SWSiSp
vm'"toi$&mr
I55i .-- ,wviii.f-w---'T'ir
"SY
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919
9
tW?
v
KSr GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Cape May Is Itself Again-r-Rcd Mill Opened Last Night.
Damage Done to Broivning Home in Devon During
Windstorm Debutantes of the Suburbs
WELL, that fnmous wager thnt wns
supposed to linvc lipid tip tlio
dancing at the Hed MM the other night
nt Cape May must have been ninn than
that. You get me. don't you? For
what with days and days of rain nn.l
the fight on at the Hed Mill every one
down there waa nbont wild. Such n
thine had never happened before, nnd
ovcry one says if St. Swlthln had any
thing to do with It they rertalnly wnrn
him or her to keep Ills or her finger out
of the pie hereafter.
Anyway, whoever was to blame about
the lied Mill, it was n shnine to "piek
on" a rainy week to close it. And also,
anyway, it's all over now, both the vnin
nnd the closed lied Mill, because It (the
R. M.) opened Inst night with a new
orchestra. Cheero ! That's where the 1
trouble began nnd let us hope it's
ended I Certainly every one danced
their "fool feet" off last night to ninkc
tip for the "closed" state of last week
nnd to let off excess energy.
Most of this was cnmiiHinieated to
me by the wee "sand Ilea" I told you
nbout down there. It also snid that it
went to the movies the other night nnd
it wns nlmost as mnd as the rest of the
nudicnee, but having been a boy itself
once, it was a bit amused and reminis
cent of those days.
Ho that ns it may, this is what hap
pened: The movie wns a real thriller,
the kind that 1ms nn unexpected mur
der always turning up, so to speak, as
it were. Well, two small bojs who had
evidently spent their la,t dimes to get
in decided to have their full mono 'a
worth before they got out, and so, they
sat through the thriller three times.
Just before the lion jumped out un
expectedly from the bushes one would
announce in a loud tone: "Now, now,
watch him! Here's where he kills that
man!" (which no one had suspected).
Then a little Inter when the pretty
heroine was camping around, one, in a
piping voice exclaimed: "Now, watch,
now's when that man is going to shoot
her."
And the snnd flea said "every one
around would have cheerful' shot those
two kidlets, for they never niKscd a
tiick, nor did they let any one in the
audience, and the whole movie was told
iu detail before it actually happened
on the screen."
Or COrnSn we nil heard nbout the
time there wns out on the Mnin
Line on Tuesdny when that young hur
ricane struck Devon, but I did not
realize how strong thnt wind was till I
rode past Mrs. George Hrowniug's
house, high up on the hill there ; you see
it from Devon station, you know. My
dears, most of the porch was blown off
nnd eleven pillnrs knocked down ; nnd
they tell me that one of the family hav
ing told the little sister to close one of
tlie winnows ipsu.it,, "- '". " "
nfter her. arriving in the door o smu ,
room just in time to sec Little Sister
blown out of the window. Fortunately
she was not hurt. I don't know how-
true that is, but that's what every one
ts snvlmr nbout it.
At any rate my own eyes told me of J
the damage. Why, there wns not a sum
mer bouse nor a trellis left standing on
tlie Browning plnce. I never would
have dreamed that so much damage
could be done in so short a time, for
the wind lasted not five minutes.
HAVE you noticed how many debu
tantes there nre to be from Villa -nova
this Beason? Why, there's n per
fect nest of them ! l'mily Clothier,
whose debut is to be on Wednesday,
October 1; Antoinette ftcyclin, who is
to come out in November ; Helen Hope
Wilson, who made her debut on the 21st
of June, nnd Marie Louise Hepburn
whose tea was on June 28.
AND then further up the line, take
. Devon. There'll be Sarah Dolan
nnd Anita Bvans and Edith Hutchinson
from there, and from Rosemont Ger
trude Conaway. Tlrt! Main Line nnd
Chestnut Hill will vie with each other in
the production of debs. Hala will be
busy this winter, too, with Helen
Strawbridge and Esther Rhoades, both
debutantes from there, while Chestnut
Hill will have Lorraiue Disston, Mnry
Appleton, Mnrgaretta Sharpless, Celes
tlne Warder, Margaret Graham, Rosnlie
Johnson, Mabel Held, Nannie Dnle,
Florence Griffith, Mary Goodman, n
cousin of Mary Appleton and on and
on; and, when it comes to debutantes
from town, I just simply can't begin
to tell thenAll. Some winter !
SHE wns n dignified-looking womnn
dressed in n smart brown frock, nnd
she approached the telephone exchange
in the West Philadelphia station and
asked for a number. While she was
waiting a young naval officer came up
and asked for his number. She gnzed
at him lazily and then interest nwnkened
in her eyes and she smiled nnd bowed
nnd he immediately returned ner Saluta
tion. Thev stood there and he finally snid
"Still in Philadelphia?" And she snid
- hurriedly "Ye-es, oh! yes," and just
then the operator said "In number six.
please," and she fled to the booth. I
saw her out on the pavement afterward
talking to a gentleman as they waited
for n taxi, nnd ns she called him "dear"
I trust it was her husband, nnd she
" was saying, "You know, dear, I wish
that cashier at your office and the nco
Ivtc nt church did not look so much
alike, because I never know which Is
who and I just saw n naval officer who
looked so much like both of them I
thought I knew him and spoke to him
until he said, 'Arc you still in Philadel
phia? and then I knew I did not know
him because where .filse would I be?
