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The success of the War Sal- vage Store was due to the able management of the following de. partments and members:
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S READY-TO. WEAR
Mrs. Bruce Douglas, Supervisor: Mrs. Edwin Warner, Assistant Super- visor: Miss Evelyn Douglas, Head saleslady: and Assistant Salesladies were: Mrs. O. T. Higgins, Mrs. Will Kirkland, Wr -. Van Leer Kirkman. Memb that Vilsears Commeil at this History Mrs. W. A. Shelton, Mrs. Joseph Pal- mer, Mrs. Felix Cheatham, Mrs. Wal- Er Stokes, Jr. Mrs. George Washington. Mrs. John J. Vertrees, Jr., Miss Ellen Stokes. Mrs. Andrew Zeitler. Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, Mr. Ann Rankin, and Mr -. B. kirk Rankin.
MEN'S AND BOYS FURNISHINGS
Vr -. Horare G. Hill. Supervisor: Miss Elizabeth Hill, Head Saleslady; officers of the Old Woman's Home. Assistant Supervisor -: and Committee of Salesladies for each day were: Mr -. George Calhoun, Mrs. Sam Campbell, Mrs. Ben Childress. Mrs. Frank Carl Stahlman, Mrs. Kendrick Hardcastle. Mrs. John Hooper. Mrs. H. C. Parrent, Mrs. Charles Hunt, Mrs. Vernet Moore Lewis, Mrs. Thomas Parkes, Mis. Jeff Pullen, Mes. Hamilton Love. Mrs. I. Dwight Webb. Mr -. Wen Welborn. Mrs. W. D. Witherspoon. Miss Mar Grantland. Miss Amy Rich. Mi -- Carrie Rich, and Mrs. Frank Soares Green. "Model."
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MILLINERY
Girls' Patriotic League's President. Mrs. Rogers Caldwell. Supervisor: Mrs. Charles Ander- son, Assistant Supervisor: Miss Lillian Warner. Head Saleslady ; and Salesladies each day were: Mrs. Douglas Baxter. Mrs. Richard Dake. Mrs. Bernard Fensterwald. Mrs. R. C. Moore. Mrs. Edwin Gardiner. Mrs, W. C. Hoffman. Mrs. Edward Sherley. Mrs. Morton B. Howell III. Mrs. James K. Polk, Jr .. Mrs. Orrin T. Higgins. Mrs. Ed. Seay. Mrs. Idabelle Wilson. Mrs. John O. White. Miss Frances Cornelius, Miss Kathleen Garrett. Miss Amelia Johns, Miss Edna Lellyett, Miss Mary Theresa Price. Miss Frances Ridley. Miss Elizabeth Sherley. Miss Louise Smith, Miss Elizabeth Southgate, Miss Eleanor Tyne, and Miss Percie Warner.
ART DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Granbery Jackson, Supervisor; Mrs. Nathan Crockett, Assistant Supervisor: Miss Elizabeth Eve. Hrad Saleslady; and Day Salesladies were: Mrs. J. A. Dale. Mrs. II. B. Bond, Granbery Jackson, Jr., Mrs. Frank Searcy Green. Mrs. R. A. Gulbenk, Mrs. Avery Handly. Mrs. Ellis Huggins. Mrs. John Early. Mrs. Bruce R. Payne. Mrs. W. H. Witt. Mrs. C. S. Young, Miss Margaret Early. and Mrs. C. S. Prown.
This was the banner committee of the entire store, having raised more money than any other department.
TOY DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Eugene Shannon, Supervisor: Miss Corinne Craig, Assistant Supervisor; Mrs. Dudley Gale, Head Saleslady: and Salesladies were: Mrs. Charles Hunt. Mrs. John Kreig. Mrs. West Morton, Mrs. John W. Thomas. Mrs. Fount Williams. Mrs. John W. Thomas. Jr., Mrs. Leon Trousdale. Miss Catherine Seay. Mrs. Lyon Childress, Miss Ruth Vance. Miss Sarah Shannon. and Miss Lucile Landis.
