"nrrrflggqip H'rrp ' W-wf?'f ir- "9"B!(P7?K?T"' .l EVENING PTJBLTC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2D, 191.9 SPfvrflW8! COMMUNITY BODY T 0 ASSIST LEGION Would Establish Neighborhood Centers Where War Veterans Could Gather BOOST FOR SERVICE MEN tallied ana It Is hoped to rnlse $20,000 by voluntary subscriptions by Jnn tmry 1 . At tonight's meeting df l'ost No. 270 n membership v-ninpiilgu will also be liegim. NATHANIEL S. KEAY DEAD PAIR CROSS NATION of Secretary of Kent Mfa. Co. Was Revolutionary Stock Nathaniel Beaver Keay, secretary of Kent .Manufacturing Uo., IJllftou Community Service, the new out growth of the War Camp Community Service, has offered Its assistance to the American Legion In Philadelphia in Its work of organization. It Is the purposo. of the Community Service to establish neighborhood cen ters. The executive committee, under the direction of Fred A. Moore, will co operate with the legion and bring to the World-war veterans whatever fa cillties are developed throughout the city. The national organizations of the Community Service and of the legion have been urging that these two groups In the various cities nnd towns shoy'rl work hand in hand. It has been this spirit, fostered by the national leaders, that'has resulted In the movement here to cement tho relationship of these two bodies. The Community Service has requested that a committee be designated bv the county chairman of tho legion in Phil adelphia for tho nurnoso of snecostinir ttlnnci fni Mrrriiiff nitt n nrnprnm nf! mutual helpfulness. Within tho weel: such a committee will bo named. The Community Serv ice has requested that the names of the delegates to tho national convention be provided, so that the representatives at Minneapolis from this city may have the benefit of the work of the service organization in the convention city. It Is anticipated that there will be presented at the convention suggestions n to how the legion can be promoted most effectively in the country. Tn this connection the assistance to ho ren dered by the Community Service may receive consideration. "We want to boost In the community for men In the service," is tha way Di rector Moore described the idea of the Community Scrvico yesterday. In the majority of wards the service men nre without adequate meeting places. The program of Community Service would provide neighborhood centers which might bo utilized as meeting hnlls for the legion until It could provide its own quarters. As to meeting places, some of the nosts of the legion have started plans for the? erection of homes, others have leased homes or halls and wrao have ' obtained tho consent of the G. A. II. to hold their meetings In the O. A. It. halls. , An effort' Is being made by the Com munity Service to nrranee a fitting ob servance of November 11, Armistice Day. In the event that arrangements can be perfected that will not nceessi laxe a general luinouu ul irKiun mrm bers, but which may bo participated in by those who enn make, the occasion fit 5n with their dally duties, the legion will co-operate. The failure to designate the date as n holiday has made it more difficult to plan for n great celebration because the bulk of the service men nre employed during tho day and are not available. , v A number of individual posts will ob servo the day fittingly. Although only two weeks remain, n general demon ntration may be organized in which the legion would participate in so far as possible. Women Aslt for Charter Application for n chnrter by Phila delphia's new American Legion post, composed of nurses, has been made nnd will be granted, it is announced. , Six hospitals are represented in tho membership of tho post, as taken from the names on Its charter npnlieation. ' They aro tho Frankford. Lpleopal, Pennsylvania, Methodist, Friends nnd Stetson. Eventually virtually all other hospitals in the citv will be represented on its roster, as all nurses jn tho city who enlisted during the war arc cligi- Ofilcers of the post nre: Tost com mander. Miss Anna C. Garrett; vice commander. Miss Elsto L. Miller; post adjutant, Miss Caroline K. Woltematc, and treasurer, Miss Matilda Mac