"IV-W1'!J rST33SSS5 4 -.J EVKVJGSTG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1919 "PH $ ' 1 r-v h JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE - . i. . Nancy Wynne Hears That Miss Agnes Spencer Has Returned From Paris and Red Cross Work Another Rummage Sale in Vi'etv Captain Henry's Death in England DID you know that Kin Spencer Is homo from overseas? She was at the Victory Ball on Thursday night and took part In the tableaux, wearing her dark blue frock and blue veil and white band of a Red Cross nurse. She has been at Neullly, the Red Cross hospital, ever since she went oer, and she's been over about a year, you know. I thought she looked awfully well, though she seemed a little languid and tired. She has been resting up since her return, for she wants above all things to go back and continue to work for the sick and the wounded and wretched of devastated France. Anne Spencer, you remember, was dls- appointed In not getting over the time she planned to go. She was named to go with a telephone unit, as she spoke French with ease, as do all the Spencer girls (they were educated mostly In France and Italy, you know), and she even had her bag packed to start on the ship, when It was decided not to send the unit after all. "ilTELL, I have got a fine piece of news - ' for you. Mary Roberts Rlnehart, who has only this week returned from Europe and who has been with the army of occu pation, Is coming on here next Tuesday, and she Is going to speak to the workers ot Independence Square -Auxiliary that afternoon, and you know that's going to be exciting. " From the time I read her first book I've admired her. haven't you? And to hear her Just when she's come from the German territory and will have so much to tell us of conditions over there! I tell jou, I'm afraid the work will suffer that afternoon, for It will be so Interesting It will be hard to make the little dresses and trousers for the little refugees, won't It? The following week Sophie Norrls will speak at the auxiliary, and on March 4 none other than Lillian Russell, dressed in her army uniform, will speak to th. work ers. Some Interesting days ahead for us workers, I should say. TALKING of the refugees and poor chil dren who need help makes me think of St. Kdmond's Home for Crippled Children, which is to have its annual rummage salej the week of March 17, Mrs. James Mundy is at the head of the sale, and you know that alone spells success. She Is certainly one leader among women. Such fine business head and everything connected with the thing she undertakes right at her flnger-ends. Have you ever been out to the home? It's at Forty"-fourth street and Haverford avenue, and It's the sweetest, "homeyest" home I've ever visited. I went out there recently to a card party, and really those children are so sweet it made my heart ache to see them. One poor little "early-old tyke,". whose leg was so wizened he could not walk, wanted to come over and Join Jn the happy chorus o?-llttle ones who were to sing for me; and 'Wjbu know, an older boy who had only one leg got up on his little crutches and with his free arm lifted the little teeny one on to his whole knee and held him there to Join in. There are not very many in the home as yet, but there are Just as many as the pres ent building can accommodate, and If ever I wanted to help any place I'd want to help that one. Because those dear babies do need the the comfort of that home so much. Mm. Thomas P. Hunter, Miss Adele Tack, Mrs. J. Quennell, Miss Katherine Raleigh and Mrs. Anthony Hirst are only a few among the women who have resolved to make the sale a wonderful success. SOMBHOW It Just seems too sad for anything to hear that Howdy Henry Is dead. It Is not surprising In view of the fact that his heart hadbeen in a weakened state for a long time. In fact, it was marvelous how he finally was taken into the army,, for his heart was not up to the mark, and you remember he had lost one eye In an accident. When he was growing up and went to the Germantown Academy to school he was a promising athlete, and In Princeton he made the big team, being accounted one of the best football ends the college had ever had. The year he was graduated he married Mae Fell, the second daughter of Mrs. Alexander Van Rensse laer, and they have been an ideally happy, couple. Howard felt his Inability to Join In the Tegular fighting and did everything to get Into the army. Ills great knowledge of horses soon made an opening for him to work for his country, and ho was sent to the remount station at Camp Fremont, In Palo Alto, Cal., and then later was called by General Blddle to hold a place on his staff with the A. B. F. In England. 1 do feel so sorry for his wife and friends. 1 have seldom known of a man Howard Henry's age who was as entirely, popular as he was. The news came late Thursday afternoon, before Mi's. Henry and her sister, Mrs. Devereux, who were to have been In the Flower Market tableau at the Victory Ball, had left the house, so they ,sent their cos tumes down to be worn by others who had rehearsed with them. They made the ar rangements and rehearsed for the third tableau in the ball. Captain Henry's death 'occurred in England. NANCV WYNNE. Social Activities Mr. andxMrs. John Kent Kane will enter Utn at dinner Thursday. February 20. In honor ot their daughter, Miss Florence Paul Kent, at Bldgulpb, their home in Radnor. Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, of Lundale, W. Vs., are spending some timv In this city, Mrs. Jones will be remembered as Miss Eleanor Barton" Hopkins. Miss Adele M. Mosier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O. Mosier, of 6349 Draxel road, Overbrook, whose marriage to Mr, Roscoe Hale Trumbull will take place Saturday eve. nlng, February 22. will bo the guest of honor at a number of affairs. Mr. and Mr. Samuel Eveland. whose daughter, Miss Eleanor Eveland, will be maid of, honor, gave a theatre party followed by a v supper' at the Bellevue-Stratford last eve- mng iw ueriruae cram win aiso entertain at bride' for the brldr, and MlasiDorothy Mm. t pvirereek, mm e U arttUiajuiti, ft on Friday evening. February 31, following the rehearsal, for the bridal party. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hooper wilt enter tain Miiis Katharine Clark anil bcr nance, Mr. John S. Taber. of New York, over the week-end. Mr. and Mr. Hooper will give, a dinner 'this evening In honor of Miss Qenette Farles and her nance, Mr. Richard Oiler. Mr. nnd Mrs. James Hancock and their family, of the Poplars, St. Davids, left this week for Virginia Hot Springs, where they will spend several weeks. Mr. nnd .Mrs. Donald Lees, of Havorford, have returned from a visit to Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. C. Harvey, of Radnor, left this week to spend a month in Hlbcirnla, Fla. Mrs. Harvey's parents, Mr. and Mrs John I. Bishop, are spending six weeks at Fort Myer, Fla, Mrs. Pe Witt C. Clement, of Wayne. Is at Augusta, Oa., where she will remain for several weeks. Lieutenant Clement Is still overseas. Mrs. Clement will be remembered as Miss Mildred Jones, whose wedding took place " In October. Mrs. Kdward Karle Kverett, of 16fi Sumac street. Wlssahlckon, entertained yesterday at luncheon nnd bridge in honor of Miss Grace Challear Caborn. The decorations were palms, red cyclamen and Valentine favors. The guests included Mrs. Joseph Schofleld. Mrs. Joseph Schofleld, Jr.. Mr. John Hansford. Mrs. William H. Good, Mrs. Oscar M. Thomson, Mrs. James Wobensmlth. Mrs. Frank Sykes, Mrs. Adam Hughes, Mrs. Henry .Icnes, Miss Gertrude Peoples. Miss Elizabeth Everett and Mrs., Howard Cade. The wedding of Miss Mary 13. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Blnney Taylor, of 20.JS Mount Vernon street, nnd Dr. Floyd E. Shaffer, of Sparrow's Point. Md.. will take place on Friday evening, February 21. at the home of the bride's parents, and will be followed bv a reception. Miss Isabel J. (Taylor, the bride's sister, will be her maid of honor and Dr. L A. Showdy, of Bethle hem, Pa, will be the best man, Mrs. William C Savllle gave luncheon on Tuesday at her home In Logan. There were twelve guests. MV. Albert Kelsey has gone to New Orleans as the guest of the Louisiana Chap ter of the American Institute of Architects Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milton Kelly, of 4504 Chestnut street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Frances Kelly, anu Mr. William King, 2d. Mr. King has recently teturned from overseas duty with the 103th Infantry. The alumnae of the Philadelphia High School for Girls will give a luncheon followed by an entertainment at 1:30 o'clock today at the Rlttenhouse. Mrs. Albert W. Sanson, who Is vice president of the organization. Is In charge of the affair. Mrs. J. It. Hogeland vis president of the alumnae association. Among those who will speak are Dr. Fred Gowlng, Miss M. Evans, president of the senior class, and Mrs. E. V. Fulton. Miss Hilda Miller wtll be at the piano, and MIsb Dora A. Shoemaker will recite. A sketch will be presented by members of the alumnae, Mrs. Mary Johnson, of 2021 Mifflin street, announces the engagement of her daughter. Miss Mazle Johnson, to Mr. Albert Christie, son of Major and Mrs. George Christie, of 73 y South Twenty-second street. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ballley, of North Eighteenth street, Logan, will entertain at dinner and cards this evening, when trielr guests will Include Mr. and Mrs. William Duffleld, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Klumpp, Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Wright and Mr. and Mrs. John Morton. The recently elected officers of the Ger-'tf Include Mr. i. I.--)...!