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Ben Lindauer. Supervisor: Mrs. Joe Morse. Assistant Supervisor: Mr. Herbert Levy, Head Saleslady; and Day Salesladies were: Mrs. Joseph Abrams, Mrs. A. D. Bogatsky, Mrs. Frank Searcy Green, Mrs. J. C. Franklin, Mrs. Harry Joseph, Mrs. Rogers Caldwell. Mrs. Martin Loventhal, Mrs. W. 1. Lusky. Mrs. Charles Anderson. Mrs. Sid Marks. Mrs. Julius Martin. Mrs. Eli Ridlesheimer. Mrs. Joseph Weinstein. Mrs. Joe Werthan, Mrs. Wilbur Florsheim. Miss Lena Marx. and Mrs. Bernard Fensterwald.
SHOE DEPARTMENT
Mirs. W. II. Schuerman. Supervisor; Mrs. Hamilton Love, Assistant Supervisor; Mrs. Thomas Kreling. Head Saleslady; and Day Salesladies were: Mrs. W. S. H. Armistead, Mrs. W. A. Brandt, Mrs. C. S. Brown. Mrs. Frank Searcy Green, Mrs. D. T. McGill. Mrs. George Dibrell, Mrs. Pat. M. Estes. Mrs. Charles Dudley Jones. Mrs. Harrison Ford, Mrs. W. E. Harrison, Mrs. W. E. Ilibbett, Mrs. A. E. Potter. Mrs. P. D. Houston. Mrs. Arthur Cooney, Mrs. John Lellyett, Mrs. Ben Moore, Mrs. George Dean, Mrs. C. C. Motz, Mrs. W. A. Ogden, Mrs. W. C. Harrison, Mrs. Thomas Parkes. and Mrs. Guy Nevins.
HARDWARE AND HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES
Mrs. W. G. Ewing. Supervisor; Mrs. W. G. Hutchison, Assistant Supervisor; Mrs. Frank Berry, Head Saleslady; and Salesladies for each day were: Mrs. Jack Burroughs, Mrs. Nancy Baxter Overton, Mrs. J. M. Durrett, Mrs. John Craig, Mrs. Wilbur Florsheim, Mrs. Frank Searcy Green, Mrs. C. W. Hoffer, Mrs. Paul Hunter, Mrs. Alex Hunter. Mrs. Charles MeCabe. Mrs. Frank McGavock, Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, Mrs. James K. Polk. Jr., Mrs. Horace Smith, Mrs. W. L. Tyler. Mrs Thomas J. Tyne, Mrs. C. C. Waggoner, Mrs. Tyler Calhoun. Miss Mollie Claiborne, Miss Henry Ewing, Miss Celista Dibrell, Miss Loulie Ewing, Miss Theresa McGavock. and Misses Martha and Helen Dickinson.
NOVELTY DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Owen Wilson, Supervisor: Mrs. Sam Harvell. Assistant Supervisor: Mrs. Jesse H. Thomas, Head Saleslady; and Day Salesladies were: Mrs. Gales Adams. Mrs. Richard Barr.
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Mrs. 11. B. Bond. Mrs. Felix Cheatham, Mr-, Claude Waller. Mrs. B. M. Corlett. Mrs. Frank Search Green, Mrs. Edward W. Foster, Mrs. James 11. Kirkland. Mrs. Ross Huddleston, Mrs. Charles Litterer, Mrs. Dan MeGugin, Mrs. Sinclair Viles, Mrs. Walter Stokes, Mrs. C. B. Wallace. Mrs. J. A. Witherspoon, Miss Cornelia Dismukes, and Miss Bella Goodman.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Mrs. W. D. Haggard. Supervisor: Mrs. A. G. Brandau, Assistant Supervisor: Mrs. S. A. Champion. Head Saleslady ; and Day Sdesladies were: Mrs. C. S. Brown, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, Mrs. A. B. Anderson. Mrs. P. M. Estes. Mrs. Thomas Herbert, Mrs. L. L. Gamble. Mrs. W. C. Hoffman. Mrs. M. S. Lebeck. Mrs. Thomas Malone, Jr .. Mrs. R. C. Moore, Mrs. 1 .. G. Noel, Miss Frank Hollowell, Miss Ada Swan, Miss Mary White Guill, Miss Sadie Weil, Miss 1 r>ula MeCampbell, and Miss Martha Carroll.
