Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1918 — It Didn't Fit. [ARTICLE]

It Didn't Fit.

Tommy Gray, Broadway humorist, who went to France recently to help entertain the soldiers, writes from Paris to %J 1 a little story about Lois Meredith, dramatic actress and movie star, who went over on a like mission. “The second day out, coming over,” writes Gray, “a notice was posted on the bingo deck Instructing the passengers to report with their life preservers on for life boat drill. The little Pittsburgh girl appeared at her boat, but she had left her life preserver behind. ‘Madam,’ said the officer in charge, *why didn’t you put on your life belt?’ T tried it on,’ replied Miss Meredith, *but it was so loose and looked so horrid I gave it to the stewardess so she might alter it to fit me.’ New York Tribune.