The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-01

names Connecticut committee of Food Supply.
 1S-Committee on Feod Supply opens headquarters at No. 36 Pearl St., Hartford.
 16-Home Guard river patrol de- tailed to active duty off Middletown.
 17-Food Supply Committee starts organization of Junior Agricultural Army.
 18-Food committee arranges to dis tribute seed potatoes and asks Connec- ticut manufacturers to plant cooper ative vegetable gardens.
 19-Five hundred tobacco men promise increase in state food supply. Storrs students leave to supervise home gardens.
 20-School principals meet and plan to organize students to work on farms.
 25-State Grange endorses Food committee.
 26-Governor Holcomb by procla- nation appoints Connecticut State Council of Defense to have complete charge of states civilian activities in connection with the war
 28-Home Guard enlistments pass 10, 900 mark.
 Food committee issues call to all to agricultural service.
 2-Governor and Defense Council delegates attend preparedness confer ence in Washington. Food commit tees in cities and towns organized. 7-Hartford county representatives advocate county farm to replace jail. S-State Council of Defense holds it's first meeting. Bill authorizing towns to make special emergency war and military appropriations passed by | legislature. Food committee becomes part of Defense Council organization. 10-Special emergency bill of May Sth signed by governor. ] 11-Agricultural college closes Young men go to farms, Young womr en to teach canning. l 13-Food Production and Conser- vation Sunday observed in churches. | 15-School boy army organized for farm service.
 16-Bill authorizing suspension of labor laws by Governor is signed.
 17-Bill providing penalty for re- fusal to answer military census ques- tions passed by Legislature, Staff of Connecticut Agricultural College agrees to cooperate with Committee of Food Supply.
 21-Defense Council opens offices at State Capitol. 1 24-Connecticut appropriates $12,- 900 for sawmill unit for England. | Farmers ask for high school boys on farms
 2S-Defense Council secures from Military Census complete list of Con- necticut men between 21 and 31 years of age.
 2-Postcard notices sent by De- fense Council to all Connecticut citi- zens subject to registration. I 3-Clergymen throughout state in- struct congrega gations as to Registra- tion Day purposes. 5-Regtstration Day-Registratio in Connecticut is 12S.3 per cent. of governments preliminary estimate of what it should be. Home Guard sees first general active duty in connection with registration throughout state. ! AS141 4O1 P4SlCONOAi O1 AoIe1bO " Home Guard after withdrawal of Ma tional Guard announced to Council. 1 11-General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding the Northeastern De partment, United States Army, ac- cepts invitation of Governor Holcomh and Defense Council to make official visit to Connecticut. 13-Defense CouncT names com mittee to draw up resolutions urging Federal Priority System. General Ed wards pays official visit to Hartford
 Establishment Week proclaimed by President Wilson opens in Connec- ticut.
 JULY
 2-Organization of our Minute MeI J begins throughout the state.
 3-Preliminary organization of U s. Food Administration begins.
 4-Loyalty celebrations held in al parts of Connecticut. General absence of fireworks. Home Guard brigad review in Bridgeport. : July 7-Dispatch boat Dauntles
 launched at Essex and presented t the government. 10-Draft quota of 10,977 amour ced for Connecticut. Organization 0
 Food Administration work in stat
 completed. 12-Defense Council sends first pro test to Washington on excess of draf quota.
 20-Commercial Economy plan talk en up by Council of Defense by re quest of federal authorities. 25-National Guard artillery an all remaining companies mobilized. : AUGUST Goal Committee becomes part c
 Council of Defense organization. l 5-NationaI Guard formally draft r ed into U. s. Service. 7 August 7-Connecticut attains quot
 ot APPS recruits for regular arm 7 since April 1.
 10-Congress passes food admins : tration bill and federal food admins 1 trator for Connecticut is formally ap = pointed.
 s 15-Town Committees of Defens
 Council called upon to prepare com 3 plete list of citizens of their commun
 ities in the country's service. . Ex-Governor asks that men of Ma
 tional Army be honored before thei departure for camp. | SEPTEMBER
 Sixth district Home Guard is re = viewed at Saybrook. [. September 5-First contingent ( e Connecticut drafted men leaves fo = Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
 S-Second district Home Guard
 reviewed at Hartford.