The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-27

hSr spiendid ADDRESS.
How They DO It In whiting.
Mr.. Roy Green OF whiting stated that
Whiting women have a list of women
who are willing to 20 to the house Of
any one who cares to have them and
these women will instruct how to use
the potatoe in different ways and also
wheat substitutes.
Miss Alta Adkins Of Hammond report
ed that her committee was getting along
splendidly in Child welfare work ana
thet the mothers were bringing their
babies 70 the clinics even when they
felt they were well cared for Miss
Adkins said that there are about 20 de-
pendent children in Indiana TO every
1000 people and no place to put them.
Mrs. +. B. Lewis Of Whiting said that
as Lake county had seven Red Cross
chapters instead or one that it was
rathar hard to get all of the reports in
she expected to have them all soon for
final report
Women Put On Their Honor.
Chairman Wheeler reported that she
felt that the women of this country had
been put on their honor in the question
Of saving food and that she thought that
every one was doing her share. But"
said Mrs. Wheeler. IF you do not save
the government will issue cards for
bread and sugar and then you will have
TO save"
Mrs Miller of Hammond reported that
the registration Of women for war work
in Hammond had been held up because
or the absence Of cards but that they
now have plenty and the work will be
rushed She thinks that there will be
about IS 600 women in Lake county that
Will register.
Mrs Roy Green of whiting reported
that the women would have to apportion
the plan OF Or. Barnard's to the different
localities in the food administration.
Lake Co. Center of Universe.
1T was said that where we used TO
think before the war that Chicago was
the center OF the universe that now We
know that Lake county is" said Mrs.
Green.
Mrs Shortridge of Crown Point said
that she thought the women Of this
county should hold themselves in readi-
ness to help in every way not only in
money but in time well.
Chairman Wheeler of Crown Point
stated that Mrs wicks of Gary had told
her that she wished that the Fourteen
Minute women had been called -Four
Minute women as the speakers thought
that they could do more in a four min
ute talk than IN one that was too long.
Miss Gwendoiine Parry Of Crown
Point in charge Of the publicity for the
Lake County Council OF Defense stated
that she had done most of the publicity
work by means of the press.
Grateful TO the Newspapers.
Mrs Wheeler said that they could not
be too grateful 10 the press Of this
country as the newspapers have given
willingly OF their stock in trade as no
other concern had been asked to do and
had helped in every way they could.
Chairman wheeler then quizzed the
women If they wanted to go on with the
monthly meetings through the summer
or whether they wanted to take va
cation but said that for her part that
she would like to go right on with the
work
Mrs. ]. A. Patterson OF Gary said
that the boys in the trenches do not
have vacation and asked why should
the women and that the time may come
when the people of this country may
have hotter things than the weather to
put up with
The motion to have the regular meet
ings every month was passed unanin-
ously and the next meeting will be held
in Crown Point.
Splendid work Done In whiting.
The work OF the whiting women par
ticularly impressed Mrs. Carlisle and
she listened 10 the report of Mrs. Con-
roy with a great deal of interest
The appointment OF Mrs Mary Conroy
or Whiting as chairman Of the Garden
Defense and Food Production commit
tee. brought TO light a woman who Is
eager 10 do her bit and when that is
finished devises means of keeping this
enthusiasm alive in the workers she has
lined UP.
As chairman of the committee Mrs.
Conroy at once got busy securing CO.
workers She was certainly successful.
their first work being the complete can
vas of the city urging every resident to
have g garden plot. however small II be-
They Got RebuHs at FIRST.
In this work they received many re-
butts but this only stirred them up for
bigger things In their canvas they
also urged people to raise poultry. TO
have pigs. sheep and cows. They not
only encouraged this but they took ord
era for same and many an auto Trip
was made 10 the stock yards in Chicago
10 purchase pigs and sheep.
Took Sheep Home on the Street Cars.
When autos could not be secured the
women even brought sheep home on the
street cars orders were taken for fruit
trees and shrubbery and by arrange
nents with the nursery reduction was
secured by the committee for their de
liverinE them. and this money went
into their treasury.
The chairman also conferred with the
owners Of vacant lots and by securing
permission from them the lots were Civ
en- out for planting The lots were
plowed by the city and the fertilizer
was furnished by the Standard oil Co.
Have Entire City Dotted with Gardens.
So thorough was the work of the
committee that gardens now dot the en-
tire city many Of these lots having been
Transformed from mere rubbish heaps
When this work was completed Mrs
Conroy was not satisfied to give up, but
wishing to still continue in this war
work. she decided to organize out of the
same band OF workers the Trench Com
fort Club. This idea devolved upon her
by the fact that the local chapter Of
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