The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-22
Council Of Defense Notes
Wenan's Committee

woman S COlTI1llltce
Although the clouds dropped rain
all day o. Friday, twenty-seven county
girls attended the picnic at Paddock s
Lake, which had been arranged for
the members of the girls canning clubs
by the untiring chairman of the Home
Economies department, Mrs. Tremper.
a pleasant day would have doubled
that number. Lunch was served at
1880 after which Treasure hunt =
which brought forth a great variety
of surprises took place in the pavilion.
When the "treasures were all diseov-
cred indoor games were played.
Following the entertainment part of
the program business meeting Was
held at which reports of work done
were given. Zach girl responded to
role call by giving the number of jars
of fruit or vegetables she had canned.
The numbers ranged from to "a jars
giving total Of rs quarts put up by
the girls present, who were not third
of the membership. only four out of
the eight clubs in the county being re-
presented.
The girls are planning on an exhibis
of some Of their work this fall when
a prize is to be given for the best
jars in each club, This prize is offered
by the Wohan's Committee Of the
Council Of Defense as an added incen-
tive to the club members, to continue
the good work Of conserving food
which they have SO well begun.
When the members Of the Oshkosh
Woman s Committee were asked to do
something for soldiers and sailors pas
sing through that city, they secured
the use Of the High School Building,
and were thus able to offer them the
use of fine shower baths, as well as
comfortable rooms for reading and
writing. Needless to say these pri.
vileges were much appreciated.
Change your 40 bonds into Al eb
bonds before November 9.
The Fourth Liberty Loan is in sight,
even though the opening day of the
drive is not until September 2S, and
Kenosha county women must start at
once to plan for their next investment.
DON It forget that every cent thus lent
to the United States is used to sup
port, strengthen and aid our soldiers
in France.
/ One Of the features OF the next
Liberty Loan campaign is to be the
Melting Pot" 'choruses. Singers of
many nationalities, in native costume
will sing in the English language,
American patriotic songs. A chorus of
sixty men and women has already been
organized in Chicago and has given a
number of entertainments in the cam
paign of "Americanization It is
planned to organize similar choruses in
cities and towns throughout Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and In
diana. Kenosha with its many nation
alities, and its musical talent ought to
be rich field for this work, and we
should have a big chorus.
People who attend the state and
county fairs this year are bound to
find out that the Woman s Committee
of the Council of Defense is doing
many kinds Of patriotic work. Elk
hibits from the committee $ many de-
partments will be shown at the state
fair in Milwaukee and many counties
are planning for fine exhibits at their
local fairs. At Milwaukee the Wo-
man s Land Army is to be given a
special tent.and recruits joining it are
to be given special training in the use
of farm machinery the driving of
tractors and also lectures on poultry
raising and dairying. In nearly all
cases special emphasis will be put on
Child Welfare and Food Conservation.
The members Of the organization dc.
partment of the Woman's Committee,
Mrs. Geo. Eddy, chairman, will meet
with Miss Blake on Tuesday afternoon
at the Chamber Of Commerce rooms al
$3.50 o'clock, to discuss plans for or
ganizing Girls Patriotic Clubs in Ke-
nosha. Miss Blake is a worker, APP
pointed by the government, for the
War Camp Community Service Com
mission and is to be permanently sta.
toned in Kenosha.
Two changes have been made in the
personnel of the organization commit
tee the past week. Mrs. w. T. Steiner,
667 Huron street has been made chair
man Of the ninth ward, in place of
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