Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16
VALUABLE CANNED FOODS
CONTRIBUTED BY WOMEN
Virginia Branch Of National League
for Woman's Service Has
Gifts on View.
TO BIZ PUT ON SALE TOMORROW
Fund Raised From Its Disposition to
he Used for Free Wool l'unG for
Sweaters, Socks, Mufflcrs anu
Other Needed Wooden Articles.

Much valuable material FOR human
interest stories has been revealed in
She opening UP Of the c"uSienmcntS OF
Canned fruits and vegetables, icllics
end jams and dried fruits potatoes and
even sorghum which has hc"u sent by
women all over the state 10 Mrs. w.
W Sale. chairman for Virginia Of the
National League for Woman's Service.
Budding romance has had an inning
also, and altogether the exhibition,
with tho attendant Labels on the jars.
has human interest value which moth
ing else Of "a similar nature could pos
Sibly have had
Names and addresses OF many OF the
women whose shil!ful hands filled the
jars OF god things for tho soldiers
arc frequently noted. Some wished
Merry Christmas 20 our boys in
France" and others Good luck TO our
soldier boys" Most appealing Of al
was one box packed With one special
Kind Of jam. with il WAS a letter from
a soldiers mother. stating simply that
this was her sous fiNoritc preSci We.
and She asked Mrs Sale 10 see that 1t
reached him safely. The letter went
on TO say that If the boy was pleased
with this frs; gift. another box would
follow soon.
II this boy is in any camp in America.
this box OF preserves will reach him
as speedily as possible, but If he has
already Gonc across. il cannot follow
him, since all available space on ships
is being taken for hospital supplies.
food and ammunition which arc being
shipped by the government.
AS this surplus OF canned stuff VIII
be on sale tomorrow at the headGuar-
.ers OF the National League for Wo-
mans Service in the Allison Building.
at sos East Main Street, for a free wool
fund for sweaters, socks, mufflcrs and
other needed wooden articles. it viii
afford a splendid opportunity for the
filling OF Christmas baskets by those
interested in such Christmas activities.
CHAIRMAN ~ CHARGE FOR
EACH DAY THIS WEEK
There will be "a chairman in charge
~ the sale for each day OF the week.
Each chairman will appoint her own
committee. The chairmen arc as fol-
lows For Monday. Mrs. W. T.. Green;
Tuesday. Mrs. Charles l. Dempsey;
Wednesday, Mrs. Julien Myers: Thurs
day. Mrs. Bradbury: Friday, Mrs.
Stuar; MichauN; Saturday. Mrs. J. Ali
son Hodges.
front of headquarters. and inside there
will be decorations oi pine and cedar.
naES OF the allied nations. Virginia and
America. Streamers across the closely
filled sections of shelves viii Indicate
the counties from which the contrihu-
lions have como in. Among those al
ready placed arc Augusta, montgomery.
NanScmond, G., ochland, Spo,sylvania.
l.SseN, Grecncsrillc. Rocking ham. Lou
'Sa WcStmorcla nd Brunswick. Hanover.
lurcnburE, Smyth. Gloucester, Surry,
MecklonhurG, Sussex. Shenandoah. New
x emit. King and Queen. Nottoway, Eli
2abcth City ana King William
No finer illustration chuuld hc given
Of what Virginia women in country
districts are willing to do for their
country when they are called upon TO
do their bit in way in which they
arc able TO do il. Their patriotism
has been commented upon by every viSi-
tor I" tho headquarters Of tho National
League for onan'S Service the past
week. who have viewed with anna cement
ihe splendid contribution to tho vel
fare of tho lighting men in the line Of
nractival food conservation.