Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-02
URGE UTMOST EFFORTS
TO CONSERVE F00DsTUFFs
Many Local Ministers Refer to Food
Controller Hoover's
Proclamation.
BISHOP o'CoNNELL MAKES TALK
In Preface to Sermon at Sacred Heart
Cathedral Yesterday, He Says
Food Situation Is One That Calls
for Serious Consideration.

From the churches Of Richmond yes
to-day went. forth the appeal to the
people of this city to make tho ut
most effort to conserve foodstuns, to
the end that the war may be quickly
won and peace restored to tho world
1t was tho message from Herbert C.
Hoover. national food controller, and
was delivered simultaneously through
out the United States. urging each
citizen TO do his bit" in saving food
which must be done If Germany is to
be defeated.
The two weeks nation wide cam
paign planned by the food controller
to show the people of the United States
the serious situation that confrunts
them was ushered in yesterday with
"Food-SavinG Sunday" Calling upon
every agency that can be used to reach
the people. including clergymen, teach
ers and the newspapers. Mr.. Hoover
sought yesterday to enlist every man.
woman and child in the country in an
enormous drive against the "wastcr
dragon" which is costing the United
States more than s2oo0,0go, 900 annu-
ally
Bishop D. ]. O'Connell. at the Sacred
Heart Cathedral. yesterday urged the
congregation to make every effort to-
wards tAe conservation of foodstuIrs.
saying that the situation confronting
this country was indeed serious and one
that demanded the utmost consfdera-
tion BY the people of the United States.
He prefaced his sermon with few
remarks on the food situation.
MUST BE NO DELAY
IN STARTING MOVEMENT
Taking as his subject Food Conser-
vation." Rev. W. E. Thompson, u. D.,
pastor of the Park Place Methodist
church. preached striking sermon
both on aspects OF the war and what
1t meant to this country, and on the
food situation. 1t is absolutely neccs-
sary, he said, that the aid of eyery
man, woman and child be enlisted i'm
the movement to conserve foodstufs.
and no delay must be allowed in start
ing such movement, for the final out
come of the war is dependent upon the
amount OF food we are able 10 supply
our army and the armies of our allies.
We must make the best use of the
things at hand" he said, otherwise
the efforts OF our armies will be rem
dered less effective. Save in every pos
siole way Remember the saving you
effect to-day may help to save Il SOL
diers life, and we haven't any soldiers
to spare. Enough will be sacrificed
anyway. and the least those who can
not fight can do Is to contribute to
those who bear arms"
Other ministers declared that 1t was
the duty OF Richmonders as patriots
and church members to acquiesce in all
the demands and suggestions made by
the government, but that the food con-
servation program is one that is doubly
important. Members of the various
churches were urged to live up to the
suggestions made by the food control
Ter. for while lit may mean hardships.
or that which will appear to be hard
ships at the first, put with the knowl-
edge that by each individual saving
some food daily a human life may be
saved. the hardships will be Of minor
Importance"