Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-06
STATE CONFERENCE
OF WOMEN CHAIRMEN
Meeting Will Outline the Various
Phases of Women Work Thru
out the State

(The following statement is made
by Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter, Director
Women's Auxiliary Committee, Min
nesota Commission of Public Safety
The State Safety Commission has
authorized conference at the capt.
toll, st. Paul, on July 1O-11, to which
it will pay the transportation eX-
penses of the delegates who are
chairmen of the Women's Auxiliary
in the various counties, in order that,
through conference with the COVER
nor, the Safety Commission and each
other, they may get team work. in
phases of war service that are of
prime Importance. There will be
some talking by experts in various
lines, time for discussion, and ses-
sion of Food Conservation with our
chairman, Miss Berry, who has been
in conference with Mr.. Hoover in
Washington, and who will give us
welcome at the Agricultural School.
The st. Paul and Minneapolis wO
men will arrange for entertaining
county and district chairmen in pri-
vate homes during the conference, in
cases where the visitors have no per-
sOnal friends with whom they can
stay.
Every county and town will be
asked to help.
1. Food Conservation. Miss Jo-
sephine T. Berry, chairman, First,
We shall be asked to see that every
hOusekeeper in Minnesota signs the
pledge to support the government
campaign for food conservation, as
outlined by Mr.. Hoover. A wonderful
demonstration of patriotism will be
made in this signing of millions of
housewives over the country show
ing that American women will make
it possible for the United States to
fulfill its promise to the world Of
feeding our allies.
2. Women in Industry. Miss
Agnes Peterson, chairman. The work
of the committee will be organized
under the following headings: Full
Time employment for all; Law En-
forcement; Wages.
It will be the endeavor of the COM
mittee to help solve problems that
placing of men by women in indus
try. (Note: The fact that there are
two laws regulating hours of employ
ment of women complicates matters.
One law applies only to employment
Of women in cities of the first and
second class, and one "a remnant of
an old law repealed in part by the
Of TTJhi
plies throughout the state in places
other than cities of thesf1rst and Sec
ond class.
3. Education. Miss Annie Shell
land, chairman. The committee will
work to CD educate both children
and parents to a truer constructive
patriotism, to make them realize that
not only the government, but every
town and village is at war. (2)
Awaken an understanding Of the suf-
ferings in Belgium and France and
other allied countries to whose aid
we must hold ourselves ready. (3)
Teach children gardening, sewing,
canning and home helpfulness.
4. Home Relief. Mrs. Ebert Car
penter, chairman. The home relief
committee hopes to aid the families
of soldiers and sailors in maintain
ing normal standards of living dur
ing the war. 1t will cooperate with
the civilian relief committee of the
Red Cross in securing training and
directing volunteers for this work.
It's problem will be much like those
provided for in Canada by the patri-
Otic fund; problems not solely of de-
tendency, but of family solidarity, of
health, education, church connections
and recreationaI opportunities. The
committee will concern itself, in
short with all matters in which a
family may miss it's men folk and
desire the ministratiOn of visitors
who add to sympathy, tact and judg-
ment, some measure of trained social
intelligence.
5. AmericanizatiOn. Mrs Frances
Buell. Olson, chairman. This commit
tee will make an endeaVor to make
every home in the state an American
home-tO work among foreign-b born
women, particularly, to let them
know what America offers to them
and their children; to understand a
war for democracy, and to feel how
gladly America will incorporate into
its civilization the fine traditions,
genius and cooperation of all nation
alities that have found a home here.
6. Red Cross. Miss Caroline Cros-
by, chairman. The committee will
strengthen the work for the men at
the front wherever it can and help
to show how this work dovetails with
other forms of war service.
HISTORY OF RED CROSS