And'her hifsband laughed nnd laughed.
A NANCY WYNNE.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Mrs. Joseph E. Widcner entertained
ntluncheon yesterday at Fairlawn, her
place In Newport. Covers were laid
for thirty -four guests.
Mrs. John Forsythe Meigs, 2d, will
entertain at a picnic luncheon, followed
by golf, at the St. Davids Golf Club, to
day. Miss Aurora Carter, daughter of Mr.
Julian Carter, of Baltimore, will make
her' debut In that city next season.
Miss Carter, whose mother was Miss
Aurora Hazelhurst, of this city, is
the granddaughter of Mrs. Francis
Hazelhurst and n niece of Mrs. Wal
ter J. Bteel and Mrs. Henry B. Pat ton.
Mr, and Mrs, Jesje Williams, of
f$C0 Spruce street and Rosemont, will
atartala in kohor of their daughter,
r i;m. i
Ms IS? a WMWim
4i .wMmm
iif ... jxMsa&$m j
riioto by Photo-Cr.ifters.
MISS .1. II. FITPATRICK
Of 117:22 North Itrond street, who Is
a popular member of the luiunger
set In North Philadelphia
Miss Gladys K. Williams, at n dnuco
nt the Acoin Club early in January.
Miss Hannah Wright, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. Mcgaigcc Wright, has
left Cape May for It.ir Harbor, Me.,
where she will visit for a month.
Mr. Nnrris Bnrratt, Jr., son of Judge
and Mrs. Norris Hnrratt, will have ns
his guest in Cnpe Ma over th week
end Mr. John B. Denver, Jr.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles A. Munn, of
Woodcrest, Radnor, will leave August
1 to visit Mr. and Mrs. l'aul Denckla
Mills at their cottage at Newpoit.
Mrs. W. W. Atteiburj. of Houdiuot
Farm, Radnor, is spending n week nt
Cape May with her children. Mr. At
terbury, who is in New Yoik, will join
her in Cape May over the week-end.
Mrs. Winfield R. Arter, of Clovclly
Devon, will leave today to spend two or
4. ' . ... -,,..' .',.. ,...
three weeks in Winter Harbor, Inter
going to Pittsburgh to stay with her
mother, Mrs. Willinm I'erger, until the
end of September.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Gnrdner Cassatt, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Harry W. Harrison, Mrs.
Walter Wood. Miss Ellen Mary Cnssatt
and Mr. Grnhnm Roberts sailed from
Japan on July 10 and are expected to
arrive in nncouver nbout July 20.
They are coming direct to this city and
will arrive about August 0.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ilownrd. who
have been living in Washington during
me war and nro spending the summer
at their home in Bar Ilaibor, will oc
cupy their house in Ilryn Mnwr upon
mcir return in the fall.
Mrs. EH K. Price and Miss Price will
leave Chestnut Hill today for Northeast
Harbor. Mr. Price, with Miss Rachel
Price, Mr. Philip Price and Mr. Eli K.
I'riee, .Jr., will sail fur Northeast TInr.
bor on his yacht Claiissa. and will be
accompanied by Mr. and Mis. J. How
ard Rhoades, of lla'i
Mrs. John I. Peterson. Jr., hns
joined her husband. Lieutenant Com
mander Peterson, in Xew York city.
Commander Peterson, who is command
ing officer of the U. S. S. destrover
Horsey, hns just returned to this coun
try after several months abroad.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. E.
Codman, of Forty-second nnd Spruce
streets, returned from overseas on Wed
nesday, nnd has gone up to Maine to
join his fnmily, who are there for the
summer.
ALONG THE MAIN LINE
Mr. nnd Mrs. F. L. Coggins nnd
their daughter, Misg Josephine Adcle
Coggins, of the Monteristn Apartments,
Overbrook, nre spending the summer nt
Pocono Pines Inn, Pocono Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva C. Dinkey nnd
their fnmily, of Brjn Mawr, will leave
on Monday to spend the balance of the
summer at Bretton Woods, N. II.
Mrs. T. Atkinson Hates, nt river.
brook,. will spend the remainder of the
summer nt the Hotel Trnymore, Atlan
tic City.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnrrv W Kf f
Overbrook, will leave today for Atlantic
City, to remain for the rest of the sea
son nt the Mnrlborougli-Blenhcim.
GERMANTOWN
Mrs. Paul Tiers and her daughters,
in. iirriiiiimuv.'ii, are spending tlie sum
mcr nt their cottage in Jamestown.
Miss Jane R. Harper, of 211 West
uiieuen nvomio, is visiting Xew York
nnd Boston in order to study the best
methods of conducting information
Durraus in other cities. Miss Harper is
director of the Community Service Al
liance Information Bureau, which has
recently been opened at 1518 Walnut
street. She will return to the city on
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. P. Jones, of 207
West Cheltcn nvenue, and their family
are spending the summer at their cot
tage at Beach Hovcn, N. J.
