Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-26
PLAN CANVASS
HERE FOR FOOD
CONSERVATION
Teachers Told of Work-Cap-
tains to Have Meeting To-
mght-State Workers.

Preparations for the Food Conser-
vation campaign which starts next
Monday are on in earnest. The first
actual steps IN the movement were
taken yesterday afternoon when the
city school teachers who have volun-
teered to do their bit in the cam
paign. met at the high school and
were told of the canvass and what
part they will take in it.
Tonight there will be a meeting at
the East Jersey Club Of the captains
appointed by Chairman o. w.
Ramsay for the house to house can
vass. A food conservation luncheon
will be served and the workers will
be told Of their work.
In Trenton yesterday representa-
tives of the different counties of the
state. working for food conservation,
met in the assembly chamber and
were addressed by Governor Edge, F.
w. Walcott and others.
A special meeting of all the teach
ers in the city's public schools was
called yesterday afternoon by City
superintendent of Schools Samuel e.
Shull. The meeting was held in the
high school auditorium.
With few explanatory remarks
concerning the inability of Charles
Mccormack, of New Brunswick, to be
present, superintendent Shull told of
pleasant surprise in having DIR.
College. to address them on food con-
servation. He then introduced the
speaker.
DIR. Scott proceeded to deliver a
short, clear, concise, timely and en-
phatic address ON food conservation.
His talk was inspiring and led to q
clearer knowledge OF the present
needs OF the country IN this great
struggle. He cleared up some doubts
that had existed In the minds of the
uniformed He said some thought
had done 'sbit,'-this bit should be
to do and continue to do all that was
possible to do until the work was
done. ..e.
Food conservation was the life
and soul Of the war and would de-
termine the ISSUE" he said.
He advised his hearers not to
starve but. to eat wisely and substi-
tute certain foods for those needed
for importation. r. .'
"An republics depend upon the
consent Of the governed for life and
happiness In their government and
the consent of the people Of this re-
public was asked in the great work
Of food conservation In order to win
the war;" was another of the doc
tors statements. He asked his hear
ers to impress upon everyone the
patriotism of denying themselves a
little sugar or q few ounces of meat
or wheat, that there had been no
rationing by the government although
it had the power to do SO. Each one
was simply asked to give up willingly
a little sweets, meat or wheat SO that
A 4 An ba
her own soldiers and those of the
downtrodden Allies"
I'VE cannot all WELD the gun or
fight in the trenches but each can be
of equal service in this great war
where the wise use of food is to win
the victory" he emphasized. Some
are patriotic in words only and as
Mark Twain once wrote, He was
willing to sacrifice his uncle on the
altar OF Liberty If need be- and as
the town orator said. I'll be the first
to go down to the train to see the
bows off," were anecdotes told by the
doctor to show the brave talk OF
some slackers.
The eminent speaker then addressed
him self directly to the women saying
EVERY man, woman and child needs
the comforting and controlling hano
OF the mother and what this country
needs most Is the real mothers on the
land, which in their heart and sous
every woman is. She is ready to give
soIace and strengthening Inspiration
at all times and this 'mothering' was
just what our country and the world
needed most, at present"
He appealed to the women and giris
present to give this great help to their
country and the rest of the world,
who are now in sore distress and need
"mothering." He pleaded for the CIV
ing of this mother spirit and said In
the words OF Nathan Hale, II have
but one life to give for my country,
and that is at it's call in whatever way
or time needed, will the mothers OF
Perth Amboy. young and old, follow
this thought and fight shoulder to
ttc,,lar way, was urgently asked by the
doctor.
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