11 or V m WOMEN AND THE WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA ^H w - •.y-v.^ y • *S. "\v • /- I THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA Cp970.9 T21w c.2 Tu i 1 Women and the War in North Carolina WOMEN AND THE WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA. A Partial Report of the Work of Women in North Carolina During the First Year of the War, April 2, 1917 — April 2, 1918 — Based Upon Material Collected by the Department of History of the State Normal and Indus- trial College, and Compiled by Misses Mabel Tate and Naomi Neal, of the Class of 1918. We read from time to time, in the daily press, of the work of the women of the warring nations abroad. Name any field you like — munitions, hospitals, police, mail-carriers, omnibus conductors — and you find women replacing the men in various situations and occu- pations. Even on or near the battle-front, they answer the call of bleeding and crushed humanity, as in every other field of work, with successful and untiring efforts to conserve and construct. As the shadow of the great war is thrown athwart our own land, women are called upon to "do their bit" here in ways no less untried. "The achievement of American women in the world war of 1917 will stand in no shadowy and uncertain outline against the background of the history that the future generations will read ; for woman's share in the nation's task in this gigantic struggle for the freedom of the races is to mark a new era, both in the conduct of the war and in the history of the woman movement." No sooner had this country been forced into the conflict than national leaders as individuals began to pay high tributes to the value of woman's work in the prosecution of the war and to ask for the co-operation and assistance of the women in formulating the war emergency program. President Wilson pays this tribute to the women of America: "I think the whole country has appreciated the way in which the women have risen to this great occasion. They have not only done what they have been asked to do, and done it with ardor and efficiency, but they have shown a power to organize for doing things, on their own initiative, which is quite a different and a very much more diffi- cult thing. I think the whole country has admired the spirit and devotion of the women of the United States. It goes without saying that the country depends upon the women for a large part of the in- spiration of its life. That is obvious. But it is now depending upon the women also for suggestions of service, which have been rendered in abundance and with distinction of originality." Such a tribute is being paid by scores of nationally influential individuals. Not only those heroic women who, as Bed Cross Nurses, will ac- company our soldiers to France, and those who, at home, are devoting their time, talents, and energies to work specifically connected with the war, but all of our women can do and are doing their part to bring the great struggle to a successful conclusion. The home-makers are doing their part by careful and intelligent planning, by the most economic and wise use of food supplies. Others are striving to place about the Army and Navy environments which will conduce to im- proved military morale and efficiency of our fighting forces and place the Army and Navy upon a higher standard. Only a few may have the opportunity of rendering service at the front; but there will be important work for those who remain in the country. For the nurs- ing profession, there is the Public Health Nursing and Child Welfare Work which must not be neglected. To relieve medical men for serv- ice at the front, women physicians might also be employed for service at convalescent hospitals at home in the treatment of soldiers who return on account of chronic conditions. In civil life, many posi- tions can be filled by women, releasing men for service. For many without business or professional training, or for the spare moments of those who have family duties or are self-supporting, there remains the great work of collecting and distributing useful articles for our soldiers and sailors through the many organizations conducted for this purpose. And it would be well for the millions of women of America to appreciate "how much their individual effort adds to the final sum of our national effort." Although it is far too early to write even the first chapter of North Carolina's part in the present conflict, the brief report of what her women are trying to do, as given in the following account, should stimulate and stir the ambition of every loyal North Carolinian. As suggested by a pamphlet issued by the History Department of the State Normal College: "This being