BOOK DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Len B. Fite. Supervisor: Mrs. Sinclair Niles, As- sistant Supervisor: Mrs. C. B. Wallace, Head Saleslady; and Day Salesladies were: Mrs. Robert Brannan, Mrs. C. S. Brown, Mrs. J. M. Durrett. Mrs. Dan MeGugin. Mrs. Gibson Patterson. Mrs. Fielding Yost, Miss Zue Goodloe. Wiss Elizabeth Clark, Mrs. John Kreig. and Mrs. A. B. Benedict.
A number of Nashville women agreed to not use their automobiles on several days in the week lo enable trucks to collect the articles for the store. Officials decided that by this means the conservation Miss ELIZABETH EVE of gasoline, which was being urged by the Govern- ment at that time would not be interfered with, and at the same time the war salvage work could continue. The women who originated this patriotic idea and rode the trolley cars or walked, parking their automobiles for two weeks, were:
Mrs. W. 11. Lambeth. Mrs. J. II. Kirkland, Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Mrs. W. E. Norvell, Mrs. H. G. Hill, Mrs. Perey Warner. Mrs. Perey D. Maddin, Mrs. Robert F. Jackson. Mrs. Norman Kirkman, Mrs. J. H. Allison. Mrs. Sam K. Harwell, Mrs. Joe T. Howell. Mrs. Granbery Jack-on. Mrs. Rogers Caldwell, Mrs. John Cheek. Mrs. O. N. Bryan. Mrs. G. M. Neely, Mrs. George E. Bennie. Mrs. Duncan Eve. Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. John Bell Kreble. Mrs. J. 11. Ambrose. Mrs. John Moore. Mrs. P. D. Houston, Mrs. E. C. Faircloth, Mrs. J. A. Dale, Mrs. Walter Keith. Mrs. Nathan Crockett. Mrs. Humphrey Hardison. Mrs. Ed A. Lindsey, Mrs. J. A. Witherspoon. Mrs, Walter Stokes, Mrs. Will Granbery. Mrs. W. A. Bryan, Mrs. J. O. White. Mrs. Whitefoord R. Cole, Mrs. Claude Waller. Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Mrs. Edgar M. Foster. Mrs. Ed. Buford. Mrs. John Thompson. Mrs. Dan WeGugin, Wrs. B. B. Allen, Mrs. Harry P. Morres. Mrs. E. B. Stevenson, Mrs. Leland Hume, Mrs. W. F. Wilkinson, Mrs. Alex. Caldwell, Mrs. O'Bryan Washington. Mrs. P. M. Estes, Mrs. Kendrick Hardcastle, Mrs. E. B. Craig, Mrs. Frank ( .. Stahlman. Mrs. John B. Ransom. Mrs. John B. Ransom, Jr., Mrs. Thomas Malone. Mrs. W. T. Hale. Jr. Mrs. ( harles (. Trabue, Mrs. T. C. Garrett, Mrs. E. T. Stay. Mrs Edwin Warner. Mrs. Richard Barr, Mrs. John C. Brown. Mrs. Thomas Appleton, Mrs. George William Fall, Mrs. E. M. Steger, Mrs. Collin Baker, Mrs. Frank Bass, Mrs. Wiliam Carr, Mrs. M. F. Combs, Mrs. J. R. Love, Mrs. G. A. Puryear, Mrs. Jesse W. Ewing, Mrs. W. 11. S. Armistead, Mrs. T. A. Vaughn, Mrs. W. W. Wilkerson, Mrs. J. W. Warner, Mrs. Frank Wheeler. Mrs. James Yowell. Mrs. Henry