Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-27
PLAN OF COUNTY
FOOD SERVICE drive
Is FULLY EXPLAINED
Pledge Cards Distributed and
ROusing Rallies Are Held at
Various Places

city -MeSSrS. James Et-
win, chairman, w. f. Buchner, E. T.
Barnes, John Bayne, W. M. Hamilton,
B. L. Sleeves, VIM. H. Trindle.
Campaign Plan-Salem divided into
80 districts. Each member of the city
committee responsible for four dis
tricts except Mr.. Hamilton, who has
five districts.
Volunteer Workers Nearly 800
names have been handed in. This com
prises a corps of approximately 10
workers for each district. Each work
er will be notified through the presz
by the leader of the district which
district he or she will work in.
Leaders-One leader to be appointed
for each district. Four district leaders
under supervision of each member of
the city committee. Leaders will select
the workers for their respective dis
tricts.
Work-Every committeeman and ev-
cry leader and all workers to be on
hand early Wednesday morning. Dis
trict leader to notify workers of plac
and time Of assembly. Every house in
each district which does net display
membership card in window, or other
prominent place, to be visited and So
licited. If family is temporarily away
secure name of family, when expected
to return, ETC., and calls must be re-
peated until card is plaeed. Signed
cards to be returned to member of city
committee having charge of district
Time of Campaign-From Wednes-
day October 31st, through Sunday, No
vember 4th.
Pledge Cards Distributed
The pledge cards and the home cards
in the United States food administra-
ton food conservation campaign arc
now in the hands of the families which
could be reached through the medium
of the public and private schools.
The school children who took the
cards home are thoroughly conversant
with the objects and necessities of the
food substitution movement, having
been drilled. in comprehensive study
material upon the subject for the past
week, and are able to explain the rea-
sons for the campaign to such of their
parents and other members of the
household who have not had the op-
portunity to inform themselves.
On Wednesday morning the big corps
of volunteer workers will start out to
visit every home in Salem wherein the
membership card is not on display in
the window and this canvass will con
ttinue until every home has been visit
ed and the occupants given an opportu'
nifty to enlist in this Ritally important
branch of the government service. The
duties and objects Of these visiting
committees will be explained in more
lucid detail later.
Reports from outside of the city in.
dicate great and growing interest and
enthusiasm on the part of the people
of Marion county in the food service
campaign. Ivan G.. Martin and M. e.
Pogue addressed very large mass
meeting at Marion last evening and
much genuine interest was manifest ON
the part of the audience. Both spoke
upon the issues of the food campaign
but Mr.. Pogue, having had personal
acquaintance with National Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert Hoover in his boy
hood days in Oregon, recited many in
tensely interesting "reminiscences of
his early acquaintareeship with Mr..
Hoover which brought the man in clos
err touch and harmony with his fellow
Oregonians. Few neople are aware that
Mr.. Hoover sacrificed an income of
$50 900 a year to be Of service to the
government and that he is now serv-
ing in mis- present capacity without
compensation of any kind
Guy Smith addressed an audience of
over 200 people at the Macleay school
where intense interest was shown and
many questions asked and answered
At .Ae Salem Heights school, in con-
nection with parent teachers associa-
ton meeting and program, Elmo s.
White talked upon food conservation,
and, at the North Howell school, Coun'
tv Agriculturist F. r. Brown gave an
address on food substitution and Roy
F. Shields in on the libertp loan. The
meeting house was crowded and auto
mobiles lined the roadway for a great
distance in both directions.
Superintendent Todd of the Salem
schools addressed big meeting at
Middle Grove yesterday afternoon and
another at the Pringle school last
night. and reports much interested en-
thusiasm. There is to be big meeting
at Stayton on Monday evening and
George J. Watson will send a Salem
speaker to give them talk. Reports
from G.. j. Moisan, chairman of the
Gervais committee, states that "we
are at work and before November
everything will be done that can be
done.''
Sermons on food conservation by
will be delivered from all
pulpits in Salem tomorrow and all or
will be urged to send in
their names of volunteer workers, and
members of the congregations win be
asked to offer their services in the
cleanup of the pledge card campaign.