the State College for Women, we are endeavoring to collect material concerning the war work of the women of the state. "This material is to be permanently preserved here, so that when the Historian of the future comes to tell the story of this great epoch, unlike the Historian who tries to write of woman's part in the life of former days, he will not lack ample and correct records." This college has in practically every county in the state a represen- tative^ — in every instance a woman and in most instances an alumna of the college — who is voluntarily collecting and sending to the col- lege for permanent preservation all the material that can be secured in her county concerning the war work of the women. These repre- sentatives are to continue their work, as long as they can, sending in any reports, at any time, which have even the least bearing on this subject. It is to be regretted that reports from many of the counties are incomplete, but it should be borne in mind that much difficulty in securing the necessary information is due to the fact that, heretofore, no especial attention has been directed towards the effective recording of statistics and reports of such work done by individuals and various organizations in any community. Thus the report below of the work of the women in North Carolina for the first year of the war is some- what inadequate, although much valuable and inspiring material has been received and filed by the History Department. FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION. The following counties reported on Food Production and Conserva- tion : • Caldwell — 1600 quarts, fruit and vegetables. Forsyth — 194,124 cans ; 14 canning and poultry clubs. Gaston — 75,000 cans; 2,500 pounds dried products. Guilford — 210,000 cans; 8 canning clubs. Lenoir — 70,000 tin cans; 2 carloads glass containers. New Hanover — 32,000 cans. Transylvania — 15,000 pounds. In practically every county there is one or more Home Demonstra- tion Agents. Every county has a large number of families who have signed the pledge cards in the interest of Food Conservation. War gardens are fast becoming popular. PHYSICIANS AND NURSES. Among the women of whom North Carolina shall ever be proud are service in the camps either in this country or in France. The list as the physicians and nurses who have nobly volunteered and are now in reported by the representatives is as follows : County Name Location Burke — Miss Mary Murphy Red Cross Nurse in France Caldwell — Dr. Margaret Castex Sturgis Not reported Miss Helen Grist Not reported 'Miss Mabel Gof orth Not reported Miss Elizabeth Harrison Not reported Cherokee — Miss Nina Axley Red Cross Nurse in El Paso, Tex. Forsyth — Miss Iseley Not reported Miss Elizabeth Clingman Not reported Miss Maud Chalmers Not reported Miss Bodenhamer Not reported Miss lone Branche Not reported Miss Valley Armstrong Not reported Miss Mary Ambler Not reported Miss Mamie Timberlake Not reported Miss Treva Kirk Not reported Miss Ada F. Page Not reported Miss Luella Chrisman Not reported Miss Maud Benge Not reported Miss Nora Taylor Not reported Guilford — Dr. Mary S. Miles. .Chairman Red Cross Educational Com. Dr. Anna M. Gove Civil Relief Service in France Dr. Joy Harris Glascock Not reported Lee — -Miss Ruth Wicker. .Member Dr. J. W. Long's Hosp. Unit No. 65 Miss Laura Doub Member of U. S. Army Hospital No. 16 Macon — Dr. Mary E. Lapham . . Supt. of Tuberculosis Hosp. in France Miss Annie Vaughn Dr. Lapham's private secretary Miss Margaret Bryson Volunteer to go to France Sampson— Miss Mary Herring Red Cross Nurse in France NEW OCCUPATIONS. Eager to grasp every opportunity of service, the women have en- tered new occupations. In the Navy, two North Carolinians have been reported as yeomen : Miss Kathleen Michaux Burke County. Miss Earle White Pamlico County. As an appreciation of the way in which the women of North Caro- lina have entered upon their new fields, we are glad to quote the fol- lowing letter : "When the work of the Legal Advisory Board for the County of Vance, in aiding registrants with their questionaires, threatened to assume proportions beyond the ability of the board, the chairman in- vited Miss Leah H. Perry to form a woman's auxiliary board. She promptly undertook the work, and gathered a number of ladies, who were assigned offices in the Law Building, occupied by Mr. Bennett H. Perry previous to his entering the military service. These ladies were appointed full associate members of the Legal Advisory Board, and took the oath of office required by law. Their service was equal to the best. Their quick intelligence enabled them to handle the work efficiently, and with dispatch. They attended during office hours