The evening world., 1917-05-22
Junior Patriots Give Boys
4 Rare Chance to Become
/ Soldiers of Soil and SLUOrd

started near Chicago, and stlll others
have been planned for various sec
tions OF the country.
Norman dc II. Whitehouse has pre-
sented the Junior Patriots with a
tract OF land, thousands OF acres In
extent, at Elmsford- on the II udson,
and here girls camp probably will
be set up at n later date.
The names and addresses OF boys
for whom there is not room immedi-
ately at FarminRdale will be kept on
file, and they may be accommodated
later. as funds for extending the
work OF the boys camps are OBJ
tainod.
pdredness IL costs only S25 month
to At an eager but impecunious
young patriot TO be soldier OF the
soil or OF the sword. The t25 may be
sent to ]. w. Hartman, No. 527 Fifth
Avenue.
on the board OF directors OF the
Junior Patriots are Dudley Field
Malone. Chairman: James NJ. Beck
jr., Clarence Mackay. oliver Harrl-
man. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt and Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney.
Two women members Of the Motor
Corps OF the National League for
Woman's Service responded yester-
day TO n call from Major Beazley and
Dr. Sidney II. Burnap. In charge Of the
Red Cross unit on board the Amer
lean ship on which two nurses were
killed Sunday when n shell exploded.
The women wero asked 10 use their
cars to help with the dtsembarklnR OF
the passengers and for other mes
senger and orderly service. The
women assigned by Lieut. Helen
Bastido for duty. were Lieut.. Helen
Streit and Corp. Irma Hopper.
Mrs. Bastldo received the call from
Major Beazley about II o'clock in the
morning and within an hour tho two
women In their khaki uniforms were
, at the shipyard with their cars.
Fannie Hurst. the writer, has regis
tered with the League to drive a mo-
tor car for the Government.
Another prominent woman 70 regis
ter is Phyllis Nelson Terry, who ID
willing TO be sent into the military
camps to entertain the soldiers
| Dorothy Donnelly also registered fol
the same war service.
A wake Up Harlem" patriotic
rally will be given tonight at the
Wadlelgh High School by the Work.
1
lem Council OF Women, TO register
women for war service and 10 raisl
money for the National League fo
Woman's Service TO carry on It's cam
paign OF mobilization among women
Ambassador James w. Gerard ha
been invited TO speak at the meeting
over. which John J. Hopper. Regis
terer OF New York, will preside. Tn,
| other speakers will be Miss Grac
| NLnR NaNNAnal
Lea -'ue; Miss Elizabeth Marbury
Mark Gregory OF England and An
thony Pecora- The meeting will be
gin at o'clock.
A patriotic candle bee will be hel
on Friday evening by the Women
National Wilson Marshall League a
the home OF its Chairman. Miss N
Cecilia Gaffney. Eighty-slxth Stree
and Riverside Drive. The league
devoting one evening a week to max
ing candles for the soldiers in IN
trenches. from old newspapers. "On
page OF a daily paper will make
candle that will burn for two hours
Miss Gaffney explained to me. "Tal,
one page OF paper. fold and cut IN
first two columns together. roll tight
ly. This makes a foundation, and IN
remaining columns are cut separated!
rolled tightly around II, tied with
string and dipped In paraffin."
The Vice President OF the leaSu
Mrs. A. +. Woodward. who Is hersel
an Usage princess, is organizing
Red Cross auxiliary among India
women OF Usage County. "They or
more than willing. they are anxiou
10 do their duty to their Big Chic
their Great White Father and ou
country" she says.
The first Of series OF dement's "a
the Militia OF Mercy. No. We,
Forty ninth Street. was tho openin
performance OF "a Trip Throug
China" at the Eltinge Theatre. lai
night. The Militia of Mercy will r,
ceivo the proceeds OF tho entire run ,
this show, and II devising a spocli
, feature for each night OF the perfoi
nance. The fupds will be used
, care for the destitute wives and Fan
lilies OF the Naval Militia, for whIc
task tho Militia OF Mercy has bee
specially designated by SecretaI
Daniels.
} The Now York State Woman su