain, of this city, who have
been spending somo tlmo with Mrs. Wain's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Lmlen Hare, at their homo In New York,
have returned to this city and will spend
some tlmo In town before going to their
summer homo at Westtown.
Mr. Lincoln L. Eyre. Jr., formerly of this
city, now Paris manager of the New York
World, Is a member of the French Mission
to this country, and wilt bo here In Phila
delphia for several days the latter part
of next week.
Mrs. Renwlck McLcod Steers, of Brook
lyn, has Issued Invitations to the wedding
of her daughter. Miss Miriam Steers, to
Mr. James Gordon McNeil, or Mosion, ai
. mm tlnn in nnnrirn. n
m " ."I"", "J """ J"""' i-angdon Klwyn, Mrs. W. llowiir.t
rancoast and rs J. IIH, Martin. The fete will Inst for the entire day. t e p o
Cecd, being Ivldcd between four be,,onclarloS-,,0 Lincoln I)ny Sm.cJ. Z child
Federation, the Navy League and the Rlttcnhou-c Square Improvement Society
a . ' . . .. -...: ,.i.. nn
vfi-i urace cnurcn on me iieigms, uruwiju.
J'Tt Wednesday. May 9. U half after 4 o'clock.
A nlimhor nt PhllnrielnhlanS Will go On
for the wedding, as Miss Steers 1 a frc
autnt visitor In this city.
14 aSi'urH Mra. II. E. Foster entertained the Junior
M glwkMpeare. Club at Itoadslde, her home In
,Yna,,9n .'tuesaay auernuuti ut ,
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ABOUT PEOPLE
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ue muiietl into various sections or booth,.
matron, who will be assisted by n number of
I'lioln hy i:ilit Sludln
MISS ANNK NELSON
Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James .1. Nelson, of
I'olcroft, whose ciiRaRement to Mr. GcorKe Hot-
stetter, Jr., is nnnounccd todav.
Claflln, Mrs. J. .1 KoulUrod, Mrs.
I-ullcr and Mrs Nelson Ljstcr.
J. Q.
Miss Julia Itlakeley. of (lermnntomi, ac
coinp.inled her father on a motor trip to
.New Vork oer Sunday.
.Mr and Mrs, John Thoipe .McKale. of
Ncwhall and Hansberiy streets. (Jprman
lown. announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Mary McKale. to Mr. Fred
eric Grater Durk, of this city
A class In nursing and hjgicne has been
organized, and meets at the Voting Women's
Christian Association on Tuesday after
noons from 4 until fi nelock. The class
Is taught by a Ited Cross nur.-o, Miss
Seamster. and numbers among Its members
Miss Maigarct Keeling. Miss Nancy lloyt
Smyth, .Mrs. Hubert Bright Miss Sarah
cidxton. Miss Marie Lorimer, Mrs. Henry
Bioinlc, MIsh Martha Boyd. Mrs Robert
Coleman. Miss Phoebe Carlisle. Miss Mil
dred Lindsay, .Mrs Henry Urdman, Mrs.
Boh land Lea, Mrs Holier! McCracken. Mrs
Glytidon rrlestman. Miss l'.IIzabetb Shaw.
Miss Josephine I'ndcrwood and Miss Cater
ina Xar.i.
Mis. .John Clapp. of 17 West Tulpelincken
street, Cermantown, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Mlts Florence Wol
erton, to Mr. Frank II. Hastings, also of
Germantoun
Mrs. Jane Byrne, of 1421 North Bouvler
street, announces tho engagement of her
daughter. Miss Margaict Kuphcmia Byrne,
to Mr. Walter J Katterthwalt, also of this
city.
Announcement has been made of the en
gagement of Miss Kena May Bishop, daugh
ter of Mr. Cdwln C Bishop, of North
port, N. Y. to Mr. Albeit It. Ware, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel S. Wale, of Camden
The wedding - ill take place in the fall
On Monday eening. April 3D, an attrac
tive dance will be bIcii for Iho benefit of
the Mater Mls-erloord'ae Hospital at Miss
Carrlgan's studio, 3903 Ransom street. The
committee In charge includes Miss Mary
Frances Kellcy, Miss Agnes Haggerty, Miss
Katharine Burns. Miss Agnes Kelly, Miss
Gertrude E. Bachler and Miss Marie Car
rigan. Those who will act as patronesses
will be Mrs. Donald Watson, Mrs. J. A.
Colgan, Mrs. Cornelius Haggerty, Mrs. J.
Kolley, Mrs. Christian V. Bachler and Mrs.
Paul C. Thompson
At a dinner which was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Malamndson on Sunday
ecnlng the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Iteba Malamndson, to Mr. Charles No.
vack was announced. Among the guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. Novack, Mr. and
Mis. Schlekman. Mr. and Mrs Benjamin
Stein, Mr. and Mrs Bookfor, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin nurrell, Mr. nnd Mrs. Silver and
Mr. J. Dlckman.
Along the Reading
Mrs. William Mulford, of Wyncotc, re
turned last week from Atlantic City, where
sho has been spending some time.
Miss Mary Llpplncott. of Babbit Hill,
riielten Hills, has had Mies Gertrude
Baker, of Chestnut Hill, as her guest for
some time.
Mr. Louis It, Dutton, of Washington lane.
Jenklntown, spent several days last week at
Reading.
South Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Plumly. of 1163
South Broad street, are spending a fort
night In Atlantic City.
Mrs. Charles Hathaway, of the Glrard
Estate, will moe shortly to her home In
Llanerch.
North Philadelphia
Tho Declmus Club has elected the follow
ing offlcers for 1917; Mr. Gordon Davis, pres
Ident: Mr, Abraham B. Fretr, treasurer.
and Mr. Loer Campbell, secretary. Other
members Include Messrs. Raymond Bell.
Russell Wllklns. Leonard Ooodwln, Warren
Davis, Harjjld Shaw and John Lowery. Tho
third annual spring dance of the club was
held last week at the homo of Mr. Lowery,
S928 North Camac street.
The members of tho North Philadelphia
Business Men's Association celebrated Its
tenth anniversary on Tuesday night with a
banquet at the Nlcetown Boys' Club, Hunt
Ing Park avenue and Clarissa street. Mr.
Edward E. Zlegler, the president, was toast
master. Addresses were made by Mr. How
ard II Heckler, vice president; Mr. George
II Kimball, treasurer; Mr. George B. M.
Swift, recording secretary; Mr, Newton E.
Kreed, financial secretary, and Messrs,
Charles Mayer. W. J. Hlser, Jr., Paul Wend-
r Jr.. HBiuivn j, "wpu 6iMrier.
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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1017
Weddings
WOOD MEADE
The marriage of Miss Sahadora Meade,
daughter of Hit late Mr George Gordon
Meade and Mrs. Meade, of Ambler, and
granddaughter of the Lite General George
Gordon Meade, to Mr. M'rcscott Ersklne
Wood, of New York, took place today nt
St. Thomas's Church, Whlteinnrsh, at 1
o'clock.
There were tin bridesmaids, and Miss
Meado was given III marriage by her
brother, Mr. Geoigo Gordon Meade, and
Mr. Wood wiih attended by his brother-in-law.
Mr Berckman Wlnthrop. nnd his
ushers were Mr James Parke, Mr. Benja
min Moore, Mr. Frederick Cruger, Mr
Stephen Mnrkee, Mr George Ball, nil of
New York, and Mr S.iundris L. Meade, of
this city After a small reception nt Dawes
Held, Ambler, the home of the bride. Mr
and Mrs. Wood left on a wedding trip. They
will lle In New York.
WATMOL'GH PRIME
The miinl.igp of Miss Laurette le Tm
sard Prime, ityiughtcr of the late Mr
Frederick Prime and Mrs Prime, of 1"0S
Spruce street, to Mr Pendleton Gaines Wat
inough, Jr. took place today at noon at
the home of the In Ide'n mother.
The Re. Daxld M. Steele, reilor of St.
Luke and the Epiphany Church, pet formed
the I'ctemonj
The bride wore a gown of white satin,
ti (mined with her gr.tlidinnthci's wedding
laic, and a lu'.le oil. She was attended tiy
her sWter, Mls Alice Prime, and her cou-dn.
Mls Edith Van Cotirtt.indt Jay, cit New
York.
A breakfast followed the ceieniony for tho
Immediate families and Intimate friends
only.
Fl.AVELl TAl'SSIC.
A pretty wedding will take place this
evening nt fi o'clock, when Miss Glace Anna
! T.iiitln il.inl.lnr nt Mrs tlli'llttrd A
Taussig, or the Wood-Norton Apartments,
Germ.intnnn. will become the bride of Mr
George Kenneth Flavell, also of Geiman
t jWIU
Busses will meet the r, os train at tier
mnntowti road to convey the guests to the
house
Tin ceremony, which will take place In
the presence of the immediate families only
nt th home of the bride's uncle. Mr. Charles
T Taylor. N.-uahoo avenue and Mermaid
lane. Chestnut 1 1111. will be performed by
tni Rev William Bentty Jennings, pastor
of the First Prcslijteilnn Church In tier
unntmvn. The bride, who will be given In ni.nriage
by her brother. Mr Ellwnod Taussig, will
wear a gown of turtrous white satin and
tulle Her tulle veil will be caught with
orange blossoms, and a court train will fall
from the shouldcis. She will cany whltu
lilacs, lilies of the vallc and oichlds
Miss Anna Stuart, the maid of honor,
will be gowned In turquoise blue satin and
net made over sliver cloth, and trimmed
with silver handings. Iter hat of black
tulle will have blue-ribbon streamers, and
she will carry forgrt-nie-nnts and pink
Etiapdr.igons The bridesmaids, Miss Julia
David and Miss Catherine Perry, will wear
gowns of pink satin and net made over
silver cloth, nnd their black hats will have
pink streamers and they will carry arm
bouquets of pink snapdragon and Ophelia
roses Tho little flower girls. Miss Eleanor
Taussig nnd Miss Elizabeth Flavell, will
wear dainty frocks of white with pink rib
bon sashes, nnd will carry spring blossoms
Two little ring beaiers will be Miss Ellen
Taussig and Master George Denulston Mr
James Cutler will be the best man. There
will be no reception After an extended
wedding Journej Mr. Flavell and his bride
will live In Germantown.
