Evening star., 1917-11-04
She Tells What Wornem Are Doing Help WIN the War

all the sugar and jars for the prssers
walton of the fruit He also offered
his warehouse for its storage.
The young mountain girls picked
bushels and bushels of the wild noun
tain berries and then they put them up
vocated by the Department of Agr1-
culture, under the direction of the ex-
tension workers. The canned products
were sold through the women's eX-
changes Of the cities. The girls were
advised to pay back the actual cost OF
sugar and Jars. This they did and
still cleared for themselves a nice little
profit. The plan served two splendid
purposes. for the products, usually
wasted. were conserved. and the noun
tain girls were given a practical les
son in profitable thrift. which is the
best kind of conservation
Mrs. Wood found admirable work
under way in four of the large cities
of Ohio-Cincinnati. Cleveland, Toledo
and Columbus. The organization of
the women in Cleveland is quite Won
.derful," she said. Their efforts in the
way of Americanization of foreigners
and instructor in good citizenship are
beyond praise.
LAS war emergency measure a
large number of the schools are being
used at night to educate foreigners in
sixty or seventy young college women
who are giving their evenings to this
work. War news is printed daily In
various languages and posted in the
school centers and questions are en-
couraged and answered. The wives of
foreigners are invited to come and are
being taught the English language and
true Americanism through regular
school courses, short talks and pic
ture plays"
In Cincinnati Mrs. Wood found very
gratifying results in the line of food
conservation. as well as a great deal of
hand. Toledo women have made a spe-
cialty of war gardens and superintended
the planting and harvesting of large
proportion of the $4,000 war gardens of
the city. From the civic authorities
they received a list of every vacant lot
In the city. and not one was without its
garden plot.
"It was interesting to see the men
with his hoe over his shoulder and max
ing straight for his garden before going
home" said Mrs. Wood The club
women have taken care of the excess
crops which have been raised by selling
them at the local markets and by cam
ming all not consumed fresh:
Speaking of markets. / must tell
YOU of the wonderful work which is
being done in this direction in Kala-
maj ZOO Mich. Incidentally 1 may men
ton the fact that Michigan women are
the Michigan Council of Defense sent
out notices to the farms around Kala-
mazoo asking that the surplus garden
products be sent on certain days of the
market. Bright and early on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Fridays of every week
this surplus from the surrounding farms
is brought into the local market and
n CfsaH af vnr-
market price, which obviates any op-
position from the regular dealers. The
leftover products are canned every
Wednesday and Saturday by group Of
clubwomen who have volunteered for
the work.
illinois. especially near Chicago. has
a different plan for the disposal of it's
surplus garden stuff. The nearby farm
ers were notified that If they would
send their unwanted garden products
in packages to certain stations 1t would
be collected by a motor truck. which
was given for the purpose to the Cen
trail Association of Charities. The stuff
Is being distributed by the latter or
ganization among the day nurseries
and other needy institutions and indi-
viduals of Chicago. / was given con-
evidence Of the satisfactory
working Of this scheme as sat in the
Office of the woman's committee one
day. for a number OF women with
into the office and asked where they
could procure the free vegetables.
I'm Nebraska the women are doing
fine war work. That which most inter-
ested me was at Lincoln. where the
very interesting scheme of drying the
vegetables in one largo
was originated and is being
carried successfully through by DR.. e.
w. Pugsley, head of the extension de-
partment Of the State University.
"This fruit and vegetable drier is
quite q large concern and cost 5000. It
is, however. very simple in its con-
placed in large trays and famed by
electric motor. Tho women from the
sections bring their fruit