CHESTNUT HILL
Mr. and Mrs. John Elliot Newlln
and their little daughters have returned
to Chestnut Hill from a visit to Mr.
Newlin's parents at Fishklll, N. Y.
Mrs. J. L. Gillies, of Highland ave
nue, is spending several weeks at the
Continental notel, Atlnntic City.
Mrs. Alfred O. Gibson, of St. Mar
tins, has opened her cottage, in Chelsea
for the summer.
ALONG THE READING
Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Corbit Davis
and the laHer's daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Pancoast Huej, have been passing
the early summer at their country place,
Mcadawbrook Farm, situated in the pic-
turesquo Huntingdon
Mendowbrook,
Valley near
Mrs. Campbell Madeira has returned
from a short stay In Atlantic City to
Ogontz, where her mother, Mrs. Alex
ander I). Campbell, of 1R22 1'lne street,
has leased one of the Ctoorge S. Vox es
tate houses on the Old York road for
the season, as hni been Mrs. Campbell's
custom for several summers. Mrs.
Madeira will later go to Newport for a
few weeks.
Mr. nnd Mrs. William W. Dnugliten,
of 22S South Twentieth stieet. aie p.iss
lug the greater part of the summer at
, I'itiecroft. their rountrj house on Mor
ris ronil anove Ambler.
Mr. nnd Mis. Robert I. VtlriNong, of
Montgomery and Harrison avenues,
Klkins l'nrk, have returned from an ex
tensive motor trip through the New
Kngland states.
Mrs. David Hates, of .Tenklntovvn. hns
returned from a short stay at Ocean
Citj, N. J.
TIOGA
Mr. and Mis. Kilgnr Furey. of 4411
Not th Nineteenth street, have returned I
to their home after spending several ,
weeks at Wlldwnnd. -
Mr. nnd Mrs. Willinm Itlgler Morri
son, of Seventeenth street nnd lh'ie
avenue, are nt their summer home in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Ocnrge Stockman and her
daughters. Mis. William Ilnudcnhipdi
'and Miss Ihninn Stockman, of West
Tioga street, have gone to Atlantic City
i to remain seveial wcUs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coolbaugh and
Miss Virginia Coolbnugh. of Noith
Seventeenth street, tire spending the
season in Ocean City .
Mr. nnd Mrs. Otto Schaum, of 1.1C1S
Wcxt Allcghrn.v avenue, will leave
shortly to spend the rcnminder of the
summer in ChcKea.
Mr. and Mrs. 11 1,. Moc: of 120.1
West Allegheny avenue, will go to Wnt
kins (ilou for the remainder of the
season.
WEST PHILADELPHIA
Miss Dorothea Werst nnd Miss Jose
phine Werst. daughters of Mr nnd Mrs.
Charles W. Werst. of 4510 Osage ave
nue, who have spent the last two weeks
wsiting ft lends in Limn. O.. have gone
on to l'.iola. Kan , and St. JoseplH Mo.,
to visit relatives until September 1.
Miss Sophie Aaron. o,f 1722 North
Fifty-ninth street, will spend the week
end in New York.
Miss Minnie J. Pressman, of 42G0
Pnikside avenue, has gone to the moun
tains for n stny of several wqeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Castner. of .TT20
Chestnut street, arc spending a few
weeks at the Miirlborough-Bleuheim in
Atlantic Cit .
Mrs. Stanford Hnckctt. of the Essex
Apartments, and her daughter. Miss
Dorothy Hnckctt. will spend the re
mainder of t ho slimmer nt Atlantic Cit.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Robert T. Campbell
nnd their childien, of 10."il South Fifty
first street. hne taken n cottage at
Wildwood for the month of August.
Mrs. Edward C. Bendere, of 40.14
Walnut street, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. T. W. Scott, nt Iladdon Ilnll,
Atlantic Cit.
Miss Elsie Moerinnn. of Dnylestown,
is visiting Miss Piirccll. of 210 South
Thirty -seventh street. Miss Parcel! hns
just returned fiom a visit to Miss Elea
nor McGarvey, of Ardmore.
Miss Helen Dougherty, of 3.100 Mar-
ket street, will spend next month at her
cottage iu Wildwood. I
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lotz, of 4010'
Walton avenue, nnnounce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Ruth Mil
dred Lotz, and Mr. Chester C. Clark,
of Detroit, Mich.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA
Dr. Laura Carnell. denn of Temple
t'niversity. accompanied by Mrs, Laura
M. Southwick, will leave on August 1
to spend the mouth in Wisconsin.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Norman II. Stevens,
of 1720 North "Seventh street, are at
the Strnthnven Inn, Swnrthmovc,
where they will remnin until autumn.
Mrs. Clnrindn V. Armstrong, of 20.10
North Park avenue, with her son and
laugbter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. hchjler
.Vrmstrong, of 2003 Noith Park ave
nue, will spend tlie remainder oi me
season nt their bungalow on the Maine
const.
Mrs. II. Thompson Cornell, of 1527
Dinmond street, is recovering from her
recent nceident nnd will go to Ocean
Grove to remain for several weeks.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Margaret Loosche and her two
sons, l' red Loeschc. ,ir.. nnd i liarles
Loosche. are spending tlie summer nt
their cottage at National Paik. They
expect to remain there until the middle
of September.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Kelly, of 211 i
South Fifteenth street, nre spending
some time in New York state.
