EVENING PUBLIC MD0ER PBCnJADBLPHIA, SATURDAY, MAT 4. llttS JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE Further Plans Arc Made for Pony Shoiv at the Clothiers' Place. Nancy Wynne Hears a Funny Tale MUCH more Interest Is being taken In the pony nnd dog "show nt Wynne wood this year than ever before, I'm told, ono reason being Hint ery few outdoor events have been 11 inncd nnd another that tho charity which has been (.elected n tho beneficiary is ono of the most vv 01 thy in the city. Much of tho advanced diug lnvcstlsa tlon, which has been m ide by the United Stales In order to replace the German drugs, has been done at the laboratory of tho Polyclinic Hospital, which seres nn Immense downtown section of tho city, where, even in prosperous times, there Is a great deal of charity woi l. l'ashloniblo and clmltablo Intel est con tets on WynnewooJ, nnd May 15 is tho dato for the entertainment, which hn been greatly enlarged this year with tho addition of many attractions'. Starting originally ns n pony show, new feature- have been added each jear until now tho day is turned into a tegular countiy fall. MANV of tho youngsters who became pations of the pony show whtn It was started ure now getting on toward tho collego and debutante stage, but they are h till Interested In the show Bcv cral horseshow favorites, Including Anne Ash ton, Frances Powell Trances Lleber and Anita Clothier will enter their ponies, and Chnillo nnd Cathtrlne Mather will be among the cxhl'oltois also Mrs Vlctoi Mather, at Hacrfoid, Is lecolvlns the en tiles for the show All kinds of new icclpes base been tol lected for the cake and cmdy dcpaitment, and nil will conform to Hoover's lules Mrs. Walter Clothlei and Mis Tajette Plumb are In charge of thit depirtmcnt. The baby contest. In which votes will cost ten cents apiece, will bo ns lively as usual The dog show, which will bo directed by Mailaua W Gotten, will bo ti big factor. Mrs Hairy Thnycr, who Is in charge of the pets for tho fete, has ic eclvod a tiny burio, which will be tho delight of the youngsters Mrs Hirold Sands wilt be In chaige of the toys TTS GOING to be perfectly fine, I thlnlv. It it d of felves one couiago when tho same things that have been done in othet sears come up again and 111 e given once moie You sort of tike n bieath nnd think for a moment of something else besides this suvful, horitble carnage Of course, though this show Is to be foi the benefit of a home hospital, it is to help the war nnd the war sufferers, too, foi, ns I sild before, tho Polyclinic's bacterlologlc il work Is famous throughout the city, nnd coun try, for that mattei Quite a number of tho young doctois' wives and slsteis lnvo taken courses theic in this work this winter., liven If thy are not allowed to go Vover there" and help they will be of great assistance to slid husbands when they retuin To have a wife who can do jour laboiutoiy wotk Is having &ome helpmate, bellcvo me Mrs John nick has been t iking courses nil winter at the Polyclinic, and Mis Hauj Dlllard, too. Both their husbands are wlUi Base Hospital No 10. the (list Phil idelphla unit to leave after war was dcclaied against Gumany by the United States. TONIGHT will be tile last one of the Indoor lloise fehow. And it has been a decided success. The hospitals should lecelvo a goodly amount I v ouid think, but then the onlooker never knows what tho expenses of these shows are. The joung people In the show lldlng theli horses wero especially attractive 10 mo I woudeied why I did not see little Hen rietta Schmidt, and made the rematk to my neighbor, who said "W'hv, didn't ou know that llttlo child has absolutely 10. fused to havo any other pony or horse since her pet died suddenly at the Devon show several cars ago.'" And then bhu told me the cutest stoiy It appears small Hemiett.i is t,o ciary about unimals that she has uny number of cats nnd dogs and a pair of rabbits for which she has a lltttlo harness and cart Fancy rabbits hatnessed up and drawing dolls about the lawn' Besides theso pets sho Ins 11 chicken that sho has loved and tended for years Tho chicken Itself Is ten yeam old 1 novel knew they lived so, long myself. Well, Henrietta It uppeais, has the measles at present, and, will jou believe me, the chicken Is