Cracken. ( . After an animated discussion of a , resolution adopted by the Williamsport Post, Post 201, composed of Pennsyl vania Kailroad employes, last night went on record as favoring compulsory military training for self-supporting men. Delegates of this post to the na tional convention were Instructed to do all in their power to obtain the ndop- tion of this policy. Post 2J0, composed of veterans who live in the Thirty-fourth ward, will endeavor to raise funds to build n home for the organization". The campaign for funds will be launched at a smoker and entertainment tonight in Barrack Hall, 251 South Sixtieth street. The anneal for funds.will be made by Vincent 'A. Carroll, post commander, who will outline tho project. An op tion for a suitable site has been ob- llelchts. died last iiizht in the Ilahnc maim Hospital after tin Illness of nearly two years, lie was fcovcnty-tuo ycais old. Mr. Keay wns bom in Springdale, Me., May 4, 1S17. He-wus n member of one of Ilia oldest families of Maine, nnd could jtraco his descent to Revolu tionary dnys. He oauio to this state about thirty years ago. He is survived by n widow, who was Miss Louise Kent, daughter of Thomas Kent, founder of tho Kent Manufac turing Co. Two sons and live daughters also survive. One son, Alan Kent Keay, resides ats W0 South Forty-eighth street, this city. The other members) of the fnmllv re side at Clifton Heights, Including Lieu tenant L. Kent Keay, who served over sens In the army balloon corps." Lieu tenant Kcny returned Inst March, Mr. Keay was a member of the Union League and of the Sons of the. Revolu tion. No arrangements for tho funeral havo been mode. TO WIEETJBUT FAIL Italio-American Doughboy Hero From California to Greet Wife, Now on Way West catch up with her, their meeting will his wife. Receiving word that she bo nt Mllbrae. from which town he would arrive on the steamship Kuroim. started, and his trip from coast to coast In hurried to New York, and watched nnd back 'ngaln, n ride of more than nt the I'orks there for the vessel. Then 7000 miles, will havo been useless. i ho 'earned the llurop.i Mould dock In1 Oasparo sajs ho was married before! Philadelphia. He louk the nevt train. Ifo came to America several cars'o this city. It was then too lute, ago. His' wife remained In Italy nhllc, e esel had arrived and Mrs. t.as hc worked to make n home for her 1'ire hud stinted to California, hero. He wns nnturallzed and, when Gaspare telegraphed tn friends in' the United States entered the war, he Milbrac asking them to wntch for his enlisted, serving lis a doughboy. wife und take care of her it he was At (lis end of tho war, he sent for unable to overtake her, MISSED SEEING HER SHIP LEGION POST AT U. OF P. War Veterans Organize Dr. Abbott Made Commander A post of tho American Legion has been orgr.ni7ed at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. A. C. Abbott, director of (he hygiene laboratory nt the University, who served as colonel in the medical corps, is post 'comiriandcr. Major A. J. Pickering, graduate manager of ath letics, has been chosen first deputy commander. The second deputy com mander is De Morris Booth Miller, who was a lieutenant commander in the navy. A. W. Kingsbury, an under graduate, who served In the marine corps, was chosen secretary, and George W. Carson, an alumnus, treas urer. S. McCoombs. who was a lieu tenant colonel in tho medical corps, will be historian. An cxecuthe committee composed of prominent n,1umnl nnd undergraduates, has been elected. CLOSE WAR CAMP BOOTH Mntta Gaspare, new-made American nnd doughboy war hero, rushed off today on another breathless coast -to -coast journey to get a glimpse of his wlfo from Italy, having failed to meet her here, after a journey from Cali fornia. She had landed and was started westward when Matta, nil smiles and glistening black hnlr, appeared nt the Gloucester immigrant station to rlnlm her and giro her a husbandly hug and hiss. Tho young husband was so dUap ioi'ited that he broke down and cried. Ills long trip from his home in Mll brae, Calif., l.nd been in vain. Now his hope is to overtake the train bear ing his wife westward. If he does not A