The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-02-15
WOMANs PART IN
STATE WAR SAVINGS
WELL QUALIFIED TO TEACH
THRIFT TO YOUTH OF
THE COUNTRY.
SCHOOLS THE BEST MEDIUM
Woman's Committee Of Council Of
National Defense Has Been
Enlisted in the Cause
of Thrift.

z The woman's part in the Thrift and
War Savings plan throughout Missouri
will be conducted through the Won
ans Committee, Council of Nationa
Defense.
Mrs. b. +. Bush, chairman for Mis-
souri, of the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense, has is
sued orders TO each OF the 100 county
chairmen and the 1000 chalrmen
throughout the state OF Missouri to
assist Mrs. Theodore Benoist OF ST.
Louis, who has been appointed chair
man OF the WOmdn's Division OF the
War Savings Committee oil Missouri
by Frank A. Vanderlip, national direc.
tor OF the War Savings Committee.
In some OF the counties the county
chairmen appointed chairmen of the
Woman's Division other than mem
beers OF the WOman's Committee
Council of National Defense. How
ever, the defense chairmen in thest
counties are co.opera ing with the
chairmen appointed by such county
chairmen.
The Woman's Committee, Council o
National Defense, is the only federal
ized body OF women organized espe
cially for war WORK. The commipte,
was organized by in act of Congress
last April Tor the purpose of consery
ing the woman power and unifyin.
and co-ordina,ing all women's war az
t~iyities.
A number OF the chairmen of III
Woman's committee in the Council q
National Defense are county superb
tendents of public schools, who ar
doing effective work through IN
schools of their respective counties i
directing a thrift propaganda. Anon
them are: Miss Sallie Brown, Tro,
Mo, Superintendent of Public School
Of Lincoln County; Miss RoXan
Jones, Milan, Mo, superintendent
Public Schools of Sullivan County
Mrs. Margaret Squires, SuperintenI
ent of Public Schools of Carroll CouI
ty. Other chairmen who report thu
the work is well organized in the
counties are: Mrs. j. Hal Lynch, S
Louis County; Mrs. George h. Harri
New London, Rails County; Mrs. Sa
b. Cook, Jefferson City; Mrs. Erne
Simonson, chairman of Cole Count.
Mrs. NJ. c. Horton, Poplar Bluff, BIZ
Ter County; Mrs. w. E. Matlack, X
hoka, Clark County; Mrs. Ed
Scharff, st. Marys, Ste. Genevie'
County; Mrs. Rose Ingles, Columbi
Boone County. Mrs, Turner McBain
chairman of the Woman's Committe
Council of National Defense, is wor
ing with Mrs. lngles to make BooI
County the banner county. Miss Ju
nita Pelegrin OF Marshfield, Webst
County; Mrs. Robert Lamar of Hou
ton, Texas County; Mrs. R. E, Brow
st. Joseph, Buchanan County; MI
Charles Potts of Warsaw, Bentt
County; Mrs. ]. NJ. Mitchell Of Gree
llClui Dhht CouiANg NIB ~ n. iran
/. lin OF Unionyille, Putnam Count
Mrs. Clara Graham Of Charleston, NJ
sissippi County Mrs. W. P. Cayce
? Pennington; Miss Elizabeth Brainal
Superintendent Of Public Schools
Grundy County; Mrs. james Goold
OF Fulton, Galloway County; Mrs.
: II. Hurst, Tarkio; Miss Flora Boz
Savannah; Mrs. II. b. Grubbs, M
sour City; Mrs. w. C. DeVol, Ste
vile; Mrs. c 7, Ryland, Lexingto
Mrs. W. r, Haight, BranSsv!.!-e; M
! +. w. Meriwether, Clarksville, VOL
ing with Mrs. Frank Currie, secreta
OF the Red Cross in local matter
Mrs. Charles Arnold, Jamesport; NJ
f. NJ. Shepard, Springfield; Mrs.
II. Spring, Joplin; Mrs. f. j. Antoi
h Doe Run, and Mrs. j. Il. Pow'
Princeton. all express themselves
e doing all they "a to help the eau
q and appreciate the trust reposed
than,