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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLlT
Annual Flower Market
picturesque aau r manciai SuccessFete at
Van Rensselaer Place Is Postponed
UST 8t flrst yoU know thRt ls nbout
... o'clock In the morning, I was
J
.. worried about the Flower Market
trdyt 'or 'oU Beo cvery ,lttla while
MouI4 sputter rain nnd then It would
t to black and It really did not seem
Hjslble that It could clear, but for tho
fct that the 1a8s on lh various build-
inci were blowing to the northwest, so
j"ecjded not to worry, and lo and behold'
ben next I Eazod upon the scenery, the
had buret forth, and the pavements
ire dry and all was beautiful and bright
ind refreshing, and the people who had
Mtipent their little all for Liberty Bonds
jurned out in full force, and the Flower
Market was a thing of Joy and beauty
Mrs. Ell K Price, who certainly Is
firming and exceedingly to be admired,
.roved herself nn adequate successor to
Mri. 0. O Meade Large, who originated
tin market In Rlttcnhouso Square several
jeiri ago. Mm- Largcis living In Prince
jon this year, and has taken no active
Mrt In Philadelphia life nil season. With
Hri. Price were Mrs Henry Urlnton
Coie. Mrs J Willis Martin, Mrs John C
Croome, Mrs Joseph Lcldy. Mrs Howard
Clark, Mrs Jack Holllngsworth, Mrs.
jnm Robins and oh' I simply can't be
lls to Bay how many of the haute monde.
Oh! yes. the very haute were there. Suf-
ee It to say that It was a great success,
ind "a good time was had by .ill "
REALLY, tho Square looked lovely, tho
booths were so gay nnd the "tiny
touso put up by the Society of Little
Gardens was as cunning as could be.
The Boy and Girl Scouts and the
earloes fiom the Xavy Ynrd lent a
military air and Hags of Allied Nations
li In tho wind
I saw Charlotte Brown trjing to
Imeljle a NavJ Coast Reservist into
wearing a bmull-slzed bouquet In his
towing tie- Somehow he did not teem
to think it suited him, though he was
wiling enough to pay for It, and any
amount to please hei
It was delightful to see Mis. Bob Mont
gomery taking her part in tho activities.
She has been in New York nil winter,
you know She looked lovely ns c er.
Of course, thero are bound to be draw
backs In every one's pleasure now nnd
ipdn, and tho loss of n pocketbook by
a friend of mine containing n sum of
Bor.ey, which she could ill afford to lose,
put rathet a damper on my pleasure
There was no name In it, but a store,
eoln could Identify the owner. I do hope,
for her sake it will be found.
TALKING about out-of-doors nffairp,
after all that long song nnd dance I
jae on Tuesday In regard to the lawn
fete wf.lch was to be given out at. the
Van Rensselacrs' on June 22, hasn't the
tommlttee of that affair decided to put it
off until fall1 You see. they found that
even though some persons had decided
to remain In the city for the summer. In
vjewof the war. a gieat number are going
away to nearby places, and, even though
near, it would not bo easy to bring many
together as late as Juno 22, and there
fore off It Is till fall.
EXCITEMENT was Intense out Main
Llnewards yesterday nmong tho
Tounger members of society, for thero
m the loveliest performance of "Jack
and the Beanstalk" nnd "Cinderella" in
the Elfin Theatre, at 430 East Lancaster
avenue, St Davids, and every child who
could go attended and enjoyed to tho full
the tiny puppets. When the cow swung
Its tall In the afternoon play of Jack, the
Joy of the kiddles was unbounded, you
may be sure As for "Cinderella" In the
evening, the performance was really per
fect. The wee performers were seven
laches high, the giant, of course, being
higher.
Between the acts there were minstrels,
and the Twinkle Toe Slstors danced gayly
amid applause.
The Misses Plimpton got up these
tunning shows for the children; -they are
the managers of the smallest theatre In
the world, as you would admit had you
een It yesterday.
The little Mills, and Munns, and Da
Coatas, and dear knows how many other
children, attended the performances.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Mrs. William Gray Warden, of Red Gate,
wat School House lane, Oermantown. an
nces the engagement of her daughter,
"w Agnes Brockte, to Mr John H. Mason,
Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hailehurst
"aeon, of Chestnut Hill Miss Brockle
toad her debut two years ago and Is an
exceedingly popular member of the younger
t No date has been set for the wedding
Ex-Ambassador Gerard and Mrs. Gerard
IU b the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Robert
Kelso Cassatt during their stay here Mr.
Qerard will speak at the mass-meetlng to
'e held at the Academy of Music on Friday
Bight
Mrs. David Lewis, of 26 South 22d street,
Jve an Informal tea Tuesday afternoon
following a meeting of the aides who, at
"ctlvely dressed as Red Cross nurses, will
juher on Friday t.lght at tho mass-meeting
m mo Academy of Music, at whlcn time ex
Ambassador Gerard will speak. By per
glaaion of tho Red Cross authorities In
Washington theBe girls will wear the of
"c'H Red Cross band on their caps and
jrma. Among those who attended the meet
"r were Mrs. Joseph Leidy, Miss T Llla
Jher. Mrs Henry B, Patton. Mrs. Charles
"errls, Mga Mabel Brlce. Mrs. Warren
Walker, Mrs. Henry McMlchael, Miss Sara
Wilkinson, Miss Marlon Hutchinson Button,
" Cornelia Leldy, Miss Sarah Nellson,
"w. Orville Bullitt, MIsb Margaret Remak
M many others.
