Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-21
W0MAN's PART N
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 Eesn
Enlisted in the Cause
OF Thrift.

Inc woman s part IN tHe lHiIit anu
War Savings plan throughout Missouri
will be conducted through the Won-
ans Committee. Council Of Nationa
Defense.
Mrs. u. l.. 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 1900 chairraen
throughout the state OF MlssGari -
assist Mrs. Theodore Benoist Of st.
Louis, who has been appointed chair.
ma OF the Woman's Division OF The
Wan Savings Committee OF 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
Wonan's Division other than MEM
bers of the Woman's Committee.
Council Of National Defense. How
ever, the defense Ciiatrmen in these
counties are cooperating with the
chairmen appointed by such county
chairmen.
The Woman's Committee. Council Of
National Defense, Is the only federal
lied body OF women organized espe
cially for war work. The committee
was organized by an act of Congress
last April for the purpose Of conaerv-
ing the woman power ard unifyin5
and co-ordinating all women's war &C
~livities.
A number of the chairmen OF the
Woman's committee In the Council Of
National Defense are county superln-
tcndents Of public schools, who are
doing effective work through Il
schools Of their respective counties in
directing a thrift propaganda. Among
them are: Miss sallie Brown, Troy,
Mo-, Superintendent of Public Schools
Of Lincoln County, Miss Roxane
Jones, Milan, No, Superintendent Of
Public Schools of Sullivan County;
Mrs. Margaret Squiles, Snperintend-
eut Of Public Schools of Carroll CouD.
ty. Other chairmen who report that
The work is well organized In their
counties are: Mrs. J.. Hal Lynch. ST.
Louis County; Mrs. George E. Harris,
New London, Rails County; Mrs. Sam
b. Cook. Jefferson City; Mrs. Ernest
s'imonson, chairman of Cole County,
Mrs. NJ. G. Horton. Poplar Bluff, But.
Ter County; Mrs. W. Il. Matlack, Ka.
hoka, Clark County; Mrs, Edw.
Scharff, st. Marys, Ste. Genevieva
County; Mrs. Rose Ingles, Columbia,
Boone County. Mrs. Turner McBalne,
chairman of the Woman's Committee.
Council Of National Defense, Is work.
ing with Mrs. Ingles to make Boone
County the banner county. Miss Jua
nite Pelegrin OF Marshfield, Webster
County; Mrs. Robert Lamar of Hous,
ton, Texas County; Mrs. r. f. Brown
ST. Joseph, Buchanan County; Mrs
Charles Potts of Warsaw, Benton
County: Mrs. J. NJ. Mitchell. Of Green
field, Dade County; Mrs. N. A. Frank
lin OF U%nionville, Putnam County;
Mrs. Clara Graham Of Charleston. Mis-
sissippi County; Mrs. w. p. Cayce o
Pennington; Miss Elizabeth Brainard
Superintendent OF Public Schools o
Grnndy County: Mrs. James Gooldb,
Of Fulton, Galloway County: Mrs. II
II. Hurst, Tarkio; Miss Flora Born
Savannah; Mrs. II. b. Grubbs, Mis-
souri, City; Mrs. W. G. DeVol, Steel
Vile; Mrs. G. 7. Ryland. Lexington
Mrs. w. r. Haight, BrandsvIlle; Mrs
f. w. Meriwether, Clarksville, work
ing with Mrs. Frank Currie, secretar,
OF the Red Cross in local matters
Mrs. Charles Arnold, J%amesport; Mra
+. NJ. Shepard, Springfield: Mrs. 7
II. Spring. Joplin: Mrs. F. J. Antoint
Doe Run, and Mrs. ]. T.. Powell
Princeton, all express themselves d
doing all they can to help the cause
and appreciate the trust reposed II
them