as promptly, remained on duty as steadily, and did their work as well as any man connected with the work. It was largely owing to the very high efficiency of their service that not once during the period of the questionaires issues was the work of the Legal Advisory Board car- ried over to the next day. It is the only instance, I know, where women received such appointment. I have very great pleasure in tes- tifying to the value of this work, and still more pleasure in expressing my personal appreciation, and that of the board, of the unselfish, devoted patriotic service of these ladies. I desire to mention them by name ; that this thing which they have done shall be spoken of as a memorial of them. They are : Miss Leah H. Perry Miss Mary Butler Miss Jessie P. Harris Mrs. Neita W. Allen Miss Florence Butler Mrs. Etta M. Cheek Miss Lucy C. Kittrell Miss Annie M. Jones Miss Mabel L. Clopton Miss Gertrude F. Harris Thomas M. Pittman, Chairman Legal Advisory Board for Vance County." YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. We have only one report of the Y. W. C. A. work and that is from Greensboro, Guilford County. It shows the wonderful possibilities of such an organization : "The Greensboro Y. W. C. A. of which Mrs. D. H. Blair was presi- dent for 1917 and Mrs. C. D. Mclver for 1918, has a membership of 888 and employs three full-time secretaries. Miss Ewing, general sec- retary, Miss Hammerly, secretary girls' work, and Miss Yopp, Travel- ]er's Aid secretary, whose work is done under the auspices of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. "The amount subscribed by Greensboro for the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. War work Fund, was f 21,114.26, most of which was gained through the work of the Y. W. C. A. "The Educational Committee of which Mrs. G. W. Whitsett is chairman, reports 5 First Aid classes for 1917, total membership 150 ; 2 French classes, 2 gymnasium classes and 1 class in telegraphy. Total membership of various classes for 1917, 1555. "The Eight Weeks Club with membership of 40, did especially good community service during the summer. "The Patriotic League, organized just before Christmas under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. has 300 members, and is constantly in- creasing in size and influence. Groups have been organized in the schools of the city, at Jamestown, Pomona, and the mill villages, and are co-operating with the Red Cross and other organizations in all forms of patriotic service. "The Traveller's Aid service has and is accomplishing an untold amount of good in this time of increased travel, combined with lack of proper facilities." COLLEGES. A few of the colleges for women have been heard from; and the reports are indeed gratifying. "The colleges located in Guilford County need no comment on their patriotic work. It speaks for itself." STATE NORMAL COLLEGE. "The students of the State Normal College pledged $5,000 to the Y. W. C. A. War Friendship Fund, and by December 1917 had paid in 15,012.10. $2,012.10 in excess of their assessment. This record led the entire Southern division per capita pledges, and in collection of same. "Every class and both Societies subscribed to the Second Liberty Loan. "The College Red Cross Auxiliary, the largest of its kind in the state, has a membership of 263, with Miss Belle Mitchell as chairman. Besides the work regularly carried on during the term, each holiday has been devoted to Red Cross work. On these holidays alone, the girls have made 25,000 surgical dressings, 91 comfort pillows, 275 trench candles, 300 pairs hospital socks, in addition to the unfinished garments not reported. . "For entertainments, a concert Dec. 19, 1917, and a Pageant Feb. 7, 1918, have been given by the college auxiliary. "Five hundred and seventy-six of the Normal College students signed a petition to their congressmen, asking them, to vote in favor of womar. suffrage. "The college authorities have engaged Miss Minnie L. Jameson to do extension work throughout the state for the conservation of food, and have arranged courses and lectures for the summer months to aid in spreading information and assist the government in the prose- cution of the war." GREENSBORO COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. "The Greensboro College for Women has organized a Patriotic League with membership of 181, and its Red Cross Auxiliary num- bers 51. They have reported a total of 57 knitted garments, 750 com- presses, 11 bed shirts, and work for Belgian refugees, and have con- tributed a total of 55 books for the soldiers' library. "The faculty and students have purchased Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps to the value of f 2,405.00 