Evening journal., 1918-04-20
Girls PATRIOTIC
LEAGUE IS active
Third Rally ofLocaI Branch
Shows Women Are
Doing Their Bit
SUMNER HOME
AT The CLIFFS

At the third rally OF the Girls Patri-
otic League In the High School audi
torum last night several hundred
young women heard Mrs. Jean Kane
Foulke, the principal speaker discuss
"Woman's Land Army OF America"
The meeting was opened by the sing
ing OF patriotic songs under the leader
ship OF William p. White, following
which reports We're made by different
divisions on the progress Of practical
patriotic work. After the singing Of
THE Battle Hymn Of the Republic" a
part Of the service training class. COM
posed Of sixteen girls, under the drec-
ton Of Chief Yeoman Gabe, gave a
calisthenic exhibition. The remaining
! f0rty-eight members OF this class lined
up in the aisles. and The entire sixty
four girls went through exercises at
the conclusion of the first drill This
class practices at the home OF Mrs. 7.
Coleman dupont, No sos North BroOme
street, every Friday night, and besides
this class there Is one at the same
residence on Monday evenings and one
at the Peoples Settlement also on Mon
| day. Glasses in military calisthenlcs
are also being formed by the employees
Of the Blumenthal and Lorillard plants
in the Bethany Baptist Church gym
naslum, and by the girls Of Hanover
Church in the church gymnasium. All
OF these classes are under the leader
ship Of army and naval officers.
A service flag. the cOlors OF which arc
dark blue and white the colors OF the
league, was exhibited by Miss Jane Nc
Comb, OF the Wilmington Y. w. c. A.,
who presided at the meeting. Thi usg
was surprise TO all present. TIA
words, patriotic League" are In whIte
lettering on the playground, and II VIZ
explained that questlOnnalres would be
sent to each division OF the league, and
II they could reach a certain standard
they would be entitled 10 have a star In
the flag.
The speaker Of the evening, Mrs
Foulke, was introduced by Miss Mo
Comb, and she prefaced her talk by say
Ing that every woman must do what
she can al home to help the armies in
/ Europe. Farm work, she said, is a
great opportunity for women 90 give
help where It IS most needed.
Those who wish to enroll must be
approved by a physician as being In
good health. All the girls who work
]
cheeks and stronger muscles.
Each girl will receive her board and
! lodging and a sum OF money. the
/ amount OF which VIII depend on the
/ locality and the unit with which she
Is connected. In addition to farm work
/ ers, chauffeurettes and dietitians will
also be needed. For the farm work
women between twenty and forty are
thought most desirable, although
especially sturdy and well grown girls
OF eighteen may be accepted
At the conclusion Of her address Miss
McComb gave a short talk on the Ser
vice Training Classes, during which she
said that organizations would be form
ed under the leadership Of naval and
military officers at each Of the follow
ing places: Bethany Baptist Church.
/ Hanover Presbyterian Church, Trinity
Church and the Y. w. II. A. She also
announced that a glee club will be
! formed under the direction OF Miss
Mary X Thielman.
Miss McComb gave the biggest sur
prise OF all when she announced that
a holiday house had been secured by
! the Y w. C. A. for the use Of VIII
mlngtOn girls during the summer. It
| Is situated on the Dixon farm near the
Shellpot road. not far from Cllffs sta
tion, on the and o. Railroad. Con-
nected with the house are eight acres
| OF land, making an almost ideal stu
alton for a girls recreation center. A
hike TO the farm will be taken by the
/ Service Training Glasses on Saturday,
April q.
At the conclusion Of the meeting the
girls arose, repeated the pledge Of the
league, and sang the "Star Spangled
Banner" During The meeting fourteen
/ High School girls, members Of the re-
ception committee. served as ushers.
Miss McComb, who presided last
night announces that already nearly
| 100000 girls have enrolled In the
league, and that every Wilmington girl.
who would like TO be Identified with
the biggest women's movement OF the
day in this country, Is invited 20 Join
This is for every girl In Wilmington"
she says.