Evening journal., 1917-09-12
NAVY LEAGUE TO AID
IN SPITE OF DANIELS
Committee, Under Mrs.
lanes Frazer, Will Collect
Gifts for Men
100000 WOMEN
JOIN IN WORK

WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE work
OF the Navy League for the sailors and
marines will be carried In through its
comforts committee under Mrs. james
Carroll Frazer. OF Washington. in
spite of the efforts Of Secretary DAN
iels to ignore. if not obl.terate the
organization. through the creation Of
the Red Cross Naval Auxiliar!es.
In reply to a letter which lthe sec
rotary refused to give out and which
the comforts committee Of the league
therefore did not feel at liberty 20
make public Mrs. Frazer yesterday
wrote MIR Daniels that il seemed un-
wise to stop the activities of an al
ready organized society jus now when
the necessity that originated the work
continued to exist. and the committee
would therefore continue to supply
garments as long as they wOre needed
AT the recent conference between
you, Mrs. Thomas + Bayard and my
self" Mrs. Frazer reminded Mr.. Dan
iels. I'VE asked you what would DO
your attitude toward US in the event of
tie comforts committee continuing It's
work as at present. You replied, II
the group Of women want 10 send gifts
10 the sailors, they have the right 20
do so.
"The letter received by MS from you
+ today closes as follows: In this con-
nection. permit me TO send 10 Mrs
James Carroll Frazer and to the other
women Of the comforts committee. my
- eli 10
ward making sailors and marines feel
that they were remembered by thu good
women Of the country
1--WE women OF the comforts commit
tee greatly appreciate the privilege q
having been able TO supply this emer
gency need and make the men com
Portable until the derartmet was
ready 10 do so. In this connection
permit me again 20 draw your atten
ton 10 the fact that some 100000 wo
men throughout the country have par
ticipated In the activities Of the com
mlttee and that more than. 200.00l
garments have been supplied 10 on
sailors and marines.
your acceptance, and hearty com
mendRt'on of our work has been ap
prec'ated by US. We will, therefore
continue 10 supply garments as lonl
as they are needed The comfort
committee viii be glad also 20 TAX
up other work on lines not at pres
ent covered. which we feel will be o
equal value to the men OF our nav,
and their families"
The Thoroughly organized work a
the Woman's Section Of the Nal
League has never Seen halted FOR
minute by the order OF Secretary Dan
iels, barring the league from the ship
and from government property. tnde
the name OF the comforts COMMITTEES
. and through Mrs. Frazer. acting as a
individual, the materials Supplied h
the league and the finished garment
4 received back have gone forward wit
os great regularity and good Will {
/. before
Mr.. Daniels letter, in which he appar
emily sought 20 dismiss the comfort
! committee from further service has no
{ succeeded in separating from the me
Of the service the work in their behal
which the women Of the Lazy Leagu
I originated and which, in The absonc
p OF further prohibitions, they Will carr
on as actively as ever 10 IL expecte
however. that some effort Will be mad
TO combine this work with that Of tn
new Red Cross Auxiliary. Of which Mr.
Z. T. Stotesbury is the head