f'WVl fr' l& , i 1 K L ti ft JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE Nancy IVynne Talks About Recent Engagements She rn 11 t IT U' hi r. r i i 1 ells of Wedding Plans Miss Meade Mar- w ried in ENGAGEMENTS nro foraliiR on now thick nnd fast,' irre they not? and plans ore being made- for fall wedding, '.too. Yesterday Kllrnbr.tli MeMlehacl's ensagement to T.leutennnt Stnnrt Clark TJ. H. N. of F.MinHg,n. 111., v an nounced and the da before l.nton Register's engagement to Margaret BoBtwlck rrniKj, otit 'nnd so it goes. Elisabeth JleSIIehnel lUes AVlth her uncle -And mint Mr. nnd Mrw. Kihor McMirhaet -jn DeVon and In town at their 'Walnut street liouMv Her father wan Mf.'J Clay'toa Eoitc-fall JIo.MIChuel and her niotlien was Slifs-GlelidlunliiK, n sister of. Colonel Ktbrt 1). (llen dlnnlng qf thjw city. Hotlr .pnrents died Jn EltstibeUv'j'farly childhood and the waAfbfOUgbt Up by tho Emory Mc MtcbaeU. She. came out about three .vrarj'aBO nnd 1ms been very popular in mo onager ?e.; . . I d,t not 1cpp,w, Lieutenant Clark, but I know several -of tlicmen who gradu 'nted in hlsjJYarJind he ns verj well liked. Dp yon remember Nancy telling you a,fc.w weeks qgo that n Main Line girl ani.'nfcman,frqm oui of town,' would toon make, nn in,t(rcstijg Hiinoii'ncc, raent? Well, maybe you'll belleM- Nancy knows n thing or two now nnd again. How about it? " LATTON Uegixter who!P engngc meut to Margaret l5otwick was an nounced this week is' the brother nf Ilenrv llnrtnl Itecistcr who, joii remember, married Mile. Hose Marie ue Montauznn In Franco last May. Tic is a son of Dr. and' Mrs. Henry C. Register, of Hnverford, and wns married before, his first wife having been Miss Julia Mnsscr. a daughter of the well-known physician of that name, who died several years ago. She was a eistcr of Dr. John Musser who married Marguerite Hopkinson. Margaret Uostwick is a daughter of Mrs. George Uostwick of Uoxborougli and a niece of J. Hartley Mrrrick who lives with his sister Mrs. Uostwick, who wns Miss Emille Merrick. Mar garet is n cousin of Vaughnn and Hod ney Merrick nnd of Mrs. MoKcnn Downs. Her sister is I.uey Uostwick. Margaret herself has been going through n course in nursing in tin Jltox borough Hospital, St. Timothy's I think j it is, nnu win grnuuaie very souu. ,-iiil- is at presei,t spending be,- vacation with her mother nnd sister nt Trout s eck in Maine, where I.nyton Iteglster spent , the last vteck-end and Labor Dd as their guest. . Mr,. , Allen , Dalle, w ho ! wns Jjlorencc negisier, is a sisier oi Lay ton and Henry Register SPEAKING of wedding plans, too, you know that Klcftnor Vcrncr has I set October 23 as day on which Herbert Casey may claim her as his bride. I'll warrant that will be a pretty wedding for Eleanor is very good looking and she has so many friends who will doubt- less be bridesmaids. She has been down at Beach Haven most of the summer, but came up Tuesday and is now in New York for 0 few days. In .other words trousseau you know. Florence Meade certainly put one one over on us an, an ngui, um she not? Before we hnd time to realize that she wn engaged to n Hoston man, wc hear she's married him and up there in Roston, too. They were married yesterday at noon in St. James's Church, Roston. The bridegroom is James Murray Kay. ' Florance.' is the daughter of the late Mr. nnd Mrs. Spencer Meade, of this city, and a niece of Miss Henrietta Meado who nnnounced her engagement and the subsequent marriage. M- ARION BUTTON is down at At lantic City for a while, and is lnoklde awfully well this summer. She was on the Boardwalk on Tuesday wearing a white waist ntid skirt topped with ono of the popular black noflo silk sweaters. Her hat wns a black sailor, the band of which, was of blue ribbon dotted with white. THERE are lots of people down at Chelsca.now; although a great tnany left after Labor Day. I snw Bessie Kerbaugh Beggs on the Boardwalk with her husband. She looks very well in deed. I had not seen her for about two years. They were- down over Labor Day with Lawrence Beggs at his cottage. Tho Sumner Rulon-Millcrs wero in the samo house party. NANOT WYNNE. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Miss Rebecca Thomson will be guest of honor at a -dinner-dance to be given at the Rltz-Carlton on Friday, -Decern. -ber,.5, by her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Walter S. Thomson, Mr. Arthur McCrea Conger, of Twin Oaks, Vlllanova is visiting hjs sister, Mrs. Franklin T. Clark, of Indian Neck, Bramford, Conn. -The wedding of Mr. Conger and Miss Elizabeth A. Renedlct, daughter of. Mrs. Clairville Benedict, of New Haven, will take place on Sep tember 13. Mrs. Francis Tj. Potts has returned from Winter Harbor and is spending a jveek ht the Bellevue-Stratford before going to Virginia on a visit. . 