Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25
WOMEN Modified
FOR THRIFT DRAFT
All In Maryland To Be Mustered
Into Service.
TEACHERS ALSO ENTITLED
Annapolis Represented By Miss Kath-
crime Walton, Chairman Of Com
mitEee For Arne Arundel
County.

County.
The mobilization OF Maryland wo-
men into active service for the Ma
tional War Savings campaign, which
was formally effected this week at
large and enthusiastic meeting of wo-
mems club presidents and county
chairmen at the Emerson Hotel, Bal
timore, has added impetus to the great
thrift drive which is being so jealous
~ conducted. After stirring patriotic
addresses by Mrs. Robert Lansing,
wife of the Secretary Of State, Robert
Grain, State Director for the National
War Savings Committee; William G..
Baker, Jr, Mrs. Edward Shoemaker,
Osborne ]. Yellott and Mrs Sydney NJ.
Cone, there was a general discussion
as to best ways and means Of advanc-
ing the thrift plans throughout the
city and State. and arrangements were
made whereby every Maryland woman
is 10 be mustered into service under
the banner of the National War Saw
ings Committee
Much enthusiasm was manifested
throughout the meeting, several club
presidents announcing the formation
of thrift clubs among their organiza-
tons, while others reported the sale
of Thrift Stamps and War Certificates.
Mrs. Charles Cans reported the for
nation OF thrift clubs OF 5000 mem
bers in the Federation OF Jewish wo-
mems organizations and that pledges
amounting to s11,950 had already been
secured from them.
An important conference of the
county chairmen and the war chair
men of Baltimore was held at the Ma
tional War Savings headquarters,
Park avenue and Lexington street.
Baltimore. The county work, it was
reported, is being carried out along
the most effective and comprehensive
lines possible through the work of
district chairmen, who in turn have
the assistance Of their subcommittee
Mrs. W. Bladen Lowndes announced
the formation of q woman's speakers
bureau. with S. johnson Poe as chair
man in charge. The work Of this bu-
reau will be 80 obtain women speak
ers for various women's meetings
throughout the State
Following are the women county
ohairmen for the National War Saw
ings Committee:
Anne Arundel Miss Katharine Wal
ton, Annapolis
Allegany Miss Elizabeth Lloyd
Iowudes. Cumberland
Baltimore Mrs John Haslap
Adams
Calvert Miss Kate Briscoe, Prince
Frederick.
Caroline Mrs. Thomas R. Green.
Denton
Carroll Mrs. John Cunningham.
Westminster.
Cecil-1Irs. Albert Constable.
Charles To be appointed.
Dorehester-M W N. Andrews,
Cambridge.
Frederick Mrs. L. H. Markell,
Frederick Junction
Garrett-To be appointed
Hartford Mrs Herman stump. Bel
air
Kent Mrs. w w Hubbard, Ches-
town
Montgomery Mrs William A. Tai
bot Rockville.
Prince Georges Mrs. Agnes Kiln
ger. Riverdale.
Queen Anne To be appointed
Somerset-1frs Douglas Wollop,
Princess Anne.
st. Mary's-Mrs. Leonard B. john
son, Morgana
Talbot-To be appointed
Washington Mrs. j. j. Funk.
Hagerstown
Wicomico-AIiss Maria Louise Ellie
good, Salisbury
Worcester To be appointed.
Teachers of the public schools
throughout Baltimore, including beth
white and colored, were addressed by
Osborne I. Eellott. and their co-opera-
ton in the thrift campaign was en-
Enthusiastically pledged the National
War Savings Committee