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EVENINa PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, SATUEDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919
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DIVIDE COUNTY INTO
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LEGION
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Governing Committee Names
Chairmen to Aid Big Cam
paign of Organization
CO-OPERATION IS URGED
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Perfecting of the orcanlzntion of the
American Legion In Philadelphia county
will be accomplished under the direc
tion of seven district
vnirmen, who win miner-
vise tlio work nnd pros-
ess of the posts within
: their districts.
Thl" limn litis been
adopted hy the county
coinmlttec. which has es
tablished "districts by wrltlug their
boundaries into the bvlnws of the enrn
mlttcc. The chairmen of the commit
tees will be important factors in the do
velontnent of the T.celon here, nnd will
bo of measurable assistance to the posts
.Included within the geogranbical bound
aries of their respective districts.
A number of the district chairmen
have rnlleH meetings of their post rep
resentatives for the purpose of planning
for co-operation of the posts with each
other during the ensuing vear. The
district chairmen are as follows:
Frnnk W. Melvin, (if it district; K.
!R. Ilogan. second district; II. N.
Schwartz, third district; 1-eo Wcinrott,
fourth district; J. .1. I.amoml, fifth dis
trlst: A. Kevin Dctrich. bixth district,
nnd William O. Muench, seventh dis
trict. Knvnl Post 107. which has 2500 paid
up members nnd leads the state of
Pennsylvania in this respect, yester
day published the list of officers recently
elected for the next year:
Andrew E. Olsen, commander; Henry
G. Ilarris, vice commander; O. It.
Taylor, . adjutant ; W. A. Grouse, fi
nance officer; M. G. West, historian;
Iter. II. A. Darchc, chaplain; J. O.
Wilkinson, scrgeant-at-arras; M. A.
Thormahlen, county committeeman;
P. T. Vnu Auken, public functions;
Ii. II. Dangle, war risk insurance; P.
Kulvcy, employment nide; J. C.
Clarke, II. A. Darchc, W. G. West,
.1. L. Maydole and 1$. T. Sherwood,
executive committee.
The name of II. K. Schwartz was
added yesterday to the committee on
post financial appeals, announced bv
tlio chairman, and of which J. Frank
Barber is the head.
There will be a special meeting of
Tost 211, Frankford, Tuesday night,
in the Free Library, to plan the house
fund campaign in that section of the
city.
Vost Ko. 203, Oak Lane, has started
the formation of u ladies' auxiliary.
Such organizations have been author
ized bv the national body of the legion,
and have been started in a half dozen
Philadelphia pojts. The movement in
Oak Lane post is being directed by
Mrs. Apple, wife of Dr. 0. K. Apple,
Sixty-eighth avenue.
enth'r bwIv'1 chairs nt home 'n' delude
hlmsllvcs wit th' b'licf they're gthlll In
h' law-makln' chnmb'r. Th, disks,
ielu' solid mahog'ny, will bo useful lu
lh' front parlor f'r display purposes.
Havln' been robb'd o' $31)00 o' th' tax-
pajers' funds t' feed thlnisllvcs th' poor
inks mtis' have some sort o' souvl-
uoors fr'm lh' city."
"I nndcrstnu' thcj'll feed thlni-
selves." says Mneglo.
" 'Tis a fact,' sns I, " 'n wit slv
'rll undertak'rs, chlmlsts, 'n' saloon-
keep'rs among 'em there's Iv'ry reason
t' think th' blowout will toot bo without
a kick."
"Seems t' me," says Maggie, "th
poor taxpay'rs has n hard time o it in
City Hall these days."
"To said n mouthful." says I. "In
ono o th' tax collcctin' offices whin a
cltlz'n puts up a holler afthcr bein'
Impos'd on 'n' d'mands his rights 'tis
custo-mary, I'm told, f'r th' clerk t'
hand Mm a large-sized brick, sayin
sarcastick like:
" 'Quit th' riot; here's y'r share
o' the building', take it V go.' "
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The following theatres obtain their pictures
through the STANLEY Company of Amer
ica, which is a guarantee of early showing
of the finest productions. Ask for the theatre
in your locality obtaining pictures through
the Stanley Company of America.
Allinml. 12th, llorrls & Pasnyunk Ave.
Unamora MaLDallyatS; Uvgs.0:15tl).
lOM MIX In
"Tin: spnuu .maniac
APni 1 C B2D & THOMPSON STH.
fryJL4LJ MATINEU DAILY
CONSTANCn HINNUY In
"KIISTWHILU SUHAN"
ARPAniA chestnut Hoiow 1UTH
ArVAVLlM 10 A.M. to 11:15 P.M.
