Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-16
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR OF
THIS DISTRICT is READY
E.A. Pedan Completes Organization Are Takes
First Step Toward Actual Work With the
Organization of Executive Committee

appeal to the men and women of Texas
who have the leisure and the inclination
tn offer their services to the county chair
men AZ volunteer workers.
Not only must the card be brought into
the homes and presented to the housewife,
but the plea must be presented and the
signature obtained. Then the card goes
into the hands Of the county chairman.
From there il goes To the district manager,
and thence To the state administrator. and
later 10 national headquarters at Wash
ington.
The food administrator cannot empha-
hize too strongly the need of volunteer
workers and he asks earnestly that all who
can do so. place themselves AT the disposal
of their county chairman for the week Of
October 2S to November 1. inclusive.
ID j. an interesting fact that the hotels
and cafes should be the first To respond to
the need of conservation. The food adj
ministrator has received the warmest sup
port Of the hotel men of Texas. and J. T..
Daley, president of the Bender Hotel Com
pany. of Houston. has been named chair
man of this committee. X. l.. Sanders,
secretary of the Hotel Mems Association
of Texas, and proprietor of The Texas Ho-
tel News. San Antonio. has been designated
a. secretary Of the hotel and restaurant
committee.
The saving of hundreds Of tons of food
stuff. and the cutting down IN the use of
the materials most needed nj the front
will result through the Texas and national
conservation Of hotel food stuffs. The
personnel of this committee consists of:
J. r. Daley, president. the Bender Hotel
Company. Houston, chairman: A. q. Pull
yer. manager. the Rice Hotel. Houston !;
Otto Harold. president. the Oriental hotel.
Dallas; X. b. Ellifritz. manager, the
Adolhus hotel. Dallas; J. G. Clopton, pro-
p%rietor. Metropolitan hotel. Fort Worth /;
l.. J. Hart. president, Gunter hotel. San
Antonio; Percy Tyrrell. manager, Gunter
hotel. San Antonio: T. B. Baker. president.
st. Anthony and Menger hotels. San An
tonic: Col. ". ". Seley. president. State
House. Waco: Bert Orndorff, proprietor.
Orndorff hotel. FL Paso: W. l.. Stark.
manager. Driskill hotel. Austin: =. l.. San
ders. manager. Galvez hotel, Galveston;
II. ID. Bihn. manager. Crosby hotel, Beau
mont: X. l.. Sanders. secretary of Hotel
Mems Association Of Texas. and propri-
esor of the Texas Hotel News, San An
tonic.
Food bulletin No. | ha> been issued by
the hotel men and among the chief recon-
mcndations l. the saving of sugar. wheat,
meats. fats and potatoes, and the serving
Of portions - there will he little or no
waste whatever from returned dishes.
Not only the hotel men and the editorial
men of the state have been voluntarily
drawn into the problem of conservation Of
food products. hut also the motion pie
ture exhibitors in Texas. On Friday
morning. October II, T.. II. ilulsey. Of the
IIulscy Amusement enterprises of Dallas,
Texas. held "A conference with Mr.. Peden
and "a the result of that conference slides
and short film subjects pertaining to food
conservation will be- shown in all of the in
f~lucntial motion picture theatcr~ of Texas.
II was the program of the food admin
istrator to conduct the pledge card cam
paign the week of October u 10 IS. inclu-
sive. but because Of the -hortncsS Of time.
and almost the physical impossibility of
reaching the population Of Texas n q
whole. a special request was made of Mr..
Hoover. the national food administrator 70
postpone the campaign for one week. which
was done. In a telegram received Friday
night from Washington, Mr.. Peden has
been instructed that the campaign may be
delayed one week and will now he conduct