Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-19
W0MEN's DEFENSE BOARD
DISCUSSES WELFARE WORK
Reports Show 105,32O Housewives
Registered in Recent Food
Saving Campaign.
SAFEGUARDING OF MORALS
Miss Halves Presents Comprehensive
Report on Work of Committee OH
: Moral aud Spiritual Welfare Of tho
Girls OF Virginia.

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Presided over by Mrs. W. W. Sale
In the absence of Mrs. Is. Il. Munford.
the executive committee OF the wo-
mans committee OF the Council of Ma
tiona Defense. Virginia division, nff-
liated with the Virginia Council Of De-
Tense. met in executive session yester-
day from lo:3O until 80 o'clock in
tho Senate chamber of ;hc Capitol
building.
Those present wcro Mrs w. w. Sale.
first vicc-chairman. Mrs. Kate l.. Minor.
field agent of the Library War Coun-
ell fund; Miss $. IL. CaheniSs, chair
man of the committee for the main
tenanco of existing social agencies;
Mrs. John II. Lewis, OF Lynchburg.
chairman of registrations; Mrs. William
a. Burrows, president OF Mothers
Clubs and ParcntTeachers' Associa.
lions; Miss katharine II. Halves. presi.
dent Of the Young Womens Christian
Associations: Mrs. William Rufhn Cox,
third rice-rhairman. who is president
OF the Society OF Colonial Danes; Mrs.
Lucian II. Cooke. Of Roanoke, fifth
vice chairman; Miss Lucy Mason. chair
man of the committee on women in
industry, and Miss Lee executive sec
rotary.
Reports OF the chairmcn OF standing
committees were heard in order, that
OF organization, Mrs. Minor be.nL first
Mrs. John ii. Lewis, reporting for her
committee on the matter OF rcgistru-
ton in the recent Hoover campaign,
spoke enthusiastically of the splendid
team work OF the women of Lynch
burg, and of her desire to keep the
organization intact for future actlvi-
ties. Mrs. Lewis expressed her desire
Tor further Information relativ. to the
proposed registration for war service.
DISCUSS PLANS FOR
SECOND FOOD REGISTRATION
The matter Of second food regis
tration was discussed Mr. Hoover hav-
ing declared i'll h letter to the Council
of Defense his dissatisfaction over the
returns from certain sections Of the
country The report of Miss ELLA 5,
Asnew was read by Miss Lee. the cx-
ecuttve secretary, Miss Agnew being
kept away by illness. II concerned tho
matter of food conservation and home
economies.
II was shown in Miss Agnew's re-
port that 105,32U housewives registered
in the recent campaign. OF these Sl,-
$50 were white and 2l,250 colorcd.
sMiss Asnew has in mind the perfect
: ing OF plans whereby food conservation
lessons may be presented in the schools.
MISS Lucy Mason made no report from
her committee on women in industry
but made a strong appeal to the COM
mlttec concerning matter which viii
later be made public when further ac-
ton has been decided upon.
Mrs. william A. Burrows. chairman
OF the committee OF child welfare. re-
ported that, beginning with June. L.
S57 quarts Of milk had been given out
to babies at the milk stations, and
fftH-scvcn infants treated free at the
baby clinics. Tie total amount of $40
had been expended in braces for Grip
Piles, fresh air camps. cribs and bed
ding for sick babies. board for child
in industrial home at So :; month for
six months. support of babies ward in
Memorial Hospital. support Of tubcr-
cular girl. feeding children in back
ward classes 1T Old Bellevue School
and sending SICK children TO the coun-
try
Besides this work. as chairman OF
the committee, Mrs. Burrows. who is
an indefatigable workci. had made adj
dresses In Southwest Virginia. at Rad
ford. East Radford and Christiansburg
on conservation Of child life and the
necessity Of keeping children in school
NO report was made by Miss Cabeniss
on the maintenance OF existing social
agencies except that she had been for
tunate in securing the consent Of Mrs
George Campbell, Of Petersburg. 10 CO.
operate with her IN the work of her
committee
MISS HA.W1;s REPORTS on