X . J Hi , .Mfrni 'nnt,,,,-, STUDENT DANGERS DEFY CLERGYWIAN Gloucester ' HIglASchool Boys tmd Girls to Protest Methodist i Pastor's Ruling BOARD MEMBER WITH PUPILS UUvO. EVENING 'HJJBHC LEDGElPHIkADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, '1919 SILVER AND GOLD ADORN MILADY'S EVENING SLIPPER Dainty Pumps in Many Elaborate Designs in Vogue as Christ mas Gifts Buckles! Ah, the Splendor of French Cqurts Reflected! boy and jjlrl 1'IrIi school Students iii Gloucester tiny they don't propose to submit titrnrly to the rulfiiK of nny clorKjmnn about dnncliiK, even If four of the five members of the bchool board do belong to his rliurch. Gloucester is all roused up over what the Rev. Richard A. Conoer. pastor of tho First Methodist Church, hod tu tmv yesterday nt service ou the subject of dancing. IIo was addressing a class of proba tioners. He said the church opposed dancing and that ho would not accept as member of the First Church nny students who participated in the high scnooi wanccs. , CfAHHi MAn.iiAM nf fhn epnnnl hnnrd. who arc also members of Ids flock, lis tened to what he "had to sav on the subject. Tho story spread sw if tly among the school pupils, nnd they dec ded to make formal protest it the school board were influenced by the minister's words and banned dancing hereafter. There are the members of the school uoard: Harry Conner, George C. Cooper, Kason C. Latterly. Dr. .1. A. Beck and James Lukcr. Of these all are Methodists, but Luker. who is a Baptist. . . ,1.1. Doctor Lukcr took sides against the minister todir. "I sec liothluR wrong about the high school diiuce," he wiid.. "Tbet'rn, just umong the students. Dancing is good excteisc. School i buildings under the law aic now- unli able for community purposes. I wmiKl rather have the students dance in school under proper surroundings than else- Tho pupils bay there is nothing ob jectionable about tho dances. Teachers are present at many of them and them selves participate. The student? huve been holding dances regularly in the school assembly room nnd the town hall. PLEADS FOR SERB CHILDREN Briton Here sks Funds to Aid Victims lof War Pleading for 500,000 starving chil dren in Serbia, Canon F. Sidnev Sav age, of Ilccam Abbey. England, who was a major in the British army, said that America had given SS8.000.000 to Armenia and only $."00,000 to Serbia. He spoke last night nt the Second PrcsbyterianC'hurch. He told of cruel ties practiced upon helpless Scibinn children bv the Bulgarians, and said that 70,000 of the little sufferers in Serbia are without a mother's guiding band. Pure Silk Half Hose for Christmas Giving Silk half hoe of the fin eat wearingf quality. All the latest shades. Plain or fancy. A very acceptable gift for the man. 85c to $3 1204 Chestnut St. 11 S. 15th St. 1119-21 Market St ILVEIt and gold tissue eve- ning suppers arc much iu oguc as Christmas gifts. They are made from plain silver nnd gold cloth, or else the brocaded tissue. Satin ones arc nlo ory good, but the brocaded ones these da) 4. Long vnmns aro clnrncteilstlc of all women's footwear for cculugs, despite. tuo tact tun nirmtenuc mis set the pace for the hhort, stubby toes. These nro deemed ungraceful by American women, and they prefer the more shapely ap pearance nf tho foot. Baby Frcnch'ticels arc to' be found on manv of the evening pumps this sea son. Comfort, grace and beauty are combined in these, although many fas tidious women still believe "the higher the better." And tho buckles! They are revela tions. In nil shapes and sizes, many arc set with rhinestoncs. When at tached to the shoe the appearance they make" reminds one of tho splendor of old French courts. These buckles nrc numbered with the suggestions for Christinas gifts. They were not indulged In during the war, nnd their ndveut iu great quantity lends much to the, splendor of niitad) 'a gown this season. In fact, many of the pumps present n homely nppcaiancc without them; but, ogaiu, it Is a mat ter