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AN ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF THE BALL
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jrar GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Tolls of the Homo Coming of Several Soldiers.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bowers Returns From Front.
She Attends Charity Ball
THN'T It wonderful whnt great joy there
In In the world theso days? So many
beautiful surprises, what with tho men
getting homo for Christmas and ono thing
and another! Of course, wo all know
Charlie Blddlo, our wonderful Aco, Is home,
and Emlen, Drayton, who waa In the Avia
tion, reached home on Christmas Day. He
has been mustered out and so will bo In
Philadelphia tho rest of tho winter. Mrs.
k Robert Drayton, his mother, has apart
ments at tho Wellington this year. Houses
are pretty lonely when tho only children
aro sons and both of thoso are In tho
service. Fritz Drayton I beg pardon, Fred
Is still in France, but 13 expected home
i "''next month.
Imaglno the Qeorgo Bower's Joy on
Chrlstmoa Eve. They had had letters from
Junior about three weeks ago, saying ho
was still In the hospital and did not see
any prospect of getting homo very soon.
Well, It appears he was elatod for sailing
a few days after that and arrived hero on
Chrlstmoa Evo. Ho did not know his
family was In town for a few months, so
he took tho first trala to Torresdale, to
find tho houso empty.
It did not take him long, however, to
find out whoro his 'family was, and In
tho meantime some ono phoned In to his
mother to be sure and stay homo for an
" hour or so, as I heard tho story, and lo
and behold, who walks In upon her but
her son, whom sho had thought In France.
And that's tho way It's been all along.
Simply wonderful; the happy, happy sur
prises. ITS too bad that sad things have to como
too. Only yesterday come tho report
that Hobey Baker, who achieved such fame
as an aviator during tho war, was killed
accidentally In Franco on Saturday whllo
flying.
' It seems oven moro sad, after the war
Is practically over, to hear of theso later
casualties. My, but weren't wo proud of
Hobey Bakor when that news first came of
his downing a German p".ano! Charlie
Blddlo had a lot to tell us about him when
he come back Just last week. He was tho
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oroiner or unorny uaKer. mis momer was
Miss Mary Pemberton, a sister of Mrs.
Hobart Hare, Mrs. Howard Ingham and
Mrs. Frank Dade. His father married Miss
Laura Butcher after his dlvorco from tho
first Mrs. Baker, and tho boys lived with
k'hlm. Hobey was a celebrated Princeton
athleto, you know, and a very great favor
ite In tho younger set hero. He was en
gaged to Mlml Scott, of Now York, but tho
engagement was recently broken and sho
has married since, 'tis said. We were
all looking forward to seeing him soon and
to praising him In person (though, bless
. you, ho would have been Just like Charlie
. Blddlo, not willing to talk about himself
'or his doings, only of tho exploits of the
"j othors). It Just seems too sad to think
wo will not have tho happiness of seeing
him again.
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1 PEAKING of deaths overseas, there
vera memorial services this morning at
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koons
' at' 13 South Twenty-first street for their
son, Dallas W. Koons, who died In Franco
on tho 14th of this month. As yet no
details have come of his death, but Brew
ster, his brother, cabled that it had oc-
curred. A flno fellow and a sad loss to
: his family and friends.
M
, RE WE ready for parties again? Well,
! should "shay sho." Witness the slzo
of tho crowd at tho Charity Ball last night
' and then you won't ask. I never saw any.
" thing to beat It. Besides all tho Dolly
J Drakes and Bobby Blakes and everything,
and thero were about three hundred In
f tho pageant, there were Emergency Aid
Aides, who drilled and National Leaguers
who did tho same, only not quite so much.
And then thero wero thousands In. tho
audience. And when tho grand march was
over you ought to havo seen that floor.
Jammed, "nbsotlvoly;" why you couldn't
get on It without having your feet stepped
on, and-as to dancing, well it could hardly
bo did.
Tho prettiest sets wero tho Candyland
ohlldron and .tho America set. Charllo
Morgan and Genevieve Glbbs wero marv-
Iy'e,l0U8 in that, and Brlco Blynn and Alva
I lO.rfriinl ni hA lwiilnrn nf the Dollv Drakes
and Bobby Blakes wero wonderful. Alva
k woro tho most gorgeous red wig I havo
over seen and my goodness but she did
dance! As for Brownlo Watburton and
tho rest of the tableaux bunch They weio
. elmply splendid.
