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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
ancy Wynne Attends Reception at Charlotte Cushman Club.
t' Miss Julia Williamson HasSailed for France.
' ' Other Subjects Discussed
TlHB reception at tho Charlotte Cushman,
Club wns more than Interesting jes
ten day .afternoon. It's-such a pretty llttlo
clubhouse and tho women managers nro
all so charming and so Interested In tho
work. I quite. like to co to tho tens. The
affair jesteidnv was given for Miss Alma
Toll, who has been plaslng here In "Hjes
of. Youth" for several months., Sho Is
very attractive and was especially gra
cious.
Mrs. James Large, Mrs Horatio Hates
Llojd, Mrs. Clinton Itogers Woodruff, Mrs.
Sydney Hutchinson and Mrs. Otis Skinner
ire all Intensely lnteiestcd In the Cushman
PClub. You know It was started about ten
lor twelve jears ago In a house down on
! Tenth street, and as the w orlc grew tho
Managers took the house, at tho corner of
Twelfth and Locust streets, and now they
have Included 1202 Locust also und havo
any number of rooit for tho joung
actresses who stiy hero during the jcy.
Tho club will founded to glvo oung
actresses a. homo where, f" a moderate)
board, they could get all lit comfoits and
have none of tho unpleasantnesses that a
want of chaperonago sometimes gives a
oung girl who Is obliged to stay alono In
tho smaller hoteis. A number of promi
nent nctresses nnd Individual people fur
nished tho rooms, and they have tho love
liest cool papers and pretty curtair and
soft rugs! It's as prcttj a plico as I
have ever seen.
DID jru Know that Julia "vA. illiamsoii had
sailei' for oveiseas Y. M, C. A. work
on tho CaTnanJa? She left New York last
Wednesday. I understand she's to do
library woik. and If any ono knows any
thing about library work nnd storj -telling,
It's Julia. She's a perfect "nb" ns regards
telling stories, and " ar supcrior of that
very thUip In tho ' lilladelphia Public Li
brary. Tti'la is ibr ilat'ghter of the Frank
Wllllams'-us, of ICdS S'pruce street, and
Is a sister of Anna WUlMmson and of
Mario Louise, who morrlci' C'oll.et Wilson,
Jr., tovft-al jears ago. J do not Know of
any onr who Is better fitted for work of
this Mnd, and those bojn "oor there" are
gplni to herald her stories with cheers,
bellei o me!
Jiitla was president of the Pcnnsjlvanla
Association of Women Workers, made up
of a number of clubs for woil.lng g-rls and
womon, for several jears, and she did
great work then.
D',
du Know the Musical Club will
give, anctl.er party for tho benefit of
the chl'dren of Vgn)-le-3al, the French
Village which the club has undertaken to
reconstruct, and tho party will be given
on January 23 nt a quarter after 8 o'clock
in the Bellev ue-Stratford ballroom? It's
the regular dance night for the club, but
they have decided to glvo first the delight
ful llctle operetta by tho cMldrcn of the
club's members. It Is "A I Clair de la
Lune," and It's the sweetest, daintiest llttlo
Trench falr tale, and tho kiddles who
take part aro too cunning and too dainty
for words I wojld hate to miss that
part).
I HEAR that Catherine MacDonald, who
lias been spending some timo at tho
Bellev ue nnd is a great friend of Marian
Dougherty nnd I'll) ills Yarrow (Mrs. Kern
ble Yarrow, ou know), has left for Cali
fornia, where sho will spend three months.
Miss MacDonald Is quite well ltnow n In
the movies and has been In somo awfully
attractive plas with Charles Ray. She's
quite stunning and a. very good actress,
and she does wear good-looking clothes,
and I think that counts for so much In
tho movies, don't jou? Some of them ufJJ
wear short sleeves in tho afternoon, trl
colored shoes and befeathered hits! Miss
k MacDonald has been trotting around with
(Marian and l'hjllls uhllo here, and Marian
J j ea, "Catherine likes this part of tho
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TTOBIB Is three jears old and his baby
sister Is just about six montns. ue a
crazy about "the baby," consequently w hen
he discovered that there was another ono
1 In the heme of the colored chauffeur ho
went Immediately to see for himself if
this one was as perfect as his own baby,
He was much Impressed. When he came
home ho took a long, critical nurvey of tho
pink and white buncli of dimples and tern-
enment that lay at ease in tho midst of
line linen and wooll) blanket-,. "Mother,"
lie asked solemnly, 'did the samo stoik
that brought her bring that other llttlo
baby?" Mother assured him Just as
gravely that It had ' Oh, are j ou sure,
mother?" he exclaimed 'I think jou must
be mistaken, "because I'm suro it was a
blackbird!" NANCY WYNNi:.
Social Activities
Miss Mars Ernestine Appleton, eUughtir of
: (Mrs Samuel Appleton, of Warrington, Va ,
was the guest of honor at a tlieutre party,
followed by a bupper, at the Bcljevue-Strat-ford
last evening, given b Major and Mrs.
William F, Goodman, Ji , of 800,0 Crefeldt
street. Chestnut Hill. The guests Included
lnf Wiuhlneton ! Mr. John Illllvard. Mr.
Francis H Ilecves, 3d, and Mr. Austin M.
Purves Miss Appleton Is living with her
grandmother, Mrs W illlam K Goodman, of
Bethlehem Pike, Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Walter Jackson freeman and Miss
JCorlnne Ilorden Freeman, of 1832 Spruce
street, aro spending tho week-end In West
"olnt and will not receive tomorrow.
