J--V " I . S JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE Mothers of Members of 103d Trench Mortar Battery to Meet. j Nancy Wynne Talks About Anchorage Convention i of Women Next Week TVrns. john c. cjuoomi: is going to A'-- have the next nieetlni? of tho mothers, wives and sisters of tho members of tho 103d Trench Mortar Battery, which, ni you know, was formerly the First1 City Troop, next"Thursday. Every month they havo tea at somebody's house, and brine alone their letters from their soldiers and read them to all tho others. Mrs. droome's own soldier, IMculenant John C. Groome, ,, Jr., now attached to tho M. P.'s, has come homo recently, so sho won't havo any let t'ters, but I rather Imagine fhe can do with out them under tho circumstance", don't you? Lieutenant Ben Bush, Jr., who was a member of tho 108d, has been transferred to tho M. IVs, too, which means Military Police, and carrier an awful lot of au thority, and li on duty ax Atittin. Lieuten ant John Drayton Is also an M. 1'., sta tioned In rarls. His wife Is Charlotte Bush, you know, Ben Bush's qlstcr, and also a sister of Malsle Bush. Didn't f-lio (Matste, I mean) look pretty at the Charity Ball, In that 'whlto costume with tlm biff red heart on the waist? ;v HEAB that the annual dinner at the Anchorage Is to bo held tomorrow. Do you know the Anchorage? It's a delight ful ' place on the Blver Drive, with a porfch all tho way around It and a big low Wining room, and a sort of general utility loom whero you can danco or play foolish chlldtsU games and laugh jour head orf r Anything delightful like that. If you dlno there In summer you open tho front door, which leads out to the porch, and you bet that ou can hit the railing with at least two olive stones. Of course, jou lose your bet every time, but nobody knows how many olives you have eaten, which Is always a comfort. There's a magnetic attraction about olives that makes temperance absolutely a physical Impossibility. However, this party tomotrow Is a stag affair, and a: Its cold there'll lie mi olive throwing. THR first annual convention of the Woman's Land Army of America will bo held here next week on Tuesday and ...ijesday, to bo exact at tho Ait Alli ance. There nro to be delegates from all over tho country. Aren't wo getting to be the busy little city, with nil tlic?es con entlons and Jubilees that aio held here? On Tuesday there will be a business ses sion in the morning, followed by ;m In formal luncheon. After that will come the open session, followed by dinner at the Jtltz. Mr. William B. Wilson. Secretary of Labor, and Mr. Frederick B. Wolcott, of the Federal food administration, will be the guests of honor. In the evening there will be movies of tho Land Aimy In action and several addresses. The next day they will havo another business session, and In the afternoon re ports and discussions of various problems. The Woman's Land Army has done such line work this year that it lius been afllli nted, if that Is the proper term, with the t'nited States employment set vice, and Mrs. William B. Hubert has been appointed Federal director of the Lund Army In Washington. All tho delegates to the con ention aro women, you know. The men are Just guests of honor and speakers. I WAS so sorry to see tho deatli of Mis. Fred SImoniu while visiting down In Florida. She and her little sou have been living down there off and on since last April, to bo near Lieutenant Slmonln, who is In tho aviation corps in Arcadia, Fla., having been transferred from Kelly Field, . Tex. Mrs. Slmonln was Ciladyn Canun, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chailes M. Camm, of Oovven avenue, Mt. Airy, and her funeral will take place from thero to morrow at 2 o'clock. She was 111 only a few days, but it -was pneumonia, which, whether preceded by "flu" or not, has been peculiarly fatal this ear. ANOTHER, sad deatli was that of Mis. Harry Ldson, who you remember was Bessie Megary, tho youngest of the (he Megary girls. Sho had such a virulent case of "flu" that It was not possible to havo her Mends at tho house for the ob sequies. Bcsslo was married only about Ave years ago. Sho has been living In Haverford most of the time slnco then. She is a sister of Mrs. Barry Colahan. Mrs. Markoe Blvinus, Mrs. Jack Ncwlln and Miss Anne Megary, tho last of whom is with tho Jefferson unit in France. EVEN yet we are hearing utorles about the law lecrults -who went Into the camps in the draft and who eventually made such dandy soldiers, but they weie funny, nevertheless, when they started in. One of tho men lately returned from over thero told mo of a case at one of our camps before he went to France. He said it went tho rounds. One of the new boys, who had been In , camp Just long enough to know that a man In unlfoim was a soldier, walked up to another man who was strolling through the camp mid said, "Hey, gimme a light, buddy?" "Surely I will, joung fellow," leplled tho portly gentleman. "I'm only ono of the generals, but you know some day you'll be asking a