The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-08
FOOD CONSERVATION
Pledge-card Campaign October
20 to 28-Food Administration
Wants Cooperation of Every
Housekeeper-Executive Com
mittee Appointed for Robson.

A "piedge-card campaign" for the
purpose of securing the cooperation
OF every housekeeper in the State, as
nearly as possible, in conserving food
supplies and eliminating all possible
waste is MANNED by Henry A. Page,
food administrator of North Carolina.
committees are to be appointed in
every school district in the State for
the purpose of distributing and Sc
curing signatures to cards pledging
cooperation in the great work of the
national administration in helping to
win the war by providing abundant
food supplies to meet the needs Of
American troops and the Allies.
| Pursuant to instructions from Mr..
Page, Mr.. H. E. Stacy of Lumberton,
chairman of the county food admins
tration, appointed the following ex-
ecutiye committee to assist him in
the work and to appoint district
school committees: Prof. ]. R. Poole,
county superintendent of public in
struction; Mr.. L. E. Blanchard, coun-
ty farm demonstration; Miss Lula M
Cassiday, county home demonstra-
tion agent; Mesdames R. E. Lewis
and y. D. McAllister, Messrs. A. E
White and J. A. Sharpe. The appoint
nnent of the three first named is pro-
vided for in the plan of organization
sent out by the State administration
This committee met Friday after
noon in the office of Supt. Poole and
organized by electing Mr.. Stacy
chairman and Mr.. Blanchard secre.
! tary.
Supt. Poole, Mrs. Lewis and Mr.
blanchard were appointed commit
tee to appoint a committee of -four
in every school district in the coun
] ty. These will be selected from schoo
committeeman, tecahers (where school;
are in SESSION., and each COMMITTEES
will have at least one lady member
These committees will be expected
to distribute pledge cards, and assis
, IN the work IN every possible way.
Miss Cassiday and Supt. Poole wer,
appointed to get up tentative pro
gram to be observed on general foo,
, information day." October 20.
! Mesdames Lewis and McAlliste
were appointed to enlist the aid of tn
local National Aid society in tn
pledge-card campaign in Lumbertor
II This pledge-card campaign will
nationwide. It is designed to secur
) the cooperation of every housekeepe
! OF other person who dispenses or han
, dies food. The purpose is to secur
: the intelligent membership in tn
D food administration Of all users o
: food. There is home or kitchi
e card which carries the food admins
tration's requests on one side and tn
= reasons for them on the other side
. A general food information day
J planned for Saturday, October q
\ Each school district committee Wi
: be asked to be present at their schoo
house on October 20 from 9 a. m. t
p m. and to deliver the house card
and secure for the pledge cards tn
signaturSSS &C all women who visit tn
school house on that day. On the fol
lowing day, Sunday, preachers in a
the counties will be asked to ar
= nounce the essential purposes of tn
campaign for the. purpose of securin
wider publicity. During the wee
o following, October % to %, school dis
trict committees will be asked
make persolal visits to the house
of all housewives in their district VIII
n failed to attend the public meeting g
: the school houses on the previous Sal
urday, and so complete the enrollmer
S of all dispensers of food
: There are no dues or fees. Th
:, whole scheme is designed to secu1
: the intelligent cooperation of ever
: one handling food in the Unite
! States to economic by substitute
: in the use of wheat, sugar, meat an
S fats so that these may be had in lars
er quantities for export to America
= soldiers and their Allies.
/ Food-or the lack of twill d.
n eide the issues of this war and it wi
/ be too late to begin policy of sa'
r ing if one waits until one faces in
: mediate hunger.
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