Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

tor the dead There are forty bodies
in the mOrgue
Nine new deaths were reported in
camden since last night
The Camden Board of Health has is
sued an order that fraternal societies
shall not conduct any more funeral serV-
ices until after he epidemic has passed.
Pennsylvania Nas divided into sey-
enteen nursing districts To-Day by state
Health Commissioner r. Franklin Roy.
er. Representatives of he state Health
Department are being placed in charge
Of these. and when the fourteen nurses
sent 20 Massachusetts last week arrive
here today each will he pa at the head
of a district. The nursing IL to be
part Of the cO-ordinated work nf the
state and local health authorities and
the state military officials who are ser
ting up hospital units IN the badly in
fected districts
The epidemic is reported 10 ne well
under control al the University Of Penn
sylvania Thirty-signt students said to
he affected with the disease. ate in the
Delta Psi fraternity house while four
teen Others are in the University Hos
pitsl
ship and Tent club Hospital
The Ship and Tent club. Twenty
third and Christian streets equipped
with 90 beds, is TO be used for arsenal
employees suffering from the disease,
Influenza sufferers in the Fourth
Naval District are being taken to
house At 2O5 South Twenty second
street. Mrs l.. T. tSotesbury. owner
Of tn. property turned il over to Or.
r. W Piummer medical aide to the
4, 81,
Mrs Stotesbury hurriedly summoned
painters and paperhangers and had the
entire house renovated within forty-e ght
hours The house becomes an annex to
the Navy Emergency Hospital. formerly
the United Sservice club. The Navy
House. 22l South Eighteenth street. is
being fitted up as a home for relatives
summoned from long distances to attend
sick sailors and marines.
The disaster relief committee of the
Ped Cross has been organized TO direct
the resources of the Red Cross in its
cooperative fight against the epidemic.
John G. Bell Is chairman of the COM
mittee
on the committee are DR. George H.
Meeker John h. Townsend. executive
secretary OF the Southeastern Pennsyl-
vania Chapter OF the Red Cross Charles
SCOIl, JT.. ullfCNOi VI lilc ItIuSN wanna
Delaware division Of the Red Cross
Cheney e. Jones. director Of civilian re-
lief: John lhlder. secretary of the Phila-
delphia Housing Association: Mrs. j.
willis Martin. Cf the Council of National
Defense Miss Katherine Tucker. super
visor Of the Visiting Nurse Society:
Joseph r. wdener, Ellis A. Gimbel, Mrs
Barclay n. Warburton. Mrs. John C.
Groome. George Wharton Pepper and
Mr.. and Mrs Edward r Stotesbury
Preparing Lancaster Inn
The old Lancaster Inn at Bryn Mawr
is being prepared for the reception Of
influenza patients Seventy-five Bryn
Mawr girls spent part OF Yesterday
washing floors, windows and woodwork
in the old inn. Carpenters electricians,
plumbers and OTHER mechanics also were
working there. while Red Cross workers
were in workrooms nearby preparing
hospital supplies bedding and hospital
beds
Besides being "gasless sunday yes
ierday also was almost "worshipless
Sunday" SO far as the churches were
concerned. Thousands OF church mem
bers worshiped in the privacy OF their
own homes. Some churches held open-
air services on lawns wherever possible.
but fear OF rain deferred many con-
gregatons from carrying out their plans.