Diitinguhhediitrx ice LabiJ. mBSSSSwlKsBM m IHIMII IMMIH ) II ' Munsingwcar fits and covers the form perfectly the fabric gives with every motion of the body yet the fit is permanent. Tt's a Munsingwcar habit to outwash, outwear, outlast expectations. Try it! To wear it means great satisfaction, comfort and economy. Munsingwcar for Winter Comfort r'MHWM i George Allen, inc. I 1214 Chestnut Street 1214 In Fifteen Seconds a DistinctiveMillinery at$25.00 Many new models exclusive in character at this price. There are no two alike. There is no one that can not claim distinction, style and intrinsic worth. li m St 3 Every minute of the year if jlineator families buy four r .watches. Of the 12 million I watches sold yearly (5 mil- ' lion jeweled, 7 million non- f jeweled) Delineator families pi I purchase three-quarters of aj million at a cost of more than ' , three million dollars. Evcryil Community Service Ends Informa tion Work in Broad Street Station The War Camp Community Servici booth in the trninshed of the llroad Street Station' was closed last night after having served for a year and a half as an information bureau Mr thou sands of scrvico men. "More thnn 10.000 neofile Tvere nt. traeted by the booth in the depot shed i millUtC of the daV tllC WOrtlCn rill ri tit Mitt Intzf nirrlitnnn mnnlha I . .. ll Sup, tnu jiunv iihunvu iillMI l llfj) Mrs. Mallon said today. "Wc helped them out of their troubles, whether they were looking for missing relatives or train tickets, or seeking a place to cat or sleep. We had from 200 to 800 dally." n Infants' Ribbed Underwear Infants' Ribbed Shirts. Wc would especially men tion a double-breasted garment, crochet edge. Another styld laps in back and fastened with a safety pin, thereby eliminating the use of buttons. Fine merino, also silk and wool, 1.30 garment. Cotton, Merirfo, Silk, Wool Garments open down the front .lOc, 95c, $1.25, $1.73. Infants' Merino Bands 85c. Bll iJJelJYLari 1 CSTYLECiHOES S 2 Ma& BKmnm - - m I 1 ! 1 I I : II I FN II 1 Seven Dollars! 1 Eight Dollars! Nine Dollars! And Each Pair Is Priced $2.00 to $4.00 Below Other Stores. I q Plain as A B CI Downstairs location big saving in rent! Low overlicacl an other big saving. Our low prices are the result of these big savings. i IZUChestnuiSt! uowntTaUy Store "Our Ace" Dark Tan or Black Calf, n v Hi. BY Help Your Skin WithCuticura AlldrusgUts: Soap 25, Ointment 25 & 50, Tal cum 25. Sample each free of Cuticura, uepi. ol., notion." in the million Uchneator families are buying innumer able things for their house holds. Arc you telling thepi about your product in -p t The Delineator The Maqazne In ' One Million iomes m '1 Georgette and Crepe Chiffons Wonderful assortment in all colors. Georgette, $2.75 (o $3.25 yard. Crepe Chiffon, $2.00, $2.25, $2.75 yard. Heather Bloom Petticoats Heather Bloom Petticoats in black or navy, tucked flounce with two small ruffles Special $2.25. Extra Size, $2.75. Heather Bloom Petticoats taffeta ruffle, in black, navy, green, purple, gray, old rose -$3.50. il .frfrM.irjrjnuirniiiiiiisiiururifriiHuriniUT.HiiinPiniJiurmriLjisrninGinnHiUHnjiriFTTriNir.ThiiJi- liHIB iiaiMiiiiiii.iiiiftiiiiiJiii'iiiiiwiiiiiril i Note How the Essex In Speed, Hill Climbing, Comfort and -Reliability It Has Won 10,000 Owners Proves Endurance The 40.U00 Essex cars already in service have been so distributed that every commu nity now knows their distinctive perform ance. -Here for instance are people who have had wide motor car experience. They will tell you how they esteem the Essex. Its econ omy of operation and the fact that practi cally no attention is required to keep it in prime operation appeals to all. s As For Its Performance If-you haven't ridden in the Essex take the first opportunity to do so. Come to us and we will give you the same kind of demonstration that has caused thou sands to acknowledge Essex supremacy. Watch the way' in which Essex cars per form on the road. If it is at a street cross ing when traffic is signaled to go ahead, observe how quickly the Essex jumps to the lead. The only car that beats it is another Essex with a better driver. If you are on a narrow country road where an