HUGHES GRIFFITH
The niairlngo of Miss Electa Eleanor
Grlflith, daughter of Mr ami Mrs. Golds
borntigh J. Grlflith, Jr.. of 201 Hoittcr
street, Germantown. and Mr. Richard Camp
bell Hughes will take plate this evening at
T-tr, o'clock In the Summit Presbvtcrlan
Chinch. The ceremony will be perfotined
b.v the Rev. it. P D. Bennett The bride
will be given In mairlage by her father, and
will wear a gown of white satin made with
a panel of dtichesse lace and tulle and a
deep girdle of sliver cloth The tulle sleeves
are made long and a court train of satin
fastens at the shoulders A coronet of
duchesse lace will form tho attractive veil
decoration. She will carry white sweet
peas, lilies of the valley and orchids
Tho matrons of honor. Mrs Henry G.
Rlter, 3d, and Mrs. Edwin Hessenbrucb. will
wear gowns made alike of white tulle ruf
fles and blue satin ribbon banding. Their
hats of leghorn will have pink roses and
blue streamers and they will carry pink
snapdragon and pink sweet peas.
The bridesmaids. Including Miss Anita
Mcgnrgee, Miss Elizabeth Steel, Miss Clair o
Veile, Miss Minerva Headley and Miss
Roberta Claik, of Baltimore, will wear
frocks alike of tulle rutlles and rose satin
ribbon, with the exception of Miss Mcgar
gee. whose frock will have ilbbnu of a
pale shade of pink Their bats of pink
tulle will have sti earners of pink nnd they
will carry spring flowers tied with blue
and silver ribbon.
Mr Hughes will have Mr Frcdeiick
Butler, of I'tlca, N, Y.. as best man. anil
the ushers will be Mr Robert Weaver, .Mr.
Harold Wright. Mr Robert Himartb. Mr
Leslie Wright. Mr. Henry G. Rlter, 3d, and
Mr. Edwin Hcsscnbriich.
BARBA BAKER
A quiet wedding was solemnized this aft
ernoon at the home of Mr, and Mrs John
Cordis Baker. 117 Allen's lane, Chestnut Hill,
when their daughter. Miss Eleanor It-ker,
became the bride of Mr. Charles Barba.
Tho bride was given In marriage by her
father and was unattended.
Mr. Philip Barba was best man. The
ceremony was performed by Dr Ie Wolf
Perry. There was no reception. Owing to
tho recent Illness of the bridegroom, only
tho Immediate families vvero present. .Mr.
nnd Mrs. Baker will be at homo May 2G at
3107 West Coulter street, Germanlovvn.
TURNBULL TATTERSFIELD
Announcement Is made of tho marriage
of Miss Ruby P. Tattersfield, of German
town, and Mr. J, Wallace Turnbull on Wed
nesday, April 25, at the homo of Mr. Turn
bull's sister, Mrs. O. Grant Ebtcrbrook, In
Brooklyn. Tho ceremony was performed
by tho Rev. Richard Turnbull, tho bride
groom's father. After an extended wedding
Journey In tho South, Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull
will live at the Wlssahlckon Apartments In
Germantown.
GUNKLE WELDON
The wedding of Miss Mnrgaret M, Wel
don. daughter of Mr. Richard Weldon, of
1439 Wyoming avenue, and Mr. Earle B
Gunklo, of 804 North Forty-second street,
will take place tonight nt the homo of the
brldo's father and will be followed by a
reception. Mr. Weldon will give his
daughter In marriage nnd sho will bo at
tended by her sister, Miss Mary Weldon.
The bridegroom will have Mr. James A.
Fastwood for best man. Mr. Gunklo nnd
his bride will leave on an extended trip
and will be nt home after June 1 at 3313
North Broad street.
McNASH CRAWFORD
Mrs. Elmer Crawford, of 1829 West
Tioga street, has announced the marriage
of her daughter. Miss B. Hazel Crnvvford,
to Mr. John H. McNash, of Washington,
Pa on Wednesday at her home by the
Itev. Dr. Forrest E. Dager, of St, Taul's
Reformed Episcopal Church, Broad and
Venango streets. After the quiet ceremony
Mr and Mrs. McNash left on an extended
trip. They will bo at home after Septem
ber I In Washington. Pa,
KEITH CRAWLEY
The wedding of Miss Minnie Crawley,
daughter of tho late Mr, and Mrs. Matthew
Crawley, of IS29 Spruca street, and Mr.
Garfield Keith, formerly of Canada, but
now of Philadelphia, took place quietly this
morning at St. Patrick's Church, at a
nuptial mass at 11 o'clock. The Rev.
Lawrence A. Deerlng performed the ceremony-
'...,.