I thought I'd choke laughing at Mar
garet Berwlnd. Sho was captain of tho
E. A. A.'a and sho yellod her commands
'at tho top of her lungs. To say she put
"pep" Into tho drill, would be going It
mild. Every now and then her voice
would take on a little shriek that kind of
1. treaked on Its hinges. But my dears, sho
fixed those girls with an eagle eye, that
told mo sho could command all right, and
J certainly would have hated to have been
In that bunch and put tho wrong foot first
at any thlmo. Captain Berwlnd knew what
' s)io was doing and don't you forget it.
Thero were somo very pretty frocks
worn by thoso In tho audience. I noticed
Sybil Wright Coates especially. She had
" one of those lovely red velvet gowns with
he drnppd skirt and V shaped bodice.
t Mario Wilsht Hoffman was with her and
t their mother, Mrs. Harrison B. Wright.
Mario had on a lovely old-fashioned look
ing plaid silk frock and Mrs. Wright was
In black velvet with the most perfect clasps
' of, brllllanst on the shoulders.
Mary Bohlen Tllghman was In bluo silk
and had a huge pink fan of feathers, Sho
looked so quaint and pretty. Gay Tllgh
man was up from Washington and wus
Tvlth her sister-in-law. Slo wore a lavendar
frock.
Did you see Franlty BulUvnn as a Flan
dew boy? She 1iad a short tow colored
'.wlr, and she danced very well. I was
wondering who she was, bocauso tho yol-
) tfiW hair dsgulseUher at first, but after
ihe dance was oyflLand she walked back
Vi I'tA thi drwitojr. team, t recognlKd her.
Miopihw f 'obu-iu? Lm
gained something all right, for the number
of tickets turned In was simply enormous.
I AM glad to bo ablo to tell you that
Louisa Davis McCnll Is better. I did not
know what her Illness was when I told
you of It, ?ut slnco then havo heard It Is
Influenza and that sho Is much better.
So a wire from tho McCalls received today
by friends stated. They dropped all
Christmas preparations, you know, and
went Immediately to Chicago on hearing
that Louie was ill thero. I'm so glad sho
Is better.
WITH tho death on Christmas Day of
Mrs. Joseph SInnott wo seo tho pass
ing of ono of tho most charltablo of womon.
For years Mrs. SInnott, who lived on Rlt
tenhouso Squaro and nt Roscmont In tho
summer, had been interested in St. Vin
cent's Homo for Foundling?, and sho han
dled tho funds for that association during
that time. She was Interested In almost
overy good work, as was her daughter,
Miss Mary SInnott, who .with her sister,
Mrs. John Deveroux, of Washington, and
brothers, Mr. John SInnott and Mr. Clar
ence SInnott, survives her mother,
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
Mrs. George McCIellan, of 1116 Spruco
street, will give a dinner tomorrow evening
at her homo before the meeting of the Satur
day Evening Dancing Class, In honor of her
guest, Miss Harriet J. Cnmac, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Uanckcr Camac, of
New York.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, of Walnut
and Eighteenth streets, will entertain nt
luncheon tomorrow In honor of Captain Al
fred F. B. Carpenter, of tho British navy,
who will glvo a talk tomorrow evening at
tho Metropolitan Opera House.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price Norrls of
Phoenlxvllle, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Catherine Price Norrls,
and Lieutenant Malcolm Arnold Deans, U. S.
N.
Mrs. Joseph Wayne, Jr., of Wayne avenue,
Germantown, will entertain at luncheon to
morrow In honor of her daughter, Miss nllra
beth Wayne. The guests will be members o
tho school set.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward 13. Baker, of Mount
Airy, announco tho engagement of their
daughter. Miss L'mtllo S. Baker, and Mr. Wil
liam Russell Rake, of Germantown.
Sergeant Andrew Jackson Sailer, U. S. A.,
who Is stationed at Stlthton, Ky., lo spending
a brief furlough at the homo of his parents,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Nelson Sailer, 31G Winona
street, Germantown.
Mrs. Richard E. Norton, of Ardmore, will
glvo a luncheon tomorrow In honor of her
mother, Mrs Spalding Evans, of Lockport,
N. Y., who is spending the holidays as tho
guest of her daughter and son-in-law.
Mr. Robert S. Perry, Jr., H spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. Robert S.
Perry, at her apartment at Pclham Court.
Tho engagement of Mr. Perry and Miss Gene
vieve Dlllenbcck, of 123 Upsal street, CJer
mantown, has been nnnounced.
Ensign Dald W. Paxoon, U. S. aviation,
Is spending tho holidays with his mother,
Mrs. E. Burton Paxson, of 4318 Chestnut
street.
