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Show MESSAGE TO MRS. BICHSEL The president of the Slate Federation Federa-tion of Women's clubs, Mrs. Edward Blchsel, has received the following announcement from Mrs. Josiah Evans Combs, president of the General Federation: Fed-eration: "The plan of the Women's Committee Commit-tee of the Council of National Defense is almost a duplicate of our own It is easy, therefore, for us to co-operate. The pledge of economy and food conservation con-servation which the General Federation Federa-tion adopted April 12 and which has been signed by thousands of women in all parts of the country, has prepared pre-pared us for instant and hearty response re-sponse to the food conservation pledge for women, announced by Mr. H C Hoover, who is authorized by President Presi-dent Wilson as the government's representative rep-resentative In food conservation Heartily encourage signing of the government gov-ernment pledgo July 1 lo 5, and let us 1 all abide religiously by the terms of both the General Federation and that sent forth by (lie government. |