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socks. The beautiful Rainbow socks were among those knitted by Mr -. Miller. as well as a large number of helmets and sweaters, the workmanship of which was perfect.
DAVIDSON COUNTY WOMEN IN THE WORLD WAR. 1914-1919
PIONEER KNITTING UNIT OF ELEVENTH DISTRICT WHO WERE WORKERS IN BOTH THE COUNTY WOMAN'S COMMITTEE, AND THE COUNTY EXTENSION DEPARTMENT OF THE RED CROSS.
The children appearing in the first row are Beatrice Fergerson, Mary Elizabeth Freeman and Eleanor Clark. J. O. Clark stands to the right.
Those in second row, left to right are: Mrs. J. Herman Hitt, Mrs. C. W. Dean ( Alice Light- ner), Mrs. Thomas Bundy, Mrs. Robert M. Dudley ( Amelia Stephens), Chairman of the unit, Mrs. Lewis F. Butler {Jessie Durham). Secretary of unit; next to her Mrs. Witherspoon Hayes ( Mary Shaffer), and Mrs. H. C. Philips ( Pearl Parker). Second row, Mrs. J. A. Tyner Sallie Mims), Mrs. Owen and Mrs. William Freeman (Mary Hargrove).
Third row. Mrs. Harry Rene Lee (Alice Fox), Mrs. Joseph Montgomery (Keith Hughes). Mrs. Wilbur Creighton (Amelia Dudley), Mrs. W. E. Campbell ( Miss Hitt), and Mrs. William Blankenship (Mary Draper).
GROUP OF EIGHTH DISTRICT WORKERS IN ALL WAR CAMPAIGNS.
Left to right. Miss Mary Ward Thompson, Mrs. Walter Riddle (Jennie D. Wood), Mrs. H. V. Harvey (Bessie Dozier), Mrs. James A. McHatton, Chairman for County Woman's Committee and Miss Eva Bell.
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REED-HILLSBORO SCHOOL. TEACHERS AND PUPILS, SPRING. 1918.
This school, which was located in the Seventh District and led by Mrs. Charles C. Gilbert, { Fairman of County Woman's Committee, did exceptional work in all war relief drives and with the Junior Department, Nashville Chapter A. R. C.
SCHOOL
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IK RAINS SCHOOL. TEACHERS AND PUPILS, SPRING OF 1918.
16- 526.0. 1ed by Mrs. James Keeble Ruins of the Sixth District, was the banner school of Da Plans Come in Wat Savings Stamps Work. The school was awarded a 100', certificate.
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Nashville Division, Woman's Committee, Council of National Defense
MRS. JAMES S. FRAZER. Chairman from July, 1917, to April. 1918
MRS. JOHN W. THOMAS, Chairman from April, 1918, until close of war
On July 20. 1917, Mrs. James S. Frazer, Temporary Chairman of the Nashville Division of the Woman's Committee, called a mass meeting of women at the Ten- nessee State Capitol to effect a permanent organization for the city of Nashville. The Nashville organization comprised the twenty-four wards of the city, and was operated as a separate and distinct body from the county organization of the Woman's Com- mittee, which comprised the fourteen districts. Each of these organizations reported through the State Committee. The meeting at the State Capitol. which was presided over by Mrs. James S. Frazer, resulted in the following permanent organization of the Nashville Woman's Com- mittee :
Honorary Chairman-Mrs. E. W. Cole.
Acting Chairman-Mrs. James S. Frazer. Vice-Chairman-Mrs. Henry Teitlebaum. Secretary-Miss Mary Ratterman.
Treasurer -- Mrs. Alexander Fall.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. R. L. Ken- nedv.
The Sectional Chairmen elected were: North Nashville, Mrs. R. E. Porter; East Nashville. Mrs. Vernon Sharp, South Nashville, Mrs. E. C. Wright. and West Nashville, Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis.
