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Stamps were sold by the Girls' Patriotic League and the Cotillion Club from decorated automobiles on the Nashville streets. Mrs. James H. Kirkland. Chair- man, had a number of women's organizations of the city to serve at the War Savings booths at the Hippodrome Automobile Show. in March. 1918. resulting in several thousand dollars in stamps being sold. So untiring were Mrs. Kirkland's and her workers' efforts that the public had Thrift Stamps thrust at them at every moment of the day and on every corner.
Mis. Lee Loventhal. of the Council of Jewish Women, was Chairman of the Banner Day of the week at the automobile show. Mrs. Loventhal was also listed with the honor roll members.
The Thrift Stamp, being an entirely new line of work. an intensive educational campaign was conducted in the city and county by the Executive Committees of the Woman's War Savings organization, and was of inestimable value to the salesmen who went into the field for the numerous drives and house-to-house canvasses.
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THRIFT STAMP CARNIVAL MRS. HARRY W. EVANS, Chairman MRS. FRANK A. BERRY. Vice-Chairman
A spectacular demonstration of the thrift work in Davidson County was the "Thrift Stamp Carnival," held on Capitol Boulevard, in Nashville, March 23, 1918, the day set apart by President Woodrow Wilson as National Thrift Day.
Mrs. James H. Kirkland appointed Mrs. Harry W. Evans as Chairman of the Carnival and Mrs. Frank A. Berry as Vice-Chairman. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Berry were ably assisted by a committee from the Elks' Club, with Mrs. W. L. Jordan as Chairman, and Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Aust and the fourteen district chairmen of the W. S. S. organization, and special representatives from every woman's and man's organization in Davidson County. The rivalry among the organizations as to which should offer the most alluring free entertainment made the Boulevard take on a holiday appearance that reminded one of the Southern Mardi Gras celebrations, and the publicity resulting from such gorgeous display of lavish decorations and amus- ing talent stimulated the sale of stamps throughout the entire year. Mrs. Kirkland and Mrs. Aust worked as privates as well as officers in this movement.
The Carnival, which was attended by throngs of people during the day and evening, was opened with a mammoth street parade under the direction of Mrs. Randal Currell and Eugene Shannon. Nashville's Postmaster at that time. Admis- sion to the Boulevard and the staged attractions was by Thrift Stamps only, and more than thirty thousand dollars in stamps was sold and fifteen thousand new thrift cards pledged as the result of this demonstration. The carnival was one of the most successful undertakings given during the war period. Mrs. Harry Evans and Mrs. Frank A. Berry were highly commended for the ingeniousness of their plans.
The various organizations which operated concessions and strove to win first place by the originality of their attractions at the carnival were:
Centennial Club-Mrs. Bruce Douglas, Mrs. George W. Fall and Mrs. W. T. Hale, Jr., Co-Chairmen.
Army Comfort League-Mrs. John G. Gilmore, Mrs. T. Leigh Thompson and Mrs. Thomas J. Tyne, Co-Chairmen.
Victory Gardens-Mrs. Charles S. Caldwell and Miss Alma Oliver. Co-Chairmen.
Fatherless Children of France Society -- Mrs. Joseph T. Howell. Mrs. Dempsey Weaver and Mrs. T. Dwight Webh. Co-Chairmen.
County Woman's Committee-Mrs. Craig McFarland. Mrs. Robert Nichol and Mrs. West H. Morton, Co-Chairmen.
Ladies of Charity-Mrs. Ferdinand Kuhn. Mrs. P. A. Murray and Mrs. Humph- rey Timothy, Co-Chairmen.
Nashville Chapter of U. D. C.'s-Mrs. Thomas Newbill and Mrs. Mark Harrison, Co-Chairmen.
Red Cross. Nashville Chapter-Mrs. Percy D. Maddin. Mrs. R. H. Lacey. Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, and Mrs. George F. Blackie, Co-Chairmen.
National League for Woman's Service-Mrs. Granbery Jackson, Mrs. C. S. Brown. and Mrs. H. B. Schermerhorn, Co-Chairmen.
Nashville Chapters of D. A. R.'s-Mrs. Edward W. Foster. Mrs. C. A. Marshall and Mrs. Foster Hume. Co-Chairmen.
