The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-22
WGMAN'S SERVICE LEAGUE
OF NEWBERRY COUNTY

AS a result of a talk by Miss Jane
Evans, chairman of the Wo-|
mans Service eLague Of South
Carolina, band of Newberry
women met n. the high school build
ing last Tuesday morning. 1t was
decided to get definite and full in
formation about the field Of work
covered by the various detachments
of the organization, but in the meas
time to organize and begin work on
pillow cases.
The chairman having resigned, Miss
Sadie Coggans was elected chairman
with the other officers continuing as
follows: Miss Blanch Davidson, vice
chairman; Miss Anna Dickert, Sec
retary, and Miss Lucille Wilson, treas
urer.
The motion was carried that an ex-
ecutWe committee of five composed
of the chairman, vice-chairman and
three apthers appointed by the chair
man e authorized to appoint such
committees as were necessary to get,
cut and sew material for pillow cases.
Those chosen on the cimmittees are
as follows:
Executive committee-Miss Sadie
Goggans, Miss Blanche Davidson,
Mrs. L. w. Floyd, Miss Fannie Nc
Caughrin, Miss Bess Burton.
This committee will secure the ma
terial-a large part of which has al
ready been subscribed, and arranged
for putting it in use.
Publicity committee-Mrs. Jas. ?.
Kinard, Miss Minnie Salter, Miss Sa-
die Bowers.
This committee will keep the pub
lie informed as to the work and needs
Of the Woman's League for Service.
Finance committee-Mrs. w. H.
Hunt, Mrs. H. l.. fParr, Mrs. W. G.
Houseal.
If it is found necessary this COM
mittee will institute campaign to
raise funds to carry out more extern
sive plans.
BY Monday the executive committee
hopes to have at least 700 yards of
unbleached cloth which will make
1000 pillow cases Of the prescribed
size. Any woman in the city or county
desiring to help can call in the court
room of the court house where ten
rillow cases will be given her with
Instructions The work is to be done
at home very exactly and returned.
To facilitate this work committees
have been appointed as follows:
Cutting Committee-Mrs. E. R.
Hipp Mrs. Carrie A. Pool, Miss Leila
Dennis.
Miss Blanche Davidson will give
the committee the information as to
size sent her by the state chairman.
Instructive Committee Mary
P. FAINT, Mrs. Julia Brown, Miss Annie
Green.
This committee with others called
upon bv them will be in the court room
druing specified hours to give cloth to
persons calling for it and to instruct
them exactly how to make the seams.
Packing Committee - Mrs. Frank
Hunter, MIS-. Herman Wright, Miss
Pearl West.
When the pillow cases are made
this committee will pack and ship
them as gift from the women OF
Newberry county to the Red Cross.
This service gives an opportunity
for women who want to do something
to get to work now. Help will be
appreciated from any one who Will
call for the pillow cases.
To make pillow cases the following
have volunteered:
Mesdames: Jas Boozer, Mary z.
Hipp, L. W. Floyd, Julia Brown, Robt.
Holmes, W. B. Wallace, F. E. Dibble,
A. S. Rae, W. H. Hunt, S. e. Kenner-
ly, W. G. Houseal, C. H. Cannon, Jas
P. Kinard, H. l. Parr, Herman
Wright, Frank Hunter, w. E. Pei
ham, Jr., Carrie A. Pool, Arthur klb-
Ter, W. C. Schenck, A. j. Bowers, Has
kel Wright, o. G.. Stewart, T. O. Stew
art, W: R. Reid, H. W. Schumpert, Ted
Johnstone, A. c. Welch, SteVle
Wright.
Misses Pearl West Sudie Dennis,
Annie Green. Julia Kibler. Blanche
Davidson, Mary Frances Pool, Bess
Burton, Rcsalyn Hipp, Lizzie Domi-
nick, Carrie Greneker. Minnie Salter,
Lizzie Salter. Sadie Bowers, Lillian
Kibler. Fannie Ramage, Anna Dick
ert. Saddle Goggans.