Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
|VOMEN FARMERS
I'm SESSION TODAY
Four Hundred Farmerettes
Attend Land Army
Convention
THINK SERVICES NEEDED
Return Of Soldiers Will Not
End Demand for Assistance,
Leaders Believe
Think SERVICES NEEDED

|%Women farmers from every part of
4e country are in Philadelphia today
b the first annual convention of the
omens Land Army Of America.
More than 400 farmerettes are here for
conference. which began at 1890
Block this morning at the Art Alliance,
q will continue over tomorrow.
n problems pertaining to the back to
land" movement. expected to per-
eate the country this spring, and to
e employment of women as farm la
rers. are being considered.
vDespite the fact that many men will
released from the army by that time,
Is believed farmerettes will still be
demand. Problems of the foreign
orn women trained to do land work Will
ESQ be discussed.
8 This mornings session was a strictly
usines5 one, open only to dele
lptes. An open meeting will be held at
1850 this afternoon at the Art Alliance,
'4nd another at s o'clock this evening
'4t the Ritz-Carlton.
4 Nominations for zonal directors and
Dports from the State directors Of the
md army will be heard this afternoon
X Judge William w. Porter will pre-
de at a banquet at the tz-Carlton
R O'Clock. Among the speakers at
Re evening session will be Mrs. A. Bar
Nv. of the y. W. G. A., who will discuss
ne problems of foregn-born women
8ained for land work and their rela-
pn to the land army: J. Clyde Marquis.
Xho will speak on Markets and Mar
Ming; Mrs f. #. Davis, member of
l4e executive committee of the Penn
9lvania Land Army, who will tell of
~ work of farmerettes in this State
244t summer and illustrate her talk with
intern slides John Densmore, director
neral of the L. S. employment serv-
x4e: Charles Lathrop Tack, president of
~ national war gardens commission,
Washington, who will talk or Food
kfoduction-Women's Part" and G..
Howard Dawson. who will tell of
Women's teamwork i'll New York State.
.1f~ Guests Of Conference
3F Nathan Smythc, assistant director
neral of the L. S. employment serv-
~, Is attending the conference, and
|sher guests include: Mrs. William A.
otcheson, Mrs. c. Howard Dawson and
Us Ida Ogilvic. of New York: Mrs.
wis B. Richards. of New Rochelle
-. T. G.. ii. Schenck. chairman Miss
JIsabeth Merck, secretary, and Mrs
3|4RhNiic " ihNtiNoNy, VI lie SoiiIittttut
And Army; Miss Anne Mcilvaine
thAirman Of New Jersey; Mrs James
Otis Post, of Morris County. and Mrs
~ c. Harvey, of Trenton. n. j.: Miss
)Anne G.. Turnbull. of Baltimore; Mrs
tMnes Fisher. of Eccleston. and James
|{E kimb!c, of Port Deposit. prominent
farm labor conferences.
31Philadelphia women vitally interested
ha laIlI nj l,,l, Nf,.s
Wilis Martin. member of tho national
Rrd of directors OF the women's land
my and president of the National
erden Club; Mrs. Henry S. Boyer
tominent in Red Cross work: Mrs. Ed
lrd w. Biddle, president of the Civic
ub; Mrs Edgar Baird. chairman OF
e National League for Woman's Serv-
g for Pennsylvania Mrs. Charles NJ
IA, chairman of tho food conservation
)mmittcc; Mrs. II. La Barre Jayne
n Irs. Samuel Fels and Miss Sophie Cad
alader. Miss Mary X. Gibson is chair.
Ian of the Pennsylvania branch of the
.Homen's land army.
~ A feature of the conference will be
m open forum, where those who have
Employed farmerettes will be invited to
Ilell of their experiences.
X Directors of tho Philadelphia land
4rny say they have already had many
palls for women to help on the farms
(4uring the coming season. Tho women
no. arc eager to return to outdoor work
1|pd many new recruits are being added
al recognition of the services rendered
1st summer by tho womcr\ Secretary OF
s3nbor w. B. Wilson has approved 8
AN of cooperation between the land
my and the United States Employment
rvico.
'NX Pennsylvania was ono OF the frs
atcs to organize farmercttes TO an
Rer the call to military service. OF SOC
fmerette units in this State Philadel
la sent out twenty. The bloomer anc
Apck uniforms, looked askanco upon a
Dt, became as respected as the oliv'
ab or the navy blue Of tho men II
vice. Farmers skeptical at tho begin
be Of the season grew to admire thu
hck and conscientiousness of the
4 5men workers and put in their requi
Hons. for more.
With last seasons experience as {
pd starting point. the women expec
prove far more valuable to the coun
this season. They have organized
lined workers in virtually every sor
farm work and will be ready to an
er the calls from the farmers.