The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-10-18
ne National Food Conservation
Campaign.

rder the direction of the United
safes Food Administrator the conser-
anon campaign for the week of Oct.
g.s 10 Nov 4th has begun in Maine with
r-f Leon S. Merrill of U. of M. as ad-
,trator; W. B. Moore of Portland,
rector; Gov, Carl E. Milliken, State
s9lrman; Henry E. Dunnack of Angus
z. wee chairman. The State chairmen
1r appointed county chaiImen and
--se will appoint others for each town in
-e county. The following have been
.-1oInted for Waldo county:
CHAIRMAN. Belfast, o. E. Frost; Bel
-ont Chas. Andrews; Brooks, S. w.
lorwood; Burnham, F. A. McAllister;
s.aDkfort, Albert Pierce; Freedom, Philip
villains; Islesboro, L. F. Pendleton;
8ckson, W. L. Boyd; Knox, E. T. Bes-
sy Liberty, L. C. Morse; Lincolnville,
win Goodwin; Monroe, F. L. Palmer;
Ndntville, j. j. Clements; Morrill,, Her
nan Merriam; Northport, c. 0. Dickey;
s.ermo, H. L. Pinkham; Prospect, F. L.
5ard; Searsmont, E. G. Hemingway;
searsport, B. F. Colcord; Stockton Springs,
7 Harold E. Small; Swanville, A. T.
Nckerson; Thorndike, Howard M Har-
Lon, Troy, John L. Bagley; Unity, R. F.
aari Waldo, Edward Evans; Winter
rL Ellery Bowden.
VICE CHAIRMAN. Belfast, Mrs. C. w.
Iescott; Belmont, Mrs. Carrie Murch;
Brooks, Mrs. A. E. Pilley; Burnham, Mrs.
G4ude Mudgett; Frankfort, Mrs. Albert
7e1ce; Freedom, Mrs. Reuben Sibley;
5sboro, Mrs. E. L. Sprague; jackson,
&5, Eta Dolloff; Knox, Mrs. Annie Bes-
v, Liberty, Mrs. Roy Woodwards; LIN
nville, Mrs. Effie Goodwin; Monroe,
Ms. W. S. Parker; Montville, Mrs. ]. j.
ments; Morrill,, Mrs. S. w. Shibles;
nhport, Mrs. l. S. Hills; Palermo, Mrs.
tttie Nelson; Prospect, Mrs L. C. Dow;
eaTsmont, Miss Emily Miller; Searsport,
grs James B. Parse; Stockton Springs,
Mss Mary Hichborn; Swanville, Mrs.
Iberia Nickerson; Thorndike, Mrs P.
Hamlin; Troy, Mrs. G. A Wood;
1ty, Mrs. Edith F. Stevens, Waldo,
Ms F. E. Littlefield; Winterport, Mrs.
rank Bussey.
From the Public Safety rooms in Bel
ast Mr Frost and Mrs. Wescott will di-
fat the local campaign in which they
rye the cooperation of every home
lsker in the county. This is one of the
-ost important features of war prepared
eSS and deals largely with woman's
work. If they are already conserving
sr,y 10 lr hnfr l., Il
lart they are urged to go on record by
gaing the plegde cards, as Waldo
y1nty's quota is 5000 out of total of
oM There will be house to house
anyaSs and if you are not at home when
lie cards are left please sign them, as
here is no admission fee or even a stamp
equired to mail them. Don't treat this
tg1est as a trivial matter, but consider
muTself part of the l02, 900 families of
d5 State to be reached in this campaign.
aome cards telling what you can do to
help win this war and window cards to
yloW you are member of this food ad-
al signing these pledge cards. At present
here are only $3.50 of the attractive
Tndow cards ready for distribution but
ater they will be sent from the U. of M,
you will make cross in the. lower
light hand corner of your pledge card if
YOU do not receive one with your home
ard, The Belfast chairman and vice
aalrman will send to each town in the
oanty booklets of the Organizers Man
-a with Hoover's speech on the U. S.
ood question; the U. S. Food Admins
alton Bulletin No. 7, and the U. S. Food
33dmlnis tration on the Prussian System.
ms campaign means much to the resi-
9ents of Waldo county as it has a
meet bearing on the feeding of the
9ung men we have already sent out as
'alsted and on the draft. Do your part
md do it early.