1 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Leidy and MM Carter Randolph Leidy are spending a tew days in Chelsea at tho Ambassador, Mri and Mrs, George K. Crozer, Jr., of 202-4 tie Lanccy place, nro being congratulated upon the Wrth of a son, born' nt their cottage at Cape May on Sunday, August 31. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O. Lewis and their two daughters, of City Line, Over brbof, who have been spending the Slimmer at Lake 'Tarkton Club, New Hampshire! are now the guests of Mr. aridMrs.'. Edward N. White, in Holy eke"; Mass, Mr. Lewis will return to " Philadelphia this week. 'Mrs. "Walter G. Sibley, of 811 West vtewi street, left today for Lake George, accompanied by her sont Mr. Roberts Sible, who has just returned home with the,Becond Division of the United States 4 army. ' i Mr. Walter S. Wheeler is spending ) gome 'time in Atlantic City at the Am- bassador. " ' . r . , Mr, and Mrs. Harry Smith, of lQJtS 7,'North Twenty-second street, Cnipden, fifo befog roupratulated ou tho birth of ijtugutci-, Clare, Theresa ou Heptcm Boston Cwiujil, nnnntmcc the birth of a son on August -1. Mrs. Herbert wns Miss TheolhtP Nugent, of St. Lnuia. ALONG THE MAIN LINE MIhm .T. K. Henderson nnd Mla El dredgdire nt their honie in Itndnor after spending the summer nt Chester, N. S. Mrs. Ti. I). Krben aud Miss Ur-brrvn Erben, of Ht. Davids. hao returned r. Urt..tl. I!i-U4,i1 Mo - wlinrn Mint- limn n iiiiii ...-...., -- ., ......v mtj sprht the summer. Mr. and "Mrs. G. I.ynn Conur and their (laughter, Miss Mtircelenn 1. Conne. of tin Tower. Wn.Mie, have re turned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel I Hulin in Vcntnor. Mr. nnd Mr. A. .T. County nud their family have opened their home in Kt. Davids after spending several weeks at Christ mas Cove, Me. LANSDOWNE Mr. Joseph A, O'Hrlen, of 41(1 South T.nnsdowne aenue, I.ansdowne. nn nounceH the engagement of bis daugh ter. Miss Marie K. O'llrien. to Mr. Frederick ,T. ltlhy, of this- city. Iiieptounul and Mrs. .T. Harrj Mnr risnn. and their daughter. Miss Mar garet MnrrNou, of LaiiMlowne court, nrnfored home from Iljntlsvllle, Vn., where they have been spending the sum mer, to be uenr Lieutenant Morrison, who has been stationed in Washington, Mr. and Mrs. William Jt Hall and IJii'Ir daughter, MNs Kntherine Hull, M,Pnj tllt. it0i,ij motoring through tin 1'oconos, Miss Millie) Phillips U bonie after spending n few weeks in Chelsea. Miss Marj Keuiiy and Mis Catlir.Mi Kenny, of Wjcombe iiM-nue. have been .visiting In Ocean City' for n few da. Mrs. lAti.n Thomson, of New York. is 'Visiting her sister, Mrs. Julian Kee nan, of Stratford avenue. GERMANTOWN and Mrs Geoffrey Gilniour. of Mr. ine i resiivim i alley Apaitments. tier mantowu. aie at the Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic Citj. for ten days. Mrs. Gil niour spent the earlj summer in Can iiiln. Jlrs. Charles Henry Arudt, of .T.t tH.t rPlllln1ni)L'(iii Lti-nnt Ima nlimnn.l f,.m Orr's Island, where she spent the summer. Mr am Mm f Vest Cliveden aenue. will go to New York shortly to make their home there. .. 'tiieirtnof 'Ct .ffln," jami hac returned from a week's star at Lanibcrtvlllc, on tho Delaware. Miss Ksttflle Tiekord. oftlie Wo- man s Land Armv. returned on Sunday o her .home at 1.T.1 i West Washington .dforf " " "' hC " al ' -" itev. Henry A MacKubbin has Z'1. '"", 'L"' l""'"rt "f the He- M7s "mhc'k o '?VfV ''.. V? ler street todn to inake their home in their own house at r2 West view street. On September 13. Mr. and Mrs. MncKnbhln wilr go to their cot tage at Ruck Hill Fnlts to spend some time. Their son, Mr. Donald MacKub bin. will accompany them for n short stay. Ho expects to enter Princeton Xhcologicnl Seminary in the fall. WEST PHILADELPHIA Mr. and Mrs-. F. Edward Thunder nnd their daughter. Miss Margaret Thunder, linve returned to their residence. -1231 Regent square, after having Uken n trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. They also stopped off at Ruffnlo. Lieutenant Allnne II. Iletler. !'. S. N., nnd Mrs. Iletler, of 021 fl Washing ton aonuc, nrc receiving congrauln tions upon the birth of a son, John (arson Iletler. born Augubt IS, nt the Presbyterian Hospital. Among the guests entertained bv 5Iiss Helen Carioll, of (11.12 Washington ave nut. over the holidays were Miss Sadlo D. Russell, iliss Julia Price and Miss Hetty Pierce, of this city; Mr. John Dailey, of Pittsburgh; Mr. J. Allen Rhodes and Mr. Frank Mills, of Wash ington, D. 0. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA Mr. and .Mrs. Willinni J. (inllaghcr, of 2.14 South Sixteenth street, gave a reception hist week in honor of the marriage of their daughter. Miss Mor guerita C. Gallagher,-and Mr. Francis J. McDonald. Among the guests present were former Lieutenant James Devine, Mr. Eugene Holmes, Mr. Jack Mo Namee, the best man; Miss Mary Gal lagher, who was maid of honor, and Miss Matilda Devine, tho bridesmaid. Others among those present were Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mclntyrr, Mr. and Mrs. George App. Mr. Mitchell Fox, Mr. and Mrs. John Wendell, Lieuten ant Johnson aud wife, Mr. and Mrs. O. Devine, Mr. aud Mr. Taylor C. Par ker, Mr. J. P. Cochran, Miss Winifred and Miss Agnes Cochran, Miss Irene Knoll, Mr. Robert Ileiues and Mr. Martin Cosgrovc. Mr. nnd Mrs. Mc MISS MARIE O'BRIEN Miss O'Brien In the daughter of .ii r. .losepu a, U'llrien, of, Uim- I, jH , W V I "-BB i jaBrn i V v1'.' I HjniaUl 33VENIHC? PUBLtO tClilDER-pjEIIi;AIEiPHIA, THURSDAY, Donald nro now trnrcllug on their Jionpymoon nrotind Nlngarti nnil the MiioiifiAUd IMnmJs. mtnihaltt, Zhi oPylr0 .yw. Joeili (Sreene, linn returned to ""' rlt" nfl" extended ui to Vent- HOP. . MIm Mnrsarot Greene, of linotl South Miss crn Keohnne. of 22()7 South Rosewood street, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. J C. Keohnne, Is In the city ngain after a short stay in Atlantic Citj. Miss Anna Courtnrj Is spending the M-nsnii in Mono Unrlmr, ?s. ,1. Miss Helene Rosalie Farrette. Miss Florence Hjlnnd, Miss Mnrgaret Mc Knlght and Miss Marie Thomas enter talned nl n luncheon given in the T,en Room of tho Bellcuio-Striitfor'd last week. Miss Peggy Montgomery and Mls 1 earl Enton linve returned to the city after a visit to Avalon. Mr. John Loe, formerly in the t'nlted States service, has returned from n short stay in Avalon. NORTH PHILADELPHIA Mrs. John A. Kelly wns given it sur prise party by her friends nt her home, Rrond and Pnrrlsh streds, on Septem ber 1, her birthdn; amiiersnry, Inst w-eek. Among those who nttended were Mr. nnd Mrs. C. S. I). Miller. Mr. nnd Mrs. Dann Chestermnn. Miss Miiry Hngnn, Miss Mario Fisher, of Wash ington: Miss M. (!. Smith, of CIee land; Mis Peggy Vaughn, Mr. Theo dore lleutnn. Mr. Joseph Miller. Mr. George J. Dntz, Mr. Iluey II. Herbert, Sergeant John II. Kellj nnd Mr. Michael l l)nnll riiilrd States miv.i. Mis. Rose Liieb lins returnrd from her staj nt Atlantic Citj to her apart ment nt the Hotel Majestic. Mls Kathr.ni Wvodnll. of Noith Rroad street, is spending the week in Atlantic Citj. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles McDowell, of Diamond street, have returned home after visitiug friends in New burg nnd New York. Mr. anil Mrs. Frank II. Stover, of 171S North Eighteenth street, linve been pnssiug the late season in Asbury Park. ' Mr. and Mrs. Max Sehnenfeld have returned Prom Atlantic City to their home. .TI II Diamond street. Their on. Mr. Lester Srhoenfcld, is camping in New Hampshire, and their daughter. Miss Adnllne Schoenfeld. will return the end nf the week from the Berkshire Hills, in Massachusetts, where she spent the summer with n camping party. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hitting, of 2j.i8 North Pnrk avenue, have been spending the- summer in Ocean City. Mr. Illtting's .sisters. Miss Emma Hit ting and Miss A. T. Hitting, who nrc at present at tlien- summer liomc in 1'it mnn, spent part of the summer In Ocean City. TIOGA Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward M. Graham have returned from their wrddiug trip nun are at home m Locnn. Mrs. Gra ham before her marriage on June 4 was .Miss I.aura rirth, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. C. Edward Firth, of 1217 West Allegheny avenue. Mrs. K. Cullman nnd her daughter Miss Snrn B. Callinnn. of 1710 West Eric avenue, formerly of 1020 Girard avenue, will return tomorrow trom sev eral weeks' stay at Mount Gretna, Pa. Mrs. Clifford Durell has returned to her home on York road after passing last mouth in ildwood. Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Rosenstein and their sons. Masters Louis. George and Harold Rosenstein. who have been nt Point Pleasant. Pa., since June, have returned to their home on West Ontario street. Mrs. Henry A. Moore, of 1222 West Erie avenue, will leave next week to visit her son-in-law und daughter. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Joseph Lufferty, who have returned from their wedding trip nnd are nt home in Pittsburgh Mrs. Lnfferty. who wns a June bride, was Miss Gertrude M. Moore. ROXBOROUGH Mr. nnd Mrs. George Charles, of Rector street, arc spending a fortnight in Wildwood. Mrs. Caroline Brown and her daugh ters. Miss Marian Brown and Miss Cnrrie Brown, of Jamestown street, have gone to Atlantic City to remain through the early fall. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Konpes. of Ridge avenue, nre passing the early part of the month in Wildwood. Mr. and Mrs. Christian F. Bezold, of 4S8 Green lnne, motored to Atlantic City enrly in the week to spend part of September there. Miss Edith Fee, of 4310 Mnnnyunk avenue, has returned home from several weeks' stay in Ocean Grojt' WISSAHICKON Mrs. Jane Field, of 401 Rigbter street, has as her guests her son mid daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Field, their young son, Master William Field, Jr. : Mrs. H. Burnett nnd Miss Florence Burnett, of Bayside. L. I. Mrs. Field's daughter, Miss Gertrude Field, bus returned home after passing the season in Wildwood aud Atlantic City. Mr. Charles Erwin, of 10," Rochelle avenue, is spending the early autumn in Atlantic City. Miss Marian F. Erwin, whfl spent the enrly summer on Lake Hopatcong, nnd Miss Eleanorc M. Erwin, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin, have gone to Ocean City for part of September. Upon their return Mr. Erwin and Miss Elennorc Erwin will lcae for a trip to Florida. Miss Mary Erwin, nf North Twenty fifth street, is spending the nutumn with her nunt, Mrs, Charles Erwin, of Rochelle avenue. Mrs. Herbert Sllverwood. her son and daughter, Mr. Herbert Sllverwood, Jr., nud Miss Myrtle Sllverwood, of Rigbter street, have 'returned from Wildwood. 'lliey were accompanied by -W Uilrjil-u-nAll'n fnllinn II. TIF father, Mr. W. Rundy. FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL Miss Deborah MeMurtrio. of Bow man street, wilj leave ou Monday to spend the week In Atlautic City. Sliss Margaret Starrett and Miss Edna Starrett, of Queen lane, have re turned from a fortnight's visit iu Wild wood. MANAYUNK Miss Regina Keller, Miss Amelia Keller and Miss Katharine Keller, of :120 Dupont street, have returned from Detroit, Mich,, where they were the guests of Mrs. John Haas, formerly of . ManayunK. uincr guests trom Uils 'section entertained by Mrs. Haas 'during the summer were Miss Mary Stemmer nnd Miss Louise Sterarner, of Sllverwood street. I Miss Mario Cosgrove, of 4121 Main 'street, has returnrd from u fortnight's btay In Atlantic City. Miss Agnes Kelly lins returned home after spending August In Wildwood, NORR1STOWN First Class Midshipman .T. Alfred McGinley, eon ot Mr. aud Mrs. Jdseph J. AIcGInley, l 818 Swede street, and nrlt-l,jmii T,fvuU X. rMiU T'. k. lf Vku P,' J8, ,-tfliawv M! VISITED AT MISS MARTHA I). It KEIl :ilss linker is the daughter of Mrs. Louis ('. linker. Jr.. lias been the guest of Sir. nnd Mrs. Thomas Hint at Cape May QUESTION OF OPEN SUNDAY IN FREE LIBRARIES UP AGAIN Demand iot Great Enough in Opinion of Directors Add Greatly to Expenses Why ale the free public libraries of Philadelphia dosed ou Sundaj V It is an old question, one that has been brought up about fifty times in the last twenty years, according to John Ash-burnt, librarian. It bus been asked again bj a lender of the Eviinino Priii. ic Lkdoui iu a letter to the editor. "Now that the courts have decided that games may be played in the parks on Sundaj." the render asks, "what is the reason for keeping the free pub lic libraries closed on that day? Sure ly there nre tens of thousands of per sons in the city who cannot visit tho libraries during the week. If the libraries were open, as they arc in Boston and other cities, the opportu nity woVild be given every one. It would be a pleasant recreation and profit." Directors of the free libraries have never seriously considered opening the buildings ou Sunday, Mr. Ashhiirbt said today. AnnnnollH Naval Academy, have re turned to their homes for the month of September. Dr. nnd Mrs. IT. C. Podall, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Christian, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Miller, Miss Sara J. McMulIcn and Miss Mary Kiernau are on a motor trip to Delaware Gap aud tho Pocono Mountains. The marriage- of Miss Helen Bean, daughter of Mv. and Mrs. Frank Bean, of Worcester. Pa., and Mr. Frank Ibach. of Noble street, Norristown, will be solemnised in Old Swedes Episcopal Church on the nfternoon of Wednesday, September 10. The marriage ceremony will take place at 4 o'clock. The bride and bridegroom will be unattended. Major Charles Tow nicy Larrelere, formerly captain of Company T, reserve militia, entertained the members of the compnny at dinner nt the Plymouth Country Club last rveniug. Mr. Alfred J. Major, of West Main street, has left, to enter the Virginia Military Academy, near Staunton, Vn. Mr. ami Mrs. Charles .Major, of De Kalb street, will spend the net sev eral weeks at Buck Hill Falls. Mr. and "Mrs. Elmer Finlcy, of 214 Chain strict, nn -on a motor trip to Wildwood. Miss Iteithn Gllinger. of 1248 Powell street, is the guest of Mrs, Willium Penrose, of Baltimore, Mil. NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA Mrs. G. Appelton and family, of Fourth and Slaster streets, nre ex pected home from Cape May the latter part of the week. s Miss Gertrude Bloom and Miss Ethel niootn, of OSS North Fifth street, have returned from a fortnight's stay at Camp Odakotuh. Mr. aud Mrs. J. Myrtleson, of North Seventh