Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
WOMEN TROOPS"
FAINT IN CAMP,
ALSO FOOTSORE
.co,nmandant, Miss Eliza
beth Poe, knocked Out"
at Chevy Chase
candy sMUGGLED IN
Rv LISETTA NEUKOM
....i.o redder stat Correspondent

..rr,,,,, CHASE. Md, May 3.-Four
=, fainting, scores OF swollen feet,
cas. ~ them to twice the normal size !;
-. so.ie Seon,nandant of the Camp, Miss ElizaS
In Flcott Poe, Washington knocked
pe.,, aron,atic spirits of ammonia In
ous da,nand the lancing of festered
&c. md smuggling in of candies in spe-
Nus a.. hayes made to conceal under
sl,s c,a. uniforms. are few of the develop
.,s kns of the first day in the womans
s,,litary camp here,
the hot sun, change OF raiment and
sode of living proved too much tor many
tso Girls at the camp. Going from the
o. Oh s'I french heel to the fiat heavy walking
nsa Nos been a sore tax on feet. The
uss.go w. from thin silk waists to the heavy
saaaei shirts and khaki coats and drilling
ta, tn ,hs s,,n on the rough fields has proved
hard work - - ,....,..,
erected on the grounds, is doing rushing
srsIness, bathing swollen feet and reviving
ssIntinr women. The authorities refuse
- revssl the names of the victims.
Mics Poe a direct descendant of Edgar
,iar poe was overcome before the formal
avsrcises' She was revived by the quick
rork of the Red Cross nurses, so she
was able to be on the grounds In uniform
later in the afternoon. she tried to deny
she had been knocked out" when ques-
tioned by press representatives. but au-
tboritles who knew affirmed the an
pouncements of her illness.
MRS. LANSING A PUPIL.
Mrs Robert Lansing, wife of the Sec
rstarv of State. arrived today to begin
tss course in preparedness She is to
snnear In uniform and take lessons Just
i,rs any girl" Mrs. George Barrett, wife
~ the Commander of Marines, arrived
todav in a khaki suit soft felt hat and
hrh boots. She, too, has registered as
student
are much in earnest. They are really
worhing hard Many of them are taking
their first lessons in knitting surgical
sponEes" trench caps and mufhers.
watching the manlcured fingers of the
tewel-bereft society debutante ply single
knitting needle used in making the sponge
ia an interesting sight.
one pretty little blond had a hard time
this morning with her first knitting les
son Every few minutes she turned to
her teacher with a woebegone look, say
ing. "Oh, | am lost again. Where do |
nut this thumb? Truly l fear l shall
never learn
Seeing the girls tear and wrap band
ages, administer first aid, put bandages
and slings on each other, use sewing ma
chimes and take lessons in telegraphy
made the visitor think of real hospital
work at the front. Red Cross nurses, Of
fcers from the army and navy and physi-
clans from this city are among the In
structors The first aid class has out
grown its allotted tent and has been
moved to the big pavilion tent or lecture
hall
Twelve tables have been set up with
telegraph Instruments and the girls are
making strides on the tickers B. j. Beal.
telegraph operator, is IN charge of this
department..
The wireless station was opened today.
A special tent has been erected for this
department and lessons in sending and
taking messages will be given during the
entire course. Petty officers Pentlana and
s X L. Pitz, of the navy, are in charge of
the Instructions.
Perhaps the strangest sight in the en-
tire camp is the "wig-wag" and sema-
-phore signaling class. under the direction
Of Philadelphia man. f. d. Shipp, of the
battleship North Dakota, and Chief Quar-
termaster F. c.. Fanger, formerly of Phil
adelphia, now of Richmond. Both have
been detailed to teach the girls ''wig-wag-
ging"-which, in other words, is spelling
with their arms"
There is nothing "spoony" about this,
as some might think. upon reading the
words spelling with their arms" 1t is
simply system of giving and receiving
signals at a distance, when shouting would
be inopportune and telephones out of the
question. %
Whole classes of 40 or so girls take
the lesson together, and the waving of
arms is well-nigh like unto" a Dutch
windmill
TALK BY SECRETARY ROOSEVELT.
In an address to the women Tuesday
afternoon Franklin D. Roosevelt, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy, told them
tha rtF fG Of hn
at Washington never have worked to-
gether effectively.
ut is a case of misdirected energy"
he said with spirit Each department in
itself is all right. But l find daily in
my work that the various departments
overlap-and there is no correlation.
This camp which you women have
founded will teach the value of correla-
tion. l think this first woman's camp
VIII exert tremendous influence all over
the country. 1t will make bigger i'm
preston than you ever realize II is
hrst step, but an effective frst step"
Secretary Roosevelt thinks Plattsburg
Is turning point in national history.
He says II has started people to think
Ing and made men realize they owe a
duty TO their country, and he thinks the
Chevy Chase camp will do the same thing
Tor the women of the nation.
He scorned the idea of the orator who
says that an army OF million men Will
spring up in a night should occasion for
their services arise, saying: That sounds
Ike beautiful thing in oratory, but 1t
mas little beauty for anything else"
Madame Slavko Grouiteh. who was In
Serbia when the world war began, gave
high praise to the Americans for their
supremacy in surgical Instruments say
ing' Il came TO the conclusion that If
america Is not prepared to kill people,
Ene Is fhaD1 yUbOla
she spoke In glowing terms of the Won
aerfnl way in which Americans can adapt
themselves to circumstances and how
.hey are always willing to pitch in and