- r mantown Site and Relic Society unaxies F. Jenkins, ores dent; Mr. Kdwln c. Jellett, vice president; Mr. Horace M, Llp pincott, secretary; Colonel Sheldon Potter, treasurer: Miss Jane Campbell, historian, and Dr. I. P. Wllllts. librarian. Mrs. James M. Bryans, formerly of this city, has returned to Boston, after spending several weeks as the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Edwin Taggart Gillespie, of Elklns Park, and Mrs. O. Oram Ring, of the Maid stone Apartments, 1327 Spruce street. Mrs. William M. Barnes, of 6317 Sher wood road, announces the engagement of her niece, Miss Edith Elizabeth Russell, and Mr. Nenle MacNelle, Jr.. also of Philadelphia, Mies Irene A. Gilbert, of 5332 Walton avenue. West Philadelphia, entertained at tea on Wednesday afternoon, February 12, from 3.30 to S o'clock, in honor of Miss Dorothy Holmes, whose engagement to Mr. Alfred H. Gilbert, Jr., has been recently an nounced. The guests were Miss May Long Kugler, Miss Mary Levan. Mlss'Sue Harm stead. Miss Nan Harmstead. Miss Jane E. Shlbo and Mrs. Emley Stokes Hagar received the guests. EXTENSION SOCIETY DATES Earl Barnes and Edward Howard Griggs Among Speakers for Week The University Extension program for next week follows: Monday evening, Wltherspoon Hall, Earl Barnes, "The Disputed Nationalities Po land"; Association Hall, 6849 Germantown avenue, Edward Howard Griggs. "Human Progress The Causes of Human Progress." Wednesday evening, Wltherspoon Hall, Nicholas Douty, tenor, Joseph W. Clarke at the piano. 'The Poet and the Song"; "Nine teenth Century Poets." Thursday evening, Association Hall. Hahn Quartet; chamber music concert. Friday evening. Academy of Music, JE. M. Newman, "Wartime France" (Illustrated by still and motion pictures). Saturday afternoon. Academy of Music, E. M, Newman. "Wartime France" (Illustrated by still and motion pictures). Saturday eve. ning. Association Hall. Earl Barnes. "Studies in Talent and Genius Marie Bashklrtseff, the Emotional Egotist." SHIP GIRLS ORPHANS' HOSTS Hog Iiland Young Women Cive "Heart Party for Foster Home Forty orphans from the Foster Home, Twenty-fourth and Poplar streets, will be guests this afternoon of a score or more girls employed at Hog Island. The children will be entertained at what Is described as a "Heart Party." The children will leave the home at 2 o'clock In automobiles to attend a photoplay. After the movies the ybungsters will be treated -to Ice cream, cakes and candy. The , party will be In charge of Miss Sarah Ferris, assistant to wrv Aima uarnner xoung, who Is In charge of the girls' welfare work at the big shipyard. ' The EvEKiCa PtiBLto Ledger will h glad to receive announcements of ,. gagementa for the Boclety Page, DrvL vidlng the engagement may be verlnlS" Notice hould be written on 'one .Sir of tho JPr and muit be signed win! full "m Jt4 " n4 telemZx? ORCHESTRA PLAYS WITHOUT A SOLOIST First Purely Orchestral Program of Season Given, With Fifth Symphony the Feature The Phljadelphia Orchestra gale Its nrst concert of the present season yesterday without a soloist. Ordinarily, at least eight are given in the season,, but owing to the "nu" epidemic and the consequent shifting of dates' of the soloists outer day was the rtrst of the year. The large audience that attended was most encouraging. In that It shows that the people are beginning to go to .theso concerts to hear the music, and that the lure of the soloist is not sn potent as it was a few ears ago. All of which Is as it should be. The program opened with the Irish Rhap sody of Charles Vllllers Stanford, a work comparatively unknown here, but which proed to be a composition, based apparently upon Celtic melodies, of much charm and de veloped in excellent taste, besides being or chestrated with the greatest v skill and knowledge of the resources of the modern orchestra, As Mr. Goepp said in his program notes, few men hae caught the delicate Poetry of folksong ns exactly as has Stan ford and the work played yesterday abundant! Justified this assertion, The second number was an air for a choir of solo violins, with orchestral accompani ment, by Sergei Rachmaninoff, whose pres ence In this country this year, as well as the exceedingly high character of his music, lends an added Interest to his cqmpoMtlons. In this work Mr. Stokowskl muved the nrst and second stands of the secennd violins oer to the firsts, gllng a solo choir of twe.ntv In struments, who played with great sonority of tone and exactness of Intonation. The work is a be.iutlful piece of conservative modern composition, which In Its dignity and general atmosphere (but not In melody or In harmony) strongly recall Bach's air on the G string, after nil the model for all lolln arias of a solemn character. It was ery well played and was one of the most delight ful novelties Mr Stokowskl has presented for a long time. The third number was "The Sirens," .1 symphonic poem by Relnhold Gllere. Scored, for n very large orchestra and composed to a program. It formed tlio very antithesis of the classical piece f rfbsolute music which preceded It. While complex in composition and orchestration, the work Is lull of rhythm and color and N not nearly so difllcult of comprehension ns some of the recent compo sitions which hae been given, as It Is much more conservative harmonically than most of them, although the tonality and the melodic outlines are not always clear. It will bear hearing ofien Mr. Wlokowskl ended the progrnm with that giant of svmphonic composition-!, the Fifth of Beethoven Heie Is absolute music which carries Its own message In tonal lan guage so clear that no one c.in fall to under stand and appreciate It It was received bv the audience with an enthusiasm which Itself explains