The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Clubs Join in Big
Drive for Veterans
ConpaIeScent Camp
1t Will Be for Tubercular Vic
tins and Situated in Sara
nae Region.


AA/ Brooklyn clubs have Joined
forces to provide a GONZALES
cent camp for tubercular war veter-
ans, both men and women. They have
organized drive for a Veterans
Mountain Camp, with Miss That's Ma
Crane as chairman and Lieut.. Belvin
W. Maynard, the Flying Parson," as
director. Headquarters are at Hotel
Astor.
The campaign. one of the largest
pieces of work ever undertaken by
both federated and unfederated clubs
in cooperation. is for raising a fund
with which to pay for and equip the
camp, to operate it for one year and
to provide an endowment fund in or
der TO safeguard convalescent care for
tubercular veterans in the future.
Individual clubs are being asked to
contribute at least one leanto for the
camp. each of which will accommodate
from six to eight soldiers and VIII cost
$3.50 The Theater Assembly, OF Whcn
Mrs. j. Christopher Marks is president,
started the campaign with a pledge of
s15. .000 OF which amount $4,000 already
has been raised.
The camp selected stands on Big
Tupper Lake in the Saranac region and
comprises an estate of 1000 acres. with
some twenty buildings. including
bowling alley and recreation hall.
There are tennis courts, and as 1t
stands In the midst of the State Forest
Preserve, permission for the use OF
this has been accorded by Gov. Nathan
l.. Miller.
The women began their campaign
with a mass meeting held at Hotel
Astor on Wednesday morning, to which
were invited representatives from more
than five hundred clubs. There will be
a series of meetings eliminating in
large mass meeting at either Carnegie
Hall or the Hippodrome on the day
preceding the opening of the city wide
campaign for funds on April 6. The
actual collection OF money for the
camp will extend from April until
April %. A parade is being organized
for Saturday afternoon. April ].
Members of the executive committee
include Miss That's Magrane, chair
man of the Nomen's Auxiliaries of the
American Legion; Mrs. j. Walter
Comfy, president of the State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs: Mrs. Richard
NJ Chapman, president of the CITY
Federation of Womens Clubs; Col.
Corps. Mrs j. Christopher Marks,
president of the Theater Assembly. and
Mrs. Theodore Hardy, president OF
Chaminade. Brooklyn.
Among the clubs that have pledged
their cooperation 10 the drive are the
Professional Women's League, Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union, AS
sociated Alumni of Hunter College,
The Chaminade. BROOKLYN; the
Mothers Club of Baysi6e. L.. J.; Har-
lem Council of Women. Vanderveer
PARK Mothers Association. Bronx
womens' Club. National Society OF
New England. Y. NJ G. A. Club. Rubin
stein Club. Clio Club. Women's Demo
cratic Club Of New York City, Foster
Mothers Association of America.
Women's Club of Bayside. L. l.; Cul-
tural Circle. Womens Protection
League Chidren's Comfort League
Kings County W. c. t. U. and the
National Federated Workers for Dis
abled Soldiers.
The Forum to be held BY the New
York CITY Federation OF Women's Clubs
next Tuesday at the Hotel Astor VIII
have a discussion on What New York
State Is Doing to Bring About Better
Child Welfare Laws"
Mr.. George A. Hall of the New York
State Commission to examine laws re-
lating to child welfare. will be the
speaker. Mrs. Richard II Chapman, as
president, will preside.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Day was
the order OF the program at the month
ly meeting of the New York Browning
Society last Wednesday at the Waldorf
Astoria when Mrs. John a. Lefferts. as
the chairman. gave the opening remarks
and then presented the program, which
was based on the poem for study
Aurora Leigh.
Or. Lillian Craig Randall led spirited
discussion on why the Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning Committee? through