The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-06-28
ORLEANS GIRLS WILL
HAVE SljNMERHOIAE.
At THELLN|EGE PLACE.
Former Home of Peter Heilyvege De.
dicated TO Use Of n. 0. Young
Woman's Christian Club.
LONG DREAM OF Y. w. c. a. AT
LAST TO BE REALIZED.
Vacation for N. 0. Working Girls at
5000 Per Week-Sunday Dim
ncr W;il Cost 65 Cents.

Here's your chance, girlsi With
everyone signing about the heat and
the expense CT really, truly vaca-
ton, the 7. w. c. A. is coming to the
front with vacation house in Wave
land, just for girls.
Expenses are TO be very low-the
7. W. C. A. figures on Sc a week, in
Guiding board and railroad fare. The
home, "Oak Den," opens the first
week in July. Forty girls can be ac-
commodated each week of July, Au-
gust and September.
Registration should be made this
week, if possible, since the house may
be full just at the time when your va
cation comes, unless reservations are
made ahead Of time.
A vacation house has long been
the dream of the New Orleans 7. W
C. A, and Miss Anna Nesom recalls
with some amusement the trials and
tribulation Of the first attempt made
five years ago in Vaudeville when
every one had perfectly good time,
in spite of the many drawbacks o.
equipment and accommodations.
Good Time for Everyone.
The vacation house just announced
is the ''Hellwege Place." as It is call
ed belonging to Mrs. John Stewart. 1t
is beautiful old-fashioned mansion,
with wide-spreading galleries, already
mentally devoted to outdoor sleeping
quarters for the girls. Three dining
rooms will be equipped, and and
everything necessary for comfort and
amusement will be On hand.
Expenses for the years lease, and
the additional furnishings are borne
by the South Central fed committee
Of the Y. w. C. A and the home is
open girls from all over the South
Central tield-Aentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
Another vacation house in the
Ozark mountain in Arkansas, and is
administered from the Memphis mouse
IS the Waveland establishment is re-
gulated by the New Orleans Y. w. C.
Association.
4 hostess will be in charge OF
"Oak Dem to see that all goes we'll
and every girl has good time. A
recreation leader to direct sports,
also will be permanent summer at
tacl1ment as we'll as two trained as
sistants in summer work for girls.
Liberty Hall'' is to be the motto,
and it IS to be hoped that the Y. w.
c. A. spirit will eliminate and tenden-
cy to encroach Oh the liberties Of
others.
Grabbing eff the pier, swimming,
boating, tennis and volley ball games,
picnics hammocks and comfortable
wicker chairs on screened galleries,
will do much towards satisfying the
taste Of every girl for her favorite va
cation pursuit.
On Sunday, many girls are exepect-
ed on the weekly excursions to the
Coast, and "Oak Den" will provide
special dinner at 65 cents for the
benefit Of these Sunday visitors.
Occasions are to be strictly mon
Occasion TO Be Non-Dressy.
dresy" and a suit case with MILDLY
blouse and boomers, and few shirt
waists and skirts will fill all sartoriaI
needs.
Without discrimination against
girls making comfortable salary,
who desire to visit the home, the Y.
". c. A. hopes to meet especially,
the needs of the low-salaried worker,
The board charge, $3.50 a week, is
about as low as can be offered, and
special help may be extended to girls
in need of vacation, but without
the means necessary.
What We want, is every sort OF
girl" said Miss Nesom. Girls can
learn so much from one another, and
there's nothing like meeting and
knowing girls from other circles to
broaden each one"
An acquaintance party" will
be given next Monday for all girls
who have signed up for the vacation
house during this week, with a sup
per, toasts and gene raj good time.
During next winter the house will
be used for weekend parties from the
Y. W. c. A. An especially attractive
leaflet for distribution is oeing pre-
pared, with pen and ink sketches Of
the house and grounds, done by Mrs.
r. S. Hecht.