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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1910
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Nancy Wynne Anticipates a Delightful Evening at the Play and
Players Dinners Before Lockivood Class Two Points
of Vieiv on-Dancing
THK l'lixys nnd Mayers will clve one of
tlielr Interesting muslcnl evenltiRs on
Sunday night at the Playroom, nnd It
sounds as If It would he worth golnc to.
Mrs. nobcrt Mendo Smith, Jr.. Is Bolns to
sing. You remember she was Mnrsaret
nitter and married Boh Smith about two
years ago. Sho has a lovely voice, a dra
matic soprano. Mrs. Joseph Jnnney Stein
met will play the piano, Dan Donovan Is
to sine and Mrs. Mahon will nccompnny
both soloists. Mrs. Soammon-Joncs Is In
charge of the program.
The Tlays and Mayers certainly have
talented persons In their membership. It
makes things so dandy when you have
people about who can always entertain at
a moment's notice. There's Elizabeth
Latta, for Instance. At clubnlght last
month she was In the audience, and be
tween the giving of the two plays somo
one ashed her to sing, and she sang tho
"Star Spangled Banner" and a lovely llttlo
Italian thing In the simplest, most charm
ing way. Her voice Is so fresh and sweet,
I Just love to hear her. You remember
when she made her debut at one of the
Blddle concerts,
I wonder If Tony Blddle will get up K
concert for his Bible classes .now that the
war Is over? Those concerts were among
the Joys of tho winter! The Introductions
of tho singers nnd tho presentations of
bouquets and nil the rest of It made nn
evening very feWwould wnnt to miss. And
the singing was nearly always good.
WERE you not shocked to hear of Edith
Oracey Adams's death on Tuesday In
New York? Do you remember how at
tractive she was when she used to come
on here to visit several years ago? I re
member she stayed with the Lussons out
-In Ardmorc. (It was tho year Luclle
came out. and Edith was quite a friend of
lb hers.) She was the daughter of Archibald
Gracey and was as pretty and attractlv e
P. as could be. She was married Just nboul
',, year ago In Washington to Dunbar B.
If Adams, and she had been living at the
E Savoy In New York since men. About a
week ago she contracted Influenza and,
S.wlth tho fateful pneumonia setting In, sho
Sidled on New Year's Eve.
imHE younger set In Chestnut Hill are
PlJL going to havo quite nn exciting time
tonight. It's Miss Lockwood's class, you
know, nnd there are to ho several dinners
beforehand. Dr. and Mrs. Murray Ellzey,
pf 106 Highland avenue, will give a dinner
or their two daughters, Alice nnd Mary.
he guests will be Caroline D.-.vIs, Polly
ivis, Agnes Hammlll, Mildred McCloskcy,
oland Morgan, Jr., Charles Cowper-
kwalte, Jr.. Thaxter Blcknell, Barry Cola-
n, 4th, Daniel Donahue nnd James Mur-
Ellzey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Enowles are going to have a dinner, too.
honor of Nnncy, and their guests will
i Just a little older; not much, but enough
have a separate dancing class. It will
a big evening, because there are so
nany boys, nnd gins, too, nome irom
chool for the holidays.
ID you know that Mary Wharton
Sturgls nnd her husband hnve returned
Borne ngnln after spendlns tho holidays
irlth Alanson's father and mother up In
Boston, Mass.? The Sturglses nave been
Kvlng part of the winter with Mary's
arents. Dr. nnd Mrs. Harry Wharton, on
Rpruce street near Eighteenth. Alanson
la an ensign In the navy nnd has been sta-
'tloned In this city for a short time.
TrHEN you're married and have two per-
P T fentlv beautiful daughters, one aged
two nnd t'other about three months old,
find you haven't danced for about threo
'years, you are npt to feel like an old man
when you go to one or tnese moacrn
; dances. "Daddy" Isn't a day over twenty-
! six, but he has all the above-mentioned
-symptoms, and he felt old and haggard
on New Year's Day after trying to do a
1 fox trot while surrounded by about eight
thousand people all doing the same thing.
"Oh, It was awful!" he said afterward.
i'The music wasn't very good and the floor
was Jammed, and Just as you'd get a clear
place to step on along comes ono of these
'Infants that don't care what they bump
Into as long as It doesn't stop them I
couldn't get along at nil."