A. small oreaaiasi iquowoa.ino ceremony.
'ilv? y Mrs, A, W, Burk. ;1 MM it
CONTRABAND
A IJomance of tho
Hy RANDALL
Till! slum lilt s I All
CAPTAIN MM II Mil) lllll.l.l. i'f Hi'
AIIhs l.lne. who i.iir,,! fntin ai-rvlie uh.ii
his fHirur uiviirr tif IIm .niup.inv, ,11-1
nnd lft him n nmiii furnui, , I cm-' f n
nuni' r nf ru mi In ,r,l ilu1 vmiIii
lnn-'Mi, own. 1 i, riirrinidnii. i ntP' r
klnc nii'l million. i ir. , nf N, w YorU
I'.KA Is votinit rtiiluiTl of mneletli, who
tins hrlhoil .i i"it iiflii r ef ih ueht t"
sicrote hT mi liunnl Tin" milling par'
Is iilinoliit, l stMic li,,.nis, i.ttrtimtnn h.is
s tuMlm-M ch, in,- In mlml He vviintx I"
i nnu r th- i ,ii i imirUi i luiaiis" or Hi'
llroiit VV.ir Mollis ,llMir Vera mi,
nlclil luit piciiii hi x lo l.,, Ii-t Rotrtt tinjll
tho irnft l olio .lis ,,iit m hi. i, wlmn Hie
ulrl Is in it's, ins, Iut liOnttit t" ruirlim-
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Kmiwn lo llolllr, i, .innlh, r Ktii ft
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wrtiks Hi. v.ulil All dill llnllls. Vira
unit Mi C.inu urn flivnl niul lilil.nl up l;v
the hoil 1 loll Ih rones Mi i. inn I" "' It'
Will lll.ir.llo III,. Kirl Im kill III II KtllliTHOIIl
The three Hull ,hi,ii In Hie lluhl ilorv
trnlliiu: from the hi, rn of Urn vinnt
'I he tlillil nlslit "Ut thev Hltfllt a c rail. Hie
Imll.in I'hl'f. of Phlli I, Inlil . uhlih tuU. s
them on luiiril. when It le.irlinl lliil
HollU inn tiavlKile l he l.o.it 'I lie lllitlnti
I'hlef l In a pltliilile innillllnii liavllia
lieen vvmkeil III a hlorm 'I Im v,sel Is
loiiitnl lo the haiih, i Willi a i.iruo r muni
tlonx of nnr niisieneil in I hilnloil K.
1'lltl.ll ll(IIM, Hie imnir nf the slim
lias stakeil his mure rorlune In Ihe veil
Hire Cpoti Its mm i ss ill i mis Ills future
nml lh.it of his ninlner. Ill rhllailolpliln
When ,ru ns-osiiU, s II.imsiiii lis an vM
I'nlin lleneh m nu ilntnni e she urgm ll"l
lis In taki , niiimallil of Hi, ship anil run
It Into llamhutu Has, mil Is n i ripple ii
the resuli of n slioolins alfnlr In whlili
MiCiinn In a Jealous i,iKi. lire.l at lilm
llnfiioin however. ns Innoi ent of any mm
lilli lt with the uoinin , , .,
Mollis proiculs tn take loiiim nut "i "'"
hip.
(HAITI;!: Mil Cniitlniieil
TW
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WAS not iiltogethei lileascil with the en-
glneet's maniici, a vague su-plilon i inn
ing to my mind that he also i.ithei lire
fened a ictutu to lialtliimrc and that the
crew might deshe the same diclslon. How
ever, the man was not a deck nlllcer and
cimfosveil to having had tiiiulile In getting
tile ship's wink dune No doubt this was
the main illlllcult.v. but those Idlnws would
find me a dllTeretit proposition As 1 went
forward to the. I. ill I noticed that both
Vera and U.isiom had conic up as far as
tho head of the lonipanlim and imw stood
then1 In thi' shadow, whole tlie.v i mild both
see and hear MiC.um, liowcvir. did not
nppear ami was probabl.v asleep below. i
still doitoiing bis dlscnliiKit optic 1 bad
Just a moment t oliserve these things be
fore the men big.iti to appeui aft the main
mast and fmni In a stiagglv line acmss
the dcik Tlu wcie. indeed, a ioiiRh-Iil-Ing
lot, even for a fi fighter's crew, plalnl.v
showing the cffeits of pnilonged debauches
ashore, wltli sevei.il among them still
nianlfcstlv under the Influence nf liquor
The attitude of most of them was pl.ilnlv
that of sullen Indifference, although some
of the jounger ones Indulged ill rough
hnise-plav. laughing Insolently as they
glanced aft. Tho re-establlshmcnt of sea
discipline on board was evidently to be
my first task, and my teeth clinched tight
ly as my eves swept their fnces.
'Come fuf.her aft, men," I ordered slcrn
lv "Borum, bring tlicm closer In where
tiiey i .in hear what I say ay! that's more
like It."
I stared down Into Ihe upturned faces,
noting, it seeninl to me. characteilstlcs of
even- race on earth, and realizing that here
befoin me waH grouped the scum of the
seven seas
"Men." t began, gripping the rail and
speaking swiftly, "there is no need of m
telling you what has happened to the Indian
Chief You have lost shipmates and all
vour deck officers, and have been drifting
?.U.'.,. .V,- t.er. ,lnvs. It Is the tuture.
neqiiess,, .... ... - . ,, v..
name Is Holll's. and I held command In the
ii. n unci o iirt'll t f
old Atlas Line The owner m ... n v..
and ca?go-Mr Philip Unscnm-Jias Just
do no me the honor of appointing me as cap
tail, for the remainder .'f this vo age.
The fellows remained silent, eyept for
t,e Testlcss shuming "f their feet on the
"'"And what is the Mge to be. MislerT'
snddenly asked it hoarse voice back In the
KreTy,'e same one you signed on for. of
course."
"Ter Hamburg? ,
"That's wbeie we lay her bead
J,1.. ... i.mi ld It: we've n wrecked
f,lp. a,,' they tells us there's a war on.
Who tells oti that?
