Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-28
DELAWARE WOMEN
IN PATRIOTIC WORK
State Council Has Elaborate Plans
for Conservation and Utillza-
ton of Resources.

Tho r,,s,,Its Of most important period
,f women : work in the direction of unit
mo all the powers of the nation IN the
..r,s,z nj present condition were most
interestingly presented by the reports
yesterday laid before the joint meeting of
tho Executive Committee and the Execu-
tive Council Of the Wilmington Division
- the Nomens Committee of the Della
var, Council of National Defense, which
as held AZ the assembly rooms in the
ahr,rv Building at Eighth and Market
streets.
Nlrs. Charles X Muller presided. A
synopsls al the minutes of the previ Gus
meeting. telling oi the vast field for the
work oi the Council was read by the
secretary for the State, Miss Jeanette
l.skman.
A copy of the sccrctary's report was
~cnt 10 Washington. describing the work
~ the active committees, which consist
~ The following:
Registration. Mrs. William s. lIillcs,
chairman. food production. Mrs. William
x ia Pont: food conservation and home
economies. Mrs y ID Warner, chairman
women IN industry, Miss Jeanette
ckman. chairman for the State, and Mrs.
William Stanier. chairman for Whining
ton. chlld welfare, Mrs William ii.
ard. chairman for Wilmington; main
tsnance OF existing social service agencies,
NrS Frank Morton Jones, chairman
hc.dth and recreation, Mrs. L. G. du POnt,
;larr:uan. Liberty Loan, Mrs. William
ovnc, public health and nursing, Miss
MAN VI Hook, State chairman: Miss
NarlC Lockwood, chairman for Whining
TON DIFFERENTIATION, NIrs James tflnns.
.hairman; training for motor service,
.'rs Paul Wilson, chairman. And the
blowing special Wilmington committees
iotor service. Miss Elizabeth Draper.
chairman. dental. Mrs William G.
\eshit chairman, retail delivery, Mrs.
T. Fletcher Brown. chairman: meetings
\lrS J L. \lcldS chairman
The needs ot the organization for money
r, c7ca' II the same ratio rs its oppor-
.ult4c- and efforts are under way 70
~.,5rt u State appropriation tor he work,
ul ,a Is far-rcachng. and AZ the same
time " the most practices nature, as VIII
readily ~ seen, when the results that are
cvpCctcd Ia hc shown arc passed IN review
There Is 20 hc concerted effort 10 reduce
~ ~ pcr cent he waste Of hives of children
under years Of age from 5000 to 1000.
In Delaware. last year. the total
amounted to almost 4 thousand -9h1
rvactIS and The end sought for IN this
state Is accordingly the reduction Oi thlS
tta hy Il third. or something over 300
innocent lives to be saved, and at least
hat number of individuals thus conserved
for future citizenship; possibly many
mon. ii the plans Of the Council are
succt SSfullv carried out.
tprll q. which marks tho anniversary
4. the entry INTO the world-war Of the
ntcd States, has been fixed upon as the
ieclnnlne ol a nationwide campaign,
hc hrst week TO 10 called baby-wcek,
and devoted among othcr thinCs - de-
rlpnstratIons u foods tur babies and young
children
Local interest will hc stimulated bv
,atriottc meetings on the anniversary
date. April 4. in Wilmington or Dover,
thc details regarding which will hc an
uounccd later by Mrs Charles II. Miller
hartman - The Delaware Council.