The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-11-02
FOOD CAMP Align
BEGUN in CAPE
ANDCOUNTY Seat
HOuse.-to-HOuse Canvass
Will be Made by Food
Workers.
CHILDREN ASKED TO.
AID IN CONSERVATION
City Has Been Divided Into
Districts-All Housewives
Urged to Enroll.

The campaign for the conservation
of food was started yesterday in tn,
city under the direction of DR.. w. S
Dearmont, president of the Norma
who has been placed in charge of tht
food organization of the entire coln
ty. 1t is hoped by DR.. Dearmont tina
the canvass of the city will be com
pleted this evening.
The city has been divided into l.
districts and each district into small
divisions. Prof. c. E. Benson and Miss
Lillian Balm are in charge of the can
vass. About 100 workers, women, mer
and students have volunteered to can.
vass the city.
Every house in the city will be Wis
I1eds and each house in which tht
housewife or the head of the family
pledges to support the conservation o!
food, will be marked. Large window
cards will be placed in each house, as
will a kitchen car don which direc.
tons are given by which the house.
wife can assist in conserving food.
Owing to delay in the arrival Of
the pledge cards the canvass coui.
not be extended over the entire Gig
as DR.. Dearmont had contemplated
Only a number of the canvassers wer,
supplied with the necessary pledge
cards. The downtown district, whicl
is in charge of Russell Dearmont ani
the factories of which William HI
tiers has charge, will not be visitet
utnil the necessary number of pledgt
cards have been received in the city
Students and school children hav,
also been asked to join in the move
ment to conserve foodstuffs. Superir
tendent of Public Schools j. N. Crock
er has explained the plan to the pu
pills of all public schools of the cit,
and each child has been urged to heip
Prof. Dearmont made visit to tht
High School and found great enthus
asm for the plan. among the oldel
students. All expressed their willing
ness to aid in the campaign. He atst
addressed the children of the Lorimie
school explaining why the movement
for the conservation Of food was urg
ed by the government.
The children were asked by Pro.
Dearmont to reduce their consum0
ton of candy in particular, as sugar
was badly needed for the support d
the European allies of the Unite
States. He told the children, he rea.
LIKED the sacrifice they would brin.,
in following out his plans but the
greater sacrifice the more the re
suit would be appreciated
The campaign in Jackson was be
gun yesterday morning under the di,
reetion Of Mrs. Clarence Grant. Sh-
reported last night that her co-woril,
ers had enrolled 143 men and 2Os
women during the first day. The pu-
pills of the public schools have also
been enrolled for the food campaign.
DR.. Dearmont said last night he OK
pected a complete supply of pledge
cards today SO that the city canvass
could be compelled today. The pledge
cards are signed by everyone who
wants to assist in reducing the waste
Of food and conserve foodstuffs. A
card giving the directions along whit h
this reduction can be accomplished
will be given to everybody that is en-
rolled during the campaign.
The consumption of sugar, wheat,
meats and fats is principally to be
reduced. The people will be urged TO
observe days of every week on which
they will not use any of these four
kinds Of foodstuffs.