Essex signals its intention to pass , another car, you will see how easy with its , acceleration it can jump to the lead. And It Will Do That WheneverjCalled On Essex performance is acknowledged by IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES every one. No one classes it with any but the largest and more costly cars never with cars of its weight or price class. Now that thousands of Essex cars have been driven more miles than is usually rolled up in a season by the average automobile, t owners are realizing Essex endurance. That is why they tell you about the small upkeep expense of the Essex. They tell you about the way in which it retains its power and wanted qualities- even after the hardest service. In every endurance run entered, the Essex has made perfect scores. Such Is the Car You Should Have It gives dependable service. It is the new day car, the type to which all moderate-" priced cars must come, for in addition to light weight and low operating cost, men now demand performance, luxury, comfort and endurance. The Essex is easy to drive. It turns in a -short radius. It steers easily. It can be parked in spaces too small for the average car. It has many qualities you will like. Ask yourelf what" car is so modern, what is the type of the future, what light car can match its performance. It is exclusive in many particulars and no other car built has all the features of the Essex. Gomery-Schwartz Motor Car Co. 128-140 No. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa. Here's Sound Advice to All HomeFurnishers Buy Your Rugs Now at Strawbridge & Clothier's BJJ3 HE greatest Rug selling month in the history of this Store is drawing to a close. Two days more of wonderful activity is assured, for we promised that our old prices would be maintained throughout the month'oi' October, although we could not have replaced at any time . during the past month any of the Ruers or other I!trtiuj Floor Coverino's wp wow own nf. flip lvm'pps vvp ilfswVN. naid. Do not hesitntp to Vmv nil vou need a rarefy " -- -- -. - - -,t -- nowr We have Rugs and other Floor Coverings from about forty dif ferent mills: While our stocks of many lines are running low, there is a great variety and excellent selection. More are coming in, of course, but every line is coming in at higher cost. We have protected our customers' interests to the limit placing orders at the higher prices while selling stocks-on-hand at prices based upon the lower cost of months ago. , ut fc M , , ,, , , 0 I -V Strawbrldsa t Clothif r Tourtu rtoor u est mJk. "3SV -ac All Toilet Preparations Bought Here Are SAFE Ask your Toilet Goods dealer if he guaran tees all the prepara tions he sells to be free of injurious in gredients Customers whose jjood opinion we value highly congratulate us upon our firm stand against all preparations for the hair and skin which contain anything pronounced by chemical and medical au thorities to be dangerous to health. They say they are glad of our assurance that whatever they buy here is safe to use, and thankful for the informa tion we have given them concerning the possible or probable danger re sulting from the use of preparations containing lead, mercury or other compounds which may in troduce poison into the system. You can buy any one of the hundreds of Toilet Preparations in this Store with safety. So Much Wear to Be Had Out of Suits and Dresses Of the Practical Kind And because a Suit or Dress of this Kind is worn more frequently than any other, it should be care fully selected ho that one does not tire of it. These are all in those smart, good-lookinj? but conservative I styles that so many women prefer: I Suits at $40.00 !ry-t,n?, .". che-- ! y wv i-ona, dollu cloth and wool poplin. Tucked models smartly belted, and belted , models with plaits and gathers at the waist-line, also I some on clo.se-lltting lines, very plainly tailored. j Some havo notched collars, others the collars that I close up well at tho throat. Black, navy blue, plum, j brown, gray, taupe 'and shades of tan. Suit? at 852 HO Sml,rt i'laids-ful1 wool, sii ouub ul .?i6.ov vcrtonc yalnratt clothf in various belted and blouse models, some on straight lines loosely girdled all the newest features in col lars and pockets and the other details that are small, but important. In black, navy blue and fashionable autumn shades. The model sketched is from this collection. Cloth Suits. 