Mrs. Arthur Burneston Owens, wife of
Captain Owens, U. S. M. C, gave a tea
yesterday at her home in the nay jnrd.
Sn honor of her guest, Mrs. Hugo Schmidt.
wife of Lieutenant Schmidt, U. S. N.
Mrs. Matthew Gllmore, of Ovcrbrook. en
tertained at bridge jesterday afternoon In
honor of Miss Adele Mosler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O. Mosler, of Over
brook, whose engagement to Mr. Roscoe
Hale Trumbull has been announced,
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Mrs. Ilegtnald Chenk and her children,
who spent the holidays with Mrs. Aubrey
Hunting, of On the Hill, Ardmore, returned
yesterday to their home In Fngelwood, N. J,
Mrs. Hunting will spend the week-end at
-Atlantic City.
Mrs. Charles Walton and her son, Mr,
Joseph Walton, of Walmarthon, St. Dald.i,
accompanied by Miss Hardlsty, will leave on
Monday for Palm Beach, where Mrs. Walton
has taken a cottage for the season.
JMr. Ilobert E. Hastings, of 1720 Spruce
I ivf.,Ti, entertained at cams on Thursday
I ' . irnoon. Her guest Included Mrs, Fodo
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Yeatman, Mrs Arthur Scwall and Mrs. Ilob
ert Emmot Hare.
Mrs George Harding is spending the week
end with Mrs. Manning, of New York
The Society of Little Gardens gave a
Victory party at the Llttlo Theatre on Mon
day afternoon, which was largely attended
by the members nnd their friends.
Mr. Hrncst It B.ajncs, who was the lec
turer, told of the wonderful work done by
animals; In the war
A message was read from the National
1'orestry Association, asking the members
to further the planting of trees ns memorials
to the men who hnc given their lives for
freedom, rather than the building of edlllce
The guests at the luncheon nnd bildge
given by Mrs A Theodore Abbott, cri
Thursda), at heryiome on Wet Hortter
street, Germantown. Included Mrs. Joseph J.
Greer, Mrs Heni I). Boonnlng, Mrs Roj
A Malnwnrlng, Miss Dorothy Groes, Mrs.
William L nruhler, Mrs. Charles Herbert
Stoer, Miss Helen Koch, Mrs". Herbert P.
ltappold, Mrs Wcgafarth, Mr Charles
rishcr, Mrs H C. Stewart. Mrs. Dalley, Mrs.
C. 13. Dcarnle) and Mrs L'thel Cook
Dr and Mrs J C. Attlv, of North Thir
teenth street, will leave the end of Januarj
for several weeks' stay in Florida.
Mrs Patricia Dickson, Miss Marie Starr
and Miss Mary Lamb, members of the
National league for Wonens Service, have
gone to Cape May for a week's service with
the league canteen.
Miss Cntharlm; Cod), of Heading, Ins left
for her home after spending a weik with
Miss Well), of 1514 West Olrard avenue
Miss Liura Greener, of ISt G North Jud
son street, will entertain on Sunday evening
In honor of Prlato Conrad Gangsman, who
is In Philadelphia for a short furlough
Mr. Russell C Fisher, of West Philadel
phia entertained his friends nt a dinner and
musleale on Snturdav. Vocal und' Instru
mental selections were delightfully rendered
In- Miss Loule Arnold Bclchei and Miss
Lillian L 1'lshcr Those present Included
Mrs L'lHiin A. l'lsher. Miss Julia A Drl
coll MIPS Dessln A J'Ishel, Mls Iluth V.
Walter, Miss Frnni.cs A Tlmonej. Miss Mas
Doettger, Miss 12 Louise Stark, Miss Hattio
Johnson. Mr Albeit A Hoffmelster, Mi
George H Deltz, Mr. J. Harry Donahue and
Mr. J.lmer M Met,?
MISS CUSTER HAS
MILITARY WEDDING
Lieutenant Commander Elmer
Lee Woodside, of St. Joseph,
Mo., Takes Philadelphia Bride
n Intel esting mllltarj wedding took ptice
lodas at noon. In the Woodlands Preslij
terHn Church Fortj -second and Pine
streets, when MWs Alma King Custer,
d tughter of Mi and Mrs 12dgir Alin Custei,
of 4101 Baltimore avenue, was married to
Lieutenant Commander Hhner Lee Woodside,
II. S N , of St Joseph, Mo. The ceremony
vus performed bj tho pistor, the Ilc. James
Itimsay hwaln
The bride wore a gown of cream-colored
satin and point lace, with a veil of tulle
extending to tho hem of the court train and
finished with a satin band Mr. Custer gave
his daughter In mirrlngc and sho was at
tended by her lister, Mrs Max Nearlng,
who woro n pink georgette crepe frock, n
pink crepe hat and carried a shower of pink
roses
The bridegroom and bride left oti an ex
tended wedding trip.
WAY ItANDALL
Another military wedding of Interest was
that of Miss Florence 13 Hnndall, daughter
of Mr. nnd Mrs Harry A Itaiidall. of 6230
Christian street, nnd Lieutenant William L
Wa, which was solemnized on Monday eve
ning nt G o'clock In the Methodist Fplscopil
Church, Sixty-second and Cathirlne streets,
with the pastor, tho Rev. George M Brod
head, officiating The bride woro her trav
eling suit of dark blue velvet with n hat to
match nnd was unattended
Lieutenant Way nnd his brldo left for
Spartnnsburg, S C. whero the liiutenant
Is stationed at CampWadsworth headquar
ters BOY13U KOCH
A naval wedding will take place at 7:30
o'clock tonight In the First Reformed Church,
Fifteenth and Dauphin streets when Miss
Margaret A Koch, daughtet of Mr, and Mrs
George S Koch, of 2J27 North Cleveland
avenue, will bo mirrld to Mr. Lester S
Boyer, U. S N, of KanRas Cltj, rosswaln
on tho U. S. S. Minnesota, now stitloned at
the Philadelphia naw jard The ceremony
v111.be performed by tho pistor, the Rev
Harris A Freer, and the bride will be given
In marrhgc b her father.
