The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01

Herbert Satterlee, Miss Anne Morgan and others who were interested in having a branch formed in Birmingham Mrs. Underwood was asked by Mrs Roberts to tell those present just what the navy league represents and the out line was given as follows:
 The Navy league is an association of people who wish to keep war out of the United States, and believe that the surest way to do so is to maintain navy so strong that no nation can get across the sea to attack us. It has no connection with any business or political organization and is not pro-anything nor antianything, but just plain American. The league was organized in 1903 and includes among it's members: Hon. Theo- dore Roosevelt Hon. Alton B. Parker Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop John N. Mc- Cormick, Jacob H. Schiff, Isaac N Seig- | man. Henry Watteison and such women as Mrs. William Cumming Story, Mrs. | George Dewey Mrs Hugh l.. Scott Mrs Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, Mrs Geneveve Champ Clark Thompson, and Miss Mabel Boardman l It's accounts are, and always have been, | open to inspection on proper applcat ation The Navy league is a nonpartisan, f Epatriotic society, and it's mission Is to acquaint the people of the United States
 
 and all things pertaining to aiding, inn proving and developing the efficiency of l the navy
 There are certain things that we arc going to leave to the men," Mrs. Under wood said, but the things that women can do We mean to accomplish. We are asked to perform four duties in our work With the Navy league First, to form a unit or organization; second, to write to the comforts committee at Washington, stating how many articles or sets you will undertake to furnish in three months; third the comforts com- mittee will send you knitting directions, samples if desired and general advice as to procedure purchase of wool etc, and, fourth, the comforts committee will keep in communication with the navy depart ment and will notify you from time to tune where the garments are most needed At present the needs of the
 smaller craft geratest.
 What we propose is to do the third duty first, namely, to make our men comfortable.
 Other officers in the Birmingham
 branch of the Navy league are Mrs. Will liam M. Walker. vice chairman: Mrs. Lewis Underwood, secretary and Mrs. T
 A. Murphree, treasurer.
 PARISH HOUSE.
 Mrs. Roberts announced that on Mon | headquarters of the local branch of the Navy league would be opened at the parish house of the Church of the Ad- vent. which had very kindly been offered and accepted until permanent headquar- ters could be arranged
 The hours will be from 10 o'clock a. m
 until o'clock D. m. every day. Mrs.
 Lewis Underwood will be in charge on Monday of each week, Mrs. Ernest Guy
 Ter Tuesday, Mrs. Philip Oster, Wednes- day, Mrs Michael Nolan Thursday Mrs
 Sterling Wood Friday, and Mrs A. J. Gil-
 more Saturday
 Committees were partially formed at the meeting yesterday by Mrs. Roberts
 chairman, consisting of a membership committee composed of Mrs Edward Barrett and Mrs. )bert Meyer; press
 committee, Mrs. rrett, Mrs Under wood, Mrs. Robt rooke, Mrs Shipman
 and others; committee, Mrs Charles F. Df sleben, Mrs. Lowell Yerkes, Mrs. va esbitt. Mrs. Dewstoe,
 Mrs. Cain, Mrs. Henry Howze, and others; information committee Mrs. Jo-
 seph McLester and Mrs. T. o. Smith, ex- ecutive committee, Mrs. Robert Jemson, Jr and Mrs Roberts and others; ways and means committee Mrs. Barrett Mrs Jemison, Sr., Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler, Mrs. Robert Meyer, Mrs. Oscar Wells
 WOMEN TO KNIT COMFORTS
 With the Navy league already 2000 strong in the United States. the Birming- ham branch will add it's quota toward making the sailor-soldiers of our country comfortable. Already a large quantity of wool has been donated by Mrs. Bar rett for knitting sweaters, all of which are made according to explicit directions from headquarters in Washington. Quan- titles of wool have been ordered and 1t