CONSTANCY TALMADHU ill
"A VIHTUOUS VAMP"
RT T ICniDH BKOAD STUEET AND
DL.JC4DltLf SUSQUEHANNA AVE.
WILLIAM H. HART In
"JOHN PETTICOATS"
BROADWAY Tl.tATvr
LUCY COTTON In
"THE'MIllACLE Or LOVE"
The Cop on the Corner
(t A 1113 th' chanda-leers sicur'ly
-TXfasfnd at City Hall"? quizzes
Maggie as she gives th' cvenin' paper
th' once over.
"I s'pose so," says I, "d'ye fear a
di-sasfr"?
"Mcbbe so," savs she, "I've jus'
(Jren areadin' o' Ihini retirin' Council
inln.votin' thimsilves $3.".000 worth o'
municip'l furcitur'. 'Tis rather a
brassy thing t' do, think c not"?
"Kot whin ye attach sintimint'l rea
sons f'r it," says I. "Miny o' thim cx
Councilmin has th' inter'sts o' th' city
so much t' heart they kin sit in thim
r'APlTOI '' JLVnKET STREET
W-r 1 IKJLm 10 A. M. to 11.15 P.M.
wilt, noonns m
"ALMOST A HUSUAND"
COLONIAL01" ruM.
NOUMA TALMADOE In
"THK ISLE Or CONQUEST"
CMPRirQQ MAIN ST, MANAYUNK
ClVlr tLJJ MATINEE DAILY
ELAINE HAMMEFtSTEIN In
"THE COUNTRY COUSIN"
FAIRMOUNT 20aday
MABEL NORMAND la
JINX"
ITA11T V THEATRE 1311 Market St.
rMVllL.1 0 A. M. to MMnlsht.
ITtANK KEENAN In
"BROTHERS DIVIDED"
l!ATU QT THEATRE Below Spruce,
joinoi. matinee daii
MAE MURRAY 111
"THE A U U OP LOVE"
DAILY
FRANKLIN ""SSoffi1
CORINNE aitlKKITH In
THE CLIMBERS"
Great Northern BrMVV 'or? m.
MARY PICKrORD In
"HEART O1 THE HILLS"
IMPPRIAI BOTH S WALNUT STS.
IIVH HfUML. Mats 2:.10. Egs.7&0.
EVANGELINE
PALACE ""o'io.M
,,,-MARY PICICKORD 1 n
"HEART O' THE HILLS"
PRINCESS 1018 MARKET STREET
i imithlo, a,aoA m toiiiisp m
... ,f''?DA BARA In r" '
LURE OI' AMBITION"
REGENT MAIlKET ST. Below 17TU
ROUER,TEC1li(1lnllP-M-
"A 01RL NAMED MARY"
R I ALTO GERMAN-TOWN AVE.
inuiW AT TULPEHOCKEN
DOROTHY DALTON In
"L'APACHE"
RUBY JIARIKT ST. BELOW 7TH
VUU1 . 10 A M. to 11:15 P. M
VM DESMOND In
"THE BLUE BANDANNA"
SAVOY 1SU MARKET STREET
" v v-'.1 8 A M. TO MIDNIGHT
EUGENE O'RRIEN lnll"iunI:
"SEALED HEARTS"
STANLFY MABKET ABOVE 16TII
LUnl'L1:'1 ILL'. A. M to 11. 10 P. Jl
...ANITA STHWART In
-MIND THE PAINT CHllL"
VICTORIA MARKET ST. AB. OTlt
V1' J, 0 A M. to 11 :15 P. M.
LOUIS BENNISON In
"A MISFIT EARL"
G?
Th0 NiXON-NlRDLINGER
I HtATRES
Vtl
BELMONT D2D AB0VB MAnKET
I1RYANT WASHBURN In
"IT TAYS TO ADVERTISE"
CEDAR 0T11 ANU CIJDAK AVENUE
"THE MIRACLE MAN"
FRANKFORD 4715 F" A.
C.9'STr,J TALMADOE In
HAPP1NE.SS A LA MODE"
I CAHPR 1ST l-ANCASTER AVE.
lH-LIl.rS. . MATINEE DAILY
ENID BENNETT In
"WHAT EVERY WOMAN LEARNS"
I IP.FRTV BROAD . COLUMBIA AV.
L,1DCI 1 I MATINEE DAILY
BRYANT WASHHITRN In
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"
333 MARKET ,rrTrctT0 EIF'IF
SESSt'E HAYAKAWA in
"THE TONO MAN"
IVIonFI 423 SOUTH SjT Ort-hestra.
lVl-'L-'I-.l- rnntlnuniia 1 to 11.
