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Show SALT LIKE WOMEN TO DEFEND 1 National Committee of man's Section of fl4 League Plans Work. SALT LAKERS MEMBf Mrs. L. C. Miller and J- E. Oglesby Represt Local Organization. Mrs. L. O. Miller, state vie. D. A. R., ad Mrs. J. E. oZC of this city, have been appoiW bers of the National committTj Woman 's section of the Nav, w the United States, to organize C work of that body in a '' women of the United States to? cessity in the present days of jfaj penl to work for the ends of a," and national defense. They wji conjunction with a body of m 1000 of the most prominent J every section of the ImiSg numbering among them MrUlS Gumming Story .president geL! R.; Mrs. Datsy ilcLaurin &v 5 j dent general Daughters of the eracv: Miss Anne Morgan y. ? Hearst Mrs. A. P!GS Alexander an Rensselaer Mr v McGormick, Mrs. George UUvt! gie, Mrs George Dewev. Urn 2 Harvey, Miss Grace M. Reree V3 of the D A. E ; Mrs. ThoS Miss Julia Marlowe, and a fj others. Pioneer in the Work. The Woman's section of tt.z league is the first and onlv worn,', ganization in this conntrv trotim the cause of patriotism and natasl tense. It was organized by a a, of patriotic- women in 'Waaa. whose husbands were memlnt Men's Navy league, who thought i women ought to have some partial national defense movement eittoja their owo. The section 's call u I women of America to rallv to Has, of patriotism instantly struck ana sive keynote in the hearts and in tions of the patriotic women siior-ii country, and the section has sprtaii wildfire. Letters have been mat from prominent women all ami country, enthusiastically endoiml league, and memberships hatt a pouring in at the rate of several sand a day. At present, althaedj work has been in progress onlv a 1 more than two weeks, the settii more than 10,000 active woriiif bers. Note Time for Action. "It is time that the womeiaaf country rreed themselves f-emthai ma of standing lor peace at u,n lack of preparedness and aaotj cowardice, and rallied to the r.ua of patriotism and Americanise. aa their mothers and grandmothered! and IS 12. ' says a typical lettera Miss Grace M. Pierce, registrar it D. A. R. " American women total like the women of every other cobM the fountain-head of 'true fjmaaj true courage and true nationalise n spirit of Dolly Madison. Manilla ington and Nancy Hanks still hatfl the land. When "the test comes Al can womcD will tell their hnsbaahj sons to go serve their country azis back with their shields on theayi bravely and juat as ebeerfnhv atj the Spartan women ages ago. tai the new woman's movement for eel ism and national defense heart l and think that such a movants! have been started long ago." Support Is General. Among others from whom entsa. letters have been received ml George Dewey. Mrs. John A h wife of General Logan of civil fame: Mrs. Marv A. Locinvooi m of the 1. A. K.;'Mrs. Douglas Kj sister of Theodore Roosevelt. tot.) George Lauder Carnegie. The""' section hones before autumn te w lrtO.OW women to think, talk wj patriotism. Americanism and tt defense. To that end it is senoaj printed pledges to women all ore United States. When these p-f returned signed they will he at to a monster petition te .-tapae. national defense. Bv the tint tl assembles the section hopes. m ; resect the riwcjuvrhoo-a riwcjuvrhoo-a million signed pledges inta " for national defense. Cash Prize Offered. The Woman 's section also Uta give h gigantic patriotic naW ceaut m Washington in .the .a- , . :, ...it f't.-c ct f . ' - most acce table scenario, the to he iudged hv a committee .f David "Ifelawo. Julia M tol George Harvey. Mrs. W A j rung Storv and Mrs. Daisy W Stevens. Several thousand wnw" hildren will take part in tMBB n the capital city, and no effort pared to make it the most ifTnir of its kind ever given C don's capital. In the J""""! n which tho section bun! . Tgaiiications other pageanrs ioU Boards of trade ami ri tnd political bodies of fi cisited. and no effort will bJJW mint out to the law nis.e-ountrv nis.e-ountrv tho necessity ot DG, ional ' defense and of , manres a shall encourage ' fa o' true patriotism th rough Wij |