The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
"HOME WORK"
DEMONSTRATOR
TO AID WOMEN
Mrs. Dabney Comes from
Seattle to Spur Wash
ingtonians.

Mrs. Ellen Powell Dabney, Of
Seattle, Wash, has arrived in the
city TO take charge Of urban home
demonstration work In the District.
This IL 4 part of the special emer-
gency extension work with women
in counties and large cities that
was provided for last August in
the food production bill. and which
is being developed by the States
Relations Service of the Department
OF Agriculture.
The home demonstration agents
service is to direct women in meet
ing their special problems Of the
war and many important results
have been accomplished in this way.
especially in food conservation
campaigns. Mrs. Dabney will be
city leader for this type of service
in Washington, and will be assist
ed by Miss Grace schaeffer and Miss
Aubuyn Chinn. whose home demon
stration work in the District has
already led to the establishment OF
many centers through which hun
dreds of women are reached every
week.
Mrs. Dabney On Leave.
Mrs. Dabney comes to Washington
for this type of patriotic service on
leave OF absence from her very sue
cessful work as Supervisor Of Home
Economies in the schools Of Seattle.
where the subject IL taught in the
grades, high schools, night schools
and in eighteen prevocational centers.
Her training in home economics at
the University Of Chicago and the
Teachers College. New York, COM
bined with her wide experience in
school and club work makes her es-
pecially well fitted to help the women
OF the District in the solution OF their
home making problems.
Mrs. Dabney organized both the
Seattle and Washington State home
economics associations, and has re-
Gently been elected president Of the
Western branch OF the American
Home Economics Association. She
has always been a prominent club
woman and active in civic affairs. For
a time she acted as chairman of the
House Economics Department Of her
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
and also Of her local club. She was
actively interested in the organization
of the Seattle markets and has CO.
operated effectively in the framing
OIL many OL Ihc city ncaIln OEOluAuCeb.
Honored BY Mayor.
After war was declared Mrs. Dab
ney was appointed by the mayor Of
Seattle as chairman of the food con-
servation work in that city. Under
her supervision twenty-four commu-
nifty centers for six-weeks courses of
instruction were opened to women.
In addition to the food work her
efforts in behalf Of the Red Cross
resulted in the establishment Of city
wide Junior service in the schools,
where hundreds OF garments were
made by the children. When the on
cial Junior Red Cross was started
Mrs. Dabney was made chairman Of
all the work in the Seattle schools,
as well as that in the two surround
ing counties.
The District Is fortunate in hav-
ing assigned to this territory a wom-
an SO experienced In organization and
leadership. Under her direction the
home demonstration work already
started will be developed so that II
may serve every woman in the city
who wishes to do her patriotic part
by the careful regulation OF her home
and by intelligent food conservation
For the present Mrs. Dabney's head
quarters will be at the Franklin
School, telephone Main 60Ss.