of individual choice. Tho brocaded silver, gold nnd satin slippers are probably the most sought lifter because they are newer. Some times the amps of slippers nro made cf brocade. Otheis aic of plain silver with biocaded cloth. Blnik brocade slippers nrc also fa- rnrllrff. Thcv nr fUnflncrtlUhrd Iit thp vivid contrast made by their bejcivclcd buckles. Satin slippers to match mlladv's frock gown nrc nlso to be found this ear. They arc in delicate pinks, blues, greens nnd jcllows. It may be, since gold nnd siher hnvp bad such it long run, that Dame Fashion may decree "silver and froek. both of thevsnme cloth," just to bo different, ou know. PHILA. SOLDIER WINS HONOR Albert Cramer Declared Best Athlete In U. 8. Army In Germany i West l'hilndelphln learned with pride today that Albert C'nimcr. sou of Mr. nnd Mrs. N. Cramer, ,'W(I." Brown street, nnd former Southern High School Rtudcnt, hns proved himself the best nthlcte In tho Americnu nrmy In Gcr mnny. Crnmer, n. prUnte in Company F, Kighth Infantry, was winner iu a series of elimination contests nt Coblena in November. After his triumph he was promoted to the rauk of eorpoinl. The bist drilled mini iu the American force lu Gcrmativ o Corporal W. C ICuapp, of DcKnlli, Texas. He wou lu a competition with thirty-two men. In this contest Cramer was fourth. 1000 Cord v of Dry Oak Cord Wood (or Sale. In car loads only. SEABR00K FARMS COMPANY Bridgeton, N. 1. OE D o 30E30C aot Give an Electric Toaster! tisr Toast Is nover H eaten at Its JT Is electrically t oastod golden brown, crisp and hot right through. Prepared a s needed with out leaving mo table. An Ideal gift for any house w Ife. fl Frank H. Stewart'jjflfflteO liltl.HlWU,lJlll. -OI(j Jt 81 30 N. 7th ht. HulldliiK Jlfofco Your Christmas diving Practical With VlcctrUal Qtfts. oraoc XOE30E so largest Old Book Store in America AnVKKTISKftMhf ( ADVKRTISKMKNT Leary's Great Sale . of Books Continues The special display1 and sale of choice second-hand books Which started last Tuesday has proved a triumphant success Bodk lovers are buying them as eagerly as a hungry boy de yours doughnutB. All evidence of the sales of i one day is removed the follow ing morning, every empty space on the tables being re plenished from our enormous reserve stock. It will be the end of Decem ber, at least, before this, our greatest offering, shows signs of reaching an end. Come in and enjoy the dis play. It io a liberal education tq look over these greatest of the World's great books. No one will ask you to buy. Booh Bought. Libraries Purchased. Leary's Book Store I NTlwd.Ct-oi Unu, ftfaL-n Wise Christmas shoppers arc, already counting their spoils, but there nro so many lovely things in the shops that one can hardly resist shopping around anyway, even if one has quite filled a good-sized Christmas list. The? Chestnut Street Shops arc showing lovelier things than ever this year and aie quite ready to meet the demand for tho unusual in Christmas gifts. THE real value of the lamp as a decorative accessory is its abil- of a room. It is the ?iost noticeable and very often the most important accessory in the decorative, scheme. II. D. Dougherty & Co., 1G32 Chest nut street, seems to have realized this principle most successfully, for nowhere have I seen more exquisite lamps and shades. Tho shades, very often, have been designed especially to match the bases of the lamps which they are to grace. On the base of one lamp a fiery dragon rears its head, and it reappears in bright colbrs on the shade. Such a combination is most effective, as you can well imagine, and such a lamp as this has a distinct deco rative value. THE over-increasing interest in Chinese rugs is most certainly warranted by their exquisite colorings and is no. doubt stimulated as well by the growing appreciation of furniture of tho Chippendale, Adam and Sheraton styles, for the Chinese rug is the most appropri ate floor covering with furniture of these periods. Fritz & La Rue, Inc., 