The New York herald., 1920-01-05
Navy Club Moves to
Permanent Home;
Seeks 100000 Fund
Crowns Efforts of Women in
Society to Aid Enlisted
Men.

Our fighting men OF Americas first line
Of defence-brothers Cob" and Devil
Dog"-upanchor at the old Navy Club
station. No. so Fifth avenue, some time to-
day and cruise south by east to the new
anchorage, at Nos. l3 and 10 East Forty
first street, where patrio women OF the
city have established for II Sc enlisted men
the first permanent Navy Club the city
has ever had. After n ceaseless broad
side of effort since 1917 number OF the
most prominent women socially in New
York have succeeded in gaining a glorious
victory for the men who come ashore
from fighting ships and today the Stars
and Stripes will be run up in Forty-first
street.
For two years at No 500 Fifth avenue
these women, under the leadership OF Mrs.
William I'll. Hamilton. have worked to
make the seamen and marines contented
while ashore. The Introduction OF clean
sleeping quarters, fine recreation rooms
and an excellent canteeD where approx
mately 1,5Oo meals day were served to
the boys helped wonderfully the morale
OF the seamen while ashore, and before
it the enlisted men were begging to
carry on and make their home in Man
haitian permanent one.
More than quarter of million dollars
was necessary &c purchase the two houses
in Forty-first street and it will require
many thousands more to place the club
on a sound and self-supporting basis. Pa
triotic men have Joined the women found
ers and obligated themselves to keep the
Cluh alive nnfil SfIch aS "a mai friO ~
and grateful public comes to the front and
contributes its quota to the general fund.
With the opening of the Navy Club to-
day the campaign to raise 100000 starts.
There isn't person who has seen the club
who doesn't feel that there is moro press
ing need for this permanent home during
peace time than in the days of war.
Approaching the real service the Navy
Club rendered during the war, Josephus
Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, when told
that its officers were about to launch q
campaign, wrote as follows to Mrs. WILL
lam II. Hamilton, the vice president
Il wish to express to you and TO the
patriotic men and women who are as
sociated with you my appreciation of the
splendid service that you have rendered
to the men of the navy and not only dur
ing the world war but in the days that
have followed. | had the pleasure of
visiting the club in person and to feel
that there was an atmosphere OF home
about it which was cheering and hearten-
ing to the men in the service.
Il am glad to know that you and your
associates contemplate continuing this
service of love and helpfulness in the days
OF peace which are no less important
than the days of war New York, OF
course, is the metropolis of our re-
public and will be visited often by many
men OF the navy, and the kind and cheer
ful welcome impaired by your organiza-
ton during the war will be quite as de.
lightful and helpful in the years that are
to come. Sincerely yours,
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS"
The officers Of the Navy Club are -
Herbert l.. Satterlee. PRESIDENT Mrs Will
am IL. Hamilton, vice president; Paul L.
hammond, treasurer. and Fraser Moffat,
secretary.