Mrs. William Thomson Sherron, of Hamil
ton court, will give a box party at Keith's
this afternoon In honor of her little daugh
ter, MIstAlberta Sherron. The guests will bo
members of the school set, Including Miss
Wllloughby Ellis. Miss Mario Foulkrod. Miss
Marlon Moore, Miss Mary Louise Patton,
Miss Anna Rebmarm, Miss Elizabeth
Schmldhclser, Miss Eleanor Vansant, Miss
Madellno Weaver. Miss Florence Wood and
Miss Elizabeth Young.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fclln, of 251 West
Walnut 'lane, Germantown, announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Mlsi May Dormer
Felln, and Mr. Charlei J. Datz.
Mr. and Mrs John A. Klrkpatrlck, of 1304
Porter street, announco the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Hazel S. Klrkpatrlck,
and Ensign Arthur B. Savor, of the naval
nlr division of Brockton, Mass , who Is sta
tioned at tho Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Mr. and Mrs. II, Lewis, of 2023 North
Thlrty-Becond Btreet, nnnounce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Mae Lewis, to
Mr. Irving Kandell.
Mrs. W. Melancthon Glasgow, of 4521
Walnut street, announces tho engagement of
her daughter, Miss Genevieve Mullen Glas
gow, and Lieutenant Lewis W. Strahley, U.
S. N., of Pittsburgh, who has been In com
mand of a submarine chaser at the sub
marine base at Key West, Fla.
DAILY DANCE FOR CHARITY
Tea and Supper Also Planned for Relief
"Work
A dally tea dansant and supper for tho
benefit of reconstruction work and home re
lief will be held, beginning Monday, In tho
Japanese Room of the Hotel WaltQn under
tho direction of Mrs. Joseph M. Qazzam, of
2GC South Twentieth street.
Many prominent society women will serve
as patronesses, and there will be divertlse
ments of originality In connection with this
new form of continuously conducted enter
tainments. Among the patronesses who have already
hecomo Interested In tho undertaking are
Mrs. William a. Warden, Mrs. Elizabeth
Madeira, Mrs. Joseph M. Gazzam, Mrs. Bes
sie Dobson AHemui, Mrs. John C. Norrls,
Mrs. Joseph Snellenberg, Mrs. Howard W.
Pancoast and Mrs. Paul Thompson Haskell.
Other names will be added to the list before
tho opening dance Monday,
21,712 MEN IN SERVICE
New Figures Added to Flag in Broad Street
Station
Tho flguro In tho star of the service flag
In tho concourso of Broad Strcot Station was
changed today to show that there were on
November 1, 21.712 employes of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad system, east and west of
Pittsburgh, who had entered tho military or
naval service.
A gold Btnr was added to the flag, which
bears mute testimony that 225 employes of
the railroad havo died for their country.
Of the 24,712 employes In tho naval and
military service, 16,831 vyere from the lines
east of Pittsburgh. On this portion of the
system alone, up to the drat of November,
103 employes had died.
Arrangements have been made whereby
all employes of the railroad who were fur
loughed for military servlco will be given
bdek their former positions, or positions
equally good.
Public to See New Nuries' Home
, Director Krusen, of Health and Charities,
yesterday extended an Invitation to the pub
lic to Inspect the new nurses' home of the
Philadelphia General Hospital, at Ttilrtyv
fsl.rth and Pln trtJ, today and Imam
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CHARITY BALL DEPICTS
JOYOUS YOUTH AT PLAY
Debutantes Revel in Symbolic
Dances and Drills From
Fairyland of Childhood
wlt't- tho eyes of American youth looking
forwa.J to tho happiness of peace and not
back upon tho four terrible years which
havo passed, Philadelphia rejoiced and was
happy last night nt tho Charity Ball in the
Academy of Music.
From the moment Sylvan II. Htrsch, as the
Yogi, stepped forward Into tho hall, carrying
tho crystal which boro the messagoof futuro
Joys, tho abandon of tho youth who sees
pleasure ahead filled the hall.
It was a happy thought to build tho
pageant upon this theme of eternal child
hood at play, which war can mar only tern,
porarlly. In tho wako of the soothsayer
chorus after chorus of roclety girls nnd
youhg women followed, dressed In tho gay
colors and short frocks of childhood's happy
times.
There were first the Kate Greenaway girls
and boys, In the quaint and charming cos
tume Immortalized by tho famous Illustrator
of children's stories. They danced as the
boys and girls of old England might have
danced on the village green.
Then came the children of Flanders, not
the forlorn tots who have been depicted often
during tho last four years to awaken the
sympathy of the generous Americans, it
was rather the eternal Joy of childhood,
which, according to the soothsayer ennnot
be crushed entirely by the hardships of war
but must again awako to the pleasures which
aro their due.