1124 Chestnut street, have just re ceived a shipment of these lovely rugs in wonderful shades of blue. mulberry and Imperial Chinese yel low, colors of which tho eye never grows weary. They range in size from 7 feet by 10 fee to 12 feet by io ieec. xou snouiu maxe your se lection now if you intend bestowintr one of those beautiful rugs as a gift at unnstmas time. s rr mollis is a sujrtrestion for a I Christmas gift in each one of " the little finger rines which I saw the other day at he stores of I. Press & Sons. Chestnut and Eighth streets, 1017 Market street and 909 Market street. There aro many in teresting ones of platinum. One of these had three filigree squares, one above tho other, and in tho center of each was a diamond. Another, aro of platinum, had two larger squares with a diamond in tho center of each one. A green gold ring had three square-cut sapphires set close to gether. "Besides the platinum and green gold rings there were rings of plain gold set with diamonds and other stones. You will find at the Press stores quite a number from which to choose the ones for your Christmas list. EDUCATION is one of the most valuable assets with which you can arm your children for the battle of life, and not only that it is a comforting possession when life assumes the aspect of a daily grind rather than a battle. A child's Christmas gifts should be selected with a view to preparing him to make his way in tho world as well as giving him amusement. Nothing accomplishes this purpose more effectively than a camera. The boy or girl who receives a camera as a gift on Christmas day is in a fair way to deriving much profit, as well as pleasure, from daily contact-with out-door life. You can obtain inex pensive box-cameras at the store of Frank J. Curry, 812 Chestnut street, and you will find that even the youngest children can use them sue cessfully. T T ENRY 1-1 SON, NO SURER way of dispensing Christmas cheer has been dis covered than through Christ mas music. Every one loves the old Christmas carols. Have you thought of eivinc Edison re-creations as Christmas gifts? They will bo ap preciated by those of your friends who have phonographs in their homes. N., Stetson & Co., 1111 Chestnut street, will gladly play for you any of the Edison Christmas re creations. Frieda Hempel's rendi tion of "O Holy Night" is exquisite and you will lijse, too, "Christmas Bells Aro Ringing," a re-creation made by the Metropolitan Quartet. The wonderful "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah'.' is played by Sodero's Band and these are only a few of tho rs-creations which you must hoar to appreciate fully. WHEN Philadelphia, as the cap ital of the Nation, enjoyed a ppriod of gayety such as it may never know again, Bailey, Banks & Biddlo Company's store became the rmecca for travelers who sought tho very best in silver and jewelry. The "family silver" was purchased at Bailey's, and many, families of tho South still treasure nieces dating back to Revolutionary times. Bailey, Banks & Biddle Com pany has upheld this reputation, established so long ago, and is today in possession .of the most important collection of silver dinner and tea services to be found anywhere in America. Reproductions of the wfirks of the most famous silver smiths of France, Italy and England. are included in this collection which is truly of museum interest. R. HALLOWELL & Broad street below Chestnut, have an entirely new solution of the Christmas gift problem a hand-painted basket filled with delicious fruit. There are black baskets painted with gay color ed birds and flowers and other bas kets with a blue background. No two are nUkc. They aro filled with the choicest of Hallowell's ' fruits clusters of tho immense Belgian Hot house Grapes, luscious and beauti fully colored Pears, juicy Oranges, Spanish Almeria nnd California Red Emperor Grapes. .These gift-baskets of fruit make delightful remem brances at Christmas time even for friends living in other cities, for they are obtainable only at Hallo well's and it is the out-of-the-ordi-nary gift that pleases most of us. THERE was a time when Christ inas joy was not completo with out the yule log and oven in these prosaic times real Christmas cheer demands a roaring fire on tho hearth. Almost every house that is built these days has at least one open fireplace, so that you can hard lv an amiss if vou include fireplace fittir.trs in your Christmas list. At Hi Ktorn of J. Franklin Miller. 