Miss Bertha Sanders, of 2328 South
Seventeenth street, will return home
this week after having made an ex
tended trin through Maine. Toronto.
Can., nnd Niagara Falls. Miss Sunders
wns n guest at the Imperial Hotel while
staying at the Falls.
Sir. nnd Mrs. Bernard J. Martin nnd
their daughter. Miss Edna Martin will
leave soon for an extended visit in Wild-
wood, where they will be the guests of
Mrs. M. Rjley, nt the Spruce Apart
ments. Robert C. Sullivan, of 1714 Morris
street, has recently nrrhed from over
seas where be has been serving with
the engineer corps.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Willinm J. Ilennard.
of 1221 AVolf street, arc receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a daughter.
Marguerite M. Heppard. Mrs. Ileppard
will be remembered ns Miss Margaret
King, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles
King.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomns Taylor and
their family, of Cantrcll street, are in
Atlantic City for a few weeks.
Mrs. Philip Cohen nnd her children,
of 821 Reed street, nre bpeudlug the
summer nt Wildwood.
Mr. Abe Schwartz, of South Ameri
can street, has returned home nfter
spending n few wctks in Atlantic City.
MANAYUNK
The Rev. Charles S. Mervine nnd
Mrs. Mervine, of 155 Green lane, will
spend August in the Pocono Mountains.
Their daughter, Miss Marguerite Mer
vine, is spending tlie summer at tfagles
mere. Mrs. Harry Gallnti of Main street,
and her sister, Miss Elizabeth Ross, nre
at their Mimmer home in Atlantic Ciy.
Mrs. Gallatl is convalescing from her
recent illness.
Mlsn Marian Belz, of Dupont street,
Is spending a fortnight in Ocean City.
FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL
The members of the Women's Catho
lic Alllauce of the Falls are giving a
3eries of informal social evenings on
Tuesdays during the summer In the pnr
ish house of St. Bridget's Church. The
members include Mrs. John May, chair
man: Miss Susie Nolan, secretary ; Mrs.
William A. Dlrkln, -Mrs. P. H. Kelly,
Mrs. Gluge Staub, Mrs. Daniel Board -
A
fr'wlSW
Mrs. Justice, whose home is
The Evdn-in'o Prnr.ic Lrcnoxn
will be glad to publish items of social
interest sent in by the leaders.
Items should be written on one side
of the paper only nnd should be
signed with the nnme of the sender
and the telephone number, that they
niav be verified.
Address Society Editor, EvFNIN'O
Prune Li:i)(ii:n, 000 Chestnut
stieet.
man, Mrs. Joseph Beigin, MNs Mn
Fhuii, Mis. Thomns Gnviighnn, Mis
Charles ltrown, Mrs. .Inines Lawler.
Mrs. William Hojd. Miss Anna Flynn,
Miss Theresa Ellinger. Miss Ella Foley.
Mrs. Mniy Boyd. Mrs. Thomas Foley,
Mrs. .lohii Flanagan and Mrs. Mary
Burk.
Mr. and Mis. Donald S. MacKenzie
have letiirned fiom their wedding trip
nnd nre at home nt I". 124 How man street.
Sirs. Mar Keii7ie. who wns a June biide, j
wns MKs Ethel Turner, daughter or .Vlr.
nnd Mrs. Harry Turner, of Bowman
street.
Miss Janet Turner, of Ridge nvenue.
is spending several weeks in Ocean City.
1 rieni s ot .Mr. .lames rv swnitz, nt
Vim- Ymli. fur miiuv cars a loident
of Queen lane, will be glad to hear that
he is recovering troin ins recent severe
illness.
ROXBOROUGH
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Jones, of
Ridge avenue, have closed their win
ter home and nie stajing nt their cot
tage in Cape May.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Hain, of 1310
T.nnriston stieet. will leave shortly to
spend the summer in Asbury Pnik. They
Will tie aceompiliueu uj .ur, mm .ui.-..
James D. Simpson.
Mr. and Mis. Francis Elilv, of
Connrroe street, hnvc returned from a
fortnight's automobile trip through
Pennsylvania and Marjland. spending
some time in (iettsburg. They were ac
companied hj their daughters. Miss
Helen Elilv. Miss Sarn Ehlv and Miss
Margaret Elily, who nre stopping for a
ten days' visit in Westminster, Md.
Mrs. William J. Beatty, of 4311
Mnnnyunk nvenue, has returned home
after spending tlie early summer in At
lantic Cit.
WISSAHICKON
Mr. nnd Mis Norwood P. Wartmnn,
of 300 Roihelle avenue, will chaperon a
house partv fiom Wissnhiekon, which
will spend 'two weeks nt Salem, N. J.
Tlie party will include Miss Elinor
Bromlev, Miss Doiothy Allen, Miss
Myra Wnrtman, Mi-s Anne Harth, Miss
Susanne Fisher. Miss Lucy Fox nnd
Miss Myrtle Silicnvood.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Reinhnrt, of
Rochelle avenue, nie oecupjing their
summer home in Ocean City.
MissiBerthn Bate, of Terrace street,
i,o vofiii ned to Wissahiclcoii after
almost two j cars' war service oveiseas.
