The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-19
FOOD-SAVINC PLAN
STARTED IN VERMONT
Purpose Is to Secure Pledge in 10000
Families to Abstain from Use
of Certain Foods for a
Limited Period.

A statewide drive 10 secure sigma.
lures TO food conservation pledge cards
will be made in Vermont during the
week beginning Oct, a. The pledge
campaign is not limited TO Vermont, but
is nation wide in its scope, and during
the week daily comparisons on per
centage basis Of the accomplishment of
each commonwealth win be published in
the daily press. Within the state sim
liar percentage comparisons will be made
between counties so that at the close of
each day the relative standing of the Ia
subdivisions of Vermont will be- known.
The purpose of the pledge card is to
secure an expression of willingness from
every housewife TO become part of the
food administration, and to perform a
war service the value of which in the
opinion of Herbert Hoover and other
experts cannot be easily over-estimated.
The national food administration cred
its Vermont with 10000 families, and
the maximum registration in Vermont
that is looked for is $4,000 The state
will be thoroughly ogranized to carry on
the work so that on some day between
Monday opening food week and Satur- |
day marking its close every house in
Vermont will be visited and every fam
lily will be asked to sign pledge card.
An executive committee, of which
Governor Horace +. Graham is chair
man, has been appointed by Mr.. Hoover,
and has in turn appointed state COM
mittee composed of man and a woman
from each county, who shall in turn APP
point district committees, which viii
sub.divide the work even further, so that
personal contact between Mr.. ,Hoover's
office in Washington and the public will
be gained, through teams in each COM
munity which will do the actual solicit
ing. The members of the state COM
mittee are now engaged in appointing
their assistants.
At meeting in the governors cham
ber at the State House yesterday after
noon the following members of the state
met with Federal Food Ad-
james Hartness and Mrs.
John f. Weeks chairman of the Yer
mont division of the 'someii's committee
Of the council of national defense, and !
The whole situation was thoroughly gone
over: f. f. Langley, Barre; A. c. Hurd, /
White River Junction; f. f. Gebhardt, !
Fuller G. Smith. St. Albans;
3eorge NJ Powers, Morrisville; j. NJ. :
Kelley, Morrisvile; Rev. Geo. A. Martin,
st. Johnsbury; Juan Robinson, South s
Iero; March NJ Wilson, Randolph !
Frank II. Brooks, st. Johnsbury; Benja :
min Williams, Proctor; Ruth A. Chal- I
ners, Rutland; Harriet NJ Ide, Morris y
lille; Mrs. A. j. Newman, Lunenburg; r
,lrs. Gilbert A. Davis, Windsor; Mrs. G. \
!. Smile, Montpelier; Mrs. C. H. Oar h
ing, Mrs Edward Curtis Smith, st. Al !,
ans; Mrs. Edward Bentley Huling, Ben r
ington; Mrs. Harley L. Folsom Lyn- y
onville; u. NJ Saunders, Middlebury; A
nd Charles +. Lowe, Montpelier. n
James P. Taylor, secretary of the r
reater Vermont association, who has n
cen appointed state organizer by Mr. n
Ioover. addressed the meeting, laying r
mphasis or the compelling necessity for
,od conservation and outlining the plan n,
campaign. Mr.. Taylor will make an n,
ndeavor to coordinate the efforts of q,
ie various county organizations so that n,
le work may be carried on effectively n
Irng food week. n,
There is no intention on the part of No
le federal food administration to ask
lrtailment in the use OF foodstuffs in al
lis country to such degree that any. Ia
lie will be lacking in the full measure oh
nourishment. The aim is to make
'ssible the shipment to our allies in
urope certain commodities, such as Ii,
heat, beef, pork and sugar, because III
ese contain the most concentrated nu- m,
tive value in the least shipping space. m,
mercans merely are asked to substi- tn
tie other valuable foods which exist in su
eat abundance for these commodities m,
lich the allies must have if they are to Rs
ntinue in the field Signing the pledge tre
rd enrolls the individual in the nation. lin
conservation army, and as a sign of m,
rollment a government card will be re,
ven in each home that has enrolled it. Or
y as member OF the food admins Tn
ation of the nation. lii