second lieutenant for a light and you'll get ." NANCY WYNNE. Social Activities Mr, and Mrs. Philip P. Peace will give a dinner at their home, 318 South Tweutletn treet, before Mrs. Wurts's Dancing Class, In honor of their daughter, Miss Knlherlno F. peace. Mr, and Sirs. Horatio Curtis Wood, of fier. nantown, have also Issued Invitations for a dinner on Friday evening. January 24, beforo Mrs. Wurts's class, In honor of their daughter, MlBS.Annabella II. Wood. Miss Mary C. Wlster, daughter of Mr. Owen Wlster, will give a dinner this evening at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Wil liam Bolch Wlster, 1112 Spruce Blreet, In honor of 'Miss Harriet Camae, of New York, who is tho guest of Mrs. George? McCIellan, ot 1116 Spruce street. The guests will Include her aunt. Miss Francis A.. Wlster, Miss Frances K. Wlster, Mr. T. L. Jefferys, of tBoeton; Mr, Edward dardlner, Mr. Austin M. Purves and Mr. Edward Blddle. Mr, and Mrs. Morris W. Stroud, Jr., gave a 'ejlnner last evening at Hollow Tree, their home In Vlllanova. The guests Included , r Mr. and Mrs. Stockton Townsend, Mr. and L, Mrs. Jojin H, .Meigc, zci, Air. anci Mrs. 13. ' ot New JTork, ,,.. -., ... , ...... . WH..H. ,, tO, I;' Mnr, Wjr Keiable Yarrow-.!! .spending- few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Emott Hare, at 400 South Twenty second street. Lieutenant Yarrow, who has been overseas In the air service for over a year. Is expected home this month. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pollard Converse and tlielr Infant daughter, who have been spend ing several weeks with Mrs. Converse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Austin, of llosemont, have returned to their homo hi Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Pearson Cumnilngs, of Da) Ion, O, Is lsltliiK her bi other and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. Uraham French, of Bose inont. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph llnv-wnrcl Uoberls, of School lane, Oermantoun, have as their guest for several weeks, Mr. Itoberts's mother, Mrs. James BobeitV. of SI. Joseph, Mo. Master Diaries Qunll I.cslier and Master James Edgnr Lesher, who hac been spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Y. Lesher, ot 723 Westvlew nvrniie, Germnntown. have returned to school nt the Military Institute, Bordentown, N. J. Mis. Edward H. Lycett. of St. Loul, Mo, has romo on from the West to visit her daughter, Mrs. C. Cresson Wlstur. of Sem inole avenue, Chestnut Hill, and will remain In tills city until April. Mis. Carl Williams, of Chtslnut 11111. left eailv In the week to Join Major Williams In Texas. Mr awl Mr-. John W. Etswelltr have te turned from their wedding trip and aro le celving nt their new home. G01! Oxford street. The bride will be remembered as Miss Mildred V. Heist daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry It. Heist, of 1816 West Tioga street. Dr. and Mis. Edward L. Hauer are at home at CI 1 2 nerinantown avenue. Mrs. Hauer will be irmeinbered as Miss Claia E, Elscn liardt, of Mt. Airy. Mis. Italph Heaver Strassbmgrr and her son. Peter, of Normandy Faun. CJwynedd Valley, have gone to the Jehvl Island Club, Ilrunsnlck, Cla., wheie they will le-maln un til April. Mr. nml Mts. Donald EasthiUe me spend ing a, month tiavellng In California. Their daughter. Miss Alice Eleanor Eastlake. Is living with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs, S. L. Levy, of ::o7 Walnut street, until their leturn, Mr. nml Mi. I low aid Mai shall Adams announce the tilrlh of a son. Howaid Mar shall Adams, jr., nn Tuesday, January 7. Mrs. Adams was foimetly Miss Nea Hint sell, of Tioga. Mr. nml Mrs. Henry Perils. Jr. announce the blith Of a son, Lawrence Allen Perils, on .Monila.s, January (!. Mr. and Mr. William A. Unbelts, ot 1252 Noith Pitt -fifth street, uunn'ince .the en gagement of their daughter, .T.Iss tfelma M. Boberts. and Mr. A. Stanley EzeKlel, son of Mr. and .Mis. Alfred S. Ezeklel. Mis, John Butt, ot Atlantic City, has been leltlng her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Cum nilngs, ot 1700 Walnut street. Mrs. N. CI. I.oUley and Mis IC P. Weavei ale spending the month in New Tork. NURSES' NEW HOME WILL RECEIVE AID Rummage Sale to Be Held on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day of Next Week A lilintnage sale will he held nt &2I ('best nut blieet on Wednesday. Thuisday and Kil duv, January 15, 10 and 17, to outfit the nurses' new- home which Is nm In connection wfih St. Agues' Hospital. Mrs, Francis J. Kelly, wife of Mulor Francis J. Kelly, is chairman, The committee has succeeded In collecting a large assortment of l minuam-, and also n great variety of absolutely new things which arc to bo sold at baigaln prices. The committee In charge Includes Mrs. Alfred Doyle. Miss Caroline Coleman. Mrs. Chailes E. Hallahan, Mrs. Clnlstlne Hugeu, Mrs. Paul E. Vanneman, Mrs. James E. Walsh, Mrs. I. W. Hollngshead. Mrs. John F. Shelly, .Mis. J. M. E.igan. Miss .lule Hen liK Mrs. John . Colgjn, Mis. .1. Paul Del nhunty. Mis. Vincent Fcnerly, Mrs Allen .1. Henderson. Mis. William J. MeDoskey. Mrs: John McCillnn, Mrs. Italph Stewart. Mrs. Thomas B. Stewart, Mrs.'Frank Tianler, Mrs, A. P. ltoberts, Mrs. James J. Poweis, Mrs. Cieorge CaunTinan, Mrs. John i.errnty. Mis. Joseph Fallv, Mrs. John Cooke Hirst, Mrs. Diaries J. Hoban, Mis. William D. 