Mrs. Frederick English and her daughter.
MlSS l-lntni. n-.a..i- -n-Mn.fl.l- A wat -honl
Lu lane, Oermantown, left today for
WMhlngton, where they will spend several
Mothers of sons In the army or navy or
"Mhers interested in the welfare of their
wintry are Invited to a tea to be given at
" Acorn Club, 1618 Walnut street, to
morrow afternoon at J o'clock, by Mrs.
(-,.M.jn i-, leaner, Mrs. Teaencii ow.v.4,
-" Joseph p. Mumford and Miss' Mary a.
gfrett No cards have been Issued.
2ftS TVa1... J-..tll. T 1-ml--tt nf A041
!,' Preitel road. Overbrook. will give a dance
uesaay evening of next wee aner mo
ddlng of her sister. Miss Katherlno Dar-
""ton Llpplncott, and Mr. Raymond E.
: MTkln. The dance, will be, given In honor
2 2r cousin, Mlesf Katherlne Drlingxon,
wrisDurr. Amonr tn tim "'",,-
Proved to Be Its Usual
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MRS. CHAN LE BAR HART
Mrs. Hart will be remembered ns
Miss Marion A. Kepler. Her wed
ding took place last week.
Miss Margaret Pcarsall, Miss tlrnee Gelger.
Miss Lydl-i Ivemmerly, Miss fjermaliit- Iow
nard, Miss Ruth Huston, Miss Ileulali Dim
mlck, Mr Samuel Croft, Mr. James Wal
lace McCaulev, Mr Charles C Fritz, Mr
Stewart Huston, Mr Jonathan S Wllford,
Mr Reginald Wnterall. Mr Kenneth
Sprankle Mr Courtland Schenck, Mr Wil
liam Henry Rrown Mr Brooks Edwards,
Mr Herbeit Spackmnn. Mr Clark LnTork,
Mr. Pranrln Roberts, Jr . Mr. Paul Mall,
Mr Harrv Vernon, Mr Edmund Cramp
ana Mr James Marston Mr Lovekln will
entertain his best man nnd ushers at dinner
on Saturday night at his home. C3;o Drexel
road, CKorbrook
Mrs Ernest Qulna. of Pensacola. Fla ,
will nrrlve within a few days to be, the guest
of her mother, Mrs Marshall Reld, who has
taken a cottngo In Chelsea for the summer
Mrs Quin.i was MIrs Grnco Held heforo
her marriage last year
Miss Gladys Woodbury, daughter of Mr
and Mrs W B Woodbury, who left last
September toppend the winter In El Pao,
Tex . a.i the guest of Dr and Mrs. E. H.
Irwin, has returned to her home at Fort
Washington.
Mrs William Shoemaker and her son,
Master William Shoemaker, nf 804 Pine
street, spent the week-end visiting friends
In Atlantic City.
The engagement of Miss Jean II. Shoe
maker to Mr. Oliver II B Patton was re
cently announced by Miss Shoemaker's
parents, Mr. and Mrs J L Shoemaker, of
1728 Bdgeley street.
Mr. and Mrs D.avld Fine have sent out
Invitations for the marriage of their daugh
ter. Miss Emma Fine, to Mr Samuel J
Sldkoff on Sunday evening. June 24
Comment ement exercises of the School of
Design for Women will tnke place on Fri
day nfternoon, June 1 In the eonlng a
dance will be glen by the third-year class
In honor of the seniors Mls Helen Klmmlg
Is chairman of the committee on arrange
ments Along the Main Line
A reception was given to the members
of the Saturday Club of Wayne on Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. Henry ICoeser, tho re
tiring president. Tho officers for the com
ing year were inaugurated. They are:
President, Mrs. Marshall H. Smith; first
vice president, Mrs. Allen Baer , second vice
president, Mrs. Louis J Palmer; recording
secretary. Miss Fannie Wood ; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. George A. Wilson ; treas
urer, Mrs. William A. Nichols,
Miss Echert gave a piano solo and Mrs.
A P. McGlnnls sang several songs
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edward Murphy,
of Overbrook, have returned from a motor
trip to New York
Along the Reading
Friends of Mr. Bdwln Stevens, son of
Mr. and Mrs Harry Stevens, of Wyneoto
road, Jenkintown, will be glad to hear that
ho Is recovering rnpidly from his recent
Illness and expects to be back at the Uni
versity In a short time
The pupils and alumni of the Beechwood
School, Jenkintown will hold a banquet
and reception In the rose garden of the
Bellevue-Stratford next Tuesday evening.
Invitations have been Issued by the board
of trustees of the Ablngton Memorial Hos
pital for the nurses' graduation exercises
on Thursday evening, May 24, In the new
nurses' home.
West Philadelphia
Mrs. Phoebe Bryaon, of 4042 Haverford
avenue, and her daughter. Miss Stella Bry
son, have gone to Ocean City, N. J., where
they have a cottage.
Miss Margaret Campbell entertained a
number of friends nt her home, 39 South
Fiftieth street, on Saturday evening. Among
those present were Miss Dorrls Keenan,
Miss Catherine Keenan, Miss Irma Levis,
Miss Sadie Mitchell, Miss Florence Ruhl,
Miss Ruth Nelson, Mr. Albert Moore, Mr.
Harry .Waddington, Mr. John Bartholomew,
Mr. Harry Dixon and Mr. Donald
Donaghey.
