French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-21
TO ORGANIZE NATION
AL ARMY TO COMBAH WASTE
Every Woman in America Asked to
Enroll as Member of National
Food Administration.

Washington, June 17.-Herbert u.
Hoover outlined tonight his plans for
enlisting the nations housewives as
! actual members of the food admins
tartion, and appealed to them to join
him in the fight for conservation mea-
sures and the limitation of waste. Inc
women will be enrolled during a pc
Rod of registration from July 1 to
| July Is through the council of Ma
tional defense and the state defense
councils.
Mr.. Hoover is proceeding at the d.
rection of President Wilson who, with
out waiting for Congress to enact the
administration food bills, directed him
to proceed with organization OF the
food administration in so far as 1t
contemplates assembling volunteer
effort. -,
Gas requested by the President"
says his statement, 1--WE ask every
woman in the United States engaged
in the personal control of food, to
register for actual membership in the
food administration, thus entering d.
rectly into the national service.
u eve must enter a period of sacr1-
fee for our country and for democrat
Many must go into battle. but manV
can only remain at home. Those VINO
remain at home car also help and can
| fight by helping the fighter fight and
can serve by saving =.
"Since food will decide the war, each
e American oma can do a real ma
} tionaI service by protecting the food
supply of the nation. Ninety per cent
i of American food consumption passes
s through the hands of our women. II
our fed small things when multiplied
t by our hundred million people coun
It for SO much. A single pound Of bread
o saved weekly for each person Will in
crease our export surplus of Whea
IS one hundred million bushels and al
If average saving of two cents on eacl
81 meal every day for each person, vii
save the nation for war purposes ",
st O00, 000, 900 per annum.
"The proper assurance of the foo
J. to our allies will not only encourag
m them but it will maintain them In wal
Without a larger margin from ou
to abundant food supply, only to be *
he cured by individual effort and voluI
"a teer sacrifice, the war VII be prolont
1v ed and thousands Of lives not only
men, but also Of women and childre'
ho needlessly lost. The guiding hand
n women in the home alone can contr'
he in this matter.
Furthermore the high prices WIKI
nts are bearing go hard on the poor al
the more moderate wage-eArnerS
- this country as partially due to Z
-oe Shortage OF supplies In the Worte
~ market. and the saving - consumpt1'
and waste which can be made "
lessen the prices to those OF our on
peop1e, which must be u A~rst>solt
tud& In all Of the arrangemer
uw which we plan to make during {
. forthcoming year fer supplying Q
allies, we will bear the first regard
our own people that they shall q
plenty, provided that they q Wis
and without waste.
N0t "Inasmuch as before legislation
completed, food administration has
representatives throughout the co.
~ try, the national council OF defense
r kindly requesting all the state co
or ellis of defence, with the assistance
the women's committee OF the q
al council Of defense. to undertake
registration. This registration
7 4 begin July 1, and will continue IN
OO sively for fifteen days and will con
simply in asking every woman II
nv country to volunteer in this impor
service by signing and mailing TO
food administration, conservation
vision, Washington, the folloN
pledge:
- !" am glad to join you in the
vice of food conservation for our