1612 Chestnut street, I saw tho loveliest wood-baskets of willow. They were tray-shaped and painted in soft shades of green and ..silver gray. Thr were others with birds and flowers painted on their sides. One showed a design of pine cones in green and brown. "Cape Cod fire lighters, hearth brushes and andirons WOUlu DO weicomeu, mo, u ujiriaw mas gifts. ON THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday, December 11, 12 and 13, the furnishings of the Locust street house of the late Emily L. Harrison will bo on exhibition at tho Art Galleries of Samuel T, Freeman & Co., 1519 Chestnut street. The exhibition is one of more than usual in terest, for Mrs. Harrison was well known as a collector of discrimination. There are exquisite tapestries and ivories, ancient examples of needlework, illuminated paneis'iana otner cunos wnicn you eeiuuiu vo wio opportunity of viewing and which it is only possible to purchase at such a sale as that which will be held fat tho Freeman Gallerios on Monday, December IB, and following days at 2 p, nt- The furniture includes works ofthe early Italian, uuteu ana apanisn criisment BEFORE IT AND AFTER An Obiect Lesson in tho work being done by tho Oetavia Hill Association in the poorer sections of Philadelphia woik that is cleaning out the filth, disease (and sometimes worse) that lurks in the impover ished, degiaded parts of our city work that is Americanizing the foreign born, building better citizenship and providing health ful, moderate-rental homes for self-icspccting working people of limited means. ' VOU CAN HELP by investing in our stock. Shares are $25 each, par. Your investment will yield a fair return and bo safely protected. For many years, excepting a brief war period, our stockholders have leceived an annual dividend of 4. Why not place a poition.of your "benevolences" fund with us where it will help others and at the same time bring you a return to use for similar purposes. YOU CAN HELP by purchasing property (of the kind wo handle) for us to improve and manage We charge only the usual agent's comipission for our service, and can find such property for you. YOU CAN HELP by placing under our management similar property that"you now own or control. You may not KNOW the condition of your property as it is now managed (or .mismanaged) for you by others. Let us investigate and report to you. Association Office: 613 Lombard St. Bell Phone: Walnut 3081 AIMS AND METHODS If you did not read our big announce ment in the Public Ledger Thursday, Dec. 4 (morning and evening), setting forth our alms and methods, we shall be pleased to send a cop). Address requests for information to Frederick C. Fetd, superin tendent, 613 Lombard Street, Phila., or call at our office. Stock subscriptions should be sent to Howard Butcher, Jr., treasurer, Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia. RROCKWW Owned by Si mil h Uion , Alteuhoiy Ave. and II St. No Work Too Hard for Bro'ckway Coal dealers in Philadelphia have found this to be true of Brockway coal trucks. The careful and sturdy construction gives it long life and permits excellent service. The short wheelbase gives it almost the flexibility of a wagon for turning in narrow'quarters. It will chute coal over lawns and down manholes. It stands up splendidly under the constant strain of de livering coal with minimum repair bills. Service is the keynote of this Brockway truck. Investigate it. Brockway Motor Truck Co. of Philadelphia 2324-26-2 Market