The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-20
VERY
GRATEFUL FOR
FOOD SAVING
Hoover Brings Back Thou
sands of Letters Of
Appreciation
CRy Associated Press

New York, Sept. 20.-"Jenny Jones
Of Fargo, / want TO make you ac-
quainted with Alice Brown of Shelf
field, England; here is letter from
her thanking you for saving food so
that she need not go hungry. l in
Vite you to write to her..
This, in effect, though perhaps not
by the use Of those words, is the plan
adopted by United States Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert c. Hoover, to
convey the thanks of English school
children to the children Of America,
for helping him to conserve food for
the benefit Of English girls and boys.
Mr.. Hoover has brought back from
| London many thousands of letters
from the British boys and girls and
| his plan is to send at least one letter
to every public school in the United
| States.
The letters were delivered to Mr..
Hoover during his recent visit to Lon
don. Two motor cars were required
! to carry them. Some Of them were
were signed by the children of a
whole school; SO that the total rep
resented the thanks of hundreds Of
| thousands Of British children.
The editor of The Teachers World
presented to Mr.. Hoover deputation
of English school children and told
the American food administrator that
the letters were heartfelt expressions
Of gratitude to the American nation
which had denied itself to provide
England with food.
To Distribute Letters.
II will very proudly distribute these
letters among our American schools -
replied Mr.. Hoover. Il am quite sure
that they will form one of the most
effective links possible between the
people of the two nations. Each one
of them will be priced, and will see
to it that not one Of the thousands Of
schools scattered throughout our
country is left without at least one Of
them. They form a heap Of real
treasure. and should have a very far
reaching result.
Il feel that too much is made OF my
own part in the American endeavor
by addressing all these letters to me
personally, for really the thanks
should go to the American people.
There is, however. something very
beautiful and inspiring in the thought
underlying them and for the Ameri-
can people I thank each one Of my
correspondents heartily.
For some time the school teachers
III our country nave D6SII Vi SdlllHS0
on this work of food saving and eX-
cellently they have carried out their
important share Of the task. They
have taught our children to leave no
effort unturned to save food with the
result that the whole nation, young
and old alike, are concentrating upon
this endeaVor. Specially have the
children of people of moderate means
put forward every eXertion to this
end and almost to a family each Of
these children is practicing the ut
most self-denial. In this great pile
of letters 1 think we have excellent
material for a second stimulation
next year..
Though, of course, it will be i'm
possible for each Of my correspond
ents to receive a letter direct from
me in reply, will see to it that he
or she will receive a letter Of thanks
from some little school child in
America. trust that out Of this cor
respondence many lifelong friend
ships will arise.