Mr Maurice Huntley, of 6437 Walton
avenue, spent Saturday and Sunday at
his bungalow in the Eagle Woods, near
M-noa. Delaware County. His guests were
M?. James Long and Mr. Dudley Smith, of
West Philadelphia.
The annual spring danoe of the Alpha
rhi Fraternity was held at the Phllomuslan
Club on Friday evening. About 150 persona
attended.
Miss Catherine Keenan and her sister.
... Doris Keenan, will be the guests or
mi!! Mae Waif-, of Merlon, during the
Fet. Champetre at the Mlserlcordlde Con
vent tomorrow and Saturday.
,,,,, Haiel Gilbert, of 410S Poweltop ave.
"""JirVained I several friend, at a birth.
. """ rtt,nea several friends at a birth-
d,y party In her home on eaiuraay doi.
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jgVENING LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917
North Philadelphia
The Northeast High School Chapter of
the Srnii Lambda Nu Fraternity will close
the high school's social season with a dance
at the Oermantown Automobile club on
Saturday i
Mrs Edward Mercer gao a lawn party
yesterday nfternoon at her country homo In
Owjncdd Valley for tho members of her
sewing club Her guests Included Mrs
imrry .Mnrpic, .Mrs Edward II Cobb Mrs
Joseph Baldwin. Mrs. W Moran Mrs M
Morrison Mrs Harry Steward, Mrs. llnr-y
McAllister, Mrs (3. Sterrltt, Mrs o i;
Snodgruxs Mrs II. Lowory nnd Miss It
Smith
The postponed patriotic demonstration
and parade of Tlog.i residents, under the
direction of the Tlna Business Men's Asso
ciation will take plaie tonight
The marriage of Miss Helen C, Crlssv
daughter of Mr and Mrs William Morris. f
1948 Judson rtrcet. to Mr Harry McCargr.
w III take place on Wednesday morning. Juno
20, at 9 o-clock, In St Blliabeth's Chun-H '
Twenty-third and Berks streets, nnd will oe I
lonowcd 6y a breakfast at tho homo of the
bride's parents The bride will bo attended I
bv her sister, Miss Ethel Morris, and the
bridegroom by Mr Joseph Collins
Miss Lottlo Berg a sister of Mr Charles
Berg of 3150 North Sixteenth street, nnd i
Mr Jacob Stelner. of Long Island Clt will !
be married or Wednesday evening. June l
at tho St James Motel Tho cercmon will ,
be followed by a reception '
Mr Ceorgc L Role of 3SI2 North -mi
teenth street, has returned from a Mslt to
Danville, l'n
The Tioga Choral Society sang Mendels
sohn's "Pnlnt Paul" last night In St Paul s
Reformed Bplscopil Chutch, Ilroad nnd
Venango streets, the occasion being th
sixth annual spring concert Miss Mnv
Bbrey Hotz. soprano, Miss Bessie Leonard
contralto, Mr Henri Merriken. tenor, and
Mr Honald Redding, baritone, were the
si lolts Mrs Henry Rowe was the pianist,
and there was an orchestra of Beteiileen
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Mr and Mrs N c Welnrelch and their
daughter, Miss Beatrice Welnrelch, formerly
f North Park avenue, haw removed to
I'M 1 W't I'rle atenue
Mr and Mrs M II Stern, of 2119 Oreen
street will spend the summer at thPlr cot
tage In Atlantic cit.
"The Princess Bonnie" will be presented
h the pupils f the 13 K Peall Conserve
torv of Mush- and Art. of Broad and On
tario streets, tomorrow eenlng in Mer
cantile Hall Broad street nboe Master
The cast will Include Princess Bonnie, Miss
131ma Carey Johnson ornl Instructor at
the school, Kltn ('lover Miss Lornine J
Wilson: Auntie Crahbe Miss Marian Iluber
Roy Sterling. Mr lohn Matthews, dmlrnl
PnmpoM). Mr Fraiuesio 3r.s?l , Klirlmns,
Thomas Folcj Cahtll . Capta'n Tarpaulin.
Mr Bdward Oaffncv , Count I'nlsettl, Mr
Charles Miller. Jr , Salvadorc. Mr Howard
Kenna MIks V I3dna P.ixls will bo
the accompanist The opera Is given under
tho direction of MIfh F.stelle Kathrsn Hey
Ringer. Tho Rodeph Shalom Auxiliary of the
Red Cross Society was organized Tuesday
under tho direction of Mrs Alfred Rosen
stcln. of 2131 West Ontario street The
meetings will be held eer Tuesda from
10 30 a m to 4 30 In the nfternoon, In
tho Benjamin F Teller Memorial School
house, Twentieth and Jefferson streets, and
an Invitation Is extended to all who desire
to become members or assist tho workers
Olfts of old kid gloves aro solicited, the
kid to be used In making waterproof vests
for soldiers This auxiliary will prcparo
hospital garments and knitted bandages
Entertainments
In commemoration of tho birth of Robert
Browning tho Browning Socletv of Phila
delphia will present two plavs written bv
members on Monday evening. Mav '-' In
the South Broad Street Theatre The plavs
"rulstaff on Drondwav. a burlesque in
one act bv Mr Charles Wharton Stork, the
retiring president , nnd "Martha's Mourn
ing," by Miss Phoebe Hoffman, will bo pro
duced for the t-ocloty bv the Plavs Hnd
I'l.ivers under the stago dlrcetlon of Mr
Charles S Fox Mr. and Mrs J Howard
Rcber and Mrs M L 13 Llpplncott form
tho committeo on uiinivtr.iiv night. Mr
Stork will preside Tho nmeers and execu
tive board for 1917-18 Include Mrs. Lewis
It. Dick, president, Mrs I3dvv.ini II. Coatci,
MIsh Emily Sartaln, Mm Wilfred Lewis.
