Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-04
MOTHERS ORGANIZE
MARYLAND BRANCH
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
Form Unit OF National Body AT
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore.
Officers Named
ANNAPOLIS SENDS
THREE HUNDRED NAMES
Delegates Chosen For Big Con-
vention At Evansville, Ind,
This Month

Mothers to the number of nearly a
thousand. not TO mention sisters and
cousins and aunts, assembled at Fords
Theatre. Baltimore. yesterday morn
ing at the called meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing a Maryland Branch
of the War Mothers of America.
Before the hour announced for the
opening of the meeting the doors to
the main auditorium had to be closed
Every seat was occupied there and
the later comers had to be relegated
to the gallery. This included the An
napolis women whose car, as usual,
was nearly an hour overdue Mothers
in the audience were distinguished by
a service band on their left arm. This
is red band about two inches in
width. on which is white band. a lit
tie narrower. and on the white is
placed the blue stars, one for each son
in the service.
Over nine hundred women enrolled
at the meeting, many of them wearing
three stars on the service bands
around their arms. few wore gold
stars, indicating the supreme sacri-
flee made by their sons.
The theatre was decorated with
American flags and the hundreds of
arm bands. indicating sons in the
service, made an inspiring sight. Five
stars, one of them geld, marked the
arm band of Mrs. Skinner.
Mrs. Harry Skinner. presided at the
meeting and was urged to accept the
presidency. but declined though she
was at last prevailed upon to take the
Office of honorary president, and Mrs.
J. T. Ford. honorary vice-president.
The Office of president was left vacant
until after the national convention at
Evansville. Ind, and also that of chap
lain. Other officers were named as
follows: Mrs. Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough. first vice-president; Mrs. James
Patton. second vice-president; Mrs.
M. G. Talbot, treasurer; Mrs NJ G.
Fenton, recording secretary; Mrs.
Herbert Thomas, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs Hester Dorsey Rich
ardson, historian.
The counselors elected. of which
Mrs T. Parkins Scott is chairman.
were as follows: Mrs Randolph
winslow, Mrs. Henry F. Baker Mrs.
s. f. Miller, Mrs. Andrew Kelly, Mrs.
Robert Moss, Mrs. John Gardner
Murray. Mrs. George w. Hyde, Mrs.
Benno Kohn, Mrs. Henry Witt, Mrs.
George M. Numsen, Mrs. Romilly
Humphries. Mrs. Edward Marshall,
Miss Gertrude Gallagher, Mrs. Oscar
Lesser. Mrs. w. II. Talbot, Mrs. Ed
win Warfield, Mrs. ]. Barry MaheoI,
Mrs. Harry G. Skinner, Mrs. Matthew
c. Fenton, Mrs. Samuel Morris, Mrs.
Mary e. Thompson, Mrs. J. L. Reif-
snider Mrs. Edward II. Sincell, Mrs.
Lee Costin Price.
Brief addresses were made by Miss
Mamie Irvine of the Women's division
of the United States Employment Serv-
ice Bureau, and Miss Florence Wilbur,
Of the Young Women's Christian As
sociation. Mrs. Jeanne Woolford
brought tears to the eyes of many
mothers when she sang when the
Boys Come Home"
Resolutions were also offered and
G. Skinner be nominated as a ma
tionaI vice regent before the national
convention in Evansville, Ind, and
also the name of Mrs. Hester Dorsey
Richardson as national historian. IL
was further decided to invite the next
national convention to Baltimore,
and at an adjourned meeting, pre-
sided over by Mrs. James Patton. who
will be acting president until the con-
yention, resolutions were adopted sug-
gesting the wearing Of service band
on the left arm of all war mothers,
that all men in uniform would feel the
liberty of addressing these mothers
and seeking from them information or
advice This met with slight opposi-
tion, and will be suggested at the con-
gress for consideration by that body
The following delegates will be sent to
the convention: Mrs T. Parkins Scott,
Mrs. James Patton, Mrs. Frank Moh-
Ter. Mrs Philip ]. Furlough, Mrs How
ard Ebaugh, Mrs. f. b. Miskel, Mrs.
James Frizzell, Mrs. Philip j. Fin
log, Mrs. Rosa Lewis. Miss Ermina
O'Neill and Mrs. William A. Buck
ingham.
The following committees we're ap-
pointed at the adjourned meeting:
Mrs. NJ c. Talbot, Mrs. Oscar Lesser
and Mrs. Andrew Kelly, finance COM
mittee; Mrs. Charles E. Parr, Mrs.
William A. Buckingham, Mrs. Robert
Moss, Mrs. George Numsen, Mrs. Sol
Miller, Mrs. T. Parkins Scott and Mrs.
Henry F.. Baker, committee on By
Laws:
1t is proposed to hold another meet
ing the second Wednesday in October,
the place to be announced later.