The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

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E. b. White, OF Leesburg, state food
State Health Commits
sioner DR.. Ennior G. Williams; George
B. Keezell OF Rockingham. and DR..
Jesse NJ. Jones.
Community Organizer Robert X.
Anderson, OF the war departments
on camp activities. ad-
dressed the council and invited the
body to be represented at the ma
tional conference on war camp corn
recFeationaI service" to be
held in Washington. beginning mex.
Tuesday
Women's Council Reports.
Mrs. B. B. Munford. representing
the woman's committee of the ma
tional council OF defense, Virginia al
vision, affiliated with the Virginia
council of defense. submitted reports
from the various committees OF the
organization over which she has su-
pervision.
Miss Ella G. Agnew, chairman of
the committee on food conservation
and home economics, reported that
l05.703 housewives In Virginia had
pledged their cooperation with the
food conservation work.
Library Funds Come in SLOWLY.
Mrs. C. f. Minor. representing the
woman's committee on war library
work, reported that from the present
outlook TIE state would not contribute
more than one-half OF the $4,000
quota apportiponed II for libraries for
the use of the soldiers in camp. It
is possible that an energetic cam
paign involving an adequate amount
of publicity may be undertaken with
a view of rernedying the situation.
which is probably caused not so much
by the indifference Of the people to
this especial need of the camp life
as to their being absorbed In many
other matters believed TO be of SUI
perior Importance at this time
Division of Woman's Work ConsiDs
An interesting feature OF the report
of Miss Lucy Mason. chairman OF the
on woman's industry. was
that the federal government Is On the
eve of establishing In Virginia II wo-
mems and girls division o. the fed
sral employment bureau. This new
departure will occasion
interest among the wo-
men employed in the industrial activi-
ties of the state. Mrs w. A. Bur
rows. chairman OF the child welfare
committee, reported on the efforts
made to conserve the health of the
child population.
Miss Agnes d. Randolph. chairman
OF the public health committee, re-
ported the organization OF classes In
numerous parts OF the state In con-
nection with the spreading of infor-
nation relative to health work. 1t
is also suggested that an intensive
~ al tah IL Of hr nj "
Of Virginia along similar lines.
Miss Katharine Halves. chairman
of the committee on safeguarding the
moral and spiritual forces of The state.
reported having organized working
in eight cities and two
counties for the carrying on OF the
work.
Good Liberty Bond Work.
One of the most enthusiastic re-
ports submitted was that OF Mrs. Egg
bert G. Leigh. OF the women's liberty
loan committee. She stated that IN
the work done In the booths by the
ladies they had sold bonds to the ex-
tent OF $4,000. The work Of the state
Mrs. John Hagan, of Dan
vile. and the city chairman, Mrs. Will
liam Ruffin Cox. was complimented.
r. c. Moomaw. chief of the division
of markets, reported as chairman OF
the agricultural council of defense,
indicating that the farmers of the
state were generally seeding larger
wheat crops than last year. which
crop was very much larger than the
normal wheat crop of the state. Ref
erence was made to the increasingly
serious labor problem on the farms.
The Fuel Situation.
In discussing the fuel situation facts
were brought out of unusual interest
to Richmond consumers One con-
crete case was described in which a
consumer who bought his coal at the
mines, paid the freight and hauling,
and had 1t in his cellar at cost of
five dollars the ton. against the deal
er's price OF $3.50.
The extremely high price of wood,
selling AT from $40 to $13 the cord,
was also brought to the attention of
the council and will be investigated.
President johnson, of the Norfolk
and Western railway, told OF q situa-
ton which had developed when his
company had hauled a great tonnage
of coal for the use of the northwest
ern section OF the country later only
to find that much of 1t had been d.
verified to Canada This has now been
stopped He told of many industrial
and municipal plants having been
closed down In Ohio on account OF
lack OF fuel. DIR. GARFIELD. the coal
had remedied the stu
alton by directing that no coal should
be shipped out OF Ohio, and that coal
ing communities should be pro-rated
to them. He believed q similar order
in Virginia would correct the situa-
fion here