Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-04
IOWA WOMEN WORK
FOR FOOD PROGRAM
MRS. WHITLEY's COMMITTEE oiv.
ZEN MUCH CREDIT FOR oUc-
h; cEss OF CONSERVATION
IN THIS STATE.

The achievements OF the Unite0
States food administration during its
first year, which ended August LIST, were
made less difficult on account Of the
preliminary work done by the men,
bers Of the women's committee, under
the leadership Of Mrs. Francis q. Whit
ley of Webster City.
Soon after Food Administrator J. F..
Deems had taken charge Of the work
of the food administration In this state
he enlisted the cooperation Of an or
gapization formed by Mrs. Whitley,
which included a chairman for each
congressional district, a 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
100000 homes in the state were per
sonally visited by members Of the COM
mittee and the county workers, and
more than $1,000 women of'the state
pledged themselves to cooperate with
the food administration In the conser-
vation Of food, and particularly to save
sugar, wheat dour,-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. err
KS. Wkitisy VIZ }or two VI! years prs e
ident of the Iowa Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, and through many years
activity in club work and her official
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
ieration. She has devoted a 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 infiuen7
tial women OF the state. Her district
chafrmen are:
First District-Mrs. W. H. Davidson.
Burlington.
Second District-Mrs. Max Mayer. Iowa
City.
Third District-Miss Anna B. Lawthsr.
Dubuque.
Fourth District-Mrs. c. H. McNider.
Mason City.
Fifth District-Mrs. r. D. Taylor. Cedar
Rapids.
sixth District--Mrs Henry L. sprowles.
Seventh District-Mrs. F. S. Burberry.
Indianola.
Eighth District-Miss Daisy leighton,
Shenandoah
Ninth Dstrict-Mrs. c. G. Saunders.
Council Bluffs.
Tenth District-Mrs. o. NJ. oleson. Fort
Dodge.
Spencer.
Whenever the food administration
has decided upon 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 organ1za-
tons, and through personal work. The
message has been carried to every
Preside by the members Of the wom-
ems committee, and in cooperation
with the home demonstration agents,
the home economic teachers and the
organization Of the county food admin
istratoPs 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.