,IMl.n e-lt-
that como nlionru iihuib """
, ,1. r." -- . ,,
,pr. lie told tMo cnim
...... i .. n- rv tin war.
this ship cleared
hefore there was any declaration nnd you
Mows s llped with her for the voSage"
'That's a damn lie," sang out another
voM shrilly "Tl m0i't "f UR WU" 'lKn0',
.. It rltYilid
I straightened up. determined to end the
'"eVur'Toughof this lads",
mid sternly, staring straight down Into
.heir f ices "I don't know who among nu
V doing nil of this talking, but I'll nnswer
a. n is I m captain nf the Indian Chief.
f any of you want to try out whether
I wn handle my crew or not. go to It.
TS'S separated, himself from
iJ others, and slowly climbed tho ladder.
Vr ,.. a big muscular fellow, with led
hair, dipped close to his head, and Intel
llgent blue eves.
"Your name Is Leajord."
"Thfs IsVour llrst voyage on the Indian
C'"No' sir; my third"
'Very good. Mr. Lcayord; from now on
vnu will mess aft. and rank as first mate,
serving watch nnd watch with me. Is there
a man forward capable of filling tho sec
ond mate's berth?"
lie ran his eyes over tho group below
rather doubtfully.
Olson might, sir," he unsweied finally.
"He Is sober and a good seaman."
"Step forward, Olson,"
The mass of men parted slightly and the
, ' wi,8 pushed to tho front. He possessed
a strongly marked Swedish face, smooth
ehaven and almost boyish.
How old aro you. Olson?
Twenty-eight, sir "
"You know the sea?"
Twelve years In tho fo'castle. sir."
"All right; I'm going to glvo you a
chanco to make good as second ofllcer, Mr,
Olson. Now, lads, that's all for tho pres
... i take It you arc satlormen and know
I w),at that say mean, nm umiivoa are ion
to cm we' 1 have a. storm, boforo mldnlttbt.
what that sky means, Tho chances are ten
FASHIONS 1918
f'nirlKtil t.lfe ruHlnl.lnr I'ellil tt II trt' I ' i "I r., ic 111. n f
North Atlantic
DARKISH
(let Ionian!, nil hands, nnd cleir away
ti.it l illle lively now "
They line a lilt slow about It. grumbling
mining themselves Olson spnko miie m
tivic. nlthnugii I could lint hear e n-tlv
wli.it was said, nml the power of sen dis
cipline flnall.v innqunred. Thev began shuffling-
forward, but In no good bunmr I.ea
.void lingered a moment In risk ine n qiii--
imii; then Joined die others on the nriln
(let k, muring ,mt unlets tu a full voice,
which seemed to put some life into the men.
I lenialtied nt Hio i.ill watching, intber
pleased with the wa.v my uewlv appointed
unites looli Imlil. ami conllilent Ihe men
would be Kept nt It
Tlie.v were Imbed ;i hard Int. ct possililv
no woise Hi, in the average and once thev
weie Mihered up nnd settled to the vovage
would nut pinli.ilil.v give me un.v very
serlmis tinuble Within ten minutes thev
were vioikln cheerfull.v enough, and l.ea
,vor,l had c, used his uruff nrileilng. and
stonil silent beside the lee rail. It pleased
me to nhserve ib.it nlson tool, hold along
villi the others nuil did bis full shine of the
vork I leaiinl further ovir to gain view
of tile i-ihln entrance, hut liascoui had
disappeared Tho girl, however, held her
place anil gl.m'ced up. Iter ejes inictlng
nine
"Could I cnine up there, Mr. Ilollls?" she
questioned
"Certainly, as a passenger this deck Is
fieo tor your use Take the stat board lad
der "
I gave her my hand nnd helped her to
giasp Ihe mil The sea was not heavy, but
tbeie was a nastj loll novel theless, making
It safer to cIIiik to mine stable object She
glanced about into the mist
'How gray and somber It Is." she said
ioberh "The tun is almost like a hand
cliilchhif; ut j on "
"The glass Is falling i.iplilly." 1 answered,
"and I suspfet a slonii Is blooding behind
that iiiitaln: that Is why I am so anvious
lo make nil clcai What (In nu think of
the crew '"
She glanced aside toward the motionless
negto .it the wheel nml then at the men
shiilllliiK about their wink
"I I h.irdlv know ; thej they look nw
fullv tough, nnd and disreputable Weren't
some of them iliuukV"
"No doubt, yes But that Is nothing un
usual at this t-tage of ii vo.vage The ship
Is not long out of port. ou know, and some
liquor was iindoiihleillv smuggled aboard
We'll have a seaich for it piesentl.v "
"Vou do not think Ihcni u bad ciew 7"
"About the uver.ige, 1 should judge: all
soits and conditions of men, of the kind
who go down to hp,i In ships The rouble
Is that .vou ale accustomed only to the
passenger set v lie uniforms nnd scrubbed
faces We do not often pick that soit of
seamen for the rough vvotk."
She didn't speak for a moment, watching
the moving figures curiously.
"Tlie.v wcie vciy much dlssatlslled with
your decision to go on. They did not see
us In the companion, and spnko lather
ficely about It "
"Vou mean the continuing of the voy
age?" "Yes; they believed the vessel would cei -talnly
put hack to the ncaiest Aineilc.iii
poi t "
"You braid no Inkling of their plans, 1
presume''"
"(inly profane thients"
1 laughed Well, don't worry, Miss Veia
Those things .nc ficquuit enough on shlp
bo.tnl We will have the lads thoioughly
tamed within another twenO-four hours.