Colonial Dames-Mrs. L. B. Fite, Mrs. C. B. Wallace and Mrs. Claude Waller. Co-Chairmen.
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Woman's State Committee. Council of National Defense - Mrs. Idabelle Wilson, Mrs. B. F. Wilson and Mrs. John M. Kenny. Co-Chairmen.
Tennessee Capitol Association-Mrs. Robert Weakley. Mrs. James B. Ezzell and Mrs. John Hill Eakm. Co-Chairmen.
Parent-Teacher Association -Mrs. Lyon Childress. Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. Mrs. Alex. Irving and Mrs. Alice Clovd. Co-Chairmen.
Nashville Equal Suffrage League Mrs. Leslie Warner. Mrs. W. 1. Overall and Mis- Matilda Porter. Co-Chairmen.
Girls' Committee of Army Comfort League Mrs. William B. Shelton and Mrs. John O. White. Co-Chairmen.
Council of Jewish Women-Mrs. Lee Loventhal. Mrs. Leo Schwartz and Mrs. Reuben Mills. Co-Chairmen.
Nurses' Association-Miss Van Dorsey and Miss Barnes of Peabody. Co-Chair- men.
Press and Authors' Club Mrs. Elizabeth Frye Page. Miss Libbie Morrow. Mis- Florence Wilson and Mrs. Charles Baker, Co-Chairmen.
Sixth District W. S. S. Organization Mrs. James K. Rains and "Liberty Girls." Co-Chairmen.
Housewives League-Mrs. John W. Black. Chairman.
seventh District W. S. S. Organization-Mrs. Percy Sharpe and Mrs. Dudley Gale. Co-Chairmen.
Vinth District W. S. S. Organization- Miss Margaret Thompson and Miss Sadie Herrin. Co-Chairmen.
Second District W. S. S. Organization- Mrs. Weaver Harris, Chairman.
Pioneer Knitting Unit-Wr>. Lewis Butler and Mrs. Robert M. Dudley. Co- Chairmen.
Daughters of America-Vis. W. S. Hite. Chairman.
Eastern Star Mrs. Pat M. Quigley and Mrs. I. T. Wene. Co-Chairmen.
United Commercial Travelers-Mrs. John Orman and Mrs. Albert King. Co. Chairmen.
LaRue Club Mrs. G. M. Adams, Chairman.
College Women's Association-Mrs. R. S. Maddox and Mrs. A. B. Benedict. Co-Chairmen.
White's Creek W. S. S. Organization-Mrs. Count R. Boyd. Chairman.
Peabody Dames Mrs. F. B. Dressler. Chairman.
Second Liberty Loan Campaign Mrs. Joseph Warner and Mrs. Frank Carl Stahlman. Co-Chairmen.
W. C. T. U.'s-Mrs. R. L. Kennedy and Mrs. W. 1 .. Tally. Co-Chairmen.
Canning Centers Mrs. Harley Matthews and Mrs. Miles Williams, Co-Chairmen.
Public School Teachers' Association-Mrs. P. M. Tamble. Mrs. Lou Rascoe. Miss Mary Louise Goodwin and Miss Lillian Taylor. Co-Chairmen.
Blind Soldiers and Sailors' Organization Mrs. W. W. Dillon and Mrs. Kath- erine P. Wright. Co-Chairmen.
Ladies' Hermitage Association Mrs. B. F. Wilson and Wis. Porter Phillip -. Co-Chairmen.
Inquirers' Club Mrs. Goodloe Cockrill. Mrs. Neil S. Jones and Mrs. Lit Malone. Co-Chairmen.
East Side Civic Club Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. E. Y. Fitzhugh. Mrs. 11. M. Thomas and Mrs. J. E. Estes, Co-Chairmen.
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North Nashville Improvement League -- Mrs. George M. Hite, Mrs. M. M. Ginn and Mrs. R. E. Porter, Co-Chairmen.
Friday Morning Club-Mrs. George E. Blake, Chairman.
County W. S. S. Organization-Mrs. John R. Aust and Mrs. Gibson Patterson. Co-Chairmen.
Charlotte Road Home-makers' Club -- Miss Lucile Coles and Miss Lou Ella Wol- fenden. Co-Chairmen.
Third District War Savings Organization-Mrs. H. Craig McFarland. Chairman. Seventh Ward W. S. S. Organization-Miss Eliza- beth Binford, Chairman.
