The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

plan of organization that characterizes
sunragists when they canvass for
votes, they are turning themselves into
have its chairman for suffrage agricul-
ture with an executive committee to
aid her. She links up at once with the
agricultural department OF her state
and maps out and puts plans into effect
in cooperation Herewith. Every local
league is to have chairman OF suf-
frage agriculture who will organize
Garden-and-vacant-L clubs, pledging
each woman to farm or to plant a veg
etable garden upon her own lot or upon
land she can secure, or to cooperate
city lots. The local and applied train
ing will include courses in gardening
and farming. For once in its life the
national department of agriculture will
have a direct cut through to the atten-
ton OF the intelligent, If voteless, citi-
zen. The local clubs will see to 1t that
members secure national and state ag-
ricultural bulletins and that there are
public lectures with speakers from the
county farm bureau and state agricul-
tural department, as well as speakers
from the list to be offered by the ma
tional suffrage agricultural committee,
headed by Mrs. Rogers. Prizes for best
vegetables will be offered, suffrage
agriculture booths at county fairs will
be provided, and an automobile suf-
frage agriculture campaign will be
conducted"
AS rapidly as state chairmen and
committees are appointed. the names
avenue, New York city, 50 that sugs.
gestionsS and plans may be forwarded
direct to them from the national COM
,mittee of agriculture.
Suffrage Thrift Division.
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller. chairman
of waste, says that in accepting the
services by the executive council of the
National American Woman Suffrage
association. the secretary OF war ex-
were going to stress the elimination of
waste problem. I'm every discussion
of preparedness, whether for peace or
war one point has gained ID t TndoG6sHd
try there is a marked failure to utilize
both our material and our human
wealth to the best advantage, and If
strength, a campaign for the elimina-
ton of waste in all parts of the nation
al life is imperative. Though much OF
the waste in this country lis due to ig-
to recognize the value and beauty of
'aThe object OF this thrift committee,
through education, the virtue of econ
omy, and, second, to suggest definitel
methods OF eliminating waste.
Human Waste.
THE question of waste naturally d. |
humanity, and (b) the waste of materi- |
ais. Under the first comes such large
problems as can best be solved by In
creasing the public understanding of
their investigation. When we read the |
statistics given out by the children's
bureau, (a) that one in ten of all ba-
der / year of age; OBJ that rs per cent
of all deaths are those of children I'M
der years of age; lcl that more wom-
en- from the ages Of Is to Is die from
from any other cause except tubercu-
losis, we realize what great avenue /
OF education and work is opened up
for women in this direction.
Waste Of Materials.
Here again, one general cause 10
ignorance or misunderstanding of Cal
amounts of material and labor actual
to the best advantage when procured. |
THE head of one Of our govern
ment.s bureaus has pointed out that
one reason for the high cost of living |
sumption due to the high purchasing /
power on account of the prosperous i'm
dustrial conditions; that demand has
not been in line with supply supply and that
able have insisted on buying as usual /
on a dwindling market, thus bringing
undue hardships on those who have not
whether this be the cause or not, II Is /
certainly true that a campaign of Eat
what you need and do not waste any
thing would be most effective at this
particular time.
GAS in the department OF Suffrage
Agriculture, so here, the minutiae of
organization are carefully looked after.
One chairman for the state at large /
will be appointed by each state sur
frage association. She Will have a
working committee OF three whose i
business II will be to enroll suffragists /
for the Thrift division Of the suffrage /
army.
"We can best cooperate with gov
eminent officials in the work already /
done by them in the counties. In many /
counties there are women county adj
visers working under the federal or /
state extension departments, and where /
there is no such agent a movement TO /
secure one would doubtless meet with /
success. Much Is being done BY the
agricultural departments of the states, /
by universities. experiment. stations /
and extension workers. all Of which /
should be utilized, Correspondence
with the state universities or extension /
services viii easily ehow what can be /
provided 81 each state.
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