Five minutes later In bieezed jounger
brother, aged seventeen. "Oh, you missed
a wonderful party," he told his mother.
"Why, Gee! They had two banjos and a
saxaphone and all the other stuff, and they
could play music; and tho floor was great;
and oh, boy, there were some good dancers
there!"
Point of view makes an awful lot of
difference "In this man's country'." as they
say In the army, doesn't It?
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
.Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Rojster, of St.
Croix, V. I are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son on Monday. December 23.
Mrs. Royster will be remembered as Miss
Helen K. Dorda. She Is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Charles A. Borda, of Jcnklntown,
Doctor Royster Is a surgeon In the navy.
Mrs. Henry S. Jeanes entertained nt dlnnei
Inst night In honor of her daughter. Miss
'ralizabrth Jeanes. A theatre party followed.
Mrs. Clinton Rogers Woodruff has Issued
Invitations for n card party on Monday aft
ernoon at her home. 2219 Spruce street. In
honor of her daughter, Mrs, Walter Waring
j Ilopklnson.
m Slfs. Arthur Sevvall. of 1200 Spruce street,
kntertalned tne card ciun or which she Is a
nember at her home yesterday afternoon,
li,. Miss Margah Toogood returned from school
at vvnieruury, v.onn., to spena me nouanyn
It her home, 6358 Greene street, German.
own. Her brother, Mr. Granville Toogood.
lame home from the artillery department of
Ihe Yale training camp.
Mrs. Clinton Yonkers Wllgus gave a tea
Monday afternoon nt her home, 051 Fill.
pore fctreet, Northwood, The hostess, who
rill be remembered as Miss Emllle Hen.
Retta Muench. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Udwlg Theodore Muench, of Tioga, Is a
Jde of the early winter,
i
"Lieutenant Allan Shea Dayton, son of Mr,
d Mrs. George Shea Dayton, of lop Jto-
(iUe nvenue. Wlssahlckon. won the Dlstin-
Dished Service cross and has rieen cited
. bravery under (ire, nrroT the slcnm
Ltha armistice lit wu acting captaln-adju-
tant of rtnttery II, 107tli Field Artillery.
Lleutrnnnt Dayton Is a Cornell graduate and
was a member of the old Second Iteglment,
N". O. P. Ills brother. Mr. lxignn Dayton,
who left Wesleyan College to enllt, Is also
a member of the 107th Hold Artillery. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Dayton havo been among the most
nctlve Hcd.Croas workers In the Twenty-first
nam A large room In their home nt wis
sahlckon was arranged for a group of work
ers doing surgical-dressings work,
The wedding of MKs I.etltln V Farrell,
daughter of Sir. William It Fnrrell, of 2300
CSreen street .and Mr. Samuel O. Hall, of
"24 North Twenty-fourth street, will take
place nt the homo of tho brlde'R father on
Saturday, January 11.
T.lputennnt nnd Mrs. Joseph Donahue, of
1SB0 Wynnewood road, Overbrook, will be at
home on Sunday from 4 until 7. No cards
have been sent out,
Mr nnd Mrs. G Marlnoff. of 2SI4 South
Marshall street, gave a party In honor of
their daughter. Miss Anna Marlnoff Among
the guests were Miss Bertha Kessler, Miss
Sadie IJcbormnn, Mls W.idle Saltsman. Miss
RylvlaSllverman. Miss tlubln. Miss Sadie
Pubis, Miss Mlnern Bronnstln. Miss Oeral
line fimoger, Mr. Harrv Sndrterman, Mr,
David Kessler. Mr Txiuls White, Mr. T,ouls
Gibson, Mr. Mark P.ocnseld, Mr. Albertus
Steinberg, Mr. Hairy C Marlnoff. Mr. Mor
rls J. Marlnofr, Mr Kimuel H. Chekln, of
New York, and Mr. Joseph Fine, of Chicago.
A party was given In honor of Private
Charles A. Stotzner nt bis home, 2128 Ridge
nvnnue, on New Year's live The guests In
eluded Miss Ada Van Meter. Miss Pessle
Hauch, Miss IJIIcn ('reason. Mr. and Mrs
Richard Stotzner, Mr. nnd Mrs Richard
Stotzner, Jr, Mr. F. F MacHllls, Mr. Charles
Greener, Jr., nnd Mr. William Stotzner.
