Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-22
NEWS OF MEN WHO BUILD SHIPS
ship GIRLS WILL DANCE
Chester COMPANY Men Will
Make All Arrangements

The girls in the Chester Ship Com
pany's offices at Chester are not getting
square deal, some or the hgher-ups
IN the social activities of the place have
decloed. In other words, the fair ship
workers have not been getting a due
share OF the shipworkers' fun. and there
are some men fair and square enough TO
ADMIT it who have taken it upon them
selves to whoop things up for the
stenos." One man pointed out that the
boys have the bulge on the girls IN
having so many amusements unsuited to
the weaker sex" If there Is one thing,
though In which the girls endurance
can be compared with the mems It is in
shaking leg in the gddy fox trot or
one-ster. So the promoters of the idea
are talking of giving the girls all Of that
they can stand and a little more. The
chester Band, which has staged several
fandangoes, has declared It's willingness
TO play once week for the dancers. but
IT seems that is not enough. Now there
is plan afoot to run in an extra shndlg
every fortnight, probably at the Chester
Armory. There is plenty of room there
and the walls and floor are thought
strong enough to stand the strain and
give all the heavyweights a waltz around
Tor their money If they promise not to
squeeze too hard
SEVERAL. CHANGES among the force in
tna the stores department at the Chester ship
Of t5s psss plant are mentioned IN the SosssE
hi,, haye started something new in one respect.
eoth,nN @ Tsry ,toqs Sla in snSthsr d nd
these men introduced it. No matter how old
Chance n ts,ss sns MY be- it chst stands
Snaslng agent and he Is said to be some
.,.H: c; STEVENS has beer promised 70 as
R9sn1n Rn 'S RfoSGT WGTks ISa Msnager Glenn r. Trout
sss sSs 1G5smsn q has Hto
@ viii M Decker D the viii ssHs as
has succeeded Decker sV as Pss nspectoT 'e' Of
sScs HShEfy ehsfy an has Gsen
have ]. w. Ford as his assistant.
&C. a. STROUD. head Of the bllls-payah:e
ed w TS sS1s to the sGn oil
has been promoted to his place, sam schai
thc fr and n1ils Edward Heis are n9w working Or
a opokkeeper in a Chinese laundry. according
I. h MS own talk. and with this experience
! C. A. Mcclure has been put in charge OF
hony.
uss1r WITH rsssTn1 sSYAED sn.1
Harlan Bethlehem Company. at Wilmington
points with pride, to Its progress. This com
| pany says no shpyard its si2o has anythinf
| on Its dispensary. where the shipworkers ant
thelr Families are always well treated Witt
| the recall of Doctor Guth 10 bethlehem Doc
! tor Robinson. the regular surgeon. has beer
put in charge OF the wilmington dispensary
! Doctor Guth's assignment there was onl!
temporary. Doctor Robnson's wide expert
| ence fits him specially for his new work, 1
was stated For the last month he has hac
charge Of irst.c,ass work in the Lehigh plan
| Of the Bethlehem Steel Company at Soutt
Bethlehem. This was simply to famlliarz'
| him with the Bethlehem Company's system
and methods. Before going to the Bethlehem
| Company Doctor Robinson was in charge o
the dlspensary work for three big Pittsburgh
| concerns-Moorehead Brothers. J. +. Case,
| Company and Globe Wire Company. Docto
! Robinson will have the cooperation of Mis-
| Wood and Miss Tammany as nurses and Mis-
| Naylor a recording secretary. These womeI
work well together in making things pleasan
| for everybody at the dispensary.