Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-07
NEW PLEDGE CAMPAIGN
BEGINS FEB. 18, TO q

Portland, Me. Feb. 5.-Announce-
ment was made today that the intens-
i've food campaign experimenting the
pledge card family enrolment cam
paign conducted by the Z. S. Food Ad-
ninistration in October. 1917, will be
inaugurated in Maine Feb. is to % in
elusive.
There mas been formed in this State
the Maine Volunteer Food Conserva-
ton Organization, using the pledge
card family enrolment organization in
each county as a nucleus. This new
organization is directly connected with
the L. s. Food Administration and is
under the supervision of DR.. Leon >.
Merrill of Orono. the federal food ad-
ministrator for Maine, with w. e,
Moore of Portland as State director
and manager of the organization and
campaign.
/ The State advisory board has been
appointed, consisting of the following:
Henry W. Cushman, chairman, Ban
sor; Mrs. Frederick +. Abbott chair
man Women's State council for De-
Tense, Saco; Fred E. Eastman, State
merchant representative, Portland;
Miss Frances r. Freeman, director
home economics. Orono; Miss Gather
inc n. Platts, director home economics
extension service, Orono; a. NJ. q.
Soule Department of Agriculture, Au-
gusta.
/ This State advisory board in con-
junction with Administrator Merrill
and his assistant, State Director W.
E. Moore. will supervise all additional
tCod conservation activities and cam
paigns in this State during the period
o. the war.
The work in each county will he di-
rectly in charge of practically the
same chairmen that had charge of the
! pledge card campaign, with few eX-
ceptions where changes have been nee
essary
/ In view of the crisis existing IN the
food situation in this country and our
associates IN the war, the people Of
this State, as well as throughout the
l.ation, will be asked to make addition
Il sacrifices toward food conservation
and food substitution.
! There is being printed now 100000
each of the new home card of 1918 and
TWO circulars, urging the use of corn
neal and oatmeal. and which contain
recipes for the use of these two grain
foods as substitutes for wheat flour.
| The new home card provides for the
establishment from this date through
out the State of Maine, two wheatless
Gays MONDAY aud Wednesday, in ev-
cry week and one Wheatless meal
1 fsupper) every day; for one meatless
day TUESDAY in every week. and one
meatless meal (breakfasD in every
day; for two porllless days TUESDAY
2:d saturday in every week. This
home card also urges people to trade
and eat where they see the l. :. Food
Administration emblem.
I State Director Moore will issue with
in a few Gays. instructions to the
county chairmen and vice chairmen
relative to the campaign for distribu-
.ion of this new home card and two
%. and a supply of these cards and
circulars will be forwarded from the
food administration headquarters
within the next week.
II wish to call particular attention
TO the question of boarding food,
said State Campaign Manager Moore.
Anyone buying and holding a larger
supply OF food now than in peace
times, except foods canned, dried or
preserved in the home, is helping de-
feat the food administration in its at
tempt to secure a just distribution Of
food and the establishment of fair
prices. The food boarded is working
against the very safety Of the country.
! boarding. food in households is both
selfish and unnecessary: the govern
ment is protecting the food supply Of
! its people.
! THE families in this State are
urged to keep the pledge to the fullest
extent which they signed last october,
and it is expected that reports be given
to the nearest food administrator of
persons disccuraging the production or
saving of food The food situation is
now acute and the people of this State
| are called now to give an additional
/ sacrifice and service, experimenting
the many patriotic calls which they
! have met in the past"