Tho maid of honor will be Miss Mai Wil
liamson, and llio bridesmaids will im hide
Miss Mnrlon Gotwnls and Miss Klslo Ulrlcli
Miss Mildred Hlnchnian, a nine of Mls
Koch, will act km ring bearer Mr Ilverett
Wjntt, U. S. , will be tho best man Mr.
Jugersen, V fa N, Mi Wjiitt I' S N. Mr.
Still, U S. N und Mr Schramm, 1'. S N,
will bo the ushers
The brldo villi weai an ivory ciepo de
chine gown and a tulle ell ciught with
nrHiigu blossoms Sho wULCarrv a shower
boucjuet of ro"es and sweet pens The at
tendants will wear flesh-colored gowns
After a shoit wedding trip Mr and Mrs
Boier will make thch home at oZi2 Addison
street.
Poor Hidianls Plan Dig Banquet
Admiral Henry T Mojo, comm inder-ln-chief
of the Atlantic fleet, will bo the prin
clpil speaker at the Poor Richard Club s an.
nual binquet next Friday night at ho Belle
v ue-Stratford Major General George
Barnett, commander of the United States
marine corps, wilt also speak, as will Captain
William D. Harrlngan. Among the guests
will be Lieutenant Dalde Constantinl, of the
rojal Italian army: Lieutenant Cesare
Mlchaux, of tho French nrm ; L P, 12 Glf
froy, of tho Belgium military mission ; Major
W. Miller, Captain Peter Latham and Col
onel 13. Coke, British embassy.
Pennsy Traffic Men to Dine
The twentieth annual banquet of the
transportation department of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad will be held tonight nt the
Hotel Adelphla. The guests of honor wilt In
due Lieutenant Governor K. 13. Beldleman,
Director Joseph S. MacLaughlln, Department
of Supplies; 12. J. Cattell, City Statistician;
C. H. Markham, regional director, and lllisha
Lee, Federal manager of tho Pennsyhanla
Railroad. There will be a vaudeville shijw
after tho dinner.
To Discuss City Government
Joseph Wllletts, of tho Wharton School,
University of Pennsyhanla, will speak on
'City Government In America" tomorrow
morning before the First-Day School con
ference class in the Friends Meeting House,
Fifteenth and Race streets Mi. Wllletts, who
lUes at Swnrthmore, was a superintendent of
atrial hjdroplane construction during the
war. Friends from many sections of the
city and vicinity will take part in the dl
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ABUNDANCE OF KINDNESS
DEVELOPED HERE IN WAR
Huiiianc Societies Report Increase
of Interest in Welfare of
Diinil) AnimnlsN
"Willie murder by mnehlnery wns occurring
on a war front of more than COO miles In
L'urope, while criminal statistics from the Old
World report largo increases In Juvenile au.
adult wickedness during the war period, we
In this country have developed an nbundince
of kindness and well-doing hitherto never
approached bv us " '
Trank 11 Rutherford operating manager
of tho Pennslnni Society for the Preven
tion of Cruclt to Animals, undo this state
ment todaj in discussing tho war amLUs re
lation to animals JF
'The war with Us new developments In
giving through the lied Cross, Y M. C. A.
nnd n hundred other agencies, has opened
the fountilns which contain tho milk of
human klnilniss ho said
'Never were people so thoughtful of the
dumb creatures uhder their charge ns tltlsw
Inst j ear. Notwithstanding the extrnordl-1
nary demands made- upon the pockets of tho
charitably Inclined out membership nnd the
Interest taken In our work has greatly In
creased We were ordered to curtail espenscs by
our mamgcinent, who fenred reduction In
our Income, but we found this unnecessary.
Unexpectedly oui membership Increased
This Is due. I believe, to the fact that the
sentiment of hum-in klndnes and unselfish
ness has been enlarged
AOur aulllui. which keeps sixtv water
ing stitlons !(j."lierntlon during tho heated
months, wheroJie horse cm get a pill oi
more to quench his thirst, li respective of the
Increased cost of maintenance, showed a bal
ance two and a half times greater than
that of the previous oir
' This Increased flow of human kindness
was everywhere manifest vgents of the
soclet WPto given special pisses with their
pictures on, nnd had entire to nil Government-controlled
shipbuilding iiiidaMMriM
plants, showing that even I ncle Sam's of
ficials were Interested In animals, not onl
from a business, but a sentimental stand
point ' There Is no doubt about It The con
science of linn has been touched u novel
bcfoii- Thert- never weic --o fiw n igrnnt
cases of ei licit) us In Ills Fuithermoro, In
former )cars. In eaes of ancst. when clveil
sumnnry healing I eforc a magistrate, a
certain percentage would appeal such ap
peals In 1018 were verv few and far between
As a rule, the mvi s con-elencei wns touched
and he would let the" Veidlct stand, feeling
tint he was guilt -
"The war, which hif leveled human dif
ferences, which put mllllonilre nnd wagr
curticr, the cultivated ami the undeveloped,
Into tho sime tint and trench together, his
brought us eloir iiNo to the nnlinal soul
I'or love, like water, will Unci Its level. It
onlv ou breik down the wall which con
fines It Thoe davs are over when a bank
or a railroad president wns looked upon ns
a little tin god on a throne to be seen nt a
ellstunce, or ns a eurlo 111 a gliss cabinet
Then we never felt as Wei dei now, to go up
and give him the hind of fellowship And
the same iilaigeiiient leaches downward to
the dumb heist '
The VVomen'H Pennsjlvinla Socletv for the
Prevention of t'ru-ltv to Animals has a dls
pensaiv In which free velerlnai care of
animals la given At C'hrbtm is time It gave
free dinners to horses belonging to men who
were too poor to feeel their horses This, too,
Is a war eleveleipment In kindliest
Mrs Morris II. ande grift, who Is at the
head of the woik, raid
'liven If the horse eloes net know it is
Chlltmns, it knows tint the dinner Is good
Ve feel that the- spirit of unselfish love
und brotherhood whleli Ins now become so
general should be in iile to ine lutle our poor
four-footed filcnds iu well us tho human
being "
BOYS SAVE MOKE THAN G1KLS
A l-o Outnumber .Sister us llepo-itois in
Psicctown Club
tlirls are- not iieul so siving as bovs at
Ic-isl in Vorth Phllide Iphl i
Tills was tho opinion expressed todiv by
Harry G Gi ir, superintendent of the Nice
town Bos' Club, Llghtienth street -inel Hunt
ing Park avenue, whin ho finished a re
capitulation of the business done during 1918
bv the Hiv lugs banks conducted for the joutn.
