f-u,ip" A iK y r EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHIL'ABBLPHIA SATURDAY, .DECEMBER 20, 1910 !" R. I LEGION POST Christmas Carol Singing at 8:45 and 5:30 Organ at 11 aifd 11:55 'WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Fair Oilmen fit Nonn !L i Site Near Broad Street Station Is Favored Expect Action Aftor New Years YEOMAN'S (F) UNIT ELECTS o PLANS UBHOUSE K An effort Is now bcibff made to pro rldo n clubhouse ucnr Broad Street Sta tion ns Iiendriunrtcr for Pennsylvania Ituilrorfd Tost No. 201, American J.c pjon, accordjng to the statement yes tcrday by .T? W. Study, the post com mander. PennRy'lvnniii Railroad Post No. 20 1 h ono of sixteen similar posts on the I'enasyjvanla system that lime been rharterCd. and i composed of ex-service men ernploed In the Rpnrral offices of the companv at Philadelphia. Out of 1474 Pennsylvania Railroad employes who entered the military anl navnl service from tho general offices, appioximately COO hme enrolled in Post 204 to date, and it is expected that thM number will eventually be increased to 1000. Many cenoral office eligible employe's arc reidents of suburban towns, and have enrolled in local posts. This enrollment in local or community posls'is looked upon with favor by the railroad management, ns such member ship tends to interest railroad em ployes in their communities and to she them a voice in local activities. Meet Now lit Y. M. C. A. Meetings of the post the Inst Mon day of each month are held in the P. R. n. branch of the T. M. C. A nighteenth and Filbert streets. The post is in entire sympathy with the purpose of the Legion to create and fnstor Americanism, but believes tlia the creatb.1 or. real Americanism can only be through the medium of publh opinion and the recognized officers o law and order. It is opposed to "direct fiction" by Its members to attain tb" desired- result. The officers, who are but temporal j under n temporary constitution and bv Jaws, are: J. W, Study, commander 31. W. Broomall, vice commander; V Ti. Piatt, vice commander; It. Tl Spencer, vice commander; .T. 51. O' Brien, adiutant, and H. J. Megill finance officer. Tn addition to the general office po' nt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad posts have been chartered Ht Altoona Harrisburg. Osceola Mills, Crosou Verona. Pittsburgh, Buffalo. Oil Citv West Philadelphia, New York Cam den, Trenton, Jersey Ci'y, liobokcn and Renovo, with total enrollment tn date of approximately 2500 out f 20,000 employes of the Pennsylvania system who were in active service dur ing the world war. When nil of these posts arc well or ganized, it is the intention to rstab linh n series of joint athletic- activities (lebates and entertainments. J. J. Lamond, chairman pt the Fifth district, yesterday called a meeting of the county committee representative! from the posts of his district at 2.2" East Allegheny avenue, 8 o'clock, Sat urday, December 20, to plan for a de monstration in the northeast section of the city. One luinHrrd members of Post 0l had n smoker" anil -entertainment last night In the; South Philadelphia libraij branchs '240T South Broad street, nt which thq speakers cie Judge John M Patterson i and Judge Cugenc 0. Ron niwelK- rThc post has ."100 member nnd has chosen William Ij. Jenkins n post commander. The former post com manifer wns Howard (. Buck, ct-vIcc thainnan of Ihq county committee. Rd ward MnsKy is the post adjutant. Ofijceia, chosen by Ppst No, 50 (Yeo men PI, are as follows; Margaret O Thomas, post commander; Elizabeth R "Wunctcrle, ee commander; Anna V llmdnds, post adjutnnt; Irene 13. Johnson) finance officer; Mary Elizabeth Pittinger, chaplain; Lenore M. I,aw mw, historian ; and an executive com mittee, consisting of Anna Boyle, Pa tricia Crosby. Maiy Tlynn, Mary E Gallagher and Mary Kemp. An American Legion post, the elev enth to be organized in Delaware county, is about to be started in Glen