The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-12
MUCH FOOD IS
WASTED HERE
women ARETOLD
Much Must be Done Before
Community Can Get on
War Basis. :
ORGANIZATION FORMED
Largely Attended Meeting
Held at Y. M. G. A. Yes
terday Afternoon.

Under the auspices Of the Woman's
Committee of the National Council Of
Defense, unit of the Council was or
ganized yesterday in this city with the
following officers:
Chairman, Mrs. George InBolt; vice
chairman, Mrs. James o. Watson; sec
rotary, Mrs. W. E. C. Jones; treasur'
er, Mrs. George Amos.
The call for the meeting yesterday
was issued several days ago by Mrs
DeBolt, chairman for Farmont, of the
Woman's Committee appointed by the
State chairman, Mrs. s. s, Cochran
The call was issued through various
women's organizations of the city in
Guiding beneficial orders, church pat
riotic and civic. In fact an effort was
made to reach every organized group
of women in the city. There was d
splendid response, representatives. be
ing present from the following organ
izations.
Fairmont woman's Club, Women's
Christian Temperance Union, Red
Cross, William Raymond chapter Ma
tional Society Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution Robert E. Lee chap
ter United Daughters of the Confeder'
acy, Women's Department Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Eastern Star, Ladies of the Macca
bees, Daughters Of PocahontaS, Assoc,
lated, Charities, Royal NeighbOrs, and
Fairmont Hospital Association, Jewish
congregation, Young Women's Assoc
iation, Ladies Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, the Political Equality
Club, Public Health Nursing Service
Woman's Benefit Association of Mac
cabees, Pythian Sisters, East Side w
c. T. U. -
The following churches and auxilt
airy organizations also had represen
tation Central Christian church, First
Baptist, Palatine Baptist, Williams
Memorial M. E., First M. E., M. P
Temple, Grace Lutheran, Christ Epis
copal and st. Peters Catholic.
Prior to the organization OF the unit
Mrs. DeBolt in an address outlined
the need of the work of the Council
of Defense, what was expected of the
organized members and what had al
ready been accomplished,
The elimination of waste in food
stufPs in particular, is the object OIL
the organization at the present time
In the matter of personal expenditures
for clothes, pleasure, etc., Mrs. De
Bolt warned the women of the dan
ger, in steering clear Of the SCyila OF
extravaganza of steering into the
Charybdis of penury. These things
she affirmed must be settled with in
dividuals, but the matter of food waste
was a vital question to the nation and
must concern people collectively.
Standing committees for the Coun
Gil will be appointed by the executive
board which is composed of the Off
GERS of the organization, The com
mittee will be as follows: Registra
ton committee, which will have
charge of the registration Of all wo
men of the city, stating what work
each is able and most capable OF per
forming: Red Cross-To work under
the direction of the local chapter
Food Conservation-which will con
duct an educational campaign among
housewives. Personal work among
soldier boys in Marion county and FIX
tension work, which will carry the
work to the mining towns where it is
stated there is crying need for such
work.
Yesterday at the meeting Miss Mar
guerite Jordon, welfare worker for the
Consolidation Coal company stated
that the need Of the work among the
mining people was an urgent one. She
stated that the educational cam
paigns being carried on through the
press OF the country did not reach
classes of these people who did not
read and among whom wasteiul hab
its were the result of ignorance Miss
Jordon told an instance of family
of six whose combined monthly wake
was 5000, who found themselves IL
debt at the commissary at the end OF
each month. Another instance she re-
lated as happening In Pennsylvania
coal town was that of woman who
in the absence of kerosine with which
to light her fire used in its stead a
pound Of lard,
Miss Margaret Mckinney told Of the
waste in the city Of food stuffs which
was weekly consumed at the city ere
matory. Only a few days ago she had
learned that two barrels Of Bermuda
onions which had been damaged by
rain so that they were not marketable
as first-class goods were consumed al
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