wy, after a century the great work is still on everv season's programs. It was well played and conducted with great ntten tlon to the musical content of the symphony, although Mr. Stokowskl took all four of the movements at an exceedingly moderate tempo, so slow, In fact, that especially the restless energy and passion of the first move ment and the triumph of the Inst were not so clearly expressed as thev have been In earlier readings of his. He was repeatedly recalled at the close and acknowledged the apprecia tion of the audience with the members of the orchestra. TRUCK MEN TO DISCUSS LAWS Motor Association's Monthly Meeting Will Consider Proposed Legislation The monthly meeting of the Motor Truck Association of Philadelphia will be held Wednesday evening at the Adelphla Hotel. A sne a ,nre owners. peclal effort Is being made to secure attendance of dealers nnd trucK ners. as action Is to fie taken at once on the automobile legislation now pending be. fore the Pennsylvania Legislature.- One bill proposed would prohibit the use of any truck more than twenty feet long In this State. These measures will be discussed by James L Adams, Pittsburgh: T R. Dahl. Cleve land, O., and Robert P. Hooper, president of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation. Other speakers will be Thurman 1 Barnard, special representative of tho United States employ ment service. Department of Labor: Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of the Philadelphia char ter committee: George M. Graham, of rhe Pierce-Arrow Company, of Buffalo, and R. Arthur Blttong. A report will also be made upon the plans for the Motor Truck Show, which It has been decided will be held from March 17 to 22 at the Commercial Museum, under the Joint 'management of the Philadelphia Automobile Trade Association and the Motor Truck As sociation following the week of the passenger car show. V" 4 vf" ' i-M V "lft",Ss i tefai $&sm 3VjVfTf m jVB,' ' )' 'A tuassw... felt.. S.,.-b-Afc.V". ...... MRS. RAYMOND ROBINS Noted leader in women's activitiei, who will speak in Philadelphia tomorrow evening. Mrs. Robins saya: "Now that democracy is declared on all tides to be worth dying for, surely it ii worth living by. Industrial freedom requires the trade-agreement workshop, and the trade-agreement workshop requires the orianitatlon of the worker's. Just aa the individual nation cannot alone pro tect its liberty and life in a world war, to the individual worker cannot protect her, liberty end Ufa. in the, industrial we Mwa HHm JtfUn l! Sf ? ?'',A .m . MRS. FOULKROD w.- ..,- w" . Photo bv Photo-Crsfiers Jrom left lo right, the group includes Master John Foulkrod, 3d. Mrs. John Foulk rod, Jr., and Miss Isabel Foulkrod, of Roxborough BRAVE PHILADELPHIAN WINS DOUBLE HONOR Walter Hatz Briggs, Ambulance Driver, Receives Second Cita tion for Valor Private Walter HoU Bnggs. Ambulance Section No SIf lui received his second citation from the French Government for valor nt the front The news was received hj his fathr W i tiriKKH, 4SU lrflper street. Fr.inkfoid The communication alto stated thai the soldier bad been wounded He receivid the Croix de Guerre after driving his ambulance twentv-flvo miles on tile front, although lie was suffering from a shrapnel wound In the head The soldier enlisted a few dajs nftir the outbreak of the war and called overseas In December. 1917 He Is a graduate of the Philadelphia Trade School Xi-wb that Private George William INher. headquarters courier of the 30Cih Tank forps, was killed January 31, when a ma chine in which he was riding overturned, has lust been received by his parents. Mr. nnd Mrs Geoige T Usher. 425 Kast Johnson street, Germantown. Private Ksher enlisted at the age of eighteen and sailed overseas on Christmas, 1917. with Ambulance Corps No. 19, which trained at Allentown Sergeant James Young. Company T. 315th Infantry, who was wounded seven times nt the front, surprised his mother bv appearing unannounced at his home, 6105 Matter street Describing the engagement In which he was wounded, Sergennt Young said. "We Mere ordered. October 26. to dltlorige a machine-gun nest, and we succeeded, althougli the Huns put up a ver stln tight. Later we were called to put a machine gun out of commission, and after n terrible barrage we again succeeded in displacing it Then I re ceived my wounds. A shrapnel fell a short way from mc nnd burst. Killing two of my companions and wounding me In several places " Private Franclt J., Wright. Battery I. 103d Field Artillery, was gassed at Verdun October 29, according to a letter lo an aunt, Mrs. J .1 O'Brien, 1644 South Twenty-sixth street with whom he 'lived. He is now re covering in ii base hospital. Sergeant William J. Clark, quartermaster's coip", died of pneumonia in leeember. ac cording to ii dispatch received by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cowan. 