oldcu. A preliminary meeting of former service men was held at the home of Dr. J. H; Turner, Thursday night, when plans for tho proposed post were out line.' Another meeting of the veterans will be called -shortly when formal or ganization of the post will be effected. Naval Post 107. one of the largest units of the American Legion, with a ....i i.i ..r ma.a fi.nn nrt .. in in. lIlirjMUCiniil)' wi iiiuic umu awvj, . in m,i the cornerstone of its memorial home next spring. At its last meeting in the Third Regiment Armory. Broad and Wharton (.treets, the stato slogan, "Facts vBcfoic Acts," wus heartily in dorsed. ' at last riiomasT Roberts Reath Marine' Post: American Legion, t.. ,K Arnt..n (1K 1017 rM.A.-H,,. lit lilt: iiiuuutn viuu ,ti t,t s.uu, street, 1t was agreed to postpone the rlectiop of officers until the first annual banquet Januaiy 12 in Kugler's res taurant. ' The candidates for the office of post commander are Anthony J. Drcxel Biddlo and R. R. Hogan, both ,'ormcrlv major? in tho mariuc corps. Mr, Blddle has alsoibccn nominated for tho office of post chaplain. DIX LAUNDRY IS HeUd UP Chauffeur of Soldiers' "Wathwagon" Arrested Here After Collision Soldiers" at Camp Dix-nrn wniting for their ' laundry today, wi)ie .Joseph Baeuer, Uuvcr of tnc laundry motor trunk. nwnitR a hearlne in Central Sta tiou on a charge of reckless driving IIo is locked in the Fifteenth aud Locust streets station. Savener started his truck bark to Camp Dlx und was moving along-Walnut street, between Iirnml und Fif- i teenth, when, the police sav, he rammed an automobile belonging to (', P. SIluw, of the Union League. The machine 'wan damaged.- Thcu Havener, In bulking away from the automobile, bumped against a Quaker City taxicab, damaging it also. TruTfic was blocked for gome ,time. The i-polieo finally decided to arrest Bavftfer: EX-OPERATORS HELP OUT 200 Recently Married Young Women Back at Telephone Switchboards Two hundred recently married young women, foimer employes of tho Bell Telephone Co., have returned to tbclr nitclibourd to help out In the busy Christmas season. The Bell Company gives two reasons for tho necessity for added help at thh? time; First. Pcoplo want to tulk often nnd longer than at any other time of the year, and, second, many telephone operators have left to become Christ inas brides. It is a well-established fact that the matrimony, rate among telephone girls In very high- Next week, when the , ,rul ves'chca Its peak, the compauy ex- 'wjfl'to. Kindle1 1. 000,000 calla a day. No quorum being present night's meeting of Tl: With Stocks Full of Fine Merchandise Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store Swings Into the Last Christmas Shopping Days Christmas Isn't Christmas Without Pretty Handkerchiefs Dainty squares of blue, tan, green, pink, lavender, etc., with designs of white on them and white handkerchiefs with gay colored borders make this a truly Christmas Store of Handkerchiefs! 25c, 35c nnd 55c 'each. Neat white hemstitched handkerchiefs with ptctty cmbto'ulercd corners arc 30c each nnd quite unusual. (Central) Good Camisoles at $1 Inexpensive gifts but useful and pretty I These are of pink satin with lace tops. Other camisoles of satin or crepe dc chine are tailored or trimmed with lace. As well as pink and white camisoles there arc camisoles in navy, black, taupe nnd brown. Some are pret tily cmbioidcrcd by hnnd. $1.50 to .