Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-20
WOMEN ORGANIZE
IN A NEW FIELD
Pennsylvania Division For
Preparedness Appeals to
Women For Aid

The Pennsylvania Women's Division
for National Preparedness urges the
organization of women throughout the
state for preparedness in the event of
war and readiness for work in those
fields in which women can most effect
lively aid at such times and in the case
of State calamity.
The members functions are "the
giving of time. the giving of goods and
the giving of money" and the dues are
20 cents, sustaining, 81 annual and $40
FOR contributing memberships. There
Will be a call fund in the event of state
calamity and separate fund and de-
partment to assist in the sending of
Pennsylvania men to Plattsburg and
similar citizens camps.
one may choose from the following
schedule the department in which they
wish to serve:
l. Care of soldiers and sailors
Families; personal responsibility for
the care of the families of the men in
the service, or those suffering from
some general calamity.
2. Nursing; services of professional
nurses.
8. Surgical supplies; amateur aid in
collecting and preparing surgical sup
plies.
SOiNdlSSCSnI HOIl6S ana nos
pltals; (a) giving and maintenance of
homes for convalescents and the
wounded, (b) training for occupation
those permanently crippled or blind.
D. Messenger and communication
service; giving use of motors in time
of war with personal service as driv-
ers; in time of calamity giving use or
motors and drivers.
6. Day service in hospitals; (a) first
aid. CD diet cooking. (c) assisting in
daily routine work of the hospitals.
Z. Feeding troops and needy: col
lecting, preparing and distributing food
supplies as needed.
8. General service: (al preparing
and providing kits for Pennsylvania
men enlisting in citizens camps, (b)
clerical service, (c) cutting out and
making garments. and so forth.
When one hundred persons have en-
rolled in department of a chapter a
meeting of the department will be
called and members will then be told
each unit will be an effective con-
tributing factor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransome Lowther and
son, Herbert of Pittsburgh, are guests
OF their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Strominger of Market street.
Miss Hester Richards and Miss Lulu
y.
Donald Stewart of North Second street
for week or two.
Miss Alice Hayes and Miss Sue
Hayes, of Indianapolis, Ind, are guests
of their aunt, Mrs. Luman Rice, of
Green street, for the remainder of the
month.
Conductor A. A. Yaple, of 635 Har.
ris street, was taken suddenly i'll while
on duty and is in the Altoona Hos
pital. Mrs. Yap1e is now with him.
Miss Alice A. Graydon will address
the members of the r. F. o. NJ. Club
this evening at the Y. w. C. A.
Charles S. Segelbaum, Jr., was host
last evening at his home, 12O South
Second street, for the charter MEM
bers of the PhiIonian Debating Society.
Russell Tomlinson, of Chambers
burg, was a recent guest at his home,
1929 Regina street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Breedon have
gone home to Chicago after ten days
stay among friends in this city and
Steelton.
Miss Rachel Wise and Miss Minna
Wise, of Wilkes-Barre, are visiting
their cousin, Miss Alice Rodgers, of
Penn street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Wagner
and son, Theodore Wagner. of Buffalo,
n. Y, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Her.
man Brown, of Market street, for ten
days.
The Rev. DIR. James Fry Bullitt, of
Bellevue Park. was the guest of Mrs
William c. Bullitt during his visit to
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Taggart of Pine street
Steelton, has returned after 4, visit to
New York.