sick, too, and Henrietta and every ono else deflates It has the measles. The gardener has been taking care of it, nnd U'h improving, hut tint story cer tainly killed me Bid jou evei hear any thing bo funny? Children certainly we lambs, aren't the ? THHflH Is u com nittco that goes every Satuiday night to the Union League Annex to give a danco for tho enlisted men Any man In unlfoim can come, but the ghls nro picked out und Invited spe cially, and they leally have nn awfully good time On Thursday night they go down to the Chaplain's Recreation Center at tho navy jurd to dance with tho (ackles who tan't "go ashore," as they call It This week some of those who went down there were tho Sanders twins, In blue dresses and stunning long capes; Corlnno Fiee man, Margarctta Poltz. Anna Sartorl, one of the Wilson girls (I don't know whether It was Kdlth or Dorothy), but anyhow tho played the piano all evening becauso the music didn't come, und sho was much ap preciated, and a lot of others, Miss Clara Chose und Miss Gcitrude Leldy go with the girls and sort of run things an1 chaperon. The earao crowd will ba nt the annex tonight, und If thoy havo us good a party uh they had un Thursday It will bo some party. NANCV WYNNE. Social Activities Mrs. Wharton Slhkter. of 1000 Walnut Btreet, will return today after spending a few days In Baltimore. Mrs. I M ward Sydenham Page, of Devon, Is (sending a few days In New York, Miss Esther Lloyd and Mr. Malcolm IJoyd have opened their liousu In Devon for the summer, Mrs William J Wlllcox has opened her house at St. Davids for the season. Jtr, a4 lira, H. Stone nd her fa-anlly, of St Davids, left this week for California, where Captain Rtono Is stationed Captain Stone, chaplain United States nrtny. will bo remembered as head of the Stonemcns League In this city. Friends of Mr William A Smnllej of Queen Inne, Germantown, will be glad to hear that he Is recovering from his recent operation from appendicitis and Is recuper ating at Atlantic City The wedding of Miss lMlth Iva Thomson daughter of Mr nnd Mrs William Itogers Thomon. of 2211 North Thirteenth street to Mr Doeff Moore, son of United .States Con rrcssmnn and Mm J Hampton Moore will take plneo nt the Church of the Messiah Broad street and Montgomery avenue nt 1 o'clock on Saturday evening. June 29 The bride, who will be given In mnrrlage bv her father, will be attended by Mrs John 8 Thomson ns matron of hinor nnd the brides maldn will bo .Miss Julia Moore and Miss Serena Moore, sisters of the bridegroom Mr Moore will have ns his best man Mr John S Thomson The ceremonv will be fil loweel by a reception at the home of the bride Mr and Mr. Henrv A Barber, of 20J1 North Eighteenth meet, announce the en gagement of their diughtcr. Miss Martha Cooper riarlier to Bnslgn Max S t nger. United States naval reserve force Mrs John Musser, Jr. of 338 South Twen-tv-flrst street, Is In Chelsea for the summer Captain Musser Is In I'rnnce rrlends of Captain Clnrles C Watt Jr will be gild to hear thnt his parents Mr and Mrs Charles C Watt, of W'uyne avenue nnd Horltcr street. Ocrnnntown have received word of his safe arrival overseas with the American cpcclltlonary forces Mr James H Lord, Mr. and Mrs D W Gallagher and Mr. James O Costcllo are stajlng at the St Charles, Atlantic Clt.v. Announcement h is been m ide of the mar riage of Mls Allco V. Butler, d lughter of Mr and Mrs llov Butter, of 2158 New kirk ttrect to Mr William H Stanley of H3(S North Eighteenth street, on Tuesday, at the home of the bride's parents by tho llev II Hani Kreemantle of the Iteformed Episcopal Church of Our Itedeemer, Sixteenth nnd Ox ford streets Mr and Mrs StMiile will be nt home at 1039 South Hedneld street Mr and Mrs Hirry C' Clark have returned fiom their wedding tilp and arc receiving nt their new honi- In Kenton, Del The bride was Miss Loretta Gelser. daughter of Mrs IUna Gelser, of 3J6J N'oith Thirteenth street, and the late Dr W 11 Uelser Mro George II White, nf Login announces the engagement of her niece Miss Aune 11 Tow use nd to Mr Thomas E Hoberts, of llogi va vfcW3s.;.