There Is never a mutiny without some
leader and a better cause. Those fellows
shipped for Hamburg, and to Hamburg they
go, unless some cruiser slops us I mil
working under .vour orders, you know.'
She glanced up quickly into my face,
"I'nder rnv orders? No, not that. Mr
Ilollls You told me It would be jour
ihniro; 1 merely gtautcd permission"
"Your permission was equivalent to an
older. 1 so aciepted It."
"Hut that Is baldly fair Not that I re
giet the cliuli ii. for 1 could never have for
given mself If inv selfishness had ruined
Philip liascoui He Is tc.tll.v no old friend"
"So I supposed; a very Interesting man
in spile of his mlsfiurune "
"lln was Indeed, before that bullet
wrecked him It Is sad; and to think thai
tho one who shot hhn Is actually on board
his guest "
"Not nltngetliei a pleasant thought to
mo,'' I said sobeily "For Mi'Cann Is the
kind to breed mine trouble if he can flint
an evctue I doubt If ho suspects as yet
who owns this ship, but tho two aro bound
to meet. Ills tongue has wagged already
about the war "
"The news has reached tho crew?"
"Yes: that accounts largely for their
objections to I'l-ntlnuo the vojage, although
piobably they were tlpe enough for revolt
before. I shall have to caution McCaun,
and ho does not take such things kindly"
"You do not mushier tho man dan
gerous?" "Not In the sense nu mean He will
never attack openly, yr permit himself to
bo know ii In any conspiracy. But he will
havn to be watched, novel theless. Ho Is tho
sort to harbor revenge, and as ho feels
hatred and dlstiust toward both Bascom
and m.vself. wo cannot be too careful. I
shall have in tell Lcayord tho whole story."
"Loajnrd?"
"Tho man 1 named for first olllcer; he Is
standing abaft the foremast yonder."
"Tho second ofllcer Is a Swede?"
"Yes; lather young, but 1 Ilko his face,
and ho seems to have tho respect of the
men." I tinned, and gazed Into the face
of tho compass already lighted.
"What Is your name?" I asked of the
black at the wheel.
"Watson, sail ; Charles Watson."
"Well, Watson, let her head fall off a
couple of points that's It, my man la this
tho signal cord to tho enginoroom?"
Ho nodded, tho whites of his eyes show.
Ing oddly, and I rang for an Increaso of
speed Watson, bracing the wheel with one
knee, wiped his lips on his sleeve.
"Am yo' shorcly alrnln' fer tur sail ills
ycro ship long ter Hamburg, sail?" ho asked
cautiously
"You heard what I said to the men?'
"Yns, sah, I dnno heerd dat. But I
thought mabo I best toll yer, sah, that
thar's suro a bad lot forward, an' they's
plum set against goin' no further."
, "A bad lot. heyj And who seems to ba
Hi. leader. Watson?".
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WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT)
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IIMCl llhtrlil sm itillmt nf lriiirl-
nunt of I'nli'i, Woik b unmet Itlltcnhouse
lintel, 7 o clock Inv itati.in,
I'bl.v nml ihime, Itlllne-s Drpiirlmelit,
Temple I tiiversttv Miiinuae Assoi i.ition.
New i 'ent in v loaning Itootns, Ul South
Twelfth Mlect S .III n'clni It Admission
i h.iige
(hs-l(nl iiiuirrl. Iweulleth uiinlier-iir.v
or the Jewish ll.illv I'lilwilld. .Metlopoll-
(an npei.i House, Itmad ami Topkir stteels
Ulliner, lilui Inn (linegii I'riitrrnll ,
Ailelphia Hotel. 7 o'cloi Membeis
I iilurrt, Orpheus ('lull, Viinlrin.v nf Munlr.
VdlllWsinii eli, nee
l.lldles" IllKllI, -l.elih I lull, K " IneU,
Mi mbi is
Farmer Smith's
Column
TIIK OLD MAN
.My Peats Some of jnii love to hear
about newspaper ollkes. nnd I must tell
.vou the stoiy of ,i dear old man who used
to write for a well-known paper. lively
da.v he w t ote a column, about twice as much
as 1 write fot you each day.
Sinnchnil) bought the paper wbeie be
worked and put him Hi a little hole under
tin- staiis
lie did not louiplalu, but kept on Ills
woik until one il.i.v ho asked for a vaca
tion While he was gone the column did
not appear.
B and bv lettera came to the olllce and
still mine lettois wanting to know what
had become of Ihe dear old man. There
were so many letters that they almost filled
his little hole under the stairs.
Now. when the Ii. o .1 came hnnie,
what do .vou think the new owneis did
to him? The put him III a big olllie with
u new ihln.v desk and a new typ. wilier.
Theic was plenty of light and air. and the
1 1 (i .M h.udb knew what to do
What is the lesson vou may learn fioiu
this'.' What I have told ou before Do
not he illsciiuragcd. for if ou really have
ABILITY II will ALWAYS show
Tho ! (i .M went awns his icadeis
did Hie rest
Al'iavs vour loving editor.
