Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-01-08
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WOMEN OF I,lRYLA,D
FIGHTING HIGH PIECES
Are Organizing Az Over stste to 7 IKE
Up Battle With Menace Of In.
ereasing Cost of Living.


What the women of Maryland are
doing to bring. living expenses down
to q sane level has reached such in
teresting proportions as to attract at.
-tention throughout the Fifth Federal
Reserve District, where the thrift
movement of the United States Treas.
nry Department is-now in full swing.
All over the state, women's clubs and
societies are hard at work on their
campaign to put the business of
spending and saving on a nrm basis
that will help bring order out Of the
present economic chaos.
Mrs. Francis Sanderson, president
Of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs announces that s'xty-three out
II the seventy-odd fede~ted clubs in
Maryland have already appointed
thrift chairmen, and special effort is
being made to have 100 per cent
record by the middle of the month,
In the state.
10 strongly Supported.
The National Federation is strong
supporting the thrift program Of the
state clubs. having made thrift one
Of the three national issues on which
It will concentrate its efforts for the
coming year Miss Georgia Bacon.
hrst vice-pres.dent OF the federation.
has been appointed national thrift
chairman. and 10 asking the Mary.
Ian lnk. - q Al
the next twelvemonth to work on
Amsricanization, Community Welfare
and Thrift
Campaign 10 Underway.
To this end, the clubs are reporting
that they have designated their local
chairmen who are organizing and car
rying out definite plans for the win.
tsr's savings campaign. Almost with
out exception q certain number Of
meetings. or = part Of every meeting
10 set apart for . discussion of ways
and means Of cutting down household
expenses. Model budgets. a series Of
twenty leaflets on ' such topics A.
saving fuel. and ways Of prolonging
tho usefulness Of clothing. and the
Ten Lessons in Thrift issued by the
War Loan Organization In Richmond.
Va, are proving most popular as
basis for these discussions.
All sorts OF original ways Of tacklins
their knotty problem have been de-
vised by clover club women. The
Women's Civic League Of Baltimore
with = membership Of fifteen hundred,
has appointed a committee ON thrift
consisting of MSS Bertha RoEge,
chairman. Mrs. Sidney Greenfield and
Mrs. Wesley Brown, which has issued
An Invitation to Mrs. Eudora Ramsay
Richardson, director Of the Woman's
Division of the War Loan Organiza
tioa, TO speak before the Civic League.
Had Thrift Booth.
From Csntreville comes the news
that the Civic League engineered .
thrift booth at the Agricultural exhi
bit recently. Miss Sue B. Mitchell,
who was in charge Of the booth. re.
ports that this novel enterprise was
most successful and the idea will
probably be adopted by other organ
isstions for future fairs and exhibits
The Centreville women decorated
their booth gaily with posters. leaf
lets and other literature which the
War Loan Organization Of the Fifth
Federal Reserve District sent them at
their request. and found that feminine
visitors at the exhibit were eager for
their help In solving the H. c. Of L.
problem.
Numbers Of clubs are making plans
for the observance Of an annual con.
ssrvation day. in order to give wide
spread publicity to the thrift move
ment in their communities. The Ell
ton WomAn's Club set December 10
for such q celebration, with Miss
MAfy H. James, chairman OF the pro-
gram. The Maryland Association OF
Graduate Nurses, of which Miss Cora
Leo Sergeant 10 head, also plans to
observe a Conservation Day some time
soon.
That feminine ingenuity can cut
corners, can coordinate groups Of pro-
gressivs women working toward great
.er domestic efficiency and give vital
assistance In the thrift movement 10
receiving new proof daily in the re.
ports that are coming out Of the
achievements OF Maryland women.