Evening journal., 1917-08-25
national DEFENSE
committee WORK
Importance of Food ConSer-
vation and War Gardens
is Set Out
CHAIRMAN MILLER
GIVES UP HIS POST

NJ GJ u AAA0 ~ y
Former Congressman Thomas w 4
Miller, chairman Of the executive COM n
mlttee Of Nthe committee OF Z
national defense called meet d
ing Of that body last night TO close I
' his business relations with &C. This
was necessary, due. 20 his service In y
the Delaware regiment. in which he Is :
first lieutenant and battalion adiutant.
Mr.. Miller ANNOUNCED that his resigna-
ton as chairman of the executive com
mitee was effective at once. In the
meantime former Judge David r. Mar
lvel will be acting chairman.
I'm the absence OF the secretary and
assistant secretary. George Stengle was
designated as acting secretary. upon
motion Of John s. liosscll.
Chairman Miller stated that the L
meeting had been called primarily 10
consider the question Of the community
, gardens. which have been operated so
extensively by the Womcn's Defense |
Committee OF Wilmington OF which |
Mrs. Charles r. Miller is chairman. Mr.. |
: Miller read a report from the chairman |
Of the Women's Defense Committee. I
which, besides making a report on the |
{ activities Of the community gardens |
movement, requested the Wilmington |
! Committee on National Defense 10 ap-
point a committee TO cooperate with
, the community gardens committee so
that the work next year would be
t, started In time. Mr.. Miller reported
q, that Charles C.. Kurtz, chairman OF the
. finance committee. and himself had
n held a meeting with the w0mon's COM
mittee recently and had agreed to turn
over 90 them all the collections that
u the mems committee had made 10 be
= used for community gardens. A total
g OF about $4,000 has been collected and
used for community gardens the bulk
OF which was collected through the ef-
= forts OF Mr. Kuriz. The report further
n showed that the community gardens
"a committee viii have about 500 towards
= completing rs work this year This
n will not be enough. as the ground must
!, be ploughed over FOR the spring plant
~ ings.
a motion was adopted authorizing
the chairman 60 appoint the proper
p committee 20 cooperate with the COM
~ munity gardens committee.
II Dr. W. +. Harris reported for dental
ie committee that so FAR the committee.
30 nNNuIu UN NNIs w " h'N'NntNN''Atf
vi treated eighty-onc cases who were
r nreyented from enlisting in the army
10 until they received such treatment
ne given b. the dental committee They
stated AFTER the Delaware regiment lei'
g ihere would bc additional need for help
~ hocause the dental surgeons attached
"a, IA inc regiment would have to 60 viii
nd ~ 4 '"' ''s ''''" " a,
&c Edward Bringhurst reported for en-
lie rocr,itino corr,l@@,e showing that Della
an ware had successfully furnished he
EN- ouota and was second only to Phiiaue
nbia i'm this district on naval recruit
ire inc. lie further brought up th7 que'
ro- tion Of tobacco and magazines for th
~ transports carrying troops ABROAD
bureau has hecn established IN IN
my ounrternla ster's Office in NewAork elt
uie to see that supplies of these are place
10 ON the transports for the men while q
sea Mr.. Bringhurst has been asked
bead this work here. and has selcc'c
Miss Niargaretta Miller TO hellNnm
the work. -,
The report OF Mrs. Charles r. MI
Ter. chairman OF the Woman's Con
mittee of the Council Of National ID
Nv Tense. which was read In part, SAID
All 1T Is the necessity for permanei
and municipality supported enort
a.. handling our local food problems TIT
w, " we wish to call TO your attention
NJ NJ this time. The women OF the cou
IN l.,, trv are being urged by the Presidel
VIZ of the United States and otheP fecer
80. authorities. TO conserve every Oun
~, of foodstuffs and TO pan for this 60
~ servation In the most thoroughg goil
y =, and efficient manner u is called
~ our attention that one single ounce
~, food wasted daily I'm the twenty m
~. lion households Of the United STATE
'''' would mean one million two hundr
,- and fifty thousand pounds of waste.
,yor "In attempting a mere beginning
80 carving out the spirit OF these pI
tta posals, we are confronted with lo'
., a conditions which have forced ms
d. a. the following conclusions
" "i. That there must be a perm
,,.,, nent food committee or commssi
,ai authorized by the city 10 employ
a. trained food expert , That
,ho and cold storage facilities are alb
oars lutely essential i'm solving local II
Sar problems. 3. That municipal dir
US ton aad control OF food distribute
sion sanitation and waste. is immediat
n is essential.
80 @ There are conditions in this ,
which should be remeded With all :
slble haste. not only that Whining
citizens may benefit by the change
En- the national program Of conservai
bU be aided. but also IN order that
city Of Wilmington may not suffer
HE humiliation of having these condit
Dub public recorded through an invest
ton by the food administration exp
rovd from Washington.
W. W. IN consideration OF the forel
iss situations and conclusions we are
So sa' INK that you appoint a committed
act Jointly with a committee OF
ea,,1t Gu womcn's division In laying bcfore *
- ell and the city authBritles the
II 81 portance OF immediate attention to
an anu support o. a definite food program
,sS,.. Wilmington Details Of ADMINISTERS
Jo.iy' and expense Of such a permanent
a 1ne comnliloe as we have suggested c
~. be carefully worked out and preset
al Ss lilS al such a conference.
!, soulo ,ha "In the administration OF city
- ~ work to cooperate with the urf
''ains htrI necessities OF the ccderal governm
II is necessary for the city to use
70 M far az possibie. local or nearby
, .nto products IN order TO economize
re- transportation.
q fine "It is necessary TO conserve
Mus nroduce OF ali kinds without