Stein, Mrs. John H. Moore, Mrs. F. T. Behne. Mrs. A. W. Shyer, Mr4. Renben Seay. Mr -. Craig MeFarland, Mrs. Vernon Tupper. Mrs. W. O. Tirrill, Mrs. W. A. Bryan. Mrs. 1. A. MeMurray, Mrs. West Morton. Mrs. E. d. Higgins, Mrs. R. B. Brannan, Mr4. R. 6 . Moore, Mr-, Will F. Crandall. Mrs. Hamilton Love, Mrs. Randall Currell, Mrs. Jo B. Morgan. Mrs. Jesse HI. Thomas, Mrs. J. T. Altman. Mrs. Boyd Bogle. Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. George F. Blackie. Mrs. f. S. Brown, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, Mrs. S. R. Teachout. Mrs. J. 11. Stevenson Mrs. W. D. Gale, Mrs. Frank A. Berry. Mrs. A. R. Whiteman, Mrs. Thomas Keeling.
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Mrs. W. E. Hoover, Mrs. C. S. Lewis, Mrs. J. S. Reeves, Mrs. Carter Reeves, Mrs. J. W. Howard, Mrs James S. Frazer, Mrs. Bernard Fensterwald, Mrs. Fielding Gordan, Mrs. Carey E. Morgan, Mrs. Humphrey Timothy, Mrs. A. 11. Roberts, Mrs. L. B. Fite, Mrs. Miles Williams. Mrs. Mc- Pheeters Glasgow. Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, Mrs. Frank Searcy Green. Mrs. Lyon Childress, Mrs. Thomas Newbill, Mrs. W. II. Buchanan, Mrs. R. D. Ezell, Mrs. B. Kirk Rankin,, Mrs. W. R. Manier, Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mrs. Bruce Douglas, Mrs. W. G. Ewing, Mrs. Ed Baxter Overton, Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, Mrs. Foster Ilume, Mrs. Ed Hicks, Mrs. M. T. Lusky, Mrs. Adolph Loveman, Mrs. Lee Loventhal, Mrs. Hill McAlister, Mrs. Joe Palmer. Mrs. Sam Levy, Mrs. Charles Levy, Mrs. M. A. Grief. Mrs. Harry Solinsky, Mrs. Philip Cole, Mrs. Fount Wil- liams, Mrs. Leo Schwartz, Mrs. Joe Werthan, Mrs. N. Martin, Mrs. I. Madison, Mrs. Rollin P. Grant, Mrs. Thomas J. Tyne, Mrs. S. Cohn, Mrs. II. Zander. Mrs. Sam Berger, Mrs. A. S. Weinbaum, Mrs. Joe Lindauer. Mrs. A. B. Benedict, Mrs. Julius Lowenstein, Mrs. Lou Lusky, Mrs. Sam Feldman, Mrs. J. Earle Collier, Mrs. Wilbur Florsheim, Mrs. Sol Dryfus, Mrs. Ridley Wills, Mrs. Jack Burroughs, Mrs. A. Goldberg. Mrs. J. Goldner. Mrs. Isadore Abrams. Mrs. Joseph Abrams, Mrs. R. E. Fori, Mrs. John M. Gray, Mrs. Lee Bissinger, Mrs. Clarence Bernstein, Mrs. Alex. Cohen, Mrs. H. A. Cohen, Mrs. Lewis Pope. Mrs. Reuben Cohen. Mrs. May French Noel, Mrs. Adolph Greenspan, Mrs. Robert Check. Mrs. Runcie Clements. Col. Thomas B. Wrenne, Mrs. Ben Herman, Mrs. M. A. Cohen, Mrs. J. M. Jacobus, Mrs. Sam Hirsch, Mrs. Aaron Johnson, Mrs. R. A. Henry, Mrs. E. W. Foster, Mrs. M. S. Lebeck. Mrs. A. Jonas. MRS. H. B. POND ( Annie Laurie Danzler) Mrs. Jake Lefkovitz, Mrs. H. Kamin, Mrs. Byron