Smyrna times., 1917-07-18
DELAWARE WOMEN ALIVE
TO FOOD CONSERVATION
SYSTEMATIC CANVAS MADE TO
GET HOUSEWIVES INTERESTED
Mrs. L. irving Handy Of Smyrna, Chair
man of Kent County FOR Council of
National Oefense-Others Work

Mrs. |. irving Handy ct Smyrna, Chair
man of Kent County FOR Council of
National Oefense-Others Work
With gardens unier cultivation
everywhere throughout the State, the
reiterated cry of ''Ser'e by Saving
seems scarcely necessary. 1t is hard
IN realize in a land still teeming with
plentv that the strictest economy is
imperative among all classes of people
in order that America may do her duty
bv her Allies and may. herself, avoid
the pinch of hunger that is sure tn
come unless prompt meaures be taken
TO conserve all food, but especially
STABLES. The country wide campaign
of food conservation is about to strike
Delaware. As long ago as April 21,
last, a general plan to this end was
proposed when the Council of National
Defense appointed the WOman's Com
mittee with the idea that women of
national prominence" might be
brought together to consider and ad-
wise how the assistance of the women
of America might be made available
in the prosecution of the war. 1t was
charged with the duty of so co-ordi-
mating and unifying the work of or
ganizations already existing as to
make them fully effective in the ma
tional crisis. It was plain that no
undertaking of this magnitude could
be reduced to working system at once
and it was not until last week, Monday,
July 9, that the Delaware Division of
the Women's Committee of the Coun-
Gil for National Defense convened at
Dover at the call of Governor Town
send.
Whole State at Work to Conserve Fooc
On this occasion the presidents OF
all State organizations of women were
invited to come together and to be-
come formally a part of the Council
for National Defense Those invited
were Mrs. Charles r. Miller, chair
man of the Delaware Division of the
Women's Committee for National De
fense, Mrs. Horace M. Thayer, Jr.,
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, Mrs. Pres.
ton Lea, Mrs. Garrett S. Harrington,
Mrs. George C. Hall, Mrs. G Gorge W.
Dorsey, Miss Agnes Y. Downey, Mrs
George R. Hoffecker, Mrs. J. Bacol
Stubbs, Mrs Walter Powell, Mis-
Jane Lea, Mrs. Thomas c. Mum, Mrs
William S. Hilles. Mrs. S. Harring
ton Messick, Miss Anna M. Hook,
Miss Caroline Cooper, Mrs. Melvil
NJ Gambrill, Mrs. Charles M. Curtis
Miss Winifred ]. Robinson, Mrs
Charles F. Wollaston, Mrs. Frederic
Bringhurst, Mrs. Mary B. Evans
Mrs. William L. Pettingill, Mrs. ]
Merrick Horn, Mrs. Walter Ainswort
and Mrs. Julius E. Downey. At thi
meeting it was decided to follow
plan of registration in Delaware SIM
lar to that adopted in other states an
the following heads of committee
were appointed; Mrs Charles r
Miller, chairman for Wilmington
Mrs. Preston Lea, vice chairman, Mr.
S. Harrington Messick of Bridgevill
chairman for Sussex, and Mrs.
Irving Handy chairman for Kent an
Mrs. A. D. Warner chairman fc
rural New Castle
Registry for Service for Women
In close connection with the foC
conservation campaign is. the Regi
try for Service roundup which wi
soon follow it. Cards for the regi
tration of all women for voluntal
service have already been printed ar
will be distributed in the near futur
On them one can indicate whether s.
is trained or unframed and in VIII
line Of work she can best serve h
country, from hOusewivery to cler
ship. 1t is expected that every W
man will register on one of the
cards so that the government ms
know what each can do in case of ,
emergency. A good example was S
IN Philadelphia several weeks ag
A number Of men working in t
arsenal were obliged to leave for du
elsewhere and in four hours Mrs.
Willis Martin, president of the Per
sylVania Division of the Council
National Defense had 300 WON
working in their places. Delawt
Is the smallest State in the Union a
thus far she has so nobly proved /
patriotism that in the Food Conser,
tion and Registry for Service ca
paigns she is expected to live up
her we'll earned enviable reputati,
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