Lehigh Appoints Instructors
Bethlehem, Pa.. July '27,. It. S.
Drinker, president of Lehigh Univer
sity, has announced the appointment of
Ralph J. Fogg ns piofessor of civil
engineering and Fied V. Larkin as pro
fessor of mechanical engineering to be
beads of their respective departments.
MISS ANITA ALLGAIER
Miss Allgaier Is the daughter or
Mrs. A. Green, of 305 North Slty
third street. Her engagement to Mr,
Charles W, Scheppman was an
nounced yesterday
r
MAIN LINE MATRON
m . lam
MRS. RANDOLPH JUSTICE
in l!in Mawr, is spending the summer
WEDDED IN FRANCE,
WANTS TO RETURN
War Veteran Asks Knights of
Columbus for "Any Old Job"
That'll Take Him Back
1'For a very good reason and that
reason, jou will agree with me, is tlie
best a man can liac for wishing to
letimi to Fiance, as I met nnd mairied
my bctter-ltnlf theie I am anxious to
return in the fall, if not earlier, nnd
will do any old kind of work to get
So wrote K. L. Stephens, late of tlie
103d Engineers, Keystone Division, now
of ,12.'! llnuslierrj stieet. (icimnntown,
to the Knights of Columbus employ
ment bureau, at 1717 Chestnut street,
and theitbj proxed himself to be the
first Philadelphia veteran of French I
l...tI..1.1 . 1 .,.. !.. 1- .... I 1.
ii 'c is u evince u oi'sire iu K" i'" '
,,...,,, , ,. i
to he in the land of mud, cooties and
,
g'orj .
But. ns Sergeant Stephens told the!
Knights' employment agent, he has the
yery best reasons in the world for going
back, and these reusons aie sent over
on every muilboat. They ate appeals
for her Keystone soldier husband to
return
Wn.nn.-n,. Sr.rcr nt sUnnlieilS. W'llO '
wasn't allowed to bring his war bride '
back on the tinnsport to Philadelphia
with him, has a very good e limue. tlie
Knights believe, of getting a job which
yvill take him back to the scene of his
cnnnticsts. military and otherwise. For
he is a trained construction w oi ker. now
employed, and is not only qualified, but
willing, he states, "to take anything in :
tlie building line, from foreman on con
ciete work, timekeeper, checker, pay
master, carpenter or any kind of work
to get over."
GIVE CITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Four Young Men to Enter U. of P.
This Fall
Mayor Smith lias awarded four
scholarships in the I'nheisity of Penn
sylvania to this year's graduates of the
public, paiochial and other higher
schools. These scholarships nie given
by the Cnivcisity in exchange for a
giant of land which was part of the old
almshouse property.'
Tlie examination this yenr wns par-
ticipated in by ninety -five young men
and women, but im-te.id of there being
twenty, there were only four scholar-
ships to lie nwnrded. That is due to the
fact that a number of voting men who
held scholarships, but who enlisted iu
tlie army or navy dining the war, have
returned and announced their inten
tions of renewing theii studies.
Tlie scholarships went to:
Hymen Sehw.nU, 'i'i'.i Cedar nve
nue. Abraham Robinson, TiOlO Larchwood
avenue.
Henry Price. 2."22 South Sixth street.
Harry W. Steinbrook, 032 West Gi
raid avenue.
116 DAYS AT THE FRONT
Sergeant LaFleur Returns to City
After Overseas Service
Among the iecent arrivals from
Brest is Sergeant Albert Arnold La
Fleur, 20th Field Artillery, Battery
A, Fiftii Division, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. LaFleur, of -120."
Mantua avenue. West Philadelphia.
Sergeant LaFleur entered the service
ns a volunteer in June, 1017. nt
the age of nineteen. He trnined in
the several camps of Texas, wns pro
moted to sergeant and arrived in
France In June of 101S. He was on
the front 110 days, and came through
the service without a wound or a single
day's sickness.
Since tho armistice, Sergeant La
Fleur visited a number of German
cities on official business. He says
"the people do not look very much like
they were starved and the repot ted ex
pression of hate on their faces was not
noticeable." It is planned to have a
number of the members of his battery
attend hla twenty-first birthday cele
bration at bis home on August 10.
J" n
Photo t)5' Photo-Crafters.
at Cape Maj' with her family
PHILA. GIRL HELPS
Y.W.C.A.INRHEIMS
Miss Agnes Winter Assists in
Erecting Structure in Bomb
Wrecked French City
The city of Rheims has at least one
lmuse a Y. W. C. A. building, pre
sided over by n board of directors,
among whom is Miss Agnes Winter, of
this cit. Around the structure nre the
ishell - toin, bomb-wrecked homes of resi
dents who existed in some manner dur-
ing the long wnr.
Miss Winter, yvhn for a number of
years wns connected with the Light
house, in Kensington, has been nbrnnd
for the association since n year nfter
tlie war stinted. After the armistice
was signed Miss Winter nnd the other
walkers decided to establish n house in
in, :... in . i i . ., ti. ., .