Martin, Mrs. R. M. Dudley, Mrs. Lou Kornman, Mrs. Arthur Joseph, Mrs. L. Jonas, Mrs. Lou Lebeck, Mrs. Paul Harvill. Mrs. W. H. Schuerman, Mrs. Henry Teitlebaum, Mrs. N. B. Shyer, Mrs. Louis Sperry, Mrs. Buist Richardson, Mrs. Dempsey Weaver, Mrs. K. T. McConnico. Mrs. Leslie War- ner. Mrs. Julius Martin. Mrs. Ben Lindauer, Mrs. Fount Williams, Miss Frances Pilcher, Miss Lillian Warner, Miss Lucile Landis. Miss Gladys Clark, Miss Theo Scruggs, Miss Amelia Jehns, Miss Adele Raymond, Miss Marjorie Spurr, Miss Ellen Stokes, Miss Alice Hall Lindsey, and Miss Percie Warner.
The patronesses for the War Salvage Store included the following women, who all served on the telephone committees, the duties of which were to solicit and to donate articles to be sold, as well as to call individuals on the telephone:
Mrs. C. C. Dixon, Mrs. Will T. Allen, Mrs. A. H. Roberts, Mrs. W. D. Haggard, Mrs. Vance Alexander, Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Mrs. James H. Kirkland, Mrs. John R. Aust, Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Mrs. H. A. Batchelor, Mrs. Robert Brannan, Mrs. W. W. Baird. Mrs. John Barksdale. Mrs. C. S. Brown, Mrs. W. E. Beard, Mrs. George E. Bennie, Mrs. A. B. Benedict, Mrs. George F. Blackie, Mrs. R. C. Moore, Mrs. J. D. Blanton, Mrs. John C. Brown, Mrs. J. H. Zarecor. Mrs. Neil Jones, Mrs. Edward Buford, MAS. WILLIAM H. WITT (Ella Walsh ) Mrs. Alex. Caldwell, Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. Charles Cald- well. Mrs. O. N. Bryan. Mrs. S. S. Crockett, Mrs. James E. Caldwell. Mrs. Andrew Price, Mrs. W. S. Bransford, Mrs. Leslie Warner. Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Jr., Mrs. Lemuel Campbell, Mrs. James Cayce, Mrs. Kendrick Hardcastle, Mrs. W. C. Bilbro, Mrs. Robert Cheek, Mrs. Lyon Childress, Mrs. C. C. Christopher. Miss Amanda Gaut, Miss Mayme Burke, Mrs. J. T. Altman, Mrs. Nathan Craig. Miss Ellen Nance, Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. Mrs. W. H. S. Armistead, Mrs. Edward Craig. Mrs. Richard Dake. Mrs. W. C. Covington, Mrs. Tyler Calhoun, Mrs. W. C. Dake. Mrs. Paul De Witt. Mrs. Eugene Shannon. Mrs. C. A. Craig. Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson. Mrs. A. J. Dyer. Mrs. C. R. Clements. Mrs. Nathaniel Baxter. Mrs. Walker Edwards. Mrs. Arthur Evans, Mrs. E. B. Cayce, Mrs. W. W. Berry, Mrs. Duncan Eve, Jr., Mrs. Frank A. Berry, Mrs. George W. Fall, Mrs. W. C. Cherry. Mrs. Philip Cole, Mrs. Bernard Fensterwald. Mrs. Albert Fite, Mrs. R. Boyd Bogle. Mrs. Hughes Darden, Mrs. Reau Folk, Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, Mrs. M. E. Derryberry, Mrs.
