The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-25
Council of Defense Notes
WOman's Committee

ganlzed Woman Is Committee G. G.
of D. working under it's chairman, Miss
Stewart, in connection with the county
Woman g Committee. This important
work was accomplished at meeting
last Thursday afternoon after the of
ficers of the Kenosha Woman s. Com
mlttee and the chairmen of standing
committees had been most delightfully."-
entertained at luncheon by Miss Ste
Wart and her sister Mrs. Robbins at
their home at Liberty Corners. Direct
~ after luncheon had been served to
the twenty fortunate guests from Keno
sha the women of Salem township also
gathered on the shady lawn and the
afternoon was given up to reports and
business connected with Council Of De-
Tense work. After short talks outlin-
ing the methods and work of different
departments, etc., the work of organiza-
ton was taken up
It was decided that each school dis
trict in Salem township have a chair
man conforming to the ward chairmen
In Kenosha and the following women
were appointed:
Silver Lake; Mrs. Edith Hooking.
Silver Lake; Mrs. Hazel O'Neal, Will
mot; Mrs. Elizabeth Burrough, Salem;
Mrs. Lottie Bloss, Trevor; Mrs. Susan
nah Patrick, Trevor; Mrs. Nellie Nc
Vac, Dist. No. 8; Mrs. Maude Robbins.
The following department. committees
were also appointed. Food conserva-
tion; Miss Ermine Carey, Miss Vera
Dixon, Mrs. Flora Westlake, Mrs. Ada
Hontoon, Mrs. VIM. Mutter, Mrs. Eliza
Scheuning, Mrs. Geo. Weaver. Child
Welfare; Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. F. Sch
reck, Mrs. Becker, Mrs. Mockney, Mrs.
Cundy, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Nickle, Mrs. G.
Faulkner. Miss J. Loescher was ap-
pointed chairman of Americanization,
J. Evans. Speakers; Mrs. Robbins, Mrs.
Miss Carey, chairman of Women in In
dustry. Mrs. O. E. LENS, chairman
of the "mothers of boys in serviee'
committee and Mrs. FL. A. Leeghem of
Trevor, chairman Of information dent.
Over 70 women were present at this
meeting and the occasion from start to
finish was full of inspiration and help.
A new department whose business it
IS to recruit student nurses, has been
added to the Woman's Committee,
Council of Defense, and Mrs. Northway.
Sup t., of Kenosha hospital has been
appointed chairman. The national gov
eminent asks for $4,000 recruits for
nurse training schools. Of this number
Wisconsin s quota is 1850 and Kenosha
county must furnish Is. The prescribed
age limit is from 10 to IS years. These
student nurses will release Red Cross
nurses for work at the front and no
more necessary nor patriotic war work
for women can be imagined than is
opened up in this campaign. Here is
another chance for Kenosha to 90
''over the top" and this time success
or failure depends on women alone.
The campaign is to be opened July 90
and closes August II.
Mrs. A. Fl. Lance, chairman Of the
department for home and foreign relief
In the Woman s Committee G. G. of D..
has called meeting for Tuesday af-
ternoon, July %, at her home on Prairie
avenue, of all mothers and wives of
men In service. It is hoped that a
Service Club' may be organized
The meeting Tuesday afternoon is to
be of an informal, social nature, in or
der that all women who have this one
great bond in common may become bet
ter acquainted and those who have
knitting are asked to bring it with
them.
MISS Human 8 talk to women about
the work of the war commission for
hospitality will be given at the Guild
hall tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, at
ten o clock. This meeting was to have
been held at the Chamber of Commerce
but the place has been changed to
Guild hall as the Chamber of Commerce
rooms were needed for other purposes,
Troop of the Girl Scouts gave need
ed help to the publicity department. of
the Woman's Committee in placing a
large number of child welfare posters
throughout the first ward.
The sugar you go without is the
sugar used by our boys over there
Ism t it EWorth whilesD
The Woman IS Committee of the
Council of National Defense has adopt
ed the same health standards for women
In industry as those issued by the
Army Ordnance department.
The State Woman s Committee, Coun-
Gil OF Defense is planning to make a
comprehensive state health survey
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