The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-29
GOVERNORS WIFE
WILL PACK POWDER
Mrs. Davis VIII Start Work With
Other Munitionccrs at Seven
Pines Plant This Morning.
INSPECTORS TO BIZ CHOSEN
Fifty Women VIII Take Federal Oath
and Receive Special Training for
Duties In Ordnance Department.

In a Bingham frock and carrying
her own lunch Mrs. Westm oreland
Davis president OF the women's mu-
milton reserve. today will begin her
training to learn how 10 do her part
along with other women and girls
who are now making charges for
American artillery at the United
States Bag-Ioa ding Plant No. 3, at
Seven Pines. With other pupils Mrs.
Davis will enter the school of in
struction and coHplete the course
now being followed by them
Mrs James f. Cannon, wife of
State Senator Cannon. who is mem
Der of the personnel staff of the
womens reserve. will also enter the
school with the governor wife. They
will go with the class which leaves
reserve headquarters, Central Ma
tional Bank building. Third and
Broad streets, at $50 O'Clock this
morning.
Mrs Cannon will join was the third
unit called out by the reserve for ac-
tive work. 1t is made up as follows:
Mrs T. ID. Neal Miss Cordie Faust
Miss Grace Batkins Mrs. sidney Sutn-
erland. Mrs. Katherine Yancey, Mrs
r. J. Kildow, Miss Anne Ingram,
Miss Audrey Mankin. Mrs. Mabel De
vine, Miss Frances Coffee, Mrs kath 70
crime Alhers, Miss Katherine Sei-Pel,
Miss Susie Voolfolk, Miss Mary Ian
dis, Miss Estella Cooke. Miss Louise
Mills, Mrs l., G. Tarter, Miss Lizzie
Conner Mrs. Ollie /. LuttrelI. Mrs
Rubie Brauer Mrs. Emma Pollard,
Mrs NJ W. Furnival and Miss Rosa
Ashworth
Signal honor was conferred upon
the reserve yesterday when the ord
nance department. which operates
the Seven Pines plant, called upon
Miss Wiuifred G, Crenshaw. executive
secretary. to supply nifty women as
government inspectors. Those picked
for this service will first .be required
10 take the federal oath and they
will enter a special training school
for ordnance inspectors. Miss Cren-
shaw worked late last night in Sc
lecting women she believed especial
~ fitted for this important and exact
ing service and the first call for
them will be made today. They Will
at once take the oath and go to
Seven Pines to begin their training
without delay. A. soon as they are
deemed competent they Will 60 10
work in the plant as inspectors The
call today wiz be for twenty five. and
AN additional twenty-five Will be
called 10 report tomorrow
4 regard this as splendid trib-
ute to the ability of the women who
have enrolled IN the women's mum
ton reserve" said Miss Crenshaw.
We have been fortunate in securing
type of woman who is keen, alert
eager and above all, patriotic and
loyal Each one stands ready to serve
the government and they are com
petent. / know, to fill any position and
do any work they may In called pom
TO perform al the Seven Pines plant.
In addition. plans are now being
perfected for calling out the fourth
unit, which Will probably consist of
fifty instead of twenty-five women.
who will follow in the wake OF the
first, second and third units now
actually at work in the giant mum
ton plant.
Enrollments yesterday continued to
swell by the hundred the total mum
Der of those who have enlisted. and
indications are the enroilments viii
daily grow larger instead of smaller.
Women and girls from all parts of the
city are pledging themselves to work
for Uncle Sam.