Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30
HOUSEWIVES NOW
DOING THEIR BIT"
Chairman Marvel Reports
Conservation Campaign
Was Great Success
NO CORN AND BEANS
FOR ALL-HOLL0WE'EN

DeldNafe men, women ana tnllQren
have responded nobiy to the food
conservation campaign this week ac.
cording TO reports that have come TO
the attention OF Josiah Marvel. who
Is directing the campaign throughout
the State. There Is no division OF
sentiment regarding the signing OF the
pledge cards whereby the housewife
agrees 10 aid I'm preventing food from
being wasted
~ heard from many school teach /
ers." said Mr.. Marvel today. These
teachers representa- an aggregate OF
200 students froiN whom reports
have been received already.
\ @rhat shows how the children are
taking hold OF this movement Mr..
! Marvel continued. 1T shows that
amongst the comig generation, patri.
otism IS not dead and that loyalty
abounds In the homes and among the
children OF Delaware"
In the campaign to obtain sigma
lures to pledge cards booths Will be
placed In all OF the large stores OF
the city. Tho Womans Defense
Council has agreed TO have young
women attend these booths. and
solicit the signing OF pledge cards
, from every patron OF tho stores. The
! booths will be decorated and should
! attract the attention OF every pur-
) chaser. who passes I'm and out.
From reports that have come TO
Chairman Marvel tho movement is
: receiving the hearty support OF every
class and nationality. Women Of
foreign birth realizing tho situation
have offered their services for any
work in this connection.
There Is no distinction IN this
campaign Tho rich. as well as the
, poorer classes. have their part In IT,
According 10 statistics there are
/ $4,000 families In Delaware and while
the saving from one of these would
not be much yet when the aggregate
. is considered the saving would In a
day amount 20 a large amount.
Q Starting today. Chairman Marvel
o began the organization OF teams
e among the industrial plants OF this
city. His idea Is TO interest tho men
In the pledge card campaign as wei
as the women. They are the head
OF families, and their signatures oi
the cards will be received with a
much OF n welcome as tho housewife
n "Its Uncle Sans idea" said Nj
II Marvel "to have every man and We
1 | man and child I'M the family at woI
~ 10 bring this war TO an end
speedily as possible. What bett
al way is there TO show a mans patrio
ism than 10 see thai IN his faml
there IS no food wnsted.
Mr.. Marvel hopes 20 have the sho
organized much after the plan adopt
In tho Liberty Loan campaign. Ieaf
Will work IN competition with eal
other in the obtaining Of signature
AZ There arc 10000 men employed
wi shops and plants about the city, az
these could WELD powerful innl
'es ence in the campaign n they worke
he in sympathy with II. -,
10 Another plan inaugurated by NJ
A. Marvel today was the sending .
,st five cards 10 each member or IN
a. New-Century Club. Each membS
,o will be requested 10 take these card
~ 10 n neikhbor for her signature an
70 the cards returned 70 headquarter
70 Sewing clrcles and other women
"a or>-Oizations connected with IN
~ churches have been appealed TO d
S. their part.
y In Kent county the women's Of
~. ganizations have been doing exec
=, lent work. They entered the can
zee paign with enthusiasm.
10 Housewives have been appealed .
too. TO induce their neighbors WI
~ have refrained from signing the care
N 10 do so at once. Tho campaign
as 10 last but this week and there
RS no time to be lost
he County superintendent OF Schoo
mt Cross Will visit every school in Ne
Try Castle county this week. both viii
Bile and colOred He will address u
rs. teachers, and pupils and follow
ny the work OF last week by the Woman
Sc Defense Committee.
ise Delaware City won the blue RIB
0"' for obtaining the greatest number
subscriptions per inhabitant for {
. va, Liberty Loan It's children today
the Gan another "drivc" This time TO "
.as the highest honor in the pledge ca
81 campaign.
.cS Halloween ammunition should CO
,he sist of confetti instead Of corn a
90 beans this wear. Corn and beans &
zoe needed in Europe. 80 hand grena,
,be should be charged with confetti. I
so. police officers will assist the commun
,re. In this particular food conservation
'ex. seeing that nothing else is allowed q
Of Police Black has issued such ord
tho TO the police upon the request Of \
lilo Charles r. Miller, chairman of the q
ON. mites of the Woman's National Dcfe
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