The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
REP. GREENE FAvoRS PLANS.
Hopes Vermont Housewives VIII Coop
crate In Food Conservation.

Washington, d. O.. Sept. 25.-Congress
man Frank l. Greene of the first Yer
mont district Is giving his support I,
the food conservation movement I,
strengthen which pledge card campaign
will be wsged In Vermont during In.
week beginning Oct. 81, when IL is hoped
every housewife In the state will enlist In
the conservation army, to-day declared
that the cooperation Of Vermont won.
en- In this move means that tremen,
dous weapon, defensive ana offensive
will be welded in this war right in our
own commonwealth by tho mothers, sis
ters, daughters, sweethearts and wives
Of the boys who are to fight the coun-
try's battles somewhere In France" Mr..
Greene's statement Is as follows:
II would not presume to counsel YER
mont housewives to be prudent and thrift.
ty now or st any other time, because
she knows her own business better than
do, and II is her own business, any
way. Besides, II she were not habitual-
ly prudent and thrifty, the state would
not have more money In savings banks
according to its population than any 9TH
er state in the union, But when we be-
gin to talk about defeating Germany in
this great world war in which America
is playing such responsible part, we are
talking Of the business of all of US loyal
Green mountain people, and mighty Sc
rious business, too.
so then, if we suggest to the Vermont
that an additional incentive
to her customary thrift and prudence
is to help our country and our soldier
boys win this war, we are sure of the
same patriotic response that has charac-
terized Vermont womanhood since the
lays of Widow Story and her famous
cave. The conservation of food in the
home under the careful administration
of the Vermont housewives, means that
. tremendous weapon, offensive and de-
'ensive, will be welded in this war right |
n our own commonwealth by the moth |
RS, sisters, daughters, sweethearts, and |
wives of the boys who are to fight the
ountry's battles somewhere in France
"And 1t means that our boys will he
enforced and strengthened in their com
,at by force in some respects even
more powerful than gun powder and
'ullets. II America can feed her own
nd the peoL les of her allies in this aw-
ul era of the world turned upside down,
With the children of man in every land
aore and more anxious for their daily
read and in some of them often nearer
nd nearer starvation as each day goes
v in prayer for peace, just so much
I the victory we must and shall gain
yer Germany in the end will be brought
bout with so much less OF the sacrifice
( precious lives of Yankee boys m
haki, because food, in these modern
mes, is an absolutely essential part of
lie sinews of war.
Housewives of Vermont, in the home
phrase of simple old Green mountain
fe, see to it that there is always more
,wn cellar in tea cup Your grand
.mes did that very thing in the days Of :
ng ago and used TO make familiar
st of il at the Thanksgiving day ta-
e regularly as the festival came and
ent. But it was always an OCCASION q
r thanksgiving, bear in mind, and that
what victory over German frightful- 4
,ss will be-"