Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-02
Big War Work
Conference Held
Here Yesterday

For the purpose OF thoroughly or.
Eanixing the campaign for the student
nurse reserve, and of getting the war
work Of women in Grand Forks, Penn
bina, Walsh, Nelson and Cavalier
counties thoroughly organized. a con-
ference was held yesterday afternoon
at the city hall. Mrs. Fred L. Conk-
lin, of Bismarck, chairman OF the
woman's committee Of the Council of
National Defense, North Dakota d.
vision, was present, to conduct the
conference. Mrs. H. G. Wick of Cava-
Also was present.
Mrs. Conklin has been on a tour Of
the state for the last two weeks. get
ting the work of the woman's COM
nlittee organized, and when she re-
turhs to her home at Bismarck. in a
few days, will have personally organ
lied the work in every county in the
state. Just at the present time, when
h government is'making an urgent
call for $4,000 student nurses for
training in military and civilian hos
pitfalls, the woman's committee. with
he Red Cross and the Red Cross
best effort to give every young woman
IN the country an opportunity to vol
unteer. ii she wishes.
Mrs. Conklin is a forceful speaker.
and is what might be termed a Give
wire" She explained very thorough
y the working Of the woman's COM
nittee. which Is not a new organiza-
ton, but merely a committee of wom-
en-, representing a number of societies
which were already organized
when w we entered re- the, war ar
wanted to use as they existed. The
national nc cNnr itfoa iS haQH.
ed by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. Every
state in the union has a division. and
there are county n community
branches Of the state divisions. In this
way the committee aims to get in
touch with I'M throughout the
country. even to the small communi-
ties, and country districts. The COM
mittee embraces every woman's or
g%anization in the country, in Its war
for the purpose of co-ordinating the
york of the different departments.
with a view to geeting the most eff
tective results.
In the counties Of the state the
woman's committee has prepared to
organize speakers bureaus and motor
corps. for the use of all patriotic ac-
Invites.
Community singing. Red Cross
WoIA, AoOu Co~ISctNdtAOH, ana lne SEW
eral other general patriotic activities
that women may participate in, in
their home communities, were advo-
Gated by Mrs. Conklin. In referring
to the food department, Mrs. Conklin
said: THE food department, to my
mind, is the fundamental department
of the whole woman's committee. II
u men in service are not fed, they'll
not be in need of socks. or anything
else. So first, and foremostly, our
war-work begins in our own kitch-
ems"
Mrs. r. A. SpraEue, county food
administrator. spoke of the reasons
that the government is asking for the
conservation of lard. meats, wheat
and sugar. She told of her work ir
the county as a representative of the
federal food administration. and &C
cording to her, the county has beer
thoroughly organized. Mrs. Spragu,
has a survey of the food condition.
in the county very nearly completed
and in this regard she gave much O
h credit for this work, to her as
lstants in the county. Plans~were
made o an educational campaign
through the county, along food con.
servation lines.
Mrs. Wick. the much-beloved presi.
dent of the North Dakota Federation
OF WonenS ciuos, spoke informally
She urged that the woman's commit
tee devote part OF its efforts to inter.
esting all women in Red Cross work
She drew attention to the fact that il
so nan communities Just a small
number of did all of the Ret
Cross work. and had more than thei
share to do. when the cooperation
and help of other women would
spread the burden out. n max,
work lighter for everybody concerned
Mrs Wick did not think tina tn