Mrs John Clarence Lee, Mrs John II
Roberts. Mrs Stork, honornri vice presi
dents, Mrs O Oram Ring, .Miss Anne Hol
llngsworth Whnrton, Mr Francis Howard
Williams, vice presidents. Miss Marv Ora
bam Tvler, secretary, Mr Francis .1 Mac
Heath. Jr. treasurer. Mr II Perclval Al
len, Mrs Otto Charles Brodersen. Miss Anno
M Earle. Mr Rupert .argent iionnnii. ur
Daniel Mansfield Ilovt Mrs Frank Read.
Mr Samuel S(ovllle, Jr Miss Elisabeth
Somers, Mrs John Sparhnwk, Jr. Miss
Mary E Converse, Mrs M I. E l.lpplnuott.
Mrs Matthew Woods, Mrs J Bertram Llp
plncott nnd Mrs Daniel R Harper
Tomorrow evening the girls of tho Central
First Aid nnd Emergency Corps will glvo
a dance at Collego Hall. 1705 Cherry
street. The proceeds of the dance will be
used to purchase omergency kits nnd equip
ment for the corps.
The officers of tho corps are- Miss Reba
Fixter, president , Mlsa Marlon Wilson, vice
president , Miss LeAJlso Spangenberg, second
vice president; Miss Marlon Hollweck, sec
retary; Mies Edith 11 Gllroy, treasurer.
Dr Frank Boston is the medical Instructor,
and under his directions the corps Is doing
some very lino work The patronessess
aro Mrs Charles R Haig. Mrs Frank
Hollweck, Mrs Francis Mahan Mrs Harry
Nuss, Mrs Harold Pratt, Mrs Frank Tally
Musicale
A musicale was given last night at the
Delmar-Morrls, in Germantown, for tho
benefit of tho Delmar-Morrls Auxiliary of
tho American Red uross, oi wnicn .virs
Wayne Do Long and Mrs C B Brewster
nre the organlters
There were several dinner parties given
before the affair, among them ono by Mr.
and Mrs. Da Long.
Mrs E L. Hopkins entertained a few
friends, as did Mr and Mrs, S. P Ander-.-
Miss K K Lewis and Mr William
Sketchley. Jr
A number of young women nctcd as
ushers and were dressed as Red Cross
nurses
Mrs Wilson Woelpper was In chnrge of
a Red Cross membership enrollment sta
tion and added many names to tho list of
subscribers.
The ushers were Miss Dorothy Burgess,
Mies Sarah Alcorn, Miss Maud Scott and
Miss Margaret Duffus
Weddings
CLEMf:NTS WOERNER
The marriage of Miss Rose Aloyse
Woerner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Gregory Woerner, and Mr. John Aloyslus
Clements took place yesterday morning at
10 o'clock In the Church of Our Lady of
Mercy,
The 'bride, who was attended by her
sister, Miss Nancy Woerner, as maid of
honor, wore a gown of white georgette
crepe and satin, trimmed with duchesso labe.
and her lace veil was caught with orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of
lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids were
Miss Marie a. oiey, aiibo v., ...
Frani, Miss Agnes FiUpatrlck and Miss
Catharine ClementB. Miss Evelyn Fisher, of
Cane May, was the little flower girl. Mr.
Clements had his brother. Mr Thomas
Clements, as best man, and the fotlovvlng
eentlemen acted as ushers Mr. Matthew J.
Woerner Dr Leo a Flannery Mr John
D Hansen, of Washington, D C , and Mr.
Martin McLaughlin,
A breakfast immediately followed the
ceremony at the home of tt bride's,
parents. 2J56 North Broad street
Mr and Mrs. Clements left on an auto
mobile tour,
SWEET, GENTLE LAMB
llWrpi W" 'IHS' rvA$nii
I M
The lnvi'i r.u'iiw I in I in
Neither time nor nuc cm il in
my bcinit!
The lamb (in the hnrkgrouml ) Il.ih:
CONTRABAND
A Romance of the Koith Atlantic
ny RANPALL PAURISII
t'lIAPrBH WMI trontlnnedl
.T WAS afraid tiny might tin'i.. if b
J. filed up "
' Taint llkelv. so tho funnels don't git
ter blasln' The only fellers with en
brains are In thct boat clow In alongside,
sir. .in' thev e.int see nulhln" fiom tliar
Them common fo castle rats In them illnr
boats never won d notice bit mure- sinkv
"What Is It Li-ivord Vou have n plan'
Speak quick in in , wo can't stand talking
here "
" 'Tnln't niueh ' a plnn. sir " h ( -plalned
brleflv 'onlv I don't see wbv wc
couldn't Just nntur.illv heave tint oust Mc
Cann overboard, or else kill him Inst as ml
please Eny two i" us could ktip thut
quarter-boat crew from rtimln' up tho lad
der, an then, If Masters had bis boilers
het up, no damn nmlniiit coii'd cv.r ealch
us. Thet would leave us ono hand at the
wheel "
It was true, tho very 8lmp1k.it of it
making me curse my own stupldlt I
stared into his face without ultoring a
word of i liniment, vot with my mind gripp
ing Instantly tho necessary details With
a single step I was bending over the bidder
peering down Into tho depths below A
faint far-awa light nppean-d at the bot
tom ,
"Masters'" 1 culled. in voice thrown
downward through hollowed hands
I saw his shadow emerge Into the circle
of light
,ie. sir"
"Have ou an pressure now?"
