The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22
ENLIST NA1IoNS HoUsEWIvES
IN A GIANT FOOD DRIVE
Every Woman Expected to Enroll.
Time to Sacrifice for Country
Has Come

actual members OF the food admin
istratiOn and appealed to them to
join him in the fight for cOnserva-
tion measures and the elimination
of waste. The women will be en-
rolled during period of registra-
tion from July to July Is thru
the council of national defense and
the state defense councils.
Mr.. Hoovr is proceeding, at the
direction OF President Wilson, who
witiiOnt waiting for congress to EN-
act the administration food bills,
d;rccted him to proceed with Or
ganization of the food administra-
tion insofar as it contmplates as
sembling volunteer effort.
LAS requested by the president"
says his statement, I'VE ask every
woman in the United States, en-
gagged in the personal control of
food, to register for actual member
ship in the food administration,
thus entering directly into the ma
tiOnal service. We shall later on
ask various classes of men, likewise
engaged in food production and
distribution, also to volunteer to
the federal service in their various
branches.
I'VE must enter a period of sacri-
flee for our country and for demo
cracy. Many must 60 into battle,
but many can only remain at home.
The worlds food supply is short,
and many must suffer. We have
the major burden of feeding the
whole world. Food must be man.
aged and transported in our own
country and to our allies IN such .
way as to get the most out OF it.
Those who remain at home can al
so help and can fight by helping
the fighter fight and can serve by
saving
"Since food will decide the war,
each American woman can do q
real national service by protecting
the food supply of the nation.
Ninety per cent of American food
consumption passes thru the hands
of our women. In no other field do
small things, when multiplied by
l00,0O0,OO0 people count for SO much.
A single pound of bread saved
weekly for each person will incrase,
our surplus wheat 1OOOOO,OOO bush
els and an average saving Of cents
on each meal evry day for each per-
son will save to the nation for war
purposes $2,OOO,OO0OOO per annum.
The proper assurance of the food
to our allies will not only encour-
age them but it will maintain them
in war. Without larger margin
from our abundant food supply,
only to be secured by individual ef-
fort,and volunteer sacrifices, the war
will be prolonged and thousands
OF lives, not only of men, but also
of women and children, needlessly
lost. The guiding hand of women
in the home can alone control in
this matter.
"Inasmuch as before legislation
is completed, the food administra-
tion has no representatives thru
out the country, the national coun-
ell of defense is kindly requesting
all the state councils of defense,
with the assistance of the wOmen's
committee of the national council
of defense, to undertake the regis
tration. This registration will be-
gin July and will continue in
tensively for fifteen days and will
consist simply in asking every won.
an in the country to volunteer in
this important service by signing
and mailing to the food admins
traitor, conservation division.
Washington, the following pledge:
"I am glad to join you in the
service of food conservation for our
nation and I hereby accept men,
bership in the United States food
administration, pledging myself to
carry out the directions and advice
of the food administrator in the
conduct of my household, insofar
as my circumstances permit
1--WE not only want the name and
address but we want the number
Of persons in the household, We