Miss L. u Heat, of 5100 Walnut street,
announces tho engagement of her cousin,
MIh Margaret Vcrna Jnrdine. to Lieutenant
Norman K. IJerry. of Itoxborough. Lieuten
ant Berry has Just returned from overseas
where he hns been nn Instructor In tho
nvlntlon corps for more than a sear.
LIT RED CROSS GIRLS
CONCLUDE WAR WORK
Hild Auxilinry Demobilizes and
Remembers Leader With Gifts.
Speeches Close Evening
Demobilization of the Hlld Auxiliary of
the American Red Cross was effected last
eenlng In Lit Brothers' store nt a supper,
followed by singing, dancing and a program
of speeches. Nearly 1000 emplocs attended
the affair.
Tho organization was nnmed for Mrs.
Mary Hlld, private secretary to Jacob P.
Lit, and for thirteen months guiding spirit
In tho Red Cross organization of the more.
Sho was presented with a silver set and a
basket of roses In appreciation of her service.
As soon as the regular workday ended,
supper was served In tho main restaurant,
After that a reception was held nnd Mr,
Lyons, general manager of the store, spoke
to the girls nbout continuing the social end
of the auxiliary.
A chorus of 300 voices has been organized
nnd will be continued nnd trained.
Assistant Superintendent John C. Black
was song leader when the exercises started
In the auditorium. The Lit Brothers Quartet,
composed of Miss Cavallerl, Miss Bailsman,
Charles Law and J, Bird, rendered several
patriotic selections, followed by a duet In
which Miss Bausman nnd Miss Cavallerl
sang " 'Til We Meet Again."
Sebert C. Perry, assistant general manager
of the store, presided, nnd Private Miller,
of tho Trlnccss Pat Regiment, made an
address.
Mr. Perry received a silver loving cup
on an ebony stand. Among those present
vvero Colonel Samuel D Lit, Jncob D. Lit,
I'llln Lit, the heads of departments and all
the executives of tho store.
The auxiliary was organised in December.
1317. At first there were about 250 mem
bers. After n few months tho membership
totaled 1500. "This was tho second depart
ment storo in Philadelphia to establish a
navy auxiliary," said Mr. Perry. "The tre
mendous work that was done in this store
Is little known to the outside world. Let
It bo so. You have the Inner satisfaction,
the inward glow of pride, in knowing that
jou have done your bit. You havo done
everything that you could. You have aided
the bond sales, you have subscribed to tho
War Chest, you haVc made It posslDle to
hand over $4000 In money nnd 000 comfort
kits. And tho one who has engineered all
this detail is Mrs. Hlld."
GRANT MITCHELL DIVORCE
Wife Says Husband Deserted Her and Be
lieves Financial Troubles to Blame
Kllen N. Mitchell, of Ardmore, has been
granted a divorce from her husband C. Ten
nant Mitchell. The couple were married In
Christ Church Chapel. October 30, 1009.
A mvstery. tho wife says, surrounds the
desertion. The master, H. A. Saylor, of
Pottstown. was told by her that on the morn,
lng of August 15, 1910, tho husband arose
after a night of considerable restlessness
from headache. Ills only relief was when
she rested his neck on her hand. He left
the house nbout 9 o'clock apparently to go
to business. He kissed her good-by as usual.
He carried a traveling bag and told his wife
that he was taking n Bult to have it pressed.
She believes financial troubles may have
caused him to go away. Before ho left he
took from his clothes every mark of Identifi
cation. rs-ivssismxssxxsss
MRS. JOHN HIGGINS
Who before her marriage, early lait
month wai Mlti Blanche Quigley, (laugh-
ler of Mr. and Mn. Joseph Quigley,
of i05 West l'enn street, Gcrmintowu'
NATIONAL LEAGUE WORKER
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Photo by Itachrath
MISS CfXII.Y UAltNKS
Daupliter of Mr. and .Mr". John lljmpton Bdrnc, who i- very prominent in war
relief and Micial alTairt in this tit)
SUFFRAGISTS HERE
TO CABLE PRESIDENT
Senators Also Will Be Asked to
Help Amendment Leader Calls
Wilson Insincere
The present status of tho Federal woman's
suffrage amendment and the part Pennsjl
nnla suffragists sbnll piny In tho demon
strations now being conducted In Washington
are discussed in a statement Issued today
by tho eTccutlvo committee of the Penn
sylvania branch of the National Woman s
party.