Committee Chairmen, appointed by Mrs. Frazer. were: Registration, Mrs. John R. Aust : MRS. JAMES S. FRAZER ( Anita Lewis) Food Production and Conservation. Mrs. Charles Caldwell: Home and Allied Relief. Mrs. John W. Thomas; Finance. Mrs. Horace G. Hill: Educational Propaganda. Mrs. Kendrick Hardcastle: Child Welfare, Miss Cornelia Barksdale: Social Service, Mrs. David Rosenfeld: Conservation of Women Labor. Miss Katherine Morris: Health and Sanitation, Mrs. Walter L. Jones: Pub- licity. Mrs. Reuben M. Mills: Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources, Mrs. Arch Trawick: Bureau of Speakers. Mrs. Ittie Kinney Reno: and Courses of Instruc- tion for Women. Miss Mary Pleasants Jones.
On the evening of September 24. 1917. the Nashville Woman's Committee and the Davidson County Woman's Committee invited the citizens of Nashville to join them in a mass meeting in honor of the Tennessee soldiers who were encamped at Nashville at that time, and who had been ordered to a Southern camp. The meeting was held at the Ryman Auditorium with appropriate exercises, and several thousand
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people came to bid the soldiers farewell and God speed. Every Davidson County soldier was presented with a complete comfort kit, which contained many useful articles, by the Nashville Woman's Committee. This was the first big work undertaken by the Nashville organization.
REGISTRATION
Mrs. John R. Aust was appointed by Mr -. James S. Frazer as Chairman for registration of the women of Davidson County for patriotic service, in which Nashville's allotted quota was eight thousand. Mrs. Aust used the organiza- tions of both the city and the county woman's committees. with the following additional chair- men. who collectively registered twelve thou- sand two hundred thirty-six women. four thou- -and two hundred thirty-six more than the quota. which was characteristic of this organization in all war relief work undertaken throughout the entire war period:
First Ward. Wis. Henry P. Fritz; Second Ward, Miss Mary Smith: Third Ward. Mrs. J. \. Roser: Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wards. Mrs. J. C. Lusky; MMS. HENRY M. TRITLEBAUM Isarah Low-hsb in) Seventh Ward. Wiss Elizabeth Binford: Eighth Ward, Miss Florence Adams: Ninth Ward. Mrs. Gibson Pat- terson: Tenth Ward. Mrs. Edward 1 .. Morris: Eleventh Ward. Wiss Theo Scruggs and Mrs. Arthur T. Jarvis; Twelfth Ward. Mrs. Charles N. Price: Thirteenth Ward, Mrs. W. 11. Tanksley: Fourteenth Ward. Miss Bessie Allen and Miss Annie Wford: Fifteenth Ward. Mess Gladys Wilson and Mrs. T. J. D. Turner: Sixteenth Ward; Mrs. R. A. Griffin and Mrs. Robert Longhurst; Seventeenth Ward. Mrs. Robert Orr. h .: Eighteenth Ward, Mrs. Thomas W. Carpenter: Nineteenth Ward. Miss Mary Eubanks and Mrs. Marjorie Wilham -; Twentieth Ward, Mrs. D. F. Allen: Twenty-first Ward Mrs. Hill Me. Mister and Mrs. A. G. Brandau: Twenty-second Ward. Mrs. Charles Brengleman: Twenty-third Ward. Mrs. Guy ( . Chamberlain and Mrs. W. Meredith Goodlett: Twenty -fifth Ward. Mrs. Lit Malone and Mrs. Neil S. Jones: and Richland Place, Mrs. Henderson Baker and Mrs. William Winters Lyons ( o.C'hairmen.
In October. 1917. a mass meeting for the purpose of arousing enthusiasm in registration was held in Nash- ville, and was presided over by Mrs. Henry Teitlebanm. Vice-Chairman of the Nashville organization. Speeches were made by the officials of the state, city and county woman's committees, and much interest was shown.
On the same day a mammoth parade was staged bv the Nashville Committee, assisted by the county. under the joint chairmanship of Wiss Percie Warner and Mrs. MRS. ALEXANDER FALL Bernard Fensterwald. The willingness of the women to fill the places left vacant by the men entering service was demonstrated in this parade by means of various vehicles, such as ice wagons, police patrols. fire engines. stretcher bearers and ambulances, operated by women. Miss Percie Warner drove a street car through one of the streets of the city with the skill of a trained motorman.
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MRS. HORACE G. HILL (Mamie Wilson)
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MRS. REUBEN M. MILLS (Helen Wile) Member of Advisory Council of this History.
