The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-19
Vermont to Be Thoroughly
Organized in Food Con-
servation Campaign
DAILY COMPARISON
TO BE PUBLISHED
of the Fourteen County Sub Divisions
the Actual Soliciting.

4cdulS III hdCu OOulLuuIllCy Will Oo
the Actual Soliciting.
MONTPELIER, Sept. ia state
wide drive to secure signatures to food
conservation pledge cards will be made
in Vermont during the week beginning
Oct. q. The pledge compaien is not
limited to Vermont, but is nationwide
in its scope, and during the week daily
comparisons on percentage basis of
the accomplishment Of each common
wealth will be published in the daily
press. Within the the state similar per
centage comparisons will be made be
tween counties 50 that at the close of
each day the relative standing of the
known. The purpose of the pledge card
is to secure an expression Of willing
ness from every housewife to become a
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
credit Vermont with $4,000 families, and
the maximum registration in Vermont
that i looked for is 10000. The state
will be thoroughly organized 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 F. Graham is chair
man, has been appointed by M Hoover,
and has in turn appointed state com
mittee composed of a man and woman
from each county who shall in turn APP
point district committees, which will
sub-divide the work even further, so
that personal contact between Mr..
Hoover 5 office in Washington and the
, public will be gained through teams in
each community which will do the actual
soliciting. The members Of the state
) tcommittees are now engaged in appoint
q ing their assistants.
n At a meeting in the governor S cham
ber in the capitol Tuesday afternoon the
following members of the state commit
tee met with Federal Food Administra
tor James Hartness and Mrs. John +
Weeks. chairman of the Vermont divi
! sion of the women 5 committee of the
Council of National Defense, and the
whole situation was thoroughly gone
over: +. +. Langley, Barre; A. G. Hurd
= White River Junction; +. +. Gebhardt
Rurlington Fuller c. Smith, St. Albans
George NJ Powers, Morrisville; ]. NJ
Kelley, Morrisville; Rev. Geo. 4. Mar
& tin, st. Johnsbury; Juan Robinson, Soutl
r Hero; March NJ. Wilson, Randolph
y Frank H. Brooks, St. Johnsbury; Ben
# jamin Williams, Proctor; Ruth A. Chal
Q mers, Rutland; Harriet NJ. lde, Morris
IS Vile; Mrs. A. j. Newman, Lunenburg
Mrs. Gilbert A. Davis, Windsor; Mrs
$ G. II. Smile Montpelier; Mrs. c. Il
IT Darling, Burlington; Mrs. Edward Cul
30 It's Smith, st. Albans; Mrs. Edwar
le Bentley Huling, Bennington; Mrs. Hal
w lev +. Folsom, Lvndonville; +. NJ. SauI
a. ders, Middlebury; Charles f. LOVE-
Montpelier; Horton D. Walker, Brattl'
t. boro.
e. James p. Taylor, secretary of til
he Greater Vermont association, who hf
IL been appointed state organizer by NJ
Sc Hoover, addressed the meeting, layin
IN emphasis on the compelling necessit
he for food conservation and outlining II
plan of campaign. Mr.. Taylor will NAL
nd an endeavor to coordinate the effor
Of the various county organizations
that the work may be carried on effe
lively during food week.
There is no intention on the part
the federal food administration to a!
T eurtailment in the use of foodstuff
- this country to such degree that an
one will be lacking in the full measu
of nourishment The aim is to ma
YES possible the shipment to our allies
Europe of certain commodities, such
wheat, beef, pork and sugar, becau
these contain the most concentrated Il
be- tritive value in the least shipping spa'
tai. Americans merely are asked to subs
ler. tute other valuable foods which exist
ted great abundance for these commodit
which the allies must have if they 6
lsh- to continue in the field. Signing t
in pledge card enrolls the individual in
DR.. national conservation army, and as
re- sign of enrolment a government ca
on; will be given in each home that has
lue. rolled itself as a member of the ft
ton, administration of the nation.
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