be encouraged in every way; that the children of the towns and 
villages be stimulated to plant home gardens with vegetables instead 
of flowers, and that canning and storing of vegetables be urged as a 
means of reducing the cost of living and as a practical step toward 
preparedness in case of emergency. 
The emergency has come and all over the country organizations 
whose objects are outlined in this motion have sprung up and public 
interest is aroused to the importance of raising food stuffs as it never 
was before. 
Mrs. Martin, our President, and Mrs. Francis King, our Vice- 
president and President of the Women's Farm and Garden Associa- 
tion, have been made directors of the Bureau of Registration and 
Information of the National League for Women's Service. This 
organization is under the Department of Labor and will itself have a 
department of Agriculture which will furnish information to Garden 
Clubs in regard to planting, canning, and kindred industries. • 
Every Women's Club has a department for garden work, the great 
newspapers are organizing allotment schemes; universities, schools, 
golf clubs and individuals have plans for increasing the food supply of 
the country. 
Possibly it will be best for our Member Clubs to join with some 
national or local organization, rather than duplicate effort. Large 
cities have had City Garden, for many years and this year the number 
and output should be increased. Neighboring Garden Clubs might 
help them. Instructors will be needed everywhere and every Garden 
Club could furnish a few practical teachers from among its members. 
The difficulty will be to decide which of the many tasks to take up, 
and before starting new activities every Club should make a careful 
survey of those already started in its neighborhood. Co-operation 
is what will win out at this time rather than multitudinous and con- 
flicting organizations. 
It is with this in mind that The Bulletin has collected and 
arranged the following newspaper clippings ; accounts of organizations 
already started, opinions of experts and suggestions for useful work. 
We must all work but we must work usefully. We must make our- 
selves a part of the nation's resources and forget that we are individuals 
We must supply a link in the chain, always remembering that the 
chain is as strong as its weakest link. 
