Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
GOLF CLUBS AWARD
PRIZES TO CADD|ES
Huntingdon Valley, York Road
and PhiImont Serve
Xmas Feasts
PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY

Old st. Nicholas and the venerable
st. Andrew linked arms this morning
and were whisked away in the famous
sleigh to the Huntingdon Valley, Old
York Road and Phimont Country
Clubs, where the annual Christmas Gel
ebrations for the caddies were held.
II is the custom at those clubs. to
prepare rousing good time at this
season of the year for the youngsters
who get all of the work and none of the
pleasure of golfng.
There is always plenty of turkey and
'fXins" and every imaginable variety
Of food in quantities ample to the de =
mands of healthy young appettcs. And
there is candy for everybody and money
prizes which serve as n reward for good
work in the past and MS an inspiration
for the future and gifts of the sort that
boys like.
AT the Philmont Country Club an
enormous Christmas dinner was sub
jccted to 215 individual attacks this
afternoon by ps many hungry caddics.
From Tommy Fletcher, ten years old,
to Johnny Warden. Sixty-two years
old thc caddies were determined to de-
Stroy and Obliteratc all turkey in sight
Ellis A. Gimbel. president of the
club, had personal charge of the affair.
and gave each Of the guests $3.50
gold piece in behalf Of the club and dis
tributcd twenty-five special prizes
ranging in value from S. to $40 for
particularly good work lie addressed
cheney and Thrift" and Wardcn Jnnn
of the caddic rorns contrihutoI n few
remarks in rcsponsc.
Among those who hcIpcd serve the
dinner were Mrs. Ellis A. Gimbel. Mrs
Milton Hcrold. Mrs. Morris Knuf-
mann. Mrs. Ely X. Sclig. Mrs. +. G.
Flrishpr. Mrs. BENJAMIN Wolf. Mrs. I.
II. Silvcrman. Mrs. Lee Bowers and
Miss Sophie Espen.e
The committee in charge of tho eel
chration included Mr.. GimbCl. Louis
Wolf. Jules +. MnStbaum, Herman
Roscnthal. II. l.. RCinhard and Mrs.
ScIig.
Al the Old York ROAD Country Club.
in .Icnkintown. 100 caddicS sat down
at noon to turkey dinner Of the
WcIl-known variety like mother used
to make Everybody got II box Of
candy. and the committee distributed
1lIlIfS NIpll " WilS All over. | MS UllpT-
noon there were motion pictures. to
which the boys will be taken as guests
of tho club.
The committee which made tho ar
rangcmcnts included Henry w. paist ,
William 4 JrklCr. lanes r IInIlo-
well and Henry + Hall Thcy wcrr
assisted hv Mrs. James +. UniIowell.
Mrs. Henry W, Pnist. Mrs. Henry +,
IInII Mrs. William 4 Icklrr. Mrs II
+ DCGroat. Mrs / s Fowler. Mrs
Mrs. A. II, Jenkins, Mrs 4 II Man
wpring. Mrs Grorcr Parry Mrs vii
liam Prince and Mrs. Iouis Rurn
Al thc Huntingdon Valley Country
Club, nj Noble. there were festivities
for l5O cuddicS. There. too. there wns
u big turkey dinner. with everything
rhat Il turkey dinner should have. and
great quantities Of caudy. nuts and
fruit. One hundred and thirty doIlars
in cash was distributed by tho commit
too to the caddcs who have shown the
best work throughout tho last wear. and
there were gifts for ALL This afternoon
there were motion pictures and voude
willie to top off the event.
The committee Of arrangements in
cludod Edward 4. Wpihpnmavcr, Lewis
u. Gcigur, J. :. Gould. Joseph Uancs.