New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-17
HOW WOMEN ARE WORK.
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In order to define clearly the func
ftions of the Woman's Committee o
the Council of Defense and to ex
plain how it came into being, tn,
Woman's Committee has issued :
? bulletin which gives concisely, in tn,
form of catechism, this necessary
) information. The first question ask
ed is of course: What is the Coun
Gil of National Defense ?" and tht
answer is: "The Council of Nationa
Defense is body authorized by Act o
Congress in August, 1916, consisting
OF the Secretary of War, the Secret
ary of the Navy, the Secretary of the
Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture
the Secretary of Commerce, and the
Secretary of Labor The Council was
directed to nominate to the Presid-
ent, and the President to appoint ar
Advisory Commission of not more
than seven persons, believed to be
especially qualified to assist in its
work"
Industries and, Resources.
The second question and answer
explain the purpose of the Council
OF National Defense; which is: The
coordination of industries and re-
sources for the National security
and welfare and the creation of a
new and direct channel of intercourse
and corporation between men and
women and all departments of the
government. The Council has power
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committees. The Woman's Comit-
tee of the Council of National De-
fense is such a creation. Third,
the purpose Of the Woman's Commit
tee is: SO to coordinate the activi-
ties and the resources of the organi-
zed and unorganized women of the
country that their power may be
Immediately utilized in time of need,
and to supply new and direct chan
mel of communication and co-opera-
ton between women and govern
mental departments.
membership in the Woman's Com
mittee is open to every woman,
whether she belongs to any other or
ganized society, or not
The Ten Department.
The work of the Woman's Com
mitttee is summed up under the fol-
lowing ten department heads: l.
Registration for Service, 2. Food
Production, 3. Food Conservation,
4 Women in Industry. 5, Child
Welfare. O. Maintaining Existing
Social Service Agencies, 7. Safe
guarding Moral and Spiritual For
ces, s. Educational Propaganda, g.
Liberty Loans, 10. Red Cross and
Allied Relief.
All government departments are
open to the Women's Committee
Their experts are advisors of the
committee, and through the com
mittee are sent out and direct, the
prompt and authoritative requests
and information which the govern
ment wishes to pass On to them.
Affiliated with the Woman's Com
mittee are practically all the various
organizations of women throughout
the country. Those which have
chapters in New Mexico and have
pledged their support to and are
nization are as follows: American
Home Economics Club; National So
cicty Daughters OF American Revo-
luton; General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs; General Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star; Ladies
of the Maccabees National American
Woman Suffrage Association; Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union; National Y w, {. A.;
Womaus HOME Missionary Society
of the NJ. f. Church; Woman's Navy
League Woman's Board of Foreign
Missions.
How New Mexico Differs
AS explained recently, the organ
ization of the New Mexico Divi-
sion of the Womans Committee is
slightly different from that of the
other state divisions, because this
division was first organized as a
branch of the State Council of De-
fense and follows the plan of that or
ganization. having county and judi
cial district chairmen and members
at large instead of state department
heads. Each county chairman is
responsible for the various depart
ments, as are the district chairmen
under her, and the county units and
the judicial district chairman are in
turn responsible to the executive
officers of the auxiliary. The Off
GERS and county chairmen of the
Womau's Aux;liarv are as follows
Mrs. w. F. Lindsey. chairman: Mrs.
A. A. Ke'lam. vice chairman; Mrs.
II. T. Hammond. End vice chairman
Mrs +. l.. MYERS. secretary; Mrs.
Walter ~ Danburr assistant sec
rctarv: Mr.. II. NJ. FERGUSON. treas
tirrr. Mr. X Ul-,-eU a.ditar.