The suffragists will pond to President Wil
son, at Koine, the follow lng cablegram
"Pennsylvania women remind you democ
racy awaits jour aid nt home"
The following message will be sent to
Senators Penrose nnd Knox and to tho chair
men of the Woman Suffrage Committee In
the Senate nnd tho Itules Commit tec
"Suffragists today suggest that the best
Now Year's resolution tho 1'nltcd Stntes
Senate can pass is House Joint resolution
200, proposing an amendment to the United
States Constitution extending tho franchise
to women."
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis made this supple
mentary statement:
"Frosldent Wilson not only has not kept
his promises to help in every way posslhle
to have the Susan B. Anthony amendment
passed, but he has, for his own political
gain, actually worked politically against tho
success of the amendment
"Last November, the President went de
liberately to tho electorate demanding tne
defeat of somo of tho strongest supporters
of the suffrage amendment nnd demanding
the eloctlon of opponents of woman's free
dom In their places.
"If the President Is Mncere In hla promise
that ho would do everything he could in
secure its passage; he would havo the small
number of needed Democratic membeis of
the Senate call a caucus of tho Democratic
members of the Senate, and make the rpics
tlon of political freedom nnd self-government
for twenty million disfranchised American
women a party measuro nnd force it through
the Senate as he has forced evtry other
measure for whose success ho cared either an
principle or fo,r his own political advantngt.
Instead, on leaving for Kuropp to win selt
government. and Justice for PoUs, and
Slavs and Huns ho called his leaders to him,
made out the party program to be followed
In his absence, threw n verbal hoiuiuet nt
American women who havo been struggling
seventy years for freedom, and left without
mnklng the passago of tho Federal suffrage
amendment a part of his party'H program.
"A word from him todny. 'by cable, letter
or courier," would secure n caucus on this
issue and a favorable vote for If Senators
were certain that he meant what ho said
In demanding Its passage, and were sure no
would use his political power against any
who dared oppose him, they would not dare
to block It."
MISS FLORENCE CL1SIIAM
HAS MILITARY WEDDING
Marriage to Sergeant Gallagher Solemnized
in Church of St. Francis de
Sale
An Interesting military wedding of the
week was that of Miss Florence M. t'lNhani,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. tilsham,
of 5114 Spruce street, and Sergeant .lames
J. Gallagher. U. S. A., of Albany, N. V
which took place on Monday afternoon In tho
Church of St. Francis de Sales, Forty-i-eventh
street nnd Springfield nvenue, with the rtcv.
Thomas V. Hanney officiating.
The bride was given In marriage by her
father and was unattended. She woro her
traveling .suit of fur-trimmed dark blue
cloth with a fiat to match. The bridegroom
and bride are spending their honeymoon In
Atlantic City.
TALKS ON RACIAL QUESTION
Leon Dominian Speaks Tonigh to rhilo
. eophiral Society
Pacini characteristics of the Inhabitants of
Central and Eastern Hurope w ill be discussed
by Leon Dominian, of New York. In nn ad
dress tonlgnt nt tne American -niiosopnicai
Society, 104 South Fifth street.
The result of the annual election of the
society's officers nnd councillors, to bo held
this afternoon, will be announced at the
meeting, during which financial reports also
will be presented nnd annual appropriations
voted Hjpon. ,
STUDENT WINS PRIZE
FOR BEST COMPOSITION
Albert Idell. Germantown, Writes
Treatise on Handling of Mythi
cal Estate
Albert Idell. son of Mrs M Idell. A"
Weaver str t, (itrmnntnwn. has bijjt nwntd
ed first prize for n composition submitted
In competition with other students of the
Cermantown High School on the proper dis
position by will of n in.v thlc.il estate.
The enntost was arranged by Colonel Shel
don Pottir. president of the Cheilen Trust
Company, In co-operation with Dr Hnrry F
Keller, principal, nnd otlur members of the
school's faculty Prizes were offered by Mr.
