The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
News of Society and Activities of Wonnem

C7T1HE womans committee of the
 Council of National Defense is
 now holding it's first session in Washington. This committee was ap- pointed by the Council of National De fense April 21, 1917 The Council of Ma tional Defense was created by act of Congress and approved August 29 1916 It is composed of the secretaries of war, navy, interior. agriculture, commerce and labor. The woman's committee is made up as follows: pr. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman; Mrs. Philip N Moore of St. Louis, Mrs Josiah S Cawles of Rhode Island, Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt of New York, Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Illi- nois. Mrs. Stanley Mccormick of Bos- ton, Mrs. Joseph E. Lamar of Atlanta, Miss Ida M. Tarbell of New York. and Miss Agnes Nestor of Chicago. These women were appointed as individuals, re- gardless of any organization with which they might be associated.
 The initial session of the committee Is being devoted to framing a plan for bringing together in friendly and effi- cient cooperation all of the women's or
 
 desiring to do patriotic work As soon as this plan has been approved by the Council of National Defense it will go to the temporary chairmen chosen in each state to call together the representative of all the organizations 1t Is expected to coordinate
 The chief lines of effort which the com mittee will attack with when the work of organization is under way are:
 l. Registration.
 2 Food production. consumption and it's temporary storage and distribution. g. Women industry, with particular at tention to the preservation of the best standards regarding hours wages and conditions.
 4 Training for special service as the need for these services develop.
 g. The preservation of those inner de- lenses of our national life, both ma teiial and spiritual, which if allowed to weaken must weaken the entire na- tional structure.
 In developing the plans and methods of work in each field which 1t may take up, the womans committee will have the direction of the government depart ments and the advice of the experts at the disposal of the Council of National Defense It will issue no plans which have not been approved by the Council of National Defense.
 
 MT. and Mrs William Hope Hargrove announce the marriage of their daughter, Estelle, to Dr. Dana Monroe Collier on Wednesday,, Junt 6, 1917, by pr. S. Cary Beckwith, rector parish St. Philip, Charleston, s. c.
 MT. Roberly Munger entertained at din- ner last evening at the Roebuck club com plimenting Mir. and Mrs. Collett Munger of Dallas Tex. The guests were: MT. and Mrs Munger, MT. and Mrs. Henry Dean MT. and Mrs David Roberts, MT. and Mrs Houston Davis. MT. and Mrs Eugene Munger, MT. and Mrs. Richard Randolph.
 Mr. and Mrs Victor Prowell enter ta.ned at dinner at Roebuck club last evening Covers were laid for F.
 MT. and Mrs. E. M. Kilby entertained at a dinner last evening at the Roebuck club, complimenting some of the visiting golfers. Among the guests were: Mrs. Orline Arnold Shipman, Mrs. Owen Gill lespy Mrs. Carol Steele Mrs. Milton Darby, Jr., Mir. John Bachman of At lanta, MT. H. G. Seibels, MT. Marshall Mayes
 Mrs Addison c. Smith and Mrs. J. T. Stokley entertained at luncheon yes-