South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-01
STATE COUNCILS
MAP OUT PLANS
New Field Division of Big
Organization Boosts
Education.
News-Times special service:

NeWS-ItmeS Special Service:
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. Il
The new field division Of the coun-
Gil of national defense, under the
direction Of Franklin K. Lane. secre-
tary Of the interior, begins its duties
Wedn esday Chairman Lane, in this
connection authorizes the following:
This section as created by the
council of national defense is to or
ganize and arouse the opinion and
the energies of the country upon
war work 1t Is to move through the
state councils and subsidiary organ
izations down TO the heart of the
nation. its core, the small commun-
ity 1t is an amalgamatiOn of those
organizations which have hitherto
made this effort-the state section
of the council and the woman's COM
mittee-and all the far-reaching
agencies of both are incorporated as
part of its machinery. 1t is intended
to be the connecting link between
the national council and the citizens.
Since the war began this connection
has been maintained through the
two organizations which are now
merged; but IL has become more
manifest with each passing month
that there was no sense in support
ing two distinctive agencies, one OF
men and one of women; and this
was recognized earliest by the state
councils which took the women OF
the country into their directorates
and gave them full part in their
work In all states this is not true.
and in one or two il is perhaps
legally impossible at present. but
IL is hoped and expected that this
policy Of Joint action shall be.
wherever possible. adopted. The part
which women are playing in this
war and the increasing part which
they are taking in making il pos
sible 10 maintain it. makes this con-
solidation no more than the recog-
milton OF a facial men and women
are making. and are 10 make, COM
mon sacrifice and effort.
Under the new plan Of organiza-
ton DR. Anna Howard Shaw be-
comes vice chairman, GrOsevenOr b.
Clarkson. secretary Of the council OF
national defense, and the advisory
committee. becomes director of the
new field division. with Miss HannNh
J. Patterson. resident director OF
the woman's committee. associate
director.
The work of the field division will
fall under six heads;
The federal agency section. under
John 8. Cravens will have charge
OF all work relating TO government
departments and federal agencies
requiring the aid Of the field divi-
sion and the nationwide defense
organizations that reach out into
every community I'm the country.
The organization and information
section headed by Elliott d. Smith.
viii have charge of general planning
and the advising of state councils as
20 organization methods and the
best methods of carrying on their
work.
There is also being created a field
stan. the members Of which viii be
the executive connecting link be-
tween the field division and the par
ticular group OF states allotted TO
each member Of this staff
Under the direction OF Mrs. ". e
I Martin there is being created the
Americanizat.on section which viii
! handle the dissemination OF educa-
tonal information. paying special
| attention 20 the problems OF Ameri-
= canization This section VIII also
| take over the work in educational