The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
All Have Co-operatcd.

In the canning campaign libraries.
banks, railroads, insurance companies
and business concerns both big and
little have co-operated with the COM
mission by sending the manuals to
their customers. Chambers OF com
merce. libraries. the General FEEDER
alton of Womens clubs, the Christian
Fndeavor Society of the United States.
the National League for Women's Ser
vice, state, national and governmental
departments are seeing to II that the
commissions manuals get the widest
circulation.
Charles Lathrop Pack, who organ
lied the commission, is president OF
the American Forestry association
with headquarters at 2l0 Maryland
building. Other members Of the
commission that started out with the
slogan. "a million food gardens are:
Luther Burbank. DR.. Charles W.
Eliot, DIR. Irving Fisher. Fred H. Goft-
John HAYS Hammond Fairfax Har-
rison, Myron IT Herrick. Dr. John
Grier Hibben, Emerson McMillin, A.
W. shaw. Mrs. John Dickinson Sher-
man, Carl Nrooman. J. r. White.
James Wilson, former secretary Of
agriculture. The commission is af-
fliated with the conservation depart
ment of the American Forestry asso-
citation and p. s. Ridsdale. editor Of
the American Forestry magazine is
secretary of both organizations.
Made Fine Showing.
The South Atlantic states made a
1ne showing with an increase of 235
per cent in the number OF gardens.
Florida with gain Of 400 per cent is
at the top of this group. Pensacola.
according to T. f. Dalney, editor of
the Journal has 5000 war gardens
the increase being 500 per cent. The
Women's Defense league and the
Civic league did great work From
Deland comes word everybody doing
it with a gain Of 500 per cent ac-
eording TO l. l. Lucas. of the Leader.
West Palm Beach has an increase of
500 per cent says II. H. Curtis. of the
Sun. At ST Petersburg, the indie
pendent says the increase is 1000 per
cent and summer is bad planting sea-
SON" Mrs, CASTOR II Edwards, Of
the Federation of Women's clubs. of
Orlando did great work in circulating
the commissions data.
The chamber of commerce at At
lanta handled the campaign there and
vacant lots that had been idle for
Years were put to work. Macon, Ga.
reports a 500 per cent increase with
4-bt persons at the WORK.
A report from Rock Hill. s. c.. saws
virtually every faifrily has a war gar
den. James l. Carberry, of the agri-
cultural college there. was a big help
to the commission and he distributed
200 canning and drying manuals tc
his demonstrators.
North Carolina made a remarka bic
showing in the campaign by just
doubling the number of gardens las
year, Clubs are being organized al
over the state to conserve this foot
supply.
Virginia Docs Splcndidlv.
The two Virginias have thousands
of war gardens Nearly every family
in Martinsburg. w Va. has garden
saws one report, Richmond. Roanoke
Norfolk and other cities made great
showing with the aid of the newspa
l.ers which printed the garden plant
ing lessons sent out by the commits
sion, In Virginia the Womau's Suf
frage league got into the campaign
early and member in every branci
throughout the state became a lieu
tenant of the commission. The woman
was placed on the mailing list Just a,
newspaper and she in turn sprea(
the data as far as possible either b,
taking it to the local paper or dis
trlbuting ii at meetings
+ Work of Intensive Kind.
! The work in Virginia" said Mr.
/ Pack. was of the most intensive s7r
4 ard the women in that state are cor
! tainly to be congratulated on wha
! they have done. We are getting thou
sands of requests for conservation
manuals from that state which show:
! they have not quit by any means