$5. (Central) New Silk Quilts for Baby Heaps of soft silken warmth have come from Japan to add color nnd comfort to Baby's Christmas. Tho quifts aic filled with soft, pute cotton and arc covered with pink or blue Japan ese silk or satin or crepe de chino and are hand-quilted. Many of them arc beautifully embroid ered mostly realistic flowers in delicate colors. $5, ?f to $9. (Central) Several Hundred New Christmas Frocks For Women and Young Women Serge and Tricotine Dresses $13.50 and $20 The serges are 'in navy blue Und black in simple, wearable styles that will give u great amount of set vice and Mitisf action. Somo aro embroidered in braid, .others are trimmed about tho collars, cuffs ana" bodices with row upon row of flat braid. $13.60. Navy blue tricotino dresses are cut on youthful, Stiaight lines- with narrow leather bolts. One model has double rows of close-set cloth-covered buttons on the skirt. Another is trimmed with" rows of tinsel st'ilchcry arid pipings of a contrasting color. Tho three-quarter sleeves nre'a spring touch. $20. New Taffetas Hinting at Spring Fresh and pretty things in Copenhagen, taupe and navy blue have rippling overskirts, lacy collars and three-quarter sleeves. $23.50. Special at $16 Dresses of velveteen, wool jersey and mannish serge arc in a great variety of models and every dress is marked at a special' price. Embroidery dono in heavy silk or wool and rows of braid aro the principal trimmings. Brown, navy, black, taupe, reindeer arid Pekin are the colorings. Soft Georgette for Holiday Parties Dinner dresses and dresses for afternoon affairs aro of Georgette crepo in delightful colorings orchid, coral, peach, flesh, turquoise, taupe, beige, navy and black. Many are elabor ately beaded and a number havo deep bands and folds nnd much hemstitching. $37.60, $39.50, $55 and $67.50. (Market) Li Of Course, for the Man or Woman Who Travels Much ' A good, serviceable, knockabout traveling bag of black or brown fabricoid IC-inch size, can bo had in the Down Stairs Luggage Store for $5. Leather bags start at $12 for a IC-inch bag of stout brown cow hide and go to $40 for some very fine things. Suit Cases of brown and tan cowhide start at $25 and go to $40. If you "prefer the shiny black enameled cloth cases there are all sorts of good ones, from cases qf the regular 24-inch srzo to tho 28-inch length, which has a tray and is almost a smalt trunk. Women, in particular, like -black enamel luggage, and perhaps thnt is why such gay and pretty cretonnes are used for tho linings. $7 to $19,50. (Central) REDUCTIONS on Women's Suits $25 for tailored suits of dnik mix tures, trimmed with bone but tons. $29.50 for many kinds of tailored suits of poplin, soige and so on. $35 foi gabardine nnd serge suite, belted and simply trimmed with braid or buttons. (Market) Three Groups of Special Holiday Skirts In Gay Stripes and Plaids If she wants a RMrt for Christmas to wear with a short sports coat or fur coat, one of these would please her: At $4.85 Box pleated plaid skirts in brown, navy and red tones with pretty ovcrpfaids aro of part wool fcerge. At $11.75 Smait accordion pleated, diag onally striped wool Venetian skirts in tan grounds; pleated plaid skirts in attractive color combinations. At $16.50 Fine all-wool pleated plaid skirts in soft, wurm brown plaids. (Market) Gay Little Powder Boxes 75c, $1 and $1.25 Thcy'ie just the right size for a cako of compact powder, and each contains a little pufT. In gold or silver plate or colored enamel, they are in square or oc tagon shapes. (Central) A Velvet Handbag Can Be Had for as Little as $3 And it ia a good-looking bag, with a covered frame, too, in brown, taupe, navy or black. Finer bags, with frames of shell or metal and lovely silk linings nnd fittings arc priced upward o $15. (Central) Pearl Bead Necklaces 50c to $1.25 very Jittlc, indeed, for as Cretty necklaces as these! The cads are of medium ske, gradu ated and filled, and have a good lustre. (Centrol) w Lovely ,mwi m egl,gee8 m ffy, Soft, fine Japanese crcpo Vj ,' ; & til in pink, light blue or Copen- ' 'U$1 Iff 'J . hBgen rnakes dainty Jicg- , iwd; 1A ! ligccs. Hand , cmbrdidery. W ' UUf I lift k shirring, cording hndi satin ' wf0f ribbon adorn them. $6.75. lij'j Christmassy Footwear Rubber boots that buckle high and bucklo arctics for children and big girls aro all a,;lov with Christmas. Sizes G to large C are $2.50 to $3.75 a pair. Women's comfy slippers in