Floats, representing every known occupation, were featured. This parade was sev- eral miles in length, in which not a man appeared. This extraordinary demonstra- tion created great interest in registration and also in war activities engaged in later.
Registration Day was held on October 13, 1917. which resulted in pledges from 12.236 women of Davidson County ready to assist the Government in case of need.
On October 28, 1917, under the general chairmanship of Mrs. Horace G. Hill, Finance Chairman of this organization, and Mrs. Reuben Mills, Publicity Chairman. the members of the Nashville Woman's Committee sold the Sunday edition of the Nashville Tennessean on the streets, which was a patriotic donation from the news- paper management. A section of this paper was devoted to the historic and current events of the National, State and Local Woman's Committees of the Council of National Defense. Miss Madge Hall served as editor of the paper, and Mrs. Reuben Mills furnished all data. Mrs. Horace G. Hill and her committee of girl newsies sold 10.000 copies of this paper. netting over $2.500 to the treasury. Through the courtesy of B. C. Edgar and the Railway and Light Company. the girls were permitted to sell papers on all Nashville street cars without fare charges. The chairmen of the sales forces appointed by Mrs. Horace G. Hill and their committees were:
Chairman for West End section of Nashville. Mrs. W. W. Crandall: Committee:
Mrs. Henderson Baker, Mrs. P. A. Murray, Mrs. Jeff Pullen, Mrs. J. T. Altman, Mrs. Edwin Murray, Mrs. Ferdinand Kuhn, Mrs. John Henry Smith, Mrs. Johnson Brandsford, and Mrs. Robert Bration.
Chairman for North Nashville. Miss Mary Smith: Committee:
Mrs. Henry P. Fritz. Mrs. M. M. Ginn, Miss Flora Porter, Mrs. J. C. Lusky, Mrs. R. E. Porter, Mrs. Andrew Mackenzie. Miss Ethel Moxley, and Miss Alice Edwards.
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Chairman for East Nashville, Mrs. Harry Murphy : Committee:
Mrs. Ira P. C'lark. Mrs. Charles S. Ficher. Mrs. H. B. Parrish. Mrs. Harvey Herbert. Mrs. (.lady. M. Chamberlain. Wiss Anna Reid Dicks, Mrs. J. E. Estes, Miss Dorothy Clark, and Miss Pauline Cave.
Chairman for South Nashville. Mrs. J. N. Steadwell: Committee:
Mrs. Arthur Cooney, Mrs. Paul Ryman, Mrs. Wallis Hitzing. Mrs. George Dean. Mrs. Alex. irving. Mrs. R. A. Griffin, Mrs. Robert Longhurst. Mrs. W. C. Phillips. Miss Jennie Mai Me- Quiddy. Wiss Agnes Kuhn. and Miss Mary Steadwell. Chairmen for Central Nashville and Business Section. Mrs. James S. Frazer and Mrs. Reuben Wills: Committee:
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Mrs. W. W. Dillon, Mrs. Dwight Webb, Mrs. E. B. Craig. Mrs. Thomas Parkes, Mrs. Lyon Childress, Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. Hamilton Love. Mrs. Reuben Mills. Mrs. Thomas 1. Webb. Wrs. B. A. Enloe, Mrs. W. E. Norsell, Mrs. Robert Brannan, Mrs. Elli- (. Huggins. Mrs. Matthew G. Buckner. Mrs. Hill Me- Alister. Miss Daisy Gunn, Mrs. W. G. Waldo. Mrs. Bradley Walker. Miss Marian Toney. Miss Louise Goodman. Wiss Ruth Vance, Miss Elizabeth Hill, Miss May Grantland. Miss Barbara Kuhn, Miss Agnes Kuhn, Miss Claire Glenn, Wiss Annie Calvert. Miss Lillian Taylor, and the public school teachers.
