Evening star., 1916-06-26
Organization Marking Time
for Lack of Information as
to Where Effort Is Needed.
DATA FOR ROTARY CLUB
NOT COMPLETED AS YET
Women's Relief Association, N. G..
D, C., to Discuss Work
Tomorrow.

Steps toward relief work for District
National Guardsmen and their families
are temporarily halted. owing to lack
of definite information as to where
euch effort is needed. The Rotary
Club, which started the work. has a
committee out gathering data, but no
report Is expected until late today or
tomorrow Other organizations that
have declared their intention to help
in the work are marking time until
they will be able to proceed.
The Women's Relief Association of
the National Guard of the District Of
Columbia, of which Mrs. William E.
Harvey Is president, will meet at Mrs
HaFvey's residence. 1744 Lamont street
northwest, tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O
o'clock to discuss relief work plans in
connection with their afiliation with
the Rotary Club in this respect. Wives
mothers or women closely related to
commissioned officers. including second
lisutsnants. of the District guard. are
urged to attend this meeting. for i'm
portant work is planned
VIII Do It's Work Direct.
Mrs Harvey today said the association
would not aid the guardsmen or their
families through any charitable organiza-
ton. but would do it's work direct. with
the help of and under the supervision of
the Rotary Club. She said this work is
not of a charitable. but of a patriotic.
order. and for that reason women who
volunteer for it must be prepared to take
a personal interest.
e. c. Brandenburg. president of the
Washington Board of Trade, said his
organization intended to do it's share
in the relief work. but that it is await
ing developments that will give it some
thing definite to work upon. Mr.. Brand
enburg said the Board of Trade strong
ly recommends that the government
follow the example of a number of
large corporations. both in Washington
and all over the country. and make ar
rangements whereby it's employees call
ed out for service will suffer no finan-
cial loss.
THE government has had many fine
examples of the generosity of the great
corporations that employ large num-
Der of men," he said land, as a brother
corporation. 1t ought to follow in their
track. AS regards small places that
employ only a few men and are to some
extent unable to keep up their guards
men employees salaries. there is an ex-
cellent opportunity for various organ
iSations and even individuals to do
good work. No one should hesitate to
help IL he sees an opportunity. The
for service and many of them made big
sacrifices. Others ought not to be afraid
to make some sacrifices to help those
men. should they need it,
The Chamber of Commerce. according
to Thomas Grant. secretary. has done
nothing definite as yet. although it in
tends to do all it can when possible.
board meeting will be held at 8
o'clock in the evening, July 5, to dis.
euss plans for relief work. All mem
esrs of the organization are urged to
b present.
Survey Of Food Sources.
The national committee on volunteer
aid Of the women's section Of the
Navy League. of which Mrs. George
Barnett. wife of Maj Gen. Barnett
rine Corps. is chairman. will make.
With the aid Of state and local
food supply sources of the country, for
the purpose of furnishing information
for community buying. where fam
nies OF National Guardsmen called
sSway to service on the border and in
Mexico will be able to buy necessities
for much less than prevailing prices.
In connection with this work, Mrs
Barnett urges that all societies and
organizations interested in relief work
inaugurate, IL possible. community
trading stations in their respective
Central distributing stations are rec
ommended. and relief committees of
various organizations are asked to pre-
pare menus whereby families of
guardsmen. may. on their lessened in
comes. enjoy substantial. even IL not
luxurious. meals. Merchants interested
In relief work are asked to help in the
work Of distribution from stations to
homes.
Mrs. Barnett is certain that this plan
Of community buying will be success
full and of great benefit to the families
Of guardsmen- She Is thoroughly IA
miiiar with the work of supplying large
numbers of people from central sta
dons. having been commissary general
OF the National Service School, which
vas held under the auspices Of the
navy League at Chevy Chase last
month.