KA KM I III SMITH
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY RUMPUS
THK LESSON
l!y Farmer Smith
lleie is the picture befoie : oil as you
stall to' i tad this story. Billy Ilumpiis
stands with Ills head in tho sand with
Mister Ostrich at ills b.uk nibbling Billy's
tall.
It was a new evpiriiuci" of Billy, foi
.Mister iiatiich told him that if ho buried
his bead In tho sand, tin one could seo
him and this Is iwactly what Billy did, only
be did not expect .Mister listtich to nibble
his tall
Billy Buinpus was alwajs noted for his
appetite and the things he ale and, strntigo
to say. Mister Ostrich was noted for HIS
.ippetlttn and Ihe things he ate, too. The
goat did not stay long iindir the sand, for
he needed air and he needed It very badly,
so he pulled his head out of thu sand nnd
looked nrouuil for hit companion. There
stood Mister (Mrlih chewing and chewing.
This made Billy think of bl.s tall and when
he looked nt It be discovered that tho dlnty
little tuft of hair which ho admired so
much was gone!
"Could you see mo there with my head
under the sand?" asked Billy, curiously.
"Of course I couldn't!" exclaimed the
Ostrich
"You couldn't? How on earth could sou
see my beautiful tail you Just took a bite
nf ball ftom it?" asked Billy, squinting unco
nioie nt IiIh tall.
"llMilse me, 1 though that was n piece
of sago brush You don't mean to tell mo
that was .voui tail' i (ouldn't see one bit
of ) mi mi dls-ippcaied entirely." Mister
ostrich was laughing.
"I must have empoiateri all hut my
tail But tell me. is it really Hue that i'
sou Inn y j inn' bead In tho sand no one can
see .vnu?" Billy was getting still more In
ti rested.
'If ou inn't see others, they can't see
ou, can they?'' asked the big fellow.
"I never thought of that." answered Billy.
"Say It once mnro to mo so that, I may Im
press It ti poii my memory.
"If ou can't see others, they can't see
jou," leplled the Ostrich, lmpiessively.
Then what did I see when I butted
our' asked Billy, still In doubt.
"Yi.u may have seen my legs, but you
didn't seo MR,"
"1. didn't, didn't I?"
"You didn't sec the teal me you didn't
nf my eyes." answered Mister Ostrich.
"I guess It's a good thing I didn't, for
I should hatu to butt jou in Ihe eje then
you couldn't seo at all" Then he added:
"If nu don't want others to sci you, sup
pose ou let me butt you In both eyes
nnd then you won't have to poke your
head in the sand."
"You are a stupid goat and don't under
stand what I mean," replied the big fellow,
"I guess I have too much sand In my
eyes to see whut you mean," said Billy,
trying to brush the sand off his forehead.
"I'm very glad to meet ou, ,whoever you
are." said the Ostrich, starting to move
away.
"I'm Billy Bumpus i thought over) body
knew me. You must have had your head
In the sand a long time not to have seen
me around somewhere "
At this Mister Ostrich began to laugh
and laugh nnd laugh, t
"Lsjsh you would stick that laugh in
lluisE" so 1 enn't hear It," said Billy1, as
Mlstaijbstrlch moved away.
At that moment there started u noise
which inado Billy stop. It was a peculiar
hissing noise ond Billy co.uldn't tell Just
whero It came from.
First, tho nolso was loud and then H
seemed to die down as the big bird moved
away, Billy went In to look In the hole
to see l( tne noise, nau oeen leu mere;oy
Mister Ostrich, suouenty itie.noisa st
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TO ADOPT GREEN CROSSd
Suburbanites See Great Value iitt
Acceptance of Insignia and
Making It National
SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL
Steps Taken to Obtain Indorsement of ' 4Sj
mca ny secretary
Houston
Stores of residents In the outlying sec
tions nf the city and suburbs who art
raising irops In their own gardens strongly
Indorse tho Cteeti Cross,
They believe that the soldiers of th .
soil, whose uriiiy now exfnds to every
nook and corner of the I'nlted States, should
have some Insignia which would keep the (j
fund-producing Idea permanently before the
public. It Is generally agreed that the
(teen Cioss would be the most npproprlate
s.vnibol for this very necessary work.
As it Is the hope of those Interested to
have such nu organization national In scope,
steps have been taken to obtain official In
dorsement of the proposed organization at
Washington. Should the plan receive the
approval of Secretary Houston, of the De
partment of Agriculture, there Is little )
doubt of its adoption in all parts of the
t'nited Mates
The (Ireen Cross would not In nny way
interfere with other food-producing organ
izations, but would simply be a parent
bodv and seive to prevent duplication of
efloil
Sonic of the hlccest "home farmers"
ilniig the Main Line nte enthusiastic over
the plan and have expressed n willingness
to do all In their power to make the pro-pi'M-d
organization n success.
Among I hose who have voiced approval
of the piopospd tireen Cross up to the
present time are .1. Bussell .Smith, professor
of Industry and director of food growers
battalions for the Cnlverslty of Pennsyl
vania. James II. Illx, superintendent of
the Philadelphia. Vacant l.o'ts Cultivation
Assiiiiutlon , .inlin T Krazce. associate
superintendent of schools; Miss Caro Miller
dliKtoi- of the public school gardens; Mrs.