and have contributed $876.00 to the Y. W. O. A. War Friendship Fund, and $86.00 to the Armen- ians. "All the students have signed the food pledge and special instruc- tion is being given regarding conservation and substitution of food- stuffs needed by the Allies." GUILFORD COLLEGE "At Guilford College the various classes and societies have given up the customary forms of entertainments in order to purchase Liber- ty Bonds, have pledged themselves to the strict conservation of food, and the students are giving much of their time to various phases of Red Cross and Belgian relief work." SALEM COLLEGE. The Forsyth County report contains an account of the splendid work done by the student body of Salem College. "Last spring a vigorous campaign was begun to raise funds for a much needed gymnasium. In order to make their contributions the young ladies did various kinds of work, such as polishing shoes, shampooing and washing. In the fall, the campaign was changed into a Liberty Loan campaign. The student body at present owns $850.00 in Liberty Bonds and $330.40 in War Savings Certificates. Beginning early in the fall active Red Cross work was begun at Salem. A large amount of knitting has been done; also a large < amount of surgical dressings. Last fall even before the request came from the government, Salem adopted a wheatless day. All during the winter and spring one meatless and two wheatless days have been observed by the institution, meeting with hearty co-operation on the part of the students. In answer to the call of the Students' Friend- ship War Fund the Salem girls responded splendidly. There was much real sacrifice made and the splendid amount of $1,872.50 was raised. The one hundred per cent, efficiency in thrift stamps was started in the Academy by the sixth grade. The other grades and all four College classes soon followed suit. At present, the whole insti- tution stands one hundred per cent, in thrift stamps. The Salem girls have made a beautiful service flag which will be hung in Mem- orial Hall. This flag contains eighty-one blue stars and one gold star representing the fathers and brothers who are in the nation's service." Data Compiled From Reports of the County Representatives to ' Department of History. ORGANIZATIONS— Red Cross WORK ACCOMPLISHED Comfort Layettes RefieV CONTRIBUTIONS SECOND LIBERTY LOAN COUNTIES Chap- Auxi - Member- ship Cluba Surgicnl 1 Hospital Supplies 1 Supplies Knitted Articles Christ m No. or 1 Women I Amount Purchasers | Alamance.. Alexander. Alleghany. Anson .... Avery .... Beaufort . . 2 90C . . . I-- | 1,780 1,924 105 294 $200.00 981 S4fi 500 " 1 ' 'i l " l 4 1 "i 471 8.5 625 ; 1,500 9,000 1,000 934 1,400 160 i,5oo.66 150* 101 4 166 46,000.00 I 800.00 250 2,339 3 cases 24 ' 440 f 250 00 830 2,192 1861 1,329.80 48,150.00 1 Brunswick Buncombe. Cabarrus. . Oaldwell . . 8 550.00 l a ■ ' 75 75.00 78 103 46 8,900.00 13,600.00 15,550.00 . . J 1 l ... 825 9 622 320 3,097.31 Carteret. .. l 2 135 1 90 28 7,550.00 ■ 50* 18 2,500.00 3,450.00 T ■ 1 l 1 1 246 221 3671.. 16.00 70 51,900.00 !.. 149 17,500.00 2 ' 17 ' 2,000 1,500 1,200 | 1 ; 4 2,054 1,961 500 125 | 538.00 80 15,000.00 3 100* 22 214 *200 00 1 ' 'i 3 1 516 1,089 3,808.93 400.00 182.87 108,050.00 11,450.00 120 75,000.00 1 Forsyth . . . l 10 10,600 30 114,377 5,732 4,661" 1 5 211 Gaston. . . . l 14 1,859 4 1,992 20,562 162 10,497.08 314 31,700.00 1.. i Guilford. .. 2 14 6,240 10 66,102 5,055 2,905 423 1440' 20,000.00 350* 68* 16 *200,000.00 27,200.00 1,600.00 1 2 319 702 228 133 | Haywood . . Henderson | .1 1 760 246 2,509 | 121 1 831 870.35 61 34,450.00 Hoke ..." 1 4 43 45 500 00 Hyde 4 ' 1 100.00 3,900.00 3,550.00 |'. . . 16 95 125* 1,150.00 11,550.00 ♦20,000.00 1 1 2 3 12,675 42 697 783 705 3 16 29 471; 1,425 11 3 315 73 ::::: 500.00 J | | Mecklenb'g 1 120 135 815 145 9,nn no 5 20 96* 700 00 Montgom'y 7,500.00 *65,450.00 N. Hanover Northamp'm 1 5,000. 1 91 oases 100 300, 3,135.92 582 22f 13 30 5 200* 114,100.00 7,000.00 25,000.00 79,800.00 2,500.00 43,400.00 1 155' Pasquotank . Perquimans 1 3 oases 179.00 30f 88 50t 19t 47 10,000.00 16,350.00 25,000.00 2,800.00 10,500.00 Pitt Polk 1 11 1" 16 5 1,828 72 21,438 7 cases 130 291| 269| I 1319 255 5 202.44 2,770.00 90.00 Randolph.. ' Richmond. | ] Rockingham . . .1.. . ■ 20* 119 71* 28 74 13 8 ♦7,000.00 34,800.00 5,900.00 13,050.00 49,650.00 850.00 500 00 Rowan .... 1 1,936 7,143 ■ Rutherford Sampson. . . 1 7 574 6 cases 498.00 Scotland.. . Stanly 1 300 1 3,169 1,673 I 809.37 Surry ■ ■ ' i 1 5 ■ "I Transylv'ia ... ...|. . 9,030 231 266 34 27 11 50t 93 563 Tyrrell | ■:.■:,:. ■ 26 750 00 Union ■ 1,250.00 15,500.00 109,450.00 1 3 1,386 14,086 200 1,336| Wake ■ Warren... . * ■ Washingt'n Watauga. . 