&..JF. MXiaijw!ra. iiXJ 51R.S. WILI.UM L ROBLRIS Who, before lier rerent marriage in Si. Joachim's Cliurcb, I rmikford, wja Alms Aiiiij V. Torpey Sir and .Mrs Iiuls C Meti are receiving at their home at 221G North Eighteenth street The bride will be remembered as Miss Florentine W Inter, daughter of Mrs Caro line Winter, of 3305 North Fifteenth street The American Bridge Company's Club o( Palis of Schuylkill will give a May danco this evening ut Woodvale ths clubhouse Mrs II II McCormlck and Miss Esther Beeis of Lansdowne, will give a card party at tho home of Miss BeerH In Lansdowne nn S iturdav afternoon, Ma II, for the benefit of tho Homo for Aged Couples, at Seven leinth and Brown streets. Mr and Mis Alexander 1) Clilnuulne, of Prospect Paik, announce the marriage or thejr daughter. Miss Julia McCrtary Chi eiuolnc, to Mr B. Willis Moyer, of Lancaster on Thursday, May I AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Trio Troin This City Took Automobile Trip Through Virginia This Week Miss Anne Thomson, of Philadelphia, who Is at the Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Vn, with Miss A. B Sjkes. has been Joined by Miss Nancy 1' Hutchin son, also of Philadelphia, who arrived on Sunday On Monday the trio started for Natural Bridge, Va , by automobile and re turned to White Sulphur on Wednesday after stopping for the day at Hot Springs, Va Mr Thomas Harris Powers, of Philadel phia, who Is spending some time at Hot Springs, Va , came to tho Greenbrier for a brief visit. Mr. Frank Graham Thomson, of Devon, came to be with Miss Thomson and her party over the week-end. Mrs. William L. Sheafer, Miss E L. Shear er nnd Mr. Henry Sheafer, of .Pottsvllle, Pa , who are frequent visitors at the Oreenbrler, are making their usual stay of several weeks. Mr. nnd Mrs. Itobert Jareckl are there from Erie, Pa. Card Party and Dunce Tonight 'A card party and dance will be given this evening nt the Bltx-Carlton under the aus pices of the Alllanco of Catholic Women and in support of their charities A Liberty Bond will be awarded during the evening and $100 worth of thrift stamps will be distributed as souvenirs. The music for the promenade concert will be furnished by the Henberg Orchestra This May party Is given on Sat urday to suit the convenience of army and navy visitors who will be home on leave for the week-end. Mwxcnutiw ' mKtmmwunKmmmum.w.WISKe' WTOtSSIWIKa &.i BMBjasHBjaajMavTjaBnefBaaBaYA" phom iv nelly & Wy VtsVj $3$)$$ 8 "IIS-s ANITA SM)r US g& Yl 'P JttSsW I "CONSERVE PLATINUM," GOVERNMENT'S APPEAL Metal Hailiy iNeeilcil for Ute 111 tlic Making of Kxplosives Willi Wlmh to Win the War Women of Philadelphia, don t buv any more platinum Jewelry ' "There are several reasons In the flrbt 1)1 ice, It Is ery, very expensive In the sec ond place, the world supply of pi itlnum 1ns nlmost been exhausted In the third place Uncle Sam needs platinum nnd ntcils It badlv. for the manufacture of tvploslvcs wherewith to win the war. There arc other reasons but thenc will suIJlcc This, In effect, Is'the appeal being made bv the omens National Le igue for the Cunseiv.atlon of PI itlnum of which Ms Al fied S. Weill, of Chestnut Illll. Is State ch ilrinan GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S SERVICE Higli-Mimlcil Women of ision Necilcil in China for Conslriutive Work Piobably the greatest field of oppuitunlty In China Is the work with women Any na tion tint falls to give to women equal op portunities for education and service wltn men hnndlcnpi Itself when compared with the nations that do, says Julcan Arnold, I nlted States commercial attache nt Pcklu China will never be aide to take a place alongside of ths nations of the west In a creditable and effective way until her woniin are educated and trained to servo Intelli gentlv as mothers nnd coworkers In Chlncso society As tins been the experience In the west woman will not achieve the placo to which she Is entitled until she herself Is libit to demand It despite the fact that the na tion will be bctteicd by her elevation to thnt position The call for women of cinracter ami vision women prepared to become factors In constructive work In Chlnn Is one which offers tc missionary Institutions exceptional opportunities" CENTRAL CLUBROOM OPENED Girls Aluiimne Association to Hold Meet ings Hereafter in Withertpoon Huildiin The Alumnae Assnclatlqn of the Girls' High nnd Normal Schools has opened a cen tril clubroom 72 In the Wltherepoon