827.50 to $500.00 Chiffon Velvet and Velveteen Suits, $57.50 to $675.00 j Strawbrhlso & Clolhlcr Second Floor, Centre Fl'Plti ftf Q'-lfl Of) Serge Dresses in navy Some embroidered, some braid-trimmed, some with novel featuies in the way of pockets and leather belts and beaded tie belts, some attractively button trimmed. Eight models at this price, including' straight-line and redincrote effects. One model sketched. Dresses, $18.75 to $40.00 c -p-j, and crepe Gcorgette-and-satin combinations, made in all the various plaited and tunic styles, em broidered and beaded, and finished with wide sashes and graceful crushed girdles one lovely model is trimmed with cascade fringe. Navy blue, French blue, taupe, brown and black. Extra-Size Silk Dresses, $25.00 to $130.00 Velvctone Dresses, $27.50 to $72.50 I , Strawbridce S. Clothl-r Second rioor. Market Street L- ' lit I 1 'llx I 4v We Are Distributors of The Quaker City Pipeless Furnace For City and Country Homes The Pipeless Furnace for heating homes is not an ex periment. Its practicability and efficiency are solidly established. When perfectly constructed upon scientific principles, as the QUAKER CITY FURNACE is, it is the most satisfactory heater for many types of dwell ings of from' four to sixteen rooms, also churches, stores, etc. Made in seven different sizes. If you are using stoves for heating, or if your heating system in inefficient or in any way unsatisfactory, bee tho Quaker City Tipeless Furnace at this Store, and let us s-end an expert to advise you regarding the size required, price, terms, etc. This costs nothing. If you do not buy u Furnace you" are under no obliga tion whatever. Keduco your fuel bills; keep your house warm and well venti lated; avoid dust, diit and danger; save work and worry. The Quaker City is c-imIv and quickly installed; burns hard or soft coal, coke or wood. , S y Strauhrldso i. Clothier nasemont I ! Golden Special To-morrow Women's Felt Velour-Finish HATS Sports Styles At $4.25 Tho illuminated Golden Special sign will have added fame to morrow, when women (and large girls) see"these smart Hats of velour-iiniuhed felt, in several handsome and fashionable shapes, at a SAVING OF ALM0ST ONE-THIRD. Tho collection includes Hats in black, brown, nnvy blue, purple and taupe shades, smartly trimmed, with grosgruin ribbon band and bow. t - StraM brides & Clothier Second rioor. Market Street Wt DAILYW f(iys)iiiF SPECIAlJW A P re-Holiday Word Concerning DIAMONDS We deem it advisable to call the attention of our customers to the present situation in the Diamond market. Owing to the scarcity of skilled Diamond cutters and jewelry workmen, and the fact that only a negli gible quantity has been se cured from European sources of supply prices promise to bo higher than ever this sea son. Wc advise customers antici pating the giving of Diamond Gifts to take earliest possible advantage of our present stocks, where retail prices are based on the prices we paid for them last spring al though present valuations are much higher. Many fine pieces in our stock cannot be replaced at any price and certainly none can be replaced at tho prices we now ask: liar Pins $32.00 to $850.00 llrooches $48.00 to'$.14.00 Scarf Pins $25.00 to $170 Wings $.37.00 to $M50.00 La Vallieres $45.00 to $750 Strawurlds L Clotliler Aisle l Marli.it .street The Loveliest Voile Blouses are Here Including some remarkably dainty ones of French voile that rivals crepe Georgette. Some hand-embroidered, some trimmed with delicate laces. The less ox pensive ones are trimmed with lace and imported embroideries, some have designs of fine hand- loom embroidery. Prices 'range J from $3.85 to $15.00. ,Strttwbrltl.p X C lothler i Boi-oufl Kloor. Centre I STRAWBR1DGE &, CLOTHIER v rW n :L . .. ITV .Market St. EiKMh.tvFIUwrt St kH,Ma! .ft. .i-.. i,t;ij.ifcj3a. r--H.-ni, , . w .j . Tf. :' . - v n
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