South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-03
WOmeR'S War Work


There were So members presen:
at the all day meeting Of the Auten
Relief Corps auxiliary No. IS
Thursday Sewing on hospital gar
ments and the completion of an or
der fer $50 trench bags and great
zeal OF work on muslin bandages
occupied the day Dinner was
served at noon.
Women in the fourth ward can
register az St. Joseph's hall Friday
rand Saturday afternoon and even
ing at -. Joseph's hall.
Mem bers Of the Priscilla Red
Cross auxiliary No. 60 of ST. Peters
German church met at the home
OF Miss Louise Weiss, 713 y. Scott
ST.. Thursday night. There were %
members present and sewing on
towels for a Red Cross order oc-
cupied the evening. They will meet
in the church parlors May %.
County child welfare chairmen
have been invited by Mrs. Albion
Fellows Bacon 70 attend a confer
ence OF child welfare workers at
the Claypool hotel. indianapolis.
May 9. Miss Julia LathrOp. nation
al head of the child welfare cam
Iaign, will be present at the meet
ings and will explain the work and
its purposes in full detail. Miss
Lathrop has been attending the ma
tiOnal conference Of wOmen's clubs
which has been in session in Hot
Springs. Ark, and her addresses at
those conferences have attracted
nationwide comment for her in
tense devotion and service 10 the
child welfare cause has been I'M
ceasing.
Mrs. James p. Goodrich will also
be a speaker at the conference and
Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle,
chairman Of the woman's section
of the state council Of defense, will
preside. There will De a morning,
afternoon and an evening session,
end a luncheon will be given at
noon with Miss Lathrop as the guest
Of honor.
| can reach 10 eat more potatoes these
weeks that the old potato crop
lasts. than they have ever eaten be-
fore" is the cry that comes from
| the office of the home economics
agents every day The potato has
a place in our food list that no
other vegetable occupies. We are
already using it many ways, but
| il must be substituted for bread
more than ever in order that the
promised shipments of wheat may
! be sent over TO the allies
Total Abstinence clubs are be-
! ing organized throughout the coun-
". The same spirit is shown as
that reflected in the Biblical story,
! IF eat cause my brother 10 offend,
| will eat no meat while the world
standeth." Patriotic Americans are
now saying: IF wheat is necessary
to help win the war. I will eat no
/ wheat until the supply for those
over there is guaranteed and Sc
| cured"
Can Miss Ogle or Miss Richard
| son and ask them about potato re-
! cipes or anything that you wish in
/ formation about.
Red Cross auxiliary. No. 80, Of
| st Peters German Evangelical
church met Thursday afternoon in
/ the church parlors with an attend
ance Of 50 members Eleven new
members were enrolled st this meet
/ ing. Knitting and sewing occupied
/ the afternoon. The next meeting will
( be held May 16 at the church.
A meeting + the Macca bee Red
Cross auxiliary was held all day
4 Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Frank Whorton, 81 :. Franklin ST.
Dinner was served at noon 10 Il
mem bers. The afternoon was spent
sewing and packing a box TO be sent
I 10 the children OF Belgium. Mrs.
Orviue Penwer. 222 LapOrte av,
will entertain the auxiliary next
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