The log cabin Democrat., 1917-04-13
TO MOBILIZE 100000
WOMEN, GIRLS, BOYS
FOR FOOD PRODUCTION
State Leaders Jernigan and Archer
Announce Details of Far-Reaching
Preparedness Work.

Little Rock, April 13.-One hundred
thousand women, girls and boys of
Arkansas will be modified as quick
ly as possible for food production, &C
lcording to a statement of w. J. Jer-
nigan, state leader of the boys and
girls agricultural clubs, who has been
appointed by federal authorities to su-
pervise the work which will be con-
Iducted in the state. Miss Emma
Archer, state agent for home demon
stration forces, will have charge of
the womens' work In speaking of
the plan FOR mobilization, Mr.. Jerni-
gan says:
This idea is not altogether pecu-
liar to Arkansas since Secretary
Houston at recent meeting called in
st. Louis at which representatives of
the nation met to discuss food pre-
paredness plans urged a wide extern
sion of agricultural clubs. We will
follow the recommendation of Secre-
tary Houston and an effort will be
made Immediately to double the mem
bership of the Arkansas agricultural
clubs, which have 10000 already en-
rolled. Letters have been sent to
bankers and merchants throughout
the state to urge them to finance new
members by lending money for the
purchase of pigs, poultry, seed i'm
plements, etc. Already great num-
bers have responded to this call.
''The home demonstration agents
and the county agents will devote
their time not only to building up the
agricultural clubs in the country, but
in supervising the work being done in
the towns.
"The club women have volunteered
to help in organizing the people in
the towns. A letter has been sent
out by Mrs John l. Moore and Miss
Mary McCabe, urging the club wom-
en- to help in this campaign. These
women will make a survey of their
communities and list all the vacant
lots and back yards available for gar
den purposes. Club members who
need financial help will be taken care
: of
"In addition to the efforts of the
I club, State Superintendent j. c. Bond
: has sent a letter to all school teachers
e in the state, urging them to assist
n the county agents in every possible
way in enrolling the country boys and
girls in the clubs. He has also sent
:, letter to all city superintendent
= urging them to cooperate with the
l. club women in making these prelimi-
nary surveys and interesting the boys
S and girls in the work.
y 'The women in both country and
= town will take part in the growing OF
gardens. Special arrangements have
t. been made to teach the women anC
is girls the methods of canning and mar.
: keting the products. In many in
stances, small towns will be asked tt
b, make arrangements to dry surplus
products which the producers do moi
(. care to put up in tins or glass. Miss
re Archer urges all the housewives oil
II Arkansas to collect and conserve al
glass, tin and earthen containers, re
n CARELESS of size and shape and hole
e them until they may be disposed OF
\ for the use of those who will put W
' food products.
"A membership button has beer
adopted by Mr.. Jernigan and will be
e given to the boys and girls of the
II state who engage in the garden work
he Governor Brough has promised to off
II cially recognize this button. This but
ton will have on it the American fat
1t in the center and on the border the
If wrods, Agricultural Preparedness!
I. Club, Every boy and girl now be
= longing to the agricultural club in tn,
" state will be entitled to one of thes,
d buttons and every city or town boy
re and girl who enlists in the army O.
s. food preparedness will be granted tn,
permission to wear this button on con
= dition that the work undertaken il
completed. Only those actually en-
gag in the service of food prepared
ness will be granted permission t.
& wear the button"