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WOMEN'S COUNCIL AIDS
FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS
Report OF VI 0men'S Council of De-
Tense Shows Relief Work Done
During November.

The following is the report of Mrs
| William n. Andrews, Chairman oil
| the Council of Defense, for the mon.
| tn of November.
l. egistration-No report.
? Social and Welfare Depart
ment.
Sec. /. Families of Soldiers and
! Sailors
Six cases have been reported as
needing assistance, and relief was
temporarily given in four cases,
while waiting allotment from the
Government. \ committee on Civil
liam Relief or Home Service, of the
Dorchester County Red Cross Chap
ter. is under organization.
Sec. 2. Comforts for Soldiers and
Sailors
The Dorchester women have been
most untiring in their efforts to fur
nish every enlisted and drafted man
addition the following have been
shipped:
II Comfort Kits.
9S Sleeveless sweaters.
so Wristlets.
II Muffiers.
10 Helmets.
There are 9 Junior organizations
at work in the county, which have
completed
IL Sweaters for Belgian children.
4 Slumbering robes.
10 Dozen substitute handkerchiefs.
10 Dozen wash cloths.
16 Draw sheets.
3 Thrift Department.
Sec. l. Food roduction-Repor-
ted in October.
Sec. ,. Miss Riken, Home Demon
stration Agent, reports that she con-
Quoted twelve Girls Clubs. Work
was devoted to canning, and sewing.
Several girls sold produce from their
own gardens, each netting not less
than $50, besides having sufficient
amount of vegetables for table use
and canning purposes. These twelve
clubs filled in ali 1850 containers. In
addition several quarts of vegetables
were dried. These clubs made
splendid exhibits at the County Fair
and Grange meeting. DemonStra-
lions of canning and drying were
given in special districts by Miss
Reeves, Maryland Agricultural Col
lege Demonstrations of war breads
We're given by Miss Walton. Talks
on school lunches, meat substitutes,
and fireless cookers, by the County
Agent. Amount of fruits and vege-
tables canned and preserved has
passed all former records in every
district of our county.
4. Education.
Sec. l. Patriotic Education
The Chairman on Education, Miss
NJ. jeanne Bryan, reports School I'M
provement or Parent-TeacherS' ASSo-
Citations being formed in each dis
trict, urging the use of schools as
community centers. Wherever these
meetings are held, talks are given
along patriotic lines. Many teachers
are devoting one hour weekly, to
discussion of matters of general in
terest. Red Cross Junior AuXiliaries
are being formed in many schools.
All national holidays are observed
with appropriate exercises. and ev-
cry where we urge the singing of Ma
tional airs, and the salutlng of the
flag. In the Cambridge schools, sew
eral grades assemble each morning
to salute the flag, repeating the fol-
lowing pledge:
Il pledge my allegiance TO my flag
and to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation indivisible, with
Liberty and Justice to ALL"
We find great need in many sec
tions for an intensive campaign of
patriotic education to overcome in
of its object.
re 1J-i,
Kinks, Scout Master, and the Girl
Scouts. Miss Margaret Small, Cap
tain. have taken an active part in
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work.
The Girl Scouts of Cambridge are
learning first aid, cooking. sewing,
hygiene, and are rigidly lining up to
their pledge to save for a soldier"
by conserving wheat, meat, sugar.
Sec. 2. Americanization.
Our greatest effort to get in touch
with the aliens has been through the
distribution of the Hoover Pledge
Cards, which necessitated a personal
interview with members of the house
hold. During the recent food drive,
nine women were reported decidedly
unfavorable to our country.
Sec. 8. Preparation for Employ
ment-No report
5. Employment Department.
We find a gradual increase in the
substitution of women for men, es-
pecially in the printing business, one
Office in the upper part of the county
employing women entirely, except
for the heavy press work.
6. Medical and Nursing Depart
ment
Sec. 1. No report.
Sec. ,. The total number of gar
ments for November:
40 Bed sheets.
II Dozen four tail bandages.
COnyaleScent gowns