'Watson. Mrs. David Mackey, Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin. Mrs. Paul Cassidy, Mis. Thomas Kelly, Mrs. (leorge P. Muller, Mrs. Frank Mlddleton, Jr., Mrs. Cleoige McCIellan, Mis. John A. O'Con nell, Mrs. William .1. Hvan, Mrs. w. L. Clarke and Miss Sarah Dougherty, WANT CITY DWELLERS TO OWN THEIR HOMES Many Interests Behind Movement Which Will Be Launched , Tonight llepietentatlves of professional, financial, Industrial and meicantlle Intel ests will assist In the formal launching of the "own your home" movement tonight nt the headquarters of the Philadelphia Ileal Estate Board, 1120 Walnut street. Plana to havo the campaign assume national proportions, with Philadel phia as the center, will be outlined In ad dresses by prominent men. Better citizenship and a moie Intelligent Interest In city Government nie expected to lesult fioni the campaign, which has as its object the universal owning of homes. Mayor Smith, the respective presidents of the two branches of Councils, Vice President Tulley of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, and executives of many local In dustries have accepted invitations to attend. Ernest T. Trigg, president of the Chamber ot Commerce, will be represented by William M. Zlntl. He will present Mr. Trigg's views on the alms and scope of the campaign. William II. Wilson and J. P. Arnold, mem hers of the committee fostering the campaign, also will speak. Mr. Arnold's remaihs will be confined to tentative plans for the "Own Your Home" exposition, which will be held In the First Beglment Armory, April 21 to 26, with a view of educating citizens to the advantages of the idea, Wedded in Haddonfield" An Interesting wedding tool! place on Wednesday at the home of Mr. Thomas H. Brandt, of 33 Stough avenue, Haddonfield, N J Wheir his daughter, Miss Qladys Mabel Brandt, became the bride of Mr. Leslie Wil son Orr. The "bride was attended by Miss Mary Felton as maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Mildred T- fire anil lllss Marlon Harlan. The ribbon bearers H3?ere Miss Dorothy P. Orr and Miss Alda Brandt, and the flower girl was Miss Miriam Cooke. Mr. Charles P. Orr was best man, and the ushers weie Mr, William a. Orr, Jr., nnd Mr. Harlan Buchanan. The bride was gowned In white 'Batlu with opalescent trim mings Afr a wedding trip, Mr, and Mrs. Orr wllPbe.at home, at 40JTrumin avenue, Haddoufleld, - , EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER Reader's Viewpoint Letters to the Editor on Topics of General Interest T l.uiPr. f.t?'inc n Jubllctlon In this column. IiV.i iVh,,.t." w'Ul'n on ons side of tho rpr. be ulTnJi 'Im? ?.? enl current Interest tni seenmnoiPi l?,"l","lMo trill bo returned unls rKuMt d.fclil "flelont iooto ond ipoclol InSoro.miSf 'fiL IF1- Publication involvea no n?JKSinty ,hl n""Drer of tho ientlmnt t hided eV;-r2.'50, r.,."h motler will bo In muted'. wl" "Uslous dlicunlons bo por- Roosevell a Man- Man To the Editor of the F.vcnhp public Ledger: Sir Slnco the passing awny of Theodore Iloosevelt, ex-Presldcnt of the Vnlttd States. I hate read our paper, rending tho com metits made by many fnmous men, also kings and queens. Judging from their statements, lie was a wonderful man. I am no diplomat, just one of the common people, and may I state that others, like itself. In this r.S,un,,,IT:. h,aX8 Know" nt best as plain leuuy, the idol of the common people, a man that shnll never be forgotten, a man's man. A man to whom many ptople owe tlielr success, for rensons Hint he was pro gressive, never knew what the word ''quit" meant, nnd nlwavs ready to do tho right thing by mankind. These people, of whom there arc many, followed his principles' and their answers were success. Ho was an Inspiration for any one. whether rich or poor. In my opinion, he was the most spoken of, the best beloved and the greatest President and ex-President of all times. His memory shall live In the mlndt of his countrjmen for centuries to come. He was no two-way mnn. Uy that I mean, he did not say ono thing and mean another. Some people considered him a dead one for seveial eais back. Thev claimed that Teddy would be heard ot ery little, but as jou could never keep a good man down, he was back In the limelight when unexpected, nnd had Teddy Uvea to be a hundred or more, he would nlnnvs be the Idol of the common people. Mny his soul rest in peace, but may his memor last for-er- A. ltENOi:L.MA. Philadelphia, January S. Wounded1 Heroes Wronged To the Kttltor of the lhenlng Public l.nlgrr; Sir In todav's Eveni.vo Ptintio Lnnor.n I read from jour correspondent nt Camp Meado that those bos who havo been gassed nnd wounded (nnd I speak for the boys of the Iron