street, are spending several weeks In the White Mountains. FRANKFORD Miss Pauline Thompson, of Orthodox street Is entertainlug ns her guest for several weeks Miss llelcne Parkiusou, of Cleveland, O. Mrs. James Howarth. of Orthodax street, has as her guest for a few weeks her nephew. Mr. Ellsworth J. Semple, Jr., of St. Louis, jio. WISSINOMING Miss Dorothy Carson, of Illgbee street, has returned from a three weeks' stay at the Delaware Water Gap, Pa. Miss Mabel Smith, of Torresdale ave nne. is visiting friends iu Lynn, Mass., for an indefinite stay. Mrs. L. Patterson, of Vankirk street, is entertaining Mrs. G. Pechin, of Vlttshurzh. as her house guest for a few weeks. Mrs. 1'echiu will be entertained extensively. HOLMESBURG Mrs. J. Cameron, of Walker street. ... "-i-itii,,. Mrs. William Ceylon, of Pottstown for several weeks a ni.mhtr of the younger set from Homesburg have left for short Btays at theseasnore. uiuuk iumr .. ,. ..... m Atlantic City were Miss Eleanor Grlf 6n, Miss Mildred Stout, Miss Sara Stout, Miss uorotny aicaiasier ana Miss, Miriam McCartney. - Miaa JV7R UiiotrE, Alias Airit ,aer, l . ' ' tA..- UI.. .a CUl, -. iff,. aM flu arew i'latmnr, ou .. 4-vm C, m ABIAmi'rS 3uUct -WyacoU, -r. iwm,tmmr SEASHORE of ISahi. She their home in -Would "There has neer been a gieat de mand for it," be explained. "Of course, some one will mention it once in a great while, but there has uever been any movement to pro Ide for opening on Sunday. Probably when wc get our new main building on the Parkway it will be kept open Sunday aftcrnobns for reading and reference. "Philadelphia libraries linve' not enough money to keep open seven days a week. To remain open even for the nfternoon on Sundaj would be a great added expense in sulnrics to employes as well as in expenses of lighting and heating. Fifty-two Sundays in the year mean more than a month and a half of additional expense. Wo would have to have additional emploj-es. be cause no one will work seven days a week. "I di not believe the demand is sufficient to mnkc the question one to he seriously considered. The Phila delphia nnd the Mercantile Libraiies'.", nre now open on Sunday and icry few I Tl persons visit them on that day." bcrt and Miss Esther Gilbert spending a week in Wildwood.' YARDLEY Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fleck Miss Jessie Wilson, of Merion. f and pent Sundaj with Mr. aud Mrs. Robert W Welch. Mrs. Harold McGenrge and her chil dren, of Cynwjd, are visitiug at the Supplee home. Miss Nellie Girton and Miss Ethel Girton have been spending the last week in Wnshingtou. where they are visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. Oscar J. Itandall. Mr. Albert Clark, of Jersey Cit, lis-, ited his sister, Mrs. John .(brains', re cently. NEW -JERSEY NOTES Miss Elizabeth Case, of Pniuivra, has left for a fortnight's slay with friends in Richmond, Vn. Miss Barbara Ferguon has arrived nt her home, the Rosenenth, in Edge vatcr Park, from u camp iu Wnloforo, N. II. , where sbc has been spending the summer. Miss Dorothy W. Blair has returned to her home in Edgew liter Park after a visit at the homo of Mr. Hum Cas sard at Cape May. Mr. and Mrs. E. Reed Clift and their two daughters, of Newark, are visiting Mr. Cliffs mother, .Mrs. K. II. Clift, on the river bank, in L'dgewater Park', for a month. SEASHORE SAND SAVES HOME Sand brought fiom the m ashore by children of tho family sed the home of Mrs. Susan Cnnavun, 21.11) North Leithgow street, from being destroyed by fire lust night. When John Walsh, who lives next door, saw the blaze, he rushed in and poured the sand on it from u number of pails and small boxes. Mrs. Canatan bad been heat ing lard, which took liie. Scleral hundred dollars' damage resulted. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Karl THrsons 2MD N Sttt st . aud Helen Drably. ;3-, .V 13th bl Charl'g A. Knurrman 6UV V 1'irk ave', and Freda Weldbrecht. 43 W . UlUenhousa Rtrpt-t Wllbar I. HouKlns 2271 Pratt M . and Anna il. Haroj, 1118.' mimon st MrKlnley llukes. Darb!,, I'a . and Wlllla Ward. Droxfl Hill, Vn Walter H Kkhoii, infill IrUntf l , and Annetta MrC'all, 400-1 tnlnf st William II Gardner, 0S21 (lesmr hi , and Ella Urenner, 1P2S Huuard nt Tred A. Oolla Willow iroe Ta . and Grace D. Maxwell 3210 N 2d t Cleoree Wilkinson 712 Let si . and Clrao Ohundro 7-17 Markoe at Ilcvmond T Clare. 1132 N 1.1th M, ant Eleanor M O MrCartro 41H W U-rks t. Percy 1. Wolfe. S17 H. Buth it. and Irene, B. Faust 9.11 Cecil kt Alexander I'.omanon. 5912 Walnut si and Man-anna Klnfileltka, S912 Walnut t. Uuuenu W. Halir. 700 Oak lane, and Isabella Howard A. Hotter. HS07 Hodman t and Marj- JIacNcul. " Js. aaa ' Harry Uarir. 