The Sauk Centre herald., 1917-07-12
WILL TEACH MEN PATRIOTISM
Minnesota Women Take Prominent
Part in Gathering at St. Paul 4
Tuesday and Wednesday

The women of Minnesota are ex.
pected to teach the men practical pa
,triotism at, the meetings scheduled in
R- the State Capitol Tuesday and
VS. Wednesday, July 10 and II. The
men will probably learn their lesson
in the usual bungling fashion although
they are accustomed to be controlled
by the women from the cradle to the
grave. Female control of man begins
with the mother, followed by that OF
the sweetheart, which in turn gives
way to the control of the wife whe
rauo must abdicate for the subtle con-
troll of the daughter. Thus men are
accustomed to petticoat government.
With the masculine mind thus prepar-
ed the women do not expect a haro
job. : One of the things President Will
son reminds the women can do in this
hour Of the nations trial is to supply
their men with enthusiasm and be, to
them an inspiration. .1......
The two days convention will be, a
meeting of the women's auxiliary :, to
the State Safety Commission. Among
the topics of an excellently arranged
program are such subjects as Patriotic
Education, Red Cross, Home Relief,
Women in Industry, and Child Con-
servation. ~ z>-t
/: The great object expected to be ac-
complished is to perfect the organiza-
tion of the women Of the state so ex-
tensively as to make its influence felt
in practically every home. The con-
templated Organization has. been al
ready most ,excellently worked out in
theory. The Woman Power.o of the state
is expected to be modified in such a
way that the. particular problems
which must be solved during the great
national crisis will each in turn sbe
met in an effective manner and with
out the waste. of human effort. The
co .ofdinatione Of ofswon1ensss Nofk to pre-
vent the waste Of effort .issxital ,topro-
alce the niiximun po~erf6f Mime
sofa for war PURPOSES. .,.. ! - :. 49,,
The personnel Of the Wpmen'ssauxil-
iaEYisheaded by MES. ,Rca Wintpr, d.
recor, consists sof III Executive Com,
aastee composed or SuaAtOf .$Mee most
representative women of Minnesota,
kachsof the ten coneressioiial districts
m the state. hasa district .or9aniza..
tion, every county has a county chair,
man. who is in turn Assisted by local
committees among whom the insces-'
sary work is <appoftadhsd.atIt It is ex-,
peated that each. couiftyt shall. have.
certain liberty to work out.its prob
lesnss in the way best fitted TO local.
conditions. No attempt win BE made
to override any local organization or
any hindranee placed in the way Of
work already :hegun but it is.expect-
ed that all viii appcemate the need OF
working together. ~,
Among the first things that every cry
housekeeper in the state is asked to,
do is to sign the Hoover pledge, to,
stand by the governments ideas in
food conservation. By this united ac-
tin on the part Of millions OF homes,
the United States will be able to keep
the magnd4Eient Arny and the army Of
the NAtidnAtiA AhiRSIefhS women ex-7
pect to put thhmselyesnR Gonmunica-, !,
ton with the county chairman Of the
Safety Commission in such a way that
the two organizations working for the
same ends may coordinate their eff
forts.