The Washington herald., 1919-04-16
$73, 364,20l Worth oi
Liberty Bonds Bought
And Sold.
FED FRENCH ORPHANS
254 Went to France
Died IN Service Other
Sacrifices.

Revolution aided their country during
the war in money and service was
the story told at yesterdays session
OF the tventy-eighth annual congress-
Patriotism translated into facts and
figures" Mrs William Henry Wait,
Of Michigan. publicity director Of the
War Relief Service committee. de-
clared was the keynote OF her report,
and finished:
The war found Us a body OF loyal
American women It has left US
national organization with a record
for war service"
Sold Bonds and stamps
War activities OF the daughters
included work with the various war
organizations. with the government,
with the Treasury Department dur
ing the liberty loan and thrift stamp
drives and with the children and
destitute people of allied nations
Figures submitted by Mrs. Wait
showed that the members OF the or
ganizations had sold and taken a
total OF s7s.3s4.2O1 in liberty bonds.
a total OF s27s.304.65 in thrift
stamps, had subscribed ss1s,0s1.0s
TO war organizations. had sent s20S.-
31s-S2 to the allied nations and
given s753,665.SO to the Red Cross.
Among the gifts to the allied nations
was included s127. .444s4. subscribed for
> the care of French war orphans. Mrs.
committee in charge Of the care Of the
orphans of France. told of the graft
tude of the French people for the
timely aid sent by the various chap
ters and individual members Of the or
LSaRlzations and made an earnest plea
that the work be kstS up after the
war.
It was reported that sA.2s4N had
been subscribed to rebuild the village
OF Tinolov, a little French town on
tthe German border devastated by the
Germans. and that $1,000 more was
needed to complete the work.
District Daughters Abroad.
Mrs Wait reported that "a of the
daughters had entered the service
OF their country abroad and gave
the names Of the war workers going
out from each State. The "daugh-
tcrs" from the District of Columbia
were: Mrs. Flora Stanton Kalb. Y. NJ.
c. A.: Miss Emma Steed, Red Cross;
Miss Alma winningham. EenogTa-
pher; Miss Jean Flickinger; Miss Vir-
ginia r. Hick. stenographer: Miss
CorneIa H. Hill. Red Cross; Miss
Mary Benton Wright, stenographer;
Miss Florence Caldwell, nurse, and
Mrs. Hoover Hanger. surgical dress
ing.
In the service flag of the society
are two gold stars" Mrs. Wait de-
clared, "for Mrs. Emma Gene venn,
Of Mississippi, who died in France on
october q. 1918, and Miss Alice Cum
ningham Rogers. OF Connecticut, who
died in Paris recently"
OF the daughters, the report de-
clared, S,s52 had given their sons and
daughters to the cause, and Of that
number IS wore gold stars for those
who would never return
An earnest plea for patronage OF
the fourth encampment OF the Ma
tionaI Service School at Washington
was made by Mrs. G. Wallace w.
Hanger. The organization has sub
scribed 6,2eo77 for scholarships at the
school.
War Relief Service.
The three speakers were introduced
By Mrs Matthew T. Scott, chairman
OF the War Relief Service committee,
who spoke briefly Of the work of the
committee
Five hundred OF the delegates and
national officers OF the organization
attended a banquet and reception at
the New Willard Hotel last night.
This part Of the congress was an in
novation which will probably be re-
peated at succeeding congresses. Mrs.
LSO5ehAA ANShANA was
Of the committee.
An sirplane floating over he heads
OF the guests and a carrier pigeon
released from the plane" brought
Mrs. George Tmacher Guernsey, pres
ident general, a message from "CoL
House, Paris" calling upon the
daughters for help in solving perplex-
ing international problems and wish
ing them success.
Honor for Miss lockwood.
A badge creating her honorary
chaplain general, of the society was
presented by Mrs. Guernsey to Miss
Mery s. Lockwood. hrst speaker of
the evening and one OF the original
members OF the organization.
In Addressing the daughters Miss
lockwood urged them to meet the
-esponsibiiity of preparing the
country and world for better citi-
Eensh.p-
1t is TO the women OF the nation.
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