2402 nidge ave Sophlo I.udwig win cannwnui si William Illndilei. "215 K Hush St. na Kveli-n llaiacn. au.vj Amuflr ai ner eltnhll. R4th Hnd Owr LM.III. -! f. 4l..n.. -.. , , DIOVK Bc., mm. Jlalle t- Jlall. rni unn.iuu Walter Turner, 20OJ N. 5tli t . an.i Besalo U. Harrison, 211.1 N. mranUlln at.. Houiton Parron, Ctdrov, Mont . and uia M. Sharer. 1129 N. 17th at. Max FIlMralman. B1S1 Oermanlown e . and Pearl lllrahtrltt. MSI Oermanlown ave Iaral Joaephaon, Holyoke. fasa., and lxir- ena Y. Cohen. Memphis, Tenn Elmer W. Kane. 1)121 Y at . and Atnca Ilrad- ley, 312 Y st Jamaa A. Kelly. R613 Kitlflt ae and I frothy G. iiarbter. f23 Clifford at. Phllln Fenkle. S1I Mumn at., nnd Dora ravahu. fill : jurnin ai, -Ki . -zm -. - :.r HOI N. 10th it, and ElLs- 3-1 Harry A. Ooldberr. 0T I Pin. t k.i.1 I.5na0Ht t)le g(.m8 sjw topped nt West SEPTEMBER r4, 1919 BRAVE AND YET FOOLHARDY, COMMENT ON btury of Man Who Decided lo Die Before Train With Wife Touches Heart of City Letters to Evening Pnhlicl Ledger Give Varied Opin ion', Write the l'.M.MMi Pfni.H l.r.poru, and tell what jou would have done in Willinni T.timcr's plnce. PHILADELPHIA'S heart was so deeply touched bj the sin riti'-e made ( by William Tanner, of Hubbard's Vi'rwwl Til ulm died with bis wife i lather thnu stnml bj nnd see her killed i after he found hn could no. T " '' 7,i nun me s,.!.-- i;" ui .,... ;' heie toini. As i aimer was mc muni of three children lis sncrltice presented In problem in heroism nnd in duty to 'which there was wide disagreement. I Nuineious men nnd women, when tasked what tlu thought of TnnuerV nct in stnmliiig with his wife on the railroad trnk until the oncoming train , crushed both to death, were unwilling to express nu opinion. They snid it was such nn involed problem of lojnlM .is n husband nnd duty ns a father that I thej could not pnss judgment. Among thee wns Mrs. Edwin C (irice. pi evident of the Home and School League "It w.is sn grent a tragedy." he t-nid. "thnt one must get over the shock of it before one inn think of nil ques t ion of right or wrong in connection with it. T felt overwhelmed when r lend il 1 do not know what 1 would do if a similar problem of giving up ni) life wcie to present itself to me. Se we cannot judge the act of another. "Just to read the story of the death of thnt husband nnd wife wrings the heart. We eaunot know how the hus band thought in the hour of anguish." "Heroic!" Sajs Minister The Rev. Carl E. Grammer thought that Tanuer did the nntural nud heroic thing iu djing with his wife, "I think thnt it wns n noble and heioic act on the part of the husband to die with his wife. All hearts will go out to him. Of course, it is n sud thing thnt the three children arc left nlone in the world, but the hus band. een if he hnd time to think, could not stand there aud look on ns his wife died alone. But he did not hnc time to think and weigh the questions of duty. The children were safe; the were not, like tho wife, in a position which wrung the husbandN heart. He aw his wife's suffering nnd the nearness of death. He remained with her to the end. It wns heroic." Ernest T. Trigg, while ndmlttlng the splendid heroism of the husband, thought thnt be should have remembered the duty of n father. "1 think, judging from the senti mental standpoint, that the husband's net was heroic nnd showed a deep af fection and loyalty to Ihc wife. But dutj is a sterner thing than senti ncnt. Duty required thnt the man should do all in his power to save his wife. Duty nlso demanded that he think ot those children. "Forgot Call to Duty" "When one considers the plight of those children, left in the world without father s ' help or pioteetion, Mr. anner s sacrifice inaj . without harsh ness, DC ucscrineu as looinnrdj ; as for getting tho stern, prnctical call of duty. I "It was n fine display of affection POSTOFFICE CLERKS . WON'T JOIN A. F. LI Convention, by Nearly Unani mous Vote, Refuses to Affiliate Atlantic City, Sept. 1. The 1 nit.-d National Association of I'ostotrioe Clerks, in their convention here to day, decided by nearly unanimous vote not to become affiliated with the Ameri can Federation of Labor. A telegram was received trom Con gressman Henry Goldfogle in which lie asked immediate action on a resolution to Congress on the uuestion of raising salaries which came up todav. The convention declared in u reph that thej would not accept the majority report j for an allowance of $130 for the coming jear until the new saliuy bill was en acted, aud that they wanted no other coneet.siou except the one continued iu the Moses-Ooldfogle bill, which pro vided for a flat increase of 3." per cent upon nil salaries. Telegrams of greetings wete sent tn the IViinsyUunin postmasters' conven tion in Ilarrisburg, and to the I'ost pffice Letter Carriers' contention in Philadelphia. The Hev. Henry 1.. Itowlb;, secre tary of the Lord'H Bay Alllanie, rec commended a resolution that the week be mado to consist of fire nnd it half