Division of Pennsylvania) nnd weie sent to the base hospitals of France, will, as Is natural, be sent home as casuals and when mustered out will not be Identifiei'l with any paitlcul.ir unit; that the'y will ho deprived of taking put in the. triumphant home-coming parades In which their legl menta take part and not acclaimed with their fellow-heroes Less than an hour ago the writer received a telegram fioni ono of his sons, who had arrived nt Newport Xens, After spending two months In Hase Huspltnl No. 1 17 through gassing and shell-shock lecelved while hi battle, he left behind him In Fiance two other brothers who hnvc been tluoiigli the strife and b.illlo of the war fioiu Diateau Thlerry to the walls of Metz. nil being mem bers of the famous 109th P.eglment. and who will soon return to be iirUalmed with the rest of the doughboys by their fellow townsmen as wot thy of recognition as heroes. Shall It be said, then, that our (lovernmenl Is going to discriminate between the bos who come home whole and those who have been Injuied, but are In a good stage of re covery? I cannot conceive Hint our War 1 epartment will allow such unfair nnd un American treatment to the bejs who went to the front gavly and clieerfull.v, nnd If oiir lorrespondent Is right, then them are many who will, when the time conies, can off their American soldier's uniform downhearted nnd dltplrlted. A P.HADEIl. Chester, Pa Januarv !'. The Delaware Kridge 7o the Killtor of the Vi-eiilng 1'iiVlic l.tilarr; Sir While I am not a leslilcnt of Phila delphia, I am a very fi cement Msltor to the town, and 1 annot but observe with what charucteilstlc slowness the old town awakens to vltnl improvements, those which would do more to keep tho city on the world map, make it convenient, noticeable nnd up-to-date, thereby facilitating transpoitiitlon advantages and living conditions, making It more ngreeabln and nccesslble to manufac turing interests, which In turn encourages and Invites labor and capital, and with It Incoina fioni taxes nnd production. I am also a frequent viBltor to Camden and Jei sey. nnd the trip as It Is today Is a bore Instead of an Incident. Thank goodness, vou people who live In WVst Philadelphia,' as well as many thousand more of us who find it necessary to have to cios the Schuylkill, don't have to climb tho elevated stairway and lake a feirjboat to the other side, as we do nt the foot of M.uket sheet Auto moblllstB especially should be quick to see the convenience of n commodious bridge, and as the Stnte Is to bo laigely Interested financially, it would seem that It nliould have the united support of automoblllsts and such persons should take up the mutter with their State legislators and make their efforts felt. We know that In railroad and poit facil ities, local capital Is subservient to the dic tates of New York, but there should be suf ficient local pride and patriotism to secure such valuable conveniences as this bridge would be, and I would further add the quick lesumptlon of completion of the subway. In referring to the subway Why not extend It a block further on Locust street and bring it through Washington Square and up Seventh street with a station In the square, whero truillc might exchange for surface cars over the bildgc? A J2.000.000 nrch at the entrance to Fair mount Park would probably be a very beau tiful work, but what compailion Is Hide when It comes to tho needs and usefulness to the people, whose money the State and city are spending? A bridge could alto be made a very nrtlstlo piece of useful and needed work and would be a greater and mom appreciated memorial than an expensive aichway, which will be, no doubt, appreciated by some and forever artistically criticized by others. Tho Uiooklyn bridge Is one of the won dera of the world. Does any one believe It a waste of money, or would the residents of the two cities which It connects regret Its erection? I think not. lloston and other cities nie about lo make such Improvements and I wonder If Phil adelphla and Pennsylvania nie to doze on. only to wako up borne day to findout how long they havo dozed and how far behind they have permitted themselves to bq left. Why not spend the people's money where It will be seen nnd appreciated and get tho project started before other dreams of vari ous degrees emanate and result In nought being clone. M, H. S, Norrlstowu, Pn Januaiy 9. In Meinoriam To the Editor of the Evenlna Puhlln I rdytr; Sir Enclosed please find verses for former President Iloosevelt, which I would be glad lo have you print. Theodore KooioTflt, the (irrut President, Head Oh. mighty Iloosevelt! where I picture thee. Thy stride Is o'er gigantic mountain peaks, With words of thunder thy colossus speaks And casts thy shadow over land and sea; With Titan tramp thou hast passed o'er the lea; , Tremble tho crust of earth, the mountain creaks ; Through heaven thou speakest and tho monlng breaks; Shade of the Jove of my Idolatry, Ah me! the widowed world shall not forget To brush the eye, with trophies to