Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-01
MILLION WOMEN
TO SIGN PLEDGES
To-day Second Opportunity
to Enroll for "Win the
War" Food Drive
DEALERS IN MEETING


Thtsiis second registration day fer women
In pennsylvania TO enlist in Hoovers food
army IT Is expected that more than 1900
600 wnsnen will rally to the food conserva-
tion cause. This is less than half the num-
Der ofswomen over fifteen years of age in
the state 7OO,Ooo Of whom signed pledge
cardsslast JuIyat
Several hundned manufacturers and JOB
bers IN food. together with the large re-
tailers.. will hold meeting a. the Bellevue
stratford today to consider plans for car
rying out the operation OF the Federai food
licensing law. Representatives from the
food administration in Washington will be
present and-teFl, what the Administration
expects.of The Dealers
Il is,sald that, as a result Of the meeting
an effort will be made to carry out reduc-
tions IN the prices OF several staples, and
that the wholesalers will assiet in seeing
that tho consumer gets the benefit.
Today the school children in every city,
town and 1pFal aistrict are asEipg Che
women 10 save food and thus second the
work of the spldiers in the trenches In
hattlinR against Prussianisri Tie people
arc fH}i asked 10 uenNl themselves 1000
reeded~for their heath, but to use wherever
possible nourishing and palatable substitutes
for meat. wheat, fats and sugar. which
must be supplied TO the nations fighters
and It's Allies.
Food.,conserSation pledge cards are being
distributed among ali school children. the
teachers explaining the purposes Of food
consertaton and the necessity OF saving if
the Allies are to win the war. The children
are asked to take the cards home and re-
turn them signed by their mothers II the
womenrdld not sign such cards last summer
Window and kitchen cards will he sent to
the mothers who sign. with them will go
a letter from Howard Heinz, Federal food
administrator for Pennsylvania, explaining
food conservation, -
Major General Joseph Z Kuhn, who is in
at Camp Meade where the larger
to be trained, telegraphed TO DR.. J. Russell
Smith. chairman of the food commission of
Philadelphia. as follows
The, serious business OF war demands
personal sacrifice from eNery member of
the nation. ECONOMY in the household is
direct contrihutipn to- the winning of
the wzT, by setting free labor and mate
which means food economy is vHally i'm
portant not only Tor our own soldiers,
bur for those of our brave allies.
j. E Kuhn. Major General
Eleven of the best known members OF
society on the Main Line, mounted on the !
pick of.sAlan l1ns racing and hunting sta
oles, vin form patrol all today and to-
traversing The principal streets OF
The towns from Wynnewood TO Rosemont TO
ret the women OF dhe towns TO turn out
knd register in response to the Governors
The Federal license law, which is con-
'idered the strongest we lpon OF the Ad-
In the control Of food prices, |
vent into effect all over the country TODAY !
II Affects all manufacturers and dealers
n food products doing business Of more
han 100000 year and is intended to
protect the honest dealer as well as the
'0naufnff from the extortions Of the food
ipeculator. The licensed foods INCLUDE beef, |
,oriSs niutton, fish. poultry. eggs. milk. but /
er, cheese, -four, sug r. cereals, lard beans. |
leas fruits, vegetables and number OF
AIMED products. and the law applies to