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James Trong Mts Marcellus Frost, Mis. W. 1. Granbety. Mis. P. M. Estes, Mrs. W. C. Bobine Mr. Hogy P Grant, Mas, Giren Besten, Mrs. Joseph V. Gray, Mes. W. T. Hale. J. MI- 1 Grabder Hall. Miss Framers Benner. Mrs. Mars Bught Thomas, Mrs. Hamilton Woalwine We Du ! Howell, Mrs. Foster Home. Mrs. McPherters Glasgow, Mrs. Edward Scruggs. Mrs. 16ko1 | Foxson. Mis. Walter Jones, Mrs. Frank M. Bass Mrs. Van Lect Kukman, Mrs. John Wal Ky 1d. Mis Ferdinand Kahn, Mes. R. I. Lacey, Mis. Hamilton Love. Mrs. Vernet Monte 1. wis, Mr. A. Boseman, Mas Lee Leventhal. Mrs. Harry P. Murrev. Wes, Perey D Maddin. Mrs. S. K. Harwell. Mis. M. (. MeGannon, Mrs. Thomas Malone, Mrs. J. T. MeGill. Mts. Thomas Malone, Jr .. Mrs. R. M. Hall. Mrs. Julius Martin. Mts. Hunter MeDonald, Mes. Reuben Mills, Mrs. P. D. Houston. Mis, John A. Mekwen. Mrs. Spencer Me Il-my. Mis. P. A. Murray, Mrs. Oscar Nuel. Mr -. J. W. Howard. Was. Robert W Nichol, Mes. W. E. Norvell. Mt -. M.n. F. Nael. Mrs. R. F. Porter. Mrs. John Hooper. Mts. W. A. Ogden. Mis. A. E. Potter. Mas. 1 .. A. Price.ยบ Mit -. Frank MeGavock. Mrs. J. K. Rains, Mis, John B. Ransom. Miss Vima Oliver. Miss Theresa MeGasoch. Mrs. W. O. Parmer. Mrs. John B Ransom. Jr .. Mrs. HE. C. Parrent, Mrs. Loty Bassoe. Mrs. Rush Hasses, Mrs. J. H. Reeves. Mis. Carter Reeves Mrs. Thomas berling, Mrs. E. J. Ham- ilton. Mrs. Rov Rasrwe. Mrs. Leo Schwartz. Mrs. Reuben Grav. Mr -. Charles Hunt. Mrs. Vemnon Sharp, Mrs. P. A. shelton, Mrs. W. G. simmons, Mis. Edward Sherley. Wi -. Vernon Tupper. Mrs. John Henry Smith. Mas. Jordan Stakes. Ir .. Mr- Vivian Tupper, Mrs. Humphrey Timothy. Mrs. Juba W. Thomas, Mrs. John W. Thomas. J ... Mr -. E. T. Seas Mr. Alnam Tillman, Mrs. Charles Dudley Jones, Mrs. T. Leigh Thompson. Mrs. Arch Trawick. Mrs. Walter Keith. Mrs. Sidney Tompkins. Mrs. R. W. Turner. Mrs. Joseph Warner. Mes. Henry Frazer. Mrs. O'Brien Washington. Mr -. W. II. Wilson. Mrs. Sam Woolwine. Mrs. Robert Weakley. Mis John Kreig. Wis, Dempsey Weaver. Mrs, Oli West. Mrs. Frank Wheelet. Mrs. Altred Williams. Mrs. Miles Williams. Mrs. W. H. Witt. Mrs. J. A Dale. Mrs. Joseph R. West. Miss Mary Kreig. and Mrs. J. W. N. Lee.
The Armistice celebration came while the War Salvage Store was still in operation, and probably no other war work done in Davidson County will be remembered as pleasantly or a closer bond of fellowship made than that made by the women who are mentioned in this organization. To the Kiwanis Club we owe the credit for much of the success of this work. and the women recorded in this chapter will always welcome an opportunity to assist the Kiwanis Club.
