The Washington times., 1916-06-26
TRADE BOARD
HEAD FAVORS
RELIEF PLAN
Edwin c. Brandenburg Adds En-
doWment to Scheme to Aid
Guardsmen's Families.
MOVEMENT NOT A CHARITY

dent of the Board of Trade, today
added his Endorsement to that Of
other heads of trade and civic
bodies Of the movement to arrange
for the comfort Of families Of ma
ational guardsmen.
II feel most strongly that none
Of these families should be OBJ
jects Of charity in any sense" he
said. MANY private firms and in
dividual men have announced they
would continue the pay of men in
the service.
SHOULD CONTINUE PAY.
1.-THE Government should do no less. 1t
should continue to pay the salaries OF
the men who still are giving their best
efforts to It, in another line of duty. and
It should contribute in every way to the
care Of their families.
THE families not cared for under
either OF these provisions should have
the loyal and hearty aid of the COM
munity in any way needful. Not for
minute should this be regarded as a
charity. Aid should be extended them
as q duty and privilege"
The executive committee Of the Board
Of Trade holds a meeting at ociocE
today but II had not yet been decided
this morning whether the question OF
relief for guardsmen's families should
be taken upsat that time.
First Step Tomorrow
Tomorrow the first step toward
mobilizing the volunteer relief workers
both organizations and individuals
probably will be made through the
Rotary Club. d. ]. Callahan, president
OF the Rotarians. returns to the city
then. and he Is expected to coll meet.
will be the committee named at the
meeting held last Friday afternoon az
the home Of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
This committee is made up OF the
Today the Rotarians await the
blanks ordered filled out by all District
%ihamen YESTERDAY Thess S,a''ks q,
those dependent upon the guardsmen
70 be made, and will indicate how ex.
tensive is the need for aid.
Women Meet Tomorrow.
Mrs. William E. Harvey. president OF
the woman's Relief Association OF the
District guard. today called a meeting
OF that organization at her home, l'4i
Lamont street. for tomorrow at
o'clock.
Al that time the question of raising
4 relief fund will be discussed. rms
organization, made up OF wives anu
relatives of guardsAnen. VIII co-opeaatie
with the Rotary Club and other orgahi-
zations in an effort to extend relief;
Inquiry has been made by MIS-. Har-
vey about the needs of the guarusIiiea,
Mt Camp Radio. with view to senuiiis III
delicacies and reading matter 10 the
men. II was found that practically no
contributions of this sort are neeoet
now. Writing facilities are affordeu ~
the Y NJ. c. A. tent. ana reaulns i ,ho
ter is plentiful. Neither naVe 'o
e.iardsmen much time for recreation VI
the early days of whipping the commaho
into shape for possible border service.
Great interest was manifested TO-DAY
IN the proposal of Mrs. George Barnet,
that community buying De ihs.,.u.J, .,,
in case 1t becomes necessary 10 supply
food for any guardsmen's famihes'
In Charge at Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Barnett. wife of the command
ant OF the Marine Corps, was In charge
of the food supplies for the Natiohai
Service School at Chevy Chase.
The menus were So uttio,''S
thare that surprise was expressed
when It was learned that they were
furnished at a little more than 20 cents
a day.
Though that could not be done in view
of the additional cost entailed by de.
livery to the families of guardsmen.
IN believed that q great saving coulc
he effected in purchasing by this
means
It also has been suggested that, "
the caae Of the pua rdSmpn'S families
some arrangement might be made to
purchase at the same price made ir
the Government contracts for food sup.
plies at the marine barracks.
Scores OF citizens associations
clubs. lodges. patriotic organizations
and individuals stand ready to give
any aid to concerted relief movement
when the time comes. Many of these
are waiting to follow the lead of the
organizers of the Rotary Clubs efforts
and will send representatives to a re-
lief conference as soon as 1t Is called
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