Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-03
CHURCHES JOIN FOOD
CONSERVATION WORK
Efforts to BE Made to Reach All
Housewives Through Local
Pulpits.
MANY FOOD CARDS UNSIGNED
Montgomery Says There Are Still o.
600 Housekcepers In Richmond
F. Who Have Not Pledged Their Sup
port to Government.

Industrious effort to reach the peo-
pIo through tho churches will be made
In the final drive of the national
pledge-card campaign in Richmond
and Virginia. The great crusade to
lineup the housewives In behalf OF
tho food administrations conservation
program. that America may properly
feed her allies In the world war. will
close tomorrow night. and Sunday has
been set apart as the day when every
energy will DO eXerted TO reach every
family that the pledge cards may be
signed.
Richmond has finally awakened to
the seriousness OF the situation, and
yesterday Assistant J. II. Montgomery
received encouraging reports from the
city.
More than GOO sigred cards wer.
turned In rs a result OF the work OF
school children. However. but seven
schools were heard from. and the
others Will report to-day and Monday.
II IL. expected. This brings the total
number OF cards signed IN Richmond.
including the first campaign. when
there was a house toulouse Canvass, to
2h4oo. Therefore. 1000 more Rich
mond housewives rnust sign the pledge
cards TO permit tho city to reach Ito
goal.
WOMEN TAKING VIGOROUS
HOLD OF CAMPAIGN
Women OF tho city have. in tho past
few days. taken hold of tho campaign
In vigorous fashion. and through the
department stores, where plodse-card
booths have been established. are OBJ
tanning many signatures.
virginia has been called upon to
supply total OF 100000 signatures
including those obtained In the first
campaign, when lo5.U0o wsre secured
Reports so far from all parts of tho
! State indicate that about $4,000 addj-
tional cards have been signed. so that
the Old Dominion Ia still considerably
behind In It's allotment.
However. Mr.. Montgomery last night
Expressed considerable optimism over
the results being obtained in rho cam
paiEn's closing days. and expects the
| showing OF to-day and Tomorrow to
vine out the deficit now seen In ta.
| number OF signed carda
MT. montgomery received a telegram
last night stating that Norfolk house
wives have signed 5000 cards in addi-
ZION 10 the 5000 registered in the first
campaign. bringing tina: city within
1000 OF its goal OF 1900.
Mr. Montgomery has distributed 5000
caTds among the minister OF the citv.
| and these will be used 1T tho churches
at Doth Sunday services to receive the
names or women who have not signed
ana VINO Will Dlctge themselye, tn
cooperate with the .ood adminIs,re
ton.
MoSTG oMERY SENDS
LETTER TO CLERGYMEN
In forwarding the cards to the cl,r.
Symen. Mt. Montgomery sent the fol-
lowing letter:
wish TO express the sincere an.
ni.I. OF our food campaign onl-
c,ais Tor tho splendid service rendered
the cause of food conservation bv tba
ministers in this city. We were nse
pccially pleased to note the fact that
such a large number mentioned the
Importance of food conservation from
their pulp!ts last Sunday, and In aome
instances appointed committees TO look
atier the distribution and follow
OF information cards with reference to
the number OF meatless. whcatlcss etc
meals observed by the householders.
because we learned that the follow
up card had by mistake been sent
from Washington too early and was
already in the hands of many Of the
ministers. we did not send the real
pledge card that should have been In
your hands next Sunday. for fear II
might occasion serious confusion. but
OF course in fact this pledge card
should have been presented first
The Richmond women did most
magnificent piece of work last July
In securing nearly 1900 pledges. but
the census records show. and our city
directory confirms the fact. that we
have about $4,000 families in the city.
Thus YOU see there are about 5000
homes that have not yet signed this
pledge card. I am sure you will read
lily agree with me that our great city,
which has led in every other campaign.
cannot afford to have 5000 homes in
the city unpledEcd in this cause of
food conservation.
ASKS COMMITTEE
FROM EVERY CHURCH
Because II seemed unwise to the
women TO redistrict the city and work