The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
FOOD CAMPAIGN
TO Be NATIONWIDE
Expected to Transcend in
Importance Recent Great
Red Cross Drive
PREPARING PLANS
FOR VERMONTS PART
State Organization to Direct County and
Local Work Through Division Chair
men-Chance for All to Help Win the
War.

War.
SPRINGFIELD, VT, Sept. 15.-Plans
are being rapidly perfected for the con
duet Of nation wide food conservation
campaign, comparable in magnitude
with, and transcending in Importance,
| the Red Cross drive of a few months
ago. One week in October will be des-
ignated by Herbert Hoover, federal food
administrator, during which an effort
will be made all over the country to Sc
cure the signature of every housewife
and head of family to a card pledgmg
4 the signer to avoid waste of foodstatfs
and to carry out the directions and adj
vice Of the food administrator Gin my
home. 50 far ms my circumstances per
nit"
The signing of the card will be an
enlistment in the Conservation army,
which in its way is as important fac
tor in running the war as the army of
soldiers which will enter the trenches.
The steps which have been taken to
Iorganize Vermont for the campaign are
briefly these:
Food administrator Hoover has APP
pointed an executive committee, of
which Gov. Horace +. Graham is chair
man with these additional members
Mrs. John +. Weeks, of Middlebury
chairman of the Vermont division
Woman 5 council of national defense
r. T. Langley, publisher of The Barre
Times, +. IL. Brooks, of St. Johnsbury
and Justice George NJ. Powers of the
supreme court of Vermont.
Governor Graham has designated coun.
~ ehairmen who will meet in Montpel-
Ter Tuesday afternoon, September Is
with the vice chairwomen, appointed
by Mrs. Weeks, and with the executive
committee will 20 over the steps neees
sarv to organize the state completely
i, 4 field representative from Mr.. Hoo
! yer 5 Washington office will be present
Tlll- 1i-IL-f2-ta
designate town and city leaders, who II
turn will organize local teams who, on
campaign week, will make a drive tC
secure the cooperation of every home
in the food conservation efforts.
, James l.. Taylor, secretary of the
Greater Vermont association, has JUS
returned from Washington where he at
!. tended a meeting of heads of boards
of trade and chambers of commerc,
called to the capital for consultation
Il with Mr.. Hoover in regard to the cam
II paign. Mr.. TAYLOR will have charge o
II co-ordinating the efforts of the variou
II county organizations and will give tn
II chairmen the benefit of his wide expe
II rience in conducting campaigns alon
Il such lines as will be followed in thi
II work.
II The Importance of the food conserva
III tion work cannot be overemphasize(
II The aim is to lessen consumption of cel
II tain foodstuifs, such as wheat, beef
H pork. dairy products and sugar, becaus
| these have the most concentrated muir
i tive value in the least shipping spac
| and are sorely needed by America
II allies overseas. In order to overcom
the food shortage of our allies the soil
Ii tiOn is to eat less of these things an
more of other foods Of which we have a
II abundance and to waste less of all food
II 1t has been figured out that by elm
II mating waste in this country enough foe
H will have been saved to feed at lea
one of our allies. Competent observe
III have stated that winning the war h,
II resolved itself into four factors: Foo
ships, money and men. #Enrollment
II the Conservation army means that Il
H individual places his services at the di
II Iosal of his country in a most ef1e
III five Kyav