Building, Walnut and Juniper streets, to serve 03 a bureau of Information where budgets, tickets, membership cards and alumnae stationery may be obtained It will be n convenient meeting place for small com mittees and classes, besides being at all times a social center for various civ to and patriotic activities Mrs 7, M K Pulton Is president of the Alumnae, Mrs Sarah AValker Dungan, Mrs M C B Lukens. Mrs M C D Gelsler are honorary vice presidents. Miss M A Bobln son Miss Catherine W Glllett, vice presi dents. Miss Gcitrude JI Butterworth treas urer. Miss Martha Gill nnd Mrs Mary r. II Ullrich are the secretaries BELGIUM LACKS SOAP Water from Boiled Potatoes Ueed as Sub stitute Soap Is almost unobtainable in occupied Belgium nnd the housewives are accordingly seeking possible bubstltutes To them a chem ist, through the medium of a Brussels news paper, gives this advice 'Pour tho hot water In which peeled po tatoes have been boiled over the linen to be washed Allow It to so ik until the fol lowing day then rub It as you would in a, lather but without adding boap or anything else The linen will como out of the tut) perfectly white MRS. SAMUEL CIBBS Who, before her marriage on April 30, wis Mits Rose Sugermsn, of 333 Clad stone streets Mr, and Mrs. Cibbi are 'spending ibeir honeymoon at Atlantic City, and liter their return tbey will live t 102 Fitzgerald street 1 jGBk JhW f MKsiBs 8xisiS Mrs MISS KSTEL1X UAtNDERh Member of committee who go to the Union League nne dances for en luled men 011 Siturihv evening, and vtere at the iliaplain's recreation center on TliurMlay evening to dance with the Bailors SOLDIERS' FAMILIES' WILL BE CARED FOR Social Scricc Division of Red . Cross Working to Pre- venl Suffering When the soldiers must leave wives and babies behind them they un leave Hum with the nssurance that tlicy nro going to be cared for, tcmUrly and t lllclently, through tho zeal of the Bed ross home boclal cervlcu division This organization, of which Mrr John Boyer Is chairman, stand- for one of the best and most necessary developments of Bed f-rnua it Art. unit iiifirl.u t, r.l, 1 1 J tl,i tllflt tilt . .l ..u... ...... ...... .. - .. . v.. .......',, f..". ... 1 w.ir Is being fouj lit at home nearly ns much ns abroad It assures those who are fighting that the women who have to face months of uncertainty and poverty perhnps sickness nnd misery of soul will fnd real help In the Bed Cross social eerv Ice "When a soldier goes away there is a period when his family faces a veiy hard time of It fin inclallv ' raid Mrs Louis C Madeira, of the social service committee ' Before the allotment conies In they are likely to get prettv badly Into debt That Is the time when they need money and friend ship The social service offers that and the famfly alwavs pays line It whatever money Is borrow eil It Isn't llko the conventional char t soldiers wives uren t often of tho stuff that takes that unlets tiny have to hut It's the feeling yiat there Is same ore to turn to and to talk to some one who will take the trouble to understand ' Th'nl. v hat it means to the toldler who ! pirhnns leaving a brand-new' wife behind him without enough inonev. to feel tint every neid of hers w III be met and that tho best of care will be taken of her Then too there Is this to be considered The soldier husband Is going away, to see life nnd the world No mntter what horrors the war villi show him ho Is going to have Proader and more w irldly Idens when he comes marching home In addition to thnt lies gome to have the finest physical training, good food nnd fresh air Now there will be a good deal of unhapplness If thnt soldier cimcs home again nnd finds his wife careless sodden and stupid and In needlessly poor health It s n very Important thing to keep that wlfo up. koen nnd efficient developing neck and netk with the man There are thousands of cases that the social service must look to hero In Philadelphia and hundreds of work ers ore needed " In view of the fact that the necessity for the wsrlt Is Increasing everv day the war lasts and will be greater when the war ends, classes are being organized In which women can have a six weeks' course In the tactics of social service Thene classes are organized nil over the ountry and there arc large divi