The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
MRS MCCOY TALKS
TO SELECTMEN Who
DEPART FOR CAMP
Efforts of Women Show Re-
suits in Reports of Various
Women's Committees
Made Yesterday

The women's committee of the JET
ferson county council of national de-
Tense held brief meeting at Cable
hall yesterday morning, at which sew
eral committee reports were given DE-
fore the committee adjourned at noon
20 accept an invitation to go to the
Terminal station and bid farewell TO
90 of Birmngham's and Jefferson coun-
tvs stalwart sons, who entrained LOT
Camp Pike at 1 o'clock
Mrs. y. II. Mccoy, chairman of the
Jefferson county womens committee.
addressed these men at the station,
making a fervent talk on pSriotism.
Prior to the departure OF these draft
ed men, committee from the coun-
ell of defense met with j. T. Elliott
in the Jefferson County Bank building
and presented the men of District NO
2 with red white and blue badges
made by the committee and having
the names of their divisions printed on
them Lieutenant Johnson was present
at this meeting and gave valuable in
structions to the men.
DIR. SHAW'S WORDS
SHOULD the womens committee of
the council of national defense be q
uuiescent bodyg" was question asked
DR. Anna Howard Shaw during her re-
cent visit to Birmingham, and the
question was answered by this noted
woman in these words: could II be
possible that an organization be
ouiescent with Mrs. Antonette Funk,
Miss Ida Tarbell, Mrs. Josiah Cowles
and myself on the executive commit
tsee No" she said" the women's conf
niittee should be very active BODY,
aiding the women in food conSerNr-
ton, in protection of1childrca. protec-
ton of women in industry, AIDING "a
the Liberty Loan and Thrift stamp
campaigns, maintenance OF existing
social agencies. education in patriot
ism, health and recreation and giving
assistance to The Red Cross wherever
possible and to stand ready to serve
the government in any further activ-
ity for which it shall receive instruc-
tions from time to time.
These are the instructions that the
jefferson county women's committee is
putting forth every effort to obey, rs
shown by the reports given at the meet
ing Tuesday morning.
COUNTY BEING ORGANIZED
The organization committee, of which
Mrs H. Fl. Smell Is chairman, reported
that all OF the precincts of Jefferson
county are being RAPIDLY organized, SO
as to be ready to aid the county Liberty
Loan committee in the work of the third
Liberty Loan drive.
The home and foreign relief commit
tee, of which Mesdames ]. G. Orr and
D. A. Echols are joint chairmen. re-
ported that during the past month this
committee had mobilized 300 sewing
women. ready for any emergency cali
from the Red Cross, believing that such
call might arise during the intensive
drive at the battle front.
Mrs. J. A. Yeats, chairman OF the in
vestigation committee, reported that her
committee was busy compiling COM
plete roster of the Jefferson county boys
who have answered the call to service,
and this committee has been greatly aided
by the patriotic members of the board
OF revenue having been furnished
through their aid. blank forms on which
all information can be entered.
5000 MEN REGISTERED
There are over 5000 Jefferson county
men who have registered for service,
and the enlistment OF these county SOL
diers will always be county pride IN
county history that demands recognition