ful members'
There nrc more thin 2.10 opin nceounts at
present, nve raging $300 e-aeh Depositors last
jear totaleil something more than C00 Less
than 20 per cent were girls, sdel Mr. Gear,
and those showed a strong temienev to with
draw their savings when the sum represented
the price of a coveted dress or hit.
Manv of the liojs are- saving for an educa.
tion Most of them, however, will spcnil pare
of their hoard for a week In camp next sum
mer Tho money the) eleposlt Is earned In a
hundred different wavs such as selling news
pipers, delivering groceries collecting old
li ipers and selling them to Junk men, putting
out ashes, tending furn ices, etc One )oung-
ster. who probablj will be- i public utility
magnate some day. has reaped a sm ill
fortuno b hiring out his roller sk ites to boja
who havo none of their own
Ilritislt Air Hero to Lecture
Colonel W A. Bishop, of the British roval
air force, who baa scvent-two enemy pHnes
olllclnlly to his credit ard Is the possessor of
many dteoratlons, will glvo nn Illustrated
lecture at the Academy of Music- Thuisday
evening. lainnry 13 The subject villi be
"Vlr Fighting In Flanders FietilH '
"Mghl in Bohemia" I'ebrujrv 20
Muilcnl the .Hill it tale nt has been piumlsed
for the Pen anil Pencil Clubs Mghl In Bo
henil i In the Inllrooiii of the Bellev ue
Stratford The affair this year will be held
February 20.
Thoto by rhoto Craflen.
MISS ADELE MOSIEIt
Daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Eupene O,
Motier, of Overbrook, Pa , who was
the gucut of honor ut a lirlilpe given
vestenffly afternoon by Mrs. Matthew
Gilmore, of Ovitrbrook, Miss Mos!era
engagement lo Mr. Roscoe Halo Jrum
babVofNewYork, bis fceea aaaoHnted
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Herbert J. Painter, of Da j ton, O , bus been announced. So elate has been tct for the
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BIG WORK PLANNED -
BY WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Program for International Co
operation Outlined by Miss
Mice Henrv
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.Not imlv will inenibeis of t lie loi il
Wonic'i h Trade Union League t ike everj pre -eiutlou
to keep solellers and sillors returning
to Plilladelphli from being the v Minis of
competition for emploj incut in an over
crow ded laboi maiket but the) plan to Join
with the women workers of the world to
reconstruct Intematloml Industrial condi
tions Ibis vias made cleat lodiy h .Miss Alice
Henrj, of Clilc.lKn, organizer for the Nation il
Women's Traelo Union League who Is spend
ing a few davs in Philadelphia.
vhlle the local league is preparing to urge
the State Legislature to appropriate money
for reconstruction work nnd to pass Indus
trial measures to protect the workers of this
Mite, it is Jilso planning for tho nnnuil con
ference of the National Women's Trade 1 nlun
League, which villi be held hero net June At
that meeting pi ms villi be outlined for whit
Is said to be the greatest nitlonal industrl il
movement ever attempted by women workers
It Is also proposed to bold a conference of
women workers of tho world hi Paris, at the
same time the Peaco Conference Is in ses-slon,
and to have 1 ibor questions Introduced hi the
pence treat).
"Distress and suering can bo prevented
only If the Government will now spend o.ulto
as freely for the comfort anil betterment en
the people In peace as It has been spcinling
In the neeessar) conduct of the-war," declared
Miss Henr). "Stnti lcgislitures should piss
acts permitting cities tol sinnd money foi
public Improvement on a greater scilo thin
heretofore and to i erclng home rulo In the
doing of city work"
AVomen who work for low wages, long
hours and who permit themselves to be used
as exploiters of the men who work nt the
same trades aro demoralizing th standards
and the stability of tho communlt), accord
ing lo tho Women's Trade Union League
Hence legislative measures lelitlng to these
problems are held to be essential In the iccon
structlou program
To obtain financial Inciting lor their work,
membiTS of the Women sTiaele Union League
are Interesting wom'ii not emplojed In in
dustr) but having the welfare of working
women nt heart Various chic clubs and
business organizations have allleel themselves
with tho working women nnd Philadelphia
clubwomen are lucking tho movement
The Women's Trade' Union League Is a n i
tlonal orgnnlzatlon with league Hand commit
tees In New ork, Chicago. .Springfield. Ill,
Boston, M. Louis. Baltimore Denver, Phlla
delphln, Kansas Clt). Los Angeles, Worcester,
Mass . and Washington
Its puneose", ns outlined b) Mls Henry, 's
to help orginlzo tho working women of the
country Into trndo unions to protect them
from exploitation, to help them raise their
wages shorten their hours. Improve' sanitary
conditions and make tlieni take their place
in the organized labor movement.
