Evening star., 1917-11-19
WORKERS PLANNING
FOOD PLEDGE DRIVE
Meeting at Woodward &
Lothrop's Store-Cam-
paign on Tomorrow.

Every available force was conscript-
ed by the food administration of the
District today for the big drive to start
tomorrow to enlist Washington women
in the food pledge card campaign.
Final plans for the prosecution of the
house to- house canvass in the District
to secure pledge card signers are to
be worked out at a meeting this aft
ernoon between Food Administrator
Clarence r. Wilson and the men and
women who have volunteered to help
him in the campaign. The meeting
is being held in the auditorium OF
Woodward & Lothrop's store.
What Each Worker Must Do.
The food administrator explained in
detail today what is expected of each
worker. Forty-one men who have
agreed to take charge Of as many sub
division headquarters in the capital
and the woman workers who have vol
unteered to make the visits to private
homes and apartments met today for
final consideration of their plans.
A record for the enrolment of Wash
ington women in the food pledge card
campaign is expected to be hung up as
a result of the experience gained by
cities of the country. All information
and data gained by these workers is
available today for Washington's quota
of food conservers. coming from the
which has received daily reports OF
the progress of conservation cam
paigns in various cities. These data are
today in the hands of Food Admins
traitor Wilson and his assistants.
Volunteers to Meet at 8 AM.
Every woman volunteer who has
homes of the city to distribute pledge
cards will report to her subdivision
headquarters at o'clock tomorrow
morning. A definite number of homes
she will exercise her own judgment as
to the time of the visits.
With advance preparations such that
a good start will be made tomorrow
food administration officials are conf
dent that the campaign will be con-
cluded by Saturday night. although
plans have been made to continue II
until the next Tuesday, if all the homes
cannot be visited or reached by other
means this week.
Forty Headquarters Announced.
Food Administrator Wilson today an.
nounced the forty subdivision head.
quarters Of the food pledge card cam
paign. and appointed managers for eact
subdivision.
A corps of woman volunteers will
work under the directions of each man.
ager to whom has been assigned a ter.
ritory to canvass this week. The head
quarters Of the various subdivision:
and those in charge are:
Adams School. 18th and p street.
northwest. Capt. G.. NJ. Fisher; Garne
School. 10th and H streets northwest, Dr.
Daniel Wisernan: Emery School. Selder
Ely; Peabody, 5th and G streets north,
east. Lynch Lugner: Henry G. Blow
northeast: Morgan School. Barry Mo.
hun: Powell School. David Cald
well: Wilson Normal. Fred J. Rice
Petworth School. ]. L. Carr: Wes
School. J. A. Chamberlain: Brightwooe
School, Or. G. B. Heinecke: Takoma Pub
lie Library, Maj. D. S. Fletcher; Con.
gress Heights School. Dr. Edward Rich
ardson: Randle Highlands School DR.
B. F. Woodward: Langdon School, NJ. H
Quinn: Kenflworth School, Rev w. S
Harvey; Burrville School, Levi Washing.
ton: Arthur School. Benjamin P. Selby;
Gales School, Alex H. Bell; Potomac
Savings Bank, B. A. Bowles: Shull Com.
pany. opposite Reservoir School. Charlie.
4. Baker; Eaton School, W: [. Peet
Tenley School. H. A Davis: Brown
School. Reeves F. Strickland: Frankiir
School, Harry o. Hine; Thomson School
c. X. Finchel: Grant School, H Ran.
dolph Webb: Force School. Myron Whit
ney. Jefferson School. Maurice Fftzger
aid: Eastern High School. Capt Villa N
Luckett; Bryan School. manager not as
signed.