The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-01
CITY CONSUMES
22,500 POUNDS
OF MEAT DAILY
Food Conservation Necessary
Says Army Man,

"OkIahoma CiyanS consume Il n"
pounds Of meat IN one day according
10 a statement made by Lieutenant
George w Hall, recruiting oticcr Tor
Oklahoma. today 1t is absolutely NC.
eSsary that every man IN the United
States army cat twenty ounces OF beet
A day He is practically forced to eat
that much in order TO keen himself in
good condition
For Mayors Action
think what it would mean to the
army if the people OF thi, city adhere
to the proclamation issued yesterday by
Mavor Ovcrholser, asking that every
true citizen have one whcatlcSS and a
mcatlcss day a week lt.is asking -
little Of the individual and 1t mount,
up tn such huge figure, when all take
part
Lieutenant Hall said that every man
In the army was required 10 eat elgh-
teen. ounces OF bread three and two.
TENTH ounces of sugar sixty four hun
dred,hS Of lard, one hall ounce of but
ter. one and iour.tcnths ounces OF Jam,
twelve ounces Of bacon
"li the individual, Of thi, city only
stopped to think what a little saving
OF each Of these foods would make
am sure that no one could ever posi-
hv refuse such small think as Is
asked OF them by the government when
it means so much to the army when
totalcd At least no citizen calling
a patriot
Caldwell Signs.
\ l. Caldwell, employee Of the Okla
bona Texas Tire company. who when
asked to sign the food pledge hy Mrs.
Sam Kelly flatly refused, saying that
he was not interested, signed a pledge
card yesterday. al the same time apol-
ogiziug for his actions He said that
he did not understand the nature Of the
card, and as he had been fooled several
times recently for signing things that
he did not know anything about he did
not intend to be caugh, again
Mrs +. L. WaIlower said that be-
ginning tomorrow girls will be sta
toned in the lobbcS of all theatcrs, ask
ing for signatures Those asked 50
far include Miss Ethclyn Johnson, the
Liberty thcatcr. Miss Elizabeth Amcs,
the Empress, and Mrs. Al RosenthaI at
the Oyerholesr Others taking part will
be announced later.
II NJ. r. Smith spoke this morning
al the Oklahoma state university at Nor
man on the conservation OF foods, and
this afternoon he was to talk to the
pupils OF the Lowell school
1000 Pledges
Mrs. Wallower has announced that
so far 1000 pledges have been signed
up to date in Oklahoma City and thai
in the whole state there have only beer
5000
Mrs. l.. l. Eager, one of the lieu
tenants, says that she thinks larg,
percent of the people are ignorant as tC
what the food campaign really means
She has worked a great deal in tn,
poorer districts and she said that 81
many times the people said, you ricl
people are trying to put something ovei
on us There is something that yo,
are trying to get out Of us and WI
don't know what ii is Mrs. Eage
said that when she went into the dc
tails and explained things that the
were all glad to sign up.
On the menu cards in the Lee-Huck
ins hotel, the people are asked to pleas
sign the food pledge cards at the boot
IN the lobby
Men Busy.
NJ. +. Meadows, who is assisting
John Embry, manager for the men, say
that up until now the men have bee
delayed but that they are out in iul
force this morning aud that by thi
evening they will have a large numbc
OF signatures. He says that canvas
will be made ot all the employees OF tn
Morri, company, packers, today an
that a ready response is expected
+ s. Butteriied. manager of tn
Capitol Hill district, is meeting wit
ready response, and that all the peopl
seem anxious to sign
Miss Ella Harrison, county demon
stration agent, spoke at the cxhinitio
at the high school this afternoon. He
subject, cooperate marketing The pa
irons club OF the high school wa