2427 Wett Co lumbia avenue. The soldier, who was em ployed as a clerk for np express company, served In the navy, marine corps and saw service on the Mexican border IRISH TO CONVENE HERE 5000 Delegates .Expected to Altenil (iatlier r inn Net Week Five thousand delegates, lepresentlng every State In the Union, will attend the Irish race convention In this city February 22 and 23, The opening session will be held In the Sec ond Hegimenl Armory. In a body the delegates will hold cere monies In Independence Hall and demand that Ireland's right of self-determination be recognized by the nations. Prominent Catholic clergy and laymen v, take a leading part in the convention. Among the speakers expected are Cardinal Gib bons. Cardinal O'Connell and Archbishop Dougherty who will deliver the Invocation at the opening sesIon Governor Kproul and Major Smith it Is said, also will speak. According to revised arrangements, the first day's sessions. Including the reception In the evening, will lie held In the urmor.t On the stcond day the convention will meet in .the Academv of Music The public meeting In the evening will be held at the Academy The Shuberl Theatre adjoining has been en gaged for the overflow. OLD GRADS FAVOR PENSIONS Ellis A. (Umbel Asks Consideration for Teat hers at Class Meeting Besolutlon pi evented by Kills A. Glmbel, mtlln. for sneclal consideration ot the neriod L-and character of'servlce In the allotment of pensions to mgn scnooi proietsor. were adopted by members of the seventy-ninth class of Central High School at u meeting in the Meridian Cluh last night. George J. Brennan was elected president of the class, which was graduated in 188d, for the ensuing year, A telegram of con gratulation to Dr Ilobert Ellis Thompson on the completion of hit twenty-fifth year as president of the school was read. There were twenty members of the class present. MRS. ROOSEVELT AT HAVRE French Will Cive Her Every Facility for Visiting Grave of Quentin Havre, Feb. 15, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt arrived here on the French steamer La Lorraine. She was met by -Lieutenant Verdler, of the staff of Andre Tardteu, French high commltsloner to the United States, who placed at her disposal on behalf of the French Government all civil and mill HCJlftl" 'or ,lttnKJl?..fv ot n,r tm w"""i' ' dlETXw- the, Ktiayy.r'aWaMIMtMt .to ,mt- ,HWK1HKJ AND CHILDREN i i V JTafLLs ft ' ' H r - , "' .. VA FIREMEN IN MEMORIAL FOR HEROES TOMORROW - Tribute Will Rc Paid to Men Dying Bravely Here and Abroad . Members of th ljureau or Fire will hold a Joint memorial and patriotic service tomor row in nu-morv of their fellow workers who died during I9IS The service will Iw held In .Scottish Kite Hall. Broad and 'Save streets at 3 o'clock For eight ears the tire bureau has chosen a memorial service as Its means of showing inspect to thovp uho gave the r lives in the performance of their duty Thli veir the service will be marked with patriotic feature for the firemen who went Into the service of their country to help quench the International Are of aggression In the ear Ju.if pasved the bureau lost fort) -seven members Seven were killed In the war. six were killed In saving lls and property In. Philadelphia and the remainder died from natural causes The memorial nddrcn at the service will be delivered by Joseph MacUiughlln, Director of Supplies, nnd the patriotic address by the Rev. John G Wilson The mus'c will be by the choir of the Episcopal '"'nurch or St .lude ami the Natlvltj, Kleventh and .Mount Ver non streets Several eoloi will be sung. The members of the bureau In Charge of the me morial are Captain J. A Cneu. of Knglne Company 49, and Captain John II. Hum. phrleH, of Knglne Company ?9 BRINGS WOMEN MESSAGE Mrs. Ravmnnd Rohiii Here Tomorrow to Discuss Keronslrurtion Problems Mrs ItiiMiiond Robins, of Chicago, presi dent of the National Women's Trade Union langue, will discuss reconstruction problems as they affect the working woman tomorrow evening at the local headquarters of the league. Mrs. Robins has taken a prominent pari. In many national movements affecting women. She has been chosen as one of Ave women who will go abroad in tne near future for the Y W, C . to study Indus trial conditions as they affect womrn In th countries with which we were allied In the" war. Mrs. Glffoid Pinthot. who has transferred her residence from Washington to Philadel phia, will give n tea In Mrs. Roblnt's honor Monday. Man prominent women are ex pected to attend. Mr, nnd Mrs. Plnchot nre In their new Philadelphia home nt 2I3 Locust street, and Mrs. Pinchot from now on expects to tae-the same active part In women's affairs In this elty that she lias taken for some time In Washington LACE SALE TO AID BELGIANS Public Exhibition Opens at Relief Com. mittee Headquarters The commission for relief in Btlglum has Just received n consignment of Belgian lace lo he sold to give food to the lacemakeri of that country. The lace Is now on exhibition at the Belgian relief committee heudquarters, 1524 Walnut street, nnd will be placed on sale there next Monday Tho sale will con tinue for a week, ooenlnir ur in . n.i .lnalnir nt R nVlnrW eneh nffornnn.. ' This lace, according to the relief committee Is 0,11 hand work nnd was made by the destitute women of Belgium. The most expensive pec In the consignment Is two nnd one-half Minis of narrow Rrutsels polntr. which Is lilted to sell for 250. Many of the large coverings have designs that, nre conspicuously con nected with Belgian war sentiment. One has In its center a beautiful design of the Aim-rl-can eagle woven Into the lace In the finest of ailk. MASTER F(RANK AUSTIN STREET, JR. vVSUUV . ' - I ttH LV' ' kfc. attR I ' 'V hiaiinii mm immmtuk iHKm-imnf Reader's Viewpoint Letters to the Editor on Topics of General Interest t.,,r.r "eeeptsnen nnd publlcntlon In thin column, i.'