Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-07
MUCH MOOTED GAS
QUESTION BEFORE
THE CIVIC LEAGUE

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mans section, who. Mrs. Linthicum
said, had won encomiums of the State
said, had won ecomiums of the men all
over the State as well as of the wo-
man, for her splendid work during the
war and since.
Mr.. ShOemaker's Address
Mrs. Shoemaker. to whom public
speaking is not unfamiliar. spoke in
conversational style, and at once gain
ed and held the close attention of her
audience. She said the question of
women today is How am l to do the
work Of my country in peace time as
IN war timer" Women's work, she
said, is of paramount importance. She
IS glad to do what work she is called
upon to do without thought of self
During the war work, Mrs Shoemaker
said, woman had been unfamiliar with
it and had sometimes stumbled and
had fallen, but she had always picked
herself up again. and had gone on
The women must give their service
in this time of a merciful peace, Mrs
Shoemaker said, as they had done SO
efficiently and faithfully in war time
Patriotism is a necessity in time of
peace as in time of war. She reviewed
at length, the work done by the Balti-
more Civic League, which is an Swear
old organization. She told of it's
board of trustees, its executive board,
and various committees through which
the work is systematized. She told OF
he home garden work, the cultivation
Of back lots, the work of looking after
the collection of city refuse, the Balti-
more piggery, for which that city's
league had fought. She outlined the
educational work, the milk containers,
the covered garbage can, all of which
lad been accomplished by Baltimore's
women banded together, but who were
still wrestling with the smoke situa
ton
Mrs. Shoemaker gave brief outline
If the present campaign for member
ship, and the vital question of raising
the teachers salaries in Baltimore and
the effort of rousing the people to this
natter She said the government is
only as good as we, the people demand
hat it shall be. and the people must
De insistent, consistent and persistent
n demanding good government. The
work, therefore of the Civic League is
never done. 1t is a work of construc-
ton, which brings its own recompense
and we should see to it that its grows
into a nearly perfect organization.
Mrs. Woods Address
In introducing the next speaker. the
presiding officer said she had been
pleased to hear the Governor in his ad-
dress to the women at Cambridge a
day or two ago say that he was sur
prised to find the women of Maryland
so well organized and he paid high
tribute to their war work. Mrs. Wood
was next introduced as the only wo-
man of tie Food Commission appoint
ed on that board by the Governor. Mrs.
Wood told Interestingly of the work of
of the work in line with the Govern
ment Food Commission of war time
With the signing of the armistice, the
Federal Food Commission ceased func-
tioning. she said, and it became neces-
sary for Governors of several States to
appoint commissions to take up the
work of looking after profiteering, rea-
sons for high cost of living etc Gov
ernor Harrington had appointed such
a commission for Maryland, of which
she had the honor to be the only wo-
man chosen. The object of the COM
mission is to safeguard the public. She
gave an epitome of the work being
lone
Upon investigation. Mrs. Wood said.
the commission found much of the H
c. L. TO be caused by lack of produc-
lion. 1t is necessary to consume just
as little as possible, but to produce just
as much as possible. She spoke of
some unfair dealers, but said there are
but few. and the act is punishable by
fine of $4,000 and Imprisonment
Baltimore Milk is Cents
Mrs. Wood gave some in her audi |
ence a shock when she said Baltimore |
milk is but 16 cents per quart, while /
most housekeepers in Annapolis are
paying 20, and some % cents perl
quart. A few said they are paying Is,
and one said he was paying Is. but it |
was affirmed that the lower price
dairymen have limited number Of pa