The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22

Board Of the State Council Of Defense
IT was decided to ask the Federation
TO have for their special work the es
tablishment in the state of the Wom-
ans Land Army of America. Mrs.
Carlisle has written Mrs. Moore: Il
think since the Federation is so thor
oughly organized over the state that
1t would be an especially efficient
channel for the furthering Of this
movement and I trust the proposition
Will be favorabIy received" The let
ter from Mrs. Carlisle has just been
received by Mrs Moore Steps VIII
taken at once to organize this work
The Woman's Council of National De-
Tense has endorsed the plan 70 provide
women farm laborers. G. I Christie
of Purdue Is the director Of the Foos
Production and Conservation commit
tee in Indiana. He writes: Anything
that can be done To get farm labor is
NEEDED. Unless the farmers can get
the necessary labor the food produc-
ton for the coming year viii be vitality
affected. Several experiments were
made last year in New York and were
found to be successful in truck gard
ening. fruit picking and packing. po-
tato planting. wedding and many other
kinds Of farm labor
The Indiana Federation OF Clubs had
not intended to send out the Official
bulletin this week as a courstesy to
the Franchise League Convention being
held at Indianapolis but three urgent
calls have come to the press chairman
calls which cannot be delayed
week The first has to do with the call
OF the State Council OF Defense
I'll.
Of which Mrs Marguerite Groulen Of
GreensburE is chairman. The civic
work done by the clubs in Indiana is
to be sent to the General Federation
Chairman by the first possible mail
Mrs. Groulen desires for exhibit at
the Biennial any literature. pictures
posters, etc. Some OF the important
civic work in the state which has been
sent out by the bulletin has been con-
sidered worthy of mention in the Cen
eral Federation Bulletin. Please send
your report OF Civic activities ia Mrs.
Grouleff at once, so that Indiana may
receive the mention at the Biennial
which she deserves.
The @ V. W c. Civics Departures t
viii present an exceptionally fine pro-
gram at the Hot Springs Biennial.
Among the many noted sneakers will
be Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford. president
OF the National Educational Associa-
ton and president OF the Civic Club OF
Philadelphia. and Delphfne Dodge Ash
bough. poet. Director for Michigan, @.
F. ". c. and appointee by Secretary
NcAdoo as Chairman Michigan Wom-
ans Committee on Bond Sales
Among the subjects for Civics Con-
ferences viii be Cleanup Campaigns
and Salvage Drives" The Community
Survey as an Approach OF Civic Ac-
ton" "Americanization. American
Citizenship Day" "A Liberty Bond
Campaign "Organizing a State for
| Civic Work" The Municipality and
the Woman's Civic Club" Rural Plan
ming"
IN connection with the Civics Pro-
gram Motion Picture Conference will
be held with well known speakers who
will discuss the following topics:
/ Advantages and Evils of Motion
Picture
2. Voluntary elf-censorship.
3. What Motion Picture Surveys
Have Revealed.
4 why State Censorship Campaigns
Fail.
:. The Verdict on Existing State
Censorship.
6. Is a Federal Censorship Desir-
able2
Mrs. Priddy. National Chirman of
Civics. IL assistant professor Of history
and social sciences at the Michigan
state Normal College and holds a Phi.
ID in history from the University Of
Michigan She is further distinguished
as the author Of the first history of
woman's sorority ever published She
is National Historian of Delta Delta
and also holds the office as state chair
man Of the Department OF Mainten-
ance IF Existing Social Agencies in
/ the Michigan Council Of National Dc
fcnse
Clubs Asked to support RiI In
4 The third call is from the Depart
mont Of Education Of which Mrs. o.
| NJ Pittenger OF Frankfort is chairman.
Mrs Pittinger says: Il have been en-
deavoring to get this piece of war
work over 7 am sending It to you IN
the hope that you can use some OF 1t
7 this week" Representative Bankhead
Or Alabama. chairman Of the commit
1 tee Of Education in Congress. has in
! PRODUCED . bill requiring the Commits
sioner of Education of the United
states TO devise methods and promote
plans for the elimination Of adult IL
literacy IN the United States" The De-
partment Of the General Federation
says: we have in America five and
one-half millions Of illiterates The
! percentage In Germany has for many
! years been negligible The draft re-
vcals the fact that there were thous-
ands Of draft age who could not read
and write. and some Of our member.
are helping to collect primers for the
soldiers now in camp. We have right
now an opportunity to prove our ca
paoity for team work. Work active
~ for Bill 6490. Here Is our oppor.