Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
C0DM0THERs' LEAGUE
MERCEs ITS ACTIVITIES
Becomes Part Of Woman's Auxiliary
TO War and Navy Com
mission.
PATRIOTIC EVENT is PLANNED
Will Stage Big Celebration on July
at Army and Navy Club for En-
tcrtainment Of Visiting Soldiers
and Sailors.

At meeting of the Godmothers'
League. held Thursday morning in the
Army and Navy Club, il was unani-
mously decided TO merge the league
into tho woman's auxiliary to the War
and Navy Department commission on
training camp activities. of which G.
IL. Winfrey is the local secretary. The
officers Of the organization will con-
tinuc the same and its work at Camp
Lee will be along the same lines as
IN the past year. In addition to this.
the auxiliary will work in tho local
training camps which are at present
the aviation squad. tho repair unit 10 :
Gated at the Fair Grounds and the bal
loon station at Fourteenth and Cary
Streets.
Rev. H. d. G. Maclachlan. u. D..
chairman of the executive board OF the
commission. welcomed the organization
as an arm OF the war camp community
and outlined in detail the service whtch
the commission is asking the auxiliary
"a undertake, laying special stress upon
the need OF assistance from the women.
To meet this request several com
mittees were formed. The house COM
mittcc, which will look after the
rooms at the Army and Navy Club
and the comfor; OF the men who visit
there when on leave. has for It's chair
man. Mrs. Joseph NJ. Fouruurean. Mrs.
J. *. Bowman is chairman of the local
recreation committee and Mrs. Addison
Lewis is chairman OF the recreation
committee for the base hospital A.
Camp Lee. Miss Betty Eliyson is chair
man Of the committee having in charge
the visiting of the soldiers and sailors
who are patients in the Memorial and
Virginia Hospitals. the SheltertnG Arms
and the Retreat for the Sick.
WILL STAND SPONSOR
FOR BtG CELEBRATION
Mrs. 7. S. Settle, wife of the field
secretary of the southeastern division.
which comprises Georgia. North Caro-
lima. South Carolina and Virginia. was
introduced ana gave some valuable
suggestions regarding the work which
the commission has outlined for the
auxiliary.
The organization has been requested
TO act as sponsors for the patriotic
celebration 10 be given on July 4,
in the Army ard Navy Club. for the en-
tertainmcnt Of the visiting men. and
Mrs. Archer Richardson vas appointed
chairman for this occasion. To this
entertainments admission VIII be By
card only. Mrs. Robert NJ. Blanenship
was appointed chairman of a commit
tee 10 secure records for the victrolas
At the Army and Navy Club. and those
desiring TO contribute records can send
them to her AZ $40 East Franklin
Street.
Letters were read from Captain
James. OF the Richmond Blues. thank
ing the organization for the check FOR
$500. and from Captain Julius J. HUI
cher OF the Three Hundred and Nine
teenth Ambulance Company acknow!-
edginE receipt or SIS.
Mrs. j. Is. Bowman. chairman OF
the war savings stamps committee.
gave her report on the presentation
OF the 800 prize which tho auxiliary
~ ne .nI i, TO 1,n
a statement In detail was given by
the treasurer. Mrs. ii. Julian Myers.
OF the receipts and disbursements OF
the organization from it's beginning in