sions In connection with tho schools BOOST PHILADELPHIA AS BUSINESS CENTER Movement Launched to firing Commercial Buyers Here From Many .Slates A movement to boost Philadelphia us a business center hns been launched by tho Philadelphia Wearing Apparel Salesmen's Association A special meeting will be held this after noon nt the Denckla Building. Eleventh ana Market streets, which will be attended by 300 salesmen. The association Is also opeiA lug up a drive for a Inrger membership The goal has been set at 1000 members by Hep tember 1 Leo Weiss Is president of the as sociation LAST CLASS OF NURSES The graduation of twenty-six nurses at the Medlco-Chlrurglcal Hospital last night was especially Impressive from the fact that the famous old hospital Is to go out of existence on June 1, to make way for municipal Im provements. Fifteen of the nurses will enter lied Cross work Dr. Ernest La Place, chief surgeon of the hospital, delivered the addrtss to the gradu ates, telling them that, though the Institution was about to be demolished, he knew that Its memory would live as loqg as the memory of the soldiers In France, whom scores of Its nurses and doctors have cared for. The llev C E. Macartney, pastor of the Arch Btreet Presbyterian Ciurch, presented the diplomas, and medals wero given by Dr. George M, Boyd, Photo h Vl.uce.tu MISs IOR1MSK 1UELMAN A, OMAN IN TRAINING TO FLY WAR PLANE licrne, Wbo--e Huband Dropped Hevcn Ilorlie I lier, Hopes to F-uul H ni No douht we have all scon oi at least heard of women elevator operatois, women i haiiffeurs nnd Congresswomen during wni tlmi l"t prnhnhtv the latest wai wrinkle Is the tub roldler of the air ' Mis D E Heine Is the first American hi i i h k, up this brunch of the servlco at the Mlntuli living School She Is a most nlliuiastlc student and predicts that In the ueir fuluie I mle Sam will hive a corps of trained v omen tilers In Prance backing up our bovs by doing Fcout dutv and dropping bombs over the enemy pofltlon Mrs Heme Ins made flights with sone of the most skilled war tilers her latest atrial trip being made with Pat O Brlen, who recently visited this cltv There Is keen competition for flying honors In the Heme fimlly, as the lady tiler's' husband Is Captain Heme of tin British royal flying orps Mrs Heme savs she will do hi i best fo cqunl her husb ind s rteoid of lulnglng down eleven boche planes and, lui'dt nially liting dtcoiuted with the Irtiich Croix de Gutm and the British Victoria i 'rosj SAYS ITALIANS ARE READY TO FIGHT OFF NEW DRIVE AiIiiir High Commissioner, in Cily Yetler da. Tells of Nation's Preparations ' Italians are prepared to meet the expected gnat drive bv the Germans on the Italian fu,nt as soon as tho snow melts from the Alps according to V Quattsrone acting Italian high commissioner, who arrived In Philadelphia vesterdav to take part In tho exercises ut the flag raising nt the Gloucester shlpvard of the Puvey & Jones Company He Is the personal representative of the Italian umbassador. Count Maechl dl Cellere Accompmylng hlni was Edward S Me Kalg of the national service section of tho United States shipping board, and Pasqualo Clcco, Italian consular ugent at New Haven "When the Germans make their drive" suld Slgnor Quattarone. the Italians will give as good account of themselves as the British, the Trench and vour own Americans hive given In the desperate fighting now raging on tno uituciroms in i-januers nnd Plcardy COLLEGE CLUB ASKS WOMEN TO EXPLAIN WAR TO PEOPLE Miss Kirkbride Is Eleited President; Brjn Mawr Fxecutivc Talks on Convention At the annual meeting ot the College C luh vesterday Dr M Carev Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr, spoke about the plans for ' S'ln-thc-Wiir-for-Ptrninnent-Pencc ' convention on Mav lfi and 17 She told of the great need for women speakers to explain to the people the reason why tho I'nlted States Is at war. Pollowlng an appeal for volunteers by Mrs j Willis .viarun .vnss i; n KlrKhrlde, presl dent, announced that on Tuesday afternoons In May there will be practice In public speak ing at the club Tho ofllcers elci ted for the eiiHUlng year are President, Miss Elizabeth II Kirk bride, vlie piesldent Mrs Joseph Head, re cording secretary Miss Doris I'enton cor responding secretary. Miss Hilda Justice treasurer Mrs George D Teldt chairman of house committee Mrs Joseph Hill Brlnton , chairman of hospitality committee, Mrs Charles Dav and dliectors Mrs William II. Mount and Mrs Clinton A Strong HOUGH NOT A CAPTIVE, BUT RAN GREAT RISKS Pennsylvania Track Athlete and Others of Friends' Unit Escaped The latest communication from the Frlentfs' reconstruction unit of the American Bed Cross, which was prior to the recent German offensive opeintlng In the terrain now In the hands of the enemy, deny a rumor which had been circulated In this country that Israel 1.'