Evening star., 1918-07-21

Oh Al88Aay u IIIAd III Il6Su WuICu
opens ones eyes q bit wider. Incl
dentally, some Of these little IL
braries or reading rooms are con-
nected with saloons or poolrooms
in one community and adjacent to
church or lodge in another. Some OF
the addresses to which the library
directors and the food bulletins
which have come from Warrington
give an idea Of the novel situation
the man from home would ind
there. In the town OF Ketchikan
Father Kern. Catholic Church; Mr.. A.
Anderson, Friendly Inn, and the Deep
Sea Fishermen.s Club receive leaflets
Billiard Hall is chief distributor.
Recently I have had distributed
by hand throughout Indian village
q quantity of pamphlets relating to
fish. dried vegetables and milk. writes
the library director to Mr.. Hoover.
very glad to get leaflets. I believe
this direct way OF reaching the
native Is more etrectual than mail
service.
During the month of February, /
sent to all of the native schools a
variety of bulletins sent to me from
the food administration ONCE here.
Mr.. Hawkeworth. the superintendent
of education for the natives. gave me
list of these schools and said he
thought it splendid idea to send all
information on the subject Of food
to these points. The native Indians
are much interested in all patriotic
effort and endeavor to do their share,
he added.
From my desk here in. the library
file is kept Of All bulletins, etc. on
the subject Of food, al issued from
Washington. Packages OF all such
bulletins have been sent to various
reading rooms and libraries through
out Alaska. Pictures received last
week from the head Office here have
been pasted upon a large screen and
are now attracting the attention of
the reading public, especially the
children Through them the home is
reached.
Il and that the Department of
Agriculture bulletins and those from
the bureau Of fisheries, dealing with
food and its preparation. are valuable.
Alaskans are, Of course, particularly
interested In fish as q food and q
substitute" le...s
Mr.. Gunnison, as state food di-
rector. has made an especial appeal to
the children OF his territory. He has
put these public letters In newspa-
pers and other agencies of far-reach-
ing Information He has talked to
them In their own language and ac-
cording to a childss understanding
He has told them at2intervals Of the
development of the world war. and
that, though they are far away, much
farther than most Americans. the
United States is their country and
its heart and hands are full Of the
sorrows of battle. 81 ~
He makes them appreciate the big
factor that Uncle Sam Is in the war.
They have come to believe that the
food supply of our friends across the
war-stricken- Atlantic depends upon
what each Individual living under
the Stars and Stripes will do In turn.
the parents are better reached.
All school children of the territory
have signed loyalty pledge cards.
Juneau fell in. as city with single
idea, and made a nine-week campaign
for pledge cards. When 1t is learned
that 1.400 cards in the vicinity of
that city were signed It doesn't sound
big to us. who are so used to big
numbers In everything: but these
four figures covered nearly every
home there. Eighty five thousand
meafless and $4,000 wheatIess meals
were reported during the nine weeks