Haggrstlve of Childhood's Joys
Candyland's subjects. In festlvo little cos
tumes of bright red and white stripes, them
selves suggestive of tho beloved peppermint
stick, followed next, tho tall hats of tho boys
nnd the hoop skirts of the girls bobbing In
playful spirit which was caught by tho
onlookers throughout tho dance.
Simple airs of nursery rhymes and toy
land brought back keen association of child
hood's games lo ninr.y ar. older person In the
nudicnce, and still fuither enhanced the
atmosphere of Joyw to come, which had been
predicted by the Yogi and was the keynoto
of tho evening.
Nor was th feeling of the Joy of victory,
as contrnMed to the sterner theme rslatlvo
to war upon which have been based many
pageants of tho last four years, absent In the
tnbleaux which followed each group of
dances. It was not the suffering and Bor
rows Indicted by war, but tho exhilaration
nnd the glorious uprising of the people which
gained ultlmato victory and was portrayed
In these momentary symbolic gllmp.vs of tho
soul of the Allies.
"Britons Shall Never De Slaves," "Italy
Aroused," "Franco Defiant" and "America's
Answer" suggest the spirit which has mndo
possible the fact that tho crystal of American
youth now reflects clouds of brilliant hues,
and not the gray shadows which might have
been cast had defeat, not victory, been fore
shadowed. Dixie's Sons and Daughters Dance
Following the festlvo dance of the Dolly
Drakes and Bobby Rlakes, and the Candy
land boys and girls, came the youth of
sunny Dixie,, ono of tho prettiest of the
dances. Dressed In fluffy whlto dresses,
with great red tarletan hats, and blue sashes,
the young girls presented (yplcturo of dainti
ness which delighted young and old.
From one extreme to the other, their
place was taken In nn Instant by Major
Galnor Dalrd and tho National League Alrln,
who drilled nnd were followed by Captuln
Berwlnd and Emergency Aid nldc3, In a
military drill, which showed that-the ex
perience of the debutantes has run along
new channels this year and hat they havo
learned to obey orders and to drill, as well
as to dance.
Tho fasclnntlon of absolute regularity In
movement and costume brought much ap
plause from tho audience and made tho drill
a fitting climax to the pageant. The white
gloves and gnltera of tho Juniors were
especially effective and many a soldier and
sailor In the surrounding boxes was seen to
clap enthusiastically nt the excellent work
of tho soldlcrllko girls.
"Victory," the flnal tableau, and "The
Star Spangled Banner" closed tho pageant,
nnd the hall was. then thrown open to
dancers. Between the costumed performers
and the uniformed men of all branches of
tho service, civilian clothes were tho ex
ception rather than the rule In the general
balL
Costumes of Dainty Shades
Tho effect was quite different from tho
ordinary ball, when th,e brilliant gowns and
Jewels are set off ngalnst tho contrast of
black and whlto In the men's evening clothes,
for the costumes were the dainty shades of
puro colors, tho pinks, blue and yellows,
such as children might wear, whllo the neu
tral shades of the uniforms blended Into the
whole effect, Instead of-furnishing the con
trasting foil of black and white.
The brilliant scarlets of the maidens from
Dixie and the picturesque red, and whlto tall
hats of the candy-boys furnished the needed
dashes of marked colors to give gaiety In
keeping With the occasion, ' The hall was
crowded, but little did the dancers care. The
men wero bock from the trenches and train
ing camps, happy Indeed to forget the horrors
in the Jollity of the occasion, Even those
who walked with canes, or wore dressings on
eyes and arms, seemed contented to sit In
the boxes and watch the whirling mass be
fore them, so different from the sterner
pageants of war.
And the girls? They were as happy as the
children whom they had depicted In their
dances. Ths strain was relieved, the men
were back and again they saw, as the sooth
sayer caught tho Iridescent hues of his
crystal ball, the "Ufa that Is one merry
roundelay,"
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Society girls appeared in a brilliant pageant at the first ball sinre the signing of
the armistice. Dolly Drakes and nobby Illakcf, Children of Flanders, Kate Green
aways, Candyland Kiddies and Dixie Girls vied with 'National League Girls and
Emergency Aid Aides in entertaining the large audience which filled the Academy
of Music last night
NEEDED AID GIVEN
BY BABIES' HOSPITAL
Case of Little Nat Exemplifies
Work Done nt South Ninth
Street Dispensary
Nat. an Italian boy twelve years old. came
running into tho Babies' Hospital dispensary.
334 South Ninth street, a few days ngo, an
nouncing In great excitement: "Me mother's
got a new baby and vo ain't got no clothes
to put on It. Can't jou please come to our
houso right away?"