Potter ranging fnni HO down to $;.50
llrnmmatleal construction of the eomposl
tlnns counted one point; conciseness, one
point: stile, one point, nnd uasonlng, two
imliits. Tho school faculty adjudged the
pajx-ls on tho flr.st three points and Colonel
Potter on the reasoning
"Kben tloodh.irt" was tho supposed head
of the average family of small means, who
was seeking advice as how best to provldo
for the distribution of his worldly iffects III
tin evint of his dt.ttii, among Ids wife and
their four children Young dell's prize-win.
nlng composition follows
"Slv dear Colonel Potter
"This It In reply to your letter asking for
tho opinion of the high school pupils as to
tin. manner In which Ilben Ooodhart can best
provide for his family In the event of Ills
death
"Hlien's possessions are too small, In my
opinion, to allow him to provide for their
division among all the family, but they
would help greatly, I believe, to provldo for
tho last yens of mother's life, as well ns
for the education of the two younger children
if I'ben should die hcfoio their education if
sufficiently completed Jim and Mary aro
both fairly independent, nnd can provide for
themselves With these thoughts In mind,
my opinion Is that tho will should provldo
that thu entire amount of l'hen's possessions
be left to mother, to help provide for her
support In declining years, and to provide for
tho education of the children.
"Tho next event to be provided for Is
that of mother's death When that should
occur the balnnco of the estate that has
not been consumed for her welfare and tho
children's tducatlon, should bo divided equally
among the children, for after the younger
ones are educated they have all an equal foot
lng In the world, and Bhould bo treated lm.
partially.
"This, then, Is tho summing up of my
opinion:
"To mother should bo left the whole amount
of tho (State, with the provision that. In th
event of her death, It bo used to finish tho
education of the jounger children, and then
tho remainder be divided (qually among the
children lours respeetfiillv,
"ALHHUT V. IDllI.L."
AI.11EKT IDELL
pinner of the essay contest of the Ger.
iiiantowii High School. His home is at
115 Weaver street, Cermantown
ACADEMY Seats at Ileppe's. 1110 Chestnut
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TEUTON GAS WARNINGS
SENT HERE BY SOLDIER
Private Givnish, LllnsdowIU,, of
Iron Division, Shows Foe's
Protection System
Copies of German rules for gas warnings
and Instructions for use of gas masks have
been fent to Philadelphia by Private Thomas
Olvnlsh, of Lansdowne, a member of the
103d Sanitary Training Corps, of the Iron
Division,
These trophies were Inclosed In a letter
to Miss Mary Coghlan, 8227 Dlberson ave
nue, Fox Chase.
One paragraph In the Instructions for ue
of the mask says: "Your Intelligence will
not protect you from gas If your mask Isn't
on "
The Instructions follow:
Nntlr fur ! Protection
Tiimt vour mk It rrnterin jou when orop'rly
fitted, uln-n In KiwJ ronilition (without hoiej,
reni. etc ) nnt u know how to ue It conn-
urimv anei quirKly
Trut the container nml n not rhnnce nime
d'lrlnn ft Kin nft.ftult H protects JOU ntnlutel
tn Knn RttnrkK though the enme lnpt for hour
Alnns o!cre th wlm! nnd til" flhT
"ur foe i montlv rltrht nnd enrlv mornln
hours for hli m nttnrkn Therefore never eePH-rati-
journeif from jour muck not even whlio
jou rest, ent work etc If ou must take It off.
"( that win hue it enil- within renrh.
( are for jour mask n much as for vour
shootlnir weapons Protect the mnsk anil container
for nose Vour health depends upon same tturlnr
a cas attnik (let no urease near Its metal and
other parte. t, tauso that destroj'a the rubber
parts
Follow rtoselv the Instructions jou received In
the cts chamber, and notice particularly that
in J runner In the mouth rlns Is tlehtly attached
When nu see or ami 11 gas clouds, or hear the
cas alarm or when ou notice grenades that Rive
a lUht report, or develop a white vapor In jour
peiuhtorhood which remains lancer near the
around, thru AT tixn: nut on vour mask, and
qulrklv notify vour comrades beciuse the ens Is
nulchlj at hand Call "(Vo-a-e," put on jour
miak and prepare for fire
Ilrrithe ,aiinly and slowlv and do not let
jnurself s-et rvrltod should the assault be hot
That doesn t hurt Sen that jou don't run and
strike the mask out uf position Vour own lack
of ncre would thereby become the foe's best
help
tTso jour shouting wevpon na alwajs
vour luteliiuince will not proteit jou from
-lf, Jour mask Isn't on
Should jour mask b, Injured. fnr emercency
purposes stun tutu Into vour mouth the wrap
plmr of th" container nnd hold jour nose
Loosen jMir mn ' ofer n i-n, issault only
'i't; ou see no more gaa, and then only wun
t-roat (iiutlwi ui n ion onlj when after
Ino-enlnK It vim no lonBer smell bos
.. . k" H" ,np areas,, orr jour shooting weapon
I;.," w,,nl throuKh Eas and iirevse it afresh
Wipe jour ammunition nnd oil It nme more,
in not bi buck Into vour duxout after a sas
ntticW wlihout vour rrnsk on Air well jojr
duuotit nnd trench.
