Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
LARGE NUMBER OUT
LAST SATURDAY
INTERESTING SUBJECTS
WERE FREELY DISCUSSED
- BY THE WOMEN

The Home Demonstration Com
m&ttee Of Audubon held its month
= lVr.meeting in the Court room on
3aturday, July 9th at $3.50 p. m.
q The following matters pertain
ing to the Food Conservation pro-
gram were dealt with by the COM
mittee:
"a. Food Conservation during
,thseshing time. The chairman of
several of the townships gave sat
isfactory reports of this work and
1t. is believed that where opposition
/, 10 encountered 1t Is due largely to
q misunderstanding of the aims Of
the Food Conservation.
2. Sale of food to- raise money
fer war relief work. The Home
demonstration Agent /. had written
to Mr.. Deems on this subject and his
reply stated his regrets that any
Organization in the state should
undertake to run counter to the
program for the conservation OF food
and by serving fourth meal to peo-
pie who do not need It, seriously in
terfere with the vital work that our
Food Administration is doing for
our soldiers. The women agreed
to give this matter further publicity
in their respective townships.
3. Premium lists, for exhibits
at the county fair. The deter
mination Of the superintendents Of
the women's work NJ The county
fair that alfsexhib1tS MHde this year
!, be in cooperation With the nation
wide movement for conservation was
announced and the revised prem
tnan list approved by the women
present. Plans for the Food Con-
!. servation booth at the county fair
Nere also discussed.
Food Conservation Glasses.
that the Domestic Science depart
ments of our schools be utilized
for the use of Food Conservation
in towns some time ago. The
Audubon chairman reported that
arrangements can be made for such
classes to be held in the Audubon
High School on August 8th and 9th
but SO far no report has been re-
ceived from Gray and Extra where
there are domestic science depart
ments.
e. Permanent units to carry on
Food Conservation work. The fol-
lowing townships now have per-
manent food conservation units:
Viola, Cameron, Lincoln, Melville.
Greeley, Extra and Audubon and it
is hoped the members of these units
and those of similar units from the
other townships will meet with
Miss Knowles, State Leader Home
Demonstration Agent on August
18th to make plans for the fur
therance of this work.
6. Organization of Audubon Twp.
Audubon township was organized
with the. following chairmen: Mrs
Green. township chairman; Mrs.
Littlefeld. transportation chairman:
Mrs. Baker, publicity and Mrs. Ed
wards, equipment and supplies.
Z. Exchange of products. It is
the wish Of the committee that all
surplus garden products be saved
by arranging an exchange either
through the chairman of the town.
ship or through the Home Demon
stration Agent.
8. Questionaires on canning;
The purpose of these was more fully
explained. 3
9. The following program for
August meetings was arranged:
August LIST Gray.
August End Extra Township
August 9Th Audubon Township
p August 9Th Town of Audubon
August 9th Town of Audubon
August 7th Lincoln Township
August 18th Town of Audubon
August 18th Viola Township
/. August 14th Leroy Township
August Is Meeting of Food Con-
servati0n units
August 18th Greeley Township