Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-18
BOARDWALK MAID.
in PATRIOTIC MOOD
Stars, Stripes, Soldiers and
Sailors Occupy Her Thoughts
These Days
ALSO LEARNS SHOOTING
Smart Military Jacket Over Bathing
Suit Makes Snappy Toggery
for Cunning Practice
ATLANT1C City. Julv ia

ATLANTIC CITY. July IL.
The Boardwalk maid has suddenly grown
very studious. She may be seen lndustri-
ously poring over a neat ntoe manual,
| which gives her all the information about
the habliments of an army and navy man
for the Boardwalk maid has found the
stripes and stars and other insignia
decorating the uniforms Of the soldiers and
sailors who visit the shore very battling
and, Of course. she must be quite up to the
minute on all things pertaining to war.
The Boardwalk maid is also learning
to shoot and the galleries along the Walk
are doing a land-ofice business teaching
fair femininity how to be proficient with
the rifle. Down in Chelsea and Ventnor,
where the strand is not so thickly popu-
lated, target parties are all the rage, In
fact, shooting is much more fashionable
than bridge this summer. bathing cos
tune takes the place of hunting attire.
smart military jacket s worn over the surf
rig. Prize target bees are now all the rage.
Between learning to shoot, attending classes
in dietetcs and surgical dressing, garden
ing, learning how to can fruit and vege-
tables to conserve the food supply, knitting
soldier comforts and arranging social af-
| fairs in the interests of the Red Cross and
| various charities, the summer girl OF 1917
| is scarcely having a dull moment There
| is very little entertaining this summer, and
! all the affairs revolve about sweet charity
! the walk knows no abeung Miss Nora
! Shackleford finds an eight-week- old bay
| FOX A. docile as q Pomeranian, and she
| leads him along by leash.
| To further carry out his wish of making
| Atlantic City the most proper place in the
| world in which to dwell, Chief OF Police
| Miller has organized a vice squad to see
| that this city by the is kept free from
| all contaminatinR influences. The Chief an-
nounced today that pulchrtude as we'll as
| efficiency will characterize Boardwalk po-
| liCemen, who are to have special uniforms
| and who will wear white gloves, white
shoes and white hats.
Miss Nettie Z. Arnold entertained at her
| apartment in the Nixon in honor of Doctor
| Stern and Doctor Dalasin who have Joined
| the colors.
Mrs. Jules f. Mastbaum will entertain
the Junior Red Cross Thursday morning
at her cottage in st. Charles place. The
members are knitting squares for blank
cts for the sailors. Among those who
are organizing the work are: Mrs. Jacob
Loeb Langsdorf Mrs. j. Fred Name, Miss
Hattie Hanstein, Miss Martha Bernheim,
Mrs. Benjamin Nirdlinger
Twenty-six tables were In play at the
card party given at the Atlantic City Yacht
Club. Among the Philadelphians in at
tendance were. Mrs. George Spotz Mrs
Edward Storey, Mrs j. r. Jones, Mrs.
Charles Bower Mrs Daniel McDougal, Mrs.
| 'afl SCnuIe, MfS. u. I. Seluel, MrS. j. j.
O'Eeefe, Mrs. NJ NJ. Deacon. Mrs. M. c,
Campbell and Mrs George c. ]. Fleck.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edward Brooke, Jr. spent
the week-Ild in Chelsea with Mr. and
Mrs. HaZltine Carstairs. ,
J, Howard Buzby, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter J. Buzby, Of the Hotel Dennis, has
Joined the camp at Haverford College to
| train for the ambulance service.
Mrs. David f. Wilcox, of Germantown
, has Joined her mother, Mrs. Marwood B
, Taylor, and brother, Robert F. Taylor
Miss May Quirk, of Shamokin, is at tn
Traymore with Mrs. George w. Reese.
, Mrs. Henry =. Jackson and Mrs. s. W
Ayres are spending a month at the Marl
borough Blenheim, where Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph NJ. Harlan and Miss Rachel Harlan
of Moylan, also arrived today.
Mrs. Daniel Tracy entertained at dinner
at the Chalfonte for Mrs. S. ]. Quinn and
| Miss McCloslSey.
Mrs. George w. Bremen is at Haddon
Hall with Miss NJ. Ida Bates and George
w. Bremen, Jr,