Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-17
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
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eays Food Conservation Movement is Gevernmsnt's Effort to License
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Gevernmsnt's Effort to License
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 An important meeting in the inter- est of the United States food admin
 istration was held in the council chamber of the city hall Tuesday af- ternoon at s.3O. at which Mrs. Albert Chase presided. The meeting was un- der the direction of the council of na- tional defense, the home economics committee cooperating. Mrs. Chase read a number of letters regarding the Liberty loan and made announcement of the mass meeting to be held soon under the auspices of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce, when speakers of national prominence will be heard. It was voted that the chair appoint a committee of ladies to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce at their in vitation.
 Miss Louise Howe, chairman of the home economics committee, introduced Robert Scovi1le, food administrator for the state of Connecticut, who spoke on The United States Food Administra- ton. MT. Seoville's knowledge of the the sincerity. and conviction which such Knowledge inspires, arousing in his listeners the same feeling that this movement is one to be put through in every community. It Is a duty put on us by the United States govern ment. whose oversight of the whole country gives it the opportunity to see our national need as no individual or separate community can possibly Go.
 MT. scoville said that one of the things that this war had taught us wAs that the slogan 'tBusiness as usuar was utterly false and perni- cious. We gre living in the most ex- traordinary times our nation has seen and the even tenor of our usual lives cannot be pursued. The withdrawal of the vast numbers of men from bus mess has had profound effect on our communities. All sorts of commodi- ties have become extremely high in price and there is a desperate short age in food. To meet this a most ex- traordfnAry effort must be made and such radical departure from our ac- custonned modes of living and thinking has led to mich misunderstanding
 Many of those dealing in food have and licensed their out put and business. The wheat elevators and mills are under government H- oense. also the packers. On Nov. 1 the wholesalers will be under license Most of this has been voluntary
 This movement of the food admins tration Is the effort of the government to license the housewives of the na- tion. The government of the United States is trying to have the people of the entire nation do voluntarily what other nations have been obliged to do by law. The chambers of commerce the state are to cooperate in this matter and men of the highest business standing are sufficiently con vinced of the extreme importance of this campaign to give up their business and devote their energies to this cause.
 We shall be obliged to send 220, 900 GOO bushels of wheat to Europe this year, a great increase over our nor nal export. The rye crop was very small and we shall have to conserve our entire food supply. We shall have to revise our lavish American way of living and come to realize that every little bit of saving, every lack of wasting, will total to a tremendous 
 The lack of animal fats in Europe is responsible for the most horrible figures of infant mortality. and we make little difference in our kitchens The women and children of Europe are suffering. and will continue to suf- fer. On them will fall this burden cN hunger unless we personally and ind serve and cooperate with O government in this matter. Is tn; the suffering and anguish and hunga: of these our sisters, nothing to youc