The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-24
LESSONS Of WAR
To BE BROUGHT
HOME To ALL

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 22-The les
sons OF the war are to be brought to
every home and Preside in Indiana.
To every kitchen, too. is to be brought
the full significance OF the nationwide
movement to conserve food.
Through "old-fashioned town meet
inss" to be arranged IN every town
ship OF Indiana and through n%eighbor-
hood clubs Of signors of food consesva-
ton. cards. the organization and the
word are to be carried intenstveIy in
Indiana during the nexe several weeks.
Assisted by three speakers assigned
from the headquarters STAFF Of Herbert
Hoover. federal food administrator,
who viii spend thirty days in the state.
the representatives of the ndian state
ouncil Of defense win cooperate with
county officials and other patriotic cit
liens in arranging the county confer
ences. Details Of the federal and state
defence programs Will be worked out
and the county ouncil given their
proper place in organizing their home
communities for the period of the war.
1t is increasingly evident that these
councils are more than mere superan-
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portant and responsible duty 10 per
form.
In reference to the organization Of
the food conservation card signors into
neiEhborhood clubs. the state counci
OF defense is authorized by the food ad-
ministratiou TO say;
Did you sign the food pledge card?
Well. you Joined something.
The food pledge was no mere scrap
or paper
For many days a staff OF clerks have
been sorting and classifying the 100
600 food cards which were signed by
Indianawomen. This work 10 being
done in a large room at food admins
tration headquarters at the State
House in Indianapolis.
Within a short time all OF these cards
will be divided into little groups. Each
little group win constitute a food
conservation club In evory neighbor-
hood. country n city. IN the state
the women in that neighborhood who
signed the food pledge Will be formed
into small local conservation armies.
They won't have to do anything that
they don't want to do; they won't even
have to come to the meetings which
viii probably be held monthly: but
they will be formed into a close. COM
pact Iittlo group to help Uncle sam
night his big food fight in a most eff
fective way-if they want to help. The
German nation won't have anything on
the United States FOR efficient organi-
cation OF it's people down to the last
man. woman and child-after these
little community food clubs get to go
ing. Except. this will be a voluntary
and democratic organization instead OF
a forced and autocratic organization.
There may be as many as two nous
and OF these small food clubs in the
state OF indians alone. Each club viii
bear a number. II you live in the
northeast corner or Smith township.
Green county. your club number will
be POI. omebody in your neighborhood
will be appointed leader or captain
Of your club. Some school house or
something will be designated as the
regular meeting place Of your club.
Some certain night each month viii
be settled upon as the night for the
regular monthly. meetings Of your stub.
There may be special call meetings now
and then.
Each member VIII be given the ap-
p~ortunity to do a certain number OF
things for Uncle Sam in a food wa.
At each meeting the food problem will
be discussed-and ways or meeting OF.
Messages from the food administration
will be read. Recipes viii be exchang-
ed, Cooking demonstrations viii be
given. German propaganda Viii be
pulled out into broad daylight-and
smothered. Food siackers viii be dis
cussed. Leaflets and cook booklets will
be distributed free. Little competitive
membership campaigns VIII be conduc-
ted. Clubs IN the n-eighboring districts
will vie with each other for 100 per
cent membership OF the citizens in their
districts. Wheatless and meatless and
porlless meals and days viii be talked
about.
Everyone Of these meetings will raid
the German front line trenches. every
n OF them will give consolation and
aid to Americas allies.
The meetings will be interesting, iiv-
~ and entertaining. and az the samo
time business like, and everyone Will
go home after each meeting with the
determination 20 get down to brass
tecks and fight Ike fury with food.
Some OF the details OF the ~organiza-
ton OF these clubs have not been work
I'd out. In most counties they will be
under the general jurisdiction Of the
county food administrator and Of some
woman who shall be appointed to over
see the work OF al the clubs In her
These officials will divide
their county into small units. perhaps
the same size as existing school dis
tricts. and appoint district leaders and
captains.
This close, compact organization will
enable the food administration to get
to every single one Of it's 400 600
members IN indiana limos over night
and also enable any one of these mem
bers to transmit valuable Information
or ideas through the proper channels
to the food authorities In equally short
time.
One Of the big Jobs Of the o%rganiza-
ton will be to enroll rs members the
100000 Indiana women who have not
vet realized the seriousness Of the food
situation to a degree to move them to
sign the food pledge.
Would Rather Walk.
When Nellie's father came in on his