Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-20

branch d the food administration.
maintains his Headquarters at Water
loo.
w. T. Harper, chief Of. the milk and
Ice division. maintains headquarters at
Ottumwa.
M. x Parker, state merchant repre-
sentative, and who has an assistant
chairman In each county, has head
quarters at Davenport.
Mrs. Francis =. Whitley Is chairman
Of the women's committee, and from
her headquarters in Webster City con-
trolls an organization which includes
eleven district ahairmen, a hundred
county chairmen. and more than 1000
township chairmen and workers.
Miss Catherine ]. MacKay. Of Iowa
State College. at Ames. is director OF
home economics for the administration
in Iowa, and Miss Neale S. Knowles
Of the same college is in charge of the
work Of the 100 home demonstration
agents allied with the administration.
Miss Julia A. Robinson, Of Des
Moines, is library director for the adj
winistration; A. H. Blank, of Des
Moines, is director Of the motion pic.
ture division; Mrs. H. B. Boies, of
waterloo, is chief of the college wom-
ems league. and H. r. Wright. with
headquarters at Des Moines, is organ
izer for negroes.
Barr Assistant Admin istrator.
w. F. Barr, Of Des Moines, assist
ant administrator for. Iowa, has his
headquarters in the capital city. Among
the enforcement and organization
workers who operate out OF Burlington
headquarters, are H. c. Orrick, of Wat
erloo; Ed Canny. of Burlington: Oliver
Longueville, Of Dubuque: A. E. Peter
son, Of Winfield; and A. o. Stephenson,
of Burlington.
All the division and other officers and
chairmen are directed and their activi-
ties controlled from the Burlington
headquartersNoft the administration.
Penalties for violation Of the food
control rules have been comparatively
few in Iowa, according to the admin
istration headquarters, and have ranged
from SIS to $1,000. while in fragrant
cases offenders have been bound over
to the federal grand jury.
Results have not been difficult of
achievement" Mr.. Deems said, for the
reason> that public sentiment has been
favorable, as shown by the instant, en-
thusiastic and almost unanimous re-
Spouse to appeals by Mr.. Hoover and
myself.
Value OF Food Pledge.
1.-The foundation for this favorable
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the women's committee of the food adj
-ministration. under the leadership of
Mrs. Francis E. Whitley, of Webster
City, secured the signatures of $4,000
iowa women to the food pledge.
ITO secure the signatures, Mrs.
Whitley and her more than 1000 work
ers carried the message of food con-
seTvdtioIi into every home. ! am Sd It's
fed that the sentiment then created
or the understanding of their patriotic
duty acquired by our people in that
campaigns responsible in large
measure for the gratifying success of
our plans"
When the fourth meal was de-
nounced as waste of food, the food
administrator said, the women of Iowa
promptly gave up their socials and teas
and luncheons and restricted them
selves and their guests to three meals
day, while the men discarded their
banquets."
When the fair managers of the state
were asked to omit exhibits and con-
tests involving the display and use of
breads and cakes containing sugar and
wheat -four they instantly complied.
When the housewives of Iowa were
urged to conserve fats they acted 50
diligently on the suggestion that soon
serious question, arose as to how to dis
pose Of the extra stock.
Spreading Conservation Gospel.
Tons of literature, thousands of let
tiers and hundreds of addresses have
been used in spreading the gospel of
the clean plate and conservation in
Iowa., In May. for instance, 20O0,00O
copies of a single piece of conservation
literature were distributed in the state.
Many campaigns of Importance are
pending. including:
Organization by the food administra-
ton of dehydrating plants and COM
munal kitchens in every county in the
state.
Requirement, that all eggs be can
died before purchase by dealers from
producers.
Organization of the 10000 threshers
and the 100000 men who serve with
the machines in this state into an asso-
citation of permanent character, whose
business it is to save the grain usually
wasted in threshing land which in
wheat alone amounts to value of ST.
600. 900 to S2.OOOOOO,
Contest for war time and conserva-
ton recipes, in which it Is expected
from $4,000 to 100000 women will par
ticipate.
Issuance Of a book of recipes written
by weii-hnown women. calculated to
be of immense value in conserving
food.
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