The Nashville Woman's Committee. Council of Na- tional Defense. with Mrs. James S. Frazer as Chairman. with their sale of donated articles from the Manufac- turers' Association, defraved the entire expenses of the Carnival. Mrs. Frazer had assisting her:
Mrs. John W. Thomas, Mrs. W. W. Geraldton, Mrs. Reuben Mills. Mrs. W. W. Crandall, Mrs. Horace G. Ilill. Mrs. James B. Ezzell, Mrs. Verner Moore Lewis, Mrs. Randal Curell, Mrs. Vernon Sharp. Mrs. David Rosenfeld. Mrs. John Barksdale. Mrs. Henry Teitlebaum. Mrs. Walter Jones. Mrs. A. E. Potter. Mrs. Lyon Childress. Mrs. John Lewis. Mrs. Miles Williams. and Mrs. Alexander Fall.
These ladies visited the plants of every manufactur- ing association in the city and solicited donations. which they sold at their booth, in addition to Thrift Stamps.
MRS. HENRY GILLESPIE (Mary Lee Weakley)
Mrs. Frank A. Berry secured a large representation from the following schools and colleges to participate in the Carnival parade:
Hume-Fogg High School, Ward-Belmont, Peabody College, Buford College. Nash- ville College for Young Ladies, Vanderbilt University. Howard Public School. and St. Bernard Academy.
Through Mrs. James H. Kirkland. Nashville Chair- man. the Tennessee Industrial School orchestra and Tony Rose's band gave their services for the Carnival. Miss Marie Ready and Mrs. A. B. Way had charge of training and producing the dancing attractions. The fol- lowing young women and matrons served as models in the fashion show. which was given in the Orpheum Thea- ter in the evening as a part of the festival, a Thrift Stamp being the entrance fee. This feature was under the direction of Mrs. Bruce Douglas and Mrs. Felix Cheatham:
Mrs. Frank Mayfield. Miss Frances Ridley. Mrs. Marvin Holderness, Miss Mary Lee Crockett. Mrs. Paul Rye. Miss MRS. J. PAUL HUNTER (Mary Bate) Kathleen Garrett, Miss Evelyn Douglas. Mrs. Harry Blum. Mrs. Rogers Caldwell. Mrs. John J. Vertrees. Miss Jeanette Sloan. Miss Esther Nichol. Mrs. Meredith Caldwell. Miss Percie War- her, Mrs. H. B. Schermerhorn, Miss Annie Laurie Campbell. Mrs. Fitzgerald Hall. Miss Frances Bennie, Miss Lillian Warner, Miss Frances Dudley. Mrs. Charles Anderson. Miss Ellen Stokes. Miss Sarah Shannon, Miss Malinda Brown, Miss Anne Jenkins. and Miss Annie Hoyte Hicks.
Mrs. Charles Anderson served as Chairman of the costumes featured in the fashion show. This feature was produced by the Centennial Club Committee. of which Mrs. George William Fall was Chairman.
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An intensive Thrift Stamp campaign was launched in May. 1918. and. owing to the absence of Mrs. Reuben Mills from the city. Mrs. John G. Gilmore, assisted by Wis. Morton B. Howell. Il. served as Publicity Chairman for both Nashville and county men's and women's committees. Registration Day. June 28. 1918. was a feature originated by the Tennessee Division of the War Savings Organization, which proved to be of such value that it created national favor. and was adopted by other states. The polls were open in each district and ward and volunteers from both men's and women's committees served as registrars. Mrs. John W. Thomas was chosen as Chairman. assisted by her Nashville Woman's Committee. Council of Defense, and supplemented by the War Savings Organization and women's clubs of Nashville. Mrs. Thomas had complete charge of the polling places for women. Mrs. James II. Kirk- land organized forces throughout the city. and Mrs. John R. Aust throughout the county districts, 10 take charge of the enormous amount of work that such a registration entailed. Headquarters were re- moved from the Doctors' Building to 221 Fourth Avenue. North. and here the clerical work incident to registration was directed by Mrs. John R. Aust, Mrs. Len B. Fite serving as Chairman to secure vol- unteer workers. and Mrs. Kirkland supervising the Chamber of Commerce and Ward-Belmont centers.