Kliemis. 'iliej had trouble getting their
',,,,., , ,,,' ,, ,, , , .' H
i supplies to the shell-wiecked city,
i
..ll"' """ "' ' raiuoncis was mipos
i slide. So thev borrowed n motortruck.
which thev had to load in Paris them
isehes with what help they could get
fi oin passing American soldiers.
The truck made many trips from
Paris to Rheims, and finally everything
HCCCss.lry llllll been IllOVCd. NoW the
ll("-l "s real glass windows, bright
'iirtnins carpets, chairs with cushions,
i""" -"";. i""' is sewing mu-
i-uuii-, an ironing iioaiii ami a piano.
In June there yvere 0000 persons in
Rheims. Moie than 115.000 lived there
before the war. Theie were 30,000
buildings then. Now there nre 100
buildings 101 including the house of
the Y. W. C. A.
MOTORCARS MUST DETOUR
Turnpike Near Gloucester Now Un
dergoing Repairs
Automobiles on their way to the sea
shore now have another detour as yycl!
ns farm wai-ons on their ynv to the
Philadelphia markets with produce.
The turnpike between Hiowning's
lane, below (Homester, and Kings
Highway, nenr the Wcstville bridge, is
being rebuilt because the heavy trucks
which worked at the new shipyard vil
'-iRe, tore up the road. The detour is
"n Browning's lane and then in King's
Highway to the turnpike,
There arc moie detoins nnd more
I roads turn up on the way to Atlantic
City now than ever befoie.
, -
WOMAN SLEEPS FOR WEEK
Tired After Chicago Trip Hasn't
Awoke Since
Cape M.iy. X. j , July 2,-. Mrs.
Deborah Smith has been unconscious
for n week nnd doctors here are unable
to diagnose her case
Mrs. Smith returned here last Friday
from n trip to Chicago. 1'pnn aniving
home she went to bed snvinir tlie lnm-
trip had tired her and she felt in need
ot sleep, in tlie morning her husband
was surprised Ho find her sleeping at
10 o'clock. Later in the dnv her family
became nluruied, nnd tried to rouse her,
without results. She has been sleeping
ever since.
Doctors sny they nre puzzled. Mrs.
Smith nppenrs to be sleeping normal
ly, but the doctors are unable to
ascribe a cause.
FERRARI-FONTANA TO WED
Opera Tenor to Marry Cuban Diplo
mat's Nelce on Monday
New Yorli. Julv 2.". IMoardo Fer-inri-Fontaiin,
famous tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, an
nounced yesterday that he would be
married next Monday to Miss Mario
Esther Tallez, daughter of Lorenzo Tal
lez, a wealthy sugar plantation owner
in Havana and niece of Dr. Carlo
Manual de C'cspedes, Cubnn minister to
the Fnlted Rtntes.
Ferrari -Fnutna recently was di
vorced bv his first wife, Mine. Mar
garete Matzenauer, also a star of tho
Metropolitan company. As he was en
joined upon this occasion from remar
rying in the state of New York, the
singer will take his bride-elect to New
nrk. where they will be married by a
clvjl official.
CASES OF BAD TREA TMENT
OF CHILDREN ON INCREASE ;
Society to Protect Children From
Arising bmcc Advent of Prohibition and Arc Unable 'yd
to Ascertain
Welfare workers are at n loss to ac
count for an amaalng increase of coses
that have come under the enre of the
Society to Protect Children from Cruelty
iu the last month.
True, these nre Uie "kcttle-cnming
dnjs," but this jear the "kettle" has
little signllic.ince. Hot .summer months
haie long been looked upon with giave ,vltll pnt,,, tn Kn nm onc to
foreboding hj welfare experts cognizant claim him. He had been in three po
of the evils developing from the cus-,llce stations todn before he reached
torn of sending childien into snloom the S. P. C. C. office,
for the famil.v supplj of beer. The I rIn(, , n(,(l, oMn u mwh
urge majority of c.ises referred to the Unief;. ble iillPn Mlitor ,, bmt.,. straw
, r i.i. i . in not wearner couiu e
traced to this i ustoin in foi incr yeais.
Hut those days nie pat nnd tlieic is nn
iUiiprcedcnted imiease in the number
of cruelty cases lepmled in the last few
I weeks.
"We cannot judge jet," snid Mr
Elizabeth ErsUine. director of the woik
at the S. P. C. C. lieadnuartcrs, 41JI
i South Fifteenth stieet. "just what ef-
feet prohibition will hne on our work.
because there is still so much liquor to I
be had. Mnnv peonle'boucht nnd stored!
quantities. This cannot last always, of ,
course, but until it gives out nml tlieie
is real pinhibition it will be impossible
for us to slinw- just how much the new
law affects us We firmly believe it(
will mean far less iases of cruelty, for
mean mr ess iases ot cruelty, ior
past years the great majority had
r origin in some form of drunken-,
, ,
in past
thei
ness.
Immorality Cases Numerous I
"I hnvc been astonished this mouth bv I
tlie large number of cases reported-
more than we have ever ha
nd. Mo-t of'
them seem to be immorality cases. We
nre at n loss to find the cnusc. This
summer we have had as inany as 2i"
cruelty casesf referred to us in one
month, mid frequently one lepott in
cludes n family of fiom live to eight
or nine children."
With the coming of prohibition nnd
the end of the win- there is n differ
ent e in the type of cases icportcd. ac
cording to the S. P. C. C. agents.