' I'alrl) good sir.
W II st ind bv for nil the stenm possible,
and give It to her the instant you get the
uifjr.il onlv be careful not to flume your
funnels You lienr me
"Everv word, sir '
"Ron did ou nnd the water
.. .. - .
,nkle deep in the engine r"orn. Ho., ,.,o
bunkers falrlv Hooded It's ' drawing nil
n bit now. Then s no great harm done, sir,
an' the wet coal will give me full steam In
" Jl" ' .........
"All right ; stand bv nnd don t fall us
Now, lads," I said, standing erect ' First
It's the lifter cabin, and then the deck
Douse the glim. Olson; we're bettor off In
tho dark Follow me. and mind our foot-
Tho gloom wss no handicap In that nar
row space where wc could feel either wall
with our lingers but I emerged Into the
labln with caution, fearing the possible
...... .l,r.. i,f MH'llllll. who lllllillt (l-ll
have brought a man. or two. b.n k on board
t,. n.slst hint The licngltig lainii nnu own
extinguished, or dse It had bin in out fr.mi
lack of oil but thoie was a faint glimmir of
light In Miss Ciirrlngtoii s stateroom,
(ii.ibllng me to discover at a glance that the
main ealfin wan unoccupied Her dmu
stood wide open, but with no signs of con
fusion within
What had happened' There was nothing
to tell mo tho truth Had McCann succeed
ed In Inducing her to necompnny him on
deck? Had ho taken her there by force
or, had tho girl finally yielded to his In
sistence, after cxhnurlng every form of de
lay. her last faith In my return having
vanished'' Nothing remained but to follow
them, and find out what had occurted, and.
If not already too late, attempt a rescue
"Thore'H no one here," I said In n whls er.
"Wo'll try tho deck , quiet both of you
We reached tho bead of the stairs on our
bands nnd knees. I had my revolver
gripped In my lingers, Leayord his Iron bar,
whilo Olson hnd found a hntchet some
whore in tho darkness. The ompanlon
door was but half cl.n-ed and 1 Mueer.d
my body through the opening assured no
ono occupied that Immediate pi.itlou of
deck Tho other two follow, d nolsebssu-,
and wo huddled close together In the bla. k
shadow of the cabin So still It was I
could hear their breathing, and mv (
trained b long set vice In the durkm ss bo
low wero ablo to distinguish objcith for
ward beyond the mainmast There was
nothing living visible, to all appearances
the hhlp was totally deserted ; the lust strag
glers had tnken ti the boats It un a
black night enough, but Willi warcely a
breath of nlr stirring, and onl a flight roll
of tho sea Tho ship rose and sank r.itlmr
slckenlngly as In the tropics, the looho cord
ago slapping licavilv against tlu ards aloft
I could only cntoh the gleam of n .li -le -.tar
overhead, unit tho obscuring clouds hung
low and unbiokiu It seemed to mo tln
heav atmosphero presaged a storm before
many hours; thero was n, sluggishness to
It mo3t unusual in 'that latitude. Olson
who lay next mo on tho deck, Jorked my
slcove, lils uplifted hand pointing toward
the starboard rail amidships
"There's two of 'em " ho whispered
My eves caught the Indistinct outlines,
unable for tho Instant to make them ap
pear human Indeed I was still In doubt
wh.en McCann's voice with tho old hateful
sound In It, called Into tho darknrsB.
"Below there, are jou still fat?"
"Aye, fast enough, an' blamed tired o'
holding on," grumbled somo ono below
testily. "Why don't jcr come nlong down?"
"In a mlnuto Is every ono in tho boats'"
"I do'n't know nothln' 'bout the steward :
nobody n!n t seen him et, less he got In
somewhar else; nor Tom Dugan. Tony
bcz he's in tho cabin "
"Well, ho isn't ; I JuM como up from
there We won t wait for tho damn fool
You flooded the engine rom, Tony?"
"Sure I did, with both cocks wide open;
there's nve feet o' water In her by now."
"Good; then It's time wo'ro off. Send a
hand up here to help me. Liverpool the girl
won't go along "
The men below laughed
"Can't yer handle that llitlo bit o' a
thing, mister?" sang out a new voice, "with
out the help o" a sailor man''
"Stow It, Joe Sachs." roared Bed, and
there was the dull thud of a fist blow
"Now up yer go to give the lady a lift, mo
lad. Jump er I'll take tho tiller ter yer
upward
' Bads? ut have etarttd bis
II ' I li it r. lit
.u ( . .Iii'i . in i i for vou.
