Mrs. Edw. S. Moulton, Providence, R.I. at National Service School, Chevy Chase MD 1916

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"The First National Service School was founded in early 1916 by Elizabeth Elcott Poe and Vylla Poe Wilson in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

The camp opened in May 1916 to great fanfare; President Wilson and high-ranking officials in the Navy, Marine Corps,

and Army attended the opening ceremony.

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For the next three years, the First National Service School held four two- to three-week camps and trained uniformed women,

offering classes including "national defense," "good citizenship," and "American history."

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By the spring of 1919, nearly 4,000 women representing 43 states had graduated from the First National Service School.

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The large-scale encampments were referred to as the "Female Plattsburg" movement."