Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-30
WOMEN's ORGANIZATIONS
RESPOND PROMPTLY
Representatives Pledge Services of
S94 Women for Registra-
ton on July 10.
WARD CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Mrs. j. Allison Hodges Made Perma-
ncnt Chairman-Mrs. b. b. Mum
ford Explains Plan for Enlisting
Women for Food Conservation.

enthusiastically to the call of the tenn
porary chairman OF the woman'S COM
mittee of the Council of National De-
Tense, Mrs. j. Allison Hodges. who Is
also the president of the Woman's Club
of Richmond to meet in the auditorium
of the Woman's Club yesterday after
noon at go o'clock to formulate def
mite plans for the registration Of each
and every one of the women house
holders OF Richmond on July 10.
In calling the meeting to order. Mrs.
Hodges made short talk. explaining
the purpose of the meeting in response
to the appeal of the national food ad-
ministration to the women to perform
their patriotic duty in Saving the
waste and winning the war
I'VE in Richmond" said Mrs. Hodges.
must cooperate If we are to feed our
own people and the men who arc fight
ing Tor us across the water. be-
speak your most earnest enthuSia SIN
and sacrifcial help in a whole hearted
response to this patriotic duty for
waste makes want and high prices
The occasion Is here-the hour for
service and sacrifice has struck-shan
we meet the crisis. shall our hands
and hearts respond? / shalli count upon
you" q,
SIXTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF ORGANIZATIONS PRESENT
Following Mrs. Hodges stirring APP
at least sixty representatives of the
chief women's organizations in Rich
mond answered Present" Mrs B. B.
Munford then moved that the tenn
porary organization of the woman's
committee be made permanent. This
was done. so the official personnel of
the woman's committee is as follows:
Mrs j. Allison Hodges, chairman; Mrs
II. o. McCabe. vice chairman; Mrs
Chiles NJ. Terrell. secretary. In
twenty-minute speech. Mrs. Munford
explained the necessity Of thorough
organization She spoke clearly and
eloquently of the stupendous task
which faces the women of Richmond
in the registration of all the women
househoiders of the city. and produced
valuable statistics, gathered from Com
missioner Hoover'S reDorts
a plan to make effective the regis
tration of the women householders of
richmond in food conservation or
dered by the rational food administra-
tion through the Virginia Council Of
Defense was then presented and met
with the entire approval of the women
present. who for the ORGANIZATIONS nj
which they are the heads pledged the
support OF S94 women Of Richmond
VINO VIII assist in the registration
July TO- This plan is as follows:
first. The date of the registration i'm
this city shall be July 10 between the
O'Clock in the evening. Second Tho
methods employed shall consist of a
nouSe-to-house canvass for the sigma
lures or all women householders. and
the city will be divided for this mr.
pose into four wards and thirtv-one
precincts. Third. Each ward shall be
under the charge of a captain who
snail have associated with her as many
iieutenants as there are precincts IN
the specified ward, and these lieuten
ants under the direction of the captain
OF the ward shall have the privilege
OF aSsociating with them AS MANY
assistants as may be necessary TO make
thorough canvass of the specified
ward. Fourth Each captain shall have
her headquarters in the same locality
that was recently used for the regis
tration OF men for the military ser
vice, and the four captains shall! have
authority, to appoint any necessary
committees which. with the permanent
officers. shall constitute the executive.
committee.
WARD CAPTAINS ARR;
NAMED FOR EACH W,RD
In pursuance of this plan. Mrs Nor
man V. Randolph. 1917 Stuart Avenue.
was appointed captain of Madison,
Ward. on the north side of the river.
and Mrs. John c. Robertson. of Eorcst
has nine precincts. so there will be
nine leutenants appointed later by
Mrs. Robertson and Mrs Randolph.
Mrs, G. I. w. Kern. 2405 Hanover Ave
nue.. was appointed captain OF CLAW
Ward, which has seven precincts: Mrs.
Z. D. Garcin, 261S East Broad Street.
of Jefferson Ward. which also has
seven precincts, and Mrs. NJ Allen
Chambers. S14 Park Avenue, of Lee
Ward. which has eight precincts. There
will be two executive committees. The
hrst, or general executive, is composed
OF the officers OF the woman's COM
mittee and the four ward captains.
The other executive committee is com
posed of captain Of ward and the
lieutenants of the precincts OF that
ward. There are thus four of these
executive subcommittee
Clyde w. Saunders. who was chair
man OF the recent military registra-
ton in Richmond, gave the women
valuable information relative to the
technical part of registration and
answered untiringly all questions nut
to him by the women present Through
the kindness of j. L. Hill. of the Hill
directory Company. and James +. Phil
lips, who was secretary OF the mill
tary registration in Richmond. Mrs
Hodges was able to produce maps and
charts of the city showing the differ
ent districts and the general lay of
the land"
Mrs. Hodges had been working for
days in perfecting this vital part of
the campaign, and the possession OF
authentic maps and charts will greatly
facilitate the labor of registration
There will be another mass meeting
Of the women OF the city within a few
days when the details OF the rccistra-
ton will be perfected, and further an
pointments OF lieutenants and com
mittees announced.
or the S94 women whose services are
pledge to aid in the registration on
July 10, the Equal Suffrage League OF
Richmond offered $50, while the Red
Cross. the Civic Federation and the
League for Woman's Service offered
100 each.
Forty-four States have already
pledged cooperation in the movement,
tnaugurated by Commissioner Hoover
for the registration Of housekeepers
and between July l and Is the women
OF every State in he Union will be regis
tered for food conservation. Women
will be asked to stay at home on July
10 to facilitate the work OF the cam