Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-15
DECEMBER 1s-21 WILL
 BE OBSERVED AS
WORLD RELIEF WEEK

PHOENIX, Dec. 9-In the belief that the influenza epidemic has sub sided sufficiently to allow the carry ing out of previous plans. the federal food administration for Arozina today announced that December 15-21 will be observed in this state as World Relief Week. The campaign origi- nally was to have been carried out during the first week in December.
 The steTnest task yet set for the American people. in the opinion of Washington authorities. is the ship rleat of 2o.00O.000 tons of foodstuffs to the allies and the smaller nations wh!ch have been released from the yoke of German kulture. So many millions tons of food does not mean much to the average citizen, it is ad- mttei; if it was thousands or billions !: would look about the same to the man on the street. Translated into performance t is a tremendous un- dertaking. We shipped to Europe in the last year close to 12,0o0,000 tons of food Now from stocks not ma terially larged we are pledged to send .olf ,S ,,nonh aoai,
 These are the facts which conser- vation workers will strive to drive home in the coming campaign. This will open Sunday. December 15. with the reading 1T all churches of all de- nominations of special message from Herbert C. Hoover to the American people. which will make clear the path of duty of all loyal Americans-the duty of saving. of saving hard. saving every day and every meal the year round |, means scientific saving in each household, that it may be done
 without imparing the health or
 strength of the people, and all from the stock of food now on hand. 1 During World Relief Week. add- tional stress will be placed on Mr. Hoovers message by reading of it in
 all fra;eral and patriotic organiza-
 tions.
 : Wednesday, December IS, has been | set aside as Women's Organization
 day. Special programs have been out
 lined and these will be carried out in
 all women's clubs. These plans have the active endorsement of the Federa- i ton of Women's Clubs and club lead
 CTS throughout the state
 On Friday, December 20. a special program will be carried out in all
 schools and colleges. This program
 has been placed in the hands Of every school teacher through the National
 Service Bulletin. issued by the con- ] mittee on public information. One i of the features of the program will be
 inc reading of a message from Mir. Hoover to the boys and girls of Amer
 ica. Arizona educators are lending
 their support 10 the movement. In addition to the above, special gatherings will be held in many of
 the countries, in which local speakers
 will emphasize the need of the hour i for general conservation to take the
 place of special conservation, as of sugar and wheat in effect while the war was in progress.
 Prominent club leaders in each
 county have been named as World
 Relief week chairmen Most of these !, leaders were present at the recent conference of conservation workers held in Phoenix and were inspired by
 the remarks by Dr. Ray Lyman Will
 bur, president of Stanford university
 World Relief Week chairmen. acting in cooperation with the county food administrators, will have charge of , the coming campaign in their respec- ] tive counties.