Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-17
WOMEN AT SHORE WILL
AID SOLDIERS FAMILIES
c,nmittee Will Investigate Con-
ditions Among Those Who
! Answered Call
ATLANTIC CITY, May H..

- women are not going to have the
S,,.s NJ soldiers suffer from neglect
mnn mnn,n ,heir husbands and brothers rally
,So support Of the stars and Stripes.
V tobn j. white head Of the Soldiers
ME sailors Relief Committee, organized the
~. ..o,n Of women appointed by Mayor Bacha-
glotp, a. assist her, with view of investigat-
Iac" ,se conditions Of the families of resi-
hs men who have volunteered. Mrs.
o..-, osn. II Ingersol was appointed chairman
~ 'hs visiting committee; Mrs. Emery
q e,.ot will head the committee on clothing
va VA ,ood and Miss Mary Gummey will have
~ .norSs of the committee TO find employ
s,snt for dependents.
anticipating that with the men called
A. war n great many more women with
.,iies will have TO find employment, the
nv Nursey Committee of the Mothers
c.gsress Is launching a campaign to raise
ssuds TO enlarge the day nursery, where
,1mndreds of little ones are hygienically
I'D for each day while their mothers are
-rav at work In order that visitors as
...li az residents may observe the practical
,.orkings Of the institution, n tea will be
Ia AT the Nursery 19i North Indiana
.yenue. tomorrow afternoon from until 6
o,clock Mrs. Milton Cowperthwaite, Mrs.
samuel Leeds and Mrs. Sara Leeds will
,scelve Mrs. Thomas T.. SCull and Miss
Wary Buck will preside at the tea table
The Chelsea Yacht Club and the Atlantic
rtv Yacht Club will be formally opened
ar the season on May 80. Two, beautifully
.ppolnted yachts, that have hitherto played
prominent part in yachting festivities.
vii be missing this year. The Absequam.
me- flagship owned by Commodore Allen X.
white and Alfred du Points yacht having
hsen taken over by the War Department.
Rig improvements have been made at
,bs Atlantic City Yacht Club, one of the
few clubs along the Atlantic coast bcosting
Ma family membership, where women have
tbe same privileges as men. A stag party
iii he held at the clubhouse Monday night
rben the improvements made by the build
inR committee will be formally inspected
4 luncheon for all the members viii be
,sryed once a month. It is expected that
tbs number of card parties will be reduced
his year owing TO activities incident tc, the
war The social gatherings in the after
Moons will be more in the nature of knitting
and sewing bees, so this summer hostesses
Wi invite their guests to luncheon followed
hy needework for the soldiers.
The kitchen and dining room facilities
have been greatly improved and the entire
clubhouse has been redecorated. For those
who 20 in for sports, there are additional
lockers and shower baths. Several new
tennis courts have been added, making in
all ten courts, the largest equipment Of any
eub in the State. It is predicted that
the championship games will be played here
this year.
The problem of whether to charge more
for the cup that cheers or whether to keep
the old price and decrease the quantity is
4 problem that is to be settled by the pur-
yeyors of alcoholic beverages at the next
meeting of their organization, known as the
Royal Arch, on Tuesday. Hotelmen have
given notice TO their natrOns that IL thev
order only the food they expect to con-
sumo, so that nothing will be wasted, it
may be that the same hotel rates now en-
forced will be retained throughout the
season, instead of jumping the prices to
meet the high cost of living. American plan
hotels now request visitors to write their
orders.
Mrs. George A. Bourgeois gave a pro-
Tessive dinner dance at the Northfeld
Country Club in celebration of the birth
tay Of her husband.