The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-25

New fork. October A.-(Special Jon the day following the close of the sec ond liberty loan there is to be begun a nationwide campaign which has for it's purpose so great a conservation of the food resources of the country and so well perfected elimination of wastes. that it will be possible to say at the end of a week that the United States Is to be able. first, thoroughly to feed all its own peoples; second. to feed our army, no matter how large 1t may be; and, third. to provide abundant supplies Of food for our allies.
 This nation-wid food campaign is the result of a meeting held in Washing ton late in September, at which MT. Hoover was present and to which he set forth clearly the methods which, in his opinion, could be adopted whereby the food problem would be satisfactorily solved.
 MT. Hoover's plan involves the creat- ing of food conservation organizations in every state of the union It also involves the establishment of central au- thorities. usually at the state capitol. These central bodies were to organize county and municipal auxinaries. These various organizations were first of all to instruct householders or heads of families how they could conserve food without in any way limiting the abun- dant supply of nourishing food to the members of their families. The organt- zation would also seek the cooperation or hotels, restaurants. and even the retail dealers. This was to be done not in any general or perfunctory way, but by actual education, personal appeals, and by the distributing of pamphlets and other printed documents, so prepared as to give in simple, brief and understand able form instruction which, If followed. would secure results which in MT. Hoov- er's view will be of inconceivably great advantage to the United States and to our allies in furnishing one of the es- sential factors for winning the war namely. food.
 MT. Hoover said at that meeting Of September that there were 1o,OoO,OOo daily paid admissions to the moving picture shows in the United States. He intimated that the federal government, as well as state organizations, would avail them selves of the facilities offered by the moving pictures for furnishing the peo- pie object lessons whereby they can be taught by the eye how to save food, and yet have 1t in plenty.
 The government itself will finance whatever expense Is entailed by the em- ployment of the moving pictures for visible presentation of this imp ortant matter. The government will also fl nance some of the expenses entailed by the central organizations which have now been established in 4S states of the union. The various county and municipal organizations will be relied upon to ft-
 nance the accessory assistance which the county and the municipal organizations will give. But there is to be a great amount of voluntary service for which no recompense Is to be asked and also voluntary subscriptions which in the az gregate will reach a very large amount and which will be exclusively utilized ' for this campaign of education
 Possibly the best illustration of the manner in which this work is now pro-
 glessing and of the voluntary unpaid as- sistance which competent men and worn- en are giving to the end that the work 1 done in the last days of October and the first four of November may make it pos Z slble to report that the United States is l sure to solve the food problem, Is fur i nished by the work which is now being
 carried on by Dr. D. Frank Garland of | Dayton, Q. pr. Garland has been loaned 1 to the state and to the federal govern
 ment by the city of Dayton. of which he l has been for six years the director of { public welfare. His success in this work
 has been so widely recognized that he 1 has been urged by various organizations i to undertake to instruct the people of the United States by lectures and. in other , ways what can be accomplished by those
 who have at heart genuine municipal re- l form.
 With the warm cooperation of Mr l Hoover, Dr. Garland undertook the or ganization of the Ohio state food conser- vation campaign and especially the prep
 aration for the work which is to be done j; in Ohio as also in overy other state oi the union from October 2S to Nos embei I In this work almost all the clergy
 Of the United States and certainly ths