Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-18
AN ADANLESS EDEN
At THE STATE HOUSE
Strictly WOman's Meeting Held In
Old Senate Chamber
NO MAN III SIGHT
Baltimore Women Orators Talk For
The Government Patriotic
Addresses.


Even James Rider Randall. the au-
thor of Maryland, My Maryland" !"
and "Tench" Tilghman. whose por-
traits adorn the wall either side of the
Speakers chair in the old Senate
Chamber at the State House, must
have felt out of place yesterday after
noon at the womans meeting held
there.
The historic old Senate was a
veritable Adamless Eden. There was
not man in sight Even the care
takers about the place left the ro-
tunda. feeling that their presence
might be an intrusion on the ladies'
The room was filed, every seat be-
ing occupied The meeting was con-
quoted under the Womans Council of
National Defense. Mrs Harrington,
wife of the Governor, who is in
mourning for her father, whose death
occurred last summer, was not able
to be present, sent beautiful chrysan-
theums which adorned the speakers
desk. Mrs. Harrington also present.
ed large bunch of chrysanthemums
to Mrs Shoemaker, the State Presi-
dent of the Women's Council of De-
tense, who made the principal speech
of the afternoon
Mrs Theodore Johnson, Chairman
OF the Anne Arundel Womens Council
of Defense. presided, and introduced
the speakers.
NErs ~ nol~ar fsIo+xvoYfl,xv oF nalt;
more, spoke first. taking for her theme
the Motor Messenger Service which,
she said, should be organized along
military lines, with its captain lieu
tenants and aides. Mrs. Clotworthy
advised punctuality at all times She
told the women it is necessary to be
on time in the motor messenger serv-
ice, as in all things else. If they had
to wait, take their knitting and occu-
py themselves while waiting She urg-
ed those who own motor cars to loan
the use of them to their country in
time of need. The cars are needed to
convey the sick, to carry messages, to
transport Red Cross packages and
surgical dressings supplies
Mrs. Clotworthy outlined the splen-
did service done by the women in the
Motor Messenger Service in Phila-
delphia and outside of Wilmington
when the munition factory was blown
up. Tags are used on the cars and
worn on the arm of the motor mes
sengers, and these tags are recog-
nized by the police, who allow the
cars to go anywhere, knowing they
are serving the government
Women can do this work and are
urged to lend their cars to carry
speakers to Liberty Loan meetings
when the places cannot be reached by
train or trolley car.
"Women's work begins where the
men leave Off" said Mrs. Johnson, the
Annapolis chairman. in urging the
women of Annapolis TO volunteer for
this service.
Mrs. Johnson introduced Mrs. julius
Freeman, who spoke on the Red Cross.
Mrs Freeman was the orator of the
occasion. She made a splendid adj
dress. She told the women of Anna
polls she found they had been doing
so much in the Red Cross work. Two
things, she said, stand out in this
work very prominently of late, one
that it has been put on a war basis
as national work, with thirteen di-
visions, each of which is systematized
and mobilized that in five hours time
an order can be given that will reacf
q Red Cross division in the uttermosi
parts of the United States. This sys
tenn relieves conditions, saves time:
and energy, she said, and prevent.
overlapping
Second of importance in the Rec
| Cross work, Mrs. Clothworthy said
is the cooperative system. If we co
operate we can do better and bigger
work. Specialization is necessary
This specializing means to do every
thing alike, to standardize. TO hav'
| some required pattern or standard b.
which things must be done and to d'
them accordingly. There cannot b,
innovations or experiments in max
ing surgical dressings. Doctors ant
nurses must know what to depend on
We must do the things most needles
| at the time most needed. said Mrs
Clotwokthy. Specialization in worl
was the direct cause of Germany say
ing so per cent. of their wounded, AM
specialization the direct cause o
the Allies loss of their wounded
The Council of Defense has smooth
ed things down, aroused interest. A
first their were some 5000 women il
Maryland put to work for the Re
Cross. under the Council of Defense
This number has been greatly in
creased, but more work is needed t
save our soldiers. Last year as man
! soldiers were taken off by pneumoni
as by bullet. Our country is a bi
country. s Conditions-are bad and "
must meet them.
We are two great armies. one fight
ing under the Stars and Stripes. on
under the Red Cross. Both must 6
forward. Every man who enters int
this fight viii come back q bigger an
better man.
Mrs. Clotworthy cited one incideI