That nas how the visiting nurse and the
dispensary folk became acquainted with
Nat's family. A visiting nurse went back
homo with the child to And tho mother and
six children living In one tiny stiualld room.
The father had been sent to prison four
months before and the family was without
means of support. Two of tho children, In
addition to the new baby, were almost en
tirely without clothes.
The Babies' Hospital folk were making
preparations for their annual Christmas
party for dependent children nnd their
mothers, but prenatal and nostnatal enre aro
specialties of the hospital, so a "reconstruc
tion period" was begun In Nat's home right
then and there.
Tho mother and baby nre under the core
of a nurse; sufllclcnt clothing has been pro
vided to make the family comfortable nnd
the nurso Is giving attention to the other
children. Instructing the older ones how to
bathe and care for tho younger brothers and
slaters and how to clean the room nnd tnko
care of tho place. Tho mother, who was
utterly discouraged when tho nurse found
her, has responded to the care and sympathy
and Is getting stronger.
This Is Just ono of tho many cases that
havo come under tho care of tho Babies'
Hospital In tho Inst month. A fow years ago
the term "baby-saving" mennt a hospital or
a cllnlo whero sick babies might receive
treatment. But physicians and nurses "have
learned that most of the Illnesses encoun
tered wero preventable, and now prophylactic
nnd prenatal clinics havo been established.
Tho expectant mother Is advised by compe
tent physicians. She Is visited In her own
homo by a trained nurse, whoso business It
Is to see that the doctor's orders aro fol
lowed. If these orders Include n special diet
which tho patient Is too poor to procure the
nurso arranges with the proper agencies bo
tho food can be obtained. If a few weeks'
rest Is ordered apd there li a family who
cannot bo left, temporary homes are provided.
If housing conditions are Insanitary they nro
Improved. If sympathy nnd encourngement
are needed the nurse Is ready to supply them.
The cost of treating ono baby In a hospital
for three weeks (about tho average length
of stay) Is the same us that for all neces
sary, prenatal care of four mothers. Statis
tics have already proved that not only many
babies' lives, but many mothers' lives are
saved by wise prenatal care, nnd the amount
of suffering saved and happiness gained can
not be estimated.
In the case of the llttlo Italian boy's
family thero was no prenatal care, but tho
mother has eagerly asked If she might come
to the clinic as soon as sho Is able to bring
tho baby.
The Babies' Hospital has Its city dispen
sary at 334 South Ninth street, and nlso a
summer hospital nt Llanerch, A new hospital
which will house all divisions of tho work
Is to be erected at Seventh nnd Do Lancey
streets, where property was recently pur
chased. Plans for tho new building Include
wonderful open-nlr wards and all the modern
equipment for treatment of mothers and
babies.
WILL ENTERTAIN WORKERS
Mrs. Stotetbury to lie Hostess to 6000 Navy
Auxiliary Members
Six thousand workers for the navy nuxil
lary of the Red Cross will be guests of Mrs.
Edward T. Stotcsbury, at the Bellevue-Strat.
ford on New Year's night. The event will
celebrate the format demobilisation of the
navy auxiliary, of which Mrs. Stotesbury la
the founder.
With the cessation of fighting nnd the dis
charge of thousands of men from the navy
tho necessity for knitting has ended, other
work of the navy nuxlltary Is being taken
care of by other welfare organlxattons. The
workrooms at S21 South Eighteenth street
will ba open for a limited time In order that
outstanding work may bo finished. The
supply of knitted goods on hand, In the ware
houses, Is sufficient to take care of any
emergency that rolgbl Arise, The organiza
tion has- thouJdi -completed garment
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GEO. C. B0LDT ESTATE
VALUED AT $12,000,000
Former Proprietor of Bellevue-
Stratfortl Had Chief Income
From That Hostelry
George C. Boldt, former proprietor of tho
Bellevue-Stratford in this city and the
Waldorf-Astoria In New York, left a gross
.estate nppralscd nt moro than $12,000,000
Tho gross vnluo of Mr Boldt's New York
holdings has been placed nt ?:,1B4,DD'!, and
the net estate In that city J1.105.81B, accord
lng to the report of the Stato Comptroller to
the Surrogate's Court.