Wipe the metal and other parts carefully
Inside and out before jou put jour gas mnsk
(IWaV IC Oil hae tin ,lrv rntr Ih.n ! I, I., it,.
air. but never near tho fire
VISITING NURSES TO MEET
I'irjl Ilally After Heroic Work During In
fluenza Epidemic
For the first time since their heroic work
during the Inflm-nrn epidemic, members of
the Visiting Nurse Society will meet tonight
at the headquarters, 1.140 lmlmrd street,
for their annual New Year patty. They
have Just completed a week's oxtia vaca
tion granted them by the board of managers
In ncognltion of the severe strain of the
cpldt mlc period
During the epidemic the regular slnff of
fifty-four, augmented by volunteers working
under supervision, made more than 10,000
visits
Pupil nun taking the two months' In
tensive tial S-" Public health nursing of
frred by tl iclety will participate In the
fistlvltles tonight. The ndlllntlng hospitals
sending their senior pupils nre tho Presby
terian. ("Iiildrtn's, Polj clinic. Jewish. Cer
mantown, Cooper and Philadelphia General
Hospitals
11m society Is ushering In the new year
with a systematic 'follow up" of all the
Influenza cases under Its rare In the fall The
year 1018 wuh a memorable one for the so
ciety not onlv because of its work during
the Influenza, but for the Introduction In tho
(rrmnntovvn branch of a new and wider np.
plication of the visiting nurse principle,
which the organization hopes eventually to
spread over the entile city. P.y an addi
tion to the staff, mnde possible by the gen
erosity of (iermantnun citizens, the visiting
nurses In that locality can now assist In
minor operations nnd confinement fuses, for
which they ntf on call duty day and night
They can also meet a limited demand for
paid nursing on an hourl) basis In Instances
where the full-time services of a nurse can
not be afforded or are not needed, ,
SERVICES AT HERO'S GRAVE
Anniversary of Birth of Stephen Decatur to
He Oh;crvcd
The 137th nnnlvirsnry of tho birth of
Stephen Decatur, the faniou navnl com
mnnder, will he celebrated Sunday afternoon
by the Stephen Decutur chapter, Daughters
of 1812.
Services will be held at the graveyard of
old St. Peter's Church, Third and Pine
streets, and after brief ceremonies conducted
by the ltev, .1. I. Scott, n floral wreath will
be placid on the grave MrB. Albert Fritz,
regent of the chapter, will preside.
Stephen Decatur won laurels as n naval
commander during the, war of 1812. una
rnnUt with Paul Jones, Commodore Barry,
Admirals Farragut, Porter. Dewey and other
American heroes of tho sea.
PHILADl'IJ'HIA'S FOHEMO.ST THEATRES
prvnpcOT me mat.
rwjAijL.oi tomorrow
nrond nnd Snnsom
SEATS NOW FOR NEXT WEEK
ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED!
6Fi:CIAl VICTOIl IIKItHlIUT WILL CONDUCT
Tlir. OltCIinSTHA MON , JAN 0
THU K. i. li MUSICAL RRNHATION
WIHM
C.rtKAT CAST OP VOfTH'
IIIJAPTV CllOIlfS!
BROAD Last 2 Nights
llroad tel. I.oeunt LAST MATINEE TOMOKItOW
CIIARI.ES FltOIIMAN Prufnts
CYRIL MAUDE
In C. IIADDON CHAMnURH' COMEDT
The Saving- Grace
NEXT MONO VY PEATS NOW
EVENINtSH AT S 10 8IIAIIP MATS AT SMO
GEORGE ARLISS
(Dlreetlnn of Oeor(t C. Tyler)
IN A nilll.MANT DOUni.R nll.I,
"THE MOLLUSC" "
Elr J'mn M Parrle't La tut Pltylet
"A Well-Remembered Voice"
GARRICK Now
Chestnut end Juniper MATINEE TOMOIlllOW
DAVID I1ELABCO PrnenU
lth 1VA CLAIRE, CYRIL bCOTT. H REEVES.
