Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-09

uNSA Wiling ana eager 10 90 LlHll
Bit Mention must be made Of til.
splendid work Of Miss Katherine Tay
lor, and the many times Miss Jear
Preston has substituted. Our new
members only make US wish for mors
like them, cheerfully doing their bit.
Tribute must be paid to the late Mrs
0sburn The day was never too cold
or the trip too long. Her response
was always the same, Il am willing
where is it, viii take them. Let
her memory. her bravery, her cheer
ful example add more motor mes
sengers to the corps
VIII. Vigilance Mrs. r.. W. johnson
! chairman.
Sec. l. Child Welfare-Miss Me
Nasty. chairman. reports
Cases investigated in Annapolis. /:
cases investigated in Anne Arundel
County ?.
Miss Switzerland District Nurse,
reports: Sixteen children's cases
treated at the Emergency Hospital,
and FIVE at the Johns Hopkins.
Sec. 2. Recreation 1t Mobilization
Centres Miss Cora Hefenger. chair
man.
The Musical and Dramatic Commit
tee at the recreation room at the
Bladen Street Armory, Annapolis.
supplied music, both vocal and in
strumental, for the soldiers and sail
ors stationed in and aroun Annapo-
lis at smoker given 10 them on
December 9Th
On Christmas Day the ladies OF the
Refreshment and Furnishing Commit
tees entertained over 500 men ut the
armory with Christmas cheer. consist
ing Of coffee and sandwiches, and d
cornueopia Of candy was given to each
man from large Christmas tree
which stood laden with the sweets in
the center Of the aTmory. The build
ing was beautifully decorated with
holly and evergreens, and the men
were made to feel that here was real
welcome for all Of Uncle Sans boys.
On Friday December 2Sth, 4 play,
Box and Cox, with an additional
musical program, was given by the
Musical and Dramatic Committee. A
large number Of men were in attend
ance and were enthusiastic in their
expressions Of qualification and pleas
ure.
On the same night the Five Arts
Club Of Annapolis gave q very pleas
ing and successful entertainment at
Camp Meade
A play entitled I'm the Dark All
Cats are Grey" written By Lieut..
Robert Garland. Maryland Coast Ar
tillery Corps, was presented, followed
by q musical program The enter
tainment was given for one OF the
regiments at their Y NJ c. A. hall
A member Of the Council OF De-
Tense, Mrs. Robert Dashien, reports
being on duty every Saturday at the
Annapolis recreation room, and every
Thursday at the Hostess House at
Camp Meade.
TX Work Of Colored Women Mrs
john L Craven. chairman.
An exhibition Of the canning done
by the colored women Of the county
was held at the stanton School (col-
ored) on December 7th, under the
auspices of the Council of Defense.
Over 10 women sent in specimens Of
their work. There were 252 contain
ers. Miss Mildred Brady County
Home Demonstration Agent, and the
colored County Agent, NJ. E. Mont
gomery, acted as judges. Two prizes
were awarded and addresses were
made by Mrs Johnson on the work or
the Council Of Defense, and by Mrs
Craven on the Red Cross. Photo
graphs were taken Of the exhibition
and the colored people showed great
interest in the work Next year a
larger and better exhibition is to be
hoped for
Red Cross auxiliaries have been
formed III Annapolis Mrs Dennis is
supervisor Of two. and one auxiliary
has been formed at Churchton
x Liberty Loan Mrs. T W. John
son. chairman. No report.
General The County Council has
held but two weekly meetings, owing
to the unexpected absence Of the chair
man and the interference Of the holi-
day season
It was found desirable to simplify
tho guide for the montniy report of
the district leaders into four depart
ments, as follows: War Service.
Patriotic Education. Thrift. and Work
of Colored Women.
We are now employing a most sat
isfactory typist. who is Of the great
est assistance to the Council.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY CRAVEN JOHNSON,
Chairman, a A. Co