fr .. ''.fTp T-: .- -e' - ' fi ,' J'' 3'- N-' J Cf r f I .' - H K IweTT IC J EVENING' PUBEIC EEDttEE-PHIEltDEEPHIX, SATUItD'AY, ' 'JXNTTXKT IS, 191JT n- j ST GOSSIPjABOUT PEOPLE AT THE TEA BOX ' ir' i'tj Wynne Talks About Lieutenant Smith s Death Dis cusses Plans for Various Affairs to Raise Memorial Fund. Former Philadclphians AT a shock It was )tsterday to hear hat Lewis Smith lud been drowned! fas a senior lieutenant on the dc r Ynrnnll, ou know. All that Is about It Is gleaned from the cnble Ulr. Lewis Laurence Smith, his received. It appears the destroy er Spanish waters when n terrific gnrosc, and the waves were so high Lieutenant Smith was washed over- f In the fmy of tho storm and Rale Is impossible to Ret to him quickly Igli and he was drowned henever I think of Lewis Smith I see In evening clothes, dancing boutitl- or rldlnR on the step of an auto nl ly crowded with bo.vs and girls, looking handsome and voung nnd full of life Calmest Impossible to picture those bojs have Riven their liei In the service Ihelr countr as dead. The) were so !of life and the enjo) nient of It. ut what n comfort to their fi lends and lilies to know that they died rIvIiik best for their count!)'. Lewis Smith a charming man about twenty-six or in enrs of ape, bright, clever nnd full nthnslasin. He and Brooko Kdwnids great friends, Brooke, )ou know, of rso, has been found. You remember Kreport camo In that he was missing, I, fortunately It was not long before lie I heard from, so a long pel lod or nnlet) , as has attended many of tho missing Drts, was spared his famll). " TOLD jou )csterday of the plsns to hold a magnificent costume ball, to be Bed the Victory Ball, during Victory ek. That Is to be nt the Academy of sic and will take placo tho .night of bruary 13. I understood that A'lctory Eek was to be tho week of February 10 ; but bless )ou, the excitement Is to go Ilnto the third week of Februaiy, and It fp kin lied to hnve a huge affair at the iUcvuo on rcbruaiy 17. Tho ballioom, th and south Hose Gardens, lied Koom Junior Iloom will all bo given over to guests that night, and there will bo Being nnd cabaret stunts and about rer) thing doing that is possible to iniko LS . ,, -.... i in it? i. sr a good lime, iuii miuw iiciuiy vc-ci i.lo bo given over to lalslng $2,000,000 for tVlctory Memorial Fund. Tho tickets for costume ball at the Academy, I hear, to be $5 or $10 each. But for tho Ball iumphant at the Bellevue Stratford, Rich will not be a costumo affair, they ill be only fl. Not bad, that. think It Is flue to Invo tho memorial id. Surely what our brave Phlladel- lifans have done should be coinmcmoiated Bd commemorated flttlngl). Joe Wldener ims to bo nt the head of the step and frs. Barclay Wnrburton Is chaliman of i week's entertaining. The committee In argo of tho ball on l'ebruaiy 17 Includes rs. Walter Thompson, Mrs. Jack Mason, Irs. Willis Martin, Mrs. John Oroome and rs. Henry Hariishau. Tho other ball Is Bder Mr. Wldener, Mrs. Henr) Biiutun oxo and Mrs. Wnrburton. ,Somo doings, n'est-oe-pas? LIlEN'T'jou glad to hear that the Au- Lbrey Hustons are turning up here to B? They've been in Washington this nter so far, and Aubrey has been en ed In some government work. He Is a utenant, )ou know , I suppose he is mus ed out. An) how, bo that as It may. y are coming up here next week and spend the rest of tho winter with ten's father and mother, Mr. and Mis. lllam Coates, at their Spiuco street Use. Helen Coates Huston Is a peach girl and ever)- one Is simply delighted tolknow she will be In her home town once re. rnS. FIIANK DOLCHHIITY, who Is i Hl'lne- tlti nlnlAf ir 1711 UMnii, aim " """ street, will give a small dansant this after- Cjjn for her daughter, Gertrude, who, by a way, is just auout as attractive as come She Is a cousin of Betty Scott SQwrk nnd Klsle Hhst and Is peifectlv P.iWet. Mrs Doughcrt.v Mis HuUliIe and Mis. Barton HUst aie sisters, BU know. They v.eie Grahams, slsteis of Mpeward Graham and John Graham, who VaVln Chestnut Hill. JSfsaw Gertrudo at dancltiR class about a Ik ago, and was greatly attracted to her. i(had on such a pictty frock of soft pink gette crcpo, and it was Just right to g out her soft, light coloring. Sim Is s'h a natural, unaffected girl that it Is u. ure to watch her. Her brother, Gra Dougherty, who man led Maria Fraser, Still overseas. Maria, by tho way. Is Mg a luncheon on Wednesday for Lor oj Graham, whose engagement to I'd HJJ3acon, of Milwaukee, was announced XWtly. Itt JEAR that the lecture which was to tayejteen held at tho School of Indus tjfArt today has been postponed on iunt of tl o illness of Mr. Dow. Tho tea taltS? place, though, as planned, at 4 pkjK tho Arts and Crafts Guild, 235 IgJtMeventh street, and Mrs. Herbert ottrlll preside at the tea table. Tho ibcHTjof the guild will receive. Vila., J ftAWJi: WYNNE. HSocial Activities f.ayte II Lorlrner hns issued Invlta. for ft luncheon nt lir hnmn in it-..nn HHirjitr. and Mrs. Lorlmcr and 11 xi'viiu wib weex-enu in ifrs Ahtonv Lnu.ssni rieiaiin nr Uyrho hk'e been snendlmr a irvr RltsrCatOn In New Ynrlr r. DPOilI.n.nl.J l. ll . . jn. A. ri.well, of the British their guests