Street LARGE AND COMPLETE SERVICE STATION I Help' Fdl Them Up! There are thousands of stockings, belonging to the poor children of Philadelphia, which will be empty on Christmas morning unless some one plays Santa Claus for them. Tucked away in closets and attics there are toys and clothing which your children have out grown or discarded things which would make the merriest of Christmases for some poor boy or girl. Won't you send these or a check to buy some new ones to the children who long for a real Christmas? Just address them to the PUBLIC LEDGER SANTA CLAUS CLUB 618 Chestnut Street Second Floor Strawdridge&Qjdthier THE MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE Our Regular Business Hours 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. We do not wish to extend the business hours during the holiday shopping season, and we hope and believe our customers will cheerfully co-operate with us in main taining tho regular hours. Will you help? Shop early in the day, early . in the week, early in the month. fee's Qmi aid FJIVIo DRESSES Remarkable Values Women interested in smart new Dresses should be sure to see these tvv'o groups to-morrow. Dresses renresrntinir snmo nf the most desirable styles of the season in design and trimmings, and EXCEPTIONAL IN VALUE: Serge or Tricotine Dresses, $40 Of navy blue or black serge or tricotine. Mod els with straight-lino or panel-skiit effect, diaped uuuii.e wiiu tiusnuu giruie. utner siyies Willi tncolotto. vestee. and souaro. V- or U-shnnn nprk- line, some finished with shawl collar. Sleeves with cuffs or button tiimming. Novel pockets are featured, also handsome embioidery of rat-tail uniiu or shk $4u.uv. Afternoon Dresses, Special, $35 Unusual, indeed, at'this price such a collec tion of smart Dresses of tricolettc, flowered crepe Georgette or satin. The season's smart shades in stiaight-line or tunic models $35.00. rtzrr eurawunoKo s noinier oecona rioor. AiarKet mreet imeiy mw$ for 3PJS5h8 COATS Substantial Savings Three groups of deslrablo Winter Coats a special pur chase much under price. An exceptional opportunity for Women to.savo considerably on distinctive, smart Co.ats: Velour Coats, Special at $45.00 Several attractive models of plain or silvertone' wool velour all beautifully lined with plain or figured silk. Fur-trinjmed Velour Coats, $50 Smart Belted Coats of plain or silvertono ve lour. Deep collar of fur. Bolivia Cloth Coats, at $70.00 Four distinctive models of plain or silvertono Bolivia, all handsomely lined with figured silk. Plain, belted styles, or hanging gracefully from tho shoulders, in loose effect. r) y strawbrldse & Clothier Second Floor, Centr Fortunate Is She Who Receives a Gift of Any of These Linens A woman always prizes the gift of beautiful Linens, gestions among the following: Many sug- Gifts at $1.00 Fiench hand-made Cluny Centre pieces, 18-inch $1.00 Scalloped Linen Centrepieces, 24 inch $1 00 Thice-piece Tuikish Bath Sets, boxed $1.00 Gifts at $2.00 Madeira Hand-embroidered and Hand-scalloped Guest Towels $2 00 " Boudoir Pillow Cases, daintily embroidered $2 00 Filet Lace-trimmed Scarfs $2 00 Mercerized Cotton Dinner Cloth, to scat four ?2.00 Gifts at $3.00 French Hand-made Cluny Centre pieces, 20-inch $3.00 13-piece Linene Lunch Sets $3.00 All-Linen Luncheon Sets, seal loped edge $3.00 Linen Damask Lunch Cloths, 3(S 3G inches, hemstitched $3.00 Gifts at $10.00 Plain Satin-band Damabk Lunch Cloths, 45-inch $10.00 22-inch Fine Bleached Scotch Linen Dinner Napkins $10.00 Embroidered Sets, in old rose, sin gle - bed spread, with bolster sham $10.00 4 Gifts at $4.00 Six-piece Turkish Bath Sets, blue or pink, boxed $4.00 Madeira iland-embroidered and Hand-scalloped Linen Huck Face Towels $1.00 each. Gifts at $5.00 Embroidered Linen Pillow Shams, 30x30 inches $5.00 a pair. Filet Lace-Trimmed Lunch Cloths, 54-inch $5.00 French Hand-made Cluny Buffet Scarfs $5.00 Round Scalloped Mercerized Din ner Cloths, to seat four $5 00 Gifts