Iheie aie mjrind soldier problems to
be faced, Theie is the soldier who was agents do their best yvork when thej
killed overseas nnd left wife nnd ihll-icnn settle the problems without legal
dteii without means of support. Per- aid. Reports of cruelty pour in on
Imps the young wife hns found woik us fiom all quarters. Many of them
and left her children to take aic of ( are anonymous, but we nnswer all calls,
themselves, or to the care of m igh-. Often tlie unoiiymous reports are th
beis. There is the soldier who. under I most important.
the emotional stiess of patiiotism nml j ..A .,.,,, ()f ,nct , newp(, Qn fte
belief that he might never return, mar-. part of , a(,pu(s Th(n (.ant r(,ach
ried just before he sailed, nnd comes! , r(t of th(i ,,,,,;. uul(,ss t,
back indifferent to wife and the child, in tho f.-jendship f the family and
!.... 1..... 1....... l.nn.. rCl,i, ,lii,,-n n the .... ... .... "
mill, mis m-i-u u.,iii. ..s.. ...... .. ....
soldier who comes bail, to find his yvifi
lias been unfaithful to him. neglutful
and cruel to child or children. Per
haps he wants the custody of the child,
NEW THEATRICAL MERGER
Stanley Company and Nixon-Nlrd-linger
Interests Involved
A compnny composed of the Stanley
Compnny of America in conjunction
with tlie Nhon-Nirdlinger interests
have combined to diiect the future pol
icy of tlie Nixon's Colonial Theatre in
Ceimnntowii, it was announced today
This gives the picture concern another
important outlet and also insures to
the residents of that section of the city
adequate service iu vaudeville nnd pho-
toplays.
Mthougb the Mvnn-t oioni.u was
completed only five years ago. many im
provements will be made before the
season stnrts. Among these will be the
installation of a S2.".,000 organ of tlie
most modern nnd finely equipped tvpe.
Other innovations and improvements
will also be made, and nearly S."0.(l00
will be expended in these new attrac
tions. The theatre was built by the
late S. F. Nixon.
SCHOOL YARD SHOW ENDS
Carnival In South Philadelphia Is
Closed by Board
The carnival on the giounds of the
South Philadelphia High School has
moved away upon orders from the Hoard
of Education. The carnival was opened i
on Monday of last week by an amuse
ment company, nnd was nominally
under the auspices of a Boy Scout
tioop.
Objections to the carnival were raised
in the neighborhood, pnrticulnrly as it
occupied grounds which the board de
clined to petmit children to use nt
play. Supporters of the Boy Scout
movement objected to such u method of
rnising funds ns being eontrniy to
scout principles, in that the boys took
no active part in the affair.
FLAHERTY TO GET MEDAL
Lealon of Honor Device to
Be
Awarded by Ambassador
Tnntnu A Vtnln.rtv. Siinrcmo Knicht
nf fhe Kninbts of Columbus, will re- I
ceive the'l-cgion of Honor medal from I
the French nmunssaiinr to inc i mien
States, it i expected, during the an
nunl convention of the supreme council
of the order in Buffalo next month.
Nearly 500 delegates yvill attend.
They will come from Hawaii, Canada
1'nnnma, Cuba, Porto Ilico. Mexico,
Alaska and nearly every state iu the
' I'nion
DOCTOR ADLER ARRIVES
Jewish Delegate to Peace Conference
Expected In City Today
Dr. Cyrus Adler, of this city, Jewish
author nnd scholar, who represented the
Jewish Congress nt tlie Pence Confer
ence, hns arrived iu this country and is
expected at ills home here today.
Doctor Adler, who is president of
Dropsie College went nbroad with the
delegation which included Knbbi H. L.
Leviiitbnl, of this city; Louis Marshall,
of New York ; Joseph Barondess, Judge
Julian Mack and Colonel Ilnrry Cut
ler. Doctor Adler will be the guest
of honor at n dinner nt the Waldorf
Astoria, New York, on Monday evening,
and will be onc of the speakers at a
mass-meeting to be held in Carnegie
Hall afterward. Jacob Schiff will pre
side nt both dinner nnd meeting.
Band Concert Tonight
The Slunicipal Baud will play to
night at Water street and Tabor
road. ,
Lfa
Cruelty Amazed by Condition
Caiii-is jM
or perhaps he is having trouble find
ing n job nnd cannot support his
family.
"Snmmie," n blue-eyed, curly-haired
youngster with large freckles and an en
gaging smile, was brought to S P. O. G.
headquarters today by one of the socie
ty's agents. Not jet four years old,
Sainmlc wnv turned out on the street
hat, Sanunie stood before Mrs. Erskine
nnd jingled several pennies.
"My name's Saminj," he lisped.
"I'd like to play."
"Bless jour heart, you may piny
just as soon as jou get a nice bath.'
tienmed the agent who had brought
him in, "ami all fresh clothes, and n
nice hot meal. Then jou'll feel like
romping sure enough.