-f" ,nLu,t ' written on on ln ot the e.fer. SI "J"! 'enles of general current Interest nd ,.-.... "!. "" "' name snrl rtdre of th J"!'.'; .N.ime will b. withheld on request ind rj!?J. f l,r, renpeeted. No manuscripts will b re IS i ' unl" accompanied hv sufficient postase. 7 i? "pell request to thla rffeet. Publication Vi .no Indoraemen by thlic newspaper of th 'ntimnt -ipresaed No ropyrlaht matter will mtttea nor " ""ll,u discussions be per- "The Gownsman," Please Note! 7o the Kriilnr of the Vvenng Public l.tdotr: , i"r' ,hnk It la Just about a ear since I nrst noticed the series of nrtlcles appearing on our editorial page under the pseudonym. The Gownsman." I have often meant to write and compliment ou upon a Journalistic reature of such unusual merit I do not Know who the Gownsman Is, though evidently some gentleman connected with the I'nlver "''"' renns Ivanla. After reading his del ghtful little esay on Weimar, I cannot resist the Impulse to thank you for giving us these brilliant and thoughtful comments on the world of Intellect. It Is said that Phlladelphlans are singularly 111 appreciative of the better parts of their rellow-eltlzens, preferring to go to New York or London Journals for their serious rending I fear this Is sometimes true.but happily It Is growing less so Newspaper readers are quick to wr'te to the editor when thev are displeased with anything, but generally com mend onlv by silence. T have found In "The Gownsman " weeklv commentary on life and thought of very rare d'acrlmlnntlve power, quickened by a pleasant ripple of engaging dry humor Please accept tnj hearty thanks, which I know Is shared hv many readers who apprec'ate without say. '"K " THl'RLOK MORTIMRR. Philadelphia, February 13. For Foreign Illiterates To 'hr Kdllor nf the TJtcnfnj; 7ub'fr l.'dntr- Sir Considerable Interest is being shown In mining and manufacturing circles In a bill now before both houses or Cono-recs to promote the education of nat've Illiterates and nf persons unable to understand and use the Kngllsh language, w'th a Mew of making such persons better citizens and mnre efficient workers The bill Is still in commit tee In both House and Senate Tn the Senate Committee on Rducatlon nnd Labor, to wjj ch the me.-ntire wns referred. Senator Penrose of this State, Is a member The bill, offered hv Senator Smith ot Ceorgla. provides In brief that the Federal Government appropriate J12 snn.onn a v ear for six years this amount tn be equaled by the several Stntes with whom the Federal Government will co-operate Provision Is maris; for preparing teachers, supervisors and directors It Is hoped that th's plan will supplement the work of employers who, as in the case of some mining companies have undertaken the education of Illiterate work men In hltum'noiiH mil mining 2 per cent of the workers nre foreign-born Percentages In various Industries run from xS per cent forelgn-hnrn In sugar refinlnc down to 13 per cent In collar, cuff and shirt manufac turing One.quarter of the foreign-born workers nre unable to read or write their own language, nnd onlv slightly more than one-half of the fore gn-horn workers from non-Kngllsh-speaklng countries nre nhle to use the English language to anv degree As the measure la still in committee spredv action Is necesnrv to get action during this sfsslon, but friends of the hill have hopes that representations to committee members will aid In Kettlnc an enrlv report ANTHRACITn BfRRAC OF l.VFORMA TIO.V 437 Chestnut street Philadelphia. Februarj 13 Defend" Jewish Meals Tn thr r.rittor nf the Kvrnlng Public t.tdgrr Sir I have Juki read In the KvnNINo Prnur I.rnngn of February 13, nn account of n lec'ure p'ven tn Senate probers bv a certain Rev TV Simons He has Insulted the whnle .lew'ah racer though lie slates that he means to cast no reflection on the Jewish race In general He damns us. heenuse (so be thinks), we who live In lower Kast Side. Vevv Vnrk, have aided the Bolshevik! to such nn extent tint thev have overthrown all Russia and what wns once the most powerful government In existence Mr. Cd'tor. I ask vou earnestly, how lone baa he been this wav lp he ever xtonned to think what purltv nnd fidelity have meant to the .lewlsh people'' Ooes he know what the word "kosher" means" If not let him know that It Implies cleanliness nnd that ts the motto of all Jahudem I adm'l that n few Jews are Bolshevists and free thinkers, that a still greater por tion are Socialists hut that most of u Bre peace-loving and extremely patriotic citizens Doctor S'mona mentions that he vsfed the Rand School of Social Science In Vevv VorU and pronounced Its literature as iome of the most seditious stun he ever saw Prav oh revert nd doctor, what has this to do with Bolshevism