Evening star., 1941-03-23
Family Health
Called Aid
To Defense
PIT. A. Leader
Sees Opportunity
For Women

Interst in defense activities is |
accelerating and before long, every |
woman will undoubtedly be called
upon to do her share in promoting |
some phase of the defense program. |
There are many opinions prev
alent as to just where women may !
function most efficiently. There are, |
of course, some large organized |
groups, which are planning mobili- |
zation of the skillS and leisure time |
of women who may be able to |
drive and repair automobiles; of |
those who are trained in Office
routine, but who are married, per-
haps, and no longer gainfully en-
ployed; and women who have some
creative arts ability.
One of the outstanding services |
the majority of women in the coun-
try can perform in this emergency
is to protect the health and the we'll |
being of their families to the best |
of their ability. And there are
many things to be done in order |
to protect, safeguard and promote |
the health and we'll being of young
people, especially. There are proper
health habits which should, of |
course, be taught from earliest |
childhood; there are proper eating |
habits, which should also be a must" |
on the list of childhood teachings. |
and there are proper recreational |
habits.
Teaching by Example.
Proper health habits are more
or less a matter of teaching by |
example and precept; proper rec
reational habits may we'll be classed
in the same category, but proper
eating habits can be taught by edu-
cational methods. And these meth |
odS can apply to education of the |
senses of vision and taste.
1t is an easy matter to tell child
that certain foods should be eaten
because they are good for him, but
unless there is eye appeal as well as
taste appeal the lesson is not so easy
to teach. Nutritious foods-those
which are necessary for proper body
growth and repair-can be prepared
just as attractively as those which
may appeal to the palate more read
lily, but which do not contain the
Vltamlns necessary to the mainte-
nance of proper health.
Benefits Are Lasting.
1t lies in the hands of the women
of our country to make this the
healthiest and best nourished Nation
on earth, for they have at hand all
the materials necessary to do such a
job. Women are realizing more and
more the advantages of keeping
their families well, thereby minimiz-
ing the number of days of illness.
And if illness does develop, the we'll
nourished body has a much easier
job of overcoming it than the poorly
nouriShed one.
There is a certain amount of
glamour attached to the job of
working for the Government in an
Office, but the women who are the
mothers of the country will be
working for the Government just as
much in maintaining the health and
well-being of their families. The
evident result of this activity will be
that when this emergency is over
we shall be SO food and nutrition
conscious that these proper health
and eating habits will be firmly
established in our daily routines.
The following slate will be pre-
sented for election at the annual
state convention, May 27 and %, in
the Departmental Auditorium:
President, Mrs. P. G.. Elicit; first
vice president, Mrs. Alma Hudson;
third vice president, Mrs. Clinton
Ward; fifth vice president, Mrs.
Lucian Jordan; seventh vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Y. D. Mathes.
A tea will be given by the Board
of Managers of the District of Co.
lumbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers for the members of all
associations April 8, at the Grafton
Hotel, from 2 to o'clock. Mrs.
Edward r. Seal is general chair
man, with the following assistant
chairmen: HoStesses, Mrs. Evelyn
Bright Buckley and the division
representatives; decorations, Mrs.
Clinton Ward, Mrs. j. A. Smithson
and Mrs. Thelma Richardson; re-
freshments, Mrs. Charles B. Sim
clair and Mrs. Paul Gottwals: tea
tables, Mrs. Harry N. Stull; Incl
dental music, Mrs. Andrew Stewart,
and Identification badges, Mrs.
Bertha M. Eldred.
The following schools have SUBJ
mitted the names of chairmen of
delegates to the convention: Ami
don-Fairbrother- -Rossell, Anacostia
Junior-Senior High, Blow-Webb,
Brookland-Noyes Buchanan, Bur-
roughs, Central High, Hearst, jan
ney, Jefferson Junior High, Key,
Klngsman-Pierce, Langdon, Lang
ley Junior High, Mckinley High,
Powell Junior High, Raymond,
Shepperd, Stanton, Truesdell, Wal
ZACH, Whittier, Woodbridge. These
lists are being received by Mrs.
Paul o. Gottwals, state chairman
OF delegates, 514 Quackenbos street |
NV.
Janney.
The class in food buying will |
meet Tuesday at 10 am. The Ex-
ecutive Board will meet Tuesday
at 1:30 pm.
Radios have been purchased for
some clasSrooms and additional |
equipment needed for other rooms
will be bought.
Mrs. E. NJ Carriers class will visit
the National Museum Wednesday. |
Grade mothers will accompany this !
group.
Carbery-LudlOw.
A meeting will be held at the |
Ludlow School Wednesday at 3:15
pm. Miss Agnes Motyka, teacher
OF the sixth grade at Ludlow, will
speak on Visual Education" Sixth