The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Home Defense League.

Inc ladies OF st. Aloysius parish
and other religious bodies Of the
Sixth police precinct of the District
or Columbia. have organized an
auxiliary to the Home Defense
League Of the precinct for the pur-
pose OF assisting the league in mat
ters relating to military and civic
conditions, with Mrs. Harry A.
Walsh. wife of Capt. Walsh. of the
national army, as president; Mrs,
Mary McMahon. vice president; Mrs.
Jennie Purcell. secretary, and Miss
Mae Leimbach, treasurer.
For the purpose of completing the
organization of the auxiliary, a large
number Of ladies met a committee
from the Home Defense League, at
the home of Mrs. Walsh, % street
northwest, last Monday night, when
the objects Of the league and the
auxiliary We're fully explained by
Mrs. Walsh and DIR. Prendergast, the
auxiliary being represented by Mrs,
Harry A. Walsh. Mrs. Mcmahon.
Mrs. Costello. Mrs. Genaw, Mrs.
Perry. Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Meade,
Mrs. Dwyer, Miss Leimbach, Mrs.
Purcell and Miss Purcell. The
Home Defense League was repre-
sented by DR.. ]. T. Prendergast, NJ.
L. Hart, James S. Mccarthy and Mr..
Dierken.
1t was decided to hold a grand
rally and entertainment on the even
ing OF Monday. January IA, for the
purpose OF arousing interest in the
work of the Home Defense League
and the women's auxiliary. Commit
tees were appointed to interview the
business men in the precinct and
urge them to Join the league, and
take part in the work of bettering
civic conditions. looking after the
comfort of soldiers soJourning in the
city, ministering to the needs of the
poor. and organizing a second line
Of defense to take the place Of the
regular police officers in the event of
emergency.
Pastors Of all the churches In the
precinct. including Catholic. Protes-
tant. Greek and Jewish, will be re-
quested to urge the members Of their
congregations, both men and women,
to take part in the meeting referred
to and enter actively into the work
Of the Home Defense League. Al
| ready great work along this line has
bCCii ociiC py lllcSlS anu Sou6It-
cation of st. Aloysius Catholic
Church and the pastor and congrega-
ton of Wesley Chapel Methodist
Church. and the committee having
the matter in charge hopes to be
able by the nth of January to have
every minister and congregation. re-
gardless of creed, enthusiastically al
work along the lines laid out by the
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Defense League of the District of Co.
lumbia.
1t is the plan of the joint committee
| representing the league of the pre-
cinct and the women's auxiliary 10
divide the precinct into small districts,
which shall be represented by a men,
ber of the league and the auxiliary,
whose duties it will be to secure and
compile information relating to the
residents Of the District that may be
useful in the event of emergency. and
to induce all good citizens of the
white race and the lady members OF
their families TO become members OF
the league and auxiliary.
The rally and entertainment to be
given on the 18th of January will be
held in Gonzaga Theater. Il 1 stree,
northwest, the president of Gonzaga
College. Rev. Father Paul r. Conniff,
S. j., having generously donated the
use of the theater and the hall under
meath to the league for its entertain
ments and meetings.
A committee. composed OF Rev. II.
II. Martin, pastor of Wesley Chapel
Methodist Church: Rev. Father
Sweeney. S. j., of ST. Aloysius
Parish, and DR.. J. T. Pendergast, has
been appointed to interview the pas
tors Of all churches in the precinct