Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
FnG|N|A PLEDGES AID
| TO Save STARVING WORLD
Food Workers, on Adjourn
ing, Send Message to Admin
iStrator Hoover.
ALTERING REPRESENTATIVE
Able Speakers Address People of
State on Problems of Reconstruct
tion-Mccting Marks End of Sc
RIGS Held Throughout U. S.

2ES With the dispensing yesterday of the
and Iowa, there came to a
5ksSlose the series of executive meetings
Sl1alled by MIR. Hoover OF the statewide
8fxsIood organizations of the United States
fSsNew Yorks meeting was held on Mon
ENaaY and the others of the remaining
Snses dur hn iRs iT
SthsAerfected at the meeting OF the Fed
Es$ral food administrators with Mr.
SSSfollowinG the signing of the armis-
sM4ice. To each meeting went a special
ttsme sSenger from Mr. Hoover with 4
iStpcrsonal message TO county and city
EEhsaeaders. and a message from him to the
ySSAmerican people. to he transmitted
sSehrst week in December. set apart
M Throughout the whole nation as conser-
wssk f 6Er T9r'd ref6 eauca
s8aIonal director of the United states
Ipod administration, came from Mr.,
s.sSZssHoover TO Virginia and took back a
ehledge of fcalty 10 whatsoever plans
Sssa starving world MIR. O'Brien said
3&heforc spoken to a moro sympathetic
sssKrcup of food workers, one more ready
,sssto carry on the work so long as the
Egneed exists.
AXIS Lieutenant Thomas Nice. Judson, of the
sSSritish army, who preceded Mr.. 0'Brien.
10y his earnest appeal for the strength
Saf America TO be held to the work of
sssfidding the world of the perverted civ
sSai7ation OF the Hun, of saving the
MGerman child from the contamination
s~s99I German kultnr and the youth of
4rTthe world from it's dangers.
&sEPEAKERS REPRESENT MANY
sss;;Ss SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA
ss.i During the morning session the diff
ss1erent sections Of the State had been
Mheard from. Without any previous
every speaker sounded
Asthe same note of loyal sacrifice on the
sssarnest intent to see this Is volunteer or.
MEanization hold on and carry on until
1.-THE work of healing the sores OF war
Governor Mann for Central Virginia;
Vrsnia j. v Niehois of fG Eo aSo,n
Ssfor Northern Virginia; w. {. l.. Italia
of Hampton. #, for Tidewater:
for Piedment;
Hiss Ellen MeBryde Brown, from 70 n the he
Resume OF things done, and inspired by
s.4hrough REPRESENTATIVE women from
EsHVery part OF the. state. showing the
ssethings yet to be done for the healing
ss1aLooking Forward from the Field :
EMS. Z. e. Minor, of. Richmond, spoke
81 oskins. of NIiddlesex. for Tidewater;
Airs. w. w Robertson.. of Emporia. for
:a Virginia; Miss Caroline Preston Davis.
gn i Of Virgins; Piedmont; Mrs,
;'SltNal!ey; Mrs r. Il. Spindle. of Chris
i 81 tiansburE. the Southwest.
sSs7s Miss Ella CT. Agncw. assistant di-
ESrector State home demonstration work
with her characteristic grasp and
- Eision. showed the relation between The
ssssmergency work of the food admins
estTation and the permanent building of
h@the home demonstration work. ana
ssspoke OF the ways in which each had
ffhelped the. other work through the
Nv orld crisis and how they had to-
ssEether built for the future.
Sss's Benjamin l.. Purcell. formerly OF tho
Estate dairy and food division. and now