h lie- of th"
p.is-tun vvhnh consume
' li'iil. for Mci'ann drew back from the roll,
in.! as ho did m, the girl broke free from
his gr.u p Tho man, however, although ap
P'r.ntlv uik"n by surprise was quick
enough to get between her ind tho com
pinion Sin mils eM.ipeil the crip of tils
hind In- shrinking bark against the tail I
was ii readv on nn feet. alii, as Mci'nnn
who. led nliout, we frontel each other What
he thought I mnv never know but tho shock
of Him seeing mo must have momentarily
pu ilwed the follow, for bis ees stared tlkn
tln.so of a fr ghtened labbit and his mouth
remained wile open But I gave him no
time oven to utter a cry of ulnrm. my onlv
thought bting to rid the deck of such scum
Uefoie ho i ould move to escape, or oven
throw up n hand In self-defense, Lhnd him
b the tin out. my otliT hund twiutcJ in
his waistband He vvns n man nearlj,
If not quite, my own weight, et. nt that
moment mine was the H'rength of a giant.
ami with one m'ghtv effort I lifted him
clear . IT the deck as helpless In my grip
ns If ho bud been i child und. with one
Jesperate heive, swung him out over the
rail, and let g i 1 staggered back weakened
for nu InMtiiit b my own violence, I heard
him irv out, the sound muffle 1 in his thront
ns he fe I , Vera gave utterance to a sob, and
tho whirling bndv sttuck the black water
below with a splash plalnlv audible SHU
gasping for breath I leaned out nnd looked
down The .n y light was a lantern held
up In tho hands of n man In tho boat nt the
foot of the ladder I ould see his face, nnd
the dim flgureH of three or four others , be
yond that narrow r.ijlus all was black I
could not even perceive Knchs half wav
I ul the ships side ve'. I knew ho vvns there
allnglfg tight, because of tho tiutluss of
the rop ! strands There was no need to
conceal the facts longer, we must fight In
the open now
Leayord, 'come here." I ordered "And
. ( (ll,(0 ,no wh(1( nm, r,1R (h(
engineroom for full speed ahenil Jump
Into II lads ' I sent my voice below, stem
with threat
"(let down that ladder, Sachs, Just as
quids as God will let you Let go, you
man with th lantern, or wo'll swamp you
alongside Ho you bear tho steam, Liver
pool" Its full steam ahead, you fool!"
It ns Red's voire which echoed back:
"Is that you. Captain? What happened?
Who went overboard?'
"McCann ; bo's astern of vou. and you
better pick him up as you go Move quick '
Vou haven't n second to lose Good God.
man you 11 be sucked under, If vou don't let
go'"
They were seamen enough to realize tho
Imminent danger of their position Llvor
ttool nnd Whlto both called out, nnd the
otbeis grasping then oars, backed water
furloiislv I saw Sachs tumblo back Into
th boat and n, face or two staring up
ward nlces roared nt us, tho fellows curs
ing lustllv , then tho darkness seemed to
swallow them completed, and I knew from
the tieinnr of the deck planks that wo were
underwnv I sprang to Vera and lifted her
to her feet
"ou aio not hurt?'
"No, only frightened nnd bruised He
throw mo to tha deck Are we safe? Have
they nil gunc?"
"Ves, nil who can mako nny resistance.
Hold her just as sho Is, Olson; there's a
bono In her teeth already; It will tnke moro
than oil s to overhaul us Does any one
know If thosn fellows picked up MrCnnn?"
'I think most llkolv they did sir, they
vvns svvlngln' the lantern alongside"
' Bring me- tho night-glasses, Leayord
aye. they're on tho shelf In tho (apt, tin's
stateroom. '
lie icturned .villi them hi foro I had fin
ished whispering n word of hope into the
Rlrl s ear but even that short timo had so
luoadenel the expanse of water I could
I percdve few details through the lens.
j rhi ( of the boats were noso togoiiier.
hiinilud as though tli.-li meupants were
' .Jtlll iim-are of Just what had occurred;
the rou. li noai tno one vvo nan jusi ten,
no doubt - was much nearer, and must be
entln Iv out of sight of tho others I got
It falrlv within my focus, but the occu
pants wete Indistinguishable, at that dis
tance ; all I could bo sum of was tint the
fellows wero engaged In rigging up a Jury
mast foi a sail, and thnt they were no
longer att( mptlng to pursue us, or making
any iroit to rejoin tno otner Doais.
!.. vou me 'em, sir?" asked Leayord,
inipatUuee overcoming him
"Yes; Liverpool's boat Is nut there, head
ing due west, and tho men nre rigging a
soil "
'And tho others, sir?"
"To starboard, at least a quarter of a
mile away "
'That's tho game then," he said, staring
nut Into the blackness as though ho saw It
all Them fellows don't care, a damn
what b. comes o' the three first boats so
l.,ng as the git safe ashore I'd bet they
rather th.-y wild drown than not. I won
der did they pick up that millionaire?"
"No reason why they shouldn't. He must
have struck within ton feet of tho boat
They wouldn't be likely to leave him be
hind, when he's their meal ticket If they
ever get ashore "
Where they heading for'"
White Fish Hay "
"Well, they may git thar, If It ain't too
fur Thet's n good boat they're In, Mr.
Hollls; an' Liverpool an' Whlto are both
sailors all right I'll say that for 'em.
But Just the same they're a-goln' to have
ter show their tratn'n' beforo many hours."
"You mean a storm? I don't like that
mist myself"
'Taint only that, sir : It's in the air ;
vou kin sorter breathe It like Besides I
took a squint nt the barometer when I went
below Its rauin ier ocai ncii
"Then we better look to our own safety .
we aro far too short-handed to stow sail
before a wind "
"I reckon there ain't so awful much to
stow." with a glance upward Into the black
. nlnft. 'There's only the Jib, sir. left
on ber n' "h0 need 'k' er eUa 0M
man could ever hold her wheel Likely
'nough we may have to reef that canvas
If rt blows great guns: besides Masters
can't git along alono down below I he'll
have to have a fireman.
