The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-06
$4,000 PEOPLE NEEDED
FOR CANNING HOUSES
Gamers Hold Important Meeting at
Baltimore to Determine Method of
Handling Situation This Year.

! At meeting of the representative
Gamers of Maryland held last night
| in the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, un
| der the auspices of the National
| Gamers Association, plans We're dis
cusSed TO secure 5000 men, women
and children TO work in the cannin Z
| factories throughout the State dur
! ing August and September and save
the crop of corn and tomatoes which
promises TO be very large.
The meeting was presided over by
| H. p. Strausbaugh, chairman of the
| tomato section of the National Can
| ners' Association. Among the guests
We're Charles H. Bentley, of San
| Francisco, Cal, an expert who was
| sent from Washington to represent
| Food Administrator Hoover, f. c.
Wilson, from the Department of La
| Dor; Rex +. Willard, delegated by
| the Department of Agriculture to at
tend the meeting, and F. W. Holden,
assistant to William f. Hall, nation
al director of the Boys Working Re
serve of the United States.
A committee consisting of John 5.
Gibbs, chairman; John r. Raines,
George G.. Phillips. of Baltimore, and
j. \. Shriver, of Westminster, and
William Shriver, of Aberdeen, Md
We're appointed to call upon Cover
nor Harrington today and request
him to have the Defense Council
that he will appoint take up the
question of providing labor for the
Gamers aS soon as possible.
Mr.. Bentley urged the Gamers 10
effort nnScibla 10 SanIra
labor and save the crop of corn ana
tomatoes. He pointed out that the
Gamers would play one of the most
important parts in the government S
plans for conserving the food of the
country. Mr.. Bentley also told the
Gamers that the government looks
to them to save the crops and that
they should not leave stone I'M
turned until the required labor is Sc
cured.
Addresses We're also made by the
other representative of the govern
ment. F. w. Holden, who is at the
head of the Boys Working Reserve,
which comes under the Department
of Labor. said that campaign would
be started at once 10 enroll every
boy in the State between the ages of
! T. and - years, with view to US
ing them in agricultural work and
that as many as possible would be
gwen to the Gamers TO work in the
factories The enrolment of these
boys Will begin at once at the head
quarters of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and at the Farm La
Dor Bureau. which is conducted by
the government in the Stuart Bulld-
ing. Baltimore. Mr.. Holden can also
be seen AT his office. 1904 Munsey
Building. Baltimore.
After the meeting Mr.. Gibbs chair
man of the committee 10 call upon
Governor Harrington. said that the
outlook for the corn and tomato crop
was most favorable and that the can
ners in Maryland had been assured
they could secure enough cans to
pack the corn and tomato crop.
We must have labor" said Mr.
Gibbs. and the canning season will
be for six weeks in August and Sep
TENDER. Every State organization of
both men and women will be asked
to assist the Gamers in securing la
Dor
The Women's Section of Mary
land for the Council of National De
Tense, which represents more than
100000 women in Maryland. have
been asked TO help"
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