over the Htorgeant entertained the bridge m oiio m it nicmuer weuneway rhtr home. iniR Pllntm Stncluded Mrs. nobert Emmott x j. uaiiaH uixon, Mrs. Bobert ope Yeatman and Mrs. Arthur ... Foland. of 1213 Spruce street, i on .vionciay afternoons. fcCharles II Scott, Jr, have pe ni si, uavias and have i in town ior the winter, r Coleman Jnmen hua MrtaA.1 Taverford nnd Is boardlntr In ptll spring. Mr. James Is con- Return to This City ticcted with tho American Bed Cross In Washington, whero he has been for moro th in a )ear. Mr. and Mrs Louis Januette Talmfr, of . . '''V1'1", have returned from a trip to Atlantic City.. Mr. and Mrs George Mi'Fadden, of Bloom, field, Vlllanota, are fpendlng a short lime hi New York. C.iiHaln Anun Vandrgrlft. United States annv, who lias been stationed nt Camp Grant, )i.t lipei, itmstered out and Is visiting hli aunl. Mrs William Welh, of Wnjne t a iccpptlnn nnd tea from tn this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs Orln S Wilson. (1812 Qulncy slr.t. Pelham. the rnpagrnient will he announced of their daughter, Mls Doris (I Wilson, and Mr George W llelwig. of this city. Miss Mar Jorle 1, Wilson vtlll ftsslt lur mother and sister In reieMng Mrs C Stronnn and Miss Marie Helen Aberncthv will preside at the tea table, assisted hv Mls lMna neger and Mrs Philip Brockleshy Mrs Hinrles J t-onnelly, Jr. of 4B0I, Cheytnut street gave a luncheon, followed b bridge, In linnr of her sister, Miss Cath erine n Loughniii, whose cngiigcmcU to Dr. John 11 Loftui, Cnlted Stnten naval reserve corps, has been recently announced WANTS CITY RESTORED AS REAL ART CENTER Albeit KeNey Says People Have Opportunity to Revive Pris- tine Glorv The people havij now a great opportunity to bring Philadelphia hark to tho d.Ms of her pristine glor.v," sild Albert Kelsey, presl. dent of tho Pennsjlvanla Stato Assoclitlon of Architects, toda) ".Vot onlj the scat of national government, but the snts of State, city and eountv gov ernment were brought together In an organic and beautiful civic scheme In the dajs when the rnltcd .States was born In Philadelphia "Andrew Hamilton. Speaker of the Assem ble, who was the landscape nrchltect of In dependence Square, had the same sense of ilvlc pride that Governor-elpct Sprout seems to have Mr Sproul has promised to assist In upholding the dignity of the committee throughout the Slnte, In not allowing people to go off at hilt cock and put up some well, meinlng memorials which In a short time win look t lite e)esores ' Philadelphia should aspire to tho position which the small oppressed peoples of the earth have given her In their hearts. Hecenti). when these peoples wished to give expres sion to their Ideals, they did not go to Paris, l.ondon, Home or New York to ring their liberty bell, but came to Philadelphia, the cradlo of llbert) Tho hope of the world Is radiating from that same spot today, t.u us echo It In the phjslcal development of our Parkway of Victor) " The victory arrangements. Including me morials, pigeants and all festivities, are In charge of the ndvlsorv council of the Arts Association of Philadelphia, of which Wil son Bvre Is ch clrman Mr Kclsej has been appointed chalninn of the committee, on tho victory pageant ann the decorations of the Parkwav. Great art ists and sculptors are expected to contribute their talent to thu creation of a composite nnd highly artistic ensemble for the vlctoty piracies and pageant to take place about May 1. Among these are Joseph Pcnnell, Miss Violet Oakley, Mr Bvre. John Harberson nnd 1 Charles Orally The general victory program win commenco with .i hall In the Academy of Music oil February 13 This will initiate tho drive by tho Bniergcncy Aid Society for tho $2,000,000 fund for the IVmplc of Vic tory Tho costumes used then will form part of the later psgeant Mr Kelsey wishes It to bo widely known that the committee cm tho victory pageant cordlilly welcomes tho participation In the parade and pigennt of all groups of singing societies, pige.mt clubs, costume floats, etc, who wish to tako part. Deaths of a Day DEATH Or MRS. H. B. PENNELL, JR. VWnrhciic-tr, Mrs., Jan. 1" Mrs Kleanor Plllsbiiry Pcnnell. wife of Harry Beaumont Fcnuell, Jr, died here today from pneumonia, fol'owlng Influenza Mrs. Perncll leaves one child. Grace Mrs Pennell who was the daughter of Mrs fjrus II K Curtis, Is nIo survived bv two sisters. Mrs John ( Martin, of Wjncote, nnd Mrs Pcaison AVells, of Detioit Thu wedding took placo Mav 15, 1916. Fol lowing the wedding Mr. and Mrs Pennell established their residence at 27 West street, Portland One year ago they moved to Win chester and had recently returned to that city from Washington, whero Mr. Pennell had served as a member of tho capital Issues committee nnd where both were prominent In war activities. While a resident of Portland Mrs. Pennell was active In enterprises for tho betterment of tho social or general wel fare of the community. The funeral will bo held hi Winchester Sunday. George Grant Snowclen George Grant Snow den, an oil producer, of the firm of Snowden Bros & Co, nnd tho Oil City Producing Company, with offices In tho West Bnd Trust