Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-18
MD. THURSDAY. OCTOBER Is 1917. ]

when little orphan children knelt in
the streets TO pray She said: 1t
means something when orphan chill
dren kneel to pray when the banner
Of our nation goes by
a Red Cross division in the intermost
The Red Cross army, which is
largely composed OF women, is the
backbone of our nation 1t was form
ed by men. women and children for a
common cause. humanity. Until we
are able TO do the great work we are
expected TO do. until We are imbued
BY military spirit, to save our coun-
try and bring our men home to us
again. we shall not have accomplished
that for which we are striving
Mrs. Shoemaker.
Mrs Edward Shoemaker, State
Chairman of the Woman's Council of
Defense, spoke Interestingly. She
said at the Offset that she is no orator,
but would give heart-to-heart talk
to tell how best the women of Annap-
oils can serve their country at this
time She told of the appointment of
the men by the Governor on this
Council of Defense, and how, seeing
the stupendous work it entailed, the
Governor was induced TO appoint
twenty-six women from the counties
on a commission TO help do this work,
and the Commission was later merged
into the Women's Council of Defense.
The Governor urged the women to
4, ont, trlx nd ha N
have worked, Mrs. Shoemaker said,
in perfect harmony. They devised
plan for food conservation, and their
home gardens met with marvellous
success. More crops have been pro-
duced in Maryland this year than in
all the States past history. Vacant
lots have been requisitioned, crops
have fiourished on what seemed to be
impossible places. Baltimore alone
has 10000 back yards cultivated as
vegetable gardens.
If this war teaches no other les
son, Mrs Shoemaker said, it would
teach the lesson that we are able to
do for ourselves and not depend upon
others.
Along the line of food conservation,
Mrs. Shoemaker said Anne Arundel
County takes the palm. One Anne
Arundel woman, Mrs. Thomas John
Rail, 3rd, has put up 5000 cans of
fruit and vegetables. This is rec
ord breaker. Mrs Hall was asked to
stand up that all women present
might see this wonderful woman who
has accomplished so much, but she
was not present. having recently lost
nephew in France.
Mrs. Shoemaker emphasized the inn
portance of education, not only for
ourselves, but for others. This war
must awaken US from our lethargy
We think of the war for our Allies,
for France, for Belgium. but we must
think of the war for ourselves.
No matter how horrible, we must
think Of those hundreds of graves
over there. of the many who return
manned, halt and blind, of those
OF our own who will never return, and
give to the Liberty Loan, that lives of
our men. husbands, brothers and
sweethearts may be saved. This
war must be won by money, Mrs.
Shoemaker said, and money must be
subscribed Maryland must do her
part. She must concentrate on two
great objects, raising the great Lib
erty Loan and cooperating with the
food campaign with Hoover, whose
wonderful work in Belgium is recog-
nized
In food conservation we must use
cur mentality and ability and show
what good. housewives we are. We
must economic. Tuesday as meat
less day is a good example. There
| must be economy exercised in the use
of fats and sugar. Our duty is to as
sist in economizing in every possible
way. Shipping is so scarce that we
must send abroad for the Allies food
with the most nutriment, wheat is ne
cessary. Remember, you may save
life by saving food.
Mrs. Shoemaker surprised her au-
dience by telling them the French
| did not mean to call our soldiers
! "Sammies." but they called them
ines amis'" (my friends), and the
| Americans, not understanding French
thought they said "Sanmies.
The Liberty Loan has to be raised
that our soldiers and sailors may be
| well housed and well fed. 1t is neces-
sary for US to make the supreme eff
fort to help save our country. There
is no investment better than Liberty
Pond. said Mrs. Shoemaker in clos
ing.
Miss Katharine Walton, member
Of the Women's Council of Defense
for Anne Arundel County. announced
she had $500 subscribed on Thurs
day by women of the county for the