MABEL NORMAND In
"JINX"
OVERBROOK 1
EUGENE O'BRIEN In
"SEALED HEARTS"
II JMRO R0!T tT. &. G1RARD AVE.
jumuu Jumho Junction on Prankford "
JtAKOUEUITB CLARK In
"A WIDOW BY PROXY"
I nrilST,?2" .AND LOCUST STREETS
LAJV-UOl Mat 1 .1O,n:30. Elgs 0:30 to 11.
DOUGLAS MCLEAN In "TWENTY-THREE
AND A HAM' HOURS' LEAVE-
NIXON 52U AND MARK17T STS.
lMVJlN :in, t lln(J 0,
HAROLD LLOYD In
"BUMPINO INTO BROADWAY"
RTOI I D'-'D AND SANSOM KTS.
Il V Jl-.l MATINEE DA
PI-ORENCi: REED In
"THE STRUGGLE EVERLASTINO"
A1I.Y
CTR AMn GERMANTOWN AVE.
.MAKUUKRITIJ CIRK 111
A GIRL NAMED MAUI"
ANGO
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ORIPPITH H
"SCARLr"" IlAv
Allegheny
DDnAn ct ai iniTncn mi Broaa &
DlWnL l, nwi-'ii uiiiuiTi Itocklai
W S HART In
"JOHN DjTTTICOATS"
fr1 ICUT Tl MARKET BETWEEN
LUL10t,UlVl ROTH AND OOTI
LUCY COTTON In
"THE MIRACLE OF LOVE"
Complete chart showlns programs for the
week appear Saturday eentnc rnd Sunday.
EUREKA
40111 f MilCET STS
JIATINEE DAILY
D W PITH'S
"BROKEN .1LOSSOMS"
JEFFERSON gT
HESSUE HAYAKAWA In
"THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE"
DADf RIDGE AVE A DAUPHIN ST.
rArVPk. Mat 2-1B Eve. 8:45toll.
ni.ANCHE SWEET In
"A WOMAN OF PLEASURE"
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Many Entirely New Lots of
Under-priced Merchandise for the
CLOVER
DAY
MONDAY
MONDAY morning newspapers will con
tain a partial list of the many remark
able Clover attractions available on that
day. Many new lots will be brought
forward to augment depleted quantities and to re
place collections exhausted by to-day's unusual
activity.
Watch for our announcement im Monday
morning newspapers then, come to the Store
assured of finding hundreds of extra values
every Clover Special at a substantial saving.
SI Strawbridge & clothier g
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WAN AMA KER'S
DOWN STAIRS STORE
WANAMAKER'S
Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store
Splendid School Suits
for Junior Girls at $23.50
They are of heather mixed jersey in green nnd brown tones and
are well tailored.
Gingham Frocks
$3.75, $5.75,$6.50, $8.50 and $8.75
, .jPnlHy rocks for Eirls of 12 to 16 years aro in many models of
plaid, striped and plain-color gingham. Included aro some middy nnd
regulation styles.
White Middy Blouses at $2
Middy blouses of white jean aro trimmed only with white braid
as most schoolgirls like them. Sizes 12 to 18 years.
Middy blouses with detachable collars of blue serge arc in sizes
14 to 18 years at ?3.75.
Velveteen Frocks
for junior girls bear special prices. There aro many models and
various colors mostly one, two and three of a kind. Sizes 8 to 15
years, ?20, $23.60, $35. (Market)
Tlhe Baiiniue
es
Are of Batiste
There is no lack of charming
styles, all fresh and white.
They have roll and flat
collars and arc delightfully
simple or quite frilly. There
arc many styles with high
necks. For trimmings the
have tuckings, hemstitching,
little black bows, beading" (it
looks much like fagoting) and
creamy Valenciennes laces.
$3.75 to $G.50.
(Miirlict)
Every Man Needs a Warm,
Good-Looking Overcoat
warm for his protection and good-looking to satisfy his self-respect.
Some men have their Winter overcoats, but many more waited until
after Christmas so now's the time!
All-Wool Overcoats Special at $34 and $38
make an opportunity for men to get good overcoats without leaving
wallets altogether flat.
Included in the group are ulsterettes and conservative overcoats,
so that there is something for every man, old or young.
Ulsterettes in various stvles, some of warm, plaid-back material,
arc $32.50 to $45.
Hinllrr.t, Market)
Prices Are Lowered on Boys Hats
At $2
Velvet hats for little chaps of about 2 to 7 years arc in green,
brown, navy blue and black, with warm inbands.