Building, died ) ester day at his home In Ilosemont nfter a ) ear's illness. Mr Snowden was stnrn In Oil City, Pn, fifty-three )ears ago. He had oil Inter ests In Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Mexico. His brother and partner, James II. Snowden, who was Informed by wlro that his brother's Illness had become critical. Is hastening here from Mexico. Before coming to this city in the nutumn of 1017 Mr. Snowden lived In Indianapolis. Ho is survived by his wife and five children, He had a summer home on tho north shore of Massachusetts. Ills clubs were the Me llon Cricket, Lssex Country and the M)opla. Mm. Caroline F. Moorheac Mrs. Caroline F. Moorhead died )estcrday at her home, 243 School House Lane, Oer mantown, nfter a brief Illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Moorhead, who was a daughter of J. Barlow Moorhead, a prominent Ironmaster of the lower Schuylkill Valley, wan a sister of Mrs. George C. Thomas, widow of tho banker and philanthropist, and of Mrs. Jay Cooke, Jr., mother of the federal food adminis trator. Mrs. Moorhead's surviving children are Joseph K. Thropp, Jr., of Columbus, O. ; Miss Clara Moorhead, Mrs. A. Barker Mellor, of St. Martins, Chestnut Hill; Barlow Moorhead. and Frarcls Moorhead, of White Plains, N. V. For many years Mrs Moorhead, who was seventy years old, was a member of Calvary Bplscopal Church, Germantown, and the board of managers of Hahnemann Hospital, Tolbert M. Ilabble Tolbert M. Babble, of 4916 Larchwood ave nue, died yesterday, after more than u week's Illness, of pneumonia. He Is survived by two daughters. Misses Grace and l.'dlth Babble, and Jils widow, Mrs Bessie C. Babble, Mr. Babble, who was fitrty-flie years old, was the only member of the firm of Barker &. Co , produce and feed, 226 Dock street. He was a member of the National League of Com mission Merchants and of Wagner Lodge writ Masons. He attended the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. izjI iujE1 -My7 OUHrYMi HHHHHH F illlllllK m ' . VaJPl ' V - HHBHRiliH. in IHBiIBbHIBIBB 'H fvl iHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHflillllllllHllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH fc. 'IiHpIIIIHLIIHBHIH m V tHIIL.IimSHHk. wm fll ' 4 BBBBBBBBB l R v 1 I BIIIIIIIBBIHHHIaW m v i I jH.WrJjBffl'HiL.:. 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Helen Hollon 35 WOMEN EQUIPPED TO CURE SICK WILLS Philadelphia School ol" Occupa tional Therapy to Gradu ate First Class Thlrt)-fhe women, composing the Mrst clafs in tho Philadelphia School of Oecup i tlonal Therap), villi be gr.iilu iteil the first week of February The school has Just Issued Its prospectus of the second course, which will begin immediately after the com mencement The thlrt)-fle graduates are expeited to help fill an Immediate need In military nnel civil hospitals for women trained to furnish bedside occupation and to direct tho hand work of ellsibled and nervous patients The demand for such reconstruction aldis Is not only pressing todav but becoming more In sistent and the Phlladc Iphl i school hopes to tit hundreds of women for the work. The course offered during the net term will Include principles of design nnd their application; theory of color nnd application; weaving on hind nnd treadle looms, .lock pi lilting, stenciling, cord and bead work, knitting; bialded and booked rugs, book binding; Jewelrv , wood carving, toy making nnd hospital training Occupational therapv is meant to resto-o the spirit as well as the bodv of the disable 1 It Is on the theory tint If a man's mini, courage and Interest are enlisted In his own recovery, healing goes on rnpldlv and iho sufferer Is remade. If not, no mere surgical wonders, no careful nursing, will avail to nnkti a man of him agnln "That this Is a hard task none who knows hospital life can doubt," declared one of the school directors "That It needs special qual ities and special effort rjultc cither than tho average range of hospital devotion Is ob vious. But It saves tlmo in tho end, and w lAont It success Is more than douMful. Ther crucial period Is the. time spent In tl o hospital Use that period to recreates not onlv body, but mind and will power, and all shall come out right; neglect to use It thus and the heart of many a sufferer will break from sheer discouragement. "A niche of usefulness nnd self-respect ex ists for every inan, however handicapped; but that nlcho must be found for him. To cirry the process of restoration to a point short of this Is to leavo tho cathedral with out a spire 'Only by revivifying In each separate dis abled soldier the "will to live" can )ou savo him from tho fate of merely continuing to exist. The more we drown tho disabled In tea and lip gratitude tho moro vie unsteel his soul, and tho harder we make It for him to win through, when, In the )ears to come, the wells of our tea and gratitude have dried up" When last fall a group of Philadelphia women decided to establish the School of Occupational Therapv, tho Philadelphia School of Design for Women and the Penn sylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art offered the uso of their