Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-25
WHAT SOME OTHER
STATES ARE DOING
Many Lines of Activity in Which
the People Are Helping to
Win the War.

Because of the desire of the State
Council of Defense for Delaware to do
eyerything il can to win the war, David
Snellenburg. chairman of the publicity
committee for the council, is calling at
tentiou To some of the noteworthy activi-
ties undertaken by other State Councils
in the hope that this information will be
helpful TO the work of the Council IN this
State.
In Connecticut farm machinery ex-
merits are being sent to all farmers listed IN
n recent farm survey rs owning farm I'M
PIGMENTS, who will inspect and help re-
pair the machinery. County farm bureaus
will supply men 90 run the machines.
Missouri IL forming Give clubs, com
posed of five men who go out in the ieiCis
late in the afternoon and work until
nightfall.
Bv governors proclamation, every
householder in Tidcwator, Va, u asked to
eat at least one sea-food meal a day. In
Oklahoma. both white and colurcd men
IN Class | are being instructed IA tn their
coming duties in training camps, their
chances of promotion, the necessity Tor
obtaining legal advice and how Ia keep
physically INT.
Connecticut has recommended the aI'-
propriation OF 5000 for The Children
Year Committee and number oi o"uh-
tics IN Indiana have procured the service
AT visiting nurSsB IN the same ca'is.. IN
Indiana, Also, by the addresses OF the
Fourteen Minute Women. the mothers
of the State have bern aro'sod u en-
shIislastsc cooperation 49,,
kentucky n holding seIui-month'y
MEETINGS III the State Council IN various
sIsv,ss and chalrmen of neighlorIng
county councils will be asknd to meet
with the State Council "a disc'nss local
csy,Anlxstion and probsems Washington
has issued n model constitution, suggest
cd Lhaf the organization ct Minute
Wrsnsu," be Included and their work
es,or,ilnatxsi with the community COUNCIL I,
ssrnt men Of draft asZe III deferred cfassss'
be sssugnsd patriotic community council
work In Mississippi, for tho Orange
Grove Community Council, ccns'm OF
MI ratrsuw in the community has been
tnkrs,> including tho names, ages, occtIpa-
irons and actsvIt,sss- A similar censirs has
bo-n TAKEN by tho Lyman Council and
thu better us the two will he adopted by
the county Council rs a standard for other
community counclls-
Virginia IL extending tho liberty chorus
is,x-, Ia ths, x,nbir schools. In Connecticut
th,State Council placed % per cent ot tho
rr,st ADVERTISING dearsi by the Rcd CrCsss
among rts communities and arranged for
a simultaneous display nj 1900 coyres of
a poster Illinois ptsns to teach tngitsh
to every forssen speaking woman IN the
State. Manufacturers are cooperating.
New Harntssh,re will talkn an industrial
census. Eneirsh VIII bo used exclusively
IN elementary schools. Evening schools
viii be established in all Citsas Of over
1900 population. Psrpntteachers' asso-
csatsorls will be enlisted for the education
of forpagn mothers The labor unions will
I've asked 20 make requirement for mem
hersshr, OF reading and writing English.
Colorado is forming America Flrst
S>cletics" among the foreign born
Executive conmittees and officers an
chosen from each particular nationality
Meetings are held every two or thrs
weeks Motion pictures o an arnusint
and educational character are features
Glasses IN English are to be opened,