Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-27
REGISTERING THE WOMEN

A test Of the woman power OF the
nation is about to be undertaken ac
cording to a program inaugurated by
National Food Administrator Hoover
following the suggestion of President
Wilson. Two weeks, beginning July /,
will be devoted to taking registry
census of the women of the country
who are willing to join the administra-
ton in the plans under contemplation
for conserving the food supply of the
nation. The registration will be car
ried out by the wOmen's clubs of the,
country and which are expected to CO.
ordinate their efforts through the wo
mans committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. A canvass is to be made
of every community in the country and
all housewives are to be asked to reg
lister, giving such details as may be
needed to indicate the future needs of
such household The following pledge
10 to be signed by all who shall reg
lister:
| am glad to join you in the
service of food conservation for our
nation, and l hereby accept mem
bership in the United States food
administration, pledging myself to
carry out the directions and adj
vice of the food administration in
the conduct of my household inso-
far as my circumstances permit.
Some of the obligations each mem
Der is to to be asked to assume are:
one wheatless meal day; to save one
loaf of bread a week; to discontinue
the use of butter in cooking; to save at
least two cents on every meal; to
serve smaller portions of meat; to use
more fish and vegetables; to use food
of local origin, and, above all, to live
and preach the gospel of THE Clean
PLATED" These are somewhat unusual
things to asy of an American house
wife whose privilege heretofore has
been the maintenance of fat and
copious garbage can. The address of
Mr. Hoover, which will be put in the
hands of the club women, is practi-
cal and instructive and if its sugges-
lions should be adopted we would
have tremendous economic saving
throughout the nation and at the same
time healthier race of men and wo-
men.
To those who are not in the habit of
considering small things, Mr.. Hoover's
statement that the saving of a pound
of bread in each household of the land
each week would increase our export
If wheat 1OO,OOO,O0O bushels annually,
land that the saving of cents on each
meal would result in a saving for war
purposes of $2,OOO,OOO,OOO a year, is
something about which none of us
ever thought; it is something, how
ever he is going to ask the women of
the country to demonstrate by actual
experience the coming year.
So far as we are informed, no steps
have been taken yet in this state to
organize for this registration. We are
sure the put!ic-spirited women of this
city and county will be in ardent SYM
lpathy with the movement and that
they will follow any competent lead
ership that may undertake the work OF
j organization. The time is very short
now for setting the registration ma
chinery in motion as it should be con-
Iducted, and it is suggested that the
/ presidents of all the iocesI cluhs take
steps at once to divide the duties anc
coordinate the work so that there may
be no embarrassment of conflicting
committees or overlapping and WASTED
efforts, 3
It is up to the women to make thei