Evening star., 1917-10-07
Women in War Work

The last business meeting for the
present of the Ladies' of the Senate. or
Ranized in the spring. with Mrs. Thorn
as II. Marshall as president. and which
has for months devoted it's energies to
war relief work in connection with the
Red Cross. was held Tuesday morning
at Mrs. Marshalrs apartment at the
willard
Not knowing at the time that ad-
1ournment was SO near, the next meet
ing was called for Friday. the regular
meeting day OF the organiza ton at the
District Red Cross building, where 1t
mas worked indefatigably all summer.
December the ladies will again resume
tneir work. In addition to a number of
oo1esrwhich Its industry has filled for
Sn6ment to the front the organization
aas already presented to the Red Cross
an ambulance fully equipped, and has
IN Its treasury almost a sufficiently
large sum for the purchase of a second
ambulance.
The Interior Department war work.
OF which Mrs. FranE',n K Lane is
chairman, has subscribed for six beds
IN Ine american hospital at Neuilly.
Ihe Home Club rooms. here the meet
ings IN connection with the work are
neld tuesday and Friday afternoons.
are hives of industry. Mrs. Lane the
wives OF the assistant secretaries and
oener ofncials of the department are
there to preside and direct the work.
which includes the making of sheets.
piilowcases, pajamas and all that is
necessary to equip the beds. Much sew
ing is mapped out. cutting Is done and
the articles finished since the previous
meeting are turned in Many of the
women connected with the department.
which Is one Of the largest in the gov
ernment. are giving all their leisure
time to the work. The work. which was
organized by Mrs. Lane in the sprinr
as Home Club work, outgrew the Home
CLUB membership some time ago. and
now includes subscribers connected
with the department on duty not only
at Washington, but in various parts of
the country.
The Red Cross Helpers, of which Mrs.
A. Garrison McClintock is chairman.
commenced work for it's forth season
iast Wednesday at the headquarters,
the first one formed after the outbreak k
OF the European war. and until last
January met once a week at the parish
hall OF st. Johns Church in 10th street.
and since then. through the generosity
OF Mrs Breckinridge Bayne. it has
Headquarters. rent free. Until our en-
trance into the war the Red Cross
Helpers. the Washington committee of
the American fund for French
wounded" of which Viscountesse Henri
de Sibour Is chairman. and the Wash
ington branch of the British relief
fund, of which Miss Helen Amory Ernst
Is chairman. worked together Since
then their work has expanded to such
an extent that they have been Obliged
to form separate organizations, but
still use the same headquarters Others
on Mrs. McClintock's committee are
Mrs. George Becker, Mrs. Charles Nc
Fee. Mrs. John Story. jr.: Mrs Erasmus
Morgan Weaver and Miss Brush. All
the work OF the Red Cross Helpers Is
now sent to the Red Cross for the
American soldiers. Last year its made
nearly a thousand pajamas. 1000 shirts
apd seve-al hundred comfort bags, as
we'll as many bandages and surgical
dressings. This year the same work
will be continued. with the addition OF
knitting sweaters. helmets, etc, which
our vastly increased army greatly
needs.
The war relief committee Of the
Catholic Alumnas and Associates, Nisa