The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
NAMES STATE STAFF
Colonel l.. b. White Also Announces
Personnel of Once Force to
Garry on Work.
TWENTY-THREE PLACES
Leading Authorities and Specialist
Are Selected TO Fill Positions by
Federal Commissioner for Ytr-
gInia--Ari serve without Pay.

The organization of the staff of
Colonel e. r. White. federal food
commissioner for Virginia, was COM
pleted yesterday with the appoint
ment of several assistants. Twenty
three offices have been filled with the
leading persons in their line, In add
ton to the special Office force of d.
rcctors.
In addition to the state staff APP
pointed by the food administrator, To-
cal food commissioners have been
appointed In all the counties and eigh-
teen cities, All of these appointeeS
serve without compensation.
The state staff, which follows. is
grouped into Ave general divisions.
each with it's subdivision:
Division of production: Agricultural
demonstration agent-Jesse NJ. Jones,
director of cooperative extension
work. United States department of ag-
riculture.
Farm director--A. 3. Thornhiil.
president Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union of America, VIZ
ginia division and national agent,
Farm labor director-G. w. koiner.
commissioner OF agriculture
Live stock director--H. Fl. Downing.
Division OF manufactures: Dairy
and bakery products director-Benja-
min l.. Purcell, dairy and food super
intendent.
Mil food director-Thomas l.,
Moore, representative United Statos
food administration.
| Conservation director-Thomas r
/ DIETRICH.
| Division of Dstri butjon-Commer-
cial and F'raternal organizations d.
/ rector, ". 7. Dabney. business mana
ger chamber OF commerce, Richmond.
| Markets and transportation direc-
| tor, &, c. Moomaw. Jr., state director
| divisions of markets.
| Wholesalers and Jobbers director
Hugh Antrim. member Wholesale
( Merchants association.
| Retail Merchants director. George
MacBain. Of Roanoke. member State
| Merchants association.
Division of Food ion
Home Demonstration director. Miss
! Ella C. Agnew, assistant director OF
cooperative extension work L. S
department of agriculture and Viz
giria Agricultural and Mechanical
! college and Polytechnic institute
Director Hotels, Restaurants. Din
/ ing Cars and other Public Estine
(
Jefferson Hotel.
Director of Institutions. Or. Joseph
r. Mastin. secretary state board oi
charities and corrections.
! Division OF Public Information
/ Director of Colleges and Schools, i
D. Eggleston, president virginia Agri,
cultural and Mechanical college and
| Polytechnic institute.
Home Economics director, Mis-;
Ella G. Agnew. of Blacksburg,
Public Speaking director, Ex-Gov
ernor William Hodges Mann.
I Legal director. Hon. EdmuuC
4 Waddiil, .Er., judge L. S. circuit court
Eastern district of Virginia.
/ Director of cooperation orEanizs
lions. Mrs r. r. Munford.
Moving picture director, Jake
Wells
Health director, DIR. Ennion C. vii
liams, tie health commissioner
Library director. Earl G. Swemn
assistant librarian Virginia state lib
rary.
Office staff-Miss A l. Jones, ex
ecutive secretary.
Division OF public .nfornra tion,
w. Paae, press and outdoor adver
Using; J. H Montgomery. family en-
rollment, n. c. Stuart. ,Tr.. publ
speaking; Miss Ellen McBryde Brown
home economics.
Division of enforceme emit. T
Bethel, director OF enforcement; w
A Powell inspector