buildings nnd equipment, anil their corps of teachers pa triotically volunteered their services to train the pupils. Tho first courso was given con jointly by two schools Beginning February 1, tho full course will be given exclusively at the School of Design Mrs. Ildgnr W. Balrd, slate chairman of the National League for Woman's Service, and Mrs A II Beeve aro honorary chair men of the School of Occupational Therapy. Mrs. II. Gordon McCouch la chairman and Mrs. Frederick W Bockwell Is vlco chair man; Mrs. John McArthur Harris, secretary; Miss Margaret A. Neall, corresponding secre. tary ; Mrs. F. W. Clark, treasurer. The board of directors Include: William C. Ash. Miss Alice Bodlne, Mrs. Henry C, Bo)er, Dr. Charles W. Burr, chairman Personnel Committee; Dr. Klliabeth T. C. Clark, Miss S Lillian Clayton, Dr. Owen Copp. Dr. Joseph 'Tr Ooanc, Miss Mary P. Dow, O. F. Bge, Miss Helen Flclsher, S. S Flelsher, Miss Florenco W. Fulton, .Dean Frank I" Graves, chairman Curriculum Committee; Dr. W, W. Keen, Dr. AVIlmer Krusen, Miss Beulah Johnson, Dr. Warren P. Laird, Dr. B. Talt McKcnzle, chairman Medical Committee; Mrs. B. Talt McKenzle, Mrs Harrison S. Morris, Mrs. Horace Peck, Miss Kmlly Sartaln, Miss Har riet Sartaln, Miss Ulma II. Schick, Mrs. James Starr, Miss Bleanor Stenardson, How ard F Stratton. Henry J. Hackclt Henry J Hackctt, aged eighty years, of 4567 Walnut street, died yesterday, after seven weeks' Illness, of kidney trouble. He was born In Addison, Steuben County, N. Y, and left the village when be was young to go to Bucks County, Pa . coming to Phlla dclphla"forty years ngo. For the last twelve jears he had been In the real estate business at 142 South Fifty-second street. He was a member of the Lodge No. 402, Free nnd Accepted Masons, and was an elder In the Illchardson Memorial Presbyterian Church. One daughter, Miss BUa Louise Hackctt, sur vive! him. SOLDIERS IN HOSPITALS NEED RECORDS AND GAMES iS'atioiul league for Women's Service Ak for Donations for Wounded Men The Becords and Games icimmllteo of the National League for Women s Servlie have been active, and successful In obtaining do nations for the purchase of talking machines games, etc, which have- boi'ii ellKrtllmlril In the various camps, Imspltnls and suvlm clubs throughout the loimtr.i There Is a great need for cards, games, talking machines and records, rspeelalli In the seivlco hospitals, for the pleasure mil amusement of wounded men who are now ret turning In large- numbers Deliveries should l mule lo the- commit tee headquarters, Maxwell, llerllett Build ing. Sixteenth and Walnut streets, third tloor, between hours of 10 to 1 eee pt Sat urday Mrs. Peregrine Wllmei. ch.ilrmin, Mrs .1 llovvo Adams, secretar) , Miss Clara S Chase, treasurer, Mrs William 1 Simpson, .Mrs George II Carle. .Ii . Mrs Joseph VV. Lucas. Mrs John Mc I'.iddcii .Mrs c'lirence W Klink, Miss Gertrude I.cldv, Mrs G Har old Downs, Miss Willi mi " Sprciul. Mrs John B de Course), Mis Aithur Bunting and Miss Saiah 11 Hodge, huiioi.ui vlco chairman GRATEFUL SAILORS THANK NAVY AUXILIARY Chrisrhias Presents Greatly Ap preciated, Say Many Letters to Mrs. Stotcsbiiry That the 3000 Christmas p irkages suit by the Philadelphia navy auxiliary of tho American Bed Cross to tho United States naval has-- at Brest France, were much ap preciated by tho officers and men Is shown by numerous letters' of thanks which ham been received by the chairman. Mrs IMward T Motcshury Some of the letters follow From Admiral Wilson 'I have Just Iiarned of the generous gift sent bv tho committees under )our direction to bo distributed at Christmas to the men of the nav) In this force "Permit me to express my deepest ap preciation to )ou for )our efforts In their behalf " Can Feel .luolli Proud From Iho crew of the 1' S S running 'This morning, Christmas morning, tho llttlo gifts sou have so thoughtfully sent to tho crew of this vessel were distributed If ou could understand the heartfelt apprecla. lion of us, who are so many miles from home and family; If nu will feel that )ou have accomplished )our purpose in makliieg us glad; If )ou want to know that tho bovs were sincerely warmed nnd moved by such noble humaneness nnd kindness, If )nu will be happy to know that )ou have niacin us happy, then, It Is the earnest wish of us all that )ou bo so Wei wish to thank )ou again and again for this and many other things )ou have done for us, and assure you that )our unit can feel Justly proud to know that In the hearts and mlrfls of each nnd every ono of uh tho Philadelphia navy auxiliary of tho American Ite-ci Cross stands as a symbol of true Americanism, true humnnltnrlanlsm nnd above all things red blooded patriots" Rurprlurd nnel Happy From Lieutenant W. Wallace Bedlow, V S. S. Talor: "Now that our good ship Is homo again, I can not permit a day to pass without writ ing to let )ou know how much I, and I am sure, all my shipmates, enjoyed the little remembrance )ou sent us In far away France. "We were nt Brest at the time, nnd al though the knowleelgo that we would feave for homo tho day after Christmas was In deed a most acceptable gift, )ou may bo sure that when