Death's of a Day
James O'Brien
James O'Brien, father of Dr. William J.
O'Brien, 1765 Frankford avenue, vice presi
dent of the Glrard Avenue Trust Company,
died Thursday morning at his home In
Wllkes-Barre. He was ninety-live eara old.
Mr. O'Brien, who waa born near Wllkes
Barre, waB a retired ofllcer of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania. He leaves four ons,
three daughters and thlrty-ono grandchildren.
Tho funeral will be held In Wllkes-Barre
today.
James L. Lardner
James L. Lardner, aged sixty-two, who
died yesterday at his home, 121 South
Twenty-Becond street, after a month's Illness,
was a member of. an old Philadelphia family.
HIs father. Bear Admiral James Lardner,
served in tne civh unr, iu, cruller
graduated from West Point and at one time
was a member of the rirst City Troop. He
Is survived by a sister, Mrs L'dvvln L. nea
klrt. Mrs. Itobert H Large Is a niece.
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Contemporary Club to Meet
"America's Besponslblllty In the Peace
Conference' will be the BUbJect of the nd
dress before the Contemporary Club, Mon
day evening, 1 1 the Clover Boom of the Belle,
v ue-Stratford. by the Be v. Dr. Hugh Blrck
head, of Baltimore. Russell Duane, William
M. fitter, P.rof. Llghtner Wltmer and otbera
vlll take part In the' dltcuwlon.
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"PUBLIC HEALTH DAY"
IN CHURCHES SUNDAY
CIMiiline.-. and Sanitation Will
He Preacbcd From
Cit' Pulpits
V eiuaele in the Interest of cleinliness
will stirt tiimormn, whleli his been deslg
niltd bv Wuctoi Krusin as 'Public Health
Di) '
I'roni the pulpits of churches in all sections
of the eltv heilth ollli litis mil s inltarv ex
perls will speak on the Impoit nice of clein
liness In preventing ellsease
'I he se health t ilks villi be coiillnueel for
tevernl MindiVH '1 ho vm akers will explain
tho prec itition iry measures necessary to
prevent the spread of ellseaso ami (,-liee a
number of simple mles to leducc mortallt).
Marling with a mass-niicting tomoriow
afternoon, mi evange llstle cnmpiilgn villi be
conilucleil In tho northeast Ecctloti of tlm clt)
ly flic loiigrigatlous
Iho churches aie ht John's Uvangellcil,
Sixth and Dauphin streets, the' Itev II M
Glisow, pistor; First Mennonito Church,
Diimond street lie ir Fifth. Bishop N. II
Grubb, pastor, Seventh Street Methodist
llplscopil Church, Seventh and Norrla
streets the llev A L Copinr, pistor; Fif
tieth Baptist Chu-cli, Seventh street anil
Siisiiieliaiini avenue tho Be v J Francis
liehrens, pastor and Suseiuelianna Avenue
I'reslocriiu Church, the ltcv I)r Itlchard T.
Join s, p istoi,
This will be "the fourth )car joint revivals
hive been held under the auspices of these
churches Ihev aie the outgrowth of the
BUI)" bund i) lampilgn In this clt)
'llio muss mietliiK tomorrow will bo In St
Johns Church, and will start nt t o'clock
U.ich night next week, with the exception of
Satillda) ivinlng, tlurn will bo services ill
tile same c hutch
The music will bo furnished by the com
bllieil choirs Tuisilav evenings have been
set asldo fut women, whllo Thursday nights
will bo for men, and Frldaj will bo )oung
people s night.
A biml of vi omen under tho leadership of
Mrs Gcsirgu Ixmg, of tho Inasmuch Mission,
will start a series of meetings In various
churches Wednesday night, when they wilt
conduct the evmlng service at the mission
and sirvo refreshments to the men who at
tend Chirles W Sivres. a V M (' A worker
wlio vi is with the mirines at Chiteau-Thler-rv
villi ppenk tomorrow ift-rnoon at the
Wist Branch V, M. C A. 1'lft) -second and
'-aiisom streets
Willlim M Silter, author of "Nietzsche
the Thinker" will address the Society for
llthlcil Culture at the" Broul street Thea
tie tomorrow morning at 11 o clock Thomas
ltiehuin White will speik nt the Uthlcal So
ck tv House tyriie.e and Juniper streets, In
the evening on "A Lengue of Nntlo-is tho
Way to Permanent Peace." A discussion
following Mr Whites nd lress will be opened
by Dr C V Ta)Ior This Is tho beginning
of a series of semi-monthly Sunday evening
addresses on ' Political Jteconstruction After
tho War."
