Putnam patriot., 1917-04-27
PUTNAM CONN., FRIDAY, APRIL 27 1917
FOOD PREP PAREDNESS
Work Being Done Along Varied Lines
Town Meeting Called for Saturday After.
 noon

In the Chamber of Commerce rooms last Saturday evening 6 meeting was held in the interests of food prepared ness with represent ative citizens pres- ent. B. W. Ellis, county agent, snd A. J. Brundsge of Storrs were at the meeting and offered suggestions.
 A food supply committee consisting of Whitman Danielson, chairman, Chester K. Child and Joseph Lapslme, was appointed.
 A petition was started asking the se- lectmen to call . special town meeting to see If the town will vote $500 to pay the salary of supervisor of gardens. This petition was presented to the se- lectmen at their meeting Monday ev. ening. The meeting hAs been called fer Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the municipal building.
 Cards have been sent out. There are two forms. One Is sn offer of land in small garden plats for cultivation and the other Is an application for . plat. These will be signed and return. ed for filing and reference.
 It has been reported that fsur mills, the Manhasset, Putnam Woolen, Morse Nightingale and Putnam Msn. ufacturing Company have ploughed land and offered It in plats to their employees free of charge for garden purposes.
 Pledges have also been sent out. The signer will denote whether he Is will ling to increase his acreage of crops, plant home garden, offer his services to labor or supervise. These also will be returned for reference.
 An executive committee meeting of the farmers association was held Mon. day morning. It was voted to ask tho county commissioners for an appropri. ation of s3,00O to assist in agricultural work along lines tending to produce more crops, particularly in the hold. Ing of canning demonstrations and in- teresting people in preserving food products after they are rslsed.
 Everett k. Brown, C. J. Hartman and Whitman Danieison were appoint ed committee on publicity.
 David fraurig, Connecticut Agri cultural College senior, arrived in Put nam Monday evening to have charge of supervising gardening. He was guaranteed weeks pay by the cham. Der of commerce so thst the prelimi- nary work might be started at once. It Is hoped that the town will appro. priate the necessary money next Sat. urday so that this position can be made permanent.
 The garden supervisor will form boys and girls clubs. Over 400 school pupils have signitied desire to plant gardens so that the supervisor has ma. teriai to work with.
 Buying of seed in bulk, buying fer tilizer on the cooperative plan, buy. ing jars for canning and many other purchases of supplies may be made more advantageously through this agency.
 The girls clubs will receive training in preserving the produce raised. Dsm onstratlon in all branches will be car ried on. The whole will be a serious lines and much valuable information will be imparted.
 The town of Plainfield has already appropriated $500 for garden super. visor and other towns are talking fa- vorably Of the plan. If Putnam car- ries out the plan 1t will be among the first towns in the county to take this step.
 Mir. Trsurig visited the Israel Put. nam school Tuesday, spoke to the chil- dren about clubs and their work In general, encouraging them to cooperate with the department in making the home gardens success. The children were very enthusiastic and about sev- enty Ave promised to join these clubs and follow out instructions and work on the plots throughout the summer. Following this, the supervisor and MT. Files spoke to the children in the Smith Street school. There were about forty who will work on plots st this school. There will be great many of the children who will work on their own back yards.
 Quite . number of the High school boys will plant their own gardens. 4 plan Is on foot to try and influence the school department to turn over the high school grounds for these gardens.
 A meeting was called at the Israel Putnam school last evening at 7:30 to speak to the parents and encourage their cooperation. Their cooperation is very essential, for without them this work icsnnot be . success. Another essential for this work is good land, centrally located, to show what the children can do on this land. The committee has spent quite little time k... -l-s- 1