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! OfIrs.onatter,*ReOne Girl Worth Two Men.Tea tint ony of P.«| T. Br-ady, Million, •ire Stock Grower which will bo of Internet to Women's Land Army Conference et Albany, An*. 20th.A new unit of the New York Stateen, Woman’s Land Army has just beenI organized at Pawling, Dutchess county,by for the purpose of helping dairyat_ l farmers to harvest crops for their cat-ier tie and aid In the care of the cows.:T. Brady, millionaire stock grow* ,es i cr* has taken on the unit and declares |te that one unit girl is worth two men on his place.’’This conference will furnish nn opportunity for directors of the thirty-eight New York state camps of the Woman's Land Army and farmers who have employed Land Army units to ex-»b-ts.lungillar.pt change views and plan for next year’s:esdefr-orrd,Ir.rkrework. It will also mark the Inauguration of a state-wide drive for membership, which, it Is hoped, will enroll more than 100,000 members.Mrs. Otto R. Elchel of this city, chairman of the up-state division of the Army, has announced that Governor Whitman, who has already endors-Jtfllt;i;fpVV HiVVed the Land Army movement and giv-elris.n-chrkngimmtotrueimv-asit-e.en It hla hearty support, will make the opening address on Auguat 20th.The conference will be attended by men and women from all part* of the state.Calanal Roosevelt Expected.Among those expected to addresg tbe meeting are Theodore Roosevelt, William B. Wilson, Secretary of IiSbor, and ex-Oovemor Martin H. Glynn.On the afternoon of the first day of the session a practical demonstration of the efficiency of the Woman's Land Army units will he afforded by a visit to the Colonle Camp, near Albany.Thirty-eight camps have been In operation In various parts of the state during the present summer. These camps are locuted In agricultural districts where (he shortage of men hasFCTCpact•tar,RCMainAgt.SA31 y. worklie created sn acute situation.veusatW, with ply aTCpro viC. S.FOinlisutII-•s,Land Army Overcomes Prejudice.The patriotic and spirited young women who huve enlisted for service In these camps have overcome entirely j vin a the prejudice of farmers against cm- J good ploying women for general farm labor.TTre present drive for membership Is not directed toward the enlistment of farm workers, but toward the enroll-T0ad ayment of a large number of sustaining i BrewiBrew i%t ■ members. The farm unft system husbeen worked out on a business basis. The girls are paid f 15.00 per month and are furnished housing, board, kauadv and uniforms. The farmers employing the girls pay $2.00 a day to lor an eight-hour day for the time that | the girls are actually employed. This payment places the unit on a self-supporting basis, euwi for the cost ofurste-v-»e. porting oasis, euwt for the cost or ' | the oqulpmen^^^^Ltil Bic‘y;to tiet logs and moltmry safeguards for the in members of the various units it nec-_ easary frequently to make extensive alterations on farm houses aud to pro-er • vide table and kitchen utensils. The cost of this, together with the cost of i recruiting campaigns to secure work-! era for the farm units, offers to pa-| trlotlc men and women throughout the 1 state un opimrtunity, through their s membership In the Land Army, to 1 ’ make a .ery reul contribution to wiu-P* nlng the wur.!r' Without food armies cannot fight ryjand workers cannot work. Without a‘ labor farmers cannot raise food.8- , It Is the purpose of the New York cr State Woman's Laud Army to enroll ;s- the largest possible number of meiu-di hers Immediately, so that the financial ability of the Army to meet the dent mi ids of the fanners will be known ... time to promise the farmers definite e. heli the care and harvesting of y crops next year. In order to make this cc service of the greutest possible value j|_ to the fanners It Is Important that the al up-state headquarters of the J-and 1o Army ut 12 Blue street, Albauy, N. Y., b. be notified as early us possible by ,r farmers who are Interested in the eo-tabllsbment of l^und Armies in tirelr localities.iidlarge■anti• LHatch hast I a# tk $4.00N. Y.LOTar lunotifyCAthankdeathFO•ouiuiH. P.tiveary eH. KcWfartnc •mall two )ApplyRtnnYorkLOp. mmilkbag iand $whictp leastreceh
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Brewster Standard
Brewster, New York, US
Fri, Aug 16, 1918
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