Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07
URGES HOUSEWIVES
TO STEINER EFFORTS
Mrs. Frances Gordon Smitl, Makes
Address in Auditorium Of the
Woman's Club.
REPRESENTS HERBERT HOOVER
Tells OF Conditions in France and
England and OF Necessity for Con-
serving Every Ounce OF Food That
Can Bc Sent Abroad.

1T The Times Dispatch doesn't say
IA tho morning that a larG" and en-
tluslastic audenc, greeted Mrs. Fran
COS Gordon Smith 1T the Won,ar's
Grub tonight" declared Mrs. Norman
=. Randolph. president OF the luch-
,nond Chapter. United Daughters oe
Tho Confcdcracy. speaking from ;he
platform OF the aut forum OF the cub
while the audi laughed ami mp.
ap,udcd this cver-popular speaker. then
We will cut out The Times Dispatch"
SO. hearing in mini Ms Randoiph's
threat, The Times-D Itch goes OF
r"Cn'L a. stating thu. large ar'l
enthusiastic audience greeted Mrs.
Frances Gordon Smith at the Woman's
Club last night even in the ace OF
tho obvious fact that the audienc. wal
not AN large as. it should have been.
due TO conflicting meetings in town.
Mrs. Randolph. who introduced The
speaker OF the evening. espresso! III
forciblc terms her keen disappoiHt.
mcnt a. the failure of Richmond peo-
pie to express their appreciation al so
distinguished IA visitor 70 the city.
Il am very happy TO speak in Rich
mond." began Mrs. Smith. who was
sent TO Richmond BY Herbert Hoover
ir the interest of the food admins
,ratlon. and we viii imagine that the
hall is packed with people. In Wash
iHEton We think of Richmond az the
banner city Of the South. The record
the people Of Richmond made in the
big drives for the Ped Cross and the
Liberty loan and the splendid recep-
zion they gave the Secretary OF War,
MFR. Baker. last night have all Borne
out this fact"
PEOPLE SLOW TO REALIZE
REAL FACTS OF WA x
Mrs. Smith went on TO say that she
WAS accustomed to addressing from
500 TO 900 people at meetings Of this
character and that she WAS here as the
representative Of the United States
government. and the message she
brought vas OF tho greatest and moSL
serious import
The message was l!Ehtencd with no
smallest CLEAN Of humor. To .!rs
Smith the war is a ghastly IA: which
,hc American people arc stupidity slow
IN realizing. II am really not all We:
10 tell the details OF The desperate
situation" she declared. But i, il a
hard. unassailabic fact that the STARR
wolf Of hunger Is AT the jUor o.. nc
world and AT this very hour c!vil!la
zion is facing Il crisis whic!. hinges
largely on food. The govc-a,n.M. has
recently taken stock OF tn. worlds
idTNcT, dHo mas tound lIiat tneI: IL no
enough food IN tho world u feed the
people in the world unless We .t:ueri.
can people conserve our wheat. fat.
dairy products and sugar"
Inc spoke Of Australia ana the whea,
and .olcleather and meat that could
nc supplied abuEdantly by .hat Gun
KY but for the danger from the ST b
marines on the open sea bctwc:n the
continents
We nave already exported s0,cQO, 900
bushels OF wheat-all we've got: said
MrA. smith But since tho Mar has
created all abnoTInai demand for wheat,
shipments must go forward. and these
continued shipments will represent n"
rcSul, Of the savings OF the .tI>-r lean
people and ;hc elimination of all waste
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