. Hough, former track athlete at the University ot Pennsylvania had been captured by the Oermans and his ears cut off The reports state that all the workers ot the unit escaped Including Hough, who was especially endangered by his persistent efforts to save refugee civilians who were fleeing from their homes under fire of German shells Hough was a member of the famous Penn freshman relay team which broke the one mile recqrd In the relay carnival last spring. GIVES THEATRE TO CAMP W nMmton, May 3 Washington's first Liberty Theatre, for the use of men of the army, navy and marine corps in and near this cltv, is soon to be built, according to an announcement by the District of Colum bia war camp community service last night. The theatre Is the gift of Mrs. Edward T, Stotesbury. of Pntludelphla, who has given .a sum sufficient to buy all materials for the theatre. It Is to be built In Potomac Park, near the camp of the Fiftieth United States Infantry. Men of that command will build It. Up to this time soldiers In camps and barracks In and near this city have had no theatre of their own at which (mileage books could be used It Is to be used also as a drill hall, recreation and committee room, library and gymnasium. Hunting a Husband By MARY DOUGLAS (CopyrloM) CIIAPTEH LV The Room Below THi: steady roughing In the room below kept me nvvnke Bothered me Fright ened me Early this morning I slipped Into my clothes I knocked nt the door on tho floor below A weak voice said, 'Come In ' 1 entered Ptopp'd In a rhalr hy the win dow sat a man His cavernous eyes looked nt me out of a drawn face 'siorry to have annoyed ho began 1 went quickly acros the room to him I had with me some of mothers little.pellets He took ono politely, but with a whimsical look m bis hollow eyes Just try It,' I plendcd He did I looked around the room such disorder, chaos Would vou mind If I Just straightened up a little?' The whimslcnl look again but he thanked me grnclously Gladly I started the siege It was a mighty one odds nnd ends lay soettcred about Cigarette stumps, matches, torn bits of paper When these vie re gathered to gether I saw light thiough the chaos There were soiled dishes In everv concelvnhle spot These, too. I piled lip and took out Into the little pantry The cou. h I smoothed Plumped up the pillows softlv Turned out the daring gns Jet (for It was hrlgbt morning now) I looked around liust thick nil every thing With a damp cloth I wiped it awav When I had straightened the rug and pulled down the stndis so that thev hung evenly I looked around me with plincuro Indeed It was a different place The man had said nothing Griiluilly his cough had divl down He looke 1 nt me with such grateful eves that no words were neces sary 11in I flew up ti my loom and hut. toned myself into my blue gingham apron 1 was back In his room now Out In the tlnv pantry wheic he did his cooking It wns so dark, I lighted il candle I bented water on a little gns arrangement Then I was washing his dishes and enjoying It1 I found myself humming n llttlo tune ns 1 splashed In the soapy water His dishes were all cle.cn ana polished I piled them In a small cupboard that 1 found As I tiptoed out into the other room, I saw the man Ivlng asleep on his couch As he lay theie, his face relaxed In sleep, I saw It was a face ot splrttual beauty Softlv I closed the door behind me I went up to mv room How glaring nnd nrtlflclal It looked In the bright morning light It needs the twilight dullness to make It artistic I am making a little custnid now for the sic k man below And ns 1 beat the egRS, I hum a stiange little all that haunts me with Its sadness MONDAY THE LESSON EVERY TENTH EGG GOES FOR A SOLDIER'S