Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-05
SONAE VETERAN TO
URGE FOOD SAVING
Major Boehm Here on Thurs
day to Tell OF Allies
Needs
WANT ALL TO SIGN
PLEDGE CARDS NOW

The second week OF the Food Con-
servation campaign began today with
a snap and action that promises ex-
colent results by the end Of the week.
The work OF obtaining signatures 20
food pledge cards will. continue and
Josiah Marvel, acting director for
Delaware, is optimistic that by the
close Of This week, practically every
man and woman In the state Will
have been signed mp In this patriotic
movement
Today the distribution OF window
cards and kitchen cards began through
the medium OF the large stores and
school children. After a few days the
house that does not display one Of the
small window cards In the front WIN
dow, will be under the suspicion and
criticism OF the neighbors In that par
tioular section. In other words, the
housewife viii DO regarded In the role
Of food Stacker.
In addition 90 this personal work Toy
the children and women, arrangement
are under way for public mass meet
incs In the interests OF the campaign
The first Of these public meetings VIII
be held on Thursday evening In Grace
Church, under the auspices OF inc
Rotary Club.
Major NJ. s. Boehm. who probably
has seen more active nghtlng along me
front IN France. connected with th'
i6oih Battalion OF ontario, will relate
some OF his experiences and the scene
he has witnessed. lie will come to thu
city under the auspices OF the hotarl
Club for the purpose OF arousing thl
lcltlzens 10 a realization Of what this wa
means. and az the food conservation
campaign Is one OF the most imporian
Government campaigns nof on. It !
hoped that what the major viii sa'
NAV help 10 awaken interest In thh
/ movement.
The major was the only CANADIAN
officer along the Somme front when th
Germans rcireated last March, and Dc
for a week. followed the rlroating armie
and witnessed tic devastation lef
in the wake OF The German armies. II
was sent 20 this country on a specia
mission by the British military authorl
Ties, and has some wonderful Instance
10 relate, 20 all OF which ne has bee
an eye witness.
Major Boehm's family came 10 mi
country from England, locating IN LaI
caster county. Pennsylvania, before u
revolution. the family afterwards II
moving 10 Canada. lie is the NTH
his line 10 hold q commission under
British flag.
Reports received today from this ci
, and rural New Castle county In q
food card campaign, indicate that 1
CITY. county and even State are mu
i'm advance OF other large cities q
e states in the obtaining Of signatures
@ the cards.
(. With thousands Of cards uncouni
y the total tabuated today from
state was 10000. There are 49,
e families I'm the State. and the Il
y campaign officials here know OF ma
b. hundreds OF cards on their W
d through the mails here that have
r arrived
Cards signed IN this city represt
So per cent. OF the families. The
n mort for rural New Castle is about
3 per cent. sussex and Kent county
p turns are coming In slower, but frC
I reports received today, there viii
s few families in the State that viii n
9 be represented by the end OF q
week.
y Mr. Kniffon, captain Of the team a
: polnted TO canvass The employees
: the Lea Milling Company for 81
y natures today reported every m
y signed up who works at the plant,
! fordlng him a 100 per cent. average,
q Miss Katherine Hall. teacher at
n Walnut Grove school, is another W
4 has won 100 per cent. average. II
i week Miss Hall canvassed the famil
n. represented by the pupils she taue
r. and through their help obtained
IS signatures Of all but one family.
y saturday Miss Hall was successful
II enrolling this housewife and had
ID clear record 20 report.
'e Another fine record was that ma
Id By the pupils Of the dupont scho
D. There are 200 families represent
among the pupils and all but
mothers have signed the cards.
This week the practical work amc
the housewives OF the nation beg