Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-29
NEXT SUNDAY TO Be
FOOD SAVING DAY.
MINISTER'S TO PREACH CONSERV-
ATION-WOMEN TO ENROL
FOR ECONOMY.

ing Day" throughout the United
States, according to a plan announced
this week by Herbert Hoover, national
food administrator, and every minis
ter in the country has been asked by
Mr.. Hoover to preach upon the sub
ject Of Food Conservation" At the
same time Mr.. Hoover's plan to regis
ter the women folk of the country in
nationwide food conservation pro-
gram, will be started, and the regis
tration of women will continue until
July IS.
| Before that registration period is
ended, every woman in the country is
expected to register as member Of
the force which will conserve the
country's supply of food. The plan
has the approval of President Wilson
and the registration will be carried on
by practically every woman's club
throughout the country. These will
coordinate their efforts through the
Woman's committee of the Council
of National Defense.
Every woman who registers will
be asked to tell how many are in her
family. On window of every house.
hold that becomes a unit in the
league for food conservation will be
hung the emblem of the food admin
istration-the shield of the United
States surrounded by wheat stalks.
Pledge for Housewives.
Each member of the voluntary Or
ganization will be asked to sign the
following pledge:
I am glad to join you in the
service of food conservation for
our Nation, and l hereby accept
membership in the United States
Food Administration, pledging
myself to carry out the direc-
tions and advice of the Food
Administration in the conduct
| of my household in so far as my
circumstances permit.
Among the principal sacrifices the
members Of the league are asked to
make will be to subsist on at least
one wheatless meal a day; to save
one loaf of bread a week; to discon-
tinue the use of butter in cooking |;
to save at least cents on every
meal; to serve smaller portions of
meat; to use more fish and vege-
tables; to use foods of local origin,
and, above all, to live and preach the
gospel of the clean plate"
Following the presidents determi-
nation not to await action by con-
gress to organize a volunteer food
army, and his instructions to Food
Administrator Hoover, the latter
issued statement to the women of
the country. He said in part:
"As requested by the president,
we ask every woman in the United
States engaged in the personal con-
troll of food to register for actual
membership in the Food Administra-
ton, thus entering directly into ma
tAOudA SCINACC. we oAdA, ldICI OA,
ask various classes of men, likewise
engaged in food preparation and dis
tribution, also to volunteer in the
national service.
1--WE must enter a period. of sacri-
fee for our country and for democ-
racy. Many must go into battle but
many can only remain at home. The
worlds food supply is short and
many must suffer. We have the
major burden of feeding the whole
world.
Women Can Do Real Service.
"Since food will decide the war.
each American woman can do a real
national service by protecting the
food supply of the Nation. Ninety
per cent of American food consump-
ton passes through the hands of our
women. In no other field do small
things, when multiplied by our 1905
100000 people, count for so much.
"a pound of bread saved weekly
for each person will increase our
export surplus of wheat 100,000,O 900
bushels, and an average saving of
cents on each meal day for each
person will save to the Nation for
war purposes s2,000,OOO.oOO per an.