Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-02-01
WOMEN ORGANIZE
TO PUSH WAR WORK
Captains and Lieutenants Appointed
for Each Ward in Pullman To
Direct Minute Women

There has recently been a reor-
ganization of the women's war work
for Washington which resulted in
the union of the women's com mittees
of the Council of National Defense
and the women's department of the
State Council of Defense, with Mrs.
j. S. Mckee of Olympia as chairman.
The constitution and policy of the
combined committee will be as fol-
lows: It's membership will include
representation for all organizations
of women having statewide jurisdic-
ton, that desire to cooperate in war
work, with the women's committee
and the State Council of Defense. AS
a branch of the state council all ques-
tons involving finance or policy, in
any considerable degree, will be sub
mitted to the state council for APP
proval, before final action is taken
Heads of organizations that come in
to this voluntary cooperation are
members of the committee ex-officio
and may appoint a substitute to sit
at any given meeting of the commit
tee, provided the substitute is fur
nished with credential stating that
she is authorized to act for her
superior.
In order to give complete repre-
sentation to all parts of the state, the
membership will be made up in the
following way: Heads of organiza-
tons as explained above; chairman
of committees on divisions of work;
district chairmen, eight in number,
who will give representation to all
parts of the state.
Mrs. Scion Shedd of Pullman has
been appointed district chairman for
the district including the counties of
Whitman, Asotin. Adams Spokane,
Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille and
Stevens These district chairmen
hold their offices by virtue of ap-
pointment by the State Council of
Defense, and are to be available to
the county councillors of their group
when appealed to for advice or help.
The state council recognizes the
county as the working unit, there
fore the county councillors will make
appointments and direct the work
within their respective counties. Mrs.
Ivan Chase of Colfax has been APP
pointed the county councillor for the
women's work of Whitman county.
1t has been expressly requested
from Washington that the minute
women organization remain intact
and be used as the extension of the
woman's committee organization.
under direction of the state chair
man. 1t may be we'll to explain |
again the duties of the minute
women. They are messengers for
the government They are not to
take up state or national projects
without first receiving instruction
from the state council through the |
state chairman, or those who receive |
the sanction of the state council. In
piece of work that is countrywide |
in scope, the county councillor is the |
source of authority her only care be-
ing to consult the county chairman
that she may advise against unneces- |
sary or unwise projects, and to see
that she does not give the minute |
women 50 much local work to do
that they are not able to carry out |
the requests of the state council.
The projects to which the state |
council desires the minute women to |
give as much aid as possible, on all |
occasions are chiefly these: the Red |
Cross, the Food Administration, the |
various branches of the Fosdick COM |
mission for recreation and training
camp activities. Liberty Loan and
war savings, for these are the agen- |
cies which the government has chos |
en-. Much patriotic work can be done
with voluntary organizations, but the
minute women's first LOYALTY must he
to the tasks presented by the state
council, most of which will be in con
nection with the above lines of work.
The heads of organizations hold
their places on the central committee
by virtue of their offices. Mrs.
George Ewing of Pullman, state
president of P. E. o. has been ap-
pointed member of this commit
tee during her tenure of office.
Chairmen of divisions of work will
also be ex-officio members of the
committee. Among those who have
received appointments under this
division are Miss Agnes Craig, direct
or OF home economics in Washington
for the Federal Food Administration.
and Miss Mary Sutherland, leader of
home economies for the State College
extension work.
A fourth grimm yy;11 .ot.