The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-18
r,ev viii He part Of Defense Leagus
and VIII Look After
Various Matters
Here.
REGISTER HOUSEWIVES
Hoover Food Cards Will Be Distributed
and There VIII Be Plenty
Of Work to Be
Accomplished.
A very large company OF
women. many Of whom were


~ met yesterday afternoon In
response to the call Of Miss Besse
blood to form the Keokuk unit Of
the woman's committee of national
defense, Iowa division. There were
present at the meeting Mrs. Belle
Mansfield of Burlington, vice chair
man for Iowa; Mrs. M. Russell Per
kins of Burlington, chairman of the
first district; Mrs. A. E. Glazier OF
Fl Madison, chairman of Lee county,
and Mrs. George B. Stewart, also OF
TT Madison, vice chairman for Lee
county. Mrs. Mansfield told in very
clear, concise way the purpose of the
national defense organization of men
and how the woman's committee
came to be formed. Mrs. Perkins in
her talk, said that through this com.
country in time of war is to be
Inaugurate any work; 1t only carries
out the work assigned it from Wash
lngton 1t in no way interferes with
any patriotic societies now in exist
ence and indeed in itself is not an
organization. only a committee to
carry out orders which come from
Washington.
Mrs. Glazier told Of tho progress
Of the work in Lee county and asked
the Keokuk women to be responsible
for the organization of Jackson town
ship inside and outside, as well as
the city organization. Mrs. Perkins
said that the meeting here yesterday
was the most largely attended and
the most enthusiastic of any yet held
In the district.
Mrs Harry ]. Reeves presided as
temporary chairman, and those pres.
emit voted unanimously to form them
selves into the Keokuk unit, regis
ter was then taken of those in at
tendance and the organizations they
represented.
Officers are Named.
Officers were elected as follows:
Chairman-Miss BESSIE Blood.
Vice chairman-Miss Elizabeth Col
Tier.
Secretary-Miss Mary Irwin.
Treasurer-Miss Caroline Bald
win.
A set of bylaws were adopted con-
tanning only a half dozen articles.
the plan being to keep the organiza-
ton of the committee as simple as
possible. Miss Blood and the officers
will name an executive committee
and an advisory committee which
will complete the Organization.
The first work which will come to
the committee and which must be
completed before July 81 is the dis
tribution of the Hoover food pledge to
every woman and the registering for
service during the war of every
woman in Keokuk and in Jackson
township.
There are a number of women's
organizations which were not repre-
sented at the meeting yesterday and
1t is earnestly desired that the presi-
dents Of all not here published. will
ally themselves with the local COM
mittee of national defense, by tele-
phoning their Intention in the mat
ter to Miss Blood. This city has
done all of Its patriotic work very
thoroughly and there should not be
one club or fraternal order, or church
society or woman's society of any
sort unpledged to this work.
Those Attending.
Those present yesterday were:
Women's Relief Corps. Mrs. We w.
Jones.
Woman's Benefit Association Of
Maccabees, Mrs. o. D. McMains.
Elmira Chapter No. 40. Order of
the Eastern Star, Mrs. Sam M. Lloyd
Colfax lodge No. A, Degree of Re-
oekah, Miss Jessie Van Steenwyck.
Z. e. O.. Mrs. D. e. Reeves.
Evening Star Temple No. 254,
Pythian Sisters. Mrs. Nellie Keller
man.