The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-11

Highway.
The women Of America have under
taken to beautify the highway from
coast TO coast. Jens Jensen the great
Landscape gardener OF Chicago has
donated his services and drawn his
plans for the planting Of native trees
and flowers. The Indiana women are 70
have a part in this great national
movement Indiana Is 20 have other
national highways and the parks COM
mttee Of the federation Of clubs will
have an individual part in thece pro-
f ieots.
MrS. Eva Rohback Appointed Chairman
Mrs. John f. Moore has appointed
Mrs Eva Rohrback of Wabash. chair
man Of the Womans Land Army con- i
mittee OF the Indiana Federation Or
clabs. Mrs. Rohback viii call a meet
ng Of the chairmen Of the different
EXAMINATIONS represented in the state
who are Interested in this movement
and see if il can be carried out in
Indiana Mrs Hortense Tapp Moore Of
the state Council Of Defense viii rep
resent that body in furthering tho
work Farmers are conservative but
women labor on the farms is by no
means a new thing although in the
\ past there has been no national move
ment for such work. If IL were not
| for the woman labor on farms the
men would long ago have quit business
and there is many a farmer in Indi-
ana who has his wife TO thank for
pulling him drought the hard times
or the new farm with mortgage with
the money she earned TO pay living ex-
penses. According to the outline of
H.
men OF draft age can be relieved IL
possible in favor OF women workers.
In the fruit districts OF the state and
IN the truck gradens near the larger
cities there will be a demand for such
labor and it will be in these districts
that the club women can be Of assist
ance in organizing workers
Eighth District Cnvcntion..
In the bulletin last week announce
ment was made Of the feature We
Must WIN This War" originated by
Mrs Ella Bagot Kehrer OF Anderson
The business meeting viii be held at
I the morning session. At noon the
toastm stress at the luncheon will be
Mrs Olive II. Peterson Of Decatur. the
district press chairman. At the after
noon session there will be addresses by
Mrs. John z. Moore. the federation
president. Mrs. A. T. Cox state factory
inspector. Mrs, James r Goodrich l.
T. c. trustee and Hon Michael z
Foley. chairman State Council Of De-
Tense. other women on the program
are: Mrs a. r McClay, BluTton; Mrs
Charles G. Deem. Burton. Mrs r W
Barrett Muncie; Mrs Ella Bagot KEN
rer Anderson. Mrs c. II. Durbin. An
derson. Mrs. r. p Meyers. Elwood
Mrs. Emo Nation. Muncie Miss India
Brumfeld. Winchester: Mrs. Forest
Cartright Portland. Mrs Fav smith
Decatur; Miss Mamie 81. Jayne Bluff
ton: Mrs. Imogene Taft Lesh. Muncie
Mrs j w TyndaH. Mrs. Elma Wood
Winchester; Mrs Paul Jaqua, Portland
The musical numbers viii be given by
Mrs Albright and Mrs zeigler of An
derson and Mrs. Frank Luellyn Of
Muncie.
Address before Educational COnven-
tion. Hot Springs. Arkansas,
May =. 1915.
Mrs. Edward Franklin White the
chairman Of the Political Science com
mittee OF the General Federation. has
prepared course Of lessons for use in
women's clubs on the Countries at
War. and in her address before the Ed
ucation Conference urged their use
this year. They arc in the direct line
Of her work on Political Science. CAV