The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-29
FOOD PLEDGE WEEK
BEGAN SUNDAY, OCT.
2S AND ENDS NOV. A
Army of Half a Million Men and
Women Volunteers Ready to
Take Up Work; Expect Sigma.
lures of 100000 10 Housewives.
Special corr.,rondsne. to tn, H.-sia

tration today announced that ia army
OF half q million men and women vol.
unteer -canvaSsers In modified and
ready Tor the campaign under the
various state food administrators
u Food pledge week began Sunday,
October IS and ends November 4.
The 500, 900 reported on
a preliminary survey several days ago
tha the were sure to get the sigma
lures Of approximately $4,000 0Op
American housewives to the food
pledge. 4 million and a quarter II
the country's %, 000 400 housewives al
ready have signed the card promising
to conserve food THIS leaves between
seven and eight million u-naccoun'ed
for. and the food administration today
expressed tho conviction h a all Of
them will be piedged before the cam
paign ends.
Repnrts show that school children
are organized in many places as volun-
tccr assistant units To help IN tho
campaign to enlist an the country's
TWENTY-FIVE million housewives In the
work 81 conserving war foods "
which there Is q world shortage.
AtNNn4 fNf HNNsNN' NiIhflN " nv ~
visit every home In the country iR a
largo number ~ war mothers wom-
en- whose sons or other male relatives
have gone 20 the front or are IN train
inE in this country
SUNDAY. The opening DAY of the CAM
Ipaigu. was murlcr bN war-food
conservation rmo by the country
ltOu. 0Uu ministers ln churches an over
lit F..r uHl.. FOOD FFflefYau Tim
states thnt the response ~ the minis.
. tiers has been extraordinarily generous
, boz this respect.
state city. county and local organ.
{ .iAitiuns constitute the working ma
10 chinery OF the campaign Beginning
and continuing until SATURDAY. these
" workers viii max a house to house
o canvass ~ the country. inquirinE of
a each housewife of the 2.o0o 900 fam
lilies 800 the United States whether she
e has enrolled as q member 81 IN" food
! administration by signing the food
70 pledge card.
IS The workers viii carry cards for
q those housewives who have not Yet
enrolled To each housewife who
% hasn't a home card telling what
= Goods the government would like 10
have them conserve and why they will
present one.
The workers Will explain briefly and
clearly what the governments food
- conservation idea IS and what u asked
70 OF each hous"wif e.
= The food pledge ~ not food admin
" .siration officials pointed out TODAY, an
e effort 90 sc, people To- eat less. bat "a
substitute those foods 81 which the
u country has an abundance Tor thosc
G that are urgently needed by the peo'
pies OF the allied countries In Europe
and their armies and ours.
e. President Wilson IN a letter to the
y food administrator has said In 40
other way can they american wom-
3 euD 80 greatly assist as by cnlisting
~ in the service Of the food udministra
ton and cheerfully accepting Us d.
lev rcCti0n and advice BY So doing, thcS
twill increase the surplus OF o o avail
able FOR our own army and Tor export
20 uar allies.
~ To provide adequate supplies foi
y the coming year 10 81 absolute vita
limpurtapC" Tn the conduct Of the war
y and without a very constellation
elimination ~ waste and very stric
" economy In our food consumption, W.
cannot hope 10 fulfll this primary
duty. trust, therefore, that th,
women Of the country Will not onil
respond TO your appeal and accrp
the pledge to the food administratio
which % are proposing, hut that al
men also who are engaged In the per
sonal distribution 81 foods will coop
crate with he same earncstncss an.
In the same spirit
The obligation assumed in enrollin.
~ as - member % the food administru
ton Is simple. II involves no dues o
> other fees.
Following is the briefly-w orde
. pledge each housewife Is asked &
, sign.
. II am glad "a join YOU IN the servic
OF food conservation for our natio
., and | hereby accept membership .
4 the United states food administratio
IA pledEinE myself 20 carry out the direC
u, lions n advice Of the food admin
A., i%stratur IN my home, insofar as my eli
,t cumstances permit"
g.. "A membership window card wi
he delivered tu each enrolling men
,1 Der upon receipt ~ the signed nlcdg,
and from time ~ TIME suggestion
.d viii be sent out, these suggestion
.y taken rs e whole, constituting q seri.
h, 81 lessons IN home economies
~ There Is no threat OF p~rivation.
,r said the food administrator .n q stat,
he ment formally announcing Foo
g. Pledge Week we wish only TIA
n people should eat plenty. bl
wisely ana without waste. Wisdom
. eating Is 10 make possible such q,
1ustments In our food cpnsumptio.
shipping ana war necessities as wi
allo WIS To mlfill our duty In cNpor
tn n allies, Rv elimination 81 was
We serve ourselves economically ~
morally
This h. q duty ~ necessity. M
mnni'y ana honor As % free ucon
We have elected 10 discharge this du
not under Jutocratic decree. hut wit.
ont other restraint han the cuidiu.
OF individual conscience Tpon Il
success of this u-npreccdentcd advc
tute iu democracy will largely .i4I
h issue of the war
The profile NOR America 1s n
food administrator sees II. is to 70
our allies his winter hv sr,dtry the