The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

w. c. T. u. in the District Of Co
iumbia. Miss Ruth A Adsmson.
president of the Visiting Nurses.
made a plea for contribution to
saving the babies. Mrs, Laura Mil
lei. national director of woman In
dustry, gave a delineation of wom-
ans labor, its advantage and its dis
advantage.
The afternoon session was opened
by a prayer service. Leader, the
Rev. A. Freeman A nderson; the Rev.
Clovis G. Campbell. the Rev. will
lam r. Haggerty, the Rev. Harry ID.
Mitchell and the Rev. Charles A.
Shreve.
Mrs. L. L. Yost gave a talk on the
Federal program. Andrew Wilson
president District of Columbia Anti
Saloon League, at the closing Of his
remarks, spoke of the fairness and
courtesy they were receiving from
the Evening Star and The Washing
ton Herald.
Representative NJ. NJ. Neely, of
West Virginia. was the orator OF
the day He told the w. c. T. u.
they still had much lighting to do
before national prohibition can be
termed a complete victory"
The bulk of the fighting falls to
the women of this country" Neely
continued. Now that the women
have the ballot they have the power
to make the prohibition amendment
what II was intended to be. In
casting your vote put aside politics,
do not vote Democratic or Republi-
can but instead select a man who
stands for the principle OF prohibi-
ton. In this way the women can
finish successfully the hght to rid
this country of Intoxicating
! liquors"
WOMEN MAKE APPEAL
FOR EUROPEAN RELIEF.
! Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Theresa A.
Williams made an appeal for a con-
| tributlon for the starving children
| OF Europe at the closing of the ses-
sion. Mrs. Williams announced the
collection was $500. A demonstra-
! ton of the roll call OF nations was
given by the young peoples branch
| of the W. c. T. L.
4 During the afternoon session the
president. Mrs. Shelton, introduced
Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY as State
publicity chairman. Mrs. DOGGY
| made a few remarks and said the
club editor was the most important
column in the daily paper in num-
Der to women. This column gives
recount OF the work OF all the
various clubs OF the city. No other
column records the splendid achieve
ments. the wonderful work accom-
| plished and the many sacrifices the
women's club do for the vast num-
| Der Of good done in the various
departments OF welfare and COM
munity service. The club items are
record Of history and are com
piled by all societies for their
archives. They are splendid refer
ences and in turn prove in their
work incentives to greater efforts
by the good work being done.
Among those who have taken
boxes for the Southern Relief Ball
! Of February Z are Mrs. Thomas p.
Ryan, OF New York: Mrs. Edward
T. Stotesbury, OF Philadelphia: Gen.
Julian Carr. of North Carolina: Mrs
George de Bennville Eeim. OF Phila-
delphia: Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh.
Mrs. Charles RouEhton Wood. Mrs.
Rafael r. Gown. Mrs. Francis T. A.
Junkin, Mrs. E. W. Cole. Mrs. Peter
] -. DIuIN anu MIS- angus mclean.
Mrs. William E. Chamberlain will
be hostess at the directors recep-
tion OF the Women's City Club this
afternoon. Assisting her will be DR..
/ A. Frances Foye. Miss Adela L.
Heaven. Mrs. r E. Dorsey. Miss
! Aida HenriQues. Miss Garlic
Marsh, Mrs. B. S. Bright Mrs Mary
! Wright Johnson. Mrs l. A Bradley,
Mrs. Alva L. Gardner and Mrs A L.
| Sinclair, who have been named
members Of the committee on pub
lie relief of which Mrs. Chamber
! lain is chairman.
The nominating committee will
be elected at the business meeting
| on Wednesday evening. Among re-
ports from committees will be one
on the water supply OF the District.
and on the Curtis-Gard bill.
Mrs. Edith Penn Hall will be the
hostess in charge OF the informal
cards and dancing on Thursday eve
ming.
At the library talk on Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Robert Z. Nelson
will speak on The Nationalist
Movement in India" Miss Alice
| Matthews will be chairman.
The house committee announces
that meals are now being served