BIBLE P.itr'otic Farmci's Wife Solves Prob lem of How to Help Boys in France Lggs and Bibles form an Important con necting link In Die life of a fnrmer's wife In Montgomery County She wants to help the boys 'over there, but, like many other farmers' vrives. she tlrds her financial re source! II nlted However, a woman s wit ovetcomes such obstacles, and this woman dlscovcicd a wny out of her dllllcully hho gives every tenth egg her hens lay to the purchase of Testa ments for tho soldiers Hei letter, which was received yesterday at tho headquarters of tho business mens war council of the Pocket Testament League, In the W Ithcrspoon Building contained a check for J2 nnd lend "Inclosed you will find (2 to use la pur chasing Bibles for roldlers Some time ago I told the Iird I would give Him every tenth egg my lions laid 1 sent $-' to the New York society, but I will send this for our boys I will not sign my name, as the Lord knows from w horn It came " J Lewis Twaddoll, treasurer of tho busi ness men's wnr council, tells of a woman who sent $10 for the purehnso of Bibles for the soldiers 'I was saving the monev for a sldeboaid," she wrote, but the sldeboaid can wait and the soldiers can t ' Items of news for the pine let lutcce vU lie circeiitecl anil printed In the Menlng l'uldlc I e ilker. iirovtclod they are written on one dele of I ties tuner enb mill nre ilienril tilth full mime unci telriiltni e- mimhr r cif the enc!rr. us It must he puHnlhle to verlr the notes Vclilrms "'.nelely I elltor. J.itnlnir I'ulille Irclker. 00U Chestnut street. MISS KATHARINE McCLATCHY MISS M. I McCLATCHY Two of the aides for the Fete Cliampetre lo be given in aid of tho Mlsericordla Hospital on tho grounds of the convent In Meripn if - WWSSSaSSWr jglCIXItUS3SS 5 sSl ( i&iOfvt imUX0FUN LABOR LOWERS Pi Conditions Have Thrown Out of Competition ',' in Austria UNDERBIDDING STOPPlpj 1'etninj.HC Workers Arc IVot W lor Situation lliat Hns Arisen ( A correspondent who signs himself ". T. contributed tho following Interesting slon of women's wages In Austria to Hh Neues Wiener .Tnnrnat ..'.:. ,-cia imo oj tno maxims wnicn noia ;ooobi-'j cause never subjected to repeated eXMA'W'-i tlon Is that which Is embodied In the jwHon that woman labor reduces wages The jwsflott Is true In ao far as the fact of lower sgoit ; conies nbout through the large and chMJuWM supply of women for work. 'Away stttfcv woman labor that Is ruining us--thM came the slogan of a struggle for exlsteoe, i though It never achieved any success. 'Women have worked on calmly fer IB lower w ages because they would have toun no otlnr employment, nnd the struanle tw-9 tween the sexes there Is nothing uglier that s the struggle between man and woman. hJ cause by naturo thev should love and oaitvin plcment each other this struggle, I Bay, fcetJ came n conflict In the field of pay lnstealefr'i u ciimiieruiiuii in respect oi nDllliy . c Th extiaordlnary conditions which HajiH now oein going on ror years nave jnroetn j the man not the womnn, out of the camoe- tltion and It now appears that the ilAtyw) i for the general reduction of wages and wl- ' nrlcs dors not fall upon women as stlch, ttUM at most upon the flooding of the labor matr j Let by the Influx of women. r i ' Kntlrelv apart from the depreclatlorCjottS money, women s Incomes have risen conaKl- eraiuy since women no longer reel ma necessity of underbidding which men tmi upon them as liy a right hereditary to 'The change becomes most obvious we take the men who have remained In tbtf positions and compare their salarlee a creased to be sure, but only on account i the general lncre ise of the cost of llvlndt jj wltn tnn increased Incomes of tnanymniLj this cnange lias come about not ; through tho lack of working people; an i portunlty has at last been given to we to develop and to reap the money valu ,fl their ability In many fields that were foonr I ly closed to them 4 .. . .. . . I r5 eiv Workers More 4! A cnaiiges tor me uctter wnicn umountwiwi BAt P!