The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-06-21
War Relief Service Committee,
National Society Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution,

National Society Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
The Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton, that great national organization
of patriotic women whose ancestors
both military and civil, helped to found
the American Nation, have again. as in
the Spanish-American War, offered their
services to the United States Govern
ment as auxiliary IN time of war, and are
now listing their talents and resources.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, Presi-
dent General, has appointed National
Committee consisting of Mrs. Matthew
Scott, Honorary President General, as
Chairman; Mrs. A. S. Burleson, wife of
the Postmaster General, Vice-Chairman
and Secretary; Mrs. James B. Grant.
Vice-President General, Colorado: Mrs.
Fred H. H. Calhoun, Vice-President Cen
eral, South Carolina; Mrs Frank D. Eli
son, State Regent, Massachusetts,; Mrs.
James Lowry Smith, State Regent. Tex
as; Mrs. w. H. Wait, State r Regent,
Mich, in charge of publicity of War Re-
lief Service Committee.
The object of the Committee is to give
every d. A. R, the opportunity to pledge
her services to her country.
The National Society is divided into
six districts corresponding in their terri
torial limits to those established by the
War Department in the geographical or
ganlzatlon of its own Department, and
each district has District Chairman.
Registration blanks have been sent
every member of the National Society
listing her for active service These
blanks cover the following service: Sew
ing, knitting, mending, nursing, prepar-
alton of surgical supplies, general supply
room service, packing, shipping, laundry
service, cooking, canning, making iellies,
fruit juices, drying fruit, storing and
canning vegetables cooking in hospital
kitchen or camp, waiting on table, driv-
ing and repairing motor-carS, training in
commercial, mercantile, agricultural and
professional life, planting of gardens,
planting unused ground and parks in po-
tatoes, influencing farmers to plant more
wheat and corn, saving old papers, tin
cans and rubbers to sell, the money to be
given War Relief Service, fostering pub
lie display of the Flag from all build
ings, public and private, Interpreting,
translating, creating sale of War Bonds
The War Relief Service Committee has
interviewed Committee from the Coun-
Gil of National Defense and many men in
our own Federal Government to learn
how the Daughters can give their ser
vices where most needed
A letter from Hon. Carl Vrooman, As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture, telling
how women may assist in the work of
his Department, letter from M. Jusser-
and, French Ambassador to United
States, in answer to one sent him by the
Committee, explaining how women can
show their sympathy to France by help
ing care for the French orphans, letter
from the Navy League giving full details
regarding the knitted garments which
are most acceptable for our sailors, have
all been received and the Daughters are
serving under the directions contained in
them These letters and many other ar
ticles of interest to all women will appear
from time to time in this paper regarding
the work of this patriotic organization of
women.
The John Cochran Chapter represents
this organization in Belfast.