Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10
WOMEN PREPARE TO AID
81 shBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh, Jr., Named as
General Chairman for Fifth
Reserve District.
MRS. HAGAN STATE CHAIRMAN

Mrs, William Ruffin Cox Accepts
SS3s Craftsmanship of Womaa's Com
11ittee for Liberty Loan Campaign
s. IN Richmond.
THE meeting of the executive COM
mIttee of the woman's committee.
Council of Defense, Virginia division,
was. called to order by the chairman
MtE B. 3. Munford, at 1890 o'clock
yesterday morning.
1.-The first matter taken up was Sec
ond food registration, which is being
conducted by Edwin Michaels. of Roa-
roke. This is to supplement the first
registration done in July by the wo-
maG's committee and Mrs. Michaels has
requested the assistance Of the wo-
mans committee in this second reg
istration, which will be given to him
as far possible.
Miss Agnes Randolph reported that
tho committee on public health mad
been forming women's war classes
throughout the State, which are to
iyershort courses in public health and
preventive measures. She has estab
lished a class In Fauquier. with an
attendance of sixty women, one III
Suffolk of 100 women. another in Hall
faS..of thirty and still another just
outside of Richmond consisting of sixty
women. Wise County is preparing to
organize class, but has not as yet
perfected its plans. The State Board
obs Health is cooperating with Miss
Randolph in this matter, and will send
lecturers to the classes which are be-
ing held In the different communities
1tiis the expectation of Miss Randolph
to.restablish these classes in every
county in due time. Four travelling
ar{4 H,,- l,a
State Library TO further this work.
This work is considered especially I'M
portant Mt present. as SO many of the
physicians and nurses are being called
to the army, leaving many commune
ties without either.
Mrs. EGBERT LEIGH HEADS
ss:S-y',- LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE
Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh was appointed
Chairman for the Liberty loan for
the. Fifth district. Mrs. Leigh was al
ready chairman for this committee on
Mrs. John Hagan. of Danville,. another
member of the woman's committee,
WAS appointed chairman for Virginia.
and Mrs. Leigh and Mrs. Hagan will
perfect their plans for future work
Immediately Mrs. Leigh asked that all
the. women present cooperate with her
20 their utmost and to interest as
far as able, other womens organiza-
tons. Mrs. William Ruflin Cox has ac-
cepted the craftsmanship for the city
OF Richmond of the Liberty loan.
Mrs. st. George Bryan, chairman of
literature and speakers, reported that
she had supplied several communities
With speakers during the summer. and
expects during the winter to organize
4 speakers bureau, as the committee
Is constanuy having calls for speakers.
Miss Cabaniss. chairman committee Of
maintenance of existing agencies. re-
ported that she was forming her COM
mittee, and expected to get to active
work in the near future. She has
made several speeches on the subject
Other work and has asked the CO.
operation OF The Richmond School Of
Social Economy TO better meet the
>neod for workers.
%Mfss Katherine Halves, chairman of
safeguarding OF moral and spiritual
forces; stated that her committee had
done active and good work. 1t has
planned to have patriotic meetings
among the girls in the high schools
Young women In industry and pro-
fessional women, to emphasize the
need at the present time of Impress
Ing upon these young people high
standards. and OF urging them TO join
the patriotic league.
WORK OF AR Library
FUND Is INDoRSED
Mrs. Kate r. Minor. who was APP
pointed by the American Library AS
ISOLATION. and Endorsed by the Vir-
ginia Council ofAJtefense. was appoint
I'd by the wotnaHAs committee to take
up the matter OF the War Library
Fund in the different cities She re-
ported that this had been done by her
since her appointment at the last meet
ing and that practically all of tho
cities. visited hy her had pledged their
support, and that she felt quite sure
NFsmia would come to the front with
hersauota of $4,000
Mrs. William ~ Burrows, chairman
of.Jthe child welfare committee. re-
ported that she had established a
mothers' club in Hopewell, and that
ihey were TO have a baby show. She
mas made speeches throughout the
state on the conservation of children,
children in school. She reported also
mat three baby clinics had been estab-
l1shed In Richmond, at which mothers
could have their children examined by
competent physicians. Much good work
is-being done at The milk stations.
J, MISS Lucy Masons report was in
complete. as she has not as vet been
able 10 organize her committee. Miss
MASON Is chairman of women In in
dustry. She has secured chairmen in
several Of the cities however. and
hopes to get TO active work in the nen r
future.
Those present at the meeting were:
MRS. b. Il. Munford. chairman: Miss
ASnes Randolph. Miss Lucy Mason,
9fs.. william Ruftin Cox. Mrs ST.
George Bryan. Mrs. L. c. Minor. Mrs.
Eghert G. Leigh, Miss Alethea Ser
pfll,s?f Norfolk; Mrs. w. A. Burrows
Miss Ella Agnew. Miss Anne Lee.
This meeting adjourned to the second
Tuesday in November