-"il (nnnennil nrnii a-ia n Anw ft tA jasP taleM '--" iiiuumim .iuiiin u, jiui avti) tivs, nksajnj he set aside lightly and managers wlw ityl leased their old capable women workea vm account of slow accommodation to the nw valuation of femAle labor had to tint metft new Inexperienced Workers the same amount ) that thev were unwilling to give the old eWJ-j jiloyes r;xtraotd narlly high are the santrle paid now to capable women stenorrtvttnanr' who, by the way, are not nearly so common as people think ,A ., ' It hns also happened we cannot steri whether bv chance or as a result of triJ trend of tho times that those worn'!?! public offices whoso training equals thttl the!i male colleagues are on absolutely ,tii3 Clint: iutJCIIIK Willi lllc llieril in rcKU-ru eu u miriry unci promotion. j woman wnq lessens 111 11 middle school can attain to a salaryio 10 000 crowns (12000) a year, and this aUar lllll t'V U1UU(,III'UI My IJItCUlU CUlUllllf f very respcctnble annual incom A woman 1 academic training who Is engaged In th IMIIli; ,, CVItIt: UIIIIIBLIJ 11110 icio vy upuiv her theoretically to the ranjt and pernutorle of a court councilor And In the protntlan the' 1 onstcllatlons nre stilt more favorable At the present time Vienna has women Jo tors who earn , annual Income ot 19,904 to 10 mil) crowns (?coou to JSOOO), l.lilng touts Climb j Bniployes 111 exclusively feminine sjccupi tlons nro enjoying the benefits of the prMKfl Juncture only In so far as they are r vinges that aro higher in proportion to general Increase In the cost of llvlrhy. servant girl can liuraiy buy yvltn ner of sIMv crowns (J12) vihat she forn obtained for her monthly Income ot ltyW or thirty crowns (St or lfi). And the e pable seamstress who formerly earned fl,va crowns (51) a day eloes not pront irom j fact that sue is now getting nine crov (JI 80) But there are women tailors now do so-called men s work' an! wl.o earr Indeed disproportionately more than thejj used to earn 'It looks very much as If the future-VM too far distant we hope will see women complaining because the competition of men Is reducing wages and salaries. But per-J huns the men w 111 be so proud as to elespl this one-time expedient ot the women an4l let ability alone decide tho competition.., is, this case that which exceptional circ stances have created might become the JWr mal namely that these who are capable!! arccnillshment will cam much and the leas useful will earn little Whether one hapfiefnf to be a man or a woman ought not to RfirJ a basis ot discrimination ,4 Golf Tournament Today ti " hackers hindlcap tournament1' vj?jj lake nl ice today under fie direction of thS Phllaiielphli (lolf club, which Is nn org! Uatlon of plaveis on the e-ouu's crceK eo where the tournament will be hold, The fili rolf course which Is conveniently locat Sixtieth nnd Market streets. Is 111 excelled torditlrn and a largo number of entrlr expected 1 lh- tournament Is opei to anybody will be so arranged that the beginner lirve euual chance with the exnert of wtnnti ot u of the attractive prizes. There Is en trance fee. but when the players Start H thev will be tagged by a girl dressed la, It Bed Cross uniform and asked to conlrHmtl not less than titty cents to the Bed Craw fund The proceeds will be given to In, Highland I'arK brancn, ot wnicn airs JRnirj Fivburg Is chairman Mr Charles V'reund, a member nt Philadelphia Golf Club, has donated th cuds as prises Mr II n Bleh Is chnlrn of the committee In charge of the tournamjpti JWissourians to Live llero. Mr Howard Kehde, i94S Laclede avert St Louis, left recently for Hannibal,, to attend the marriage of her stater. 1 Mnriraret Drescher. to Mr Georae Ci Boadman. auditor ot the United fetfl Shipping Board, having charge of the Am can International shipbuilding work. T wedding took place at the home of lb bride parents, and the young couple wilt lr., Philadelphia The bride Is a coUsln of Ji Don Drescher. who Is now In Trance vt the balloon observation corps. Delta rill I'll Members Dinner, Hotel Att.ip llenefle card tournament br .aaHaaasa Catholic AVomen. nitz-Carlton. ' AlmtH cnarge County Fair by Clerinantown $r Admission charge '$ l'lar, "The Japanese Cllrl," by 1 department Temple university. , Drawing itooms. Admission cm l'lav. "Barbara frlftelilf.M Mummers West Philadelphia; for Olrls. Admission charge. Annual reunion AMorUtlos IMte Pennsylvania Veteran VoluaJitt tat lioici. MtmDers. nnlversary rrlehratlo erf constitution of I'oUJiu. Met; Iluusev Free. 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