Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-07
DRIVE STARTED TO.
TURN UNUSED LOTS
INTO WAR GARDENS
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION WILL
BE CONDUCTED IN OTTAWA
COMMITTEES TO MAKE TOUR
OF SCHOOLS eNLisTlNG AID or
PUPILS

OF SCHOOLS eNLlsTlNG AID or
PUPILS.
The Ottawa branch OF the Woman's
Committee OF the National Council of
Defense is clearing decks for a drive
OF education for the city in the pro
dueing and conservation OF food dur.
Ing the coming year
Large committees have been ap-
pointed for the production and con
setsatien OF food who will work to-
sether in bettering the lood produc.
ZION in Ottawa.
The committee viii saye gardens
made on all the available LIS in the
city. They will instruct tie children
in the public and parochia schools
thruout the city in gardening Tomor
row afternoon every school will be. Wis.
tied by local men and women who are
well informed In gardening. to give
the children their initial lesson III
iced production.
The assignments are as follows.
Columbus Frank Sanders.
st. Columbia i. $. Brooks.
Washington IL. W. Brewer, Jr.
Lincoln and St. Francis 4. G. Swift.
St Patrick SD. t.. T. Palmer.
Shabbona ia ohm Schumacher.
jefferson John Anschcks.
The food production committee has
not yet been completed but the rest
Of the members CT this committee will
S-be a1spMnted ut the National Council
OF Defense meeting at the high school
The members OF the committee ap.
pointed up to this time are: Mrs. T.
NJ. Davis, chairman Mrs. C. p. TAYLOR
Ms. A. e. Bradish, Mrs. W. II. Osman
|. ). Brooks, {. j. Byrne. Mrs, Clar.
ence Griggs. sMrs, John Schumacher.
DR.. Z. r Palmer. John Anschicks and
Mrs. {. p Sims.
This committee will first inaugur.
ate campaign to have every house
keeper in the city sign the food con
servation cards. AS soon as this has
teen accomplished demonstrations
will be held in different sections of The
city TO show the women how the dif.
ferent foods. especially wheat, may be
conserved, and to show the different
ways Of using corn flour rice flour and
other new tlours.
The personnel OF the food conserva-
tion committee appointed up to this
time are: Mrs. Frank Slewder. chair.
man; Mrs Clarence Watts, Miss Jane
Peek, Mrs Nels Fruand, Mrs. Charles
lrion. Jr, Miss Francis Kelly, Miss
Isabel Cieee. Mrs Frank Graham
Mrs. Ole Benson, Mrs Joseph Franz
Miss Hanna Scanlon. Mrs. Charles
Reed Mrs Frances BisselI. Mrs
Harry Mitchell and Mrs. William
Leyerich.
At the all-day meeting OF the execu
tive committee OF the National Coun
eli of Defense, held yesterday in then
rooms in the court house, Mrs. a. J
Curry, OF Strcator, county chairman
in very interesting talk, defined the
work Of the Woman's Committee CT
the National Council of Defense, say
ing in part
"The committees work is TYPICAL!
cosmopolitan and its object is not tt
dictate, but rather to educate 1t rec
ogni"es the very efficient work dont
by federated clubs, philanthronic ant
religious organizations and the w. c
I. t. and does IN no way bollttc The
work CT these organizations, but feeli
that by coordination and consolda
ton ever more efficient work might b,
done
Through this committee very cap
able speakers may be obtained fire,
OF charge to the people
She emphasized the Importance o
registration Net only is this regis
tering the woman power Of the L,
but is systemati2ing information s.
that II any government emergenc
should arise in which women could b
Of help such assistance could be Sc
cured through this organization in
few hours.
In speaking of the need Of infan
and juvenile welfare. Mrs. Curry sal
that 1t is eleven times safer to be
soldier IN the trenches in France tha
to be d baby in Illinois, for eleve
babies in Illinois die to one soldier |
France,
Great emphasis was laid upon tn
! absolute Importance OF wheat conse