Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07
FRANCES SACRIFICE
ELOQUENT[Y TOLD
Mile. TaiIIandier Thrills
Members of Citizens
Food Council.

Declaring that she brought not only
q message of thankfulness to America
from the living in France. but an ap-
peal from the dead that the ideals for
which they gave their lives on the bat
tlefield shall be guarded zealously by
those who did not make the supreme
sacrifice, Mile. Saint-Rene Tailland1er
thrilled meeting Of the Citizens
Food Council at the District building
last night with an account of how
France offered its all that militarism
might be crushed.
Having been on the front and seen
the war. in all its stages, she drew q
graphic picture of how the French.
placed in an almost hopeless position
when Germany violated the neutrality
Of Belgium, flung back the challenge
of democracy with a determination to
make every sacrifice that it might be
preserved.
Arms Extended in Mute Appeal.
A French dispatch bearer. mortally
wounded in battle, she said, died with
his arm extending up, still clutch1ng
the message which he hoped would
be seen by another courier and de-
livered to its destination. This typi-
fed the spirit Of the millions who
died, whose arms are extended in mute
appeal to the present generation to
meet its duty in preserving democracy
as faithfully and unselfshly as they
met theirs.
No reference was made by the
speaker to the food situation in
France or the other countries where
famine stalks, but the suggestion was
.subtly conveyed that the people of
this country, who are in position to
drive starvation and anarchy out of
Europe, have as important a. duty to
perform as that met by their soldiers
who fought the Hun.
Coming Of Yanks Described.
Time and again Mile. saint-Rene
Taillandier was applauded. She told
of how the first American soldiers
and singing; of how their spirit buoy
ed up the hopes of the French and
made them feel that victory was near.
She said the people of France never
once doubted that they would win;
that four years of suffering had only
increased their determination to stay
in the fight until Belgium was re-
Germany broken.
President John G. McGrath of the
council called the meeting to order
and District Food Administrator Clar-
ence r. Wilson presided. Mr.. McGrath
appealed for food conservation in the
District, that the people here may do
their full part in feeding the starving
peoples of the war-torn areas.
Thousands Face Starvation.
Mr.. Wilson told of the agreement
made by Herbert Hoover with the al
lies that, II they would use their food
reserves, freeing all available ships
for transportation of troops that a
speedy military victory might be won.
America would send to the allies, in
1919, 17,500,000 tons of foodstuffs. 1t
will now be necessary to send 10000
600 tons of foodstuffs and, even with this
relief, thousands of persons In Europe
must starve in the immediate future,
he declared.
It was announced that a majority
of the citizens associations and com
munity centers affiliated with the
council are arranging to hold special
food conservation meetings. and that
they will devote their principal atten-
ton during the next few months TO
promoting food saving in the District
on a wide scale.
Mile. Saint-Rene Taillander, it was
announced, will address a community
food conservation meeting to be helo
In the Park View School, Newton and
Warder streets northwest, next Tues
day evening.