New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Women Will Play
Greater Part in
Defence Council
Washington Merges Wom-
ans CommitteeWith State
Councils Section
Tribute to Their Work
Miss Hannah j. Patterson to
Share Leadership With
Crosvenor B. Clarkson

WASHINGTON, Sept 1S.-The Coun-
ell O. National Defence has created a
field division Of the council. merging
the state councils section and the
greater part of the machinery of the
womsp's committee OF the council
The field division Of the council will
be headed by Franklin X. Lane, Secre-
tary OF the Interior, and member of
the Council Of National Defence. and
there Will act with him g governing
committee of six men and six women
as follows:
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs. Joseph
r. Damar, Mrs. Stanley Mccormick,
Miss Ida NJ. Tafbell. Miss Agnes Ncstor,
Miss Hannah j. Patterson, all of the
Woman's Committee of the Council;
Daniel Willard, chairman of the Ad-
,isory Commission OF the Council of
National Defence; Fuller Callawav, a
business man of La Grange, Ga:
George L. Berry, Pressmen's Home.
Tennessee. president OF the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen and Assist
ants Union of North America; II. Nj.
Robinson, of Pasadena, Cal. former
assistant chief of The State Councils
Section and q director of the Southern
California Edison Company, the Union
Oil Company and various banks in
the Connecticut State Council of De-
fence; Grosvenor B. Clarkson. secre-
tary OF the Council and of the Advisory
Committee.
Mr.. Clarkson, in addition to his pres
ent duties rs secretary of the council.
will act as director OF the field division
and Miss Hannah j. Patterson. who has
been resident director of the woman's
committee, IS appointed associate di-
rector Of the field division
The woman's committee of the coun-
Gil Will be held together to meet what
ever emergencies may arise in connec-
ton with woman's part in the prosecu-
ton of the war that may fall outside
the province of the field division
This lgamation of two of the
most highly organized Federal war
agencies has grown out of the need
and desirability of bringing the women
OF the country more closely into the
governments war work. and. at the
same time, causing more efficient
guidance from Washington Of the state
defence activities Already in many
states the state divisions of the Won
ans Committee and the State Councils
OF Defence have joined hands, to the
end OF better co0rdinating the war SER
vice OF the whole people. women as we'll
as men. Hence the reorganizatio now
announced 1OHOWS lOSlcaIly the ANAL
gamation taking place throughout the
states.
From the first month of America's
entry into the war the Council of Ma
tlona! Defence through the state coun-
Nis section has coordinated and guided
the work of the great system made up
of the state councils Of defence, which
are now organized by counties or towns
IN every state, with community organi-
zation in the majority of the states.
President Wilson has urged the general
use of the state defence councils
through tho agency of the Council Of
National Defence to carry out the To-
cal work of the Federal agencies The
War Industries Board recently put the
local control of building operations
during the war in the hands of the
state councils.
The Woman's Committee was formed
shortly after America entered the war
and has performed remarkable work
in organizing the women power of the
country for the nations defence. There
will be merged in the Field Division
the 1872 units which the Woman's
tommttee has built up throughout the
nlted States. The present amalga-
nation Is in effect a tribute to the
contribution of the Woman's Commit
tee TO the war.