"All right , there are two men below deck
now vou can rout out and put at work "
Two sir'"
"Ave Mr Lcnyord Dugan nnd the stew,
nrd Tho latter you will And In one of tho
staterooms aft , here Is the key I leave It
to you to persuade the fellows to take
hold "
'I'll do that sir. with pleasure, and
maybe, come the need, even tho owner would
give us a hand? '
"We will not count on Mr llascom: ho
could scarcely keep his feet In a seaway."
1 answered firmly "Uut wo have ono more
In the (row, nevertheless Miss Carrlngton.
hero '
The ladv, sir?"
Ves ' she brnk In engerli Tuptsln
Mollis knnwH. Mr I.eavord, for he has
tested my srnmnnshlp I could take tho
wheel such weather ns this Mnv 1 not
relievo Olson now"'
'Yes ' 1 snld, feeling It best to encourage
her enthusiasm, and truly ponsesslng faith
In hot capability to handle tho ship III
keen vnu there vvhllo wc get snugged away
Mr Olson '"
"Ave ae, sir"
'Let Miss Carrington relieve you Stand
by a moment until certain she has the trick
f It , nnd then come forward "
e jve ir.' but less henrtllv, n strong
doubt In his voire
' I s all right Olson , she'll hold her thla
n rather Now, Mr l.enyord, bring the
other two men on dei k "
IHAI'TBIl
Vie Slrht
WMII
lloikt
WHAT Immediately followed, how we
made ourselves shipshape tho best wo
i mild and holn on for the next few hours,
has comparatively but little to c with tho
interest of this storj 1 know I worked as
hard as tin) of the others, ronvlnrod bv a
hasty Bin nee nt the Htoadllv falling harim-
eler that the time was n it long absent
when we would bo stiuggllng for life In the
grip of n storm of no ordinal severity.
Even without that guide, tho Increasing
ugliness of the sky was siiffii lent warning
to one accustomed to the moods of the pea
Vet. work ns I would, tho ono dominant
I mcinorv, us 1 ,o K back now, is that of the
stomlcr figure nt the ship's wheel, barely
visible to those of i.s on the main deck
below, an outlined against tho slightly
brighter sk her hands gripping the spoke,s,
her hair ntul skirts (lapping In tho wind
Moru than once I hailed her nnxlounlv,
feirful lest tho Ren which was steadily
rising, should mako tho strain too heavy.
but only to iccelvu icheerful response, and
c. refiisi.l to be lellnved And thero was
so much to be done I was not insistent
irovriNiTEU TOMORROW)
Farmer Smith's
Column
SELF-CONTnOL
My Dears The othci day I took a trip on
a rallload At the end of each bridge we
passed over stood a soldier
I sighed as I rcallxccr that wo wero really
living In wnr times Mow straight the sol
diers stand Their first duty Is to OBEY
Discipline Is a j,reat big machine, with
obedience a very Important part of thnt inn
chine Self-control means a lot to a soldier. He
knows nothing lipt obedience
How Is It with jou '
Do you obey because the ono ovr you
knows what Is best'
A soldier who ' sassed" bis superior olll
cer would not last very long
Wc aro all soldiern In our own way all
obeying somo one somewhere
Lot us try to be obedient, hoping nil,
trusting nil, It always comes out right In
tho end
Lovingly, jour editor,
FARMER SMITH.
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY RUMPUS
THE MEDAL
,
Uy Farmer Smith
' Hurry up!" shouted Billy Bumpus to the
woodpecker
The medal, jou see, was to bo the top of
a tin can upon which the woodpecker was
to Inscrlbo "To Billy Bumpus for Distin
guished Vulor."
You can see the picture, can't jou? There
Is Mister Woodpecker veiy, vcrj- busj' and
behind him Is Billy Bumpus, who squints
around nt his companion once In a while
"Ilon't look ' ' exclaims Mister Wood
pecker "All right," Hilly would answer
At length tho beautiful medal was toin
pleted Mister Woodpecker wanted to get
the string around Billy's neck Hnd the medal
carefully strung before Billy had a chance
to read It, so ho said
Come, hurry up, sorrj I was so long
Mj, but j'ou will look fine with that medal
shining In the sunlight ns you go down tho
road "
Billy was to tickled at this he did not
stop to read what tho medal had on It.
Lucky for the Woodpecker ho didn't
"If you were a goat, I would kiss you,"
said Billy "That would be my way of
thanking you "
"Never mind, run nlong." nnswered Mister
Woodpecker.
It seemed to Billy he had never been so
happy In his life as he trotted down the
road Ho stopped once beside the road and
what do you think? Mrs Hop Toad saw
him and laughed '
"What aro you laughing at?" asked Billy.
That medal Oh, me' Oh my' Ha, ha,
ha' lice, hee, hee" Mrs Hop Toad's sides
shook with laughter
Billy couldn't stand It. so he ran off And
who DO you think he ran Into next?