thy fame; In many and many a day ot glory yet For ages, facets of thy sun shall flame Through sorrow's rainbows, never more to set On the grand ruin of thy talghty name. JAME.1 H MOOR EhlUdeJji)hlvJiury,jC PHILADELPHIA", FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, MRS. LOUIS RODMAN ja;. " s Mr. I'a(ie i. llic wife of Major I'npe, who Mic vill lie rcmeiiilicrcil as BUREAU PICKS VOCATION TO FIT GIRL APPLICANT Women Are Questioned hy lT. S. Kniploynient Director and Classified According to Talent "Hoin with a cotton stilng lilead uf a backbone; gentle and helpless; parents dead nnd the Income passed out with them." That was the way Miss Vera Ilnlley. vo cational dhector of the Culled Slates Eni plojment Huieau for Women, at 1311 Anil street, dccilbcd one of the girls who npplhd to her today for "Jut any kind of wink" I.Ike a blessing In disguise the war gave the gltl Immediate employment In a muni tion plant. Last week she was lelrased. Knowing herself uneducated and untrained, she was Imbued with the Idea thai she couldn't learn nnd Unit nobody wauled her. She wished Hie war bad continued, for he 1 nd "suili a good, sliad.v Job In munitions" Then Miss Halle pioceedid to stimii nnd Iron th.it cotton string existing where tin backbone should have been. Sklllfiilh she sought to ihiiuge the mental altitude of the girl. "Am our bands injuied'." asked Miss lialle. 'Why, i.o." the glil answered, surpiWed "Then whatever others have done with their hands. ou can do with ouis. If ou npplled for a Job with the leellng that vou didn't know whether ou could learn or not. the cmplojir would at once de, lile oii couldn't nnd wouldn't hulher with on If some one showed .vou. jou could Ie.un In U"e our hand", couldn't ou?" "Wh. es, but who would take the trouble?" "I will, fur one,' icplltd the enipki inent expel t. "If vou will change oiir helplesH outlook and .ippiuach a Job with the ilelei mlnalion to leain ami apply ouielf. oii ran oon accpilie skill anil knowledge In u trade that will assmo our futuie from want Uoii'te-Xpect big wages till ou cam them ; bo grateful for the pay mid the op portunltv to have some one teeth ou." Two hours nfter Miss Halle had sent her to learn a shoe trade, the gill returned to say she had been accepted And. In addition to a Job, she hail won coiilldeiu c 111 herself and inspiration to miry her through futuie efforts. That Is just one example of the hundieds of cases given attention at the local emplo) inent office. Dozens of untrained women and girls each day apply for work. Many of them haven't the faintest Men what they want to do or what they could do; others nsplro to be ulenogt.iphers, actresses or n dozen other things they lire totally unfitted for. For the benefit of such applicants experts fpend their time tactfully obtaining from the applicant enough of their past histories and futuie nspliatlons lo ascertain just what the.v ale capable of Thin, Just as ndioilly, the examiner petsuades the gli 1 to take up the tpe of work sho could best do, While MM llalley Interviews all tho appli cants who don't know wh.it lliey want to do. Miss Esther llroughton, head of the bureau of equalization of supply and demand, Inter views the gills who apply for clerical work and who tue seemingly unfitted for such positions. "Theie nie a bundled things to consider in examining nn applicant." declaied Miss llroughton. "You see the child over thetc In short skirls nnd pink .stocking", with her cheeks rouged and 1 nouth full of gum? .She wants to do clerical work She hasn't had any training. She has never had a serious thought In her head because she Isn't capable of serious thinking, She couldn't Intelligently file letters to save her life. Hut she Is crazy nbout pretty clothes nnd she sa she has sewed a little. I have told her how ovei crowded tho clerical field Is today and I have emphasized how splendid It Is W be able to sew. I befteve she will go to the flee tiado school for girls, Eleventh and Pine streets, and leant machlno sewing. That Is what she could do best and where she would be happiest. "The young woman sitting next her (und Isn't she good-looking?) Is equally unfitted for clerical work, despite a good education. She is an athlete, used to outdoor life. She would go wild penned up In an office all day. We are going to find her a place as recreational director or something of the sort " ' Even In their conversation the examlneis adapt themselves to the plane of the appli cant. If It is a girl from the tenement ills trlct, only the simplest words and expressions are used. And the exnmlncr always controls the conversation. Sometimes the girls want to tell their family histories; others won't talk at all. It is up to the examiner to discover what the girl can best do, then presept this thing to the girl In Interesting manner, because often It Is fartherest from the job the applicant has asked for. Hun dreds ot women are cared for at tills one bureau each week. They vary from the women of comfortable means who never worked, but