Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-19
NEW FIELD DIVISION OF
 COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
BY FRANKLIN K. LANE Secretary of the Interior and Chair man of the new Field Division of the Council of National Defense

The new field Division of the Coun- cil of National Defense begins its dut- ies today.
 This section was created by the Council of National Defense is to or ganize and arouse the opinion and the energy of the country upon war work. It is to move through the State Coun- cils and subsidiary organizations down to the heart of the Nation, its core, the small community. It is an amalgam- ation of those organizations which have hitherto made this effort-the State Section of the Council and the Woman's Committeeman all the far reaching agencies of both are incorpor- ated as part of it's machinery. It IS intended to be the connecting link between the National Council and the citizen. Since the war began this connection has been maintained through the two organizations which are now merged; but it has become more manifest with each passing month that there was no sense in sup porting two distinctive agencies, one of men and one of women; and this was recognized earliest by the State Councils which took the women of the country into their directorates and gave them full part in their works. In all states this is not true, and in one or two it is perhaps legally impossible at present, but it is hoped and expect ed that this policy of joint action shall be, wherever possible, adopted. The part which women are playing in this war, and the increasing part which they are taking in making it possible to maintain it, make this consolidation no more than the recognition of fact all men and women are making, and are to make, common sacrifice and ef- fort.
 Under the new plan of organization Dr. Anna Howard Shaw becomes the Vice. Chairman, Grosvenor B. Clarkson | Secretary of the Council of National Defense and the Advisory Committee, becomes Director of the new Field Di- vision, with Miss Hanna Patterson, Resident Director of the Woman's Committee, Associate Director.
 The work of the Field Division will fall under six heads: The Federal Az ency Section, under John s. Cravens, will have charge of all work relat- ing to Government Departments and Federal Agencies requiring the aid of the Field Division and the Nationwide Defense organizations that reach out into every community in the country.
 The organization and information section, headed by Elliott D. Smith, will have charge of general planning and the advising of State Councils as to organization methods and the best methods of carrying on their work.
 There is also being created a Field Staff, the members of which will be the executive connecting link between the Field division and the particular group of states allotted to each mem- Der of this staff.
 Under the direction of Mrs. M. E. Martin, there is being created the Americanization Section which will handle the dissemination of education al information, paying special atten- tion to the problems of Americaniza- tion. This section will also take over the work in educational propaganda formerly handled by the "Woman's Committee, and will mobilize and stinl- ulate the spiritual resources of the country.
 A Speakers Section, under the di- rection of Fredrick L. Allen, will ob- tain, organize, and route speakers of note throughout the country; while Dr. Jessica B. Peixoto will be in charge of the Child Conservation Sec tion.
 Marion Binford returned from the