Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10
MERCHANTS WILL HElP
IN BIG FOOD CAMPAIGN
!. III. Kaufman Named to Superintend
Work Among Retailers
OF Richmond.
SOON TO NAME COMMITTEES
Virginia Women Win Praise for
Work In Having Pledge Cards
Signed-Second Movement Starts
on October Fl. -,

II. Kaufman. of Kaufman & CO.,
has been appointed superintendent in
charge CT work among Richmond mcr.
chants In behalf of the campaign OF
the United States food administrat ton
having been selected for this duty by
George MacBain. Of Roanoke. State
merchant representative. MIR. Mac
| Balm was appointed by G. Edwin
Michael. of Roanoke. food administra-
ton campaign director for Virginia.
Mr. Kaufman will direct n campaign
which will be waked by local merchants
for food conservation. lie will shortly
appoint committees to handle the vari-
Gus details of the campaign. and he is
now working to enlis. tho cooperation
Of the retail business men
CLIFFORD PRAISES WORK
Oh VIRGINIA WOMEN
Following Is an extract from "A letter
written by w. S. Clifford. director.
Council Natl, nal Defense:
The United States food administra-
tor has directed his Federal food COM
missioners In all the States to begin
on October p. 1917. a second campaign
Tor the enrolment OF women for food
conservation through the pledge card
system. This new campaign Will con-
ttnue intensively for week. The first
campaign was as successful az the cir
cumstanccs allowed. but large num-
Der OF women were not touched thereby
II is Important that these women shall
be pledged. Although supplementary
to what has already been done, this
clean up campaign viii be new in
point of management. These reports
show that In the earlier campaign the
State divisions OF the woman's commit
tee of the Council of National Defense
tacting for the State councils OF de-
fcnse) usually carried the brunt of
the work. The food administrator. ac-
cordinsly has instructed the food COM
missioners to enlist. in particular. the
cooperation of the State woman's di-
visions. The women OF Virg inia con-
Quoted magnificent campaign in July
considering the few days preparation
allowed. and the food administration
ut WASHINGTON is proud OF the splendid
accomplishment OF Virginia women in
such an emergency and limited call.
Where the campaign was intensive, it
Is hoped that when tho typewriter
lists OF former signatures are supplied.
that these VIII be gone over carefully
and known families who did no; pre-
vlously sign be again solicited. County
chairmen are expected to seek those
who participated in the previous cam
paiCn and express the thanks and APP
probation OF the food administration
10 them personally and solicit their
further patriotic cooperation"
In the former campaign in Virginia
about 100000 pledge cards were Sc
cured Lists of the former signatures
VIII be supplied, alphabetically ar
ranged and classified by counties and
cities. Where county or city or dis
tritt. has been previously thoroughly
canvassed. there will be little work to
be done. But It Is estimated that there
are over 100000 families in Virginia.
and Herbert Hoover confidently expects
100000 pledge cards from this State.
CAN HELP TO WIN WAR
BY WORK IN HOMES
There are no fees OIL dues to be paid.
The food administration wishes to have
as members al Of those actually ham
ding food IL the home.
Any one may have the home card OF
instructions. but only these signing
pledges are entitled to membership
window card. which will be delivered
upon receipt of the signed pledge
From letter dated September l. is
sued by the United States food admins
tration. tn. following statement is
quoted:
We hope by establishing the actual
moral contract OF these pledges and the
mutual membership in the food admin
istration which IL implies, to ramify n
definite feeling of national service into
every household and moral back
ground of support to the national Is
sue of individual sacrifice for democ-
racy. and also to create a great back
ground OF devotion and support to the
detectives or the food adm :nistratfon.
We arc certain from the magnificent re-
suits accomplished in many cities and
some whole states that 80 per cent OF
the homes can be signed uYif the
pushed as in those areas"