the Santa Claus bont came alongside wu wcro Indeed a very surprised nnd happy lot. "You may not know that on Christinas Kve n fifty-foot motor boat beautifully festooned with tir trees and holly, and car rying a real Santa Claus, put out from tho naval base and visited each ship. There were presents for all, and I know that every one must have appreciated )Our thoughtful remembrance as much as I did "Once moro the Bed Cross has lived up to Its high Ideals and to Its great promises. And once more Philadelphia has let us know that It has n very warm spot In Its heart for the American sailor " Letters were also received from the crews of the U S. S Beale and V S. S Carola IV Numerous letters have also been reitived from men at the United States naval base nt Glbrnlter In acknowledgment of packages of tobacco unci clgareltiB sent by the civilian cmploes of tho League Island Nav) Yard through the navy auxiliary, ' ORCHESTRA GIVES A FINE PROGRAM Modern French Compositions Ad mirable Foil to Beethoven and Moart; Thibaud the Soloist . An extra number appeared at the opening of icsterdi)s concert of tho Philadelphia Orchestra at tno Academy of Music, when the Funeral .March from Beethoven's Krolca Simpnoiiv was plijed In memory of Tluti dorei Bocisevell Iho wonderful composition, willtin as the compost r lie e lure el himself, for the death of one great le-ade r of men, was levtrentl) .mil pcietlr illy read b) Mr. hlokcm rkl in inemor) of another 'I he F)niplioni was tlip familiar eighth of Beethoven, which Is so well known tint lit tle, need be mlil about the performance ex ecjit tint It was will done, especially tho famous Allegretto Mr Mukowhkl took tho Hist movement at a verv modi rate tempo, with a decided giln in orclnMr.il and archi tectonic detail, If with pcrh ips a slight loss in vlvacit) Tho alwn)s beautiful Allegretto was plaeel with much tonal beauty, and the vivacious Finale was full of spirit and mo tion Tho chief orchestral work of the afternoon, th it Is, viewed from the standpoint of nov elt) to a Philadelphia aiicllenii- was com posed eif tho ThriM N'octurnes of Debussy, which Mr Moknwskl was able lei give for the first tlmo as tho composer Intended them to lw given The two (list we hue heard before, but the third with Its fem ilo chorus, was new to Phll.idelphli Thn works are l)Plcal of Debussj at his best They aro full of tho Debussy atmosphere, which Is created to a certain extent hi his natural v.igiicmss of tonalltv and Inilifinlteness of me loil At thi" same tlnui the) aro orches tral d with the utmost skill and undeniably procluoo a strong musical effect Tho use of tho volets In th Third Is unusual In that the) s'ng no words, but are used much ns an orchestral Instrument. The) do not hum, iut appear to enunciate sonio of tho simple voile I sounds The singing was exxcicdlnsly well done, and the pirts, which aro far from melodic In tho ordinary sense of the word, urei not i as) The members of thn female chorus camo from the Mendelssohn Club and had been tl .lined by Mr N. Lindsay .ordin, leader uf that organlzitlon With all tho lemnl beauty and atmospheric charm of the Nocturnes It Is .1 question whether the) might not be more effettivo for tho general public If performed slngl) or In groups of two The) are exceedingly similar hi musical thought nnd orchestration, displtu their vaileil tempi and character (In name), anil the) aie b) no means brief In durtaiun, taking In the aggregate about us long as tho average s)inphon). Their place, however, In an unusually long program was not thu lust possible for eoiiiparatlich new works demanding much concentration from the Ilea re rs The soloist of Ihn day was the French violinist Jacques Thibaud, who has appeared hero scleral times bifore He pla)ed the II Hat concerto of Mozart and tho ' Poenie ' of Chausieon, tho latter which Mr Blch per formed for the first time In this city a sea son or two ago Mr Thibaud continued tho Impression gained at his former ptrformances In this clt) Ills chief characteristics ar extreme elellcacy nnd grace with a facile left hand, a how which pla)ed a unusually flno staccato, with either tho up or down stroke (thu latter qulto n tour de rorce of violin pla)lng), and It must be confessed a slight tendency to play a shnde sharp He appeared to better advantage In tho Impassioned Chausson "Pocme" than In tho more severe Mozart concerto. In the first movement of the latter ho took decided liberties with the tempo to the extent of sometimes rendering the rh)thm hard to follow. Ills tone was very sweet, especially In the cantabile pas sages, and tho Finale was beautifully pln)ed at a very rapid tempo for nn Allegretto, though It cannot be truthfully said that there was any apparent loss in the musical content (' the movement for this reason. Tho rend 3J, of the Chausson number was poetic Wt being over-sentimental, and the workjra admirably adapted to Mr. Thl baud's st)le. Ho Is one of the best French violinists before the public toda). RECEPTION TO SERVICE MEN The Wnr Service committee of the His torical Society of, Pennsylvania will give the tenth weekly reception for the season to sol