want to try something Just "be cause it is being done these days," to, voting girls of soiled hands, whitened noses and untrained minds, Each is turned toward the path she can best travsl. Insofar as the employment, examiner can ascertain. X J'rv; oToToToToToToToToToToTMow"'",'IoToToToToToToToToToT tt&t T. - x W :Ah '& '"'' lc; V . oT WjiWoKfl s ' l f.' f w &W -. ? . V fa i VfJ'S. " ' , "? .Ml'' " - t -. - if X ' v A . . -' ' . . PAGE, JR., AND BABY t .' I'luitn l- Photu-Crafters is at prc-cnt in I'raurc with the A.E. I'. Mis Kalherine II. Kremcr FOE'S AIRMEN FOOLED BY "QUAKER CANNON" Camouflage Trees and Cannon Drew German Fire From American Activities Pake- lues and cannon put Op In Amer ican m my olllceis caused the loss of thou sands of (icriuan shells nnd drew attention of vlitually all the (ierinau aviators away fioni the chief .utilities ot the Allied troops, according to dlselosuies made last night by M. l.Ui'kiesh, chariniilu of the camouflage i nmmlttre of the national leseaich committee, lie spoke l.nt night nt the e'rankllu in stitute. "We let the Him gtt fooled on his own wisdom." Mr. I.uckiesh said. "The (icinmiii. made n marvelous discovery that wo heaid if concerning the elllferences In spectral analysis betwe. n vailous kinds of color that looked the same to the' miked ee. So we IKed him up a buiieh of yu.iker i. union and lei him feel happy In shelling them, "The theoiy of It Is that a green palm used to simulate I he gieen of the glass may look all light hut does not photograph in tile same way ns the vegetation does The Hull filer i.iniH over and took pictiuc of the canioull.tgo on the 'gtups' wo had painted loiliid our wooden guns, and promptly le IKUted that wo had a great batlery nearby. shells entile huitllng over almoHt at once. We let him wnMe all he wanted to. Mean while we weie doing our wink elsewhere," Airplane photogiaphv as developed by the Anieiicaii army was able to get plcturos oi fuotpi hits from if height of HUGO fee.!, Ml. I.uckiesh said. Constant photography prevented the development of an Herman .itl.uk In the later da,vs of the war because the Allied nvlalois who controlled the nlr weie able to illsicrn precisely where tin? prcpaiatlotiH for a. diive weie taking place. "We took i plctuie of a farmhouse juie da, and notiied a speik that had not been theie the ilii l fore," he s.ild 'Wo didn't wait to find out what was going on. The veiy next i bailee we had there weie nine shell cr.ilem around the spot and there was 'no house nt .ill ' Puddings on the Allied side or the lines weie so eoiihtructed that all hangnrH nnd otlur stiuctureH needed In airplane work bad oiil one leal wall, That wall faced toward the south, where theio was no pos slbllit of shadows being thrown. All the other sides weie made to slope to tho ground Insuchawa that there wns no shadow nvolo ed. In this way detection by the (Jerman fliers wns prevented. Ii asserted. Sound ban ages cmplo.ved by tho enemy to corneal the location of the big seventy-ilvc-mlin gun were explained to the audience by tho speaker This consisted In u simultaneous tiring of all thn artllhr) nt tho nermann' disposal so that tho piitliular sign of the gigantic piece of ordnance could not be iletested by microphones. Nntci' and air eunioutlage were also depleted to the membeis of the Institute and cpl.ilntvl by charts and diagrams PHILADELPHIA'S FOUnsiOST THCATHE3 EflRRFQT BIG MAT rUIICiDl TOMORROW It road nnd Pannom 'illB K. L 11, MUSICAL SHNbATIO.V ri TPMns nj Chic and Smooth! Victor Herbert's Hntranelnc Muilo heale Xoiv yelling for Next Week BROAD This and Next Week Only .MUI1T8 AT StlO ...-,.. . v,..w.i,v ,f uroaa anu iru,i "rinYON'D CRITICISM" Innulrer. GEORGE ARLISS (Direction of Ceorre C. Tyler) AND nnll.I.IANT ASSOCIATE PLAVERS ' in "THE MOLLUSC" and Sir Jsmea M, Sarrle's Lateit Playlet "A Well-Remembered 'Voice" riHATS NOW FOIt THC LAST WEEK n Kryoir'V LAST WKEK8 llAKKlLN. UVKlflNdS AT 8 MS VJ"xvlv' MATINEE TOMOHROW Chestnut sn1 Juniper. ' DAVID IIELAKCO rreecnts With IN C1.AI1IK. CVHIL BCOTT, II. HEKVES SMITH and Kntlre Orleinal New York Cat, BEATS NOW ron THE I.ABT WEEK Dumont'i iunstiieia Arch Mb tit. UUmoni -s two pfcACB DKLEelATES ml my HOW; TO BTOL' WU1' SfcUr-dTOM, 1019 ENGINEERS FROM CITY PLAYED FAST FOOTBALL Sergeant Worlcy Tells of Fierce Contest That Followed Armi stice Signing '28-16-S2'" snapped "Doc" Progner, quar terback of a football team of Company II, 103d Engineers. In an instant he received the ball, passed It to "Punk" Scull nnd the big fellow was off nnd didn't stop until he had planted tho ball between two shell-shattered trees ns goal posts for a touchdown. ' This Is but an Incident of a football game played In Prnnco by members of Company H, ns described by Sergeant 1". I Worley. innnager of tho 1514 Northeast High School football team, In a letter to his father, frau ds K. Worley, vice president of tho John It. Wiggins fo Inc., builders. The boys In this company, nil Phlladel Phlans. nro members of tho Iron Division and did some of the hardest