W( iiddl Uobcr. ihalriuan of the gulden
inniinlttee of the Civic Club, and Miss
Kallierlne . l.awt once, director of house
hold science at Temple University
ASKS NATIONAL ANTHEM
WRITTEN IN LOWER KEY
Naval Home Commtiudatit's Wife Snyi
It's So Hipli People Hnvc
to Hum It
riven If the third stanza of "The Star
Spangled Banner" has been diopped for Its
iintl-Biltish sentiments, what Is left of the
national antbeni should be written hi it.
lower key. so that It could be sung instead
of hummed
Mrs !' It. P.ijne. wife of the command
ant of the t'nited States Navnl Homo and
ii leader in the Woman's Section of the
Navy League, advocated this chango In the
music tod.i "It Is too high to be sung.
Folks usually sing the llrst couple of lines
of the llrst stuiira and then keep on hum
ming until the last lines of the last stanza
arrive."
Mrs Payne said that as regaids the
elimination of the third stan.a. such had
already been done on the tens of thousands
of leaflets sent out by the Woman's Section
of the Navy League Notification of the
deletion of the third stanza, which links
the British with "foul footsteps' pollution."
was made In Washington yesterday, accord
ing to teports reaching here this morning.
MERION "WAR GARDENERS"
PREPARE PLOT PLANTING
Catherine; Last Nieht Cut (i0 Bushels
, of Potatoes to Cultivate
Thomson Tract
Meiiou folk gathered last night In it smalt
Iron shed near the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks and cut sixty bushels of potatoes
Into seed portions suitable for planting.
S Karle Haines and W II. Kolwell, who
acted as "head war gardeners." announced
that the potato seed was to be planted In
six acres of giouml thrown open by Miss
Anne Thomson for "war cultivation" by
the Mellon' Civic Association Tho land
lies almost opposite tho Thomson homo on
Merlon avenue
Ptesent at the potato cutting vvero Curtis
Bok. In tho blue uniform of the Naval Be
servo; Mr and Mis. Kdwnrd Bok, Mr. and
Mrs. IMwatd Do.iidcu, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Carle Haines. Mr and Mrs. T H Delfletd,
Mr. nnd Mrs !' W Rockwell, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Pender, Mr and Mrs. Van Court
Cniwlthen, Mr and Mrs William H. Kol
well and Mr and Mrs Kauntleroy, of Chi
cago, who aic visiting at tho home of Mr.
and .Mrs Haines.
SET COM.MKNCE.MENT DAY
Princeton Theological Seminary Stu
dents to Be Graduated
PBINCHTON. April 28 The lOCth an
nual commencement of Princeton Theologl
lal Seminary will be held on Tuesday morn
ing, .May 8, In Miller Chapel. The gradua
tion exercises will be followed by the meet
ing of tho nliimnl association nnd alumni
dinner nt noon
On the preceding Sunday, May 6, the
president of the seminary will preach and
the sactament of the Lord's Supper will be
celebrated. Tho board of directors will meet
on May 7. at 10:30 a m. and the board oj
trustees on May 8, at 3 p. in.
MAY DECLINE TO SERVE
Medical Reserve Corps Physicians Can
Refuse Objectionable Assignments
WASHINUTON. Apiil 38. Announce
ment was innde that physicians on
tho medical reserve corps cannot he as
signed to any post that may bo objection
able tn them. In other words, the agree
ment they enter Into with the Government
Is that they need not accept tho assignment
offeied them.
Physicians fearing that they might be
assigned with the army going to Kurope
have written tho Surgeon General's office
asking for Information ns to their duty,
lleplics sent to them contain the above
Turkish Envoy Asks to Remain Here
WASHINGTON, April 38. Abdul HaUVs
Hussein Bey, Chargo of the Turkish em-A'
bassy, has appealed, to the State Depart-'
merit not to compel mm 10 leave tne coun'j
trv with tho other Turkish nnd AustrlanV
officials ns tho result of breaking oft "ot.i"
.ii..i,.n.nil,. rlnt!miK i!vlmr nn bin r &i
tho health nf his wife. The department has ft;
ruled tnnt ne win noi ire conipcuea to leave''
at this time.
RELIGIOUS BREVITIES
MonJamln Buck wilt relebratu .tenbrht nt
in.imnfh Mlislon the third annlvw-Bary of
redemption. 0'r -nZ; un.i.ntmdnt.'
the mlloturVwlll ifk 'here tomorrow all
on 8i.lenii.ic aiinun.
-pi... l.-lr-l ITnltarlHn Church will ti-
,.i ...vIni nf mnthetnB tomorrow v&
under the direction of UrsanUt Uoej.p. -jTg
n.e iWinea CI. Rodzer. Th. D.. of Ahan
will aildrew th J'.,l''"''!'n rnlnlateriij
AVeslmtlllier '' ,"""?. - Hivtuwa; --
Selene and Mlraclea." .
heiTliSW T'ChurVh.' wi.l-.ddre;. TOSHB
iiraneli V. M. C. A. tomorrow, aftarnoea MX
o-ctwk on "Trio are.tCnraml.ilon of 4i,wffB5M
. 1 vf -.,
Dr Alerimn H. Crapa.jr of nocheattrf wA,.'
addre... .A. Society -for Kthlcal Culture ,.t S
nV nVl.'ta.'r. irSfy$S MSruiiu.ff
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