Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
ASK HOUSEWIVES
OF CITY TO JOIN
Food Administrator at Wash
ington Calls on Women of
Tulsa to Enroll.
SIGN THE PLEDGE TODAY
Mistress of the Household Now
Enabled to Render Tro-
jan Service.

Tulsa housewives are asked TO en-
roll for government service.
Herbert c. Hoover. food admins
traitor for Uncle Sam, proposes to eu-
list gigantic army OF American
women to assist him In the great fight
he Is waging that our armies may
have food as well as those at home.
Miss Mary Jane Bennett and Mrs.
James W. Sloan. well. known Tor their
activities in behalf of the Belgian re-
lief fund here have undertaken the
task of starting the work in Tulsa,
Ultimately a regular branch will he
organized. Every l.atrioic woman II,
the city is asked to sign the pledge
appearing In this issue " The World
and send 1t to Washington. IL entails
no obligation on her part and no dues
are to be paid. 1t merely signifies
that she is willing to help the govern
ment conserve the nations food
supply.
Miss Bennett had just recently re-
turned from Washington. where she
called at the food administrators On
fices and had a chat with Miss Splint,
one OF Mr.. Hoover's assistants.
Knew About Tulsa.
'She had heard of Tulsa thru its
many liberal donations to worthy
causes" said Miss Bennett in speak
ing of her visit. She was interested
TO know that the women of this city
were anxious To ala in the food con-
servation campaign. She supplied me
with membership cards and much
data on the subject. which Mrs. sIoan
and ] hone to get before the various
wome1s organizations of the city at
the earliest possible moment"
.. X. Lewis % Tulsa, member OF the
council of defense, stated yesterday
that the ,noYemont had his hearticst
endorsement.
The state council Of defense slid
Mr.. Lewis, ''is urging that every
housewife In Oklahoma sign IN.
pledge and send it TO Wasbingtpn.'
Every woman sending IN the pledge
will receive free book OF Instructors
as to the part she can play. and card
Of membership to be displayed IN the
window Of hor home
TIE camDaign will continue 20 July
10, by which time a vast army of wo-
men will have been enrolled, It is
hoped
Following Is a concise explanation
from the food administrator as 10 the
reasons for this association OF house
wives. Every woman IN Oklahoma
should read II carefully:
OiAiCtuA SUaucTncnt.
As requested by the president, we
ask every woman In the United States
engaged In the personal control OF
food to register for actual member.
ship in the food administration, thus
entering directly into national serv-
Ice. We shall later on ask various
classes OF men likewise engaged in
food preparation and distribution TO
also volunteer to the national service
in their various branches.
We must enter a period OF sacrifice
for our country and for democracy.
Many must go into battle and many
can only remain at home. The world S
food supply Is short and many must
suffer. We have the major burden
OF feeding the whole world Food
must be managed and transported. in
our own country and to the allies
In such way as to get the most out
of 1t. Those who remain at home
can also help and can fight by help
ing the fighter fight" and can serve
by saving" Since food will decide
the war, each American woman can
do real national service by protect
Ing the food supply of the nation.
Ninety per cent of American food
consumption passes thru the hands of
our women. In no other field do small
things, when multiplied by our hun
dred millions people, count for so
much. A single pound of bread saved
weekly for each person will increase
our export surplus of wheat one hun
dred million bushels and an average
saving of cents on each meal every
day for each person will save to the
nation for war purposes $4,000, ,000,s
900 per annum. The proper assurance
of the food to our allies now will
not only encourage them but 1t will
maintain them in war. Without q
larger margin from our abundant food
supply only to be secured by individ
ual effort and volunteer sacrifice, the
war will be prolonged and thousands
CT lives, not only OF men but also of
women and children. needlessly lost.
Therefore, the groundwork of direc-
ton must be national In character, cal =
oulated not oniy to effect national
economy but also to serve the war In
tcrests Of the country as whole.
These directions will require supple
m+nt from time to time of local char
acter, and we propose In the first
instance to send out directions to each
member directly, and after legislation
is completed and the food admins
tiution Is erected. to cooperate with
The state governments thru the va
rious food committees by decentral-
CONTINJrEn ON DAGT rrprErN