The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-18
WOMEN'S CLUBS
TO HELP SCHOOL
GARDEN ARMY
Children Will Be Given An
Opportunity To Feel
Their Part

Every one of the 22,000,006 schOoi
children Of the United States should
be given the opportunity to feel that
he has part In the work Of winning
the war;" says Mrs. Mary X. Sher
man, formerly secretary of the Gen.
erai Federation of Womens Clubs,
now serving as assistant regional di
rector of the United States school
garden army. in charge of the garden
army activities of clubwomen.
One vital service that may be put
within reach of these boys and girls
is the chance to produce food. There
is no other one thing that comes so
distinctly home to every individual as
food, and II every child is shown
that by raising even u little food that
he himself eats he will he helping to
keep the soldiers on the battleGelds
from going hungry. he will see that
he has a part and can help in the
great world struggle.
Secretary Franklin X. Lane.
through the bureau of education, has
put in operation Il practical plan for
the mobilization OF the school chill
dren OF the country for garden work
The responsibility for bringing this
opportunity within reach of the chill
dren rests very largely upon the wO.
men. The General Federation of WO.
dor NJ ,a M
of the conservation OF national re.
sources. is urging It's membership Of
2,0OO,O 600 women to aid In the work
for school gardens. The citizens of q
community who do not make H. pos
stble for the school superintendents
principals, and teachers to conduct
school gardens, according to the plan
Of the United States School Garden
Army, are not awake to their full
duty. Collective support and indivio.
nal service must be given and public
interest aroused We must vision the
possibilities and keep In mind that
the aim OF the United States School
Garden Army Is to nationalize, unity
and to greatly extend the work now
being carried on by the school chill.
dren OF America.
1T IL one OF the anomalies OF life
TINT good often comes out OF. evil. As
this war Is the most destructive In all
history. so are the potent iallties for
good beyond estimation. This OppOr.
tunity for garden work by the school
The material help In the production
OF food, the sense that II will give
each child that he IL doing his part Ia
winning the war and of greater i'm
portance than either of these Is the
benefit to the child from an educa.
tional viewpoint. The opportunity Is
so fun Of possibilities that unless We
utilize II to the full the gardening will
foil short In the highest sense, not.
withstanding satisfactory patriotic
and economic results.
4 I'm the garden the mysteries Of ma.
ture are unfOlded. Under sympathetic
guidance the child's imagination IL
stimulated and his powers OF Obser,
walton are developed. Trees, flowers
waving grain field. bird, mountain
and valley will come IN time to have
their fun meaning to the boys and
girls who are taught to sea natures =
, lessons in their first garden.
Now Is the Time to plan for next
summers work y the fathers and
mothers do their part the children
win do theirs. and the little cltlzens
Of tomorrow will he better equipped
than ever before for the responsible.
tiles Of life. and will be glad and hap.
ny IN their ability to give immediate
service"