Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-24
6D C0NsERVATION.
CAMPAIGN IS PUSHED
,cctor o. Edwin Michael Receives
sncouraging Reports From Many
/, Counties In State.
FDGE CARDS TO EACH HOME
pity Committees and Teachers Eek.
ct TO Reach Every Householder
state by House-to-House Cam
= ign-Enthusiasm Shown by All.
eclai to The Times-pispatcb. !,

itf EaE9Y tNolkE. VA, October 23.-C. Ed
ISin Michael. director OF the food
preservation campaign in Virginia was
lfnthusiastic to-day, after reviewing
.Eeports from counties in his State He
found county chairmen rallying to the
cause and making active preparations
s. for the canvass OF homes during pledge
4 card week.
In July this year. similar canvass
, was undertaken and about 100000
s.namcs of housekeepers were secured to
Sihe pledge cards in Virginia. setting
&.sorth the willingness of the signers to
a:6'operate with the National food adj
s,ninistration in the use of fod in our
B1omes. The States quota of sigma
Sturcs to the pledge for food conserva-
zion week is placed at 100000 or about
S2oooo0 more names than were secur-
&ed in the July campaign.
y The house-to-house canvass for sig
,fnatures to this pledge will begin Mon
kday morning, October 90. and will con-
Rinue through the week, ending with
Nports in churches and Sunday schools
--Shnday November 4 The pledge to
~ di6ned is as follows
Y am glad to join you in the SER
z &of food conservation for our ma
81 and / hereby accept membership
Z ffhe United States food administra-
~ plcdging myself to carry out the
IL ,ctions and advice of the food ad-
. istrator in my home. insofar as my
umstances permit"
some of the cheering reports re-
Jed by Director Michael from chair
"a OF counties of the State are IS
4 lows:
- Aleghany-Am arranging to reach
ost of the country by automobile.
ass-meetings and speeches arranged.
Observation-Disclosures have been mailed
soAhousewivcs of the thirty-seven pre-
Nncts of the county.
TEACHERS CARLY PLEDGE CARPS
IS INTO HOMES OF rUPII.S
ksE edford-Teachers and school chill
&,n have been enlisted in this work.
Wedge cards will be carried into homes
~ pupils.
Ruchanan-Through the teachers,
ich community Is being worked.
CARROLL am going to try hard.
q Henry-Much interest has been
Soused. Teachers have undertaken to
lip. Posters have been sent out and
: ICED.
q sce-Public schools are leading in
$ D matter, and ministers arc coop
Citing. Every home will be reached.
taIontg omery-County is we'll organ
Isl. Neighborhoods have been divided
4<o districts and a worker assigned
sseach
.LTulaski-Teachers are being organ
ted to bring the matter TO the atten-
,on of each home. We hope to make
I, good showing.
> From Roanoke. Rockingham. Scott,
tmythe, Washington and Tazcwell
Counties most encouraging reports are
l,ng received.
n, Radford writes: I'VE are planning
X big food conservation meeting"
Iunenburg reports that it is getting
sfto line COR the big drive. South Nor
ifolk announces that plans are matur-
ing for strong canvass. Blackstone
iays that both white and colored pco-
se re aroused and will support the
campaign heartily.
ID Special meetings and strongly or
saEized effort by the schools arc
promised by MccklcnburG. and Fairfax
County makes encouraging predictions
as to the outcome OF its plans.
r. Richmond sends cheerful report.
indicating that the canvass there will
4sJc undertaken with enthusiasm and
pushed through to a successful conclu-
>,:ion. Every report received hy the
publicity commission is brim full of in
terest. and gives promise that Virginia
" bn. lazy tns rrurIuul I...ppvd
out for her