The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-02

ia Austin Tuesday morning. Juno -,
lf fh, UrivrrsitV Methodist church.
Tho opening address was made hy
Miss Mary W. Gearing usfc chairman
~ The War IollrEe for Women. rood
conservation WAX the topic OF tho day
and Miss Clearing stnte home economic
director a. - fnnd administration,
opened the afternoon session with 81
most apuc1iun address In which She
stated.
~ would be hesgar's war without
food and 10 H. tfe duty of every one
moi directly takiue mart Va the fighting
~ conserve each pit OF food thai can
be. The Allies irr producine 80 per
cent Of the food fur thcii men and they
are 5uNing the fest from the United
States and should ncl supply give out
she is depending largely upon the.
Slowly the fighting countries are TAX
ing away the farmers aud the cpndi-
ion is growing serious each day and
labor problems similar 10 those In for
cign countries are incscasire
There are too few men on the farm.
Kansas has lesa wheat than she cN-
pcctcd owing "a the intense heat ard
since Europe uses 80 10 Ga por cent OF
brcnd iu diet Tho people of the fuitod
states may have to DO without II we
take IL away fsom the soldiers then b.
might weaken tho morale uf the army
ANA 10 Is therefore uug duty 20 cOu-
serve. Large numbers OF laborina poo
BILE are now dependent upon bread and
unless the giving uu ut the wheat is
voluntary there rs likely TO be strikes
and food riots. The women are asked
Co kccu up the good work which they
have been doing in Texas and there
VIII be no trouble - 10 rs done. Anyway
they must wait Until the coming of the
next crop
At The close OF Miss Gcaline's patm-
niiC appeal general discussion was
opened. Reports were given OF the
splendid conservation work which the
housewives Of TcNas were doing
Mrs Mageic Kerry of sherman said
1000 cans uf vegetables were put up
daiiN in Deulson ana that -four cam
ncries We're working u sherman.
Miss liunncl of Galveston reported
that % victory kitchen had been cstnh-
lishpd there and that the women
brought up The vegetables and cans.
ala the work themselves and that ana
goods were pat np under good super
Mrs. Roy Campbell Of San Antonio
stated that The victory Kitchen there
had taught the women how to can
vegetables. She also sand that cpnsci-
walton war "a test whether OF rot Il
woman should abide ~ the rules OF
food conservation Tho community cam
neries are of great N3,ur there
Il WIS stated that the War College
for Women had been highly approved
hN the officials at Washington. besides
prominent people uf the United states.
AZ irV evening session. ~ ~. y.
Benedict, dean at the College Of Arts
ut the University OF Texas. gave y Ice
furc on "WHr Work aud Women" He
discussed tho various features of the
war work in which the woWen 81 the
United States and ItNna we're engaged
and urged tho women of Texas go keep
up Tho good Work, saying that Wumah'a
part ln the great NtrufNlc WAS lHi ally
appreciated hy the citizenship 20 large
boz the state
The morning session ON wednesday
Waa divided INTO two puftH. ihe frat
being devoted te food production aud
. conservation the Other tg war finance.
H. A 'eden Of Houston. state food
sized the necessity ot pontluulnN our
efforts for food production and couspf-
walton of food
"Our greatest menace" he declared.
rs rclaNinr our efforts with lhU tirst
foud uoWa from abroad
Though the outlook is crOWinf
brighter" be- said we should stil pre-
pnrc for five years war
judge irlard tirHVrs NOW with tht
food administration spoke At the legal
phases connected with the ldmlniatr.,-
tiOu uf food conservation.
were r. d walton. director go DNteu-
sion OF ttt horticultural and Meehan-
icai coiicsc Miss Asuos Ellen Harris
90 the United States Department ul
1 Agriculture and Miss lengel field
worker OF HE WumAns Liberty Loun
+ Committee Mrs Minnie CunnuHhan
/ spoke for tlir Liberty Loan
/ Mrs r. b keppcrl OF Dallas district
I chairman of the Womau's LibytS
7 Loan Committee presided during tn,
/ war finance session.
/ "Ameri,anism' WAS the subject of a
] splendid patriotic address given hy
I Miss Grace Parker national command
Liant. National League Tor Woman
! Service New York.
I ON Wednesday the womaua com
/ nittcc Of the Council of National De
tense held The most interesting confer.
II tuCc "a the state capital. with MIS-
\ Fred Fleming. state chairman. prcsid.
/ ing. ~'-osIlHatiou and cooperation
l are tho important requisites Of tbs
success of the different units OF N,
state work of the wuman's committee.
said Mrs. Fleming
Mrs Mary LambCriun BECKER of New
York, chief VI the foreign news seryie,