SMITH and Enllrs OrlBlnal New York Cast.
SEATS NOW HELLINO FOR NEXT WEEK
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Reader's Viewpoint
Letters to the Editor on Topics
of General Interest
l-or neeeptsnee flirt tMiMlrstlon tn this column,
letters mut he written on nne side of the Taper,
deal with leplrit nf general eurrent Interest nnl
le elffneri with the name and aMreia of the
writer. Nn manuerli'tn wilt he returned unle
neenmpanled by eutTldent tnetase and a special
remieet tn this eftei t I'uhlleatlnn lnnlve nn
Ititlnraement hy this newspaper of the eentlment
expreFned No enprUht matter will Is? In
rliMe,!, nor will religious dtacunMons be per
mitted, Satire for Goose and Gander
To Ihe Krlllor o) thr Kvrnlng PubUr l.rdpcr:
Mr What Is sauce for the goose Is sauce
for tho gander If the present skip-stops
save a million for the P. H. T., why not
double the skip-stops and save two million
and give the public the second million In
the shape of four-cent fares? Then we
would know that the game Is square.
ANOTHIlfl paoi:.
Philadelphia, January 1.
"Liberty Boulevard" Approved
To thr Editor of the llxenlng Public l.tdger
Sir Ity accident I came ncross a copv of
kthe KvKNtNO Peiiuc LnnoEn of December
f, 1918, In New Mexico, containing the sug
gestion by Mr. Oeorgo 11. Nltzsehe, of the
"Liberty Doulevard," to called In honor of
the city's war heroes, nnd extending from
the I'nlverslty to Falrmount Park
Not only West Philadelphia, but the whole
city shouid stand behind the project ns a
unit. It would serve to honor our heroes
bring the University Into a greater perspec
tive and show life Into a most Important
section of Wist Philadelphia which has been
negbcted for jenrs and which is now better
fitted for a great boulevard than for any
thing else It would Impart new life to thli
other side of the river. I hope that jou
will advocate It Into a reality.
josi:pii n. wiLHoN.
Americans in Knglaiul
To the Editor of Ihe Et rnlng I'ubllr Ecilpcr
Sir Hefirencefl 111 our valuable piper
to Ocrmnn propaganda, directed to the effort
of creating dissension between the United
States and England, prompt me to call vour
attention to numerous verbal rumors travel
ing atiout the country reporting that Amer
icans in uniform recelvid hnrsh and dis
courteous treatment from civilians In Kng
land, anil that this treatment was In striking
contrast to that extended them everywhere
else In Europe. Certain groups of men return
ing to this country nre reported to have
told tlulr families nnd chums about Hngll-h
severity nnd discourtesy
To rcndeis of vour paper nil the-c reports
must, of course, sepm incredible, and w lit,
therefore, be given their place In the rubbish
heap of verbal propaganda designed to create
separation between the t'nlted Slates and
Orcat llrltnln, Tho reports nr- in direct con
tradlctinn of other reports that have come
to the Vnlted States In letters from men who
were thrilled with delight nt the treatment
extended them at the time of landing In
lhigland and during the trip across tho
country to the English Channel.
Mnv we beg that you will continue to help
the public to know the truth lti:.DEIt
SMp-Stop nnd Step-Stops
To the Editor of the Errulng I'ubllr Ledger
Hr "Know the truth"" Here arc some
of them:
It Is not only sldp-stop hut also step.stnp
For months the moving stairway nt Thir
teenth street subway station has not been
running. For wcles the one m Market
street ferry nlo has been Idle A sign
says. "Out of repair Ve the stairway."
if ihls rnmnauv Is saving millions by the
skip-stops, why doesn't it spend some of the
money In le-paiiing these stairways nnd
tunning them?
The Influenza has left hundreds of per
sons with weak hearts, and I see some of
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METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8
Concert by JOHN
McCORMACK
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Symphony
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them dally dragging themselves up the stairs, ,
panting nnd ready to fall over on nccount of
the exertion.) 1 dally expect to hear that1,
somo folks have dropped over dead. I
aged and crippled people plodding UP the
stairway and my heart goes out In pity to
them. Surely the convenience of the publlo
Is not taken Into consideration.