Mus. I A. DAIt ( Manu Shaler)
This club was the first organization in Nash- ville to inaugurate the movement to establish a memorial for Davidson County's fallen heroes. When the women World War workers mentioned in this volume needed a "man friend." all that was necessary was to "tell it to the kiwanis Club."
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Christening of the Battleship Tennessee
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MISS HELEN ROBERTS as she appeared christening "The Battleship Tennessee," the largest ship in the U. S. Navy to date.
On April 30, 1919. the super-dreadnaught "Tennessee" was launched from the ways in New York in the presence of an assembly of over 50,000 spectators. Miss Helen Roberts, daughter of Governor and Mrs. Albert H. Roberts, of Tennessee, christened the gigantic fighting craft with possibly the last bottle of champagne that will ever be used in a formal christening in our Navy. Governor Roberts, Miss Helen Roberts and her party were guests of honor on this occasion. Acting Secre- tary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt presided over the ceremonies.
It was a marked tribute to the grand old Volunteer State, which has always re- sponded so readily to the needs of her country in war times. that the mightiest fighting ship ever constructed by the American Navy should bear the name of Ten- nessee.
Miss Roberts selected her maids from various sections of the State, and was the recipient of numerous congratulations from every county in Tennessee and from many European countries.
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GENNESSEE DIVISION
WOMAN'S COMMITTEE COUNCIL- NATIONAL DEFENCE
DAVIDSON COUNTY WOMEN IN
THE WORLD WAR, 1914-1919
MRS. IDABELLE WILSON Member of Advisory Council of this History
The illustration on the opposite page, 'Columbia Calls Her Women," is a reproduction of the handsome white satin banner designed and presented to the Tennessee Division, Woman's Com- mittee, Council of National Defense, by Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, State Chairman of Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meetings. This banner answered a two-fold purpose: It was effec- tively shown at every large patriotic gathering in Davidson County during the World War period in order to present to the public the correct propaganda in regard to the purpose of the Woman's Committee, and was later presented by Mrs. Idabelle Wilson and her Executive Board to the State of Tennessee to be used in the Tennessee Memorial Hall, when completed.
The sword pictured on the banner is a reproduction of the gold sword presented to Ten- nessee's and the South's greatest hero, General Andrew Jackson, by the people of his State in recognition of his heroic services in the battle of New Orleans, which fact givs the banner a double significance historically.
The page was made possible for this History by Mrs. Idabelle Wilson in memory of every woman war worker of Tennessee.
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Tennessee Division, Woman's Committee, Council of National Defense
MRS. GEORGE W. DENNY. of Knoxville. Tenn .. Chairman MRS. LESLIE WARNER. Vice-Chairman-at-Large
The Woman's Committee, Council of National Defense, was formed as a bureau of co-operative service between all women's organizations in World War work and
MRS. LESLIE WARNER + Katherine Burch
to serve as a clearing house for all information and instructions issued by the Gov- einment of the United States to it- women citizens throughout America. This or- ganization. being under the supervision of the Government. was the only patriotic body that came into existence during the World War in which no membership fee was charged. and every patriotic man and woman of the entire country was ron- -idered a member.
Someone has said:
"It is no mere gallantry of sex. but an acknowledgment of fact, to say that in the war emergency, as in all the crises of our history and of the race. there was
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nothing finer in spirit or effect than the service which the women of the United States rendered during the World War. In her very nature woman is an instrument of sacrifice. By circumstance and habit, and perhaps also by nature, women are accustomed to self-effacement. As a rule her chief thought is the thing to be ac- complished; her least thought is her own welfare. The greatest factor of success in war is sacrifice-not the sacrifice of burnt offering but the sacrifice of comfort. of well-being, and, if need be. of self.
