The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-11
MONTANA WILL Be
PROPERLY CANNED"
This Is Prediction Of Miss
Bless Rowe Regarding
Food Products.
GOOD WORK DONE
Thousands Of Montana Wom-
en- Instructed in Food
Conservation.

Miss Bess Rowe, head of the bureau
Of food conservation OF the state de :
Tense council. reached Missoula last
night from Afoiese where she conduct
ed yesterday one of the many meet :
ings that have been held for resi-
dents of rural communities throughout
the state.
i want to say one thing" she de.
clared. and that is that I believe Mon
tana will be thoroughly canned by
TALL. The states food products are to
be we'll cared for by the women of
the state If the work of our depart.
ment OF the defense council counts for
anything"
Meetings Nearly Over.
Miss Rowe said that their oreaniza-
ton OF 20 corps has nearly completed
the holding Of 400 meetings in all parts
OF Montana in the last few weeks.
Each corps Is composed OF two men
ana one woman speaker. One man
talks on agriculture and the other
gives patriotic address. The woman
tells the women the latest and best
methods for food canning and drying.
sixteen OF our 20 corps already
have finished their work." said Miss
Rowe. Il would not estimate the total
attendance at all of our meetings. but
] tell you it Is an enormous figure.
The response to our efforts to improve
food conditions in the state has been
most gratifying.
Women Greatly Interested.
AS an Illustration of the interest
the women have taken in our work,
5000 Of the pamphlets published by the
government at Washington on food
canning and drying have been distrib-
nted to the women Of the state dur
ing the campaign. This distribution
has been effected by boys and girls
clubs and women's organizations. We
nave run away short of the demand
Tor them and l have telegraphed to
Washington for $500 more copies.
I'VE have also distributed fully a
thousand of the garden canning club
bulletins which were issued by the
state college at Bozeman. These bulle-
tins instruct one the organization Of
tins Instruct one the organization of
Girl Students Volunteer.
Miss Rowe announced that about Is
OF the girl students in the home eco
nomics department of the state college
have volunteered to give free instruc-
ton In that work during the summer
months. The names Of these young
women have been given the county
agents in their rpSnacfive couptioo opd
anyone desiring their services should
write to the agents and make appli-
cation
Lectures Here Next Week.
Miss Rowe said that the first of n
series OF 10 lectures to be given in the
summer schools at Missoula, Bozeman
and Dillon will begin Monday. These
lectures are on food conservation and
are to be presented at the special re-
quest of Herbert c. Hoover the gov
ernment's food administrator.
Governor or chanesiior.
At the State University it is hoped
that either Governor Stewart or Chan
cellor Elliott can be secured to make
the opening address. DR.. Elliott is now
attending the convention of the Ma
tional Education association at Port
land. Oregon. 1t is expected he will
return to Missoula Sunday. Carl Vroo-
man. third assistant secretary of ag-
riculture. will reach Missoula Tuesday
to speak at the State University sum-
mer school. The 10 Hoover lectures
will be given during the next two
weeks