1 ■ 16 1,250.00 Wayne .... | Wilkes Wilson. . . . 1 7 600 4 1501 1,000] 1 127.00 56 287 6 6,900.00 91,000.00 550.00 Yadkin. . . . 3 1 ■ 81 251 61 Yancey. . . . 33 i| 761 761 140| 66.50 37 139 40,2371 77| 267,260 J97 cases 40,834 13 cases 22,778|2,853|5,323 1 $55,993.57 5,998 $1,702,200.00 * — Estimated t— Not oc mp lete. REPORTS OP AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA.* CHAPTER Branches & Surgical Auxiliaries Dressings 2 775 1 241 36 7 2075 7 41981 96 3 301 360 9 4114 935 1 486 2 3930 3 5830 160 11984 2 300 5 240 13127 24 14641 4 1883 390 5 4832 648 19465 2460 2 15106 7 15980 3480 6 11 9 2488 2 8337 12 12695 4 5111 i5 3109 4 1421 7 31620 465 261 989 2 1980 9 3802 2 1 3 702 563 1 910 3 1437 171 1 4680 2 264 2829 3 2577 1 53 2 1895 1 2264 2 8753 5 755 4 103 3 11586 2 1 3 22327 2215 746 9 3465 8589 11 66305 6 4 154 1 5078 190 Hospital Garments Knitted Miscellaneous Articles Articles 94 142 161 45 941 60 1198 1421 6 32 3 521 623 392 620 43 107 12 158 242 50 1171 457 302 152 100 45 407 54 229 622 340 135 42 226 221 125 4S 195 461 663 14 87 76 349 511 1437 831 221 62 100 55 496 IS 7 146 411 602 66 139 359 18 743 355 565 109 661 545 1392 933 54 62 62 89 379 144 230 83 663 93 388 137 233 92 36 710 64 78 570 386 421 494 275 312 169 670 4 159 24 405 55 229 17 13 58 132 1941 251 161 93 162 65 192 148 80 89 70 1110 1853 471 284 13 50 1269 136 447 35 16 90 591 459 101 155 319 527 3271 373 616 13 201 235 323 60 203 215 66 8 Acme Ahoskie Andrews Anson County . . . Asheville Atkinson Bakensville Banner Elk Beaufort Beaufort County. Bertie County. . . Bladen County. . . Bolton Burgaw Burke County... Burlington Cabarrus County. Caldwell County. Canton Carthage Chadbourn Chap el Hill Charlotte Chatham County. Cherokee County Chowan County.. Clarkton Clayton Creswell Duplin County. . . Durham Edgecombe Co... Elizabeth City. . . Enfield Fairmont Fayetteville .... Franklinton .... Gaston County. . . Goldsboro Graham Grandfather Mt. . Granville County Greensboro Halifax Hamlet Harnett County. . Haywood County Hendersonville . . Hertford County. Hickory Highlands High Point Hoke County. . . . Jacksonville .... King's Mountain. Kinston Laurinburg Leaksville-Spray Lee County Lexington Lincolnton Louasburg Macon County. . . Madison County. Marion Martin County. . Mayodan -Madison Maxton Mebane Monroe Montgomery Co. . Morehead City. . New Bern Newton Northampton Co. , Orange County. . Person County . . Perquimans Co. . Pitt County Plymouth Polk County Raleigh Randolph County Red Springs Reidsville Roanoke Roanoke Rapids . 70 50 73 696 2790 162 85 84 125 392 150 35 115 140 544 377 30 82 391 208 7 16 52 72 54 234 487 561 60 135 96 273 276 54 332 370 2 300 2224 206 226 303 238 392 405 241 55 907 203 48 550 2824 410 66 35 77 12 414 213 290 178 155 18 16 81 51 377 152 271 471 353 227 Robersonville . . Rockingham .... Rocky Mount. . . . 1 19515 Roiper 5 100 Rutherford Co. . . 3 290 Salisbury 9944 Sampson County. 982 Sand Hill 29509 Scotland Neck . . . 1 2215 2 2420 Shelby 2 3057 3 7029 Southport 4 1374 St. Pauls Stanley County. . 2 1735 Surry County. . . . 6426 ThomasviLle .... 1 235 1 1745 Transylvania Co. 1 9586 Tyrell County. . . Vance County. . . 2 13176 Warrenton 9691 Watauga County Watha 2 111 Whiteville , 3 305 Wilkes County. . 7 Wilmington .... 6688 Wilson County. . 24621 Winston-Salem. . 6 102320 356 681 24 210 20 808 248 105 134 125 182 165 92 1 84 390 32 172 48 29 12 234 210 220 501 3369 20 413 507 23 510 52 641 103 1505 156 90 383 23 14 14 364 273 131 176 207 54 734 436 52 21 120 26 1292 697 2940 148 778 14 518 17 373 186 260 2 224 264 6 120 20 24 12 31 65 210 8 236 155 242 2175 Total number of Chapters in North Carolina 133 Total number of Branches in North Carolina 140 Total number of Auxiliaries in North Carolina 131 Total number Surgical Dressings in North Carolina 639831 Total number Hospital Garments in North Carolina 31121 Total number Knitted Articles in North Carolina 39685 Total number miscellaneous articles in North Carolina 27447 Total Membership of North Carolina 130156 * — This report was furnished by A. D. Andrews, Assistant Director, Bureau of Development, American Red Cross, Atlanta, Ga. The foregoing reports are purely statistical and do not convey just what has been done until we make a few comparisons. First, the one hundred and thirty-three chapters and two hundred and seventy-one branches and auxiliaries for the one hundred counties have a total membership of 130,156. Thousands of our people who are not mem- bers of the Red Cross are putting their hearts into the work, all for the reason that their boys are "over there" among the suffering and dying of the allies and we are all working together in harmony for the one aim — "to make the world safe for