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delegate arose and asked how much
this magazine was costing the fedora
ton, and that indicated it would take
time to dispose OF the issue, so on
motion of Miss Mary Garrett Hay OF
New York, this recommendation an0
the third, which had not been staten,
were referred until another period OF
the business session on later day.
Keep Home Fires Burning.
Keep the Homo Fires Bmning"
was the sentiment contained In the
address OF Mrs. John Dickinson Sher-
man, chairman of the conservation
work of the federation Mrs. Sherman
| urged the organization OF a distinct
unit in each OF the states on the con-
servation work, and also that there be
an organization perfected for the pur
pose of retaining swamp land, or
| irrigating arid lands, and of opening
| up more country so that when the
men come home from the war Ihert
will be plenty Of new field of endeavoi
opened to them, and also that some
provision be made tnat each returning
soldier might have a certain plot 81
ground on which he could rebuild
Announcement was made that Miss
| Florence Nomile, personal representa-
tive Of Clara Sears Taylor, director Of
the division on Woman's War Worl
Of the United States Committee or
Public Information, was here and was
making observations and gathering
important data which will be applied
to the government departments fol
use In the public information bureau
Baroness Kathrene Evans VOr
Klenner will make an address at tn,
Central Methodist church in this CITY
Monday afternoon at o'clock on the
subject of In time of war prepare fol
peace" The baroness is a noted au-
thority on musical subjects, her slo-
| gan of a Singing Army" has been in
strumental in initiating the presen
work of establishing singing depart
ments in all the cantonments. She
represents the National Opera Club OF
America Of which she is the foundel
and which has a membership Of 200l
in New York City and has large OUT
side affiliations.
Conditions at Camp Pike.
l Surgeon G. c. Pierce, representativ,
Of the United States Public Healt,
I Service, who has had charge OF tne
work of cleaning up conditions aboH
Camp Pike near Little Rock made au
address on "Co-Operative Sanitation
in Cantonment Communities in which
he reviewed in the fullest the Coudi-
lions that obtained at Little Rock asA
In this state as he found them, and OF
the wonderful improvement that had
been made by the government ano
the state and city forces cooperating.
He gave statistics on the diminishing
OF the preyentable diseases, the low
percentage of malaria, Of the proven
ton against yeuereal diseases, and in
conclusion said
There are many things that have to
be done to increase the efficiency OF
our country and hep win the wal
that are related 10 the protection OF
public health and that can not be
definitely shown in an organization
chart refer to the splendid eff
forts Of the noble women workn :
through their clubs and societies for
community welfare The anti-tuber-
culosis work the home service work
the infant welfare work: reconstruc-
= ton work; work among unfortunate
women; the development of the sense
OF community responsibility for sani-
tation; better housing and living con-
! ditions among those of small incomes
and the manifold activities OF patTio-
tic women throughout the land"
with the coming of suffrage, ac-
lcomplished for the betterment of our
race, and when the record, OF this
present supurlatively important pc
Rod is made into history, the deeds
lof the women of America will stand
out as glorious beacon lights for the
encouragement of future generations
OF civilized peoples, that will be safe
from the miseries that have resulted
IN our time from the insane selfishness
of an autocrat with a withered soul
Surgeon General Blue.
Surgeon General Blue, whose United
States public health demonstration
car has been sent here at the outset
OF the convention. was a speaker al
the morning session OF the federation.
and nbade plea for federal assistance