Evening star., 1914-10-09
WOULD INCREASE
COTTON DEMAND
President Wilson Urges Other
Cities to Copy the Wash
ington Exhibit.
MOVEMENT FOR BENEFIT
OF SOUTHERN PRODUCT
National Style Stow at the New Viii
lard Attracts Throng the
Closing Day.

Urging that the demand for cotton be
increased. President Wilson today gave
out statement indorsing the exhibit
OF cotton goods held here during the
last two days. and urging that similar
exhibits be held in other cities. The
statement was as follows:
The various movements to relieve
the situation of the cotton growers,
hard hit by war conditions in Europe.
anord fresh proof of the American
spirit OF helpfulness. The exhibit of
cotton goods in Washington this week
opened the eyes of many to the grow
ing uses of cotton 1t is gratifying
that patriotic women of other cities
in our country are planning to follow
the good example of Washington wom-
en- and make like exhibits in their
home cities Such displays must have
the effect of increasing the demand
and opening new fields for the use of
the feecy staple, and are therefore to
be warmly commended"
Feature of Human interest.
Human interest was lent to the ma
tiona1 cotton style show, which has
been in progress for two days in the
red room of the Willard and which
closed last night, when southern
Womans mite was contributed to the
Red Cross relief fund.
In the largest exhibit, presided over
by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy. were several pieces
OF OF clothing and quilt, made by Mrs. A
r Corpening of Rockingham, n c.
from cotton goods made in the mills
of that place from homegrown cotton.
lhese garments were sent to Mrs Dam
leis to be first exhibited as samples of
cotton and of southern woman's skill
IN needlework, and then to be sold and
the proceeds contributed to the Red
Cross.
Mrs Daniels pointed to this instance
as an example of the spirit of the
women of the south, who, during their
own day of stress, are eager to help
out the sufferers in Europe Mrs
Daniels exhibited cotton cloth from
twenty-five mills in North Carolina
with feature display of the yarns for
winch that state is noted. She boasted
of the fact that not one by-product of
cotton was shown in her exhibit, but
that all of the many articles were
hrSt products of the staple and all COL
1ected within a week.
Annual Event Proposed.
The closing day of the show attract
ed most of official Washington and en-
thusiastic Endorsement was general of
suggestion that the show be made an
annual event. Among those attending
were wives of cabinet members. as
follows: Mrs. L. NJ. Garrison, Mrs.
Franklin K. Lane. Mrs. A. S. BurIeson,
Mrs. Thomas W. Gregory and Mrs Will
liam 6. Redfeld: Mrs. Thomas R. Mar
shall, wife of the Vice President, and
Mrs. Champ Clark. wife of the Speaker
of the House of Representative; Mrs
m 1Yri n nd I,ay
of the national executive board of the
Daughters of the American Revolution;
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. William
B. Padgely, the Misses Patten, Mrs.
Harry Williams, Mrs. lockwood Hoar,
Miss Genevieve Clark, the Misses Bur-
Lesson and Mrs. Elisha E. Meredith.
Wears a Cotton Boil" Hat.
During the afternoon Miss Genevieve
Clark wore a corduroy hat fashioned to
represent a cotton boil, sent to her by
Mrs. Beatrice Chrishom of New York. In
a recent competition of American-de
signed millinery, the hat worn by Miss
Clark won first prize of $100. Among the
rev cotton gowns displayed was one
worn by Mrs. Annie Tonlinson. The
Gress was & beautiful creation, the very
latest thing i'll cotton goods. made in
F.,iis by Cheriot.
Vice President Marshall, Speaker Clark
Justice Holmes. Justice Hughes nearly
- quorum o. the Senate and House of
Representatives. and practically all prom
inent and influential men in political c.r-
es, were present last night.
ljr- Clarence Owens of the Southern
9 nlmercial Congress. was present as
delegate from the congress to express its
thanks to Miss Genevieve Clark for the
.dea which resulted in the cotton-fashion
show. the big central feature of the
nationwide cotton week movement.