Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
ANNAPOLIS IS TO Be
REPRESENTED TODAY
State Chapter Of War Mothers Of
America To Be Formed In
Baltimore Today
MANY WANT TO JOIN

The long list OF names, of wives,
mothers, sisters, aunts and even
cousins. that had come TO the Capital
Office the past week or two, as appli-
cants. TO join the War Mothers of
America, was sent TO Baltimore today
for presentation at the Association
that city, where an organization will
be effected.
Mrs. Robert Moss, wife of Judge
Moss, kindly consented to present the
Annapolis names for membership, and
those sent to the Capital Office up to
last night were included in the list.
The ranks of the War Mothers of
America" are being added to each day.
Mothers and wives and sisters and
other relations whose loved ones have
lust responded to the call of the col
ors, and who are still under the in
fluence of good-bys, are turning for
comfort to this splendid organization
of Americas noble women
Already thousands of women whose
sons are carrying on" overseas, un-
der the banners of freedom and dem
organization is national in scope, bills
for its Federal authorization having
been introduced in Congress.
To Organize Units.
Several hundred Baltimore women,
whose husbands and sons and broth
ers are making history on the Chateau
Thierry- Scissors salient, have taken
steps to organize city and State unit
of the "War Mothers of America" One
or two meetings have already been
held, and have been attended by such
patriotic women as Mrs. Harry G. Skin
ner, who wears little service pin,
with five stars on it; Mrs. Phillips Lee
GoldsboTough, wife of the former Gov
ernor of Maryland, and others.
The "big meeting"-the meeting to
which every woman in the city of Bal
fillmore and State of Maryland, who has
a son or husband or a brother in the
service of Uncle Sam is invited-is
taking place at IL o'clock today, in the
auditorium of the Young Woman's
Christian Association, second floor,
L
timore.
This will be an organization meet
ing, an all women desiring to become
charter members of the Baltimore
chapter, "War Mothers of America"
were urged to be present. Annapolis
was represented by Mrs. Moss.
Lauds Movement.
Its a great comfort" wrote one
lad, "to know that my mother can talk
to the mothers of other boys in the
service"
Yes, the "War Mothers of America"
will be comforted in talking to one
another, at their meetings and through
better social acquaintance they'll
do more than that!
They'll get together-and their con-
certed abilities and might behind the
menfolk will help win the war!
1t is to be regretted that all who are
eligible to join this splendid organi-
zation, have not done SO Other names
received too late to be taken to Balti
more by Mrs. Moss are the following:
WI - JOlin II s1DiORiis DiObLCi III DCi
ice; Mrs. Duncan Brown, husband;
Mrs Elsie A. Holmes, husband; Mrs.
Nevett Steele, son; Mrs. Addie c.
Davis, two sons; Mrs. Elmer Parkin
son, nephew; Mrs. r. b. Holiday.
nephew; Mrs Earl f. Holmes, 'hus-
band, in Aviation Corps; Mrs. William
ID. X. Lee, two sons; Mrs. A. L. Clark,
two brothers in the army; Mrs. B. l..
Hopping, Mrs. f. l.. j. Gelhaus, three
sons and three nephews; Mrs. Frank
n Basil, three nephews; Mrs. Garner
Day, two brothers; Miss Sophia Sell
man, Davidsonville, cousin, George r.
Kent, with Irish Guards in France;
Miss Mamie S. Kent, with Red Cross
Unit from Philadelphia, and two other
cousins ''over there"