Evening journal., 1917-04-27
VONAN'S BIC PART
IN Defense WORK
Many Activities Being Per-
formed by Well-Organ-
lied Committees
ENROLMENT, MOTOR
CAR STUDY, GARDENS

The women Of the city are hard at
work. each on their separate commit
tee, accomplishing a great deal Of
good. Perhaps the public does not
realize that Mrs. w. s. Hilles' COM
mittee of enrolment for service. has
registered already more than 200
women who are willing to give some
part of their time to their country in
this great crisis. Many more women
are wait ne to register, and will have
the opportunity to do so as soon as
the women's committee Of the De-
fense League has permanent head
quarters, where registration Will go
on all the time
Mrs. Walter d. Bush. chairman. and
Mrs. Snyder, vice-chairman Of the
Community Welfare, have their com
m.ttee formed and are planning for
demonstrations and lectures in differ
ent places throughout the city on the
conservation OF food and the elimina-
ton Of waste. Tn committee will
follow the work Of the community
garden committee, taking over the sur
plus vegetables and conserving them
for winter use. The community garden
committee. with Mrs. w c. Spruance
vice-chairman, reports a number OF
vacant lots planted and allotted, as
we'll as a number OF back yards al
over the city planted and being cult
vated. Anyone who is interested II
In a
their back yard. or wanting seeds vii
please telephone Mrs SDruance. No
5235. Already the following people
have offered lots: Mrs W. II. Coyne
Hunter Grubb, L. II. Broadwater. Mss
Ellen Samworth, w. F. Hawkins, W. II
Sasse, Mrs. Henry ID. Downing. Mrs
T. d. Brown, Mrs. Edwin L. Brown
Miss Christine Cause, Mrs. JohI
Paynter, Miss r. C.. Hasson. forme
Governor Charles r. Miller, Mr.. Top
kis. n. B. Forrest, e. c. Adams, f. L
Rice, Mrs. E. G. Shortledge, Mrs. Anni
H. Golding and H. Rodney Sharp.
Miss Lockwood, chairman Of th'
public health and nursing committee
and Mrs. Charles Warner. v.ce-chair
man. are fast getting their committe
into concrete form. and the membe
OF their committee in each ward /
cataloging the trained nurses practi
cal nurses and women anxious to hel
in the care OF the sick and wounded.
Mrs James n. Ginns. chairman q
the friendly committee for American
ization. expects to have patriot meei
ings. and is working with the WI
mington committee of Americanizatio
In connection with the night schools
which help to make the forelgnel
good American citizens.
Miss Madaline Draper has just bee
elected chairman of the civilian reli'
committee. She has sent a delegate
Washington to find out just what
expected Of her She has also bee
elected chairman OF the civilian reli'
of the Red Cross. These two commi
tees will more or less merge into or
to care for the families Of soldiers an
sailors and those in disaster.
Mrs. Harlan Scott, chairman OF con
forts and recreation, reports pTogre'
in collecting forms OF entertainer
and amusement for the soldiers an
sailors. Anyone wishing to ser
books, games. etc, VIII kindly send
Mrs. Scott. old cry Hall.
Mrs. George p. Bissell. chairma
and Mrs. william Staniar. vlce-pres
dent Of the motor service, have star
ed with the following committee MT
A. Felix DUPONT, Mrs. John E. NJ
Nabb. Mrs. George Carter, Mrs. Lar
mot dupont. Mrs. Dav Snellenbur
Mrs. Paul +. Wilson, Mrs. John
Raskob. Mrs. w. A. Layiield. Mrs.
Coleman dupont, Mrs. Benjamin
Shaw. Mrs. John Adams. Mrs. Jam
A. Draper( Jr., Mrs w. G. Coke, MI
William Coyne, Mrs. Harlan G.. Sco
Mrs. William F. Sellers, Mrs. Villa
6. Hilles Mrs. Edmund p. Moody, MI
Victor dupont, Jr, Mrs P. V. F. lvor
Mrs. William Staniar. Mrs. Franc
Miss Alice Laffey Mrs Corneln
Mundy. Mss Emma Seeds. Miss Ma
Ravner. Miss Amy e. dupont, MI
Daniel o. Hastings. Mrs. Fl. G. Ia
kell. Mrs. Ernest s. Taite. Mrs.
Stewart Lee, Mrs. II. Fletcher Brow
Mrs. William Ascbenbach. Miss
Schlopper. Miss Christine Cause. MI
John II. Hickey, Miss Mathilda SeI
Mrs. Albert Vaughan, First war
Mrs. Slant B. Atkins. Second war
Mrs. Hiram Yeager, Third ward; Nj
Joseph Wiggleswor. h, Fourth war
Mrs. Oscar c. Draper, Fifth war
Mrs. Frank Ainsworth, Sixth war
Mrs. Charles NJ. Smith, Seventh war
Mrs. John Adams, Eighth ward: NJ
Charles FOrwood. Ninth ward; M
Isaac r. Brown. Tenth ward; NJ
Horace Wilson. Eleventh ward; NJ
Charles T. o. Schofeld. Twelfth Wa
Those interested who could loan
automobile for local service in ca
of a emergency will please inAo
Mrs. George P. Bissell No. GAS
Mrs. Staniar and Join this commit
The motor training service comm
tee, with Mrs. Paul f. Wilscn. cha
man, and Miss Barbara Vandergr
v'co-chairman, has already 10
classes studying with a mecha3ic.
machinery of a car. other classes "
be formed as quickly as possible.