Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
VT. HOUSEWIVES
X EO ENLIST

Pledge Cards for Food Conservation
Army Issued in October.
Springfield. Sept. A.-Plans are being
rapidly perfected for the conduct Of a
nationwide food conservation campaign.
comparable in magnitude with, and
transcending In Importance, the great Red
Cross drive of a few months ago. One
week in October will be designated by
Herbert Hoover. federal food administra-
tor, during which an effort will be made
all over the country to secure the sigma
ture of every housewife and head of a
family to a card ~pledging the signer to
avoid waste of foodstuffs and to carry
out the directions and advice of the food
administrator I'm my home. SO far as my
circumstance permit"
The signing Of the card will be an en-
listment in the conservation army, which
In its way is as important a factor in
winning the war as the army of soldiers
which will enter the trenches. The steps
which have been taken to organize YER
mont for the campaign are briefly these:
Food Administrator Hoover has ap-
pointed an executive committee. of which
Gov. Horace F. Graham is chairman with
these additional members. Mrs. John e.
Weeks of Middlebury. chairman of the
Vermont division. woman's council Of ma
tional defense. F.. e. Langley, publisher
OF The Barre limos, F.. H. Brooks of st.
Johnsbury. n Justice George NJ. Powers
of the Supreme Court of Vermont.
Governor Graham has designated county
chairmen who will meet In Montpelier
Tuesday afternoon. September Is, with
the vice.chairwomen. appointed by Mrs.
Weeks. n with the executive committee
will go over the steps necessary to Or
ganize the State completely. A field repre-
sentative from Mr.. Hoover's Washington
ONCE. will be present. The plan is to
have the county chairmen designate town
and city leaders. who In turn will organize
local teams who. during campaign week,
will make a drive to secure the co-opera.
ton of every home in the food conserva-
ton efforts.
James p. Taylor. secretary of the
Greater Vermont association. has Just
returned from Washington, where he at.
tended a meeting of heads of boards OF
trade and chambers of called
to the Capital for consultation with Mr.
Hoover In regard to the campaign. Mr..
Taylor will have charge Of co-ordinatine
the efforts Of the various county or.
CARNATIONS and will give the chairmer
the benefit of his wide experience in con,
Quoting campaigns along such lines az
will be followed in this work.
The importance Of the food conserva,
ton work can not be overemphasized
The aim is to lessen consumption of GER
tain foodstuffs. u as wheat, beef, pork
dairy products. and sugar because thes,
have the most concentrated nutritiv.
value in the least shipping space and ar.
sorely needed by Americas allies over,
seas. In order to overcome the food short,
age of our allies the solution Is to ca
less Of these things and more of othe,
foods of which we have an abundance
and to waste less Of all foods. It ha.
been figured out that by eliminating
waste In this country enough food will
have been saved to feed at least one O.
our allies. Competent observers hay,
stated that winning the war has resolved
itself into four factors; food. ships
money and men. Enrolment In the con
servation army means that the individual
places his services at the disposal Of hi
country In a most effective way.