Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
CONFEDERACY DAUGHTERS
SEWING FOR SOLDIERS
Richmond Chapter IL Making 100
housewives" for Richmond
Howitzers.
NEED FOR DAY NURSERIES
Mrs. Randolph Says Women Must
Take Places OF Men In Factories
and Their Children Must BE Taken
Care or.

Registration day being AN affair OF
current history. the Red Cross head
quarters of the United Daughters OF
the Confedcracy. al 207 North Fifth
street, has again assumed the aspects
of workroom, the matter in hand at
present being the construction of 100
housewives" for the Howitzers. In
the window is the display poster call
ing attention to the fact that this Is
the Rcd Cross workroom OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. but
above that Is a small poster the true
inwardness" OF which Is that this work
of the women is for the Red Cross
under the auspices Of the National
League for Woman's Service.
Members Of the Richmond chapter.
OF which Mrs. Norman V. Randolph Is
president, are the principal workers.
but all women are welcome and are
given part in this patriotic service.
Guido. counselor and friend is Mrs RAN
dolph herself. who is busy with khaki
and scissors cutting out the house
wives" which are made compactly OF
the khaki and lined with red flannel
and bound with red tape. Each packet
contains scissors, needles. thread and
buttons. and when rolled up and tied
with the ends OF tape can be easily
carried in the pocket Of soldiers
coat.
There is blue binding for the infan-
try. and yellow for the cavalry. but
those for the Howitzers which are at
present engaging the undivided atten-
ton OF the workers are all bound with
artillery red Mrs. Randolph hopes
making comfort bags" for the Mary
land troops which are stationed here
at present.
OUTLINES IMPORTANCE
OF DAY NURSERIES,
One would naturally suppose that
d. lxl ~ L. ~. 4.
for the soldiers. but II really is not.
Tn" matter nearest her heart and with
which her mind is mostly concerned
Is day nurseries. She considers the
need OF these nurseries from z purely
business point Of view as an economic
necessity, and she has her own ideas
on the subject. Discussing the matter
Of the Brook Avenue deaf nursery.
which was started by the Salvation
Army for the colored children and
was badly in need of funds at present
TO keep II going. Mrs. Randolph said
that the trouble was that our South
ern women were TOO much concerned
with the question of salary In every
undertaking OF this kind and were not
willing to regard their services as an
economic necessity.
That the. government may be able
10 maintain large standing army and
formida BILE navy in this fight for uni
rersai democracy. IT is vital neces-
sity that the women Giva their SER
vices without thought of monetary
consideration In just such ways as
the day nurseries open TO them in the
care of children SO that the mothers
may go into the factories and indus
trial centers TO supply the places of
the men thus released to fight.
Women who are not thus forced to
labor for their daily bread while the
breadwinncr OF the family is lighting
abroad may we'll use a part of their
leisure time in helping the trained
nurse and matron in charge of these
nurseries SO that these may be the
only paid workers that are required
This would be real service TO the
governmental service of high order
OF patriotism and self-sacrifice, of UNI
selishness and the trucst form of phi
lanthrcpy. II would not be q charity
for charity Is not charity in time of
war. but Il common understanding of
the needs OF the community. and of
the government. and mutual desire
to help On the part of every true pa
trtot. whether man or woman.