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THESE SENSIBLE WOMEN
CAUGHT THE RIGHT IDEA

Time Doing Sentimental Things.
They Tackled The Proposition
Nearest III Them-And They Are
/ HonoIed For Their Labor.
A dispatch to the press from Aber-
/ deem. Md, states that the women lea
ders OF society in that county are
responding nobiy TO the call OF the
/ farmers and Gamers for aid. Among
those mentioned as working in the
cannery are Mrs. Walter w. Preston,
wife Of Baltimore city's Mayor; Mrs.
Otho Lee. chairman. Of the Hartford
County Council of Defense; Mrs. Jno.
/. Yeliott, Mrs. Robert Atkins, Miss
Louise Nelson. Miss Mary Dallam,
daughter Of former Secretary OF
State; Mrs W. B. Nelson, Mrs. Sam
ueI W. Bradford and others. Speak
ing OF their action the dispatch says:
The Hartford Council of National
! Defense is making an urgent appeal
to the women of the county to help
/ in the conservation of perishable
! foods by going into canning houses
! to assist in packing corn and toma-
toes whenever there is a scarcity of
hands.
An example of patriotism was set
last week by the women of Belair
who responded to letter sent by
William L. Robinson d Co., of that
town, to Mrs. Otho S. Lee, chairman
of the Hartford Council of National
Defense. stating that his crop of
string beans would be lost without
the help of the local people. Mrs.
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of the Belair unit, under the cap
taincieS of Mrs. John |. Iellott and
Mrs. Robert Atkins, donned cap and
apron and went to Mr.. Robinson's
! factory near Vale. Among those who
responded We're Miss Sterling, Miss
Louise Nelson, Miss Mary DalIam,
Mrs. w. B. Nelson, Mrs. w. w. Pres
ton. Mrs. Samuel w Bradford and
others.
By their example of Willingness to
give their time and labor under con-
ditions which they had never before
experienced many of the people in
the neighhorhood who had hesitated
to accept employment in a canning
factory We're impressed with the i'm
portance of the aid they might rem
der and applied for positions. Mr..
Robinson soon had about 200 pick
ing, shipping and packing beans, and
his crop was saved. About 1900
dozen cases have been put up and the
packing is still going on.
Mrs. Walter W. Preston, the wife
of the Democratic Senatorial candi-
date in Hartford, has been appointed
head of the Department of Thrift in
the county and is making thorough
Nf Il, l,
niZation of volunteer clubs to take
care of the corn and tomato crops.
Captains are appointed over units of
20 young women.
The outlook for tomatoes in Har-
ford county is about so per cent of
the normal pack, while corn, though
suffering somewhat from too much
rain in its early stages and lack of
it at this time, is likely to come al
most to the average yfetd.-rS.---s--
There are about 200 tomato fac
tories and so corn-packing houses in
Hartford and all will need more labor
than now seems available.
j. S. Mitchell & Sons have asked
for the assistance of the women,
promising to send their motor bus to
Aberdeen by o'clock each morning
W toINSs tIlt HSIpSiS " lHtli ldS-
tory, about mile distant.
Out at Roland Park, Mrs. Fred w.
Troxen, president of the dignified
Woman's Club, has been getting
members of the Club and others to
register to work in a tomato club,
while another member looked for
those who would agree to go into a
tomato cannery and skin tomatoes.
These women have the right idea. If
people really do want to help, if they
want to make some real sacrifices on
account of the war, would it not be
better to do something that really
will count? By helping the Gamers
they can help save the crops and at
the same time make money. Many
a woman would cheerfully contribute
more literally if she had the money,
and many a woman would have more
money, honestly earned, were it not
for pride, for fear of what someone
might say. Now is the opportunity
to lay aside notions of falls epride, and
let real womanhood assert itself.
There is not a Gamer in Dorchester
county but that needs help. If the
women who really want to help
would only form units and go help
them, they would be contributing
wonderfully at the point where their
help is worst needed, and where it
will count for the most. Speaking of
what is being done at Roland Park,
the article says:
Mrs. Fred. W. Troxell, president
of the dignified Woman's Club of Ro-
land Park, this morning set out gaily
with a collection of registration
blanks, another collection of blue
armbandS and a Sharpened lead pen
ell to seek whom she might find who
would volunteer to skin tomatoes
when the big crop comes in some
time next week.
Mrs. Edward G. Wilson, president
of the Arundel Club, and Mrs. Geo.
R. EllSier, chairman of the civic sec
ton of the club, are two prominent
clubwomen who Joined the canvass
ing squad yesterday. They were sur
priSed and delighted to find that in
the section assigned to them, be
tween Patterson Park avenue and
the waterfront, many of the women
in response to appeals in the news
papers had already gone into the can
nerieS. Those who were not doing
cannery work. were employed in
shirt factories or doing other work.
No one apparently is idle in this sec
ton and occasionally they came to
Il house that was closed because the
women as well as the men were
away at work.
The first call on the reserve corps
of tomato skinners registered at
the Womens Defense Council 522
Park avenue, came this morning. 1t
was from a local Gamer who wants
| ) workers next week.