The motive of this registration was to compel each family in the county. if possible, to pledge some amount. however small. to the War Savings Organization, which resulted in Davidson County MAS. W. J. MORRISON ( Mart a Rogan) pledging $15,000 more than its quota on this day. So stupendous was the preparation of this work that Wis. James H. Kirkland supervised a force of volunteer helpers at the Cham- ber of Commerce, assisted by R. B. Beal. several hundred women reporting cach day for the checking of pledges made. Mrs. L. B. Fite, at the W. S. S. Headquarters, had volunteers from every woman's organization in Nashville to serve in the same capacity with her. The services of Ward-Belmont College students were also given to check up the pledges. Notable assistance was obtained and most efficient work accomplished by the Nashville public school teachers during this volume of work. Adding machines were installed at the W. S. S. Headquarters, which were under the entire supervision of Mrs. Gibson Patterson and Mrs. John A. Jones. Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Jones started in this work as amateurs. but became experts. their accuracy receiving commendation from state and county officials of both men's and women's organizations.
Ably assisting Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Jones were:
Miss Jennie Waggoner. Miss Elizabeth Sherley, Miss Hattie Cotton. Mrs. Charles Price, and Mrs. Charles Fisher.
Among those who served daily as workers at headquarters through the entire campaign weeks were:
Mr-, Len B. Fite. Mrs. John R. Aust. Miss Hattie Cotton. Miss Jennie Waggoner, Miss Pauline Cave, Mr-, Edward Sherley, Mrs. Katherine P. Wright. Miss Lillian Warner, Mrs. Frank Gurley. Mrs Gibson Patterson. Mrs. John A. Jones, Miss Elizabeth Sherley, and Miss Elizabeth Southgate.
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In October, 1918, another drive for the sale of stamps on the streets of Nash- ville from booths was directed by Mrs. Horace Smith, Chairman of street sales. The following organizations and their representatives for this drive were:
East Nashville Woman's Committee, Mrs. Vernon Sharp. Chairman: West End. Mrs. Vernon Moore Lewis, Chairman; North Nashville, Mrs. R. E. Porter, Chair- man: South Nashville, Mrs. E. C. Wright. Chairman; Colonial Dames. Mrs. Len B. Fite and Mrs. Niles Dismukes, Co-Chairmen: Y. W. C. A., Mrs. Edward Buford, Chairman: King's Daughters, Mrs. Gibson Patterson and Mrs. W. H. Buch- anan, Co-Chairman; Catholic Women. Mrs. Humphrey Timothy, Mrs. Ferdinand Kuhn and Mrs. P. A. Murray, Co-Chairmen; Council of Jewish Women, Mrs. Lee Loventhal, Chairman: Peabody Club, Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Chairman: Van- derbilt Aid, Mrs. G. M. Neely, Chairman; Vanderbilt Woman's Club, Mrs. J. T. McGill, Chairman; D. A. R.'s. Mrs. E. W. Foster and Mrs. Foster Hume, Co-Chair- men: Friday Morning Club, Mrs. John Wilson, Chairman: U. D. C.'s, Mrs. Thomas Newbill, Chairman; Centennial Club, Mrs. R. H. Lacey and Mrs. W. T. Hale, Jr .. Co-Chairmen: A. J. Harris Circle, Independent Daughters of Confederacy. Miss Martha Handley, Chairman; Vendredi Club, Miss Margaret Vance, Chairman. This club broke all records for the drive in a single day, and the workers were added to the honor roll. The Council of Jewish Women broke the record for the week's sale of stamps and received special notice. Mrs. J. C. Lusky. of the North Nash- ville Women's Committee, made the largest number of sales in one day of any woman in Davidson County, her amount being $12,000.00. Mrs. Horace Smith alone sold more stamps than any other woman in the South, as far as is known by W. S. S. state officials.
The children of Nashville played an important part in thrift work. Societies were formed in all the schools and colleges, and the results were one hundred per cent in efficiency in every organization.
The children of the public schools held mass meetings under the auspices of the postal authorities, and patriotic programs were presented which stirred interest. Mrs. J. K. Rains did exceptional work among the schools in her district, making it the banner district of the county for thrift work in the schools.
Postoffice receipts for the sale of Thrift Stamps show that Davidson County exceeded her quota of $3,200,000 by more than $50,000, which gave Nashville first place among Southern cities and seventh place in America for the year 1918. This result was possible because of the fact that thrift clubs were formed in nearly every home. factory, school, business house, public and private institutions in the city and county.