BOY SCOUTS ON EDGE
FOR BIG FIELD EVENTS
Annual Meet to bo Staged on Belmont
Plateau Next Wednesday-
Variety of Contests
Philadelphia Boy Scouts are making
preparations for their annual field day on
llelmont Plateau on Maj SO on this oc
caslon tho final eontests will be staged be
tween tho winners In ten district field
meets These latter have been held during
the last month
The Decoration Day exercises will be pre
ceded by a Hag raising at Belmont Man
sion Following the athletic contests a
mass drill In which 4500 scouts are to par
ticipate will be. held Major Joseph Klapp
Nichols will bo the Judge.
In addition to the events mentioned, there
also will be contests In tent pitching, long
distance signaling, nrst am worn, ana sev
cral Bpeclal features
421 RECRUITS TO RED CROSS
Ardmore Branch Expects to Add 500
by This Afternoon
The four days' campaign of the Ardmore
branch of the American Red Cross for
workers ,wlll come to a close at 2 o'clock
this afternoon Mrs It C. Iricholson, man
ager of the campaign, announced today that
421 new workers had been obtained thus
far and that It was expected that the num
ber would total 600 when the campaign
closed
The undertaking was begun last Monday,
when a force of 103 women began n can
vass of all sections of Ardmore. Mrs.
Nicholson was assisted by Mrs. Grenvllle D,
Montgomery, Mrs. Trenchard Newhs.ll. Mrs.
William West. Mrs. Frederick Mehl. Mrs,
Rlohard Norton, Mrs, Shelton Hlbbs, .Mrs.
Matthew Balrd, Mrs. Campbell Roblten.
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT
.
l'mnoilinnl Muieum nnd Hehool of In
dustrial Art. commencement exercises,
Broad Street Theatre. 8 o'clock. Free,
Lecture, "Music of the I.lne nnd yorm In
Etching," under the auspices of the Print
Club, nt the galleries of the Art Club,
Broad below Locust streets, 8 30 o'clock.
Invitation
lecture by Owen It. loiTeJoy, general
secretary of the National Child Labor Com
mlttee. "Snfenuardlng Childhood In War
Times A 1-esoon from European Ex
perlence." Merlon Cricket Club Members.
Pnltrd lluslnens Men's Ansa latlon of
Philadelphia, monthly meeting, New Bing
ham Hotel, 8 JO o'clock Free
Spring enneert by the Cmp1ieiny Society
of Frankford auditorium of Frankford
High ichool, 8 15 o'clock Free
I'ntrlotlc ilNnonttrntlon nnd parade,
Tlogn district under auspices of Tioga
Huslness Men s Association Free.
The Municipal lUnd, JanUt I'ark, K
nnd Cu uga streets Free
Jefferson Itopltnl Training Hehool fer
Nurses, graduation exercises In hospital
amphitheatre Free
COMBS CONSERVATORY
AWARDS ITS DIPLOMAS
Thirty-second Commencement Hold at
the Academy Harold II. Barker
Wins Prizo
The thlrt -second annual commencement
ex( ruses of the Coombs Broad Street Con
servator of Music, 1327-31 South Broad
street was held last night at the Academy
of Muslr with n uiiistinl program presented
bv the graduates ntld the conrervatory or
chestra, undei the direction of Gilbert Ray
nolds Coombs
Those completing their courses In the va
rious departments were ns follows Degree
of tiaehdor of music. Elnnra Frantx, piano
diplomas Nellie V tilefcnderfer, Carolina
E Oelger Helen A Raymond, William 11.
Moom y nnd Josef W Noll, voice diploma.
Helen E Whitney, theory Harold H Bark
er, Marj t; Brown nnd Edward A Barker,
nnd orgnn Harvey Bechtel.
Teachers' rrrtlflcatfi plsno Penrose Collins,
ltebu V ln Hsrhel M Klnkblner Ilcrlha M.
"inrniner i:nzntin ei uimnoran IlaiM T
llo.Ue Anna 11 Jackson Krancrn (' Mahtr.
Ku.tura H Vllllard. KrlciU llambo Miriam A.
Vust vlntin Mtnevlrve Hhaushncsay and Loll
1; Wanda
rcrtltlcatcs of rubllc school music upr
vlaton viari J llrcnnan laiulae Coraon Paul
Jl ITnutc i:natth I. netsilnrrr. Florence
I. llnwklna Viola IJ Hoffman ll-nrva Karr,
Allleno A Madden Jay riimclc. Mary I. Tuaon,
Marlon H I mlornoo.! tunlnit Krank Portar.
Harold H Bnrker won the prize In musi
cal (omposition uttered by the Omlcron
Chapter of the Mu I'M Epsllon Sorority
BIG TENT FOR JACK TAR
AT PLAY OR PRAYER
Gift of the Rev. Dr. John Mockridge
and the Rev. E. M. JclTerys to
Men nt Navy Yard
An Ideal place fcr gymnastic stunts and
other pastimes has been provided for the
men nt the Philadelphia Navy Yard
through the gift of a large tent by the Rev,
Dr. John Mo(krIdge, of .St James's Epis
copal Church, and the Rev E. M. Jefferys,
of St Peters Church
The tent can uccommodatc fully a thou
sand men nnd wilt ho nvallablo for religious
gatherings ns well as those of a social
nature Poctor Mockridge Is a chaplain at
Fort Niagara and Doctor Jerfervs Is on the
way to Franco with the I'ennsvlvnnla Hos
pital unit
Scribes to Go With General Pershing
WASHINGTON Mnv 24 - Assurances
havo been given by Secretary linker that
the Amerlenti press will he. allowed as lib.
cial representation ns practicable with the
(list expedltlonaiy force to be sent to
France under Major General Pershing
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