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bVERNOR NAMES
| COMMISSION CT WOMEN
iii Meet Any Emergency And
eStand Firmly by Governor Har-
ringson-ned Cross to Maintain
Hospital During War.

,YThe Women's War Commission ap-
nbinteI by Governor harrington,
5vfaicn met ana organized at eIeVen
e4cIock yesterday morning in the
togernor'S ONCE, VIII Undertake the
Supervision OF Inat part or the work
ii laDuiaJlng the Maryland war CEN
SIS which IS done uy women Volun-
ieers, viii QevO.e a great part OF
! S3ieIr activities 10 the work OF con-
sErvation OF state supplies and he
summation OF " aSLe, ana VIII follow
sub the campaign tor backyard gar
q EnlnS and The cultivation OF vacant
i krS already organized III baltimore.
No definite niULlOn to take up
4 heSe three lines OF WOrk was passed
n the COMMISSION, but the activities
ltlIned by Governor harrington
hd inuorSed by Carl K. Gray. CHAIR
Nan OF the men 5 war commission,
,rGet with the unanimous approval OF
lie women. twenty-five members OIL
5{le commission were present anu
nhSSeu d unanimous resolution that
iae Governor should appoint the
lihairman. Governor harrington
,.aamed Alrs. Edwaru N. Shoemaker
chairman and Mrs. B. w. Corkran,
sf., assistant chairman.
1T is needless To say" said Gov
srnor Harrington, that we can make
40 conjecture as TO how long this
war Will last. Personally, l nave all
abiding faith thai some morning we
shall wake up and find that some
S2ch events as trdnSpIred recently i'll
fsussia shall have reVoluuonezed
germany over night. Nevertheless,
the STATE and the nation are prepar-
1lg wisely, l think, TOR war CT three
searS' duration. Even ii the wal
f.oeS not last 1Or any such length Ol
Jme, We are going 10 suffer from the
bod situation. / do not think there
$ any work more important for such
s body of women TO take up at the
sresent time than this.
4 Encourage the present schemes
IN foot to Utilize every available foot
81 ground for the production OF corn
Snd potatoes. Plan new means ol
spreading this movement through
he State as well as through the city
~ cooperation with the committees
III five women and chairman i'll
zach county, which will appoint to-
.aorrow. incidentally, want this
commission TO be in such close touch
With every one of the county COM
hittees that it may become a bureau
ii information as regards the extent
sf our resources, and what is being
sione to conserve and increase them,
IA any section of the State.
u I'VE need SO women every day
1uring the entire period OF time oc-
supied by the taking OF the war CEN
Jus in Maryland. / want this COM
Mission TO see that those women are
prthcoming; moreover, | should like
me member OF this commission to
s4e present each day in the offices
xhere the girls who volunteer fol
zsfch work are tabulating the census,
{n the dual capacity of chaperon ant
fgseryisor. .
.1SesE 81 f5affi on. .lasg{ksr sASr.
sested that the Commission under
sfss1e the equipping of one of three
hospital cars recently given by the
railroads. Mrs. Francis T. Redwood,
chairman of the division of Woman's
Work for the Maryland Branch OF
he National Red Cross, interrupted
The Governor to say that the Reu
Eross had just pledged itself to sup
bly, the necessary equipment Gnd to
keep the cars in a proper state OF
Squipment during their entire period
sf use.