Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
WOMEN FROM HAWKEYE STATE
TAKING PROMINENT PART IN
NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
STATE HAS PLACE ON
NEW SERVICE FLAG
Board Selected TO Make Nutritiona'
Survey Of Camp Dodge-Natonal
Army Men at Cantonment May Be
Permitted to Go Homo During Holt
day Week.
[By E G. Dougherty.1


workers are here in force and are TAX
ing a prominent part in the delioera-
tons Of the annual convention OF the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association. which will continue thru
until Sunday. OF special qualification to
the Iowa women present was the un-
furling Of the large service flag, show
ing the number Of women OF the suf-
frage army who are serving their
country and the allies at the front.
On the service flag was a star to de-
note the service Of an Iowa woman.
Miss Elizabeth g. Bissell, of Dubuque.
corresponding secretary Of the Iowa
Equal Suffrage Association, who IS a
member Of one Of the French Red Cross
canteenS doing works of mercy among
the soldiers Of our allies at the front.
The service flag, which contained
twelve stars. represented only women
who are in the service who previously
have served the National Suffrage AS
ISOLATION or some OF its state auxil-
iartes in an official capacity.
The suffrage convention is undoubt-
eddy the most important meeting with
suffrage as the object that has been
held in the capital since women began
to strive for the vote. The Iowans
who are present and taking a lively in
terest in all proceedings were headed
by Mrs. A. B. CuInrnins. wife Of the
senior iowa senator, and the following:
Miss Anna B. Lawther. chairman, OF
Dubuque; Mrs. James A. Dewitt, OF
Ossaloosa: Mrs. frank W. Dodson, and
Mrs. Homer A. Miller, OF Des Moines;
Le Compile, OF Corydon; Mrs. Frcd A.
Patterson, Of Sioux City: Mrs. W. @.
Schanke. OF Mason City. and Mrs.
Henry A. Taylor. Of bloomfield. Alter
mates accredited to the convention In
clude Mrs. Walter g. Brown, Mrs 2.
T. Meredith and Mrs. P. J. Mills. Of Des
Moines, and DR.. EHe McCullom Jones,
Of Webster City.
A special ooard Of sanitary corps
officers, experts IN determining the nu-
tr1t!onal value Of foods. has been So
lected by the VA depar ment to make
a nutrtttonai survey Of the cantonment
At Camp Dodge, where Iowa and young
men Of other states are being trained
as soldiers for france. The object Of
the board IL 10 determine tho true
value Of the food served to the draft
army at Des MONIES and to make
Recommendations for the Improvement
Of the army ration served # such be
thought advisable. The board is head
ed by Captain Roy c. Hosktns, and
First Lieutenants Albert 6. Hogan and
- a. 10
three officers have undergone a spe-
cial course in the study Of nutrtt,onal
value Of foods and they will confer
with the mess attendants at Camp
Dodge with a view Of improving the
arran cement now In vogue there for
feeding the consctpts and suggest any
changes IN the menus that are calcu-
lated to give the soldiers the best food
obtatnable. The sanitary corps Of the
army not only looks after sanitation
OF camps. in order to keep down to
the minimum any causes Of disease. but
Is vitality concerned With the project
Of having the men n the camps get
food that WIN build up the soldiers
to the degree that will be necessary IN
order that they may Withstand the
great hardshipe that fighters IN the
European war must face.
The new ruling by the war depart
ment holding to the minimum the
granting Of Christmas furloughs will not
materially affect the plans Of the COM
manding officer at Camp Dodge to
grant leave to all the iowa soldiers
who desire TO return to their homes
for the : lidays. The ruling was meant
primarily for men IN national guard
camps in the south. VINO would have to
make long railroad Journeys in order
to get home for the YuIet!de season.
National army commanders. In fact.
have been advised to use their own
good Judgment.