at $6.00 Filet Lace-trimmed Lunch Sets, 13 pieces $6.00 Filet Lace - trimmed Bolster Shams 27x72 inches $6 00 All-linen Typed Glass and Tea Towels, box,ed $6.00 a half dozen. Gifts at $15.00 Handsome Round-design Double Damask Dinner Cloths, to seat four $15.00 Centrepieces, beautifully trimmed with Italian filet lace motifs and embroidery, 24-in. 515.00 'A-V Stranbrldeo k Clothier Aisles 11 Hnd 12, Centre More Than 40,000 Men's Fine Four-in-hands gfigS to Choose From A truly wonderful collection, carefully selected by us to conform to the requirements of men of good taste and affording almost unlimited variety of smart, authentically correct patterns for gift choosing. There are approximately 15.000 Four-in-hands at 65c 3,600 Four-in-hands at. X2.un 8,000 Four-in-hands at $1.00 3,000 Four-in-hands at $2.50 5,000 Four-in-hands at $1.50 2,000 Four-in-hands at $3.00 3,000 Four-in-hands at $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00 Including many handsome and Unusual ideas in beautiful designs smart stripes and rich plain colors, in PLAIN and KNITTED silks' They are the best that the money can buy and many of them were contracted for long ago, when manufacturers' prices were much lower than they have been recently. t&- Strawbrldjra & Clothier Alslea 1 and 2, Market Street : " f ; A Worth-While and Lasting Gift Is That of FURNITURE Especially so, if the gift bo Furniture from the Straw bridge & Clothier Store where styles of good taste, quality that insures "heirloom" service, andattractive prices hold forth. A truly extensive selection of gifts, both large and small. For instance Living-room Cabinets Cane Chairs and Rockers Decorated Living-room Suits Mahogany Wood Boxes Windsor and Colonial Chairs Day Beds Hall Racks Candlesticks Pedestals Gate-leg Tables CeUarettes Ferneries Writing Tables Spinet Desks Secretaries Hall Mirrors High Boys Foot Stools Foot Rests Desks and Lamps Log Raclcs SilveY Boxes Smokers' Stands Humidor Stands Tabourets Nests of Tables Telephone Tables Sewing Stands Muffin Stands Tilt-top Tables Console Tables Davenport Tables Book Cases Hall Chairs Reading Stands Desk Ciatrs Waste Paper Baskets Davenport-end Tables Revolving Book Racks Sheet Music Cabinets Music Roll Cabinets Strawbrldsre & Clothier iniru loor YoungMen'sFlannelSuitsat$34.50 lira the Disposal of Aflc" Clothes mlxti. (jaajr. uifim- a More than 300 smart "Alco" suits of WINTER-WEIGHT rvhL are included in this great event. They are in the seaso' meSt. Clenn-CUC fiindp. nnrl sfniiKla.hrsincfnrI cf.rlaa ,n,1 nn 4 ,W?. I....) in good shades blue, green and brown. It is only through tftfmanu facturer's closest co-operation and plans laid well in advance'of tho season that now despite a decided scarcity in all quarters we can sell these Suits at close to to-day's wholesale price $34.50. Other groups of "Alco" Clothing which, for tho same reason, tre are now selling at 25 to 30 per cent, less than present retail value Suits at $38.00 About three hundred Worsted and Cassimere Suits, faultlessly tailored, in youthful and conserva tive styles some silk-lined. Overcoats at $36.50 Smart Ulsterettcs, great, roomy Ulsters of handgpme warm fab rics, beautifully lined. This is less than wholesale price. , . Suits at $26.50 Truly remarkable values at this price. Of all-wool fabrics, excel lent in every tailoring essential , and in styles for men and young Overcoats at $42.50 Men's and young men's Chester field Overcoats, In single- and double-breasted effects. These styles are very popular nowadays. Winter Overcoats, Special at $46.50 Ulsters, Ulsterettcs and Chesterfield Overcoats for men and young men. Smart fabrics syme in plaid-back effects. iifl .V Btrawbrldff & Clothier SecosA Floor, East S?rKrn$KriBnSr$vK!HIK?x3 f??fK?f&nfinffnfinfi9??3 i 1 1 MARKET ST. EIGHTH ST. FILBERT ST. Strawbridge & Clothier MARKET ST. EIGHTH ST. FILBERT ST. 4. jlmimvm)'' ' 4 ihr caasafTNus-3UiK Aoett.wr uarto "V 4 it n it ft f It i v .. ft " ' v a i .