Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-18
How They Will Work.

lHe operation OF the eHort Is to func-
t1on through half dozen main chan
nels. one of which will disseminate do
nestIc science information, another
publicity, third supervise member
ship, fourth develop states relations
and a fifth will enlist cooperating or
Ganizations. There also will be ac-
counting and bookkeeping forces at
work
In Mr.. Hoover's statement yesterda Y
It was said that men who produce. dis
tribute and transport foodstuffs would
also be enlisted in the food conserva-
ton effort
1t was indicated today that one of the
services which they will help perform
VIII be the development of zone sys-
TEN. to save expense in TRANSPORTATION.
Thus there may be regions which could
utilize corn, rather than wheat. others
could use barley rather than bringing
other cereals a long distance.
Simple as is the general scheme of or
ganizing this national volunteer effort
its ramifications stagger the imagina-
ton. All of it depends entirely on volun-
teer service and cooperation and relates
only to that phase of the proposed food
administrations work which does not re-
qui1e any legislation.
Big Drive Starts July 1.
The big drive" to carry the program
through will take place Sunday, July l.
by which time every clergyman will
be asked to make announcement of the
plans from his pulpit and all during
that week thousands of organizations
Will start actively to work in the ed
ucational campaign.
First active steps in preparing the
literature and general program of this
educational effort were taken today at
a conference at Mr.. Hoover's office, at
tended by representatives of various
offices of the Agriculture Department
and from the United States bureau of
Working together daily, this confer
ence will develop domestic economy
Information organization which will
prepare exact and authoritative state
nents about what is required in con-
nection with avoidance Of food waste
in food preparation, food preservation
and use of food substitutes
The immediate work of this organiza-
fion will be to prepare courses for use
IN summer schools. In response to re-
quests from Mr. Hoover's office. $50
schools this summer will give these
courses. which will reach $1,000 per-
sons. who, in turn. will carry the GOSPEL
Of scientific dietetics back home to 1876
600 smaller communities.
Already the wheels have begun to
turn on the general publicity campaign.
Ihls VIII be one of the most compre-
hensive publicity campaigns ever un-
dertaken in this country, reaching out
not only through newspapers and mag
houses. all theaters. churches, lecture
bureaus. public libraries retail stores
and trade bodies.
To Enroll Housewives.
Then there will he the committee on
membership, which faces tn. tremendous
task OF actually enrolling housewives, and
!alei pusiiitss men, as active agents of
,he Iood administration Registration will
Ipbf will !
to give data about the number In their
Iamliles, their addresses and thev will
receive instructions about how to co-oner-
ate with the food administration hodv
anu Some sort OF insignia to place in their
WINDOWS as evidence Of their nemherabi,,
in the great volunteer Eo,Is.y.i,as -,
rms registration viii he c,rrie6 IN
through state councils of def.ns. ,nd
iourty-four states and the District Of %.
.uh.oia nave organizations either called
'hat or performing similar function
under some other n;.tna 1'@''-i
fquallN eXt"nsir" WIN ne tho nron
aSanda disseminated through all rnrt.
OF educational Institutions he 49,, Ho, 20
WIN the summer schools mention.d
and extending next wini.r to rn1Ina.s
high schools. grade schools and nrivat'
schools. pi''ale
Ihus the housewife rot only will n.
called upon directly to serve ,ha n.
ton. but she will be reacbed ;,di.,atI,
py hfr childfen, bringing home this in
,oi ''ia'ioh i', from schools and colleges.
"'ii 'ht pressure cease there. If
sAe belohss 10 amy club church ar any
sort of an organization ..bn .I,n ii,
he touched by the hrinrh of o,.r,ti,,a
3rSa>l CATION for THIS branch viii en-
70 obtaln the active and
.horoufh aid OF women, farm. labor.
f.t; i'liS .p'S. educational and
tfalerhal ORGANIZATIONS and CITY gov
ernments. ' s"'