The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-22
NOTED SPEAKERS ID LEAD THE FIGHT FOR FOOD CONSERVATION At Mass Meeting Thursday Conservation of Food
 Will Be Taught HOBBIE TO MAKE
 PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Adoption of -Meatless and Wheatless Days and Substitution of Fish
 for Beef and Pork
 Are Urged

A mass meeting in the interest of food conservation at o'clock Tuesday after noon in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce is announced.
 R. B. Smyer, chairman of the Jeff ferson county committee, with Mrs. D. A. Echols, chairman of the woman's divis- ion of the executive committed, will pre- side. Richard M Hobbie of Montgomery, conducting the food preservation fight in Alabama for Herbert Hoover. federal food administrator, will deliver the chief address. Others speakers will be Mrs. G. H. Mathis, Mrs. w. L. Murdock, o. l.. Bum, T. F. Hay, Jr., Dr.. George R. Stuart, Mrs. c. H. Ohme and George Huddleston.
 Mrs. George F. Harrington. who. as chairman of the publicity committee Of the woman's division. made the above announcement, declared yesterday that every housewife, housekeeper, proprietor of a boarding house, hotel or restaurant interested, as matter or fact-is invited to attend.
 TEACHING THE LESSON
 Conservation will be taught chiefly by urging the elimination of waste, the adoption of meatless and wheatless days, and the substitution of fish for beef and pork.
 Mrs. Harrington, in this connection, said:
 "Let us remember that every flag that flies opposite the German flag is by proxy the American flag, and that the
 ri- <l1 <tov. these flags cannot be maintained this winter unless there is food enough for them and for their women and children at home There can be food enough if America provides it, and America can provide 1t only by the personal service and patriotic cooperation of all of us.
 Everybody is invited to the msas meet ing, especially housekeepers, boarding housekeepers, hotel and restaurant man. agers and the men and women who eat their daily lunches downtown"
 COMMITTEES APPOINTED
 Organization for the food conserva- ton campaign for the city of Bir mingham with headquarters on the second floor of the Chamber of Com merce, was announced as follows by R. E. smyer, Jefferson county chair- man:
 Executive committee: Arthur W. Smith, J. H. Phillips, Murray Brown, John H Hornady, E. J. Smyer, W. M. Cosby, R. A. Terrell George Tarrant, J. II. F. Mosley, John w. O'Neal, F. R. Norman, John D. McNeel, R. F. Love- lady, John C. Pugh, NJ. NJ. Ullman,
 Mrs. D. A. Echols. Mrs. George F. Harrington, Mrs. w. l.. Murdoch, Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. Dupont Thompson, Mrs l.. l. Haley, Mrs. c. P. Orr, Mrs. T. S. Smith, Mrs. Sidney Hart, Mrs. Sterling Wood, Mrs. John D. Elliott Mrs. John W. Sibley, Mrs, Forney Johnston, Mrs. D. A. suggs, Mrs. w. C. Gewin.
 WOMAN'S COMMITTEE
 Mrs D. A. Echols, chairman: Mrs. w. L. Murdoch, Miss Amelia Worthing ton Mrs. J. F. Ehrhart. Mrs. Chappell Cory. Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. w. E. Fort, Mrs. Charles Roberts. Mrs. Sydney Hart, Mrs. Oscar Hundley. Mrs. M. H. McDowell. Mrs. J. r. Carle, Mrs. J. L. Smith, Mrs George Hayes, Mrs. John Guthrie, Mrs. J. J. Nickel. Mrs. F. M. Jackson.
 BOY SCOUTS BRANCH
 II. w. Wester, chairman and all 
 Publicity committee: T. F. Hay, Jr, chairman. Mrs. George F. Harrington. Mrs. H. H. Shell.
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