Let me Inform vou that the Rand School Is all that Its name Implies It Is the best school on soc'al economics In America, but far from a Bolshevik habitat "Why?" jou ask Well. I was a student there Further, more, Jews go there because they desire a knovvleda-e of purer government They all desire themselves tn be ruled fairly and squarely. They know the truth and hold the truth. But they nre far from extremists. Only the moat strenuous trials or the most outrageous Insults win cause a Jewish son to become extreme In Wis Ideals Who can read what was done to the conscientious ob iectors and still keep quiet Lastly, let nie adv'se Doctor Simon He Is an Intelligent man and renowned But Jews have been and nre more influential They are successful merchants nnd poli ticians: but hold as their motto a Hebrew word whose equivalents In Kngllsh are very numerous "kosher" They are peace-loving etc., but will not be Insulted, so don't sug gest, as vou did that what was Herman "tprech" m glit have been Yiddish, for vour motives are none other than race prejudice CHARLKS II WKISBKRG Philadelphia. February 14 CLEMENT TO SIT MONDAY New Commissioner Will Hear Lehigh Transit Plea Public Service Commissioners Samuel M. Clement, Jr. nnd S It. Shelby will sit with the commission for the first time on Monday Arguments will be heard In tho 1-eliigh Val ley Transit fare complaints, nnd the com pany's application to wlthdt.iw certain ticket sales for the Allentown-Catasauquu line, Hearings will be held in Harrishurg, this city, Wllllamsport and Sharon next week, The lien ring in this city will bo on Wednes day and Include Chester complaints against traction fare Increases nnd attacks on the Highland (las Company rates In the Perkasle and Sellersvllle districts. The Springfield Consolidated Water case will also come up again, as will the complaint of the United Business Men's Association against the Bell Telephone sstem of registering rails City AppointmenU City appointments today Include Harrison R. Cady, Forty-third Mrert and Chester avc uues assistant engineer Bureau of Water, talary, J2500: Nan Stoy, 6(48 Maraden street, nurse. Bureau of Correction, 1640; Pearl Brown, 1609 South street, asalatant teacher. Board of Recreation. e900, and Ed ward P. Curtis. 7944 Frankfort! avenue, draftsman, Bureau of Survey. J900 Six Wills Are Probated Wills probated today Include those of Andrew J Rellly, of Merlon, which in private bequests , dispose of property- vajued at J50.000; Arthur Jf Sanford, Denver, CoL, i:5.000; Anna M. Smith. 91S North Twenty, fourth streetf elMOO Robert R. Lockhart, ji Mcwirone wrtn. m; jvua. m, Mb, toy rtfta JfU, m .mmrfjmmm MOVE TO SEAT ARTIST ? no rtwuEiiui uinrXlURj i rt Fellowship Hones (ot Close ,l Union With Management and E- Wider Support ;. " A movement to have an artist member otv' the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been started. by the Fellowship of the Academy, the alumni organization. The purpose. It Is aald. la In ln.nr. . -.!.,. 'Y''i; union between the Academy management ansi ', Ihn apla,a .....J - .. . . . - ...v- ... u.ii, iviiu io cause a revival or a last. , for art in a more general sense. ' l'ivj. The cru of the plan, It is stated, Is (i!5f. reach the largest possible number of person's'' p with the Academy's art Influence?, and to In4 " ,'i terest the largest possible number of persona, In tho Academy's activities. Sponsors for the movement are: v ..,,"" ;,c'"""e Hamilton, president of the 4,1 . i.u.BMiii, ana two other distinguished ,1 artists, Herbert Welsh and Harrison S. Mor-? ii ns f In an open letter, Mr. Hamilton, In stating1 that the Fellowship at a meeting on Febru-' ary 4 voted unanimously for Such repres'enta tlon, gave this explanation for the nrolectf Tha Inrii.... J '' lrn,IVe frtW. are mX ti ?M",irlnf "u('n represents! n eltrh;?...ifrlai A. rTo"' unlon thmn nw the I,m.i!' .n-Jh' directors nf the Aeademr and mo'r".Vr,.:.,,"2a "vil?' ?' 'r an la a reetor. ii,tK."J.rj.Sr."".on '." ""I "' "--. ' ndl'rtTst." ln"n"1" n '""art studJntt - kr.owt.Ji ..' r.'k'?7 ,h r""t would bring a. inieTiS? -."' Lhat temperament. o curiously mls- Mous r Awnl"0 0''n,r"lculed. that Inspire, re no,.d'.?a""1 "" '"'"lure that la worthT' s?M f,.ndir"ry STeat achievement In the vast. thete mi25i .kHT ) '? be abte to arouse fn nerfHlr".,'", lualltr. void of offense and In, Its KefrJniin?. 'tE'.'.".. lh ,hat ,ru' enaltlvenesi' of SrIS.Sa 'i'-a"1 rtMr"" a want before It Is n. ?''"'', ,"n, rV"' forward In all aeneroaltr irtSrrti'i.iiToi,ln',uc tn'm to ""' '""king upon artists while I vine aa fna .na t -.... ? a i.i.r .. "'rn ""J aa uismplan rods of flniSre " rl lo estimated only In n,Ai.. .-. ..-.,-.. "- -:- "." .""w.rw,iw whbM term ViV; . " ,7're.c,or wouia receive on the sama I?!!!?. " eneaue aa friend and aa adviser U ;'C "nn artists who felt In need of enwsuri ".STi"!?11 ,n elrwork and In distress or ni thi'u;u.!Y,or', ln, """ ld'al" -i"1 ambitions Vh Ja', d rfclo.r has rarely been ab e to do. In cone ulon. ft m,v k mi.,, .... ,,.... .., TV... ..-.