Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-20

Beginning LIS tssza- tos Iowa tsc-
s-srana bulletin VII D. Yls1-saed O.
Saturday n Iais paper X LIE week Il
which tarls thss l5ta Q. 1he nonth
O.st-3r; meetings ccns .aacE and
fast n October. TaeE arg TIE SUD
tect c. Conservation and planning
among club people Our districts
correspond WIKI congregational districts,
+, may be known. One president
thought there had been too much
gerrynandertng IN arranging congress
slonal districts for convenient travel
ing, and changed them 10 correspond
with bankers districts, but this onig
added confusion to trouble, and the!
were changed back again.
The tlcnth district meeting al Forest
City. Mrs. s. J. Sayres, Of Jefferson,
chairman; the third at Greene, Ars.
Frank Ridgeway, Hampton, chairman
the fourth at DEBORAH, Mrs. o. ". Hell
serrnan, West Union, chairman; the
second at West Liberty, Lrs. stephen
A. Swisher Iowa City, chairman, and
the first at Washington, Mrs. w. n.
Davidson, Burlington, chairman, nave
all been held. The sixth district holds
its meeting this week at Brooklyn, Mrs.
Henry Taylor Bloomfield chairman.
All reports indicate interesting and
well attended iiiz==:--.:=[=, Ley ALSO IN
dictate the great popularity OF the ieo-
GRAFTON president She is compliment
ed on her simple and direct address, On
her wisdom, her tact, her frienciiness,
and-you mill admit 1t has some bear
ing--on her appearance.
At all meetings some form Of patrio-
tic work is planned and pushed. Mrs.
c. II. McEider says OF the fourth dls-
trict. "the whole underlying trend OF
the entire meeting was patriotic,
Women take their knitting with them
and clubs signifed their intention to DO
Red Cross work. There Is no lack OF
patriotic work to do. First and lore
most in its appeal to women LIS the
work Of the Ped Cross.
Then there Is women's work in az
sisting M Hoover with mis- JOB. 1t %
bit confusing TO have cards sent OUT
for signing from the food acministra-
tor at Washington, and also from the
federal food administrator at Bur-
lington, Iowa. As / understand It, they
undertake to do the same thing-that
is, get Iowa women 20 pledge them
selves to divide their food supply with
other countries. by taking care IN their
own use of 1t. The only extra trouble
is in signing your name twice, ana
giving our government an extra penny
| for postage. This La small matter.
:: We n,u-i gs- .;is SO per cent PROMISED.
This means you. Please sign.
Though food conservation in the
| home has been said TO belong solely
| 10 ronn.ssSS, Z. asssa'tt Il tais.s more
than one to make eevn food conser-
| walton bargain. On the food supply
| question. a woman La like Paul Ia
| knowing both how TO abound and how
! TO be abased. She can be hungry when
"he" Is hungry and aosteminous when
he is not hungry. A man does not ac-
| cept the "abasing' so readily. There
/ are 80 few husbands like Eetinna's
Bob who wishes always TO eat just
what Is best for him. Tho IT should
be said no other husbands could be W
lovely asIowa husbands.
! The. third urgent demand made to-
/ our assistance is In selling and buy
i ing bonds. An effort is being made II
keep ! separate list OF Jnpse p1TSsiiaSet
by women Theft application blank
have a blue band across the uppeI
right hand corner. Use one Of these !
you are buying, DID you know tha
Mrs. NcAdoo, national chairman 10
selling liberty bonds to women aayI
one third OF the fiEst issue vs. bOugh