Sub-Chairmen of the Business Section:
Miss Margaret Early. Section 1; Miss Julia Hind- man and members of the Altrosa Club, Section 2: Mrs. W. F. Bang and members of the W. C. T. U., Section 3: Miss Mary Ratterman and members of the Girls' Auxiliary. Nashville Chapter, Red Cross, Section 1: Mis- Esther Nichol and members of the Girls' Co- tillion Club. Section 5: Mrs. Leo Schwartz and mem- hers of the Jewish Council, Section 6: Mrs. Charles Brengleman, Section 7: Miss Arline Newell. Section 8; Mrs. Will Carr. Section 9: and Miss Mary Nelson. Section 10.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Itty Kinney Reno, a corps of four-minute speakers was organized by the Nashville Woman's Committee. These speakers were available for every campaign. war drive. theater. moving picture house, church and school throughout the county during the entire war. They were:
Mrs. Guilford Dudley. Mrs. Leslie Warner, Mrs. Dempsey Weaver, Mrs. Percy Warner, Mrs. Arch Trawick, Mrs. Leo Schwartz. Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. Mrs. Joseph T. Howell, Mrs. John M. Kenny. Mrs. John W. Thomas, Mrs. Alex. S. Caldwell, Mrs. James Il. Kirkland. Mrs. Charles Caldwell. Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. James (. Bradford. Mrs. Charles W. Baker. Mrs. George F. Blackie, Mrs. George E. Blake, Mrs. W. E. Norvell, Mrs. Reuben Mills, Wr -. Robert W. Nichol. Mrs. Itty Kinney Reno. Mrs. John Hill Eakin. Mrs. S. S. ( ruckett. Mrs. R. H. Lacey and Mrs. Walter ] .. Jones, Miss Mary Lipe. Miss Cornelia Barksdale. Viss Louis G. Lind-Jev. Miss Della Darteh. Miss Mary Louise Goodwin. Miss Katherine Morris wund Miss Lizzie Bloomstein.
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WEST END SECTION OF THE WOMAN'S COMMITTEE MRS. VERNER MOORE LEWIS. Chairman-General
The organization and work of the West End section of the Nashville Woman's Committee was under the management of Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, the Chairman. who perfected the organization of this section of the Nashville branch of the Woman's Committee at a mass meeting of women held at the Broadway Presbyterian Church in July, 1917. A program of four-minute speakers and pa- triotic music was a great inspiration to the large gathering of women at this organization meeting, which was presided over by Mrs. Lewis, and chair- man and committees for the West End section were elected. This section included the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh, Twenty-first. Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Wards, and Richland Addition.
The personnel of the Chairmen and Department Chairmen of Mrs. Lewis' organization included :
EIGHTH WARD
Miss Florence Adams, General Chairman; Departmental Chairmen: Mrs. J. T. Jonnard, Mrs. W. G. Miller, and Mrs. James Moore.
MRS. JOHN LEWIS ( Stella Farnsworth)
NINTH WARD
Mrs. John S. Lewis, General Chairman; Departmental Chairmen: Mrs. Gibson Patterson. Mrs. Arthur P. Cooney. Mrs. Albert E. Hill, Mrs. Luther S. Pully, Mrs. C. C. Waggoner, Mrs. S. M. Ward, Mrs. Henry Morgan, Mrs. Lee Cantrell, Mrs. P. A. Murray, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Katherine Lewis, Miss Ellen Wallace, and Miss Mary DeMoville Hill.
TENTH WARD
MRS. ED L. MORRIS ( Eska Shumpert Holt)
Mrs. E. L. Morris, General Chairman; Departmental Chair- men: Registration, Mrs. Harry Hedrick; Conservation of Food, Mrs. C. K. Colley; Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meet- ings, Miss Courtney Hollins; Red Cross, Mrs. John Potter; Allied Relief, Miss Margaret Brazelton; Medical Service, Mrs. Paul De Witt; Child Welfare, Mrs. Elliott Williams; Publicity, Miss Frances Pilcher; Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources, Miss Nellie Temple; Speakers' Bureau, Mrs. Garland Moore; Training Classes for Women, Mrs. W. L. Morrison; Health and Sanitation, Mrs. Edward Culbert; Conservation of Woman's Labor, Mrs. Clay G. Stephens; Comforts. Mrs. Henry Maney; and Liberty Loans, Mrs. John Barksdale ..
ELEVENTH WARD
Miss Theo Scruggs, Chairman-General; Departmental Chairmen: Registration, Mrs. A. J. Jarvis; Conservation of Food, Mrs. Charles Kinkead; Finance, Mrs. Frank M. Bass; Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meetings, Mrs. T. Graham Hall; Red Cross, Miss Jennie Sparks; Allied Relief, Miss Alice Sparks: Medical Service. Mrs. J. T. Altman; Child Welfare, Miss Annie Cavert; Publicity, Miss Julia Hindman; Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources, Mrs. John R. Wheeler; Speakers' Bureau, Miss Frances Pilcher: Training Classes for Women.
