Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
FOOD CONFERENCE
Essex County Food Administra-
ton Held Interesting Confer
ence andssCongressman Greene
Spoke on War Conditions

house, Monday There was a morn
ing and afternoon session. County Food
]. S. Sweeney, had charge
of the arrangements and nearly all the
local chairmen throughout the county
were present.
The conserving Of wheat had saved the
food situation for the Allies, said Mr.
Rroobs. He told how necessary it was to
save sugar and how much more nee
es5ary it was to save wheat America
was the only country that could save the
situation, for the millions of bushels of
wheat in Australia could not be used for
there were no ships for transport service.
Mr.. Brooks gave many helpful suggestions
to the local food administrators. He is
handling the food problem in Vermont in
a practical manner and under a system
that shows his keen business ability to get
results.
John I. Gushing, editor of the st. AL
bans Messenger, and director OF publicity
for the food administration, gave talk
on the need of conservation, how the
people responded and what had been
saved. Mr.. Gushing has had much eX-
perience in the work, undertands condi-
tions thoroughly, is pleasing talker and
his address was helpful and interesting.
Mr.. Gushing told of the sef-denial and
sacrifice Of the women Of France and how
their work had helped in keeping the
Huns from our shores The saving of
food" Mr. Gushing said, from the hand
to the mouth by the people in the United
States had kept the Allies supplied The
saving OF the individual seemed of little
account but the saving OF over a hundred
million. people had accomplished great
results.
Mr.. Gushing paid high tribute to the
people of Vermont in Loyalty meeting this
call to save and conserve.
W. A. Woods, Inspector OF bakers, gave
short talk along lines OF his work. He
said the people W re glad to turn over
surplus -four and sugar when they under
stood the gov ernment needed it.
At the afternoon session Congressman
Frank L. Greene of St Adams gave an
inspiring address on war conditions. Mr..
Greene's coming was glad surprise, for
Nermonters everywhere have a warm well
come for him.
This nation had been asleep" said
Congressman Greene In the midst 70
prosperity and happiness it had calmed
itself with the assurance that no country
would fight us and we had no intention 70
going to war with another country, and
we were caught unprepared, but from now
on America would be prepared. He told
Of the great work the boys were doing
over there and how this war would 90
on until the hellish work of the Hun was
crushed out.
He spoke of the great work of the
Allies in the four years of this gigantic
struggle and what the war meant to this
country. IF we had not entered the war
when we did, said Congressman Greene,
we now would be fighting the Hun on
the Canadian border and this part of the
state would be a second Belgium"
He spoke Of the part Vermont was TAX
ing in this war and what the Vermont
boys are doing, and when Frank Greene
speaks Of Vermont and Vermonters how
his words carry to you his intense love for
the old state and her people.
Congressman Greene said no one could
forecast what the results of this war mean
to u.s. but there was sure to be a new
democracy. He said soldier boys over
thete' with unpronounceable names may
bring your boy or my boy off the battle
field, and that when they returned home
they would take part in building this
new democracy
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things that would come out of thir war
In our prosperity and plenty we had be-
come wasteful and the call to save and
conserve had taught us thrift. The social
relations had become more intimate, we
were more interested in eachother An
illustration: Mrs. Jones and Mrs Brown |
lived on same street but showed little in
terest in eachother, After the war came
each had boy in France. One day Mrs
Jones called to Mrs Brown and said
I'VE have had letter from our boy, he
says he has seen your Willie, and he says
he's all right" Thereafter these families
were interested in eachother
Hereafter it would be America for
Americans" said Congressman Greene
Foreigners who came here and became
good citizens would be welcome, but