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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
6
The Red Cross shop organized knitting for surgical dressings with YWCA volunteers tallying output. New afternoon hours move, reducing morning supervision. April surgical dressings goal reached. cutters produced 66 hospital shirts using an electric machine. Cottage cheese recipes promote wartime nutrition and meat conservation.
A large attendance braved rain and snow for the Women's Relief Corps meeting on Saturday. Officials did not contribute the expected ten dollars for War Savings Stamps and refreshments were cut from socials to bolster the general fund. Many new members joined as the red white and blue contest results await announcement. A Phoenix hall dance hosted by H F E Keating with music by Shuberts drew a large crowd and joy to attendees. The Fortnightly club Afternoon literature department closed its year with an unusually large turnout at Miss Celia Ross’s home.
Miss Jeffrey reported collecting one dollar from each department member to add to the Fortnightly club contribution for the soldiers home project under the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mr and Mrs Leslie McFarland hosted a dinner for two wedding anniversaries honoring grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Reiner and the couple themselves. The Reiners marked a golden wedding on April 21 1917. The Just 1s club surprised Mrs Ola Rathmel with a lively evening of games and music.
Mildred Cox deputy director of the bureau of war risk insurance signs about 25,000 allotment checks each day for families of Doce Sam’s soldiers. Her duties include processing and distributing war related payments.
The fourteenth biennial General Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Hot Springs Alabama from April 29 to May with delegates Mrs. W A Gibson and Mrs J Q Elder from the Fortnightly club and alternates Mrs C W McLaughlin and Mrs Wright. A key focus is practical patriotism and war measures of conservation including child welfare public health sanitation and discussions by government officials and prominent speakers across eleven departments.
Watron, director of the Art Institute Milwaukee, and Pulblic health speakers Gen. Super Blue and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service address supervising the health of school children. Miss Julia Lathrop, chief of the Children's Bureau, speaks on protecting children during wartime measures.
Miss Gertrude Dunlap field secretary for the Women's Home Missionary Society spoke at the local church detailing immigrant work at Ellis Island, outreach to southern mountaineers, and missions among southwestern Indians. Her background as an attorney and former federal employee lent authority to her compelling account of global church efforts.
The Geneva Tribune reports a syndicate aims to seek a $1,000,000 loan from the federal council to develop peat in Switzerland. Peat extraction will be scaled up, with plans to operate 24 peat fields.
An American observer argues that food reports from Europe mislead U.S. families, noting Belgium and others face no actual starvation just rationing. The real danger is shipping disruption and poor conservation here, which could cripple allied war effort and must not be eased by rosy letters or press stories.
A concise statement emphasizes adhering to a planned food program for allies and ourselves. It stresses long term results, faith in the plan, and maintaining both spirit and letter in food saving as the guiding gospel.
A wedding at Liaw stadwell, Neyland, Wales, featured four key participants sharing the name Thoms. The bridegroom, bride, best man, and bridesmaid were all named Thoms, with the bridesmaid being a cousin of the bride. otherwise they were unrelated.
Pall bearings are a German invention, with roller bearings appearing on the market only in recent years. Roller bearings, both cylindric and conical, are an American invention. The rollers claim advantages over balls in sustaining both radial and axial strain and in easier replacement when worn.
A saying emphasizes prevention over cure by avoiding fire and illness. It suggests not letting problems start as the best method to stay safe and healthy. The tone imitates a simple, folksy maxim from everyday wisdom.
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