The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-10
Women in Every Community
Will Be Organized; National
Campaign Will Be Conduct
cd Week Beginning Oct q,

War mothcrS--women whose sons
have been called to the colors-will be
mobillked IN every community III Okla.
hona to aid in the national food cam.
paign 10 he conducted IN this state by
the United States food administration
during the week OF October 81
This announcement was made today
by Stratton d Brooks, president OF the
University OF Oklahoma. and also fed
eral food administrator for Oklahoma
House to House Canvass.
War mothers will make a house TO
house canvass and secure the sigma
tures OF every housewife to a food
pledge card Dr. Brooks today, in a
statement appealed to the mothers 20
give support to the movement, and
also asked every person 10 help the
war mother help her boy
The plan contemplateS the otgani1a-
ton OF the war mothers as recruit
ing force IN every county. They are
to be formed in recruiting groups en-.
gagged IN the work OF making the war
creed OF the kitchen an effective agency
in solving the war food problem
The idea of organizing war mothers
sptang spontaneously from the field,
women whose sons are with the colors
demanding a chance to help solve the
countrys food problem, In welcoming
their services IN connection with the
food pledge week campaign MI Brooks
today said
Thousands oi women, the war
mothers of the land who have given
their sons to their country are asking
the privilege OF making one more sac
! riilce
Would Do Their Part.
These war mother, seek the oppot.
tun,ty OF enrolling themselves with
their sons as a part OF the fighting
forces ot the nation.
They are asking what they can do
in order that they may he certain hun
ger Is not added to the foes their sons
must face
The food problem that mcnaces our
allies is likewise the food problem thal
menaceS the sons oi om Wal mothers
That problem Is one tha, touches the
honot, the heart and the patriotism o
the American people The woman VIII,
gives her son to tight has a right q
demand that he he led She has Z
right to demand place IN any move
mcnt designed to- guarantee the foot
supply NJ our armed lof,cN
Appeal TO Women.
"BuI the war mother has more thar
a right to seek service ior herself ShD
ha, the rgh, 10 plead that the woman
hood OF the nation be lo,ned IN a sister
hood pledged To protect her boy wit
all the resources on the home
The war mothers who have volur
teered for service stand for the va
creed Of the kitchen. the doctrine tha
, " Is a pstr,ou, duty to conserve th
tood supply necessary for the main
tonancc OF the lighting force, ,l de-
moctaCy
The nation has asked ,,crlI,c a
the hands 10, the mother, She n hr
turn ask, but \ service She asks ihl
each one M his own home Nnluniaul,
, and as matter oi individual CON
science, administer the food supply a
his disposal a. though he were IN
n guardian VI the total store
Conservation Necessary
: America must have food program
a II It IS 10 pls, fitting part IN IN
world war This program. to he >,
icciiye require, the people in hi
country to conserve those food pr.du,,
0 tha, our allies and ON oRn soldier
. must have
The war mother la, rgh, To as