The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-26
40. GOO HOMELESS
DOLLARS IN TENNIS
AMBULANCE FUND

New York, Nov. 26-Just at present
the ambulance fund of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton, amounting to some $4,000, is
awaiting some definite disposition on
the part of the officials a washing
ton. The fund was raised through
a series of exhibition matches, club
and patriotic tournaments, and was to
equip tennis ambulance divisions. The
name Of each club giving $1,000 was
to appear on an ambulance for ser
vice in France.
Since the start Of the campaign.
however, conditions have changed
with regard to the equipping of am
balances, and the snarl that has re-
suited has left the tennis ambulance
fund high in the air Those in
charge of the fund feel it incumbent
tina THE provisions Of the agreement
with the clubs contributing money be
carried out, and endeavors are being
made in this direction. Should they
fail to achieve their object some 9TH
er method of using the money for the
benefit of the Red Cross will doubt.
less be devised.
The matter will be one of the chief
topics under consideration when the
executive committee of the tennis as
ISOLATION meets at the Waldorf-Astoria
on December Z. A statement OF the
case from the viewpoint of the tennis
association was issued yesterday from
the, Office of the field secretary, Paul
B. Williams. It reads as follows:
when the National Association un-
dertook this campaign it had a defin-
tie understanding with the Red Cross
as to how the money should be used.
During the summer, however, the gov
ment took control of the ambulance
service, and thus far the association
has been unable to secure an authori-
tative statement of it's intentions with
reference to the ambulance fund. AL
though the government was suppos-
ed to assume the undertakings OF the
Red Cross in this matter, it has not
stated it's intentions, and the National
Association has been unable to fulfill
the obligations entered into with It's
members The whole matter Is be-
ing amicably negotiated, however, and
officers Of the association hope to have
a statement from the government IN
time to permit the executive commit
tee to take final action in disposing OF
the funds now available.
I'm Justice both to the Red Cross
and the association, is fair to state
that every effort has been made to ad-
just the seeming difficulty in man
ner that would carry out the obliga-
lions of both organizations. Delay
has doubtless been due to the press
ure of business at Washington, and 1t
is believed that in view of the definite
agreements on which the National
Association campaign was based, q
satisfactory understanding will be
had without much further delay.
George T. Adee. president of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association, having been commits
stoned major in the Reserve Corps.
it is considered probable that he will
retire as head of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association, or
at any rate that he will not seek re-
election when the annual meeting is
held in February. Julian s. Myrdck
is now acting president Of the associa-
ton, and he is being mentioned as
the successor to Mr.. Adee. While 1t
is understood that Mr.. Myrick is per-
fectly willing to continue as acting
president, and have Mr.. Adse remain