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' the Twentieth century nuu tms mum-ing at 11 o’cloc k. Mrs Richard H. Gorham, chairman of the this committee, nave a summary of the year s work, with total expenditures of $3240.32. 4 One of the earliest war activities,” she said in her report, “was the effort to call the attention of housekeepers to the importance of conserving food by drying process.4'The report stated that the capacity of six or seven ships carrying potatoes can be carried overseas in one ship if* J the potatoes are dried. This process of* preserving potatoes helps also to solve . the problems involved in the shortage i I of tin and glass.* The league so operated in the work of the Liberty bread shop, receivingp | gratifying recognition in food adminis-i 1 trailer, ircles at the State House and in . | Washington. The eornmitte, of which ' Mrs Hemenway is chairman, meets each week to shape the policies of the Liberty bread shops in response to the de-' j mands of the food administration In re-“ gard to the use of wheat.i Attention was called to the work of i I the sewing and knitting committee, 5330 1 j garments were made and distributed,» 10,442 surgical sponges were made for the j1 \ use of the Instructive District Nursinge Association.3 i Th report called attention to the op-* i * oitunity for helping in civilian relief .work made necessary by war conditions! and the interest manifested in a practi-•I cat way in the Reconstruction Units which are doing “iooking-forwar I work,” restoring homes in France and Russia—recreating hope, clothing children. and making ready for their future -after the war.These officers were elected: Mrs J.Malcolm Forbes, president; Mrs Norwood P. Hallowed!, Mrs Kdwin D. Mead, Mrs Fannie Fern Andrews. Mrs Robert lt;h,uld Shaw, vice presidents; Mrs David Chtever, treasurer; Mrs Walter K. inwey, director to serve until 1919 (tilling unexpired term); Miss Hester Cunningham, Mrs John B. Dunbar. MissI ugenia B. Frothingham, directors to serve until 1921. jd
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Boston Evening Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Tue, May 21, 1918
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Harvard U.
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