Over five hundred War Savings Societies existed in Davidson County, and much of the work of organizing the societies was accomplished by Mrs. Gibson Patterson, Chairman of the Organization Committee for thrift clubs. Mrs. West H. Morton was also an efficient worker in organizing societies. Mrs. Patterson was ably as- sisted in her work by the members of the Davidson County King's Daughters. of which she was President. Regular monthly meetings were held at the Commercial Club throughout the war to hear reports of the War Savings work. Mrs. John Aust was in charge of the meetings, which were attended by county officials of both men's and women's committees and the secretaries of each club. Prizes which were offered for the banner clubs were presented at the gatherings, and always the greatest enthusiasm was shown and friendly rivalry of clubs existed. The woman's organization of the W. S. S. was greatly indebted to Eugene Shannon, Nashville's Postmaster during the war, who rendered every possible assistance to them and did valuable work along this line, and also to Lee Loventhal, Edgar M. Foster, Vernon
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!uppet. E. C. Faircloth. Perey Sharpe. B. W. Landstreet. and W. Il. Lambeth, whose work was always one hundred per cent. as well as their enthusiasm.
In November. 1918, Mrs. John Aust was elected State Chairman for War Savings work in Tennessee, and she appointed Mrs. Horace Smith to be her shecessor as Chairman of Davidson County. Mrs. Smith appointed Mrs. C. C. Waggoner as Nashville Chairman. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wag- goner each reorganized and perfected an organiza- tion of energetic women, which resulted in the same enthusiasm being shown as in war times. Mrs. Kath- eryn P. Wright served as Press Chairman for both city and county organizations. and Mrs. Gibson Pat- terson was the able Vice-Chairman of the state.
In 1919 the entire thrift work of the state was turned over to the Woman's Committee. Ten- nessee being the only state to take such a step. Mrs. John R. Vast retained the chairmanship of the state and removed her headquarters to the Independent Life Building. In reorganizing her forces. Mrs. Aust Wow : Walker Webb) appointed Mrs. Gibson Patterson State Executive Secretary: Mrs. W. J. Morrison, State Publicity Di rector. Ar -. C. C. Waggoner. Davidson County Chairman. Mrs. Jordan Stokes, Ji .. County Publicity Chairman. and Mrs. Horace Smith and Mrs. John W. Kenny as Field Agents.
A unique feature of the work of this new organiza- tion was the formation of Baby Thrift Clubs by Mrs. Horace Smith, which proved so successful that this idea was adopted by other states.
David-on County kept first place, which she had hitherto attained in thrift work. and Tennessee led the states in the Sixth Federal Reserve District, both in the number of clubs formed and in the amounts raised from redeemed pledges. Tennessee led also in economizing in the expense of its headquarters. all workers serving a- volunteers, except the Secretary and Field Agent -. Wis. John R. Aust. State Chairman. received many let. ter- from national authorities and from officials through- ont the South commending her for the splendid result- Mi- C. C. WALLONER \ H Mnadirt White! wcomplished in every county in Tennessee in this work. ind for the economical methods used in defraving the expenses of the organization.
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Canning Centers
After Davidson County had completed the work of the army in the furrows, it became necessary to devise some plan to conserve the products that had been raised in the thousands of back-yard and vacant-lot gardens of the county. Owing to the shortage of labor in the canning factories, Herbert Hoover. National Food Director, sent out an urgent appeal to the women all over the country to volunteer as instructors and to teach the art of can- ning and preserving in the homes.
Nashville was the first city in the state to estab- lish canning agencies. Headquarters for instructing classes were opened at the Chamber of Commerce building, with Miss Mary B. McGowan, a government demonstrator. in charge, assisted by Miss Bessie Par- tee. a Davidson County demonstrator. Only those who were willing to endure hardships volunteered for this service, inasmuch as it had to be done during the extreme heat of the summer months when hot stoves were not enticing. Twenty Davidson County women volunteered for the first course, the following fourteen winning government certificates. which MISS ALMA OLIVER made them official instructors in all forms of canning and preserving throughout the state. They were:
Miss Alma Oliver, Mrs. Miles Williams, Wrs. W. J. Morrison, Mrs. Edine Armstrong Mat- thews (Mrs. Harley). Mrs. J. H. Matthews. Mrs. W. H. Levine, Mrs. Ophelia Hecht, Mrs. Joseph Abrams, Mrs. J. L. Bland. Mrs. J. E. Brock. Mrs. S. W. Bomar, Mrs. E. A. Green. Miss Lillie D. Witherspoon, Miss Nancy Castner, Miss Vernon Kirk- patrick, Mrs. Charles S. Caldwell, and Mrs. R. E. Porter.
Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Caldwell worked under the Woman's Committee. Council of Defense. of which they were officers, while all the others reported to Miss Virginia Moore, State Demonstration Agent. appointed by Herbert Hoover. Realizing that con- servation of food was one of the most important factors in winning the war, these women held them- selves subject to call at all times to hold demonstra- tions at any of the homes or canning centers throughout the entire war period.
The first canning station to be opened. after re- ceiving government certificates, was that of the Me- Kendree Church kitchen by Miss Alma Oliver and Mrs. Miles Williams, graduate instructors. The MRS. MILES WILLIAMS (Dola Grainger) first demonstrations in the canning of meats and in sugar conservation in Davidson County were held at this center by Miss Oliver and Mrs. Williams. Requests for repetitions of the meat-canning demonstration, were received from different parts of the county and state, and Mrs. Williams and Miss Oliver spent as much time in complying to these calls as their work at the center would allow. They each gave numerous demon-
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strations during the entire summer months at the Warioto Settlement House. the Wesley House and the Martha O'Brien Home, charitable institutions of Nashville. Their work in a booth erected at the State Fair in 1918. For demonstrating canning, was especially commended by state and national authorities. Other instructors who established canning centers were:
Mrs. Willie D. Steele opened a kitchen at Thomas School: Mrs. W. H. Levine one at West End Methodist Church: Mrs. Ophelia Hecht and Mrs. Joseph Abrams, one at the Jewish Settlement House, and also made a number of home demonstrations: Mrs. I. E. Brock. one at Ashcroft School; and Mrs. W. J. Morrison and Miss Lillie Witherspoon held demonstrations in a number of private homes in various parts of the county.
Wrs. Edine Armstrong Matthews (Mrs. Harley) opened a canning kitchen in the basement of the West Nashville Methodist Church immediately after receiving her certificate. She also gave a number of demonstrations in private homes throughout the city. and received several premiums at the Tennes- see States Fairs in 1917 and 1918 on her canned products. Mrs. Matthews purchased a cannery lo enable her to do better service in her immediate neighborhood. and with the assistance of Miss Mary MRS. HARLEY MATTHEWS (Fdine Armstrong) WeGowan. established the diet kitchen which was used for the influenza patients at Kissam Hall, Van- derbilt University. in the fall of 1918. Mrs. Matthews also opened a canning cen- ter over Wright's Pharmacy in West Nashville, where daily demonstrations were given residents of this community during the entire fall and winter months of 1918. Several thousand cans were preserved by her. and the influence resulting from les- sons in conservation of foods at this center was feh throughout the entire county.
Mrs. J. H. Matthews, who conducted the canning centers at Warner School, Me- Neilly Day Home and at the Tennessee State Fair. also did special home demon- stration work. Mis. Matthews received fourteen premiums for her canning ex- hibitions at the State Fair in 1918. which were for products raised by her in her own back-vard garden. She was assisted in numerous demonstrations throughout the summer and fall months by Mrs. Ophelia Hecht. Mrs. J. L. Bland and Mrs. J. C. Brock, who were also expert instructors.
A splendid service was rendered by this band of experienced women during the influenza epidemic by donating their cans of soup mixture and other foods to the stricken communities.
Miss Alma Oliver supervised the serving of breakfast at Vanderbilt University to over one hundred and fifty patients, beginning at five o'clock each morning and serving the entire three weeks of the epidemic. Mrs. Edine Armstrong Matthews. with her cannery over Wright's Pharmacy. was of valuable assistance to the stricken community in which her kitchen was established during the epidemie. Practically every woman in this organization volunteered as nurses or cooks during the crisis. and by their experience in food demonstrations proved of valuable assistance to the thousands of patients in Nashville and at the Old Hickory Powder Plant.
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