democracy." One lady who is very active in organizing and overseeing chapters and branches, in writing of her work put it this way : "Could you know the trips made to different points 'through country' often in severe thunderstorms, to instruct and organize and though not strong physically I have visited and personally instructed each of our branches and organized the school auxiliaries, and why? Because having no boy to give I was determined to do my bit some way, and God grant that it may help to win the war !" Much knitting has been done for the soldiers, even though it is said that the socks last only 4 minutes "over there." In Beaufort county 2,192 knitted articles have been made, in Forsyth 4,661 and in Guil- ford 2,905. Both old and young have taken part ; the old ladies knit- ting for their second war and the girls learning with untiring effort at the feet of these instructors of '65. Much of the sewing has been done by these elderly ladies — in one instance in Forsyth county an old lady of ninety years, almost totally blind, cut white strips and made eighteen comfort pillows, and another aged lady has knitted dozens of pairs of socks. Many instances of such patriotism could be mentioned. Much efficient work is being done by the colored women of our state for *the colored soldiers and for our boys too. In Forsyth county they have their headquarters in their school building. Much knitting has been done and 109 nicely made garments were turned in besides 200 comfort bags for the colored soldiers of Winston j Salem. Both races, old and young, "have come forward quietly and unostentatious- ly to offer their service in the way that seemed good to them, asking neither praise nor reward save that in sense of duty well-performed." Thousands of women of wealth and leisure have become actively engaged in Red Cross work, giving all their time and influence to pro- mote this work. Many others who are so busy in their service for their family that they cannot find time to work, bring glasses of jelly, etc., for the Christmas boxes being sent to the hospitals or bundles of clothes now outgrown, for some shivering child in France to help warm its thin little body. Two merchants from Stanly county gave 50 yards of muslin each for bandages — perhaps for their own sons. Another gift of priceless value was made in Yancey county, one lady giving six pounds of wool to the Red Cross. In this mountain county where much spinning and carding is still done, machinery not replac- ing the home spinning there, the Red Cross room in the school build- ing is fitted up with three spinning wheels and is open every week for the ladies to spin and card. Another gift of rarity and uniqueness is from Transylvania county, Miss Mary Galloway giving the Red Cross a fine steer which sold for $180.00. Surely our patriotism is aroused by such services as these and we pledge ourselves anew to give and do our utmost, whatever it may be. The work of the women's clubs deserves mention. In every case the clubs are doing Red Cross work and have adopted the conservation plan in refreshments, serving only ice water or no refreshments at all. The clubs of Cumberland county deserve especial mention. One club of nine members contributed $300 to the Red Cross. Special attention may be called to the reports of Forsyth, Guil- ford, and Gaston counties. Splendid work has been done in these counties as is shown by the reports. Well organized work has been carried on under able instructors and leaders in every branch of the work. They have given their sons, their services, and their substance and may they feel rewarded! This report is by no means a complete record of all the work that the women of North Carolina have done. There has been much noble sacrifice and service that shall never come to our ears. The reports here listed are what was obtained from the college representative in each county, and those counties having no report, it has not been received as yet from their representative and we hope to be able to add to them soon. This work will be continued and when the next report is made may every county have her service flag well-filled with stars. "Could a service flag be made to represent all those mothers who have so willingly given their sons to the cause of Liberty it would have thousands of stars. Looking back over the first year of this great war North Carolina can be justly proud of her women and their notable work. Surely they have been 'over the top'." UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HIL1 illinium 00032773543 This book may be kept out one month unless a recall notice is sent to you. It must be brought to the North Carolina Collection (in Wilson Library) for renewal. •3M