Republican farmer., 1920-05-14
VACATION HOUSE
 OPENS MAY 29

The Southern New England Te4e- phone company has hit the high cost of living at a summer hotel at the seasfaore a waMep from which the H. c. of L. will not recover till the end of the summer season.
 When the big Vacation House, for merly the Hotel Pembroke at Wood
 mont, leased for the season by the
 company as 9 recreational center for it's female employees. formally opens on May 29th, the price lists for rooms and board by the week and for lodging and meals over 8 week end will amaze the average hotel man and guest alike The price scale is not only moderate and modest, but
 reads like those good old days before
 the era of ginger ale, community singing and altitude records in prices of all of lffe's necessities.
 There are about sixty guest rooms at the S. N. E. T. Vacation House l and the economical business plan per mfts the company to offer it's girls, l room and board, on a substantial three a day basis, for SIP a week. There are slightly higher rates these being determined by the room which 1 the guest selects. But all the rooms are large and cheerful with all the 1 comforts of home and more
 The telephone girls have things swiftly moving their way when sum maertin1e pleasures are considered for 1 in addition to the lodging and the
 meals for $1e and $14 per week, the 1 company will provide at these anaz- 1 ingly low rates number of special entertainment features free of 1 charge. There will be weekly hops | on Friday nights in a ball room that 1 is 73x37 feet and 8 large orchestra 1 to furnish the music. No adnnittance l fee will be charged. Bathing houses 1 equipped with shower baths will be ] provided without charge to the guests: g. tennis court will be at their
 free disposal; two Victrolas will fur
 nish music nightly for dancing on 1.-the broad verandas; a trained nurse l will be in attendance at all times;
 a. parlor bowling alley will be in- stalled; a hostess and two assistan ts will attend the conventional duties of 1 chaperons All for SIP a week or a l little more.
 The Vacation House Committee composed of employees of the com I pany, has fixed a definite charge fol lodging and for meals to week end 1 guests. Lodging will be soc night l in a large dormitory thatis now be ] ing 11CIed 1ue ScLI10 CIldISe VII
 be made for lodging in a SIP a week l room but will be slightly higher IT l the larger rooms.
 | Ror the week erders a dinner will 1 be served as the evening meal or l Saturdays. The girls coming dowY l from up state on that day will wan 1 g. substantial meal when they arrive and the evening meal will be made 1 a dinner on Saturday for their accom- nodation. This meal will cost 65C
 and it will be a regular meal, too | Breakfast will be 35c and supper 45c l The three meals daily will cost eacf
 guest s145. These rates will makt
 a week end trip, which includes din 1 ner on Saturday evening, lodginf
 Saturday night and three meals oI Sunday cost a week end guest onl!
 s26O. This for a real outing at tn
 shore with free bathing facilities ant
 all the other pleasures to be foun'
 at this popular resort. Again cal
 you beat it?
 On the opening night, May 29th there will be a dance and entertain , ment for all the telephone people. Opening on this date makes it pos
 sible for the young ladies of the Tele | phone company to go to Woodmon
 for the dance that evening and remain over Sunday and Monday, becaus' Memorial day will be observed ol Monday. May 31st
 Girl employees of the company ma, reserve their rooms now. W. T. Not of New Haven, Secretary of the Com mittee, is in charge of the booking and the company will allow employe , outside of New Haven, free toll ser 5 vice in placing their reservations wit Secretary Mott.