Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-13
DEFENSE SPEAK
MASS MEETING
Han, Crowd Greets Visitors from
:, louis at Late Meeting Held
in Baptist Church
Urged WOMEN TO SERVE
,.,kerg All Had Messages Dealing
With Various Branches of the
Service Interesting
Women

ponresentatives form st. Louis
Inc this section Of Missouri, in
.boIf of the Women's Committee Of
H. Council of National Defense, ar
,,od in this city Tuesday afternoon.
.movbat behind their schedule, be-
,n.o Of the excessive cold weather
uroying too much for the railway SER
Sicc. The program which had been
.rrorped for them earlier in the day
u with a few slight changes, but
,bo mass meeting at the Baptist
cbureb vas held shortly after 2
o'clock.
Al this meeting Mrs. Gelhorn spoke
8 Onon the conservation of food; Miss
bridge. on the need of young women
|, take the nursing training and Miss
Elizabeth Davis explained how the
women in this district should organize
along definite lines. Mrs. Michael
outlined the courses Of instruction be-
No nsed in the various lines of work
md Mrs. Paul Brown told of the Red
Gross work and what the women were
doing in this department. Mrs. B.
n Bush closed the meeting with a de-
tanned account of the women's work
in the war.
The banquet Tuesday evening at
Hotel Hoxsey was n Of the most en-
ioyable as well as instructive meet
mos of Woman's War Work. 1t was
under the auspices of the Woman's
4 Committee Council Of Defense of Au-
u drain County. Mrs. C. F. Clark who
is chairman, presided in a most grace
4 ful manner and her femininity was too
marked to refer to her as toast-mas-
fer, although she presided in a mas
terly way. Between the course the
visiting ladies spoke; Mrs. Gelhorn,
Chairman Of food conservation, gave a
brilliant talk on this important branch
4 Of the work and urged the need of say
Inc the meats, wheat, fats and sugar.
Her slogan is click the plate or be
licked" She encouraged every one to
raise chickens, gardens, pigs, rabbits,
and faceciously remarked that every
one should keep "a bee"
Mrs. Bush, who is chairman Of the
q Missouri Council Of Defense, gave a
splendid and clear expose Of the work
Of the council and emphasized the fact
that the ome are mobolized TO help
the war the same as u boys and
they are only doing what the Govern
mcnt asked that they do.
Mrs. Mechin, chairman Of the speak
crs, gave a comprehensive outline Of
the different departments Of the
Woman's Council. If there were any
auditors who were skeptical about the
Importance Of this branch Of war
work, they were convinced by Mrs.
Mehin's address.
Mayor Harrison, like Old Dan Tuck
q, came too late to get his supper, but
arrived in time for Mrs. Clark to call
on bin for a speech. After CALAMITY
apolOgizing for not being present to
welcome the visitors, he spoke en-
couragingly of their work and thank
ed them for coming.
Col. Burton, who can speak very
elOqlently to the Chamber of Com
MERGE, begged to be excused and said
he could not compete with the ora
tors who had just spoken. DR.. Mil
lion made a pointed talk on the fidel
ity Of the women to their government
and bid them God-speed.
The Council of Defense appointed
Mrs. Hammond and Miss M. V.
Houston as county speakers; Mrs. w.
W. Bolts chairman of Publicity; Mrs.
D. L. Boyer, chairman of Education;
Mrs, J. C. Mundy, chairman of Fin
ance; Mrs. A. H. Whitney, chairman
Of Economics; Miss Annie Lewis, Sec
rotary Of Organization.