Called the First National Service School, it held camps 2-3 weeks long in order to train women in various aspects of military life. One of it’s graduates was Grace Lockwood. She went on to marry Archie Roosevelt, one of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons.
This is amazing for two reasons. One, Chevy Chase is right near where I live and work and two, women weren’t even given the right to vote until 1920. Their sense of civic duty was astounding!