taupe, blue, lavender and rose are $2.25 a pair. Boudoir slippers in maroon, lavender and black have leather soles and heels. $2 a pair. Children's moccasins of soft leather in brown, tan or gtay aro charming and practical, too. They arc about half price. Sizes 1 to 5 are 50c; 0 to 10, 75c; 11 to 2, $1 ; sizes 3 to 7, $1.25. Gray felt slippers for gills,, women and men are trimmed with red. Sizes 3 to 11 are about half price at 76c. (Cheituut) A Dress Length or a Waist Length for Christmas? If tho dress length is for a schoqlgirl or a young girl, Boft, new Japanese crepo in lovely shadeo of color woUld be a gift indeed. It is 30 inches wide nnd in shades of lavender, gray, pink, blue, green, yellow, etc., at COc a yard. Waist lengths or dress lengths of pretty white figured, checked or striped materials such as voiles and Swisses are useful nnd dainty. Tho materials aro 36 and 38 inches wide at C5c to $1.25 a yard. (Central) Dark-Striped Silk Blouses Special, $6.50 Scarcely any woman but would be glad for one at Cliiibtmas. Good quality satins-striped taffeta and satin aio brown, dull led, gieen, navy and tan tones made in a simple style with a ton crtible collar. Sizes 3G to 46. (Morkel) Cretonne Desk Sets $3.50 to $6.50 Desk bets covered with cre tonne aro in several attractive patterns and combinations of color. Some of tho cretonne is in charming English patterns and a number of tho desk s'ets are pro tected with celluloid. (Central) Red Ribbons Narrow ribbons for small packages, wider ribbons for bulky, mysterious parcels and quite wide crimson ribbon for bows on holly wreaths gleaming red ribbons for Christmas and merry cheer. Cc a yard to 58c. (Central) Silk Envelope Chemises Unusual at $3.85 The pink crepe de chine is a fine quality and tho chemiscfa aro a delight in their well-tailored daintiness. They havo deep hem stitched casings at the top and are finished with hemstitched shirring and tiny ribbon buds. There aro scores and scores of other lovely silk envelope chemises of satin, crepo do chine and Georgette. You may choose tho tailored styles that many women prefer or tho more elaborate chemises that are trimmed with lace. Two-tone ribbon is used on many of them.' $5, $G.50 to $10.50. (Central) For Christmas Morning: ' Children's Blanket Bathrobes Sizes 2 to 6 Years, $3 Sizes 8 to 12 Years, $4 Sizes 14 to 16 Years, $5 Many are trimmed with satin ribbons and there arc gay patterns and warm colorings that boys and girls like. (Central) Rhinestone Bar Pins Are Shining With Christmas There really seems no end to their prettiness. Their designs, aro copied from fine platinum jewelry and much of the lacy lightness of these more expensive pieces has been caught in these charming re productions. Some ure set in white metal, some in sterling silver, and you will note the gallery mountings and safety catches that somo of these pins boast. Prices start at 50c and go to $10. (Centrnl) A FINE Place for a Man to Go Santa Clausing for Himself Is the Gallery Store for Men. Just now Hie clothing man is recommending in most enthusiastic terms some quite remarkable All- Wool Over co ats at $34 Anybody who knows anything about the clothing market will realize that heavy,' thick, warm overcoats of pure wool are mighty low in price at $34. These are mostly in Oxford gray in both the ulsterette style, with a belted back and convertible collar, and the con ventional Chesterfield style that many men like best of all. The latter arc lined throughout with good Venetian. Other all-wool overcoats priced up to $45. A Raincoat Is a Good Thing to Own Serviceable coats of tan rubberized material arc cut on military lines with slash pockets and belts all around. Others are in gray, without belts. $10.50 and $12.50. Odd Trousers of good, all-wool materials are here at $7 to $9.75. (CiaUerj. MorUet) Men's Linen Handkerchiefs Plain whilo linen of good quality makes hemstitched hand Kerchiefs at COc and -10c each. lxtra-sizc handkerchiefs arc 55c and 85c each. ((JaUer.r, Market) Hundreds of Neckties 50c, 6c and '$1 (many with lined neckbands) are in enough patterns and color ings to suit the most particular men. All are in large, four-in-hand shapes. (GaUsrj-, Market) Christmas Shirts, $2.10 Wanamaker shirts in every respect comfortably made, with good buttons. They are of fine madras with woven or printed stripes of many colors greens, blues, lavenders and other colors that men like and arc made with soft cuffs. (Gallery. Market) Good-looking capeskins in brown, tnn, gray, beaver and black with spear-point stitch ing on tho backs arc $2.75 a pair. Strap-wrist capeskins with embroidered backs arc in tan and benver, $3.50 a pair. 8-button capeskins in tan and beaver with embroidered backs arc $4.50 a pair. (Central) Last-Minute Gifts In the Art Needlework Store Pillows, pin cushions, damask covered conveniences for milady's boudoir and many other things aro displayed in the cases and on the counters to make choosing easier. Little ribbon vanity bags and cases and useful sewing sets are 25c to GOc each. (Central) Table Runners $3.50 to $12.50 They aro of tapestry, wood silk or velour or combinations of tapestry and velour. (Central) Real Christmas Frocks For Girls at $8.50 Hand-embroidered or smocked Japanese crepe frocks; Smocked or embroidered voile dresses in pink, light blue or Nile green ; Fine white pique frocks with guimpes of white dimity and nar row velvet belts. Sizes 8 to 14 years. Serge Regulations at $18 Well-tailored regulations of good navy blue serge have white shields and black ties. Sizes G to 14 years. Regulations for junior girls and young women are in various models at $25 and $29.50. Middy Blouses in 12-to-16-year sizes will answer a real need of many schoolgirls. These are of white jean and have blue collars and black tics. $2. White regulations trimmed with cadet blue are for girls who wear sizes 12 to 14 years. $5.50. (Blarket) ??' VIA; injh' Cozy fte- f Comfortables M ''' Ij, Warm and fluffy arc thedc M'$ , ', ' comfortables, filled with cot- ,, ftjft's 'M ton, covered with figured ma- ' IJtj Yf lerials and bordered with y)j 7iUyl plain-coTor sateen. $6. , Jf "'' V: (Central) t Spring Coats in Winter-Weight Materials Seem a Paradox but they aro the coats being asked for by young women who like tho new tilings first. The most striking point about these very new coats is their shortness they reuch barely to tho knees. Warm camels' hair, polo cloth, eilvortone and suede velour are the materials used in them, and they often havo detachable collars of fur. They are lined throughout with silk and many havo narrow leather belts or are trimmed with straps and metal buckles. Raincoats Are Practical Christmas Gifts Striped and plain silks, cantona, poplin, bombazine and mixtures are rubberized and cut on trim lines. Women's and young women's sizes aro $7.50 to $35. (Market) Gifts to Warm the Cockles of Your Heart Wool-Mixed Blankets, $8.50 White or silver-gray blankets are 70x80 inches. Wool-Mixed Blankets, $10 ' These are in white with pink or blue borders and measure 76x84 inches. Other white wool-mixed blankets at $15, $18.50 and $20 a pair. Snowy Spreads for Christmas Beds Marseilles spreads with scal loped edges, double-bed size, nre $6. Heavier quality Marseilles spreads with hemmed ends, double-bed aizo, arc $8.50, (Ceutrul) Warm WooUFilled Quilts, $8.50 Soft comfortables are covered with figured cotton material and have plain sateen borders in blue, rose and pink. They are filled with soft, warm wool, mixed with a small percentage of cotton. Other good wool-filled quilts (some with a little cotton mixture) are $10 to $16.50. i f- n T 0 'I r i? fit 1 n - 4 ' A 'I it, I ,1 t 18 IW ll .n n 110. 4r J . V a- "if ' J5 -st r - J -f as a Mi is. .Wml4i'Hw W i3,w call. i- t;: W ktr ' -v-1.", if W Hi -i.
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