And here nre more truths: Kvery evenlnd
I take the subway car nt Thirteenth street
station to go out Lancaster nvenue. It usual-
lytakes from twenty to twcnty.flve minutes
to reach Thirty-second and Mnrket streets,
and at lenst fifteen to tvventy.five stops are
made They start, run ten or twenty feet,
slop and so on until they reach Lancaster
nvenue If they would run as they should,
some nf those stops could be utilized else
where nnd bring the working nnd business
man home fifteen to twenty minutes earlier,
which means a lot to a hungry man.
W. It.
Pralfe for the Ledger
To thr Hilltor of thr Evening Put-Mr- I.tigert
Sir Allow we to submit these few words
of prnlso nnd encouragement for the splendid
fight jou are making against the Infamous
skip-stop Your pape- Is a real city's cham
pion Don't give up the fight I If the P. H.
T. gets nway with It, tnen Philadelphia will
be nshamed to look Uncle Sam In the face.
If the P It. T threatens that, In case the
skip-stop Is abolished, fares will go up, then
the people of Philadelphia should be Ahown
just how much profit that company makes
on a live-cent fare, and If the company can
not get along (due to Its high rentals,
"water," etc), then the city should take It
over and run It Itself. A. H. M.
Miif-piiiR and Slugging
To the Editor of the Evening Public J.edgert
Sir A recent Issue of your valuable paper
contained nn Item to the effect that a bill to
prohibit "mugging" of police prisoners
nrrested on trivial, charges nnd not previously
convicted will be Introduced In the next
Legislature by Representative William J.
IJrndy, of the Fifteenth "Ward. Mugging"'
Is the police word for photographing a pris
oner for the rogues' galle-rv.
This leads m? to sugge-st that Represen
tative Ilrady, eir some other Representative,
present a bill to prohibit "slugging" of police
prisoners on trivial charges
A Hoy Scout Informed the writer that h
witnessed a brutal net. A policeman had
nrrested a negro who bad Imbibed too freely.
The youth declares that the policeman struck
the negro a vicious blow on the head with his
club, the re-sounding thud of tho whack at
tracting Jhe attention of passcrsby, one of
whom had the audacity to inquire of tho
blueeont If he had broken his stick." It la
alleged that the negro was offering no
resistance, although it Is admitted that h
was somewhat noisy. This Incident recalls
that the late Major David M. Johnson, of
Chester, In addressing the nssembled police
men shortlv after his Induction Into ofllca.
Impressed upon their minds that their revolv
ers and clubs were only to bo used In self
defense. Evidently some of Chester's "finest"
make use of their weapons of defense In an
unwarranted manner.
EDC-AR D. MELVILLE.
Chester. Pa., January L'.
PHILADELPHIA'S I.EADlXtt THEATRES
Direction LEE.. J. J. SHtWEnT
SAM S. SHUBERT kati.k
Last 2 Days. Last Mat. Tomorrow
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WITH JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
Do rot hie Hljelow, John T. Murray an4
New York Company.
Last Performance Saturday i: enlnr. Jn. 4.
Beginning Next Monday Evening
SEATS NOW
The KlnRn of Mirth and LnuRhter
MdNTYRE & HEATH ,
tn the New Sprctnculnr Mul-nl Cr-mly J
HELLO, ALEXANDER
With a Oroat Supportlnc Cast and a
IlItEEZV HEW OK llllOAUWAY IIEAUTIES
ADELPHI
LAST EIGHT DAS
Evenings at 8:15
MATINEE TOMORROW
With ALMA TELL nnd N,
T YRTf; EVENINGS AT 8:1B
L"' "u MATINEE TOMORROW, lilt
THE TEAR'S SENSATION
A. II WOODS Prertnts
LEW FIELDS
IN THE NATION'S PLAY
FRIENDLY ENEMIES
WITH
CHARLES WINNINGER
CHESTNUT ST. 0P?M,B
Evil
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TRICES; NIOIITS. J1.R0, ll.OO. 7(So t 900
(ixri-pt fftturdi) ann unnaayai
REGULAR MATINEE TOMORROW
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BESSIE CLAYTON
AND
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with Tom Dlncle, John Outran and Frank Burs
In -A lDltl Dante Review"
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