diers, sailors nnd marines this evening. Alexander Van Ilensselaer will be tho patron and hoBt, and he and Mrs. Van llepsselaer will Join with the executive com mittee In receiving the guests Dr. Hollls Godfre), president of Drexel Institute, will make a short nddress, Mr. Hoxle will lead the Liberty Sing The Orpheus Club, of Philadelphia, will sing male glees and patri otic songs, and sclos will bo given by May Bbie) llotz. After the dancing begins a hot supper will be served. THE READER'S VIEWPOINT Letters to the Editor on Topics of General Interest For sreeptsnre nnd publication In this column, letters niunt be written on one ilde of the paper, deal wllh tnrlca of general currene) Interest and be elgnetl with the name and RiMrefia of Ins writer. No manuerrlpta will be returned unlets accompanied by euffirlent postage and ft epeclal request lo this effect Publication Iniolves no Indoraement by this newapaper of the aentlment eipreaaed Jso copj right matter will ha In eluded nor will rillglous discussions be per milled, The League of Nation To the h'ritlor of the Ktenfnff Public I.cdgrv Sir Tho nrgument against tho league, of rations thai one bears most often runs some thing like this- the schema Is nn Ideal con ception subject to a million complexities; It will deprive the United States of some of our self-determination, It may Involve us In quarrels and problems with which we Invo no concern; the first settleis came to this country lo Hie In their own way nnd we want to do the same thing; vie nsk ro favors of any one, and America first' All of which has a convincing flavor when enunciated on the platform In a ringing voice, but there are counter roiislderatljns No one pretends that the league of nations Is a simple business It icqulres not onlv a rearrangement of national forces, but a rearrangement of national minds Su-elv this countr), where we alread) have worked out a verv satlsfartorv league of nearly flft) Stntes should be thn last to condemn tl " league of nations vision ns Impractical 1 lie idea Is to work out some co-operatlie schenio which may bo a concrcto embodiment of humanltv's wilt to peace; nnel to work II out while that will to peace Is still fresh in the world s mind Humanity has never before undo a ualli enlightened effort to slow lip wars The mnehlnerv has iilu.i)8 been rendi to stnrt a war almost bi press ing a button What we want to do now Is tei hitch those war buttons nn to some kind of ileln)lng safety vatic or dingir slgnnl so that vilieueier trouble of nni kind is brewing n bell will ring, a Hag will wave, a rocket will go up, and people tan at least know what's going cm and hue time to think It over The human rate loves trouble, dotes on it; spends most of lis time In cook ing up fresh rumpuses rt has got to bo caught now while Its wounds are still frerh. while It Is still on Us knees In trlbul itlou. and h crnessed wllh some sensible kind of bit that will keep It In check In moments if excitement. It Is follv, at this time or el r . tu lallc about 'problems with vvhlili we hale no eon tern" What Hcemed plainer In .lull l''lt than that the Austrl m Seiblnn brawl ha 1 little lo do with US' nd )et we now sic Vmrican hois from Mhliigau In log huts along the Dw In.a Itiver III northern Bussla, sniping nt Bolslieiikl engaged In a ' prob letn" which not eien the wisest nun n earth can pretend wbolli to understand Wo hive been so far eduiated to the ricochet of leii r n itioual missiles that we heir with a shrill of horror of controiersiis between ChPp 1 1 cl Peru The world his become a prett) llielv kind of it lit hill, and the chief enc mv of humankind Is the fiee and e isi itiKs uhn has a taste for starting something In lu league of nations tin world Ins a vision of an International wet blanket that cm oe ha-itlli applied as a sort of compress on am thing that looks like n boll Bier) argument that is urged ngiinst n league of tutious could eepl till well be ncliauicd against the idea of haling a ettv fire department And jet the citizens of nun 'ward hive ne-ier )ct piotesteel against lin ing to pi) ta,s In older to support file engines In oilier wards The league of nations Is to he a preventive measure Just us much as a tire depirtment Is it It not planned to di.iw us Into epi irrels with which we have no eoiicern, but to alia) or restiht those) quarrel so that the v shall not Uiumn our comitn as a belligerent nation We an going, dellberatelv, to concern ourselves with them to a llinltiil extent, so tint thev shall not coin i rn us to the exeluslon of .ell else The league of n itlotis, perplexing as nun It Its problems ure. Is perfectly practical Just in so far us humanltv reatl) wnuts pence Al anv late. It Is an experiment worth tr,ilng Some of our statesmen seem bored at the Idea of h.enillng emi a portion of our scuerelgntv to an Intel nation il com mlttee v.it that Is Inlinlteh more agn e. .iblo than tho thought of h Hiding oiir scl eral millions of our sons to the horrors of some future war ItHBCUT LI I WIS. Philadelphia, Jnmiar) 10 A Danger of Uiiemplo)inent in America To the lUtitor oj the llxcmmi 1'n'ulfr J.til'i" Sir The Senate