Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-12
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR WAR WORK DRIVE
Large And Enthusiastic Meeting
At Governors Mansion. Lead
ers Appointed
MANY WOMEN SPEAKERS

Women representing every church,
organization, social and religious. in
The city; patriotic women who are
willing to give until it hurts, and are
not easily hurt, assembled yesterday
afternoon at the Governors Mansion,
by invitation of the Governors wife.
at joint meeting in the interest of
the seven organizations in the drive
of the United War Work Campaign.
While We men are doing most of
this work, the women are to sweep
in the corners and clean up the
places the men fail to see, as the pre-
siding officer, DR.. E. t. Dadmun, put
it,
Every chair in the large state par
lor. the drawing room, dining room
and hall was occupied, and the audi
ence of representative women were
looked after and made comfortable by
their charming hostess, the Cover
nor's wife, who opened her hospitable
home to the women of Annapolis, as
she has done throughout the war to
the service men.
A delightful feature of the meeting
was the presence of quartz. of sing
ers from Camp Meade, with their
skilled piano accompanist. These men
sang in perfect accord a number of
choice selections. AS an encore, they
sang a parody on Brighten the Corn
or" which was Back To Your Cave
Kaiser Bill, You're ILL.," and What
We Want, Is Not Bingham, Fair Bling
ham on the Rhine. but Wha. We Want
is a Piece of the Rhine" Their
America Triumphant" was a gem,
and was exquisitely sung. The quar-
tet received an ovation.
Secretary Dadmun introduced Miss
Wilbur, head of the Y. w. c. A., who
made a stirring and an appealing
address on the work of the seven or
CARNATIONS asking them for aid in this
drive, and showed the splendid work
each is doing. Miss Wilbur is wo-
man of pleasing personality, has a
carry weight, and impressed her hear
ers. She was given marked attention
and her remarks brought conviction
10 lU6 IlluuS VI ucT uSdfcio.
Mmle Boura., of Paris, France, told
in simple manner, the story of the
sufferings of the French women who
had lost home, husband, brother,
friends: whose land had been deyas
tated, and who had suffered untold
misery and shame at the hands of the
enemy, and who now are rejoicing
with this country tina. the four years
war is ended At first there were
1000 women workers to replace the
men, now there are 39,000,OO0 Nine
million women have been engaged in
making ammunition, and the Mede-
moiselle said she had seen women rs
years old, working in the munition
plants. There are in France today,
widows of all ages, for 100000 men,
bread winners are missing. She said
the need now of building homes and
cities would require the aid of the
seven organizations in this drive, and
asked that all help so far as in their
power.
DR.. Dadnum said the name of Miss
Katherine Walton had been added to
the Executive board in this drive, and
that Anne Arunders quota was $4,000
Today he said it was reported that
SO, 900 had been raised Chairman W.
Meade Holiday, added that 81 900 had
been added to this.
The election of colonies, captains,
and lieutenants, was in order, and the
following were unanimously appoint
ed: Mrs. John w. Martin, Colonel of
THE Reds; Mrs. Abram Moss, Colo
mel of 1.-THE Blues" The Governors
wife is honorary chairman, and Mrs.
r. B. Dashiell, sub-chairman. Mrs.
Walter H. Hart was unanimously
elected Colonel of Eastport, and Mrs
Alex Proskey, Colonel of West An
napolis and Wardour.
1t was decided to district the city
in wards, the captains and lieutenants
to be appointed by the colonies.
Mr. Dadnum said the Governors
wife had offered to help personally
in the work of soliciting for the Uni
ted War Work drive, and when a Gov
ernor's wife does this "the Millen-
mum is not far off, and Annapolis will
have it first" He announced that the
women's drive would consume Friday,
Saturday and Sunday of this week,
after which he introduced a very
young man, Mr.. Doxzon, who had
been at Chateau-Thierry, and who
told of his experience.
He related instances of the war,
showing the American soldiers spirit
and heroism. and said we have no
idea of the casualty list, for whole di-
visions and companies had been wiped
out He related stories of the refu-
gees, the saddest of which he said
was not coming out, but going back.
He told of whole French towns hav-
ing been reduced to ruins, and of hav-
ing been at the side Of French SOL
der, who pointing to pile of bricks.
said: THAT was once my home"
Daring air raids were spoken Of and
feats of our own aviators, and a ma
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