Tho report tiled In New York snows that
tho Bellevue-Stratford Hotel was n much
more profltnblo enterprise than the Waldorf
Astoria. He owned tho land and building oc
cupied by the Bellevue-Stratford, which wero
appraised nt $6,000 000, while the equipment
was worth $268,138, and thev Increasod tho
totnl estate left by Mr Ilohit by that sum,
but they aro not taxed in New York Tho
profits from the Bellevue-Stratford were
1012. $300,711; 1913, $280 828; 1911, $208,
22G; 1915, $183,434. nnd 1910 $471,573
Boldt operated tho Waldorf-Astoria at a
loss during the ears 1914 nnd 1915 In the
former yenr the loss amounted to $5908, nnd
In the Inttcr the loss was $237 732 In 1912
tho profit was $215,139; In 1913 the profit
was $300,811 : In 1910 the profit was $07,730
Iloldt rented tho Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
premises from William Waldorf Astor nnd
Vincent Astor nt $500,000 a car. At tho tlmo
of his death there was duo for rent $446 790
Since his denth tho lease has btcn sold to
General du Pont
Tho report shows tho wines In the Waldorf
Astoria wero appraised nt $50,138 and tho
furnishings nt $491,102. Tho sum of $250,000
wos allowed for "bad and uncollectnhlo debts
of this hotel. At tho time of Boldt's death
tho actual amount of money due from guests
at the Waldorf was $107,482.
Testimony taken beforo tho appraiser
showed that Boldt never charged "bad debts'
oft his books. Ho had an abiding faith "that
somohow the moral law would como In nnd
restore him tho bad accounts." Somo of the
money wns duo on theso accounts for fifteen
years.
Tho private llbraiy In tho Waldorf-Astoria
was appraised nt $1G9. Boldt's Jewelry was
valued nt $G50. Ills powerboats wero valued
at $35,040.
Just beforo he died ho started building a
magnificent residence nt Montecltn, Cnl , np
pralscd at $150,000 In ts unfinished tnt It
contains a $5700 plpo orgnn He Owed a
contractor $85,850 on this building
Tho net estate was divided between Clover
Boldt Miles, daughter, and George C Boldt,
Jr, son.
NEED AID FOR BLIND
Relief Fund Appeals for Money to Meet
January Dills
Money to meet tho January bills for sup
plies given to blind men nnd women 1 ur
gently needed by tho Blind Relief Pund of
Philadelphia. Dr, L. Webster Fox, C17 With
cropoon Building, has charge of receiving
donntlons.
Tho fund distributed an unusually large
number of gifts to blind men nnd women nt
home nnd In Institutions at Christmas and
now, for tho first tlmo In Its history, the
officers of the charity And they nro without
sufficient money to pay for tho supplies that
will have to be given out next month.
I Market
AHOthStt
SIX ACTS OF
SUPERIOR
VAUDEVILLE
AND THE LATEST
PHOTOPLAYS
Popular Prices ,.
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
BESSIE CLAYTON
Elsie CANSINOS Eduardo
With Tom Dlncle, John Outran and Frank Hurst
Harry Wntson, Jr., Mllo. Nlttn-Jo
AND JOYOUS HOLIDAY 1111.1,1
8 8IIOWB NEW YBAIt'B DAY 3
Good stats left for l!30 and 4 180 Matlneis
Thimnnt'a minsthblb, Arch m, and oth.
JJUIllUm. B M.rchnt- Shipyard Jll of
SCHWAB'S Mtl.I.ION.DOLLAR UMBHKIJv
KttlaM Teur. 19-M-tto, CarUtuw !,
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RED CROSS R0LLCALL
MAY REACH 500,000
Latent Reports of Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter Shows
200,000 New Memberships
Latest reports from tho Red Cross Christ
mas roll-call drlvo show moro than 200,000
new members for tho Southeastern Pennsyl
vania Chapter Directors of tho drlvo believe
tho total will ho swelled to nearly 500,000
Complete returns will not be had beforo tho
first of the yenr.
Enthusiastic women workers are still
soliciting membership in an effort to make
their returns an large as possible by New
Year Tho drive Is considered successful In this
section, even though the goal, which wn the
entire population, was not reached 11 W
Smith, olllie manager of the roll call com
mittee, explained that nil plans for the cam
paign were completed while war was rtlll
going on nnd with no thought that It would
cease soon
The sudden cessation had nn Immediate ef
fect upon the peoplo nnd Ited Cross was
looked on, not so much ns n war necessltv,
but as an organ of mercy that wolud have to
answer futuro emergency calls
Tluough tho cffortH of nearly 50,000 women
workers during tho drive, virtually every one
In the Southeastern Chapter learned the
meaning of lied Cross, and this W conslder
i d almost ns worthy nn accomplishment as
the enrollment of members.
MRS. J. II. FLAGLER DEAD
Pleurisy Taliil to New York Woman After
Three Months
New 1 ork, Dec 27
Mrs Alice Mnndellck Flagler, wife of John
II ringlir, retired capitalist and Industrial
organizer died of pleurisy In the Hotel I'laza
Tuesday, afttr a threo months' illness blnco
her return to town recently Mrs Plagler had
been stivlng nt the I'laza Sho was planning
to open her town house for tho winter when
her Illness took n serious turn
Mrs Plngler was the daughter of tho late
Mr and Mrs Mark Mnndellck, of New York.