Mlnltrry, Miirkcl)
Women 's Jersey
Bloomers
Special at 50c
Soft Cotton bloomers, with
elastic at the waist and knees,
aro in black, pink and white.
Cotton crcpo bloomers, in
pink or white, are $1 a pair.
(Central)
Women's Flannellet
Nightgowns and
Pajamas
The nightgowns arc all white,
with pink or blue hemstitching or
braid for trimming. $2.50, $3 and
$3.50.
One-niece pajamas in white, or
with pjnk or blue stripes, have
elastic at the -ankles and frog
fastenings on tho front. $3.
(Central)
Pink, Topless
Corsets $2
A lightly boned model of pink
coutil.HopleiiS, with wide clastic
all around the top, is for slight
figures.
Lace-Trimmed
Brassieres $1
Pretty pink or white bras
sieres aro in bandeaux or other
styles that hook cither in the
back or front.
(Central)
Attractive Skirts
Favcr Plaids
and Stripes
And these are the skirts that
bo many women and young
women want to wear with the
fashionable short sports coats
or fur coats.
Among them are:
Striped wool vclour skirts
in green or brown, striped with
tan a good-looking, button-,
trimmed model. $0.75.
Wool plaid skirts in gath
ered stvles are mostly in the
large, dark, indefinite plaids.
$13.50.
A great many pleated plaid
skirts in gay or somber tones
are $16.50.
(Slarkft)
To Make Lovely
Party Frocks
72-inch indestructible net in
black, white and pink, is $2.50 a
yard.
silk tulle in black and lovelv
light and dark evening shades, 72
inches wide, is $2.75 a yard.
black lace flouncings, 27 to 36
inches wide, $3.25 to $1.75 a yard.
shimmering flouncings in gold-and-white
and silver-and-white.
17 inches wide, $1.50 and $1.75 a
yard; 36 inches wide, they are
$3.50 to $4.75 a yard.
gold, silver, copper and old
gold edgings and'bandings, 2 to
8 inches, wide, are 65c to $3.75 a
yard.
(Central)
DAINTY pink
nainsook, of
good quality, 30
inches wide, is 45c
a yard, special. f
(Central)
H i5 XSIS $23.50
Monday Will Be a Fine Day to Buy a
New Frock for
Little Money
Several hundred new frocks,
which we have marked very close,
combined with other dresses from
our regular stock, reduced because
sizes are incomplete, make choosing
veiy interesting and varied. Prices
in every instance are very low in
fact, there is very little marked
more than $25. The dresses are
pretty and wearable and of excel
lent materials. Savings are much
worth while.
Serge dresses in navy blue and brown are $15 and $16.50.
Satin dresses, often combined with Georgette crepe, are $18.
Velveteen dresses, embroidered or beaded, are $16, $25 and $35.
Georgette crepe dresses in flesh and white (some a little soiled) are $15
and $20.
Wool jersey dresses in taupe, navy, Pekin, Copenhagen and reindeer are
$15, $16 and $1.50.
Spring dresses of crisp taffeta or beaded crepe meteor are $23.50, $25 to
$55.
Just 38 handsome navy blue serge and tricotine dresses, beautifully em
broidered or beaded, are now $35, $45 and $50.
Four Groups of Women's Cloth Suits
at New Low Prices
At $25
Tailored suits are of serge, silvertone, dark tweeds,
gray suitings and some interesting diagonal weaves.
The lines are good and the jackets are prettily lined
with silk.
At $35
Braid-trimmed gabardine suits, suits of silvertone
and some very smart tailored suits of tricotine and
mannish serge are much underprice.
At $50, $55 and $65
Braid-bound tricotine suits are finished with em
broidered silk crows' feet.
Suits of silvertone and duvet de laine are plain or
trimmed with fur.
The jackets of all the suits are beautifully lined
with silk.
Winter Coats at Lowered Prices Are
a Happy Combination in Snowy Weather
Good warm coals of many, many kinds can be had now for much
less than their former prices. While the number of coats is large and
choosing is wide and interesting, you will find very few coats of any
one kind therefore the clearaway prices.
At $18.50 to $25
there are coats of silvertone, velour and polo cloth; many are fully lined
and are trimmed with sealene or coney fur.
At $29.50 to $39.50
A coat from this group, marked $39.50, is sketched. It is of silver
tone of excellent quality, lined throughout with silk. Other coats are
of velour, pompom, polo and illama cloth, mostly lined with silk and
trimmed with skunk opossum or sealene at these prices.
At $45 to $65
Beautiful coats of bolivia, evora, camel's hair, tinseltone and silver
tone are in this gathering. Mostly one of a kind. The bolivia coat
sketched is ?5U.50.
