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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?
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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-
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Mat. Tomorrow
A. n WOODS Freaenti
LEW FIELDS
IN THE .VATIO.N'S PLAT
FRIENDLY ENEMIES
With
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Entire
Lower
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OPERA EVOS.
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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,
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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
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Russian I lsafjora Duncan Dancers
Byrnw"""' nuum.i. iui iii..M), Planlat.
Orchestra T1 mV'S!.'" .JSf,. at
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January IS THE OLD HOlIESTnin l!?
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