After studlng music hero nnd nbroad she
joined the choir of the Church of the Ascen
sion SCLHCT PIWRCNTS
NORMA TALMADGE
Supported by THOMAS MU1QI1AN In
'The Forbidden City"
"THE SQUAW MAN"
vjHt oi .-Noiauiw l-iayerr
PALACE
Vi MAIUCET STIIKET
10 A. M. to 11 -IS P. M.
MADGE KENNeST-1'"
in "a pnnrncT i.Anv,
ARCADIA
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
ltl PJCtUHrntlnn tt m inriv.. . ..
" t.L.A
r -iiAVur Aiiraciion prat ShowJnir
J. Montgomery Flagg (himself)
Nt Wli W.M 8
........ ...iniuing nrottjtfav
i Tir"Trin i a mahkut ai,.. .,..
V 1 1 VJIUA todav- ToMortncnv
LOUIS BENN1SON r'o'""
CHARLIE CHAPLIN " snotiiicn
r.t wi.-ui:o walsh i tll'say sr...
REGENT WA,,KUISvn
N W" UWtSl 'njTJjggP;".
mahki.'t STncrrr
XA- st " ii p m
CONTINUOUS
'Mil INQflSITIVn ' with Karl rmanaiish
"irr.ui: tiii.v rovi: ith .tok i.anioav
Now ear' Vo ixtm Mldnleht Performance
Iti-.tred Reals In Achnncn 'urm"nc0
CROSS KEYS MAUUL;?nnvT' -ntM
COLINI'S DANCERS ' 'th"y
BROADWAY "Wv.
TOMMY ALLEN & CO.
"THE ONE WOMAN" 'J,1
MrrrnopouTAN opkua hoiish
TOMORROW EVE., AT 8:15
The Zeebrugge Affair,
How tho oejrp. aYnVYAnU0t,1a Up
H.M'STTtATi:i I.ECTUrtC I1T
Capt. Alfred Carpenter, V. C.
of Jt M. H "VINDICTIVr."
nnNHKiT oc unman wxn iirlirp
I2.nn lioio inn & tit (Ko War Tai.l
ACADEMY Seata at Iltppe'i, HID Chottnnt.
Dancing
Prlvata lMionidi
CORTISSOZ
IIAICEH 11LDQ
- NS lOSO Cheitnut Bt,
Prlvatt Unona dally. U.UO A. M to 11 P. it.
CASINO
Walnut at 8ln St.
BEN WELCH
& His Big Show
ACADEMY Seats at 1,,jnn'i. 11 IB Cheatnut
PmuAuuLi-mA t a '"""" g"j3
ORCHESTRA )po'i7i'!,' Fcimi8rtru
n A V m 1W MAX JMKLD1.. with IT
M -- r . THM MUITMNI I
"jwjgfff ' fflt MTIIKET
W V. JI
4 Mrs. Mary C. Voorliees
Mrs. Mary C, Voorliees, widow of Theodora
Voorhcea, late president of tho Heading nail
way company, mod yestcruay ut mo apart- j"
ments of her daughter. Mrs. Ilobert C. Dray A
ton, Nineteenth nnd walnut otrects.
Mrs. Voorhecs wns sixty-nine years old,
and Is surIvod by threo daughters nnd four
sons.
The funeral will tako placo Saturday at
the homo of a eon, II, C. Voorhecs, Elklni
Park.
Joseph T. Wheeler
Joseph T. Wheeler, who died on Christmas
Day at tho age of fifty, wns tho last of his
branch of tho Wheeler family, one of the
oldest In Philadelphia Ho was the eon of
Joseph K. Wheeler, formerly associated with
Morris, Jones & Co , nowt Morris, Wheeler &
Co, nnd who, after his retirement from busi
ness, waB prominent In tho formation of the
Reformed Episcopal Church nnd of tho Law
nnd Order Society. His mother was Isabella
Honey, a daughter of Benjamin H. Howcy,
of Pleasant Muidows, N J, nnd a sister of
Colonel D Frank Howcy, or New Jersey,
Charles II. Pugh
Chnrlei II. Pugh, associated with the ad
vertlslng department of tho Curtis Publish
ing Company In Its Hoston office, died sud
denly In Chicago December 18 of pneu
monia, following lnfluenio. Sen Ices wero
held In the residence of Mr. Pugh's mother,
Mrs T II Kidder, 90 Kast Johnson street, '
Germantown. December 21. Mr Pugh was
tho son of Gcorgo W. and Jennie B. Pugn,
Ho wns married to Ethel II Kendall, also
of Ocrmnntown Ho was b9rn September 6,
1885 Ills homo n In Germantown, and ha
was oducnted nt tho Germantown Academy.
