New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Island Folk Distribute
Hoouer's Food Message.

GLEN COVE, Long Island. Sept. s.
Friends of Hoover" is the new TIL,
that will have to be handed out to til.
women OF Long Island.
Since the beginning Of the Summu
when Mrs. W.. Emlen Roosevelt, and
the other heads of the Southern Nassau
Garden Association saw TO it that
every available inch OF the island, even
to its golf grounds. was under cult.
walton, until now, when the fall garden.
ing is at its height, there is no sspse.
Of the food problem that they have neg.
lected. In spite of the fact tina, tn.
end of the season is approaching. the
interest in canning, dehydrstion snd
food lectures is es keen a. ever. Many
of the summer residents will remain
on the island later than usual. in or.
der to see to it that none Of the prod.
uce of their gardens is wasted.
The sufragists of Glen Cove under
Mrs. c. d. Smithers, have busted them.
selves distributing Hoover cards and
food pledges. Mrs. Harold |. Pratt,
Mrs. ". +. Luyster. Mrs. Brian Evans,
Mrs. Alfred Howell and Mrs. Edwin
Webb are among the women who hsys
been most active in carrying on the
Hoover work in Glen Cove. and they
report remarkable response on n,
part of the community.
"All good sufragistS now are inter-
ested in the food problem, as they are
interested in everything that pertains
10 the war; said Mrs. Smithers, WHO
is also member of the HON.
Economics Branch of the Food
Bureau Of Long Island and OF the
National League for Woman's Service.
than the women are doing now all over
the United States, but We have been
greatly encouraged by the spirit We
encountered. When VIC came 10 ass
the women TO take the food pledges. the
usual answer was that they were o..
ready doing everything they eould
think of for food conservation and thss
they were willing to do anthing else We
would suggest"
Under the auspices OF the Ked
Cross a lecturer and food demonstra'
tor has been put at the call OF the pup
lie, and stands ready TO go at On!
moment 20 any community on Long 1871
and where women have food econ
omy questions they been unable 70
solve for themselves.
The Red Cross of Oyster Bay con.
tinutes the energetic work tina: hA'
characterized il all summer. Altnouen
1t has only abogt 500 members, mas.
cisl report which was made this wee.
shows that its disbursements for tne
war fund for July have been over
$4,000 and its total receipt, o'ei
$4,000. Colonel Roosevelt has heIpea
swell this fund materially by lecture
which he has given under the heu
Cross auspices, and the women OF voc
organization, under their Chairman
Mrs. Thomas L. Clarke, have been VI.
firing in their work. A fresh impetus
10 patriotic work was given 10 O!,vII'
Bay last week by the visit OF the pc
gian Mission 10 Colonel Rooseye' '"'
incidentally to the city. -,
A dozen flourishing auXillarles OF 70.
Jamaica Red Cross make on
of the banner organizations OF LVHt
Island. The organization was fouhuea
so lately as last January, and s!ieso,
includes among its members sImy.'
every branch OF society and every 10
terest in the place. Some Of the mo-.
prominent men and women OF the e,i
make UP the board Of directors az
the organization committee. Few h.'
Cross societies on the island or e
where have been more active IN sn,r
ments of garments and surgical cie"
ings 70 Europe. .,,
r. Higbee is chairman Of the 'oeNo
Mrs. A. J. Blanchard yice-chaiirmma,
George 5. Downing treasurer ana M,s
A. :. Wyckof secretary. The orssrJ.
cation committee consists OF the W
lowing persons: Mrs. A. j. Blancnv.,.
chairman: Mrs. VI. l.. Eastman a..
VI. B. Carson. Mrs. T. j. Flynn H..
Helen Buck, Miss Anna Nichols ~ ".
Alice DARCY. Mrs. J. ". VICES, "a
b. L. MacCallum, Mrs. G. ". Sown.s
Miss J. n Wikin and Mrs. $. n. ''