New-York tribune., 1917-11-01

Pro-Germans. still obstruct the prog
ress Of the house to house canvass OF
the food conservation campaigners, it
was said yesterday, but in decreasing
numbers. The dispatch of policemen
TO homes, where signatures to the cards
had been refused because of German
bias. began 20 show results. The most
serious impediment to the campaign
yesterday consisted Of housewives with
q violent prejudice against butter sub
stitutes for cooking.
II is estimated that 100000 pledges
were obtained, bringing the total for
the first three days up to 225,O00. Only
three days remain to obtain the coveted
million.
"Dishonor Roll" Kept Of Offenders
A "dishonor roll" Of those who re-
fuse to sign the cards will be on ex-
hibition at headquarters at l2i East
Fifteenth Street At present the list
numbers only about sixty for the entire
city. Many cinvassers report that
women have pleaded ignorance of the
campaign and asked for an expert to
explain II to them. In other eases they
refused to sign until they had talked
~ OVER WIN iUclT nusDdnuS.
The canvasscrs are instructed to
keep on going to such homes, and not
TO let up until they had pledge or
definite refusal. The procedure in case
of definite refusal is for the can
vasser 10 inform headquarters at once
OF the name and address.
Arthur Williams, the food admins
traitor here, or one of his assistants
TO OF
or sends a special representative to
explain the necessity of conserving
food. both for the sake of the starving
people of Europe and for our own sake
In case these arguments make no i'm
preston, il is assumed the party is pro-
German; and her name goes on the list
to be turned over to the police for in
yostigatlon.
Early Bird Annoys Actress
In the now celebrated case of Miss
Amelia Bingham, her refusal to sign
the pledge was due merely to the fact
that she had not had her coffee and was
cross. The early bird did not get the
pledge in this case. 1t seems that Miss
Bingham, in common with hundreds OF
other stage personalities. does not rise
until 10 o'clock, and when the can
gravating hour of 9 she was told that
madam had no interest in food con-
servation. A tactful inquiry from head
quarters in the amiable hours of the
afternoon, however, found Miss Bing-
ham quite ready TO sign the food pledge.
The campaign is organized by Assem-
bly, districts, in the manner of the po-
litical parties. Each Assembly district
iaaSor hos ola.tiop d;ctv;cf coptainS
under her, and these arrange the local
campa gns with the individual workers
in each block or each apartment house
in that block. Sometimes one woman
has only one large apartment house 70
cover, sometimes she has several blocks
of private houses. She reports each
morning to her captain, who IN turn re-
ports to the Assembly district leader,
the number of canvassers ION the Job"
Csnvassers Thoroughly Organized
Headquarters at Fifteenth Street,
therefore, knows by noon each day Just
how many workers are out. The mum
Der yesterday was fourteen thousand.
The canvassers work in couples, eacn
couple being responsible for thirty
visits a day. Each night they report
the number of pledges obtained.
Mr.. Williams is chairman OF the CAM
paign. and Mrs. John Francis Yawger,
president of the New York City Fed
! GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs. is chairman
4 Of the women's committee, which is re-
( sponsible for securing the canvassers.
Robert Moses is executive director OF
| the campaign. The names of the five
borough chairmen are:
/ Manhattan, Mrs. Robert Bigelow and
: l.. II. Klein; Brooklyn, Mrs. August
/ Dreyer; Bronx, Mrs. Steven b. Ayres;
| Queens. Mrs. John X. Robinson; Rich
mond. Mrs. William q. Wilcox.
The workers are all volunteers, work
ing without pay. The only expenses arc
/ for printing local lists, as the United
States government supplies the pledge
4 cards and window cards.