-. ji . ... flrtelvnhv,UL,?.Il:. '"-IS? 0,', wor", "" "irected eni 'JM :.17m . "rll" , I am open to mrreetlone V ?how. Uon. &"""':& &.!?' nlr,.M far.il. , 'h I. tfritnrti'jd-hV the .'rtls't Ee'mlsVr.7 " ""'" Herbert Welsh, tn an open letter, said the. purpose of the Fellowship meeting was to' bring the Fellowship and the Academy Into' closer working relations, so that both could attain a single high Idea In advancing the art life of the city and State. Mr. Welsh suggested Mr Hamilton's name for appoint-' ment to the Academy's directorate. Tewlve suggestions were advanced by an iron .-, aiorris, in a letter to Mr. Ham- inn, wnicn tne latter made public. nh- !!.) luKKcsuons ot .Mr. Morris follow! ,, .hHl!. .7hrn4',.,h' ""or" wdde for everybody lo hare In the culture of art. 7 , ....f0.'!'1, Aoolleh Interlorklnsr directorates ht rT,.a,nJ? In learned Institutions . n e,m r ih.nt-lJ7 .ha,k. ,hl" Pennsylvania Acad-' bcionsi " to In" c',l2"' to whom 1t, J."!!h . PIar an "tlst on the board of tha Ari"-?..,I,y I", represent the Kellow-shlp. ! AOV . n J,.YlUI,e 'h' Academy to make known m ' 1 J?'!nr.ua.' r.'.V"Il "a vearlv acta and the 7dl- Ji endowment "reiveo trom the city pCfrow a..NCVi"1 Advise the Academy to republish thav Oiecrlptlve (StaJozue. nmitterf sleee lAna . 'J!? permanpnt cnliVctlon nn. . ,..., ' "-" .vw... gi Mim, r.mnin Atntr-R th A Parlattiv n l. J reitlorn lirh niansarf ....!.- 1L V"""- "J111 :ytiJ:nr:: the dome and front corrWo?"""" " lntn Ariv Isc the Academy to eonfln ... Irf hn an- .-. .'."""""P." lo ,n norlh and east galleries and the corridor, and thua to keep the Prectou. lenth I'onn an advlso-y council on art exhtbl. ;r,riaduv,c?,,ftr,'rrnm.h,ef'.,,,,y"mu,,on' " d". r.leventh Co-ordinate, without monopolising Twelfth Free art from secrecy Si , v-J-a CA.NTATA FOR MUSICIANS New Cen tun Cluli Plans Fund to Oeviloj. (enius Plans for a cantata, returns rrom whtchP will be applied to a loan musical fund, are being niadn hy the New Century Club. The- loan fund has been established to help develop genius In persons who are too poor to pav for necessary Instruction, i The creation and purposes of the fund were announced nt a meeting of the New Centunrf nub, hy Mrs H S. Prentiss Nichols, its' president The music committee of the or ganisation for some time has been actively interested in discovering young musicians and developing their talent. The work has been done quietly and with, as little publicity ns possible. Every musician so helped has the opportunity, when well established In his profession, to repay the fund for Its assistance. This, according to members of the club. Insures freedom cic--' thought nnd action on he part of the onei helped to a career Mrs. John C Rolfc, chairman of the. music committee, says the fund will con tinue to be run along the same lines and nq publicity will be given to any musician applying to It for help. "Many born musicians." said Mrs. Rolfe. In discussing the Question, 'are undeveloped because they have not the funds, for musical education and nre too proud, r too, sensitive, to ask for help. The loan fuhd lo being organized to help Just such Individual" , BAPTISTS BEGUN CAMPAIGN , Stirt Drive for Memorial Fund on FounderV Birthday Tomorrow The Baptist churches ot Philadelphia to morrow will celebrate Roger Williams Day, whlrli will start n country-wide campaign In build a memorial In Washington to the founder of the Baptist Church in America. Announcement of the plans for the me morial will be announced, and a drive for funds will be begun. The cost of the me morial will probably be close to S00,0O0b' Every Baptist church In the country la tx pected to contribute lis share. Pastor' here pledged their support at a meeting a." week ngo, when the Rev. O a. Johnson, ofr vt asnington, ouiunra tne pisn. The memorial ouuaing win be erected oa, the site of the Immanuel Baptist Church. It will -be of white stone, Corinthian in archi tecture and with an approach surrounded by UIV. nIM.pu 1 Inwa, mill ...... . . . tice. A Ilfe-slie stntue of Roger Williams 4 will be placed ln front of the building, Worfc will probably be begun within four monthaV time. labor conditions permitting:. . Jt The Rev Grove W, Drew, pastor of the.f,J"jj i.iiiu d.vijvi3c wiuii-ii, uruao antx ititner- y' streets, is prominent in th campaign for-'1 t' ,tiULiwi,ni ncurCAai . lUUA. Closed by Parkway Operations, Res General Work The Medlco-Chlrurgical Hospital, at Bia teentn ana cnerry streets, whose doors ciosea D)- tne I'arwway operation, reo today, v Tho hospital has been closed since July except for a ahort period during' Influenxa epidemic, A private Inspection tne noapitai was maae yesterday by oil staffs, auxiliaries, agencies and friends oti Graduate School of Medicine, University 4f,J Pennsylvania i'3 New equipment has been Installed arjd't nospiuti win oe reopy o resiune, fun work, Dr. Jamea M. Anders will have eru ot the department of medicine: XH? V. Slants, surgery; Dr. lieorgo U. SojhI ur, vviiuam n. .-vicnoison, osatelrkst. suparintenoent is mim Katherine aC. 'ins nospimi win DnoaratM aUjwrvkaicHi or ttM:unlvau-a4ty nf ww Jtmmm . t fl 4,i M V M va V1 ft! nz . VI ! ,n a '? ' j , Mi , t ISH JTaMtiWi, 1 . tMWHtmIEBt&U&tStM-
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