Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-23
FOOD PLEDGE CARD
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
Administrator Wilson States
Washington Will "Go
Over the Top"
PLANS FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM

Washington win 80 "over the top in
the food pledge card campaign.
This was the assuring statement today
OF Food Administrator Clarence r. Will
son. who reviewed the results Of the three
| days canvass Of the District in the food
conservation fight Washington is waging
to help make the world safe for democ-
racy.
While volunteer woman canvassers went
at the fourth days work with rush to-
day to canvass as many homes as possible
| before the end Of the week. officials of the
District food administration had before
them plans for follow-up system to
make sure that all District homes are
enrolled in the conservation army when
the campaign is concluded.
The most encouraging reports received
thus far by Administrator Wilson reached
his office today as subdivision leaders
made known the results of the campaign
yesterday. In some Of the more thickly
| populated sections the work has been
signment to canvassers is concerned.
Call for Second Time.
These workers are expected to visit a
| majority Of the homes today and tomor-
| row which have been found without &C
cupants by previous canvassers. The
chief trouble encountered by the pledge
distributors has been the absence Of hun
| dreds OF household heads when calls are
| made.
Hundreds have employment in Offices
and government departments and are
at homo only when the workers have
finished the days assignments. A spe-
cial plan to reach these absentees Is be-
ing perfected today by the food ad-
Unofacial estimates today placed the
number Of homes visited close to the
$4,000 mark, although reports have
failed to come In from several subdi-
visions.
Resort to the United States mails
may be taken in an eleventh-hour at
tempt to reach those who have been
found away from home by workers on
repeated visits. The ranking privilege
make 1t comparatively easy to get in
touch with all such absentees.
Plan to Reach Every One.
II this plan is adopted It will fol-
low a special appeal by Administrator
Wilson to capital residents to come to
the aid Of the workers and sign the
pledge cards. Where a territory has
been canvassed repeatedly and dis
tributers fail to find residents at home
this plan will solve the problem, but
it is keenly desired to have all people
ministration's pledge cards repre-
sentatives.
Pupils of the Powell School were yes
terday given food pledge cards, win
dow cards and home cards, the latter
brief Of Instructions. to carry to
their home. This step was taken to
check up on homes not visited and to
make sure that the residents OF this
section are fully represented when the
complete reports are submitted.
The section represented by Powell
School pupils boasts of q population
Of approximately 10000 persons. It is
one of the communities In Washington
which the war rush has affected ma
terially.
So thorough has been the admins
tration's Investigation Of reports Of
dishonest solicitation by frauds repre-
senttng themselves to be food agents
that no further complaints have been
received. With the cooperation Of the
police department. the special investi-
gators OF the administration have fully
investigated all such complaints from
householders