days and ask for "compensatory time" for Sunday work, instead of "elected time." Joseph D. 11. Murpiij, of Philadel phia, was i lectcd treasurer. Other of ficers were : President, C. 1. Kranciseus, of New York; first a ice presldcut, (ieorge W. I'ayni', of rinciimati; second ice president, John (J. Thompson, of l.os Angeles; third c? president. Percy A. Denton, of Kankakee, Illinois ; secre tary, John J. (irogan. of Wheeling, W. Va. $1500 IN JEWELS LOST Buffalo Woman Misses Gems While on Way to Shore Sirs. C, G. Moser, of Buffalo, re ported -to the police today that she had lost a bag containing jewels worth $1500. Mrs. Moser was on her way (from Buffalo to Atlantic City wiien she TII,I1,1I1,I ... -I..,.,,-.. ...I.. ...! ...I.!,.. nt.iHMnjptna u utitthu uoiua unit tvullv waiting at the station noticed that the bag was gone. Hhe could not tell how the bag van ished and wns not sure that it disap peared at tho AVest Philadelphia sta tion. The bag contained three lavallieres aud a diamond ring. In one of the lavalllerw was, a black Australian optl, ok .iviiicu mere nro ouir iwo in exist i only two la 'exiat- eiinb'v Urn U.UAI. kaA yv ' F'- " ' HERO'S DEATH Divergence of Views in Tanner Sacrifice Pititnr of ,f fti'tniup rttblio Ltdotr: Willinni Tanner's tacriflco was n noble one. U fhows that love tran scends (leuth. 1 for one would hac followed his steps. E. L. B. The mnn who died with his wife was little less than u criminal. His nrtinn wns undoubtedly hasty, but the thought of his three children should bine rrhnincd him. If ho IihiI time to think be would not hnye acted nt. he did. No man lias the tight to take his life, no matter how lAtenuatlng the circumstances. He was n self-murderer. V. 01' P. STUDENT. I h ich appals to the emotions. But the I three little orphans nre left world to shift for themselves." Mnnv women thought ns Mr. Trigg did. but confessed that they lacked the courage to puhliily express that opin ion. One of the few women who wns willing to frankl utter this opinion was Mrs. John S. llnnua, of tiS"S North Ninth street "The husband did wrong." she said. "Ho should have thought of the cbil dien." Another wn Mrs. M. 1!. Wilkes. "it wns the duty of the fnther to remember the children." she snid Mnnv letters have been received by the r.vr.viMi Pt m.if I.r.noKii from rendeis expressing opiuions on the trngedv. Opinions in Letters Soni" of these letters follow: To Hip ZVIilni- of th d rnwa Public l.tiiof ' "Dear Sir 1 bale read with g'eat interest the article iu jour pnper re garding the sacrifice made bj William Tanner. I have tnlked this matter over with my wife nnd we linve ngreed that the man, no matter how beautiful bis action inn j seem to be on the surface, did wrong by abandoning his children to the world without enre. "Powerless to help his wife, he de cided to die with her; that was a deci sion of love, but a decision of selfish ness. No doubt persons will come for waul to cine for the children, but they are deprived of parents' love. "Ask any womnn nnd I venture to snj that few will lo found who would abandon their children, no matter how much they appreciated the apparent noble sacrifice of the husband. "TIOGA READER." "Dear Sir William Tanner died a fownrd. lie died under a misappre hension of duty. His wns n thoughtless att. There was nothing noble in it . No matter how extenuating the circum- I stances, thnt mnu's duty was to his children nnd he forsook them. "M.M.Mc." "Dear Sir William Tanner's act wns one.of the beautiful sacrifices which oci ur occasionally through the cen turies. He displayed the same spirit which the woman of India displays when she climbs on the funcrnl pyre of her dead husband and is consumed by ilamcs. It was the samo kind of love shown by the Indian chief who went over Niagara Falls with his little daughter who had been chosen by the tribe to be a sacrifice. Powerless to help, he died with her. ! "Of course, pitj must be given to I the children, but an act so noble, so unselfish, is n glimpse of something ' like unto the leadlines of the Saviour iu this cold, materialistic world "U DEFECTIVE CARTRIDGE SAVES CITY DETECTIVE Gun Aimed at West Philadelphia Officer Fails to Discharge. Assailant Is Held .V deter tie r-Hrtridge probably saved the life of Dcteetiie Kommers, of the Tifty-fifth und Pine streets station, to day, when dnlin llurke, of A'ogdcs street, near Arch, drew u rcolver and attempted to shoot him. The weapon was not discharged and was knocked from Uurke's band by De tects o Kelly. The detectives then placed llurke under arrcQt. lie was arraigned before Magistrate Har ris, and held under 5"JO00 bail for a further hearing. liuike was followed today from Fif tieth and Joeust streets to Forty--iith and Sanom streets by the two detec tives, who said he -wo1 attempting to wmk the "apartment house theft game." The man entered several apartment houses along this route, according to the detect it es. When approached by the detectitea, Burke said lie was "looking for n friend." Then he suddenly pulled out n revolver and. pointing it nt Pommers, pulled the trigger. 