Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-16
OF FOOD
PLEDGED BY CONVENTION
All Georgia Counties Repre-
Sented at Meeting Held
Macon Auditorium
Especial Dispatch to The JOurnal)


MACON. Ga. Oct. 1S.-Georgia's food
conservation campaign was launched
yesterday under splendid auspices at a
convention in the Macon auditorium. The
state executive committee and the coun-
ty chairmen will direct the enrolment
Of Georgia housewives food pleding can
vass during the week of October 81 TO
IS
County chairmen from every section
Of the state assembled in the audito-
rum at IL o'clock, and the hall was
packed with Macon men and women.
school children and girls from Wes-
leyan college. The hall was decorated
with flags and food conservation post
ers. regimental band from Camp
Wheeler occupied the stage en- opened
the meeting with the star Spangled
Banner"
Mr.. c. Murphey Gambler. chairman of
the state executive committee, and the
members of the committee occupied a
rostrum in front of the stage. He call
ed the meeting to order a few minutes
after IL o'clock. and DR.. Jenkins. presi-
dent of Wesleyan college, led the au-
dience In prayer.
Chairman Gambler opened the meet
ing with a splendidly patriotic and elo-
quent address. He declared the time
is gone for argument as to why we en-
tered the war, If, indeed, there was ever
any room for argument over the issues.
The United States, he said, kept out Of
the war until it no longer could pre-
serve its national self-respect without
plunging in, and now 1T is the duty of
every citizen to stand by his govern
ment
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
A remarkable feature of the present
war. sad Chairman Gambler, is that At
offers an opportunity for every man.
woman and child to render a service to
his country. He presented briefly and
vividly the outlines of the food situa-
ton in the allied nations and explained
that in the food conservation campaign
we are asked to eliminate only the
waste of food that from our abundance
our allies may buy the food from US at
price we fix ourselves. In closing,
Chairman Gambler delivered a powerful
and moving appeal to the patriotic en-
thusiasm of his audience.
He was followed by John Wood. cam
paign director in the southeastern
states. who thrilled and awed his hear
ers with a recital of some of the hor-
rOrs of war as waged by the scientific
savage of the German military machine.
Mr. Wood declared that the food con-
servation campaign is not Mr.. Hoover
campaign, but the official campaign Of
the United States government
He said the man or woman who is not
willing to submit to personal inconven-
fence, while the women of France are
dying in the underground caves of Ger
man soldiers. while children are starry
ing. while allied soldiers are giving up
their lives. is not mt TO be called a cit
izen or a patriot and is not worthy of
the enjoyment of freedom.
OTHER SPEAKERS HEARD.
Other speakers were Miss Lois p.
Dowdle. state supervisor of home eco
nomics: W. T. Anderson. president and
oditor of the Macon Telegraph; r. H.
user, campaign director in Georgia sent
here from Washington, and ID. f. Nc
'latchey. secretary of the Georgia cam
Paign.
AIr. Wood said the war in Europe i.
our Va ~. and any man or woman who
refuses TO cooperate with the govern
ment is stabbing an American soldier IN
the back. The food conservation cam
paign. he pointed out. is not campaign
10 conscript the peoples food, but to
enlist the people as volunteers to stop
the waste of food.
Mr.. Wood was followed by DR.. A. NJ.
Soule. president of the state college Of
agriculture.
The meeting was a remarkable dem
onstration of the patriotism abroad in
the state, and the country chairmen
went home filled with enthusiasm and
determination to make the campaign a
brilliant success.