The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-27
REPORT OF Big
FOOD CONFERENCE
GIVEN WORKERS
Women Food Conservation Workers
Are Told Of Great Louis
Vile Meeting.

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onels of Food Conservation. Maysville
No was represented by Mrs. Charles
NJ. Hancock, Maysville No. 2 by Misses
Anna Shackleford and Anna McDou-
gle; Maysvlle No. 3, Mrs. John C. Ev-
erett; Maysville No. a, Mrs. Frank A.
Vines and Miss Mary Wilson; Mays
vile No. s, Mrs. w. ]. Caplinger;
Maysville No. 6, Miss Zorayda Coch-
ran; Dieterich, Mrs. II. G.. Hoffman;
Mrs. c. p. Dieterich and Miss Mary
Wood; Plumville Mrs. w. w. Daven-
podt, Mrs. w. S. Tully and Miss Ora
Lee Elliott; Lewisburg, Mrs. T. ].
Gather; Washington, Mrs. Arthur
Wood; Hilltop, Mrs. John Cochran and
Miss Esther Reubenacker; Plugtown,
Mrs. r. B. Holton; Fernleaf, Miss Hat
tie Norris; Germantown, Miss Eliza
beth Owens.
Health conditions and hog killing
were responsible for the absence of
the precincts, which will be called to-
gether for a meeting at an early date.
The County Food Conservation Chair
man, Miss Alice Lloyd, made report
of the recent conference held in Lou
isville of the County Food Admins
traitors and the County Food Conser-
walton Chairmen throughout the state.
Three hundred among the best men
and women of Kentucky were called
together at the expense of the Fed
eral Government for the purpose of
having placed before these represen-
taticns of each county in the state the
tremendous need of the disastered
counties of Europe for the food that
only America can supply.
The conference was addressed by
Mr.. r. w. Boyden, head of the Law
Enforcement Division of the United
States Food Administration who came
as Mr.. Hoover's personal representa-
tive, by Mr.. Fred NJ. Sackett, Mr.. ]. w.
Burns, Philip Brown (colored), Mr.. T.
R. Moss, Mrs. Morris Clifford, Mr.. w.
H. Rage and Miss Alexina Booth.
The speakers commended the work
of all those who had contributed to the
success of the food conservation work
during the past year and one half but
stressed the importance of inducing
more people to save and of everybody
saving more because America is pledg-
ed to send 80 per cent. more food to
Europe this year than last
The connection between anarchy
and hunger was emphasized and the
danger to all civilization from the
spread of anarchy. The situation
makes appeal to our humanity, our
Christianity. Stable governments can
not be formed by starving mobs, and
peace treaties that can be maintain
ed can not be made until stable gov
ernments are formed. The failure to
STA after the revolution was due to
lack of food. Mr.. Hoover has sought
at all times to maintain safe food
supply in all our large cities to pre-
vent riots and outbreaks. Securing
the fruits of victory waits upon Amer
icas rushing supplies of food to $780,
100000 people, victims of the war, who
stare starvation in the face unless
help comes quickly.
Mr.. Hoover has asked that the week
of December II be observed as World
Relief Week and that this message of
the worlds needs and our duty to
supply it be carried by the churches,
mems fraternal organizations, wo-
mems organizations, the schools and
by mass meetings.
On Sunday, December / every min
lister will be asked to read from his
pulpit a message from Mr.. Hoover
The presiding officer of every frater-
nal order will be asked to read this
message at the weekly meeting of his
lodge. The women's organizations
will be asked to hold meeting on
Wednesday, December 4, and carry out
a program which will be furnished
them. On Friday, December 6, every
school in the United States is asked
to have program of exercises setting
forth the need of food conservation to
save vast numbers of people from
starvation. Parents and friends of the
children are asked to attend these ex-
ercises.
Emphasis was laid on the import
ance of mass meetings for the pur-
pose of creating enthusiasm in the
conservation of food by giving infor-
nation as to the dire need for the sake
of saving life and of securing the
fruits of our military victory by quiet
ing the hunger of European peoples
until they can form new governments,
plant crops and supply their own
needs.
Cognizance was taken OF the fact
that while there is inspiration In hav-
ing the same days OF the same week
observed throughout the country for
these programs, II will be necessary
TO adjust 10 local health conditions.