New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Mayor to Unite
Twenty Food
Organizations
VIII Meet Representatives
Monday to Form Gar
den Committee
To Mobilize Tillers
Board VIII Also Direct All
Efforts to Use City's
Vacant Lands
To Mobilize Tillers

Representatives Of twenty leading
examinations seeking 70 solve the food
problem BY increasing production were
invited yesterday BY Mayor Mitchell to
meet with him Monday afternoon to
form the Mayors Committee on Food
Gardens.
The purpose Of this committee. ac-
rording TO the Mayors announcement
will be TO coordinate tho efforts Of the
various organizations interested in the
gardening movement. II will have gen
ernl direction. according to the Mayor
Of "the various efforts toward putting
the vacant lands Of the city at the SER
vice Of the nation and toward mooiliz-
ing those willing and able to till these
lands"
"Manv organizations and agencies OF
New York City are at work on the
problem Of meeting this supreme need
said the Mayor, referring to increased
food production. ITO he OF its greatest
value this work should be coordinated'
TO he Of immediate value this coordl-
nation should be effected without de-
lay" .,r
The following persons were among
those invited TO confer with the Mayor
Monday:
George W. Perkins. chairman Of the May
or's Food Supply Committee; John Buckle
William Harnlin Chids. George Dressier' M
Maurice Eekstein. Carl A. koelseh L. j.
Iipnmann. Cyrus c. Miller and W. Z.
Mtsscbenheirn. members Of the Mayors foou
supply Committee Ralph Peters. president
Of the Long Island Railroad; W. h. IrueS-
dale. president Of the Laekawanna; Danlei
Willard. president Of the Baltimore q ONO :
Theodore =. Shonts president OF the lhter-
borough r. S Williams. president OF tle
prootlvn RAND Transit: Frank a. Wander
in. John Hays Hammond and Emerson NC
si;lGn NJ the National Emergency Food Car
d.n Commissiop August Belmont c. W.
Manson. Vincent Astor. Douglas Robinson.
William +. Harmon. Joseph p. Day. Stuard
Hirschman. j. Clarence Davies, Professor
O~a &. Morgan. Of Columbia; DR.. w. A..
Nurriu. Of the Botanical Gardens Comms-
sioners Lawson Purdy. Cabot Ward, T. w.
white. John +. Weer, Raymond V. niger
soil and Joseph Hartigan.
Also Lester L. Callan, chairman of the
Richmond Citizens Committee DR.. {. I.
Bolduan. Of the Department of Health Jonn
whalen. Of the Board Of Education; Bolton
Han. of the Vacant Lots Gardening Assoeis-
ton: Van Evre Fitzpatrick, Of the school
Garden Association; Mrs. Albert b. Board
man. Of the Garden Clubs Mrs. Steven b.
Ayres. Of the garden committee. Bronx Arts
and Sciences Society: Mrs. Mary +. hamii-
ton. Of the National League for Woman
Service: Mrs. Norman de r. Whitehouse.
president. and Mrs. Ruth Lift, farmer OF
East Patehogue. in charge Of agricultural
work Of the State Woman Suffrage party :
Mrs. /. W Belts. garden committee. Parks
and Fairgrounds Association. Brooklyn Mrs.
Mary Austin, international Child welfare
Committee: George Gordon Battle, president
Parks and Playground Association John
n. Love. chairman Food Problem Commit
Zee. Merchants Association; Ernest Thomp-
SON Seton Woodcraft League Of America T;
Dan Beard. Boy Scouts of America; Robert
c. MeCabe. Randolph Marshall. William Z.
Moore, H. B. Swope. Kenneth Lord, Osmund
Phillips. Frank Price. Thomas NJ. Dieuade.
Charles Med. Puckette. F. NJ. Knowles. j,
Russell Hastings. George +. Cooper, Charles
r. Chaplin. George T. Hughes and c. X. Lin
coin