The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-04

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whose work may deny them the
pleasures of home. But to every.
one, man. woman and child, it should
make an appeal.
The federal and state pure food
laws have been enacted for the pro.
lection of the people. To arouse q
greater interest in subject which sc
affects the welfare of our homes and
communities, the general federation
and all state declarations of women's
clubs have created "the pure food
committee"
In the general effort toward the
betterment of conditions. which char.
acterizes the movements of our times
nothing is more important or more
deserving of careful study than the
procuring of pure. clean food The
women, mothers, homemakers and
buyers of food. realize the Importance
of this element in the physical, men,
tai and spiritual development of
those whose welfare is her sacred
charge. 1t is the women who will
create public sentiment and public
standards which will require makers
and sellers of food to comply with
the laws. It is the women who will
first see the necessity of further regu-
lations to enable them to procure
pure. clean food.
Because pure food" is subject
so within the realm of every woman s
activity, the response to the plan of
the national federation committee
and all the state federation commit
tees has been SO enthusiastic as to
merit the name of national move
ment on the part of women.
Three Important Phases.
Because of this universal interest
in pure food the national committee
has asked all the women's clubs in
the United States to concentrate their
phases OF pure food, to-wit:
First-The study of pure food laws
and their enforcement.
Second--The Improvement of the
milk supply.
Third-The improvement of the
sanitary conditions in provision
stores.
The study of the pure food law and
local conditions is necessary foun-
dation for this work. The general
federation represents a membership
of more than 100000 women. When
we realize what a splendid, intelli-
wonder that all over the United
States in the last two years new pure
food laws have been enacted in many
states and in others old laws have
been revised and improved in re-
spouse to the interest women have
shown on the subject of pure food.
The state of Washington has as
good pure food law as in any of
these United States 1t closely fol-
lows the federal law and is operated
successfully-that is. considering the
immense territory and the limited
number of deputies which the small
funds allotted to this state depart
ment will allow.
The 105 women's clubs in the state
of Washington represent a member
ship of nearly 1000 women. Each
club will give a part of this years
study to the pure food law and its
application to local conditions. While
our law is good, there are some
things yet to be desired and some
provisions of the law which are not
operated so as to get the best results
under the law as it now exists. 1t
does not require the spirit of seer
to foresee that when such number
of women give their intelligence and
energy to the subject of pure food
that that we may expect something
doing" in our state.
The present pure food commission
err of Washington is Mr.. l.. Daven-
port. He has supplied the clubs with
copies of the law and the regulations
under which it is operated and will,
during the year. send to the clubs
copies of the "bulletins of pure food"
which his office issues for the benefit
of the public.