Tho monthly meeting of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union will lie held tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock in Cathedral Hall,
Sixteenth street above Vino.
sssK-5 ""iAWt
TO ENTERTAIN SERVICE MEN
Historieal Society Gives Weekly Reception
This Evening
The war service committee of the His.
torical Society of Pennsylvania will give
the ninth weekly reception of the season to
soldiers, sailors and marines, this evening,
from 7 to 10-46 o'clock
Miss Lydia T Morris will be the patron
and hostess and will Join with the executive
commltteo In tccelvlng the guests Charles
Francis Jenkins, president of the Site and
Bella Society of Germantown, will make a
short, address on "Washington In Phlladel
phli " Mr Hoxlo will lead a Liberty Sing,
and MrB. Phillips Jenkins lias arranged for
several selections by soloists After the
dancing begins a hot supper will be served,
SERVICES FOR MAJOR PIERSON
Memorial Tomorrow for Former Penn Pro.
fessor Killed in France
Memorial services for Major Ward Wf
rlerson, formerly professbr of law- nt the
Wharton School, University of Penns)lvanla,
will be held at the Houston Club tomorrow
afternoon with Provost Smith Presiding.
Major Plerson was killed 'In action In
France. Students of tho University, tho
facult) and members of the Sigma Chi
fraternity vrlll attend the service!. Bishop
Joseph P, Berry t!1 be the principal speaker.
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THE READER'S VIEWPOINT
Letters to the Editor on Topics of General Interest
For cceptinc" nnd publlctlon tn thlc column,
inters niust b written on onu tldei of the rpr,
dull with tonlfi of crniTKl current Interest nl
be slencel with the nme and aildreM of the
writer No mnuie-rpt will ho returned untetc
nceompanleel hi aufTlrient postatre- and m ppeclal
reoueiit to this effect Publication Involves no
Itidoreenient hy this newepater of the lentlment
.evprejecd No colorlaht matter will ba In
Hulod nor vtlll rellstoui dlicusslom b per.
muted.
Captious Critiriiin
To the 1 eiifor of (he Kicninu I'ulllc Ledger
Sir An editorial in jour issue of Satur
H), Jnnuiry 4, under the enption of Sixteen
to Four, inme to my notice, and I was very
sorry to see that under somo misapprehen
sion, )ou cieated a false Impression I refer
to the statement which jou made that four
Santos have rejected the Federal prohibition
amendment when such Is not tho cac. In
New "lork Ilhodo Island nnd Nw Jersey it
was slmplv voted to defer action on the
amendment Which l ntllln ,lllYrnt 1mn, re.
looting It, whllo In Nebraska it was during
.. n,,iv.,i pcoBiuii or mo i.egiHincurc, cauen
for a special purpose other thin voting on
the piolilbltlon amendment, and ver) natur
allv, nctlon was not taken in this ease
Thu Impression received from vour article
will be most unfortunate in Its influence
upon Legislators beciuse It seems to suggest
most subtl) that if Pi niisvlvnnli fills to
ratlf) tliero is plenty of precedent for its
action. I regret exceeillnglv that a paper
of vour standing, and one whleli I usual!)
enjo) reading, should create such a false
impiession mij-! W 11 GUII.
Dojlestown, Pa, Jnnuar) e
The writer of the above, who adds the
crjptlc words "Dictated but not rend nor
signed to the letter, Is supersensitive
captious In this criticism Whllo It Is true
that tho Legislatures she mentions did not
aitualli vote negitlvel) on the dlre t ques
tlon '-lu Hie amendment be ritlfled"
thev aetuallv did reject It by tho famllt ir
although pusltinlmous p irllnmentar) method
of sleleti ncklng the amendment to the
picktlnc vat Legislators like to eloelKc votinu
on the direct Issue 111 these States, espcci ill)
If thev are opposed to prohibition s for
there being all) subtle suggestion to the
Pennsjlv.ini i legislators In our edltorlil, the
writer must possess a kind of Unlrvojaut
mlliel to see It since the position of this
nevvspnpei bus lepeateell) been made cleir
on the subject The letter Is a good example
of the Mud of narrow criticism which lias
tended tei mouse prejudice agilnt a good
caue Ialitor J
'"Unreilcemeil Ilalv"
To tin f iliUn oj the Kxrniny 'nllic Ledger
Sir This Is'nn appeal foi a better under
ilandlng of Hal) nnd her motives, b) tlio
people nnel jinss of Ainerlci It is
neldresseel tei )our newspiper because of the
denionsiraleil fairness of Its viewpoint
Fair-minded people, famlllir with tho
facts hive- been amazed bv the adverse re
ports of American eonespondents upon the
Hall ui-Jugo-Sliv boundirv ipiestlon These
lepoits c(Ttalnl) are prejudiclil to Hal) s
lepulatlon and Integrit) This evident prop
ngand i li is been so ruelelen inel Im
liindei lie In its tone ns to leid one to In
epilre what Is behlnil tlie Inimical, con
temptuous, overl) -critical Joutnillstlc nr
i.ilgiiments of Italian aspirations tint il illv
trowel the columns of British and American
newspapers and periodicals
What Kudiltn, evil attributes has Hal)
developed tint It should bring upon lur bit
ter erltblsni and distrust In this hour of
Allied victor).' What is the motive behind
the severe task-taking of a nation thai tile
world Is slow I) but surel) recognizing a
the real savior of tin- Marne; i mtlon ill it
opportune lv stepped Into tho Allied breaches
on more than one occasion anil bellied tnntcli
victor) out of nppirent defeit? Wh) should
an attempt be- made to foist sligma upon
her for grasphiR the opportunitv offered to
all the Allies through their united vlctorv '
It Is clilmcd tli it in aspiring to th
Aelriitlc Hal) Is betravlng those noble Im
pulses that have nnlmittel the Allies in the
struggle! so hippll) ended In whit m in
ner' Let us view this fUestlon falrl) No
one ellsputes tile Justice of 1 ranees e I ilm to
Alsace-Lorraine VI eonsldir this ono fact
11 per cent of the popul itlon of theso two
provle" ire French-speaking; 87 per cent
Ge- nn Then, let us bear In mind another
ipiestlon Italy aspires to repatriate a lanel
containing 450 000 Hall ms and not more
than 750 000 Jugo-Slavs But, It will be
exclilinid Franco was robbe el of her two
provinces somo fort) veirs ipo " See was
Hnly Win rein, tln-n lies tho difference In
the eeiult) of tho two cliltns" Wh) should
wo all support the action of one countr.v,
but ciiticlze and discourage the action of
another" Is propaganda the answer"
I'ioiii Itnlv's partlclp itlon In tho war to
Its very end, she has been a nation mis
understood Manv have attributed her
entrancu Into tilt struggle to the nioxt sordid
motives As If any other Powers with tho
possible exception of France, went to w ir
becauso of pure idealism Take e,ur own
count vj, for ex imple If America was
moved tei bring her mighty power to bear
In the strugt.lt) from pun ly 'ideallstlu mo
tives, 'to save clvlllz itlon " wliv did she not
rush Into the fray when Belgium wns lieing
crushed, when tho Lusltanla was mink, when
Serbia was engulfed and when Rumania be
came a mere geographical expression? If
sulsequentl), wo answered to tho cill of
clvlilzitlon onl), why did vie not act whin
clvlllz itlon vias first attacked?