$35 $25
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At $69.50 to $175
$39.50
$59.50
Some of the finest coats we own are grouped between these prices.
Of fortuna, bolivia or duvetyne, they are luxuriously lined with silk
and trimmed with hqulrrcl, Hudson seal (dyed muskrat), ringtail or
opossum.
Great Savings on Evening Wraps
Just in time for New Year parties, too. These are of lovely panne
velvets, brocades and plush trimmed with mole, nutria or opossum
or made without fur.
(Mart, ft)
Piles of Warmth!
Blankets, quilts, etc., some at
special prices, but all moderately
priced.
Blankets
Wool - mixed silver gray
blankets, 70x80 inches, $8.50.
Wool-mixed white blankets, 70x
80 Inches, $10.
Wool-mixed white blankets, 76x
84 inches, weighing 6 pounds, aro
$10.
These all have pink or blue
borders.
Indian blankets, 66x80 inches,
arc $7.50.
Cotton blankets of the kind that
aro often used for sheets in cold
weather aro in gray or white with
pink or blue borders, 64x76
inches, $3.50.
Quilts
Figured comfoi tables with plain
sateen herders are filled with soft
bleached cotton. $6.
Wool-filled comfortables (with
a small percentage of cotton mix
ture), with figured centers and
plain borders are $8.50.
Special at $4
A warm, cotton-filled
comfortable, scroll
stitched, that has a figured
center and plain border, is
in blue, rose, pink, yellow
or lavender.
Snowy Spreads
Honeycomb spreads for double
beds are $3.
Satin-finish, extra-heavy Mar
seilles spreads, hemmed, are
$8.50; with cut corners and scal
loped edges, $9.
And Bed Sets
White Marseilles sets (bolster
roll and spread to match), with
cut corners and scalloped edges,
arc $9 and $10 in double-bed
size; $7 and $9 in single-bed size.
(Central)
A New Supply of
Turkish Towels
Heavy, absorbent, fully
bleached towels with neat blu
borders and hemmed ends, 19x
37 inches, 60c each.
Extra heavy quality fully
bleached towels, 24x45 inches,
$1 each.
A splendid assortment of
towels in fancy weaves
(stripes, checks and plaids)
with hemmed ends are 65c to
$1.75 each.
(Centra!)
Splendid Floor Coverings
Quality at moderate prices is to be found in tho
Down,Stairs Rug Store.
Wool-and-Fiber Rugs
6x9 feet, $9 and $11.50.
8.3x10.0 feet, $17 and $20.
9x12 feet, $1C to $22.50.
Axminster Rugs
6x9 feet, $37.50.
6x10.0 feet, $39,50.
7.6x9 feet,. $42.50 and
$47.60.
6.9x12 feet, $45 and $47.50
8.3x10.6 feet, $49.60 and $70.
9x12 feet, $43.50 and $75.
11x12 feet, $65.
Plain Color Seamless
Velvet Rugs
4.6x7.6 feet, $26.
6x9 feet, $39.50.
8.3x10.6 feet, $70.
9x12 feet, $72.50.
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Curtain Materials
25c to $1.25 a Yard
Now that Christmas is over,
Mother wants to finish all the odd
jobs about the house and new
curtains are probably one of them.
Marquisette Scrim
Voile Madras
Filet net Net
in white, cream or ecru, 36 inches
and 40 inches wide.
Chenille Curtains
for doorways and inner window
curtains are in blue, brown, green
and rose. $15 and $18.50 a pair.
Folding Screens
of green or brown burlap with
mahogany-finish or fumed oak
finish frames are $10 and $12.50,
and are most useful articles of
furniture!
(Central)
Good Shoes, Fairly Priced,
Are the Sum and Substance of the
Gallery Shoe Store for
leathers, com-
and thorough-
tice-
Substantial
fortable lasts
going workmanship arc notice-
aolo points in every snoo in
fctofk. There is not a pair that
is net worthy value.
Men's Shoes, $6.90
Of strong, durable black
leather, these shoes are cut on
English lasts in straight lace
style, and hao sturdy welted
soles.
Small Boys' Shoes
aro of black or tan leather in
Blucher stylo with sensibly cut
round toes, thick welted soles
and low heels. Sizes 10 to 13 Vz
at prices which vary accord
ing to size $4 to $5.50,
en and Boys
Big Boys' Shoes
Shoes of black or dark tan
leather are in Blucher or
straight lace btyle with welted
soles and wide, comfortable
toes. Sizes 1 to 6 are $5.50.
English last shoes, black or
dark tan, are $5.50 and $6.90.
Of course, plenty of rubbers, rubber boots and arctics!
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