The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
,,.r;otic Housewives Of State Pledge
Themselves Not to Waste in
order TO Win This
War.
Is SPREADING RAPIDLY
when close Comes, October %, Iowa
is Expected to Lead In
Response to This
Appeal.

The following story OF inc Iooe
n,edge campaign in Iowa has beer
sent out by the food administrator
The following story of the fooc
n,edge campaign in Iowa has beer
sant out by the food administration
If which J. F. Deems of Burlington
e federal food administrator for this
district:
THE patriotic women of Iowa are
IN the throes of an intensified cam
nafgn for the United States food ad
ministration, securing pledge caro-
SIGNATURES SO the government VIII
have been given the advantage OF
personal appeal to the people and
will at the same time be provided
with a mailing list through which il
ran communicate it's suggestions
direct to the housewives on the con
seryation Of food. 1t is no small
undertaking, but 1t is done because
the United States food administration
considers this to be the most impor-
tant task it has yet undertaken in its
plans for supplying the world short
age of food. The battle cry of the
women is, your Army Needs Food,
Don't Waste It," And they have un-
.GertakeU lie Sll Ioi pASuSC
cards with a full sense of the gravity
Of the situation and the necessity OF
every housewife helping out.
The campaign was first commenced
six weeks ago, but dragged on slowly
due to the difficulties of organization.
lack of publicity and misunderstand-
ing as to the purpose of the cam
/, paign. Some of those approached
were dubious about signing, fearing
they would pledge themselves to ex-
traordinary and perhaps hurtful
measures. Now they have been made
aware that the government asks
them to pledge simply to use the
practical means within their power
to aid the administration in its efforts
to conserve food, the pathway is be-
lieyed to be clear for an intensive
effort which will sweep every one OF
the 56S,000 families of Iowa into the
food conservation army. The war
mothers and war sisters, relatives OF
the men who have Joined the great
national army, are enrolled among
the campaign workers, and their pres
ence is great stimulus to the sue.
cess of the campaign. Iowa has
pledged United States Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover that eighty
per cent of her families Will join the
food conservation army, and the pat.
rlotic women CanvaSserS believe that
figure will be exceeded, and indeed
that Iowa will proportionately lead
all the states of the union. Here is
worthy and practical enterprise
which has the support of all the
women's organizations of the state.
Public meetings are being arranged
In every county and fresh additions
are being rapidly made to the army
CT canvassers. Window cards an
bouncing that householders are mem.
bers of the food conservation army
VIII shortly begin to appear in win.
dows of homes throughout the state.
1t Is possible that new class of
"slackers" will be found in those who
fail to sign the food pledge cards.
Inc patriotic women of Iowa, to the
forefront in every crisis where their
EFFORTS are necessary for the good of
tnelr country, hope they will find no
Biackers. They are going over the
ground in their counties and districts
Where signatures were refused before
or where housewives were not in
when they called, and expect to have
no difficulty in turning in hundred
per cent Of pledges.
The college girls of Iowa have also
Joined in the movement as an educa.
tional auxiliary to the excellent
county and district organizations.
They are. writing letters to friends in
the state who are housewives, and
oDtalning their signatures in cases
"here they have not hitherto been
approached Their letters explain the
tood pledge campaign and are expect
ed TO result in fully $4,000 pledges.
committees are being formed in all
Women's departments of the various
eoiieges and other educational insti-
tutions throughout the state. Pledge
cards are obtained by writing or tele-
sraphlng J. F. Deems, federal food
administrator at Burlington, Iowa
90, too, the fraterna1 organizations !
ana societies Of all sorts in the state
are Joining In the movement, and
making personal canvass Of their
members to find If their families
nave joined the food conservation
army Where they find they have
not Joined they are being pledged at
once.
IN the churches like camapign
- urged. and campaign committees
uhuer leadership of the pastors are
peing formed among church organi-
cations throughout the state.
Inc food pledge campaign will be
nade subject of special essay in
very school in the state on October
10; The best essay in each county
WIZ De forwarded to State Suprein- |
= of Public Instruction A. M. |
oeyoe at -Des Moines, and the best |
essay from the state will receive !
apecial public recognition from Her
eert Hoover and the United States
zoo administration. 1t will be pub
.sheo throughout the United States
~ :, even the children in school have
WV ODDnrtllnitr tn do THAR hit In