Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-19
MOBILIZE WOMANPOWER
FOR EFFECTIVE WORK
committee OF Virginia Council OF
DcfcnSe Gets Down to
Activity.
LOCAL BODY is ORGANIZED
LEADS OF Many Leading Organiza-
tons Take Part In Important
Meeting at Jefferson Hotcl-liUid
state Conference i'm January.


In order that tho work of mohiiiZinC
The activities of the women of tho
state may go forward without loss OF
time. and that tho hundreds of WON
ems organizations throughout Virginia
shall have 4 definite focus which will
operate to bring all organizations to-
Gcthcr into a co-ordinatinG body for
specific work along special lines dcsiE-
mated by the government as war meas
urcS. and that the work of tho women
OF the state may be thoroughly cifcc-
i've and uniform in the splendid
quality Of it's efficiency, the chairman
OF the Richmond committee Of the
woman's committee OF tho National
Council Of Defense, affiliated with the
Virginia Council Of Defense. called an
important meeting at the jefferson
Hotel yesterday afternoon to complete
IN" organization Of tho local commit
tee which was begun the latter part
Of last juno.
Mrs Beverley l. Munford is state
chairman OF tho woman, committee
and Mrs. r.. g. Minor il yir"-chairuan
Mrs. j. Allison Hodges is chairman or
tho Richmond committee: Mrs. ChiIes
NJ Terrell, secretary and treasurer. and
Mrs. L.. q. McC'abc. vice chairman 4
thoroughly representative body OF
women was present. Not ohly did tho
heads Of the leading woncn's orEani-
cations Of tho city show their interest
by their presence. but all tho large
church societies of Richmond we're
represented ny earnest women who are
anxious TO fall in line 10 make the
woman power of tho nation "a power
20 be rcckoNcd with in tho pr"scn,
scheme or things.
WELL-kNOwN WOMEN ARE
PRESENT At MEETING
Among tho women present were:
Mrs. Il. T. Munford Mrs. j Allison
hodges. Mrs. \. W. Patterson. Mrs NJ
G. Patterson Mrs. Granville -; Valcn.
tine. Mrs. beverley T. Crurnp. Mrs.
Georgia May Jobson. Mrs Edmund
Strudwick. Mrs J. calvin stewart. Mrs.
" NJ. Gillian. Miss Fannie i!ohson.
Mrs. Luther Warren. Mr.. J. sidney
Dudley. Miss Beatrice Canepa Miss
Caroline Holland. Mrs. l.. Il. Dashicl
Miss brooks. Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. r:;-
hcr; g. Leigh, Jr.. Miss o l.. Hatcher.
Mrs. stuart Mich-uX. Miss Ella Agucw
Miss Edith Roberts. Miss Mary rrnvZcr
MIS-. Sam cohen. Mrs. Robert -; Cahcil
AIRS. t.. l.. Mol;t. Mrs. r.. =. Minor.
Mrs. T.. -. Mccabc. Mrs. -. T. W Kern
MSS Betty F:ilys"n. Mrs. W = Crcn-
shaw. Mrs Charles -. Eosh"v Mrs
Cherries Rose. Mr.. Frank y. w.llinns
MI. Norman '. l..ndUlph. Miss cain.
l!Nland. Miss Mamie J. Minor SIR
l.nin fcume Morrison. Mrs. K; Il smith
NJ I! Archibald cary, Ms ,ri'I,,ru
tufiin Con, Mrs. Scott Parrish Mrs
waiter Ail"n and Mrs. H. Julian
BESIDES tho leading church societies
OF AL the denominations in the civ
representatives answered the roll cal
from III" following womcD's orEan.Za-
Hons Of Richmond Ladies' Hebrew
Benevolent Association II Andrews
4 4 "a,
ci"rH Aid Society. Valentine Mothers
Association. Woman's Auxiliary Of Nc
mortal Hospital, Woman's Club. Wo-
mans Gymnasium, Instructive Visiting
nurses Association. United Daughters
OF tho confcdcracy, Society Of tho CO.
'onial Danes. kindcrEar;cn Assocla-
iIon, Mothers clubs and rarcnt-Tcach-
crs Association. School and civic
Leagues Young Worcn's Christian
Association. National child Labor Com
miitcc. Richmond iiousew ives League.
bureau OF NocatioTs. hntitubcrculosis
>sso"ia;ion. Public Health Work. state
nurses Association. Equal Suffrage
League, Association opposed TO Wo-
mans suffrage. Council OF Jewish
Women. Virginia section. National
'lNi" Federation. American Red Cross
Virginia Branch. National League for
Womans Service. Social Service Fed
Grafton. Womans Club OF Highland
lark. Woman's Prohibition League.
iodmothcrs' League of Richmond
"manS Committee ~ Council OF Ma
'ional Defense. Virginia Division As
ISOLATION for the Preservation of Nir-
cinta An.iautics. Daughters OF the
American Revolution. Daughters OF
1872. Confederate Memorial Literary
Society. Social Workers Of the Nurses
settlement. Catholic Woman's Club.
I'H'ic Rryan DAY Nursery and tho
W"man.% Clubs Of Forest hin and Gin.
ter Park.