Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-09
Your Uncle Sam
In Every own
By Frr d. ric J. Haskin

The very newest thing war organ
izations made its debut at Bridgeport,
Connecticut n short time ago, when
Harrison g. Strecter, of thnt city was
elected icon munity secretary m the
pay of the United States government.
TO the so-called average citizen who
knows that there are already moro
war organizations than he can Temcfn-
her the names Of. and that all of them
want money, il may seem that another
il unnecessary But this newest one IS
peace as well as n war organization.
And ii does not want money. 1T wants
only coop ration
Its ultimate purpose IS to place
paid representative Of the federal gov
ernment in every community IN the
United States, for the purpose Of help
ing people To understand and use their
national government at Washington.
Every American citizen of organizing
ability and the war has brought them
forth in every part Of the country
should know Of this plan and consider
IFS applicability In his own home town
MISS wrIsoN HFLts.
Eriendlir ess IS the middle name Of
this national plan of community Organ
ization, which Edward J Ward, special
lot III community VI tEtAiiSsAfs1H ~ hat'
Bureau of Education instituted 10
Bridgeport, with the active assistance
Of Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter Of
the President, who has given much
OF her time 10 the work From Bridge
port the plan viii bc extended To other
CITIES, and eventually, it IS believed,
will become nation wide in scope
The essential feature Of the plan IS
that the community" IN cach school
district in the clty organizes IN IT'S school
building. and elects, ~ addition 10 the
usual officers, . community secretary,
who thereupon becomes ~ once the
servant Of his neighbprs and - func-
tionnry II the United States govern
ment. with his compensation paid IN
part from Washington The commIn-
ify meets NJ regular intervals 70 discuss
all matters Of common interest but
especially, nj thus time the work which
Il can do in aid Of the United States
government IN its prosecution q the
war
Hero is whore thc government par
ticulariv comcs n Mr. Strector, as
community secretary Of the Maple
wood community IN Bridgeport has
ALREADY been mado tho local agent q
the Committee on Public information
fEf VIII receive anu III ttHfItutffhfF iIttA
ing present such mcssa ages rs tho govern
tucnt through tho committee wishes
- communicate 10 the people Panph-
lets of warming against German prop
aganda explanation of orr war aims
and the like. will he consigned q hum
for local circulation
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TOO.
But thls i not All Tie community
-
conservation If food and incl ID the
sale II Liberty Loan Bonds and War
SAVING stamps. IN assistance 10 tie
Rcd Cross and tho Commission on Tram
lnc Camp Actiytic7 II has the follow
ing s.andr committee Tho tued and
fsuti ( oumittcc thc investment and
Savings Committee the Health and Rcd
Z raee Committee. the Recreation Com
fniftcc tho Cmld Welfare Committee
and tho Executive ConmIttcc Other
committees NAV be appointed IS the
occasion requires Zach of these com
mittee4. through the community scc-
rctarl receives information and Fc-
quests from the government which
tlcreupon proceeds - lmpArt - the
community meeting and put into effect
in tho most feasible way
Iar example il MIR. Hoover requests
th4t the country save certain amount
ii wheat ne community NAV ask it
Foad md I@uel Committee 10 obtain a
domestic science lecturer to talk 10 the
housewives of the community and N
instruct them IN the preparation If
wheatltss meals Dr again Il he ON
mission on Training Camp Activities
requests the city - organize entertain
rnent for the soldiers IN Bridgeport
the community organization wll instruct
rs Health and Red Cros~ onmltfee
- call for volunteers and assign % eaeh
III, share o{ ne work
lhe local Community Association pro-
v,de- an agency which the National
Government can rely Oh When i asks
that thing be dome the community
Is IN i position to guarantee that It vii
be doIlc.
t>eLE SANS NEW NoIcG.