In 1911 he Joined tho advertising depart
ment of tho Woicester, Mass, Gazette Later
ho was business manager. On January 1,
1918, ho went to tho Curtis Publishing Corn
party's ndertlstng department, Boston. Ilia
resldcnco wns In Winchester, Mass.
F.ilwanl O'Connor
Pneumonia, following tho amputation of a
crushed leg caused the death yesterday at his
home of I'dward O Connor, fifty-six years
old, 2921 Memphis street.
Mr. O'Connor was run over on September
7 by nn automobile, truck belonging to Itlch
nrd De Cou Company, Iron dealers. Twelfth
and Noble streets, and was taken to St.
Mary's Hospital, where his leg was ampu
tated. Ho was sent homo a week later.
Tornicr Local Rabbi Dead
Ttahbl Isrnel Raenger, formerly of this
city, Is dead at Shreeport, La News of the
death jesterday reached here today. He
was rnbbl of the H'nal Zlon synagogue at
Shrevtport Itabhl Saenger served syna
gogues In Philadelphia, Wheeling, W. Va
and other cities beforo going to Louisiana,
rUlLADCLPHlA'S kKADINO TlrnATHES
Direction LED & J J SHUBE11T
SAM S. SHUBERT TiViowuFt"1 su
Last 8 Days Matinee Tomorrow
MAWH
With JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
Dorothlft IJIrqIow and John T. Murray
beats Now for Balance of Engagement
ADELPHI EVENINGS at 8 :15
Matinee Tomorrow, 2:15
EYES of
YOUTH
with
Alma Tell
T.VRTf! EVENINGS AT 8:10
--.- MATINEE TOMOnitOW
r. HAY COMSTOCK . W.M. ELLIOTT Preaont
Absolutely ana rxiaimely Identical N,
LAST 2 DAYS HERE
Moves Monday to
Chestnut St. Opera House
Beginning Monday, Seats Now
A II WOODS PRESENTS
LEW FIELDS
IN
THE NATION'S PLAY
FRIENDLY ENEMIES
WITH
CHARLES WINNINGER
CHESTNUT ST.
orcrtA house
NlBhta. BOe, 7Iic, It 1 TO IV.x Put VniM...i
LAST MATINEE
Tovonnow
"7 DAYS LEAVE"
LAST 2 DAYS HURRY I
SEATS NOW FOR
New Year's weeli nttrnrtlon beginning Monday
"OH, LADY! LADY!!"
Ilentlcal N Y Cnut Now I'lnlns at
THE LYHIC TIIEATIUI
I'll I LADELI'HIA'g rOKEMOST THEATnES
FORRF9T BIG MATINEE
1 uVoTn1 TOMORROW
MatlniM'a Next Weik New Year a and Saturday
A NEW KIND 01' fllltl. IN TOWN'I
KLAW & ERLANGER'S Wu'"i..,lM,
Muile by Irtor Herlvrt Hook by Fred Jackioa
Adaptation and L)rlc by Henry Hleaeom.
GARRICK
NlShta at H 13
Matlnee Tomorrow
. - . . . .,, wtT lean Dttf
Cheatnut 1 Juniper
DAVID riELASCO I'regenta
BROAD
Thl and Next Week Only
Matlneer Tomorrow
II r on a Ilelmv I.oct
flfAllt
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llroud Holmv I.ocUKt
CIIAIILHS FnOHMAN Treaenta
CYRIL MAUDE
In C HADDOV CHAMIIUns'S COMEDT
Ihe baving Grace
WALNUT "Tonir "MffiST
"The Garden of Allah"
TUB BAMB STUPENDOUS PJtODUCTIOJf
Aa originally plated at Krrt Theatre.
SKATS FPU NEW YEAn'S WISRK NOW
ACADHMV OP MUSIC """
BATUHDAY AKTBRNOON. JAN, 4, at 330
I'lANoroimj unciTAL uy
RACHMANINOFF
Ticket!. 7fta to IS Hoi aeata. f so.
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lltppe'a. Mall onlera with checka to a. T. Ha
kty
promptly nueu. uirwuen v. a. uuia.
OTIPHEUM Mstln Tomorrow. 10c. asi,
UIUTflUUlK Evenlnm, 16c, JJo, JJ A BOo.
Mao Desmond "I If Af TILfC1", -
and Company In IjlJjfUV Jj )ffKt
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