Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR WoMEN'S
SERVICE TO AID IN SOLVING
FOOD PROBLEM.
WOMEN REGISTERED
FOR WORK IN FIELDS
League Organized in Thirty-Eisht
States to Fill Labor Ranks When
Men Are Called Into Army Service
Thousands Of Women Expected to
Respond to Call For Volunteers.

the woman labor needs of fifteen states
in which factories have received large
numbers Of government contracts ana
supplying hundreds Of women oper-
atives to expedite war orders, the
bureau Of registration and information
Of the National League for Woman
Service, in cooperation with the de-
partment of labor at Washington mas
launched campaign to recruit women
for agricultural work with view 70
aiding the solution of the food supply
problem by making up the deficiency
Of farm workers. Literally thousands
of women are expected to be Gale
upon for patriotic service in the FORM
Of farm work
The shortage of men farm workers
is already becoming severe, ACCORDING
TO a report Of the bureau. and q serl-
Gus situation is developing in view Oh
the army's absorption Of large numbers
of the agricultural population and the
fact that farmers have increased thelr
acreage and that the canneries local
ed thruout the country, in oroer "
handle the increased productlon' az
needing more help than ever oelole'
The bureaus plan for supplying LIS
help has been approved by Secre'ar.
Wilson of the department or iaoor am
is based upon cooperation Win Nai4
Gus existing agencies. A lormai ai
nouncement by the National League lor
Woman's Service, whose nrancne'
turnout the thitry eight states In wh'ch
the league Is now organized VIII as
sist In the work. explains the program
as follows:
REGISTERING Women For Work.
Thr,, the state farm help specialists
and all other existing agencies 'he
bureau is securing Information
the amount and kind of labor nseoeu
in each locality and ascertainihs
what extent women can operate iaiil,
machinery and do other agricuituiai
work without physical delril'eh..
Meanwhile, the machinery for resls'ei-
ing women and placing them at worn
Is being organised.
In each state where there are lno'-
cations Of shortage Of farm iAooi,
an AGRICULTURAL chairman Is appolneee
by the bureau. She will get IN touch
with the state agent in charge OF farm
help and the state agricultural COM
mittee. Thru them she OBTAINS ih
formation, as to how much WOMB ia
bor could be used in the state for tha'
work. where. and when. She then mus
ont what training in agriculture can
he provided either by state or private
agencies. and gets all information con
corning existing training courses.
Muster Women For Service.
On the basis Of this information, the
chairman appoints local assistants anu
takes registration thru such resistrd-
tion agencies of the bureau as have al
ready been established, or thru sucn
other agencies as desire to cooperate.
rrh;s registration is taken in duplicate
nm blanks furnished by the bureau ana
ora COPY is sent to the nearest feoeru
employment office and the othei
tanned. The applications are classiheu
and filed according to kind OF "oiA
and experience. and kind OF tra'iiiie
desired.
thru the local divisions of the Ma
tional League for Womans service anu
other cooperating organizations
rangements are being made TOT trans
porting and housing large groups "
women. Committees made up OF "oln-
en- Of experience, as well as prominence
have been organized to oversee 'ne
various phases Of the movement %
That everything possible will be done
for the care and comfort OF the women
workers their hours, wages, and gen
eral well-being.