Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-13
COMMUNICATING
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Park View Citizens Blaze
=: Trail for Organization of
81 So, Associations.
WOULD CUT FOOD PRICES

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effort Of their existence-to do the
work Of the food administration after
the signing Of the treaty of peace
and reduce food prices to District con-
sumsrs through cooperative commu-
nifty buying.
Tho movement formally was
launched last night at a meeting of
the Park View Association in Park
Wow School. Newton and warder
afrsetA
District Food Administrator Clar-
ienee r. Wilson proposed that the Citi-
;zens Food Council. made up Of the
food committees of the various citi-
.zens' associations. continue as a per-
tmanent organization after the estab-
nshment of peace. Tho post office
department promised an expansion Of
Its motor truck service to enable local
communities to do farm-to-table buy
ing on an organized basis.
! Turn Out In Force.
Park View residents turned out en-
masse to the meeting: They adopted
unanimously resolutions favoring the
.perpetuation Of the food council. ex-
tension Of the motor truck service to
That section and conveying the ap-
preciation Of the association and resi-
dents of the nsighborheod to Mr.. Will
eon for the efficient, Just and patri-
otto manner in which he has dis
charged fiae trying duties OF the office
bf food administrator"
An ovation was given John G.. Nc
Grath, former president of the asso-
citation and president of the food
council. when the food administrator
announced that the Treasury Depart.
mont. where Mr.. McGrath is employed,
rad granted him leave OF absence in
order that he might devote his entire
{ime to perfecting the organization Of
the food council.
. Mr.. McGrath will make his headquAr-
ters.for the:present in the Park View
School He has asked the. residents of
the community to meet him week
keeping up the food administrations
work in that section and developing
community buying will be discussed.
VIII Address Two Meetings.
Organization of other sections Of the
city along the same lines will proceed
at once Tonight the food administra-
tor and officials of the food council
viii address the Anacostia and Con-
necticut Avenue citizens associations.
They will ask that these bodies take
steps to solidify their respective COM
munities for reaping permanent adj
vantages from the work done by the
food administration and to give their
fullest support to the food councii in
its efforts to reduce food prices in
Washington through organized COM
munity buying and other methods.
aPpS1 ,d is 70 6s made at the
tons. Of which there are more than
sixty.
The food council. through the asso-
Citations. will endeavor to organise the
entire citisenship Of the District for a
determined campaign to check waste
and extravaganza in the handling and
consumption Of food and, with the aid
of tho Post Once Department. to bring
at cheaper prices
Called Admirable Organization.
Mr.. Wilson told the Park View meet
ing that the food council is "an. ad-.
mirably thought-out. well organized,
we'll manned and well led organize
tion-" He said 1t Ia the logical body
TO take the place Of the food admins
OF existence with the signing Of the
treaty Of peace.
Organise your committees and work
together along the lines to be mapped
cut by the food council and you won't
need food administration" he said.
AT this moment we are apt to relax
because the war Is won." he said. but
II 70 Q temptation We must meet and
Psreoma.
Tells Of Post Once Plans.
Omitted States Commissioner Of Edu-
cation Philander P. Claxton. Repre-
sentative NJ Clyde Kelly Of Pennsyl-
Sania and Rowan Boone Tuley, repre-
eenting~ Fourth Assistant Postmaster
9eseral James Blakesley. also adj
Sfesaed the meeting, indorsing the
.9Ggesttons OF the food administrator
fokspmmunity activity after the war.
ny Tuley said that forty-eight mo-
tor trucks. for gathering up food in
rural communities. are now being OPP
hrated by the Post ONCE Department
3eol9hout the United States under q
Sriation by Congress Probably moro
4han 1000 trucks in the service of
fhe war Department. which will not
Pc needed after the war. will be placed
et the disposal of the Post Once De-
eartment for this neVsservice. The
bian is to tap sections thai, have no
Seil or other transpoftAtfon facilities.
H6o beginning that has been made in
teates. it Is said that this service
Ftu stimulate production aud enable
ten1umers to obtain better and fresh
food supplies At reduced cost.
Already the Post; odios- Department
p operating i've motor truck services
IN OF washington, Mr.. Tuley stated.
fhe rates within the first and second
parcel post zone limits are cent? q
pound for the dret pound aud j cont
pound for each additional pound.
Under ths plan proposed thesa
ucks Win make regular daily calls
the sPArk View School where q
Hnch Post ofMde-is aaaintained. Food
au b hfo1ueht to the school In ac-
.rdAnas with orders placed by the
bemmunfty. Tho enhodl will be the
lDtPibuting center. residents going
hef0 for supplies Of eggA, butter.
poultry. fruits and vegetables fresh
Prom the county, "a
Representative Kelly SPEAKS.
representative Kelly. an enthusias-
xadvocate OF the plan. predicted
that farrners living on tho motor
truck routes will ind 1t advantageous
to effect rural community organixa-
tons for the purpose OF dealing with
.sse CITY community organizations and
promoting the highest possible CO.
operation between producers and con-
sumsrs. ae said the farmers might
produce in Wholesale quantities and
that the establishment AZ . commu-
nifty wholesale warehouse In WASH
ington probably will BE- found to be