Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13
What Mothers Day Means to Nation in Time Of Wa

ing, and we have resolved to make our
mission the looking after these needs
The most influential recruiting ofhcer is
the wife who knows that IL her hus.
band goes to the front she will be abtet !,
to feed and clothe her children during :.
his absence. Our work will aid these
wives and mothers by supplying remus
nerative employment for them at home
or outside, as is most practicable In =
every case. We expect to carry on
successful work along this line In honies .
gardening. and we have outlined andso
put in practice a plan of home achieve =.
ment work for boys and girls by means
of which they will not only help thems"
selves. but back the man at the front. -.
This work among the boys and girls
is being largely undertaken and accom-
piished through the Roy Scouts and the
Girl Scouts. into which organizations
we are gathering as many young people :
as possible for definite. concerted work.
for the benefit of their homes and for :
the benefit of the country. especially In
time of war" "o'
The board of directors Of the Genersf
Federation CT Women's Clubs, compris- :
ing some 100000 women enrolled iif'' +"
clubs throughout every part of the
country. authorized an emergency serv-
ice committee at it's council meeting.
held in New Orleans last month. This.
committee is to mobilize the women of
the country for special service In the :"
present crisis and endeavor to have, %.
every woman in every state, whether or g.
not she is officially connected with the
to sign the following pledge: -
In view Of the pressing military necessity Of
conserving the food supply of the nations. l.
hereby pledge myself TO do my Bit as follows:
II will only those amounts Of food re-.,,,
quired for adequate nourishment. I will en-
aea ,. to control The waste in al kinds Of
teriai IN the household and TO live simply. +:
will begin now" $50
THE carrying out of this pledge is e. /"
nf
land can and should render" said an.
official of the organization, "and a COM
scientious fulfllment of its require-
ments would insure an immense CON-,
servation of the country's resources.'--
In addition to the carrying out of the
pledge. each state federation Is plan--.
ming or Is carrying on its own indts
Fldual patriotic work to meet the NEEDS
OF the present crisis. The District of Co..
iumbia Federation of Women's Chbs
mas taken up Red Cross work and thIx1r
unit was represented at the dedics
tion services of its new national head.
quarters by corps of twenty women >
dressed in the service uniform desipnet,.
Tor iaywoman auxiliaries of the Red
Cross. ~
The District federation is also pusk-oo
lns with all its energy a bill to peu-,T
sion mothers. so that 1T may cover the
WIDOWS and mothers of the presener.
war. TWenty-eight states have already
made provision for widows and de-
pendent children. This means the saw.
ing OF the children in many cases, FOR
the child should. IL possible. be reared
under Its mothers influence We be-
iieve 1t to be the mothers right 10 keen =
her child at home, and IL costs the stata"'
no more than to keep it in an institu-
tion 1t has been proved by statistics
that half the occupants of the penal es-
ADJUSTMENTS have been brought UP IN
charitable homes and institutions and =
this we consider a strong argument in. :.
favor of our plea for pensions for
wldow-mothers. We should like to sec
this act In general operation through -
out the country, SO as to benefit The
widows and mothers who are bereft 81
their natural support by the loss Of
husband and father in the present
war