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Miss Ida Cavert: Health and Sanitation. Mrs. Stanley Teachont: Social Service. Miss Nell Savage. Conservation of Woman's Labor. Miss Annie De Moville: and Soldiers' Comforts. Mrs. John 1. Witherspoon.
TWENTY-FIRST WARD
Mrs. Hill Me Master. & hairman General: Departmental Chairmen: Registration. Mrs. 1. G. Brandan: Food Conservation, Mr -. A. J. Dyer: Finance, Mr -. W. W. Crandall: Educational Propa- ganda and Patriotic Meetings. Mrs. Norman Farrell: Alied Relief. Mrs. Thomas H. Malone, Jr .: Medical Service, Mrs. Al. W. Harris: Child Welfare, Miss Annie Allison: Pub- licity. Mrs, Whitefoord R. Cole: Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources. Mrs. Matthew G. Buckner: Speakers' Bureau. Mrs. Eugene Shannon: Instruction Classes for Women. Mrs. J. H. Ncklen: Health and Sanitation. Mrs. sidney >. Crockett: Social Service, Mrs. Paul Roberts: Con- servation of Woman's Labor. Mrs. John T. Lellett: and Comforts. Mrs. Charles Dudley Jones.
RICHLAND ADDITION
Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, served as Chairman: Depart- mental Chairmen: Registration. Mrs. W. W. Lyon; Food Conservation, Mrs. W. G. Stewart: Finance. Mrs. John Henry Smith: Educational Propaganda and Patriotic Meet ings. Mas. B. F. Moore: Red Cross. Mrs. W. F. Me. Mister: Allied Relief, Mrs. John Kreig: Medical Service, Mrs. Dave MI . DUE M. ALISTER (Loop Tiekson} Lowenheim: Child Welfare, Miss Virginia Nelson: Conser. vation of Moral and Spiritual Resources. Mrs. B. F. Blank- Toship: Speakers Bureau. Mrs. W. O. Tirrill; Training Classes for Women. Mrs. Lee Zibart: Health and Sanitation, Miss Claire Glenn: Social Service. Mrs. James D. Porter: Conservation of Woman's Labor. Mrs. Thomas B. Scoggins: and Comforts. Mrs. James Il. Campbell.
TWENTY-FOURTH WARD
Mrs. J. A. Young. General Chairman: Departmental Chairmen: Registration, Mrs. W. R. Mccullough: Food Conservation, Mrs. W. K. Kimmins: Publicity, Mrs. W. H. Thompson: Red Cross, Mrs. (. B. Jones: Home and Allied Relied. Mrs. W. W. Owens: Social Service, Mr. T. P. Tucker: and Moral and Spiritual Resources, Mrs. W. W. W vatt.
This ward did commendable home relief work. se- curing clothing for over four hundred refugees during the Standard Oil fire in West Nashville in the spring of 1918.
TWENTY -FIFTH WARD
Mrs. Lit Malone , Chairman-General: Departmental Chairmen: Registration. Mrs. Vivian Totty Jones: Publicity, Mrs. Myrtle K. Weaver: Allied Relief, Miss Lucile Cole: Child Welfare. Mrs. Way Auld Hooper: Red Cross. Mrs. Mamie Harris Cockrill: Fond Conservation, Mrs. Sallie Newsom Hooper: Liberty Loans. Mrs Mary Lane Malone: and Finance. Mrs. Bessie Gross Bratton.
These chairmen were ably assisted by a committee omposed of the following women:
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Mrs. Ida Drake Appleby. Mrs. Lena Dozier Allen. Mrs. Susie Scott Bass, Mi, Jessie Con Goodwin, Mrs. liene Dillon Farris, Mis Mary Armstrong Childress. Vr -. Anmie Alexander Miller. Mrs. Mary Matthews Schlater. Mrs. Jessie Jones Wright, Miss I mma B. Woodward. Wiss Ines Hooten. Mrs. Sallie Arnold Lashley. Mrs. Nellie >. Gillenwater. Mrs Mattie Green Kennedy, Mrs. Percy King. Mrs. W. G. Hales, Mrs. Elmo Evans. Mrs. Dolly Martin Whittaker, Mrs. Edine Armstrong Matthews, Mas Fucile Hale. Miss Laura Price. Miss Vola Corley, and Miss Mamie Jakes.