work and fight ing during the war, but with the signing of tho armistice they hnd tlmo to put aside thoughts of transits, shovels and pontoon bridges nnd practice signals for their gnme which was singed on Thanksgiving Day at Vlgneulles, a little town In Prance, which Is little more thnn twenty-five miles from Metz. Played on riatrau "The game," tho letter s.is, "wns plaed on n large plateau, which but a short time ago had been a battlefield. Prom this plateau one can seo twenty-two kilos nnd It was possible to seo Metz hi the distance." The compnny was divided nnd two teams selected for tho gnme. One tenin, composed of th stablemen, prided themselves on being known as tho "Stable Itats," while their op ponents were simply designated "Company II." The kick-oft was nt 10 n. m with a crod considerably smaller than the ono which Usually witnesses the annual Thanksgiving Day gnme here, but the soldier spectntnis were always eager to cheer their favorites whenever there was the slightest excuse for It Pollowers of Company H were led In their songs and cheering by Charles fluff, who Is perhaps better known by the boys ns "Madam " Pacing the "H" adherents, those who put their hope nnd cash on the "Stable Hats" gathered on the other side under the leadership ot "Hollow-leg" Dunlap, their cheer leader. Victory went to the Company It boys, ac cording to Sergeant Worley, the scoro being 19 to 0. ' "The game wns very spectncular," be said "Porwnrd passes were executed by both sides In perfect style and they charged each other as furiously ao we went after tho Huns nt Camlnal." Itats In Pail "The 'flats,'" the letter continues, "ap peared on thn field with pads galoie under neath their uniforms, giving the appearance of a terribly husky team. They woie regula tion uniforms with their undershirts on the outside. Each man had a big letter 'IP painted on Ids shirt. As a mascot the 'Hats' had a mule, which was led on the field by Sam Morris, a member of the 'Hats' football team. Sam wore a boche hat and carried a cane as he dragged the mule on the field. "The mascot was nil dressed up for the affair, the hos having placed a pair of over alls on his front legs and a blanket across his back on which was painted In several places ke stones and the word 'Hats.' " The lineup suit by Sergeant Worley fol low s 1'O.MI'ANV II rjforue ifioi 1 Thompson. , . .... Ttnfu IMIm) iurner.... .Toe lltut(h) 1'itrrnll cirlfnth (Jltiiec) Anplundli H II. (Skin) KliTinati Charles U'uuslibi" liream NYrinnn ll'unk) Slmrpe Albert (I)oei ProRiier Cleorce (Heine) !Vrl. I'run'c IKrrentrle) Wooils Ira (Punk) hrull "SrAllf.t: HATS' .' enter . rlKlitcuard . lert ituaril . rliilu tackle . left tackle . rlsht end left end . nuarlerbar k rlitht halfbuk . lift halfback ..fullback Cleorse HUrinmo) Plunketl center Joe HlalilMiu e'oUfuf) Mejera. .. .itcht kimM William lllukiiein M"eri( Wt uuaril .lild Utah) llrnvcn rlnlit tarlde Klmer (iluO .Mullen Wt tnrlJo VVatpon (VVata) Wanner rlRht end 1 eo (Hunt) Crniiilej left end VV ,T. (KUiK-r-.-lue Staller) Harvey .ouarterpark H II Allien (KnnnlPitce) h'parllnir .rlnht halfback .lames (Ronton) Drlaeoll left halfback Harry (Parade Heat) llonnln. .lullbark lleferee Lieutenant Puller, Company II. I'mplre Lieutenant Uilun. Company 11 Timekeeper P 11. Worlev, Company II Lines-man for Company II McAfee I.lneaman for "Pats" MiCausland Cheer leader for Coinp.ins II (,'liarlea (.Madam) Huff, Cheep leader for "Hata ' Walter (Hollow l.es) Ililntap Water lioj James (Cook) Ward Siil.atltutiona ."riutih" sirlinehler, "Pat' Cal lihnn, "I'reddle" Warner. "Tex" Have, rrank (1.1) Adair. Snore Comiinv H. Ill, Hals, 0. Toui leUiMia hroa-ner. Scull. Sharps, ejoat from touchdown I'rogner. "After the gnme," sas Sergeant Worley. "the boys lined up for mess. There was no turkc), but who would bo disappointed nt a dinner consisting of prime loast of beef, filling with blown gruvj, creamed tomato sauce, cieamcd flesh peas, mashed potatoes, olive-, peaches. Jelly tarts, grapes, mixed nuts, c.ind, co.Tie mid cigarettes? "The 'Jazz' bos of the company put on a leal snappy mlnstirl show- in a school room 111 Vlgnuelle-H. Illankets were u--cl ns ciu tnlns and numeious lanterns for footlights. Henchcs, were scarce but army life teaches ou to make nurself comfortable under all conditions, so the boys did not mind sitting on the floor, because they were eager for enjojment." Company I!, 103d Engineers, was oigan Ized through Francis K. Worley, father of Sergeant Worley, nnd through tho Engineers' Club of this city on January 8, 191 8. (JoMwn Presents REX BEACH'S Photoplay Version of "TOO FAT TO FIGHT" FHANK MclNTVIIfJ In Leading nole. Ket week NAiSIMOVA In "UVI; iX)it bve" P A L A C F 12U MAItKET HIlirjET -' 10 A. M to Hits I' M WILLIAM S. HART """no Next Men . .Tjiea, UvlTlT''U Thur., I'rln ff,.fVf,BTVAljI?YN XnsuiT ARCADIA CHESTNUT IIEI.OW 1TII 10 A. M I'.', i'. 