Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
Society EUcnts---Pers Women Interests
Woman'sC Committee
To Hold Conference

= A tentative program for. the com
ference Of the woman's committee,
Council s,of National Defense. to be
held in Washington May 13, IA and
Is. has been issued. The conference
will be attended by women represent
ing all of the state divisions of the
woman's committee and 1t Is probable
that several women from North Da-
kota will attend. Mrs. F. L. Conklin
of Bismarck is the chairman of the
woman's committee in this state.
The programs were issued to the
state chairmen and chairmen Of the
several departments of the state divi-
sions, all of whom are urged to attend
the meetings II possible. :
/. The conference will be opened by
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, and at the
be made by Mr.. Clifford, director of
the Council of Defense, the secretary
Of the treasury and the secretaries
of agriculture and labor. Women in
industry, child welfare, maintenance
of existing social service agencies.
Liberty loan. home and foreign re-
lief, health and recreation. food pro-
among the topics discussed. The
women will be addressed by Herbert
Hoover, Newton D. Baker. secretary
Of war, the Belgian minister, M. De
Cartier. and the representative of
the ambassador Of France, M. de
Billy. o.
The president and Mrs. Wilson will
receive the visiting representatives OF
the woman's committee at the White
House on the afternoon of Tuesday
at 2 o'clock, and on Monday evening
there will be a reception to h Wis
itors at the home of Mrs. Stanley Nc
Cormick. -.
Specialists will lead in the discus
sion Of the work In the several de-
partments. Films illustrating various
| phases of war activities will be shown
each afternoon. .,. .
This is the call to the conference,
issued by a committee, of which DR..
Anna Howard Shaw is chairman:
"a year has passed since the dec
%laration of war between u coun-
try and Germany, and nearly a year
since the government, through the
Council of national Defense. appoint
ed the woman's committee of the
Council of National Defense to or
ganize women war workers of the
nation into a committee for cooper
alive service. and to become a chan
mel through which information and
instructions issued by the govern
ment or its department might read
lily reach the patriotic women OF the
United States.
THE immediate and unselfish re-
spouse to the governments desire,
by women throughout every state in
the union, has made this first years
activities exceed our most sanguins
expectations. @g
The work of organization of the
state divisions is practically complet-
ed, and that Of the various depart
ments created by the women's COM
mittee corresponding with depart
ments and committee of the govern
ment are generally we'll established,
and, in addition. much effective aid
has been given the government in
carrying out its war program, as wei
as the initiation Of distinctively wal
service required by local conditions
The women's committee may well
close it's first year of service with
firm faith in its practicability and
utility as a. valuable asset TO the wal
service OF the nation. =,
I'm order that u second year may
be effective in bringing forth. the bes'
possible results. now that we are pre-
pared for active work, the women'i
committee OF the Council. of Defense
calls a conference of the chairmer
and heads of departments Of all thu
ton, d. c.. May Is, IA and Is. inclu'
v eASS
plans for the better coordination
cooperation, and closer unity among
national. state and local units. t.
council together, to instruct, advise
and inspire each other for the create
and more arduous tasks which thi
crucial year Of the war has laid upo,
U.s..
The war is no longer being fought il
Europe alone; great battles are within
the nation itself. and it demands Il
the uttermost the consecrated servic
Of every man n woman. As ha
been so we'll said by the president o
the United States: The supreme ties
Of the nation has come: the YER
principles upon which the American
republic was founded are now a
stake, and it is essential in this .hou
to speak. act and serve together"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Addison hav
returned to their home in Magyar
after mr. the wonk opd har