The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
PROMISE TO BUY
AMERICAN GOODS
Prominent Women Join Ma
tional League and Open
Headquarters Here.
MEMBERS SIGN PLEDGE
Agree to Urge Friends to Purchase
Only u. S. A. Products During
Present War in Europe.

The Woman's National Made in L. S
A. League has been organized here under
/ a distinguished patronage which includes
wives of Cabinet members, Congressional
| and official women, while heads of great
women's organizations. wives Of govern
nors and mayors, and other notable
American women are among its honorary
chairmen and honorary patrons
The object of the league is to arouse
the patriotic sentiment of the women OF
the country to ask for and buy Ameri-
can made products. 1t is purely a vol
untary organization and there are no
membership dues, no meetings to attend,
and the only requisite for membership is
that, a woman who wants to join must
sign and send to national headquarters
in Washington the following pledges:
Il pledge myself for the welfare of our
country, while the war lasts, to demand
and buy, whenever possible, everything
! made in L. S. A. and urge my friends
to do likewise"
Includes Noted Women.
Among the honorary patrons and hon.
orary chairmen of the league are Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman. wife of the governor
of New York; Mrs. John NJ. Slaton. wife
of the governor of Georgia: Mrs. Luther
Z. Hall, wife Of the governor OF Louis
lana: Mrs. William Cumming Story,
president general D. A. R.; Mrs. Lndley
NJ. Garrison, wife of the Secretary of
War; Miss Genevieve Champ Clark,
daughter of the Speaker of the House; {;
Mrs. James R. Mann, wife of the minority
leader; Mrs Victor Murdoch, wife of the
Progressive leader: Mrs. William c. Red
field, wife of the Secretary of Commerce;
Mrs. David B. Houston, wife of the Sec
retary OF Agriculture: Mrs. William B.
Wilson, wife of the Secretary of Labor;
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, pre- resident
general United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy; Mrs. James II. Preston,
wife of the mayor of Baltimore, Md. {;
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison. wife of the noted
inventor and the following members of
the Senatorial circle:
Mrs Henry F. Ashurst. Arizona; Mrs.
William f. BOrah, Idaho; Mrs. Ollie
James. Kentucky; Mrs. Harry Lane,
Oregon: Mrs. Porter j. McCumber,
North Dakota: Mrs. Robert l.. owen,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Miles PoindeXter. Wash
ingtOn State. Mrs. Joseph :. Ransdell.
Louisiana; Mrs. John F. Shafroth, Colo
rado; Mrs. Morris Sheppard. Texas; Mrs.
Park Trammell. wife of the governor of
Florida; Mrs. James NJ. Curlcy. wife Of
the mayor of Boston, Mass: Mrs George
Terry Lee. wife of the mayor of Bowling
Green, Mo: Mrs. Clinton G. Brown, wife
of the mayor of San Antonio Tex: Mrs.
Ducan [. Fletcher. president of the Con-
gressonal Club: Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood,
one of the founders of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution; Mrs. John
Temple Graves, Mrs. Charles c. McChord.
Mrs George Washington P. Hunt, wife of
the governor of Arizona; Mrs. Colin S.
SeIph, wife OF the postmaster OF ST
Louis. Mo: Mrs. Ben Johnson. wife Of
Representative Johnson. of Kentucky:
Miss Marion Tilden Barnitt field secre-
tary of the New York Peace Society, and
Mrs James Folk, wife Of the former
governor of Missouri.
National headquarters OF the league
have been opened here and enrolment is
going on briskly.