"Hence it is that woman entered the war already trained in the psychology of war as it governs or influences personal conduct. It is not her privilege to engage in the adventures of war, to perform the thrilling feats on land and sea and in the air which make war appeal to the mind of man as a great emprise, and which in some degree compensate him for his sufferings and sacrifices.
"Woman's service was none the less vital, and assuredly not the lesser part of the big task which was undertaken to save our republic, and to save freedom in the world."
The Tennessee Division of this powerful organization was perfected in July, 1917, at a mass meeting at the Tennessee State Capitol, with representatives from every county and every woman's organization in the state. Miss Louise G. Lindsley presided over this conference as Temporary Chairman, and Mrs. George W. Denny. of Knoxville, was elected State Chairman by this body of women. Mrs. Leslie Warner was elected State Vice-Chairman-at-large. An Executive Board, consisting of a vice-chairman from each section of the state, was formed, and Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley was chosen Vice-Chairman from Middle Tennessee.
Other officers elected who resided in Davidson County were: Mrs. Alex. S. Caldwell, Food Conservation; Mrs. Leo Schwartz, Social Service; Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. Child Welfare; Miss Della Dortch, Home and Foreign Relief; Mrs. Claude D. Sullivan, Hygiene and Sanitation; Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meetings: Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Liberty Loans; Mrs. John M. Kenny, Publicity; Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Chairman of State Advisory Board; and Mrs. Margaret Erwin Ford, Treasurer.
Mrs. B. F. Wilson selected a large committee for her state board, drawn from every section of Tennessee. Members chosen by her from Davidson County were Mrs. E. W. Cole and Mrs. Jesse M. Overton. Mrs. Wilson also served as Chair- man of the organization's State Headquarters, which were opened by the officials on Sixth Avenue, North, Nashville, Tenn. The building was donated through the efforts of Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, who, with Mrs. B. F. Wilson and Mrs. John M. Kenny. contributed a large amount of the furnishings. At all times a complete state organization was maintained at this headquarters. The Publicity Department issued monthly bulletins to every county in Tennessee, which served to co-ordinate every department of the state work. Mrs. John M. Kenny, Chairman of this work, was assisted in the editing and publishing of the bulletins by Mrs. H. H. Corson. Chairman of Publicity for the Nashville Chapter of American Red Cross. Mrs. B. F. Wilson. as Chairman, kept a coterie of workers at the State Headquarters each day, whose duties were to receive all World War soldiers and sailors passing through Nashville and to render whatever assistance and comfort was necessary. Her committee also served as a bureau of information for the state department.
A number of beautifully planned receptions for transient soldiers were given at the State Council of National Defense Headquarters of the Woman's Committee dur- ing the World War. Each state officer had her individual desk, and the entire state
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work was carried on from the Nashville Headquarters. Mrs. George Denny spending the greater part of her time in Nashville.
Mrs. Idabelle Wilson. State Chairman of Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meetings of this organization. at the request of national ollicials, called a confer- ence of all the counties of Tennessee on April 1 and 5. 1918. at the Tennessee State Capitol. She also served as Chairman of Arrangements for the Conference, and was
MISS LOUISE GRUNDY LINDSLEY
ably assisted by officers of the State Executive Board of the Woman's Committee. For several weeks prior to this conference a large force of volunteer women were kept busy working up interest and getting the purpose of this conference before the women of Tennessee, which work resulted in getting together the largest body of women of the entire war period. there being several representatives from each county over the state in attendance. Business sessions were held twice a day at the State Capitol. presided over by Mrs. George W. Denny. State Chairman. The con. vention was opened by an address of welcome. given by Mrs. Idabelle Wilson. Chairman-General of Arrangements, and during the two days' session reports were heard from delegates from every state department.
State officials who gave addresses on their special work were: Mrs. Leslie Warner. Vice-Chairman-at-large: Mrs. Alex. Caldwell. Mr-, Eugene Crutcher. Mrs.
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