The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-14
WASTE ARMY IS
TO REMAIN ON
FIRING Line
By Mabel Abbott

Tho Seattle regiment OF the
Womsn's Army Against Waste
Will continue on It's own &C
count tho campaign launched
by Tho Star 20 arouse Seattle
women 10 cooperation with
the president and Food Ad-
nlnlatrator Herbert c. Hoover,
In Americas war problem OF
food conservation.
Reused beyond the possibility OF
allowing tho work 10 pause, the
mass meeting at the Press club
theatre Wednesday afternoon, i'm
media,cly at the close of tho pro-
gram, unanimously adopted n reso-
luton which practically makes
tho temporary committee OF WON
en- chosen Mt neighborhood meet
ings. an executive board, and puts
the organization in position TO in
vestigate and act upon various
phases OF the food situation as
they develop.
Conserve Grain
The first united action taken by
the Seattle regiment after It's or
ganization, was the unanimous pas
sage OF resolution introduced by
Mrs. Louis Henry Legg. a mem
Der OF the executive committee.
requesting congress 20 pass the
clause In the pending food-bill,
which forbids the use OF grain for
tho manufacture OF liquor.
The resolution TO organize fol-
Logged n stirring speech by Rev.
Carter Helm Jones. In which he
urged domestic mobilization" and
declared that sunless somethiag
wakes America up. we shall be
criminals nj the bar OF history"
Women Have Part
The old argument against wom-
an suffrage" said Or. Jones. was
that no ono had right to vote
who could not bear arms; but the
time has come when women can
bear arms. Woman's share IN
this war is no less important and
no less imperative than that OF
their husbands and sons and broth
ers on the battlefield.
Americans do love to eat" he
confessed. II have heard II said
that the favorite American ballad
IL When the Swallows Homeward
Fly
"But evory time we waste,
we are fighting the battles Of
the enemy. For ood's sake,
don't let w walt until Seattle
men arc broken to pieces a.
the battle front before we
think Of the Red cross and Of
saving the food which our
allies need; but iet us realize
trenches or between the pillow
handles, or whether we Weld
bayonet or q bread-knlfe. We
are fighting Gods battie--the
battle o. democracy"
Kenneth c. Beaton--'K. o. B."
OF national fame-wae character
istically grave and gay. as he
spoke briefly OF mems part in the
war against waste.
X. c. B. VIII Smoke
"My part" he declared. 'is 60
ing 20 be to keep on smoking Gig.
arets. because they kin my APP
petite, my wife says and 80
don't eat 40 much.
And my wife 10 on . diet, 20
what she eats doesn't make much
difference: and there are only the
two OF us, so I'm not worrying
about wasting much myself"
But X. c. d. was very serious
as he referred 20 the real neces-
sity for food-saving. and the rem
edy for wastefulness that Is in the
power OF every man.
Says We All Waste
"we all waste" he said, "and
most of our waste Is thoughtless-
ness. Every one OF us can save
something II he will Just take a
little thought. There was a time.
you see. when It didn't make any
difference II we had moro toast
made At breakfast than we could
eat. or anything Ike that. But II
does make difference now"
THE Star is taking the initiative
in great movement" said Mrs.
Austin r. Griffiths.
Must Use Less
"christ>s command when he fed
the multitude in the wilderness
with the loaves and fishes. Gather
up the fragments that nothing be
lost would be a good motto for