Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28

strengthen our country, both here
and over there
Legislation
Mary 3. Kendall, chairman of the
legislation department committee, gave
the following report;
/ The legislative committee o. the N. 8.
F. " G. has attended to IT'S duty and
would respectfully submit the following
! port:
Madame President and members of the
/ ". :. F. W. c.
/ At this time we know it is results for
which YOU are looking The result ot
the suffrage activities you know were
not successful, so far as getting the law
passed Ill Maine was concerned. but
they only stirred US on TO greater effort.
ana we know that victory is coming.
Thc Mothers Pension Bill was passed,
lag become a law. and is working out
most acceptably. The kindergarten Eli.
which YOU endorsed. has also become a
law The one great thing which the
legislative committee has accomplish 1
WIS through war WORK activities in
which we are all 50 vitality interested
Az the meeting in Portland last fail,
the chairman OF the legislative commit
lee. took three minutes stNhe end o.
her official report to sy4akta ward TO
our women in behalf of oJq3soys f. and
from Maine. Work for euirSa1;line boy :.
wherever they are. and forf,he boys in
our state was the slogan which resulted
in immediate action By the Red Cross
thrnUVh oh - I
Berry in securing consent from head
quarters in Boston to outfit the boys at
the. posts in Maine with knitted goods
directly from Portland as center
II IS almost Impossible to say how wide
was this activity, how satisfactory in its
'esHlts in bringing comforts to the bows.
From the general federatio have come
pleas and propositions of all sorts for
civilian relief and aid in war work and
the Maine women are responding nobly
and are well organized in these depart
mepts.
me comnnuee recommends that the
hill for conserving the water powers of
Name BY 1'ercival Z. Baxter be heartily
endorsed BY this organization and that
We use every possible effort to help
make it law in our State.
Home Economics
The Home Economics report was
given by Mrs. IAicy 3. REYNOLDS OF
Watervitle, head of the department
as follows:
AL the fall meeting of the FEEDER
alton gu" President emphasized the
fact, that It was not the things we
were going to do. but the things
We did that would count Since our
last annual meeting in 1917 things
have happened, vital things. Our
county has nntn'ed the terrible
struggle which will make the world
safe for democracy. In order to win
VIC must save. American men are
hghtlng for the safety of their
homes. That is their job. Buying
wisely and preparing food efficiently
IS the Women's job. We are sudden
~ confronted with the problem of
not only feeding ourselves and our
armies over there, but our Allies
as well When the war broke out we
began to realize that if we wanted to
help our country we would have ia
put our homes on war basis. We
would have to conserve, and vet not
be penurious. Not save for the sake
OF saving money, but save for the
sake of saving waste. Save that our
boys in the trenches-on the high
seaS--mt ~ live. We are urged to eat
more potatoes. Every potato eaten
this year will be direct contribution
to the amount of food available for
Shipment to Europe. 1t is by reduc-
ing such foods as wheat, beef. pork
and so forth which can readily be
shipped to Europe, while potatoes
cannot. ,lat we arc going to be able
TO feed our Allies in their time OF
great need. We should make a
study OF the potato. its possibilities
and the many different ways to serve
them. Oar soldiers must have warn,
clothing. Therefore lamb should not
be eaten at all. because it is vitally
necessary for it to become a mature
sheep, and thus produce more wool
for clothing. An easy way to save
-four is to cut your bread at the table
slice by slice as needed Save every
scrap Of fat. Glycerine made from
fats is one of the chief substances
used to make high explosives That
is why the worlds supply of fats is
50 low. When YOU buy meats tell the
butcher you will trim off the fat
yourself Melt this for cooking fats
If each one of us will use I-3 of an
ounce less of fats from meats a day
America will have 395, 600 tons more
OF fats in a year. If each of us vii!
use just enc ounce less of sugar n
day in The first year we will add
l.185,0O0 tons to our supply. This
that shrvelful of coal Coal comes
from distance. II must be brought
to you by railroads. The railroads
are having their hands full to move
the troops, and to get supplies to the
! camps, and to the seaboards. You
will be doing your bit by saving
coal, and thus minimize its trans
portation. This saving is easy. There
will he no shortage of food or fuel if
each one of us will do our bit No
part Of cur work is more important
than that of child welfare especially
at the present time when the flower
Of DIR young manhood is under arms
This war is bound 10 make great
ravages in their ranks. America may
be bled white before peace comes 1t
is to the children that we must look
/ therefore, as our future hope, per-
haps for our very existence. It would