Because Amerlci Is practical, Jut as Lug
land was practical mil Just ns the in in)
other nations were prieilcal when the)
thnw their lot In with the Allies Did their
action, however bring forth critical com
ment' Little, If nnv. But Hal) she his
been clnracterlred as the moat speculative
of tho Allied world Powers While the
world his permlttid a welter of sentimental
Ism to warp Its vision when viewing the
achievements nnd affairs of Unglnnel and
France Belgium nml other nations tniB
same world Ins been supe rhumanly clear
)ed In discerning the flaws of Italian-born
development", whither political or military,
social or educational
When Italv attacked Austria, her inter
vention was hysterically approved by Allleel
neighbors ; when tho Jugo-Mav question
caught the attention of Italy and the Slavs,
they mildly admonished the latter nnd coun
seled moderation This, during the war
Now, theso same neighbors Injudiciously In
ject Into a delicate problem an Indiscreet,
Immoderate measure of critical propaganda
that is moving Infant states, not yet born,
to aspire to equaltty with man-grown,
inaturu democracies, whose liberties nnd
culture, havo been dearly bought through
5 cars of national anguish and bloodshed
. And these so-calle-d Slavs who are they?
Many of them, nt least their greatest agita
tors (wo except their legitimate, recognized,
patriotic leaders) were )tsterday but the
Austrian oppressors the Hungarian despots,
ardent, lojal, desperato defenders of the
Hapsburg tUnasty, the fall of which, so they
would have us believe, has transformed
them Into liberty-loving, freedom-shouting,
time-trampled Slavs! It Is about time ut?
removed the blinkers from our ejes and saw
things tn their true light
Tho question of frontiers, as related to
Italy and the many new Slav nations, is ono
of Infinite difficulty The Allied Powers ana
their friends, rather then complicate the
situation by looking upon the matter with
an Impatience and Intolerance that they omit
In considering their own affairs and prob
lems, should endeavor to aid the nation that
aided them in their dire need If there are
secret treaties that Include Italy, we should
remember there are secret treaties that in
clude France and Fngkand and the Russia
that was, as well as Japan and other smaller
nations. There Is a great deal of fuss made
over the trenty Involving Italy, but the one
binding Franco and Kngland to exclusively
administer vast tracts of land throughout
the world are studiously ignored by those
correspondents one of whom proclaimed In
one of the Ledgers that the terms of the
Treaty of London aroused "disgust" over
Italy's greed,
Italy lias1 aspirations that, throujn a.-
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vcrslty nbd defeat and silent suffering-, have
become sacred and Inspirational. "Un
redeemed Ital)" has been a theme that poets
found Inspiration In; a cause to which
sturdy patriots havo offered their hearts'
blood It has been the objective that Is
directly responsible for the creation of
modern Italy Tho sudden catadsm of
lsl4 threw- the whole world Into chaos.
Among other world Powers, Italy was
naturally elrann Into tho maelstrom. To the
struggle she dedicated every man, every
woman nnd every child within her realm;
heart and soul were freely, fanatically given
Though, among tho great peoples, the least
able to give, she gave moro In proportion.
She saved Franco nt the Marne. And In
saving France then she averted a decisive,
overwhelming German victory.
Sho helped savei llusila before that un.
ippy nntlon's debacle; she suffered bitter
disaster nt Caporetto On the. Plave she
snatched salvation out of defeat; on the
same blood-strenn river whim Briton and
French were being crushed day after dav
broken nnd defeated until the Allied world
despaired, Italy crushed the first Teutonic
peaco storm," the first ray of light and
hopo In a dosperate situation Again, on
tho Plave, she later hurled the onslaught
tint resulted In a Teutonic defeat that was
more decisive nnd overwhelming than any
other Allied vlctorv.
