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his associates further on the matter
involved.
Meeting Organizes.
On motion, Bishop w. Il. Murrah
was elected chairman and c. II. Ire
land was elected secretary.
The meeting was then addressed by
Dr. A. Lyman Wilbur. president of
Leland Stanford university. who said
Mr.. Hoover had had the opportunity
of feeding a nation in Europe, and
that now, when his own nation be-
came party in the war. and know
ing the interest involved, he had vol
unteered his services to his country
In order to conserve the food ofthts
nation az he was fully advised OF the
depleture of the food products OF our
allies. and he saw the best way to pre-
serve our own young men was ny
feeding efficiently our allies ana keep
ing them In fighting trim. when we
first entered the war the president
Mr.. wilson. suggested that we at once
commence to organize our people by
irving to bring home to each com
munity the responsibility of aiding in
this work.
All OF this had to be voluntary. We
AZ first recommended the free use OF
rice as an article of diet. we conlo
not press this nor anv other measure
but only suggest and our plans are
subject to change from time to time
We have this summer reached one
hundred and fifty thousand persons AT
summer schools, teaching grown-ups
and children the Importance or con.
seryation. We are preparing text
p, schools. so
as to teach home economics. NOT
Ionly is this necessary for the present.
but for the future If we are to COM
pete with Europeans after the war,
as they will have learned the THRIFT
Of economy. and unless our people
learn 10 conserve we cannot hope to
compete for the future. Our chieI
difficulty is to save in the midst or
pleasure. Everything saved renders
our allies army more efficient ana
thus saves our own men.
Mr.. Cullen, OF the Lackawanna rail-
road. VINO was giving his whole time
to this work, spoke, and said: 1t
is no small thing to change the habits
Of a. hundred and ten million OF peo-
ple. We can for a short time AFFECT
them, but after a while they drop
back into their wasteful methods,
Only as we fave a permanent organi-
zation can we hope for successful
work We are asking our people to
cut down their consumption OF wheat
and meat 2s per cent by substitution
of other articles OF diet. Our great
est hope In for the men OF the church
es by organization to keep constantly
before our people the necessity OF
feeding the women and children OF
our allies In order that they may fight
efficiently. Russia's problem In its
last analysis was a food problem. for
a man cannot fight II he knows his
wife and children are suffering for
food al home We propose to have
a school Of methods here in Washing
ton where you can send your repre-
sentative mon to learn the plans and
then go back and inspire your mem
bership to actively cooperate.
We wish you to appoint a repre-
sentative to give his whole time to
this work: to remain here all the time
II possible to keep in touch with the
! government and other churches. SC
as to secure the interchange OF ideas
and by every means try to establish
| individual responsibility In each com
munity, church, and personal mem
bers Of all churches. This is the only
| food card. Is voluntary individual CO.
operation because OF individual re
sponsihility.
c. II. Ireland moved that com
mittee Of seven be appointed to draf,
suitable resolutions DR.. McMurry
moved that the committee consist OF
nine instead of seven. and 1t was
adopted The chair appointed w. F
| McMurray. John r. Pepper. James
Cannon, Jr.. Jos. r. Kelly. z. v. W
Darlington. Julian 8. Carr. w. 3