Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-19
MARYLAND TO AID
Y. w. c. A. WAR WORK
Five District Chairmen Named to
Put State Over the Top In
November Drive

/ war work campaign which will start
November IL and through which it is
expected that $170.500.000 will be
raised for war relief work by the
Young women's Christian Associa-
ton and the six organizations join
/ ing with il in the drive.
A big setting-up meeting of the
Eastern departments of the seven or
} carnations was held Wednesday. Sep
TENDER IL, in New York. at which
time campaign plans were discussed
Department stan members, members
of the state directors committee and
the state organizers of the association
were present.
The sum OF $170, 100000 is the larg-
est gift ever asked of the nation and
/ it has the endorsement of the War
Department. the officials of which re-
alize the need for raising this war
relief fund. At the meeting Friday
arrangements were made TO send
speakers throughout the country and
Maryland will hear many noted per-
sons.
comfort and aid the workers of the
Young Women's Christian Association
are giving the soldier in France, and
how The Girl He Left Behind Him
land The Girl Who Had TO Take HIS
Place are being cared for, virtually
every preacher in Maryland on sun
day, September %, will tell his con-
gregation what is being done by the
girls of the Blue Triangle.
That day has been christened Blue
! Triangle Sunday and letters request
ing the pastors to help in its obsery-
ance are being sent out this week by
Miss Florence Wilbur. organizer for
Maryland Every Sunday School SUI
perintendent will also be asked to tell
his school of the wonderful work be-
ing done by the devoted women of
the state and country.
The Y. w. c. A. is one of the seven
efficient organizations which has won
the approval of the government and
of the War Department because of
the way it is handling its war relief
work both in Europe and in this coun-
try It's hostess houses have proven
to be one of the best forces for good
and the way it's organization has mo-
bilized the women power of the coun-
try to take the places of men re-
leased for military duty has b,en
highly commended.
In order that Maryland may not be
behind any other state organization
in the Y. W. C. A. forces, active
work on the part of the leading wo-
men of the state is under way. Mary
land has been divided into five dis
tricts as follows
District No Caroline, Dorckes-
ter, Talbot, Wicomico and Worces-
ter counties.
District No. Baltimore, How
ard, Hartford and Cecil counties.
District No. 3-Anne Arundel, Cal
vert, Charles, Prince George and st.
Mary's counties.
District No. 4-Carroll, Frederick,
Montgomery and Washington coun-
ties.
District No. 5-Allegheny and Gar
rett counties.
For each of these districts a chair
man has been appointed. Mrs. E.
Stanley Toadvin, of Salisbury, is
chairman of No. / district; Mrs. Rob-
ert Barrett, Baltimore, chairman of
district No. q; Mrs. John B. Rippere,
Annapolis, chairman of No. g.; Mrs.
Arthur D. Willard, of Frederick, is
chairman of No. and Mrs. K. n.
Tower. Oakland, is chairman of dis
trict No. 5.
Each district chairman will have
her county organization in each coun-
ty, including a publicity chairman
who will handle the speakers and ar
range for meetings, etc.
On November IL the big Union drive
for war relief funds for the Y w. c.
A. and the other six organizations will
begin. AS usual, Maryland will "go
over the top
That the Maryland Council OF De-
Tense is planning to lend its hearty
cooperation and support to the pres
ent educational campaign of the War
Council of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association is shown by the fol-
lowing letter sent by Mrs. Edward
Shoemaker, the state chairman Of the
Maryland Branch, to every County
Chairman of the Council of Defense
throughout the state. 3
To the County Chairman
"The National War Council OF the
Y W. c. A. will inaugurate cam
paign about November to raise funds
to carry on their work during the
coming year
THE Maryland Council of Defense
Women's Section, has been asked tc
recommend Chairmen to take charge
of the work in the Counties Miss
Florence Wilbur, Campaign Director
for the State of Maryland, will com.
municate with you regarding the ap-
pointment in your county, and / hope
you will be able to suggest suitable
person. 1t would be advisable fol-
you to find out whether or not the
woman you would suggest car serve
before sending her name to the Cam