South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-14

FOURTEEN-MINUTE
WOMEN TO SPEAK
Organization to Increase
WOmen'S Activities Being
Formed in Indiana.
Nen.-TIne. - -:

News-Tiues Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIs. Ind. Jan H.
A Dugle call for women volunteers
who can and wiz speak on the vari-
Gus phases Of war work, has been
sounded by Mrs Anne Studebaker
Carlisle. chairman Of the Woman's
section OF the state council Of de-
Tense Mrs. Carlisle.s purpose is 10
extend the organization of Fourteen
Minute Women To every part OF
Indiana Insofar as possible. the
demand for speakers on matters of
special interest 20 women will be
-uroled ly the most conveniently
av..3bIe member Of the oreaniza-
tiou
The original Fourteen Minute
Women" organization in Indiana. is
u Marion county. tt was organized
at anal has been under the super
vision OF Mrs Julia O.. Henderson Of
indianapolis. and is operated
largely as an adjunct of the food
conservation movement IN this it
bias been found SO effective that it
was deemed adVisau BILE TO enlarge and
extend &c.
AIRS Henderson has consented TO
represent Mrs. Carlisle's executive
committee in the direction of al
special bureau of Fourteen Minute
Women speakers Every woman
who can spare the time IFS requested
90 Join ina this patriotic work, 10y
the Indiana state council of de
Tense. which has Endorsed and is
supporting Mrs. Carlisle i'm the move
ment
To SPEAK on Womcn'- Work
The Fourteen Minute Women"
VIII be trained 10 speak on the ac-
tIviGcs expected from the women
iu general as an aid i'm successfully /
pro ecutinE the war. with a special
emphasis. on the conservation of
food Material for use i'm the
preparation for appropriate speech
81 will be supplied through Mrs.
Tleuderson's bureau. as it Is re-
quested.
Mrs Carlisle has just received a
letter from Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar.
iu which Mrs Lau,Ir compliments
very highly the splendid spirit and
enthusiasm displayed by the
woman's section of the Indiana state
council Of defense"
Mrs Lamar. representing the
woman's section I'm the national de
Tense council. came from Washing
ton recently and addressed the
WOman's section of the indiana
state council of defense, during the
Indiana statewide war conference.
Mrs Carlisle requests the chair
Tense i'm Indiana. to appoint as soon
as possible. some woman "of edu-
cation. ability and eagerness for ser
vict 10 represent the department of
education and 70 carry out the edu-
cational propaganda i'm her COM
muntty" Her name and address
should be sent at once 10 Mrs. Car
Isle. room So. state house. Indianap-
oils. Ind.
should Use Libraries.
The patriotic women OF the state
are urged by Mrs. Carlisle not to
overlook the Importance of public
libraries i'm the dissemination of
useful information in connection
with the existing emergencies
Through no other organization
cam the public be reached so effec-
lively" says Mrs. Carlisle. ''The
schools reach the children and the
children tell the adults bat the DE-
urary reaches both children and
adults 40 first hand The libraries
ARE az the disposal of the women of
the council who could collect eX-
hihits and literature regarding their
activities and have them displayed
iu the library Tin some places war
recipes are solicited, kept ON tle and
distributed iu the same manner as
books. IN many places. also. the d.
brary IS available. free err for nom
inal sum. FOR ratherins ~ war work
ers We suggest the use 90 Che De-
hrar.es particularly 90 our food and
educational committee
To Register Women
plans for the registration for
Indiana women are wen under
way Mrs Carlisle announces. THE
most successful registration that has
been taker up 60 This time Is in ~
Ilnois" she says. Three months
We're allowed for preparation and
traiuug OF their reg.stuuts ut Is
felt~ she says. -thar longer
preparation and training would have
made 10 more successful we eN-
poet Co. have .eaCh county chairman
OF The re-.~tr. ZION committee come
go this office for Instructions eo that
she viii De able Co go back and in
-truct the chairman bon each town
ship and the chairmen Of the town
ships VIII Doe -ven time 90 instruct