Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
CONSERVATION THE WORD:
WOMEN COME TO RESCUE
Daughters of tho American Rcyolu-
ton Doing Good Work on In
dustrial Lines.
CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCE
Hartman OF Important Committee
issues Ringing Report, of Inter-
est to All Virginia WOmen-T.ands
and Forests.

nc DaughterS OF the American RcrO-
.'non in Virginia, like such Daughters
everywhere take great deal OF stock
~ historical research In this way they
nave done great deal of good. and
there Is much more that they arc going
10 do.
II is true that the Daughters have
oceh accused Of giving their whole
time, or certainly the major part OF il.
/" HnvcilinS monuments and drlnkiny
TEA. ana II has been cruelty said by
som" of the critics that they spcnt a
GOOD deal Of time in Washington in
'uitlhg IN free fights. and all the like
oil That. Perhaps they have done many
thingS that they ought not to have
h"he ana left undonc some things that
INC! ought to have done. and right well
DO they know 4
me good women realize this fact
ana the Daughters Of Virginia. through
me suggestion. ana the hard work OF
q Few members, notable among them
n"lng Mrs. -. w Read Of Bedford
county. have been doing some splendid
work along industrial lines. Several
OF thes" women took the idea into
thcir heads that the business of the
daughters was not only to, preserve
put 10 conserve. ANA II committee has
h"ch appointed, with Mrs Read IA
'hhirmah. To preach tho doctrine Of tn.
conservation OF tn. forests ana Tn.
lands OF Virginia This committee ha.
T., A
~ has gotten the women OF Tho S,,,.
greatly Interested in the subject Of con
scrVation OF the resources OF tho ola
dominion. and when the women ar
virginia get busy along any good line
~ Ioreeuhe conclusion that the best
Kind OF work is going 10 he done
STRIKING REPORT TO ALL
OF THE CHAPTERS
Mrs Read has just made her annual
report 10 all Of the chapters OF Tho
i'hus enters OF the revolution in Virpipi,
~ an Interesting document that
should be read ana pondered bv cycrv
NHS!hia woman, whether she b. n
-, OF the fraternity or not Mrs
H"sda report is rs follows:
AS chairman OF the conservation COW,
i"'ttec OF the Virginia Daughters OF Tho
american Revolution | am writinf IN
ask 'hat each member of this commi,,no
VII resoiv" TO MAKE this year tho h..,
had In the State
we need well-informcd WOMB, "a. al
'"e"ies Of this cause. ana ~. onoI
omen OF zeal. who viii carry i,s ,.,ct
lhSS 10 all tho people through wh,t.
ever agency possible.
'ts D"uEhierS Of the makers Of A,,cr.
,,'' we should enter this work win ma
H'HhcEt ideal OF service, beIi.yirr -.
- We honor the past wc shopl1 n-o,,.n,
present ana save for the future
KNOW that 20 preserve hlstn-v
,nIs u' nrs' s"lt-iinposcd task. ana
:" nave hoh" and VIII continue
~" Ft' IN" great thought Of nr.-
"ur natural resources has como
US IN IN" nam" OF a higher patriot
I'm hnH has presented to us an ohii,.a
Noh which tn" women of our $50.
'"nnot deny or refuse
men let us read much on this sub
fo-,,,. nnn 'nser"e much ana gather In
able. "''c avail
We should study tn laws of ,bc
%"m,ry relating to conservation in an
national cute ana
ne Department 81 Public printirc
III Nashingtcn Will furnish npon nnnr,7
rs or bulletins from which
'"h u" selected such articles ,s na,.
We he'd"h TO study. our hes, news.
pHP"r ana magazines publish from i'm
|" ti'ne instructive selections. which
should be Clipped and preserved IN. ~,
learner. ~ VIC