The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
REDOUBLING WORK
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
BY PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

| Admission, April 30-(Special.) -Encour-
aged by the success of last week. the
patriotic women of Admission nave
pledged anew their loyalty to the LID
erty campaign and will work increasingly
during the few remaining days Of the
drive to bring Ca1houn's record OF
achievement up to the standard of all
past endeavors.
| The unity of effort demonstrated in the
third drive has proven the value of an
organization like the Council of Nation
al Defense, whose object is to co-ordi-
nate the innumerable organizations
\ throughout the United States, and to
secure a more intelligent cooperation
through the unification of purpose. The
Calhoun woman's committee, council OF
defense, has done magnificent work
during the Liberty Loan campaign. The
Liberty celebration on Friday, under the
councils auspices, was one of the most
wonderful occasions Admission has ever
known.
The women of the council of defense
have met with splendid encouragement
| in soliciting subscriptions. Miss Ahce
weatherly, the city chairman. reported
Saturday subscriptions amounting to
SGT $50 raised by the women of Admission
Mrs. John B. Knox. the county chair
man, reported $s1,25o raiaed by Piedmont
women, s1S,5O0 from the woman's commit
tee in Jacksonville. and from Oxford.
s1450 which. with subscriptions from
Smaller towns. carried the Calhoun
county womens sales over the sloo.ooe
mark.
| The sick soldier boys in the base hos
pital are profiting from the return OF
warm weather. Cars are often seen
vending their way to camp laden with
homemade edibles. flowers, fruits ana
magazines. Mrs. Horace Miller, the
chairman for the hospital relief COM
mittee, appointed to succeed Miss Emily
Tyler is perfecting plans for the con-
tinuation of this beautiful mission oil
love during the spring and summer sea
sons. The boys in the hospital are ex-
ceedingly Interested in the lovely flower
garden made possible by the swee'
thoughtfulness and generosity Oh the
Birmihs CHAM women MRS. w. ~. cry
who has adopted two wards at the base
hospital, entertained her committees las
week. The names of sick soldier boys
were sent to Mrs Louis Saks. Mrs. ODER
dofer and Mrs Gordon of Birmingham
who act as godmothers to many lonely
boys. Mr.. James w. Vose was present a
the meeting and stated that he has nae
printed permission cards to be used BY
visitors who go to the base hospital. Tht
members of Mrs. Ory's committee are
Mrs. John B. Knox. Mrs. Edward smith
Mrs. l. C. l.. Knox, Mrs Moon, Mrs
McClery, Misses Iva Cook, Christine
McCaa Hannah Reynolds, Augusta Cobb
Celia Held, Marie Cater, Carrie Sterne
Mrs. Steven Thompson, Mrs. ]. Levy
Mrs. Columbus Smith. Mrs. s. Rund
Mrs. Carl Clark, Mrs. Nena Walker, Mrs
Pat Allen. Mrs Galliher, Mrs. NJ. Rhodes
Mrs. Charles Barber, Mrs. Feigenspar
and Mrs. D. B. Walsh
In their zeal in patriotic organiza
TONS the women of Admission have no
forgotten the poor in our midst. A mos
enthusiastic meeting of ST. Iuke's aux
iliary was held at the Alabama hotel thi
week Miss Lima Denny, the popuia
Red Cross public health nurse, told o
! the needs found in her work among tn
poor free clinic is to be held twic'
each week in the Young Womans Chris
tan association community house. Al
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