Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-11-07
IOWA WOMEN PLAN
WIDER WAR WORK
FOOD ADMINISTRATION COMMIT.
TEE GREATLY ENLARGES ITS
ORGANIZATION AND WILL
UNDERTAKE tNTEN-
SlVE SERVICE.

NlultS Obd sli'h 1ti INV"
planned an enlarged organization,
which will put its members in the
closest possible touch with every
housewife in the state.
1t was through personal visitation
that the committee last fall signed
up $4,000 housekeepers who pledged
fidelity TO the program of food CON
servation-the saving of wheat, sugar,
meat and fats. At the annual meeting
In Des Moines a few days ago the
women voted again to undertake this
personal visitation to pledge the woln'
en- of Iowa anew to the program as il
will be outlined in the new Home Card
about to be issued by the Food Admin
istration.
Addressing the conference of women
at Des Moines, Il. +. Logsdon, Execu-
tive Secretary OF the Federal Food Adj
ministration for Iowa said: I'VE have
a far more difficult program before
us this year than last. Our program in
a sentence is to reduce the consump-
ton of foodstuffs in this country all
along the line to the actual require
ments of our people consistent with
proper nutrition and the maintenance
of health. In other words our activities
are to be devoted entirely TO the sup
preston of over-eating, unnecessary
eating and all waste of foOdstuffs. In
as-much as the housewife has practi.
cally the control of the use of food
stufls in her household, II Is essential
that the housewife be awakened to
the necessity of guarding the consunp-
tion of foodstuffs in her household,
along the lines indicated. This can
be accomplished by continuous sys-
TEN of ropaganda, making over-eat-
ing and waste impossible In any patri-
otto household"
Bigger Organization.
To carry out the suggestion made by
Secretary Logsdon, Mrs. +. f. Whit.
ley, chairman, and her committee
adopted plans to enlarge their organi-
cation by selecting chairman for
every school district In the state,
about 10000 in all. To members of the
organization the Food Administration
will issue a certificate in the form Of
federal oath, adding official respon-
sibility and dignity to the service
which the women committeeman will
perform.
The program of the Women's Com
mittee for the year includes the fol-
lowing points, among others:
]. a new home card, sometimes
known as the kitchen card, is now in
the course of preparation and will he
distributed to all housewives Of the
state through the organization of the
Women's Committee, sometime in Oc-
tober.
.. Window cards bearing the en-
blem of the Food Administration in
colors will be distributed to 100000
homes by personal visitation.
3. A series of communications re-
lating to special necessities and re-
quests involved in carrying out the
International food program will he
distributed to women and women's or
CARNATIONS by the committee during
the next few months. They will be
considered at all meetings Of wOmen's
organizations, however large or small,
throughout the state. In order that
the housewives may fully understand
the program and also that the ext
gencies of the food situation make
necessary what they are requested 20
do.
Oppose Fourth Meal.
A. Each county organization will
maintain continuous and vigorous
campaign against the Fourth Meal, ex-
ira meals, extra lunches and similar
affairs.
8. Members of the Women's Com
mittee will interest themselves In the
instruction of school children in food
conservation through the medium of
school teachers of the state. To this
end a booklet has been prepared en-
titled "War Service in Iowa Schools"
which is now ready for distribution
and general school use. The Sunday
schools of the state will be induced TO
undertake some instruction of the
school children In the food conserva-
ton form of service.
6. The Women's Committee will
urge upon retail and other merchants
the use of displays, exhibits, demon
STATIONS and posters on the subject OF
food conservation.
z. Members of the Women's Com
mittee will individually and collective
ly consider the matter of the puhllca-
ton of price of food commodities in
the daily newspapers ana attend meet
ings of County Price Interpretation
Committees when they are held. They
will undertake to stimulate an interest
among the housewives in consulting
these prices and In making reports
and suggestions to Price Interpreta-
tiOD Committees. The prices published
by the Price Interpretation Commit
tees show the maximum which may I've
demanded by the different classes of
dealers in food commodities. Unless
the housewives observe the prices
carefully and inquire frequently of the
retailers from whom they purchase
their fOOdstuffs as to the market on
each; unless they occasionally request
permission to examine the invoices Of
such dealcrss itsis reasonable 10 be-
lieve that some extraordinary changes
may take place In the prices Of food
stuffs. and this calamity may be at
tr1buted largely to the housewives,
lack of Interest In the system of nrfce