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The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Wards, being somewhat scattered in popu- lation, time and energy were required for the activities so successfully accomplished. Mrs. Lit Malone was assisted in all drives by the Inquirers' Club, an organization of progressive women of West Nashville.
The West End Section of the Woman's Committee planted 1,500 victory gardens. A sum of $1.000 was secured by this section for the Y. W. C. A. Hostess House Fund. for which $13.000 was raised in a few days' time. Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, Chairman of the West End Section, Woman's Committee. served as chair- man of the drive. and was assisted by her ward chairmen and their committees. This section also raised $2.500 for the Milk and Ice Fund. The Tenth Ward. under Mrs. Edward L. Morris, and the Richland Addition, with Mrs. V. M. Lewis as chair- man. were one hundred per cent perfect in the sign- ing of food pledges, every housewife in the ward and district signing the cards. The Tenth Ward was the banner ward of Nashville in the collection of books: the Twenty-first Ward, with Mrs. Hill Me- Alister as chairman, was the banner ward of the city in registration: and Richland Addition was the banner district for the second Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. Mrs. John M. Gray serving as chairman. MRS J. A. YOUNG
EAST NASHVILLE DIVISION OF THE NASHVILLE WOMAN'S COMMITTEE MRS. VERNON HIBBETT SHARP. Sectional Chairman
Mrs. Vernon Hibbett Sharp completed the organization of the East Nashville wards on August 2, 1917. She followed the exact plan outlined by the National organization of the Woman's Committee. and sta- tistieal reports show that her East Nashville organi- zation furnished more women for World War ac- tivities than did any other section of the city. and has a record unsurpassed by many larger organiza- tions. Mrs. Sharp selected the following women to serve as general chairmen for the various branches of the work in the East Nashville Section:
MRS. VERNON HIBBETT SHARP {Lola Dandridge)
men and departmental chairmen:
Mrs. J. R. Bass, Registration; Mrs. J. Harry Murphy. Finance: Mrs. E. O. Brooker. Food Conservation; Mrs. A. E. Fisher, Child Welfare; Mrs. C. M. Russell, Social Serv- ice: Mrs. B. D. Bell. Red Cross: Mrs. Edgar M. Foster. Allied Relief: Mrs. Walter L. Jones, Publicity: Mrs. E. Y. Fitzhugh, Bureau of Speakers: Miss Norma King. Con- servation of Woman's Labor: and Miss Vera King, Courses of Instruction for Women's Work.
The Seventeenth, Eighteenth. Nineteenth. Twen- tieth and Twenty-third Wards were included in the East Nashville territory. with the following chair-
SEVENTEENTH WARD
Mrs. Robert Orr, Jr., General Chairman; Departmental Chairmen: Mrs. John A. Jones, Registration: Mrs. James N. Hurt. Food Conservation; Mrs. John A. Jones. Finance: Mrs. N. D.
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Rose, Social Service. Mrs. Samuel G. Douglas, Allied Relief; Mrs. James Newman, Health and sanitation: Mrs. N. J. Pearre. Medical Service: Mrs. F. J. MeConnico. Moral and Spiritual Re Sources: Mrs. W. Il. Binns, Speakers' Bureau: Mrs. C. A. Craig. Courses of Instruction for Women; Mrs. George . Stubblefield. Comforts; Miss Keeble Trimble, Educational Propaganda: Viss Hattie Cotton, Child Welfare: Miss Pauline Cave. Conservation of Woman's Labor: and Viss Alice Orr. Red Cross.
