The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-07
WOMEN'S COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE IS RE-
ORGANIZED At s. F.
The Old Organization, Which Has
Done Such Good Work, Is
Changed to Conform to Plans
Submitted by National Body,

srIcist cosHrsrosnrser 70 r"r Hr~AtB
Santa Tc. y. NJ. March ON
March g. ai the capitol here. "a moot
ing wJs held for the reorganization
II the woman power Of NCW Mexico.
The old organization. the Womau's
NuNlliary at the CuurHol OF Defense,
which has ben doing -uch good worK
during the past your which was or
raui1ed before tho National Defense
Council had |urgauizcd ITS Wuman's
Commute, hcluE r-c,rBtuized accord
lus tu The plans and suggestions sent
out by the Nuinual Committee OF De-
Tense. Il wli bc known hereafter az
the Wumuu's Committee OF the 'Ouu-
en- OF Defense ~ Sew Mexico, and
viii cooperate with the state CuuucIi
uf Defcu-c.
There Is not a. woman iu tho state.
Interested iu wlr work. who win not
gladly avail herself of the guidance Of
tho older organization and the benefit
OF their experience already htd in the
successful prosecution of war work.
3 ht 10 O'Clock in the morning, March
4, there was q meeting of the heads ut
existing organizations, church, CLUB,
AlNlAiI IH.H.f t'|sf MItN NN NAHfA "AN
made 20 set forth. In q manner lm-
possible 60 acknowledgement, the WORK
our national government expects "i
the women of the United states. aud
which c,crN loyal oma viii perform
TO the host OF her ability and with
out question.
Mrs. Washington h. Lindsey, who
has been chairman foe the past year,
presided aud introduced the speakers,
the first OF whom was Governor Lind
soy. who urged "ull WOmcu TO use AL
their time for some sort Of war work
giving up any and al sorts Of purel'
social functions as uciuE uupatrlott
at the present time Co use the great
est care iu m1kus appointments 90
suggestiuus for appointment Co "Iilcc
as the president has never nailed To-
/ make appointments suggested 10y nm
and % b. desirable tu avoid making
appointments which future Develop.
m-uJ. would prove to Doe improper
suggested that the number To- which
1.-The men are Omitted Cl2l be consid
erred %, the Women fpr their workiu.
icouucil Ia each county and that on.
half thut number bc iu the town. am
AAAf IflltiANNIth WV hhAA W. NH'
ling districts, opportuuitics for woW'
to work have more than doubled dur
ing the past year. all male citizens ar
being card-iudcXcd iu the United
states. bows from 10 To- - years, "a
buy-workcrs' reserve, - Go 81 for ma
ARMY. and an over 81 FOR the indus
trial army reserve. f. Is just nH nee
vssiry for women Co be Registered 10
service, either m her " home, ne
home town, or elsewhere, ~ she is abl'
10 perform the service, hu b ma
ltional government must know what
may depend upon :rom It's women citi
zens.
zone most important thing for wom
en- 90 do is 90 s"e that all children ar
employed during IA, coming spring b
raising victory gardens and max
ing them "a success. The food suppl
must be Increased and We, as "a na
ton, must use for home consumption
tho foods which cannot be shippe
abroad. lf We are la win the "a
Another important mutter IN whic
women may he OF enormous aid 10 IN
government * len stopping pro-i'I
man sympathi2ers In their disl1Na
talk Whenever and wherever Il
heard, Ito whale our own re.alcitran'
on our own ground This can De don
II each woman make u known Ia a