The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-19
Council OF Defense Notes
NOnlan's Committee

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Mrs. James Anderson, 365 Prairie
avenue, has been appointed chairman
IN the First Ward in place Of Miss
Mary Langan, resigned. The ward
chairman of the Organization Depart
ment now are: First ward, Mrs. James
Anderson; second ward, Mrs. Douglas
/ Newell; third ward, Mrs. Clark Judd;
fourth ward, Mrs. w. w. Vincent; fifth
ward, Miss Ida March; sixth ward, Mrs.
james Myers; seventh ward, Miss
Mamie Lippert; eighth ward, Mrs. Jas.
Blair; ninth ward, Mrs. w. T. Steiner.
Miss Langan's resignation was made
necessary because of added school work
(which war conditions are giving to the
present force of teachers.
Mrs. Il. G. Williams, township chair
man Of Paris, Woman's Committee, has
planned meeting of the women Of
that township and the members of the
executive board and the chairmen Of
departments in the city organization Of
the Woman s Committee. This meeting
is to be held at the town hall, Paris, on
Tuesday afternoon, September 18th, at
1880 o'clock. It's purpose is to
strengthen enthusiasm in the work Of
the Woman s Committee, both in town
|ship and city members, and to complete
the organization of the township COM
mittee in Paris. The Emergency Driv-
IS Committee will furnish transporta-
ton and cars will call at the homes
of those going from Kenosha at quarter
Ebefore two O'Clock.
Mrs Tremper, chairman of the Home
Economics Committee, is arranging for
an exhibit of the work done by the
lgirl's canning clubs in the townships
lof the county. It is planned to have
lit ready at the next meeting of the
Advisory Board, which will be held on
October /. The prizes offered by the
Woman g Committee for the best
work done in each club, will be
awarded at this time.
Wives and mothers of men in serv.
ice will plan to be present at the next
meeting of their service club" Tues
day, September oath, at tie home Of
the chairman, Mrs. A. Fl. Lance.
/ Women delegates from ten states,
met in Chicago, September 18th and
14ths at the midwest conference of the
department of women in industry of
the Woman s Committee, Council of
| National Defense. This meeting was
called by Miss Agnes Nestor, national
chairman. Such interesting questions
as: the reed for vocational guidance
| for children, child labor laws Of the
various states, and the protection of
industrial standards for working women
were among those discussed. War con-
dftions and the enormous influx Of
young women into industrial life which
those conditions are causing was an
other 1t was claimed that in Mich
gan alone 100000 women have regis
gistered for war work.
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All the county chairmen of the de-
jpartment of woman in industry are to
be made special associate recruiting
lagents of the public service reserve.
This will be done at the request of Es-
valid Petit, state director of the United
States Employment Division which pro-
poses to establish twenty-five bureaus in
Wisconsin, with woman g division in
leach bureau. Mr.. Petit has not as yet
outlined just what duties will be re-
lquired of the committee. The chair
man of that department in Kenosha is
Mrs. Mat. Wade. .
The "Days Food in War and Peace -
lone Of the food administrations pamph-
Ilets, is particularly helpful in explain
ling food problems and in showing how
to follow out the suggestions CT the
administration. ssFood Questions Ans
wered" and Sugar Questions - are the
tites of two other helpful pamphlets.
Ask for them at the library or of Miss
Langan, chairman of Information De-
Ipartment, Woman . Committee, whose
telephone is 344.
1t is soon going to be the fashion to
ltake your suoar with you If you visit