of the Cnited State s has In Its session a committee of IMucntlou unci Vocation The fuiutlun of tills committee s to luvestlgite the conditions of labor Wliat makes Investigations about 1 ibor nrcessiij ' Whit Is to bo expected now " In tho list few dais government olllclals hive reported to the committee about the future unemploi ment In America llierv leport has de f Inltel) stated that there Is a great danger of unemplo)meiit In this countrv, und also the troubles that are) often the result of it Willi nn M Lelztrson, chief of the Libor Administration Buieau of the United States Department of Labor, has iippeareel before tho lommilteo and Slid that thorn, inds of emplo)es ure already out of work because factories hive slopped their production He said 'It seems e ertiiln that theio will bo such an unc mplojineiit hero tint never was In tho history of America before", and ho fears tint the great mass will not be ablo to tolerate It What shall bo done In such a ciitlcal moment " Franklin I Lane, Sectrearv of the Interior, di sires tint Congrtss should appro priate) Jioa.iion.ooo. for which tho gov ernment will cultivate 215 uiMi.oon acres of land which will be made good farms. Tills lanel Is either too elrv or too wet, but hi moans of Irrigation ur dr linage It will be possible to make the Immense acres of land perfect Thai should be given una) to the returned .soldi, is who wish to become farmers The Secictnrv said that It will be a double faior In this countr) It will more or less do nwny with uneniplojment and it will enlarge tho production of food Although this villi not solve the unemplni ment problem, still it will help a little Better something than nothing I therefore .admire the two gentlemen for tho stand they have taken In tho matter They are lndeid honest sentinels. Australia has spent much more for her returneel soldiers If America should spend In proportion with Ausliulia, sho would hum to appropriate a very largo sum As a daughter of a citizen of the I tilted States I wish to ask Is It not possible tint tho government should spend for tho men, who have sacrificed their lives for democ racy, that which the war had cost us within one week? That is $300,000 000 Would that bo too much'' What would have been the cost If the war was to continue one more week, or even ten moro vieeks? Would Con gress not appropriate money for If However, what ran we anticipate of a Congress that represents capital? For the aim of capital Is a large mass of uneniploj ment so tint they shall be ablo to curtail salaries and enlarge tho elaj's work, SABAH KASS. Philadelphia, January 10 To Safeguard IUplits of Italy 7o (lie Editor of the Kienlng Public Ledger: Sir France will hnve very llttlo lo 6ay If It looks back to what Italy has done for her. France todny would have been under the Gerinnn domination If Italy bad not safe guarded her. Not even the United States would have had a chance of Riling help to her, because the Central Powers would have overrun France before this country could have made the first registration. The Allies have won the victory, but still they acti selfishly toward Italy by favoring their own enemy, Austria-Hungary France, said to be lo)al nnd true toward her sister, Italyt Is not rewarding tho Italian people for what they have done for her They have enptured Trento and Trieste from the enemy and have paid fo rthem a full prlre Now they are In Italian hands and shall remain no forever Down with Blssolutl and Nlttl, who have shown themselves traitors to Italy instead ot protecting Sonnin's Ideals which ar so simple and true. Viva Sonnlno, who favored a bad war, but ho will surely bring a most satisfactory peace to the people ot Italy who have backed him up In every way. They are tho people who deserve a proper reward which Is partly refused by the United States and France. RALPH RUBINO. Philadelphia, Jnnuary 16, Stick to Your Job To the Editor of the Exening TuMio Ledger: Sir Colored men who aro making them selves students of present conditions in the ranks of labor aro advising members of their race not to b too hasty In renouncing the Jobs they now possess. Bemember that war conditions follow peace) conditions as light follows darkness, or water seeks Its level. Thev are being advised that no sensible man would ever expect tho fabulous hours and wages to continue under conditions of peace, ns nt the high-water mark characterizing the period of tho war. There certainly must be a readjustment, and when this readjust ment leaves to the laborer a scale In excess of what wns maintained before the war, leading colored men and thtnkerti are advis ing their brethren to look well before thev lenouncn the Jobs In which thev had gained their advantages and Industrial recognition nnd promotions In the last two or three )ears Both men nnd women aro being advised to ndjut their economic living und habits In keeping with the labor readjust ments, settle down and refuse to be carried about bv thn whims of floaters, the discon tented and the fault-finders, and thus secure) iho conflelctire of cmplojors make themselves Industrial factors nnd good citizens Cncour