Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-24
YE WOMEN OF SALLEMi
ENLIST TODAY

Khaki, and all other Patriotic Women
of Salem:
Do you realize that the saving of a
slice of wheat bread per member of the
families of the. United States at. ecah
meal means a. loaf of bread per day
for every soldier in the trenches7
That the saving of a teaspoonful Of
sugar or one ounce of meat per day
means the saving of thousands of prec-
ious lives and be the means of bring
ing your loved ones home, alive and
well, and of bringing the cruel war to
speedy terminationa
That is what the campaign for food
administration means; just exactly
what National Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover proposes to do, and up
on the success of the campaign for
food substitution depends the success
of the world-war for democracy and
freedom.
1t is, important, then, that every
mother, wife, sister and sweetheart of
soldiers enlisted in the service of I'm
Gle Sam, and other patriotic women,
come forward and enlist in Herbert
Hoover IS big "Serviee by Suhstitu-
tion" army as volunteers to assist in
the canvas of Salem, during the week
of October 2S to November 4, to see
that pledge cards are signed and mem
bership cards be displayed in the win
dow Of every home in Salem.
Do not wait to be solicited person
ally; your loved ones did not hesitate
about answering the call to arms to
defend the principles of democracy and
wipe autocratic militarism from the
face of the earth, but send in your
names, street and telephone addresses
to the Salem Commercial Club and
help to win the war with food.
This appeal is made to you in the
name and cause of our soldiers IN the
trenches (and who of you would like
to think that your dear boy was hun
gry) and the hunger suffering moth
ers, wives, sisters and children OF sol
diers OF our allied nations who are
crying for food to stay off starvation.
| Send in your name todayl
JAMES ELVIN,
Chairman Salem Committee Marion
County Food Administration.
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food administration campaign as well
as any other important movement de-
Ipepds to a very large extent upon the
part that the women take in 1T, ana
that the food administration work can
not be made a success without the act
live SUPPORT and cooperation of the
women Of Salem, Chairman Elvin, of
, the Salem committee is making an ap-
L.. 10 FnFyyn
volunteer their services in the clean up
week capaign for home pledges and
placing of window membership cards.
There is nothing strenuous about the
work. All the volunteers will be asked
TO do is to start out on Wednesday
morning, October 81, and go over the
districts assigned to them, which will
mot be more than a half dozen blocks
to the pair or team Of workers and Wis
liz the homes wherein window cards
Lare not displayed, ask the man or wo-
man of the household to. sign the
[pledge card and leave a membership
card to be placed in the window.
The lodges and other organizations
are coming forth valiantly in response
to the call for volunteer workers, tbs
majority of them having already sent
in their lists of names, but there arc
hundreds Of patriotic women and men
of Salem who are not only willing but
lanxious to do their duty in this impor-
tant work who cannot be reached
through the medium of any organiza-
tion and it is to give them an oppor'
tunity to help that Mr.. Elvin issues
the call.
volunteer Speakers Wanted
Owing to the fact that many of the
business and professional men who are
. always depended upon to respond to
the call for speakers in any patrlotl6.
, or civic movement are being drafted
into the liberty bond campaign this
week the committee on speakers Of
, the food administration campaign, Of
which George T. Watson, Of the Salem
Abstract company is chairman, is hav
, ing difficulty in securing speakers fol
the food substitution work and anyon'
= who would like to do little service
! for his country and can spare a few
Il minutes of their time in the evening
> > to spreading the gospel of food consef
vation win confer great favor upoi
Mr.. Watson by getting into immedi
q ate communication with him and Vol
: unteering their services.
:, 1-ere are numerous young and am
. bilious, as well as intensely patriotic
Il professional men in Salem, especial,
; rising young attorneys, who could ren
der heroic service in such eampaig
. and special appeal is made to then
!; to get in touch with Mr.. Watson AM
receive an assignment These meeting
y with few exceptions, are to be he'll
in the evenings and all transportation
: conveniences and other expenses ar
y provided for. out of town assignment
P and it would be an easy matter 10
= them to get away and not saerltle
their businesses.
. In addition to lists of workers TO
!, the clean up campaign of October 2
2 to November 4, many of the lodge
n and other organizations are adoptin
z resolutions in support Of the food &C
4 ministration movement and pledgin
rs active cooperation in every way.
n Among the latest of these to have r.
W sponded in this kind are the Loyal o.
der of Moose and the Foresters of An
erica whose resolutions follow:
Foresters to the Front
Court Sherwood Forest No. l9, 70
is esters of America, C.. J. Beach, G. K
4 and C. E. Ramp, secretary, sends !
the following communication embod.