Evening star., 1917-11-18

tion of our daily bread was being
wasted through the return of unsold
loaves by the retailers to the bakers
The board asked the woman's COM
ping this waste by urging the women
to aid in correcting this condition.
Word was sent down the line. and the
effectiveness of the backing the wom-
en- have given the cause has resulted
in a saving of tens of thousands OF
loaves Of bread a year. Practically all
the bakers of the country are today
cutting out that waste, and the women
were the first to urge them to action
and to stand by them.
Now comes the apportionment of the
work Of the womans committee. Its
activities were recently divided into ten
departments The first relates to state
organization. with Mrs Joseph R. Lamar
as chairman. This department was ere
ated to advise regarding organization.
to stimulate and to standardize it. to get
this r. great voluntary organization OF
women, the most democratic in the wide
world, to stand as one in this great
crisis. We want them to help each other.
We want to show the woman in Bath,
Me-. what the woman in San Diego. Cal,
is doing. thus to assist and stimulate
all the states by the record Of help and
harmonious activity.
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"The important subject Of food pro-
duction and home economics comes
within the scope of the second department
and is under the direction Of Mrs. Stanley
Mccormick. That department works
largely in cooperation with the De-
partment of Agriculture. and looks to
encouraging production and eliminating
waste wherever it appears in the house
hold 1t will encourage an education
al propaganda on the subject through
schools. settlement centers and in
every possible way.
Now here is an idea that may be
sent down the line for experiment next
season. Some of the women OF New
Jersey planned 'cafetaTia method of
picking vegetables and fruit This
reached Summit, N. j., that farmer
plowed under a whole field Of peas
because he could not get pickers. The
canning unit of the woman's committee
not to plow under until the women
have chance to pick. They have out
lined a system for next season by
which one goes into the field. picks
what peas or beans one wants, has her
basket valued on the way out and pays
the price less the labor.
'"The third department is food ad-
ministration. and Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell
this department, because it will serve
as the logical channel for giving the
women of the land the plans of the
food administration as they are for
mulated.
s~The department relating to women in
industry is under the direction Of Miss
Agnes Nestor, who understands the in
dustrial situation in this country as do
few women. Her work will connect in
large degree with the operations OF the
Department Of Labor. She viii investi-
gate standards Of work and conditions
under which women work in factories.
You know that In this industrial up
heaval and the going away Of men to
war there will be cases where women
may be put in the places Of men where
the labor Is too heavy. Miss Nestor
will try to look after that side of the
problem as well as that Of housing the
women who will be brought in great num-
bers to the industrial centers by the
ssMrs Phillip N. Moore's assignment
covers two related departments of spe-
cial yrork-social service and health and
recreation. The department Of social
service was created solely to bring to
to give time and effort to social service.
especially as 1t relates to camp life ane
in preserving the peace time social
standards therein. This department en-
deavors to get in touch with persons. who
with those who are willing to so under
q course of instruction for this work.
SO that they may give trained assist
ance to the recognized associations who
need help: In every state where camps
COMMITTEES has been graphing with the
grist Of problems that they create. In