3;43. Bl4S. TM5. U;30 P M. . MARGUERITE CLARK and EUGENE O'BRIEN In ' LITTLE MISS IlfXlVEIt" NEXT WEEK- I'Al'I.INE rilEllKniCK ' In 'OUT OP THE glIADOW'"",h VICTORIA "An.Ksrrf,sf..Wp. m. CECIL II. DeMILLE'S Modern Veralon of "The Squaw Man" NOTAm; Added CANN III AL3 OK THE KOL'TII SEAS DCPCMT MAItKET ST. II.Ito t7TH RLCjLIN 1 Bryant Washburn "THE WAY Or A MAN WITH A MAID" MAItKET STHEKT i . .. AT JUNIPER II A. M. to tl p. M CONTINUOUS VAimpvir t TUMA1X AljLitliXN & UO. bTALEY D1HUECK and OTHEItfl CROSS KEYS BK,?&j:,J "TANGO SHOES" ,l UU UU1111 "The Muter Mvat.r.-. BROADWAY BnOAD2fir9Tf , avb. "OH, WHAT A NIGHT" P REX HEACII'S "BM1L1KO HILL HYDE" with will. noaEna in tiu nol7c TrnraAfm 1, IACK nEID " "1 ' irocaaero rur iiecord breakis V. il. V 11 "HOMEY" CHRISTMAS ' 3000 MUES DISTAL Mcrcliuntvillc Nnval Lieutenant Writes to Friend of "Great Day"' in Brest f Clirlstiiiatr. spent 3000 miles from homc could hardly ho tho rnont Joyous of a life lime; J ft, to the thousands of Undo Sam's tailors quartered nt Hrrst, Franco! tlielr Vulellde celehratlon lacked few essentials of the holiday spirit that was rife In their Amerlcnn homes, Lieutenant George Patterson, L' S. N., ot Mcrchantvllle, who has spent more than a ar In the little. Krcnch port, tells ot the) Christinas retcuratlon In n letter lo a friend here. Lieutenant Patterson's two hrotheta ure- also In the service. I-'ollow-lnB a hand concert In tho harbor, all hands sat down to n real turkey dinner, and a V. M. V. A. man, dremed an Santa Claui, visited every American ship with cigarettes, candy nnd other ulfts for the. hoys, many of whom weie spending their first Christmas away from home. ln the nfternoon the linkers were enter tained by a vaudeville show- on tho flagship nnd the evening's program Included a dance) for the men of the original rainbow fleet nnd n vaudeville nnd moving picture show for the "short-timers. ' "It was truly a great das" Lieutenant Patterson virltei. He remarks on the strangeness of seeing; so inanj soldiers embarking for home after watching them arrive by countless thousands only n few months before. They seem much, more subdued than before, he says, and at tributes the change to the ordeal through which they have passed. PHILADELPHIA'S LEADING THEATRES Direction LEE J. J SHUDERT v PAM H QUI 1RFRT THEATHE llltOAD anUDLft 1 A LOCUST ST5. kV!kV MAT. TOMORROW, 2:15 Hello. AlHnlrr 1 h Mr how nil nlonir the lino (troilucltnn principal), rnmimny, featurer a ml t horus, MKFSItH. I.K12 K J. J. PHUHCIIT VrfMnt MdNTYRE and HEATH In the New b-rcftaeular Musical Cnniedy HELLO, ALEXANDER I Willi 11 flreat r-uiiportlng Cant of too And a Breezy Bevy of Beauties 1 ADELPHI i:vhnin;sat8:15. MATINEE AT 3:15 J, A ST 2 NIGHTS JJAOi MAT. TOMOR. With ALMA tAl and N. T. CAST NEXT WEK Seats Now ' OH, MAMA! with JUSTINE JOHNSTONE FRANK FAY HELEN SHIPMAN HARRY CONOR AND A PAY ARRAY OP ASSOCIATE PLAYER3 I YR1P Evcninffs at 8:15 L. 1 11 Mats. Wc.i f- Mats. Wed. & Sat., 2:18 $ I .50 Mat. Tomorrow A. n WOODS Freaenti LEW FIELDS IN THE .VATIO.N'S PLAT FRIENDLY ENEMIES With CHARLES WINNIKQEK Entire Lower Floor CHESTNUT ST. OPERA EVOS. ltnunn n, b.ia NTOHTS. 11.50, 1 00. 73c. B0c Mats 1 00. 75c. r.Oc tET. Sate, ft Hnttaays) Matinee Tomorrow at 2:10 T. RAT COMSTOCK ft WILLIaM ELLIOTT' jvew lorx t-rmceae intecre .Musical comedy Abaolutely Identical New York Cast ACADEMY OP MUSIC NEWMAN T Motion Pictures 5 "yma:tscs-Beg. Jan. 17-18 WARTIME EUROPE J PARIS. ini8 WARTIME TRANCE WARTIME ITALY LONDON, 1018 WARTIME ENOLA.ND CoUl'Se Sale 4' ,3, '20 r'l Toinor. 5:30 Market SuZTtHEWRE It at 40th SL tf -rTroerrr, ' y" UAVjlOUf jSlJljt t VAUDEVILLE riRST KHOWINO IN PHILADELPHIA DUSTIN FARNUM in LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS "Prippc: Mallnc. 10 and IS centa. 1Il-c: i:enlngs. 10. 18 & 15 cents. B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE Henry "Squidgulum" Lewis WM ' Gibson & Connelli "koina Wellington Cross ManHeln Slutem A Schooler; Lillian rittrenld anil 111k surrounJInc Show Dancing Mrs. Jane P. C. Miller 1028 Chestnut St. DANCES Tt'ESIHV WEDNESDAY PRIDAT an-l SATl'RDAY from 0 to 12, Private Leoona Dallv from 10 A. M to OP; J. CICIl.l-'lii. - i.i.m n.JuillJAV AITERNOON 3 P. M. MPTROPOLITAN OPRRA HOI mtl l I., Inrvunrv "() IU10 . H-lcV''' r -:r, I . . "Kyj'er with the' Russian I lsafjora Duncan Dancers Byrnw"""' nuum.i. iui iii..M), Planlat. Orchestra T1 mV'S!.'" .JSf,. at ACADEMY. TOMORROW Al-TER.NOON AT 8:M Ylolln Re-ltal GIVEN llv- Minn THEI.MA TlcUel. 73c. 11.00. $1.&0. J2.0O. I2.SO. At Ilepp.',. 11111 LMiePtnut BU . - CORTISSOZ t T" IJHIH.lll v.TV DAKERllll.rvi Vry 1520 Ch.Jnut 8t. Prlvat. leeaon. dally. 8:30 A. M. to 11 p, jj, nnPHF.TIM mat. tomorrow, ibo, So. farewell Week of Daddv Lono- I m "Ji MAB DESMOND L'anaJr -Ong L.CgU J- January IS THE OLD HOlIESTnin l!? WALNUT t.'af.Ulrn;. ,.. fer "THE GARDEN OF "ALLAH" -&$ Bimv urn uriji.ii" iaivu av rvrrrai i.nir " " ' """ ' ' ' ) "- CASINO "SWWa Walnut at Sth St. A BANO-UPiaVMOK tj K. v?a " ? . evi MW&M i i I ..-i ' . , 1 :., " f y . r i ...'' ti . At .." &r.v..j l- ' ,? at. -'.! "j-ti. ta&lii.livijtf ;vif r. wimi'mi
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