Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-17
GIRLS HELP SAVE
STATES FOOD
Volunteer TO DO Their Bit Same
As Boys of the Connecticut
Junior Volunteers.
THERE ARE NO SlACkERS
Zach Member of Agricultural College
Has Enrolled Himself TO Assist
In Every Way misunderstanding
Out $4,000 Pledge Cards.

Hartford-The girls OF Connecticut
are not going to let the boys do all
the work toward conserving the food
supply Of Connections At the Office OF
the State Council of Defense at Hart
ford 1t was said the other day that
the girls are going to volunteer to do
their bits the same as the boys. who
are members of the Connecticut Ju-
nior Volunteers.
Realizing the necessity of eanserv-
the food supply of the state. the state
Council of Defense decided two weeks
ago to allow the girls of the state To
volunteers TO do their bit. Miss NJ.
Estella Sprague, OF the Connecticut
Agricultural College at Stor.s, has
been named as the head of the move
ment, and during the past week she
has supervised the sending of $4,000
pledge cards. these cards going
throughout the whole state Replies
win be coming In within day or two,
and II Is expected that the majority Of
those receiving the pledges will de-
eide to enlist their services.
Back in the hills of old Litchfie1d
county, where the girls are not afraid
to do a little work about the farms,
and where they do not fear freekles,
the girls are helping some OF the
farmers the best they can. But the
new movement to enlist girls is not
for the purpose of putting them to work
ON the farms. No. indee. The only
stipulation on the card is that each
girl shall can, dry, salt, or preserve
at least fifty pounds of food. The
name of the club has been decided
upon as the Girls Club Work of the
Connecticut Agricultural College, and
ii is working in conjunction with the
Food Supply committee of the state
Council of Defense. Those girls who
ioin will be given a badge showing
that while they cannot don uniform
and Join the Sammies in the trenches,
still they can help a whole lot toward
making the world safe for democracy
Even though they Will never fire a
will be helping whole lot, and a
whole lot is expected of them. Over
in Germany and In other warning ma
tons they are handing out bead. meat
and other tickets, and by conserving
the food supply OF the State, Connecti.
cut will have to undergo that expert
ence.
That there will be no slackers is
| fondly hoped for by Miss Sprague.
| The food control work in Connecticut
is gong along fine, and everybody is
| working in harmony. Each member OF
| the faculty of the Connecticut Agricul-
| tural College has enrolled himself to
assist in every possible way, and there
| is a lot of work being done at the col
| ege. which will be deeply apprecia-
| ted as the weeks and months 90 by
| The college is a regular beehive of in
dustry, and every day the Food Con.
troll committee is given evidence that
the college is doing its share, yes
more than its share.
Cities and towns throughout the
time for technically trained teachers
in home economics. Because of this.
the Agricultural College has instituted
a new line of work this being to
assist women who wish to train them
selves for home economics. Leaders
in this line of work are needed, and
at the college it was said that women
who have had two years Normal
school training, will be given the
special course. Many young somen
will undoubtedly take advantage of
this opportunity.
Girls clubs throughout the state
have become interested in the food
control movement, and 1t is expected
that Connecticut girls and young wo-
men Will prove themselves just as
patriotic as the boys and young men