ngement, progress and good wages will surely olloiv In thn make of Industr), sobrlet), self-respect nnd regularity BF. J M PALMER Philadelphia, Jnnuary 16 ' "Y" LEADERS TAKE UP AFTER-WAR PROBLEMS Hccoiistriietion Conference to Be Held Tomorrow at Cen tral Branch 1 he opening session of a reconstruction eonfereme for soldiers and sailors returning from overseas will lie, held In the auditorium of the Central V M C A tomorrow nfter noon nt 3 in o'clock One of the principal features will be an nddress nn wni-rlsk Insurance by Carl Kelsei, superintendent of the Bureau of War-Bisk Insurance At a later meeting, to be held at 6 o'clock W o Bnston. secretary of tho Central Branch, will speak on ' riernnny's Tempta tion md Fall before tho Young Men's Dls i ussion Club in the lobb) There will be a song service. In the eve ning, followed by an address on 'The Need for Better Homes' In John Ihldcr. secretary of the Philadelphia Housing Association Congressm in Isaac Slegel. a member of the oieiseas commission of the Jewish Welfare Boird. will address the Young Men's He len w Association nt a meeting In Its head quuiters, Sixteenth and Master streets, to il oirow night and relate his experiences In tlip war zone Mr Megel spent three months In France The Bev David M Steele, rector of the Cplsenpil Church of St Luke and the Bplph nnv, villi pre leh tomorrow morning at a special sen Ice In t'lilon Theological Semi narv, N'ew York cltv In the afternoon he will aehlress the, students In the chapel of Columbia tldlege The preacher nt both serilee In the Church of St I.uke and the Fplplnnv in the rector's absence will be the Bel addition A fining who has recentli nccepteel the position of assistant there coming from the rectorship of Hmmanuel Church, New Castle, Del The afternoon service at t o'clock p m Ins been arranged to comprise exelustieli works of American composers nedable features being the Mag nllleateni In II Alexander Matthews, an them hi Horitlo Parker and postluelluni himn ' Th" Twlllnht Shadows Fall ' bv David D Wood The instrumental prelude beginnincr nt T to will consist of a series of native Amerlcin folksong melodies. In Irndiic'ng Indian airs nnd the negro spir ituals Vnnolincement w.as m de lod ii of the Cltv Mission appointments for tomorrow ns fol low s sit Simeon's choir. Cistern State Pcniten tl try 1 to p m The Hp A L Millet Vlmshouse hospital clnnel Sam" morning praier, 1 10 n m ; ehlldren s Simd-M arhnol 1 p m : general Sunday school 1 an p m ; evening pr.aver. 1 4r musleil sorviee 3 p m ; nurses' ves pers 7 1fi p m Thn I-' i" M Howard Brown's Farm, esnrln.- mil a a m ; Home for Indigents Holme sliurg. 10 in a m ; Wills r.ve. Hos. n'tal 2 in p m ; Philadelphia Lvlnc-ln chirlti Hospital. I p in , midnight mission, 7 in p m The Bev O A Scarlncl. Movamenslne, liinle department, 1 n m ; fem lie department, in o m Howard Hospital, 1pm; Mnin menslng, untried department, 3 p m ; Poll, op. 'e Tinspltnl I i m The Bev I F Welnmann Bpileptlc Farm. OiMieiirne, in a m James C S"iith Memo rial Home. 11a m ; Indigent Widows and c-'lngle Women's Home I p in ; Home for Vimd Couples. 4 10 p 111 Th Bev William F Hendricks Mercv Hospital, o m a m : Douclas Hospital 11 a ' Home for Aired, 3 in p m William Ciley. House of Detention, 2 3n p in Bush Hosnltrel 4 n m Mlltou W shiteilffe Home for Consump tives, Chestnut Hill 1 30 a mi Biherrv Farm, : 1(1 n m Old St Paul's Club 4 p m The Bev H T Morrell Western Tom norarv Homo, 0 30 a m Women's Southern Homeopathic Hospital. 11 n m William Ware volunteer St Luke's Hos pltnl Ham nkl Man's Home 4 p m flllbert ? Parker volunteer, eastern State PenltenHari In m Home for Incurnbles, nnnex 1 P m Frink It Longshore Kensington Hospital ; 30 p m . Drthoped'e Hospltnl, 4pm Mnnv prominent speakers w'll address the oinngollstle services which will be conducted nil next week nt Salvation Armv Memorial ndltnrlum. Broad street and ralrmount ave nue Charles O Trumbull, editor of the Sundnv School Times, w 111 speak tomorrow night on "How a Christian Became Interested In the Jew " "Life's Imperatives" w'll he the snMect of an nddress to be delliered tomorrow after noon at North Brnpch Y M C A Trof Fcncls II rireen, of the West Ches ter Stale Normal School will give his 'hlrd lecture In the "worth-while" series on Tues dav evening on "The Bonks We Bead." A vlctrola concert villi precede, the lecture. The Women's nnd fllrls' Club will entertain the women emploves of the Philadelphia Bapld Transit Companv on Thursday. The prlvlleies of the gjmnnslum nnd swimming pool wjWopen to the visitors on this fjeorge Loi'rViperlnendent of Inasmuch Mission, 1011 Locuat street, will speak to morrow right on "Since Satan Left Berlin." There will be vocal selections by M'ss Anna Bader nnd others - TN heroic work p' fie American ldlo' In Fe""e will be rilewd hv A, B. Dunn In nn address tomorrow nfternoon at th" Tvt ifipe'i v xi. r v, Mr ''"n was with fhs Second Army Division at Verdun nnd at other fronts eturinr much or tho flfhtlnr. !"? VI ff 33 ec -N"-! k ;1ji j i , -j It A 9 ) r l " . f A a . V , fi . i -svV J-1 t,V A? '
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