The engaging smile came into evidence
then nnd. realizing he wns to be fa-
lorcil, Sninniie pioeeeded to offer enter-
tainincnt bv tipping his hat at rakish
angles and posing, while the agent ex
plained. .Mother Deserted Child
"I haven't thoroughly investigated
t) ,, . ,.,..,
' fnthoP 1X '"i'1, c ",W,T
.'f(" 7 '"" nmc home to find 1,1s
wire gone. She had left the child litis-
naiiil lefiiscd to have anything to do
, . hnlnnil(: bundled hi-n up and took
''"' ,n ""'J" "", 'fe was staying and
"." I",m' sllp 1 him out, and the
J ""'" P'"(c to go.
i was just one ot Hundreds of similar
'ases. l)t it. like all the others, yvas an
individual situation and had to be
treated as such.
"No matter how much alike cases
may seem," said Mrs. Erskine, "each
must receive speci.il nnd indivdual at
tention. Conditions differ always. We
never make nn arrest or separate mem
bers of a famil.v unless we are certain
theie is no other alternative. Our doc
trine is prevention, nnd ye consider the
near tlie truth. 'nit isn't nl-
,'nys an
easy matter. The agent not only In
vestigates the case, she stays on the
job till the family is ngnin in condi
tion. Sometimes she finds it would be
best for the family to move and she
helps them find new quartets; or per
haps .she pi escribes a wholesale clean
ing up of the plnce. She is preacher,
teacher, advisor, friend nnd often
luaid-of-all-vvork in her efforts to solve
the problem and give the children a
decent place to live.
"Wherever possible children are kept
with relatives. We have sent children
to Iielaud and to Canada so grandpar
ents or relatives iniirht care for them
lu proper homes. Our S. P. C C. in
those eouutiies investigated the homes
I there before the children were sent,
We have children of all ages and nil
hates; families small and large, in va'ry-
mK degrees of poverty nml dirtiness.
"And it may be surprising thnt our
agents, coining iu contact each day ns
they do with the evil and the sorrow
and nvvfuluess of life, nre the cheeriest
sort of pel sons with broad-minded op
timism that stands out through all their
problems."
MARKET
ST AB.
10TH
11 A M.
11:15 P.M.
Paramount-Artrraft Special i
l'f'TLHSZATIO.S' OF HALL CAINE'3
"THE WOMAN THOU
GAVEST ME"
imlLLIAN'T CAST Or FAVORITES
Katherlrif MlcDonal-i. Jack Holt, Prltzl
nruni-tte. Jtllton Sills R. Theodore KoberU.
Next Week CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
In "THK IiETTEK WIPE"
PAL ACF
1214 MARKET STREET -
II A M TO 11:3 P. M.
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
In HAPPINESS A LA MODE"
ARCADIA
CHESTNUT HELOTS' 10TII
Hi A. M . 12 . 3 '.I, .1 -IS. 7 4S. 0 30 P. M.
" A. M
MADGE KENNEDY "Through th.
v rone Door"
NEXT WEEK IRENE CASTLE
In THE FIRING LINE"
VICTORIA
' MARKET ST Ahov 9TH
11 A M TO 11 jl5 r M.
Harold Lockwood "HL,,
Nt Wk
George Walsh, "Putting One Oyer"
nrppu'r market st Below mil
iviaii.im i
VIVIAN MARTIN
In 'LOUISIANA"
MARKET STREET
AT JUNIPER
CONTINUOUS
VAUnF.VTT.T.R
fc!SflVU'l!i ii a m to up. it
"OH. AUNTIE!" M
JACK ROOF AND HIS BREEZE UIRX3
CROSS KEYS bb;'"
"Here They Come" ".'ffiSSS;
Next Week MACK SENNETT'S FAMOUS
DAT1I1NO CURLS (In Pernon) '
rYiDRI7QT brad 4 ransom sts.
Sifea
I JTZ1 "
I NisJJ
11 II I I .f?iHI-Tfj
1 U1UVL.U1 coolest Tltralre in Phila. V'l
Twice Dally, 2 ;30 4 8:30 .i
Pth Week By fopular Demand
A CEHTAIN INGENUOUSNESS AND
ItEFHESHING DELICACY
MICKEY
The Pollyanna of the Screen
a pi.cv irrm it.t. intra
MATS 25c 50c FEvr choich -nWi
MM.IO., iJC, JUC SEATS AT TSa 2
Nidirc 25c. 50c. 75c AFEwciioica
. .. . . , SEATS AT J1.P0
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
Amelia Stone & Arman Kaliz (Vi'tSI
in "A BONO ROMANCE" e "I
Maryon Vadie & Ota Gygl .
IN CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES .
Matter Gabriel 4 Co.: Sully 4 Hojihtom."
WILLOW GROVE PARKh
rctiicjic una nis nana '
TONIGHT AT 7:45 AND i5 -''".i
i VEKDI NI G HX. ",?"'
j Bpetlal Program -'
MIS6 KATHBTN LKB. SwrgnO ., ' '
1U. Lg.,iijpTr; niriTO
f - A 1 II u .'
s.
t
?
3
i
s
il
Jt
7.
f
.
v
I
1 1
i
V
I
f
i
ft
St
I
l
I
4'
4
A
'
rl
1
"I 1 3
A7 27 nP"p'
I
p
t.v
! V
L
iPT
?.
i-
:i
V;
&
'-VS;
Si.
' - Sl
--JJ
rt.
i,