The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
NORTH DAKOTA'S
WOMEN DOGREAT
SERVICE IN WAR
Have Responded in Splen-
did Style to Nations
Call for Assistance
GENERALLY ANSWER
MUCH ANSWERED
Many Lines of Activities
Have Been Adopted
Throughout State

That North Dakota women nave
responded to the call which went out
early in the spring to plant gardens
on every available lot ana TO ina
crease the food supply in every
possible way, is shown in the reports
received by the state council OF the
national defense league womens
committee. 80,
Mrs, Grace Clendenning of VIM
bledon, N. D., secretary OF the Wo-
mans committee of the Council OF
National Defense of the North Da-
kota division reports today that all
most every family has a garden ana
women who never before planted
vegetables of any kind have taken
great pride in supplying their tables.
I'm spite of the qrouth In many
parts of the state there is surplus
Of small vegetables and they are now
being canned for winter use, reports
the state secretary. ..s al
demonstrators are being sent out
from the agricultural college VINO
give urac %cal suggestions as to con-
servation and teach women the pest
methods of canning and drying. she
saws that any community which mas
not awaited itself of the, opportunity
of a public demonstration should 90
so at once
The nursery at Valley Clty mao
several acres of rhubarb which the
women of the city gathered ano
canned for charitable purposes. Two
bushels were sent to- the Floreloe
Crittenton home of this city.
THE women at Lawton, N. D., Went
into the neighboring towns and helo
demonstrations. Mrs. j. e. Stevens
of that city, raised money for the.
Red Cross by renting to her neigh
bors q. pan especially constructed lot
holding the glass jars during the
canning process.
Minot has had neighbor meetings
during the summer with demonstra-
tions of canning given by the teach
ers in the state normal. school.
Garden Club at Wimbledon.
In wimbledon the school boys or
ganized a garden club and rented
six acres of land which they pant
"a to corn and potatoes. They nave
cared for them faithfully ana VIII
have good yields.
issue Food Bulletin.
Bathgate women, the women Mho
secured the $3.50 prize from The nc
torial Review for the best essay on
't1OTn0I nave. OLtS AA01SOA NAtS
distributing a food conservation pul-
Ietin to all homes in their vicinity
These bulletins give detailed infor-s
nation about gardening, preserva,
zion, ofafood. recipes and helpful
hints gained by experience. They
are issued from time to time by the
COMMITTEES with the hope of bringing
before the women of their locahty
the urgent need of their co-opera-
tion in the present crisis and the
threatening food famine in the world
Mrs. H. G. Wick of Cavalier, chalr-
man Of the Woman's committee OF
the Council of National Defense
North Dakota division, urges 1.-The
women of the state to substitute TOT
the. commercial product, the vege-
tables. fruits and meats of their To-
cal communities, canning, drying, or
nreserying these also for their winter
USE. %F.t
live we'll" says Mrs. Wick. 1t is
of vital importance that the health
az the American people be kept az
the highest possible physical stand
ara. Eat what you need, and should
have. but do not be finicky. Learn
~ ike and use all wholesome and
nutritious foods and disregard more
whims in the planning of the daily
menus. There is a vast field Tor US
to explore, in our search for natlonal
economy"