The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-25
MEET over STATE.
Twenty Thousand Gatherings
in Kansas in Week.
Acquaint People With Food
Condition in Europe.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 25.-TWenty
thousand meetings are to be held In
Kansas the week of December to &C
quaint the people with starvation con-
ditions in the countries recently 1fber-
ated by victory over Germany, accord
ing to plans outlined here as an emer-
gency council called here by Federal
Food Administrator Walter Innes.
A pledge of support was given to the
program by the women of Kansas as
voiced thru the <women's committee
of the state council Of defense. who at
tended in force. Mrs. David w. Null
vane of Topeka. state chairman or the
woman's committee, and also director
of women's work for the food admin
istration, and los county chairmen of
the women's committee attended
Practically all of the los county food
administrators were present.
Mr. Innes announced that North
America must ship twice as much food
to Europe between now and harvest
as was shipped during the same period
last year.
Before the surrender of the CEN
trail powers we had 120.000.000 allies
who looked to us for the bulk of their
food" said the administrator. With
the liberation of Armenians, Serbians,
Rumanians, Poles. Bohemians. Bel
gians. the population Of northern
France, and other peoples. we now
have zoe, 100000 more whom we can
reach.
America entered this war to give
these people liberty; but what good
will it do if we let them die this win
ter.
I'VE shipped 100000 tons of food
last year. This year we must ship
1000 GEO tons.
I'VE must supply 60 per cent of all
the food those people will get between
now and next harvest.
THE big hearted people of. Kansas
will not stand by under such condi-
tons and fail to lift a hand.
1T must be remembered that many
OF those people are short of food be-
cause of their own patriotism. They
refused to grow crops as long as there
was danger the Germans would take
some of their food away"
Mrs. Mulvane addressed the meet
ing. She said America had entered
the war for the sake of huma nifty.
Let us see it thru" she said.
According to the plans every
clergyman in Kansas will be asked to
read a message from Herbert Hoover
on Sunday, December 1. On Tuesday
there will be food meeting at some
point in each county. The women's
clubs and fraternal orga nizations will
be called together to hear a message
| on the food question.
On Friday night, December 6, there
will be a meeting in every school
pointed to prepare a program and
these will be ready to distribute to
every school teacher early next week.
Members of that committee are L. w.
Mayberry, former president of the
State Teachers Association, and at
present superintendent of the Wichita
city schools; President Thomas
Butcher of Kansas State Normal;
Mrs. Mary Pierce Van Zi1e. dean Of
women at Kansas State Agricultural
College; Miss Grace Wilkie. head OF
the home economics department at
Paramount College, and a member of
the Food Administration staff. There
are 10000 school houses in Kansas
and it is planned to hold a community
meeting in every one of them.
Similar programs are being worked
out for the week in other states, so
that the week will be observed ma
| tionally.
County administrators will have
| charge of the work in their home
| counties.