New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
enough to answer, with ready wit,
20, she's the ladies' auxiliary"
Marie Howe fold this story in ,

Marie Howe told this story in
speech ten or twelve years ago with
such effect that we laughed until the
tears came, laughed some more, and then
congratulated ourselves, thank heaven,
that the day Of the ladies' auxiliary was
past. But it wasn't, and isn't. 1t is
still here, somewhat glorified" in ap-
pearance because of women's work in
the war, but making the procession that
is marching forward under Democracy's
banner here in the United States Of
America ridiculous just the same. Which
we say with conviction, yet fully realiz-
ing that fools rush in where angels
fear to tread, especially in the present
''touchy" state of the public mind.
The war comes, the government Or
ganizes the Council of National De-
tense, then appoints a woman's COM
mittee of that Council. This National
Womans C Committee proceeds to appoint
state committees, and these state wo-
mems committees proceed to organize
women's committees in the various
counties of their respective states. To
launch any organization under the handi-
cap of such a name as '"The Trumbull
County Women's Committee of the
Women's State Committee of the Ohio
Branch of the Council of National
Defense is too much - much too much.
In spite OF the handicap, however,
these women's COMMITTEES are expected to
help in all kinds of war work, not only
in sewing, knitting and conserving food,
which activities might be considered as
belonging distinctly to women, but in
raising funds for the Red Cross, the Y.
M. C. A., selling thrift stamps, and pro-
noting the sales of Liberty Bonds among
women - most of whom haven't any
money with which to buy them. These
women's committees must not encroach
upon the especial prerogatives Of the
mems organizations, which are never
known as mems organizations, of course,
but as the War Board of Browntown,
the Jonesville War Work Alliance or
something of that sort.
In Cuyahoga county, Ohio, the other
day they met to form, as a permanent
organization, county war board which
shall have charge of each successive
drive ordered or endorsed by the Gov
eminent. Various organizations, among
them the Woman Suffrage Party Of
Greater Cleveland. were called to the
meeting. The chairman of the Party,
Mrs. Roger G. Perkins, pledged the
active cooperation of her association, but
insisted that women must come into the
organization on exactly the same terms
as men, that they, must have representa-
ton on all committees from the top
down, from the bottom up. It was
so ordered. There are three women,
able ones, on the Central Committee,
there will be women in all the ward and
precinct committees Men and women
will meet together and work together.
Wors.e q VIII learn from sHa R9Qp from
women. Duplication Of effort, waste OF
time and energy will be eliminated.
This Cleveland example is respectfully
referred to the Council of National De-
Tense for consideration - and emulation.
Miss Belle Sherwin, who has charge
of the Women's Committee of the N.
C. D. for Ohio, has just been made a
trustee of Wellesley College. Miss Sher-
win has had a wealth Of experience in
directing big philantropic movements in
her home city, Cleveland. In e.. Executive
ability she mag be second to some men
in Ohio - but we do not happen to know
those men. Miss Sherwin ought to be
a member of the State Branch of the
Council of National Defense which Oh
servation is respectfully referred (and
with due Difference to his own just fame
as one of the best executives in the