The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-17
ENLIST VERMONT HOUSEWIVES
Statewide Campaign for Food
Conservation.

CONSERVATIVE
Springfield, Sept. l5,-Plans are be-
ing rapidly perfected for the conduct
o4rjaiination.wide food conservation
Champaign, comparable in magnitudnj
with. and transcending in importance.
the. great Red Cross drive OF few
faonths ago. One week in October will
J he designated by Herbert Hoover,
federal food administrator, during
which an effort will be made all over
the country to secure the signature OF
eyerylhouse wife and head OF fam,
lily to card pledging the signer TO
avoid waste OF foodstuffs and TO carry
out the directions and advice OF the
food administrator "in my home so
far as my circumstances permit
The Signing of the card will be IN
enlistment In the Conservation army
which in its way is as important a
factor in winning the war as the
amy OF soldiers which will enter the
trenches. The steps which have been
,akeh to organize Vermont for the
'icahfpaign are briefly thesea A1 4
Food Administrator Hoover ilIas
appointed as executive committee of
which Gov. Horace F Graham is
chairman with these additional MEM
bers, Mrs John +. Weeks OF Middle.
bury, chairman OF the Vermont divi-
SIGN. Woman's council of national de.
Tense, f. f. Langley. publisher of The
Barre Times. r. II. Brooks OF st.
Johnsbury, and Justice George NJ
Powers of the supreme court OF Yer.
mont.
Governor Graham has designated
county chairman who will meet in
Montpelier Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER Is, with the vice chairwomen,
appointed by Mrs. Weeks. and with
the executive committee evil go over
the steps necessary 20 organize the
state completely. N feidsrepresenta.
tive from Mr.. Heepef.s- Washington
office will be present. The plan is to
have the county tfjfh9& designate
town and city-.Ieaders who In turn
win organizes iocal'teams who. on
campaign weei1 winjnake aarye to
secure the cooperation OF every
home in the food conservation efforts
James p. Taylor. secretary Of the
| Greater Vermont association, has just
returned from Washington where he
| attended meeting OF heads of
boards of trade and chambers OF com.
| merce called TO the Capital for con-
sultation with Mr.. Hoover In regard
TO the campaign. Mr. Taylor will
have charge OF coordinating the
Efforts OF the various comfy organi-
cations and will give the chairmen
the benefit OF his wide experience in
conducting campaigns along such
lines as will be followed In this work.
The Importance of the food con.
servation work can not be overempha
sized The aim is to lessen consump-
ton of certain foodstuffs, such as
wheat, beef. pork. dairy product, and
sugar because these have the most
concentrated nutrative value IN the
least shipping space and are sorely
needed by Americas allies overseas.
In order TO overcome the food short.
ago Of our allies the solution is TO eat
less of these things and more of 9th
er foods OF which we have an abund
ance and to waste less Of all foods
II has been figured out that by elimin
ating waste In this country enough
food win have been saved to feed al
least one OF our allies. Competent OBJ
servers have stated that winning the
war has resolved itself into four fac
tors; food. ships. money and men
Enrolment in the Conservation army
means that the individual places his
services at the disposal of his coun
try in most effective way.