15ut there was no explosion. At the station Burke snid he could not explain the revolver episode. A jimmy was found iu his possession, the police ay. MISS LANDISABRIDE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Landls Weds Mr. Walton The marriage of Miss lluth Noey Landis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John I), l.andis, of 12(1 Summit arc nne, Jenkintown, and Mr. Howard W. Walton, of this city, took place last evening at the home of the bride, at 7 o'clock. The Itev. Herman' Shook per formed the ceremony. Miss Laudia was given in marriage by her father', and was attended by Mrs. Arthur Mathieu as matron of honor, and Miss Eliza beth Mathieu as maid of honor. The brido wore an exquisite frock of white satin trimmed with Honlton lace, nnd a tulle veil and oraugu blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley, white sweet peas aud orchids. Master itobrrt Landls acted as ring bearer and Mr. William O. Walton, a brother of the bridegroom, was best man, A reception for tho families and 1j timate friends follpwed tho ceremony. After a weddlug trip Mr. and Mr, Walton will live t tho Delmar.-JIorrb Jiorrw H V ' JEWELER ROUTS THUGS AT REVOLVER'S POI'NI' Markot St root Storokoop Turns Tables on Bandits. Thieves Escape in Auto . Knur bandits who tried to hold upta jewelry ttoro nt 1738 Market street last night were routed by Samuel S. kaas, ' tho proprietor, nlthougb two of thoTob liers pointed revolvers nt Haas pno! threatened to kill l,m unless he ub inittcd. In telling the story Haas said, "Four men entered the store, walk ing in single file. Two of tho mea drew revolvers and ordered me to throw up my hands. I dropped back of tho counter and pulled out a loaded re volver. Using tho cash register &g fort I yelled 'throw up your hand- "J wns to frightened the barrel -pt Y the revolver rattled against tie cart register. The thieves must have thought they were about to be killed. A nan in the- rear broke for the door and he others followed. On their war to the door they grabbed the five watches.'' MARKET sr. AB. 1BTII 11A.M. to l'irtsT rnESF.NTATioN r 11:15P.M. HL3IE FERGUSON -n 3n,r,rmount-Artcraftrictur The Witness for the Defense' ADI1ED ATTHACTION8 Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle Sg.. Un2'i wnPtrt yrcliMtra; NotM OrrwUUa PALACE 1214 MARKDT STREET W .,1.1 A- t to 11 ISO T. M. NA2IMOVA la u" THE RED LANTERN" Next JVeel Jiabfl Normand In "UpttahV f-. M A R C A D I A 1 7- . .. chestnut nnrow ibtm IX WALLACE REID ln ,"rh vaiiwr "BILI,, APPCnSON'a EOT" VICTORIA 1IAI,o ET RTREnT AT10VB 8TU CHARLES RAY In 'r' ego- NIXON'S C 0nL ONIAI ThSrk- MICKEY &? 1-inST TIME AT TOPUUMt P1UCTS REGENTS In 'LO MAJIKET ST. Btov 1TTO niA.vr WASHBURN 'LOVE INSURAHCar I MARKET STREET , AT JIINTOTeR i CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE' - T - '-' u A S1A JULLY JAZZER5 nounr heath & co. : others BROADWAY Droai1 4 S""- - FATIMA & CO.' " Clara Kimball Young ln?'r wf... CROSS KEYS MARKET ST. Bel. 80th v-iv.j ivi i i DAILY 5:30. 7 4 O. MORREN'S OPERA STARS METROPOLITANS Uroad and Poplar Streets Week Com. Mon. Evg., Sept. 8 Tice Dally Thereafter. 2:30 and 8:30. LINICK, JAL'OIlY, MCHTENBTEIN PrtCTOt JACK D E M P S E Y, (iinistin WORLD'S 1I15AVTWEIHHT CIIAJIPION and Hla Stanuirer. JACK KEAItNS 7 ""SSiVr?" Vaudeville Acts 7, ALL SUATS HE3ERVED ' 4000 Seats at 5$,r$".5o MATINEES, 50c TO $1.00 , SEAT SALE TODAY 9 A. M. ' Hmmr, WrtSEm At Metropolitan Opera. House Box Oflloe. V Jtfl ti.sn.h 1 li.tr a. rtnina 1tno r-l..i.. a. El Bellevue-Stratford, Illti-Carllon. Walton, AdelphU. Aldlne, Continental. Rlnfftuun Ho tel! , Wlden-r Uundlng, Conway'a Ticket Of flee. 223 y. llroad Street, and Clmbil Ilrothera, t'th and Market Ela. C he sin uTSt15 Bel. lltll St, Second Triumphant Week 3 SHOWS' DAILY2HB: EMfa.. 7:03 A 8:05. A laeterpiece of Screen Entertainment GERALD INE FARRAR ' The World Bi?.d Woman With LOU TEIXEOEN Orchestra of SO Master Musicians. 77REXBEACHS THE GIRL FROM OUTSIDE B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE BELLE BAKER "rKEyglt "RUBEVILLE" A Itural Riot With Company of SO. AKNAUT BROS.. KINQSLEY BENEDIOT K CO, MAUIB ANN CLARIOS; BILI.T OLASON; Otheri. Willow Grove Park ? ALL-SOUSADAX By SOUSA and His BAND LAST DAY OP BIO CO-OPnnATIVE welfare associatiojj P. R. T, EMPLOYES' PICNTC . KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE" 40TH AND JL4RKET HARRYNCAREY "Tlie Outcast of Poker FlRt" 6 VAUDKVILLB ACTS 8 Comedy Pathe Newa POPULAR PHtCM w ALNUT BT. THEATRE OPENS MON. 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