The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-13
IOWA WOMEN WORK
FOR FOOD PROGRAM
MRS. WHITLEYS COMMITTEE CIV.
EN- MUCH CREDIT FOR Sue
CESS OF CONSERVATION
IN THIS STATE.

The achievements Of the United
States food administration during its
first year, which ended August LIST, were
made less difficult on account of the
preliminary work done by the MEM
bers of the women's committee, under
the leadership Of Mrs. Francis e. Whit
ley of Webster City.
Soon after Food Administrator ]. F.
Deems had taken charge Of the work
of the food administration in this state
he enlisted the cooperation of an or
ganization formed by Mrs. Whitley,
which included chairman for each
congressional district, chairman for
each county, and more than 1900 wom-
en- workers in townships.
This force went to work early In the
fall to secure food pledges from the
women Of Iowa. Practically all Of the
600, 900 homes In the state were per-
sonally visited by members of the COM
mittee and the county workers, and
more than $4,000 women Of the state
pledged themselves to cooperate with
the food administration in the conser-
walton Of food. and particularly to save
sugar, wheat -four, meats and fats.
The success of this campaign is held
responsible for the instant response to
every appeal made by Herbert Hoover
and the promotion of the program to
save food for our soldiers overseas
and our associates in the war.
| Mrs. Whitley was for two years pres
ident of the Iowa Federation of Won.
! ems clubs, and through many years
activity in club work and her official
1 connection with the organization has
! been in very close touch with the In
| fluential women Of Iowa who make up
! the 675 clubs which belong to the fed
Grafton. She has devoted large part
! of her time during the year to the
promotion Of the campaign for the
conservation of food and has enlisted
with her hundreds Of the most infiuen-
tial women of the state. Her district
! chairmen are:
| First District-Mrs. W. H Davidson.
| Burlington.
! Second District-Mrs. Max Mayer, Iowa
| City.
! Third District-Miss Anna B. LAwther.
| Dubuque.
| Fourth pstrict-Mrs. c. H. McNider.
! Mason City.
| plSlrlCt-MIs. ~ L. 1aylor, ScoI
Rapids
Sixth District-Mrs Henry L. sprowles.
Bloomfield.
! Seventh District-Mrs. F. 8. Burberry.
| Indianola.
! Eighth District-Miss Daisy Deishton,
! Shenandoah.
Ninth District-Mrs. c. q. Saunders.
| Council Bluffs.
/ Tenth District-Mrs. o. M. oleson, Fort
| Dodge
Eleventh District-Mrs J. w. Cory.
/ Spencer.
Whenever the food administration
has decided upon a program Of conser-
| walton, Mrs. Whitley and her commit
tee have been interested in 1t and have
been relied upon to organize every
township in the state to carry 1t out.
| This has been done through public
meetings, through publicity, through
| cooperation of the women's organiza-
lions, and through personal work. The
/ message has been carried to every
| Preside by the members of the wom-
| ems committee, and in cooperation
I with the home demonstration agents,
| the home economic teachers and the
! organization Of the county food admin
! istrators of each of the counties, the
people Of the state have been quickly
/ interested and promptly convinced that
| the request for voluntary cooperation
made by the food administration was
| worthy of enthusiastic support.