Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-08
WONEN'S SECTION
ANNE ARUNDEL CO.
Maryland Council Of Defense Sub
mits Report For December
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
For Sale At Cost py coenciI Of De-,
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
For Sale At Cost By coencil Of De-
Tense 8 TO II A. M. AT Court
OF Appeals Building.

Il Momen's Section, Anne Arundel
County, submits the following report
for the month OF December, 1917:
T. Registration Mrs. T. w. Johnson.
chairman, no report
l II. Social and Welfare Department
Mrs. John e. Craven. chairman.
7 Sec. l. Families OF Soldiers and
Sailors One case reported, needing
fuel and food, and assistance about
allotment.
Sec. 2. Comforts for Soldiers and
Sailors Mrs Rush Fay, secretary,
Red Cross comforts, reports: Socks.
II pairs; sweaters. 127; helmets, 6
wristlets, 3; mufTlers, Total i5l
pieces.
Mrs Edgar Basil. secretary Navy
League comforts, reports: Sweaters,
67; socks, pairs; helmets, 16; wrist
let's, Is. Total, 104 pieces.
3. Thrift Department Mrs St
George Barber, chairman.
/ Sec. l. Food Production.
With the idea OF increasing the use
Of whole wheat -four in Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County, and also OF saw
ing transportation, the County Coun-
Gil of Defense has purchased as an
experiment, a small quantity OF wheat
from an Anne Arundel farmer. This
has been ground at a nearby mill,
placed in 241a-pound bags, 9nd is on
sale at cost in the office Of the County
Council of Defense.
To advertise the whole wheat -four.
We have had five hundred small fold
ers printed
This whole wheat -four propaganda
plan meets with the approval of the
Hoover Office in Washington, which
has been communicated with by tele-
phone.
L Reports from the county are TO the
effect that fewer hogs have been
raised than usual, owing to the lack
Of labor. high cost Of food, and
cholera. The colored people. who
| generally buy young pigs to raise,
were unable to do so on account Of
the very high price asked.
Mrs Thomas John Hall, leader OF
the Eighth Distrist, writes that Thrift
was particularly noticeable in the
preparation Of the Christmas fair
everything being much simpler and
more economical than in former
years
Nv Education Mis- katharine Wal
| ton, chairman, reports as follows: :
Sec l. Patriotic Education Mrs.
Weenfs Ridout, sub-chairman
| Mrs Weems Ridout appointed sub
chairman in place of Mrs ID M. Gar-
rison. resigned
Two public meetings have been
held. for which speakers were secur-
ed BY the Department of Education
One, the occasion Of the community
| singing of the Annapolis High
School at their Christmas assembly in
| the State House, arranged by Miss
Louise Ligthicum, and instructed and
| led by Mrs Henrietta Baker Low at
which Christmas Carols and patriotic
songs were most artistically rendered.
/ DR.. G. Alphonso Smith, head OF the
Department Of English T. S. Naval
Academy, delivered a most telling ad-
dress on Patriotism and Americanism.
Prof George Shulz, of the Maryland
| Agricultural College, delivered an adj
dress on Americanization before the
| Women's Civic League OF Annapolis.
Mrs Thomas John Hall, leader Of
the Eighth District. reports two very
interesting meetings held on the after
noon OF December GOTH in the inter-
est of the war work of the Young
/ Womans Christian Association. Miss
MCGOWAN. of the Baltimore Y. w. c..
A., was the speaker Many subscrip-
ton blanks were distributed and a
keen interest was taken in the plan
Of work as outlined by Miss McGowan
who is a very forceful and inspiring
speaker.
Sec. g Americanization- Miss Lin
thicum, sub-chairman.
Mrs. T. ]. Linthicum having resign
ed. Miss Louise Linthicum has been
appointed sub-chairman Of this sec
ton.
Through the cooperation of the
school superintendent and Miss
Louise Linthicum. Principal OF the An
napolis High School, q definite plan
Of carrying on patriotic education
through the schools is being outlined.
and 16S letters have been written.
These letters are to be sent to all the
/ teachers OF the Anne Arundel County
schools asking their personal inter-
est and cooperation in teaching
patriotism and Americanization. The
lessons to be arranged and sent out
each month BY Miss Linthicum.
PART I.
| Sec. 9. Preparation FOR Employment.
/ ta) Stenography and typewriting.
Miss Munford sub-chairman No re-
| port
(b) wireless ana telegraphy. No
report
fc) Telephone and switchboard
operators. No report.
Cd Motor driving No report
/ (e) Home Nursing. lf} Dieteticsi
| tgl First Aid. Mrs. J. dep DOW sub
chairman. No report