Evening journal., 1917-11-21
-FOUR Minute MEN
EOOM FOOD SAVING
Clergy of State Also to be
Enlisted in Conservation
Campaign
VOLUNTEERS GIVE
VALUABLE SERVICE

The church and the theatre are to
be united as far as their influence
goes, in the general program of food
conservation. Today Josiah Marvel
acting food director, Is sending to every
pastor in the State a letter from the
clergy's food committee appealing tot
him and his congregation to do GER
tain things in the food program. This
afternoon he will make tentative plans
for ,,Four-Mnute-Nlen for the movies.
The Four-Minute-Men are rapid-tre
operators, who can say as much> IN
four minutes as the ordinary individual
requires a half hour, and say it in a
way that can be both heard and under
stood. These orators will speak al
moving picture theatres, while reels
are being changed. In some cities
where the experiment has been tried
out, it has proved a big aid in what
ever campaign was in progress,
Few men are able to concentrate their
ideas into intelligent and forceful
speaking so as TO convey a complete
idea in four minutes, but those who
can usually prove Of much aid TO such
a cause as the one in question.
Many Patriotic Volunteers.
Each day witnesses additional work
ers coming to the aid Of the food cam
paign. Whenever the occasion arises
where extra help is needed a number
Of young women stenographers volun-
teer to give up their evening i'm order
that the work, whatever it may be.
may be gotten out promptly. In this
connection the Chamber Of Commerce,
with its secretary, Clarence C.. Killen;
the assistant secretary John +. krauss,
and publicity man, Clarence NJ Dillon,
have been doing valiant service in or
der that the food and other propa-
ganda may be as widely disseminated
as possible.
There is much work required in such
campaigns that does not appear on the
surface, and il is such that the Cham
Der Of Commerce attaches are doing.
In the letters being sent TO every
pastor in the State today three re-
quests are made Of the clergyman. He
is asked to open his church at stated
intervals for Food Conservation meet
ings, speakers to be provided by the
Committee on Patriotic Addresses.
Seek Clergy's Aid.
Each clergyman is asked to cooper
ate himself TO the extent Of emphasiz-
ing the need for food saving at one
mid-week meeting in his church each
month.
The preacher is also asked to name
a committee Of three women from his
congregation. who shall be- fitted and
who will proceed at once with the
organization Of Hoover Clubs, the OBJ
iect Of the clubs being 10 foster and
spread the education of the people to
the necessity Of ecOnOmizlng on foods
needed by the Government for EXPORT
Each pastor is requested to COM
municate as speedily as possible with
Mr. Marvel, so that wherever any
questions may arise regarding the re-
quests made, they may be adjusted
quickly, so that the work may begin
practically Immediately.
To accommodate the demands that
will be made upon it. for speakers. the
Committee on Patriotic Addresses will
meet some time this week, and prepare
for the meetings that it is expected viii
begin next week, after the pastors and
churches Of the State have completed
their arrangements and have filed requi-
sitions for speakers.
Through the work Of the churches.
II is estimated that over 100000 per-
sons viii be reached effectively. If
the pastors take an interest in the cam
paign and do what is requested Of
them.
Grace Church Hoover Club.
Women OF Grace NJ. +. Church are
among the first women Of this city TO
! organize a Hoover Club. At meeting
held at the church house this week
| luncheon was served. Il was a Hoover
I luncheon. There We're about seventy
five women in attendance. and as many
Of them did not have anything TO do
with the preparation OF the edihles. the
articles on the menu were both novel
and strange TO them.
But before they left the church
house they knew how each article was
made and how its use would aid the
government in conserving necessary food
was fully explained Now each one o.
the women who attended the meeting
has become missionary for the
spreading Of this Imagination abroad
in this city and that's one Of the big
results that the food administration
hopes TO realize from Hoover Clubs.