The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-10
FORM LEAGUE FOR
WOMAh'S SERVICE
Virginia Branch of National Organiza-
ton Established Here Yesterday.
Meeting Monday.

The Virginia branch OF the National
League for woman's Service was es-
tablished yesterday at noon at the
regular quarterly meeting of the Vir-
ginia Association Opposed TO Wo-
mans Suffrage The league entirely
obllviates all factional feeling. wheth-
err civic. religious or social and II In
issuing Invitations to the officers and
members of all women's clubs and as
soCiatiQns In the city TO meet with
them Monday at IL o'clock in room
$40. in the jefferson hotel. Mrs.
Frank williams will conduct the meet
ing. and Mrs. W. w. Sale. temporary
chairman OF the Virginia branch. win
produce the program OF the National
League for Woman's Service and viii
discuss the plans the Virginia branch
will follow.
\ Question OF Service.
At the regular quarterly meeting OF
the Virginia Association Opposed to
Woman's Suffrage held yesterday at
noon, Mrs Frank Williams, president
of the association. brought UP the
plans discussed at several important
called meetings held last week in
recognition OF the fact that the women
of Virginia should. take some step at
this tirae toward preparation for any
turn the present national crisis might
take. Miss Agnes Randolph, on Mrs,
Williams invitation. talked on what
was necessary to carry on the work
of the Red Cross. Following a gen
crai floor discussion, IL was decided
eaf,. -
but 10 organize the Virginia branch
OF the National League for Woman's
Service. and to cooperate with the
National Red Cross and assist them
in every way possible.
League Recently Established.
rhe National League for Woman's
Service has been recently established
in New York by Miss Maude Whit
more. and the full data on the work
of the league will he at hand in
time for the meeting Monday
An immediate call is sent out TO
all women to register with the league.
regardless of their affiliations, stating
their willingness to aid II trouble
should arise and what forms of service
they can render. Those who will
place their homes or. automobiles at
the service of the government, or
N'|RN N'S wiz PtONfdC Hospbtai sup
plies or render any service OF which
they are capable. are urged TO place
their names. addresses and capabilities
on the register. The place OF this
register will he announced at the
meeting Monday. and will be pub
lished I'm the newspapers The pro-
gram of the National Service league
covers all services that stay-at- home
women can render
Names On Register.
Names already upons the register
are Mrs John Stewart Bryan, Mrs.
Thomas Cary johnson, Mrs. William
W. Sale. Mrs Caskie Cabell, Mrs.
James Branch Cabell Mrs. J. Aston
Cabell, Mrs James d. Crump. Mrs.
]. s. Strauss. Mrs. c. II. Dorset, Mrs.
Charles Borden, Mrs Charles Rose,
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison. Mrs. A. p. VIII
mer Mrs. Robert Whittet, Jr.. Mrs.
Charles b. Ball, Mrs white. Mrs. II.
Stuart Mclean. Mrs Henry Taylor,
Ir.. Miss Martha Webb Purcell, Miss
Sally Archer Anderson Mss Margaret
Ferguson and Mrs, Ellen M. Baxby.
The Virginia branch of the National
League for woman's Service wishes to
take immediate steps toward become
ing large and representative associa-
ton in order to put Virginia women
in the lead in preparedness for wo-
mems work in case of war.