The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Defense Councils ,
RegionaLMeetings

Seven regional meetings of wom-
ems divisions Of local defense coun-
ellis and other Connecticut women's
clubs, organized on a statewide
basis have been called by Mrs Ralph
G. Lasbury, chairman of the Wom-
ems Division of the State Defense
Council, to discuss active phases OF
war and defense problems. The
meetings, which opened yesterday
will be all-day sessions from 1890
a. m. to $3.50 p. m. and will be by
county groups, with separate
meeting for each county except
Windham and Tolland, which will
combine.
Speakers will explain nutritional
problems, the function of the re-
Gently organized Landy Army, plans
for child care, and the program for
women in industry. Mrs. Helendeen
H. Dodderidge, senior administrative
assistant to the Consumers Council,
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
| will be the principal speaker at
meetings to be held in Hartford,
New Haven and Bridgeport.
| Mrs. Dodderidge is field repre-
sentative of the Consumers Council
and is called upon to address in
] terested consumer groups through
out the nation. She will explain
methods by which rising living costs
may be checked through the ade-
quate planning Of diets.
One of the major activities of the
Consumers Council Division is the
publication of the Consumers
Guide, the purpose Of which is to
aid consumers in making wise and
economical purchases by informing
them regarding prices and supplies.
1t presents a weekly radio broad
cast in cooperation with Defense
and Non-Defense Agencies OF the
U. S. Government working for con.
SumerS.
Others scheduled to address the
various meetings include: Elmer r.
Coburn, consultant on evacuation
procedure for the State Defense
Council and New England Regional
ONCE Of Civilian Defense: Mrs. Jo-
seph Alsop, who is in charge of the
Land Army for the Women's d.
vision. and representatives of the
federal agencies in charge OF dis
tribution of war bonds and stamps.
Mrs. Iasbury will meet with CLUB
representatives in the morning pre-
ceding the meeting for open dis
cussions to evolve plans for the
more efficient use OF their organl-
cations.
Following is the schedule OF meet
ings:
Harmtford County, March 80, \. M.
C. a., 3l5 Pearl street, Hartford;
New Haven county, March 81, Chill
dren's Community Center, 14OO
Whitney avenue, Hamden; Middle
sex county, April 7, Long Lane farm
Middletown: Litchfield County,
April 8, City Hall, Torlington;
Windham and Holland counties,
April 10, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, morning, Community house,
afternoon, Room 1913, Home Econ
omics building; New London county,
April 10, Connecticut College, New
London, Knowlton House.
Chairmen of all local defense
council committees on Land Army,
Consumer and Nutrition problems,
Child Care and Volunteer Offices
have also been invited to the meet
ingS.
In the invitation to members Of
women's organizations and clubs,
Mrs. Lasbury stated that by such
meetings it is hoped that: MEM
bers not active on their local defense
council committees may become bet
ter informed about he new de-
velopments involving women and
may be able to pass on this infor-
nation to their membership"
The program for each of the
meetings will be as follows: Pro-
gram 1890 a. m.-three discussion
groups, led by members Of the State
Committees on Land Army, Con-
sumer and Nutrition, Child Care
and Women in Industry, also meet
ings of representatives Of women's
organizations which are statewide
organizations.
12:30-Lunch.
1880 to General meeting
open to the public.
Brief reports of morning discus
sionS.
Evacuation plans: speaker and
discussion.
Guest speaker to be announced.