Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20

mrs. SMITH DELIVERS
ADDRESS Al -. A. u. MTFTIyf.

Il n
One Of the largest attended and
most interesting meetings that ma.
been held 90 the history OF the Ana.
RHO organization OF the ID. A n
Chapter was The one which ,ook
place Saturday afternoon nj the hono
Of Mrs. AFery Turner. l7OC Polk
street Information had gone on,
TO the effect that Mrs. ]. \. smi,b
who has recently returned f-om
washington. = g.. where she al.
tended The national meeting of The
4. a. r.. would be- present and give
an account of the meeting and tell
Of the plans tlit had been suggested
for ways and means for the Dausb.
tiers 70 carry On relief work dur
ing the present great crisis. which
accounts for the large crowd thai
turned out % hear her.
IN her talk she declared tina, me
Of the most hcpiring and encournp-
ing phases of the relief work Ia
which the women Of the nation viii
have 70 play a paramount part. VIVA
the willingness. which Is lavishly dis
nayed by Tho women In general
While away Mr. Smith visited not
only the Marsland vicinity but In
Mississippi. Tennessee. East Texas
and numerous other puigfs and ghe
said that the omen In all these
points are pui Ing economy first and
are pledgnE themselves 10 start right
nOs sacrificing instead Of waiting
until sacrifices are heaped upon
them. A gist OF Mrs. Smiths taIk
follows
AT the recent national conven-
ton held in Washington much eager
ness was manifested by all r. attend
ance 'p DO their utmost In scrvinr
their country 10 their sphere and
plans Tor conservation and produc
ton o' food was among the ou,atand.
Ing features Of the meeting. Tho
Daughters have pledged 10 render
their members % economic In dress
and also in TIE Kitchen. One Of the
important things that was brought
out vas %" cs6entiality OF having tho
housewiyes look into their ice boxes
and 40" that nothing is left there ~
spoil and 20 20 waste. They also
advocated that Irish and sweet DO.
tatoes be cooked with the Jackets on
~ that the waste Of the edible part
81 The potato hat Ia always peeled
on will he consumed.
10 r. "a a. %.
al in their power to encourage gar
dening. preserving. canning aud dry
ing OF fruits and vegetables and
number oi chapters throughout the
United States win knit garments for
The navy and arwy
For the relief work there has
been committee appointed by the
president general OF the u A u
which Is called The War Rclieg sery.
Ice Committee The whole I s har
been districtod INTO six districts and
chairman WIN. b. appointed over
NJ district
ailcis have been printed and
W y A. n. n expected 10 rcgis.
.er fof some iird Of service and each
chapter and individual will take M
some Kind of relief work needed IN /
thei- community"
Al the m'o,iug saturday the plan
~ obtaining vacant property and cul.
uvaiing u Tor gardens was suRgontod
Nhy Mrs Smith and the plan Was uu
Nnimonsly adopted by the members
h the plan cf the chapter here %
20 these vegetables and can an that
'uld D." canned dry others. and
preserve nthcre These will be- sent
~ The uafy and army ana vegetable
mat cannot boz either canned prosc-y-
ed or dried Will Doe sold mo proceeds
VII 20 i1 tho ermy and navy fund
Following th" meeting an Informal
social session vas introduced durin
which time lirut refreshments were
served