Out of a population of 3C,000,000, she put
C 500.000 men Into the field , to feed her
nrmy sho starved her civil population; al
most desirted bv her Allies at a critical
time, tho )oungest world Power ran her In
dustiles without coal Her soldiers wrought
lniredlble feats high on the Alpine peaks,
staining snow -mantled crags and mountains
crimson In her sacrifice Sho fought nnd
bled against almost insurmountable odds As1
for nival exploits, her sailors performed deeds
unequaled 111 this or nti) other war. They
h evo been deeds of daring, almost legendary
in conception and fantas). x
vet toda), wo behold the surprising spec
taelo of this n itlon, still bleedlnp freely from
irnn) open wounds, being made the subject
of n severe, uns)mpathetlc propaganda, by
preRUmabl) friendly Allied Powers Rim
Lfsught the good fight to tnko back w hat Aus-
trii nan wrencneu rrom her Trent, Trieste,
Istria Dilmatla. tho Adriatic' These were
the mnglo wolds that hurled her Into the con.
fllct, tint sustained her in defeat and In.
splied her In victory. Who are they that
would withhold from Italy her redeemed
provinces, whllo they applaud the repatriation
or Alsace-Ixirralne and Finland's Intended,
grab of German) 's vast colonies" Has the
sword of Justice, in the hour of victory, be
come two-edged-dull to the propaganda
protected, keen lo tho undefended"
,,.. , CHAHLKS M BANDIFJiK
Philadelphia, Januarv n
Will Live Torever
to the Kditor of the Viening Public Ledger:
Sir Theodore Hoosevclt believed that most
people aro worth-while and mean to be
square If they nre given a chance vVhat
will be more Important when history comes
to make up Its record in regaid to him Is
tint he was alwa)s tirnestly and helpfullv
In favor of giving his fellow -men all possible
and reasonable opportunities to demonstrate
tills fact. ,
In his tleith if men like Roosevelt can be
sild to re ilh die the more than 20.000,000
fratemalists m this countr) and the fratcr
nallsts of the whole world hcivc seen the
transition to a higher sphere of one whose
ever) heartbeat, thought and Impulse made
him a fraternall-n. In the fullest nnd best
sense
Ho did more than talk fraternnlism lie
put it in force and exemplified It In countless
wtivs whleli will endear his memory to all
coming generations of tboso who love the
homo and would conserve Its best Interests
and most hallowed association"
t this time, when the Peace Conference
Is aLout to assemble, to garner the fruits of a
vvoi Id war fought and won In the caue of
liumanltv nnd Justice as opposed to brute
force, ever) fratetnillst should be reminded
that on Februir) 4, 1903, the then President
Roosevelt received n delegation of of titers
nnd representatives of the National Fraternal
Press Association. In the cabinet room at
tho v bite House, nnd, nfter promptly grant
ing them the relief the) sought from Iniqui
tous leglsl itlon and Interpretations thereof,
he made the following memorable address:
Gentlemen of the National Fraternal
Press" Association I am delighted nnd ex
ciedlngl) pleased to meet )ou, especially In
view of the nature of the Interests vou rep
resent )ou being the representatives of
institutions whose business It Is to care for
the homo If I am not greatl) mistnken,
)ou Invo the suae objtcts in view, and aro
atloplng 1 irgel) the same methods of gov
ernment which prevail In the National Gov
ernment of our countr), and no Government
will ever be ptrfect untll'cver) citizen can
s iv 'I am ni brothers keeper' It Is very
gratlf)lng to in to learn of the magnificent
work vour societies hive already accom
plished In relieving the necessities of the
willows nnd orplnns of vour dece tsed mem
bers In working out tho grent problems
which confront out u itlon wo must depend
wholl) Un th siutlmeiits which actuate
nnd pervadt jour Intimities, viz, the broth
erhood of m in and the sacredncss of the
Ami lieau homo life,
'1 am confident that in the final anal j sis
wo shall flail tint the stability of our Gov
ernment depends not bo much on our armies
and navies, though they maj- be vastly Im
poitant. but rither we will havo to depend
upon the brotherhood of humanltj as repre
suited In the great fraternities Tho fraternal
societies reprtsentcd by vour association are,
hi in) opinion, one of the greatest powers
for good government and the protection of
the home that wo have In this country. This
Government will endure- Just as long as we
protect tho great Interests represented by
jour order.
"I thank jou, gentlemen, for this Interview,
and I nm heirtllv with jou In this great
fraternil work, nnd trust that you may suc
ceed In jour present mission to Washington."
H N HAAG,
Chairman general publicity committee Na
tional Fraternal Congress of America and
of the National Fraternal Press Assocla
tlon ; author of the Declaration of Fratur
nallsm." Plea for the Volunteers
To the Hditor of the Exciting Public Ledger;
Sir I have read so much about the drafted
men and so little about tho volunteers that
I am beginning to think that the public has
forgotten tho men who volunteered before
the draft commenced I would very much
like to know why the drafted men get all
the credit while a patriotic volunteer is com
pletely forgotten I caw a bill poster with
the sign on It, ' Ono selected, always re
spected " I take it for granted that a volun
teer Is not respected Is that giving the
volunteer fair play?
Would greatlj- appreciate If j-ou will pub
lish this In tho Fventnq Puni-to LEDaKn. I
receive a paper every day from Philadel
phia. LOUIS SALAMAN.
Corporal Co, K, Thirty-seventh Infantry, Fort
Mcintosh, Texas.
Easier Work Needed
To the Editor of the Eienlng Public Ledger:
Sir As n great fslend of the working
class, would jou kindly publish the follow
ing1 Recently while at my post at a larg
plant I recelv ed Injuries to my right hand '
and am now partially disabled, though Z T
am capablo of performing a different Job.
of a less technical nature, I was given t
an opportunity at certain work which, H
refused for fear that I might contract an-$'
other form of sickness, as the work Is ery
dirt j. I am stajing nome now; but I am
quite sure that the otllelnls of the plant bar
plenty of work that I am able to do If they
.mild onlv snare a moment and think. ,'
Can I claim "Workmen's compensation"!
How shall I sjo about It? i M.L
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