ERATEENTH WARD
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Mrs. T. W. Carpenter and Mrs. Horace HI. Smith. General Chairmen; Departmental Chair- Mrs. Gus \. Davis. Food Conservation: Mrs. Harry R. Vaughn. Educational Propaganda; Mrs. James A. Hamilton. Child Welfare: Mrs. Bettie Winstead. Social Service: Mrs. Harvey Herbert, Red Cross: Mrs. Horace II. Smith. Health and Sanitation: Mrs. C. S. Fisher, Medical Service: Mrs. T. S. Cooper, Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Re- sources: Mrs. R. T. Morrison. Bureau of Speakers: Mrs. II. W. Thomas, Comforts; Miss Mary Hall. Registration: Miss Annie Reid Dicks, Finance: Miss Vera King. Conservation of Woman's Labor: Miss Cecile Vaughn, Publiiety: and Miss Vera King. Courses of Instruction.
NINETEENTH WARD
Miss Mary Eubanks. General Chairman: Departmental Chair- men: Mrs. Marjorie Williams. Registration: Mrs. John D. Sharpe. Food Conservation: Mrs. II. B. Parrish, Finance: Mrs. W. J. Hudson, Child Welfare: Mrs. John D. Sharpe. Social Serv- ice: Mrs. Alay Faulkner, Conservation of Woman's Labor: Mrs. V., JESSE J. HITT Marjorie Williams, Red Cross: Mrs. Robert Whitsitt, Allied Re. lief: Mr -. Joseph W. Elam. Medical Service: Mrs. J. D. Hunni- cutt, Comforts: Miss Mirian B. Elliott, Educational Propaganda : Mi-s Winifred Hughes, Health and Sanitation; Miss Mattie Durham, Publicity: Miss Nannie settle. Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources: Miss Jennie G. Frensles. Bureau of speakers: and Miss Sara Meeks. Courses of Instruction for Women Workers.
TWENTIETH WARD
\/is, D. F. Allen. Chairman-General: Departmental Chairmen: Mrs. 6. R. Currin. Registra- ron: Mr -. R. L. Sawyer. Food Conservation: Mrs. A. P. Lovell. Finance: Mrs. Marian E. Bile. Educational Propaganda: Mrs. L. V. Enoch. Child Welfare: Mrs. 1. Il. Hughes, Social Service: Mrs. J. M. Miller. Conservation Woman's Labor: Mrs, Florence Robertson, Red Cross; Mrs. Nettie Minor Howlett. Allied Relief: Mrs. Blaine Danley, Health and Sanitation: Mrs. Joseph W. Elam, Medical Service: Mrs. 1. W. Dashiell. Publicity: Mrs. A. B. Smith. Conservation of Moral and Spiritual Resources: Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. Bureau if Speakers: Mrs. I. P. Shelton. Courses of Instruction; and Vr -. II. C. Benagh. Comfort4.
TWENTY-THIRD WARD
MI- Gladys 6. Chamberlain and Mrs. W. Meredith Goodlett. Alarmen General: Departmental Chairmen: Mrs. W. Meredith from left also served as Chairman of Registration; Mis. F. I. Morgane Food Conservation: Mrs. Ira P. Clark, Finance; Mrs. Vor der Viller Titt. Educational Propaganda: Mr. Je> ] Mitt. Child Welfare: Mr -. White Hall Morrison and Mrs. Charlie W3500, Social Service: Mrs. G. H. Baskette. Conservation of " FERNA HARNEY TOOTH (Iti/) Sonth) Wwwwww.'- Labor. Mrs. W. S. Bramwell. Red Cross: Mr -. Luceus Gro. Albed Rehet: Mrs. W. Il. Fitzgerald. Health and Sanitation: Mrs. W. E. Reynolds. Medi Ep Seivice: Mrs. Leon We Quiddy. Publicity : Mrs. E. I. French, Moral and Spiritual Resources; " (. ). Matthews. Bureau of Speakers: Mrs. W. H. Tands. Courses of Instruction: and Mr-
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The first Christmas Roll Call for the Red Cross included 1.005 names from East Nashville Section of the Woman's Committee, and the second Roll Call exceeded 1.600 names. Eight hundred dollars was realized from the sale of articles donated to this section by merchants of Nashville for the Red Cross Fund. The girls of Buford College realized seven hundred dollars at a lawn fete for the Red Cross: the Belvidere Unit raised thirty-five dollars. and the graduating class from Ross Grammar School voted the money they were accustomed to spending on a class pin to the Red Cross Fund. This school's eighth grade class also bought a Liberty Bond, adopted a French orphan and purchased sixty dollars in Thrift Stamps.
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