The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
THREE STATES
REPRESENTED
At FOOD MEET
Session Full of Interest and I'm.
menSe Value TO War-Win-
ming Is Held.
BRAXTON BEACHAM
IN ATTENDANCE
Main Purpose of Connection Pro.
mote Better Comprehension
of Rules Enacted.

Georgia Alabama and Florida are
represented at the conference OF food
administrator. which is convening in
Pensa cola, the sessions yesterday hav-
ing been fun Of interest and OF inn
nense value in the win -the-war pro-
gram which is being observed through
odt the United Staes,
The nine counties OF West Florida.
extending lom Pensacola to A Apalachi-
cola, and neighboring counties oc
Georgia and Alabama were represents
ed and the tone OF the convention in
dscates not only the highest patriotism
but demonstrates that the men and
women of this section are meeting
| their duties With u ooasecration 40 the
Sc. vice Of Their country and a deter
minaticn 10 win this war, which will
not recognize anything but success.
The main purpose OF the conference
Is TO fromote a be.tcr comprehension
of the ruies Of the food administra-
ton and for the discussion of the
| means of bringing about the best
results.
state Food Administrators Braxton
Iseacham, VITO was detained Yesterday,
will be in attendance on the confer
, ence today. His executive secretary.
j. Ii. Whitney. and MIS- John r. Ful-.
Ter. Fled Agent preceded Br. Beacham
and others in attendance Yesterday
were } ed Stokes. OF Panama City:
food adm illustrator for Baw countv: II.
/ Fl. Weaver OF Bristol administrators
for Liberty; G. III. BarneS, Of Quincy
| Gadsden county representative; = r.
Russ, OF Freeporl: w. 9, Aisord, OF
Chipley; r H. Miller II Russell of
DeFaniak: W T. Green. n. ID. L. Nc
Leod Jr.. or Coldwater. From Ceor-
gia, State Food Administrator soule
sent c. c. Rrantley OF Valdosta: Judge
j. e. Wright OF Cairo: Judge p, a.
Harper. Of Homerville. and J. B. Hicks,
of Tarver.
c. < Bonacker. Escambia County
Food Administrator. presided at the
meetinSs yesterday, and G.. r. TIervey,
hotel administrators was present at all
sessions
The program today is as follows:
1900 a. injecting OF food ad.
ministrators and general public.
Luncheon, p. m. Address by
Braxton Beacham.
$500 p. m.-Conference OF whole
ealers. retailers bakers, hotel and
restaurant men.
500 D. m.-Mass meeting or wo-
men for members OF the Escambia
County women's Committee for War
Work and others. Address by Mr..
Beacham and Mrs. Fuller. state rep
resentative of the food administra-
tion.
Yesterday members OF the executive
board devoted the morning session to
formulation of plans for the confer
ence and later announced the follow
ing program:
Monday.
Session, o'clock.
Address, Duties Of Hotel Men IN
Assisting the Food Administration
Charles Hervey.
Address, J. II. Whitney.
Merchants Problems-G eneral dis
cussion, limited TO ten minutes.
Open discussion. thirty minutes.
Executive Session.
First Explanation Zone System. J.
ii. Whitney.
Report of border counties, admin
istrators OF Georgia and Florida
Questions
Luncheon for Delegates.
C. : Bonacker Miss r4aney Lam
drum. Mrs. T. Walter Kehoe and Miss
Helen Carter. who compose the food
board for Pensacola and Escambia
county. entertaining Yesterday at p.
m. al a conservation luncheon at the
San Carlos for heads OF the various
departments who are actively engaged
in the work of the food administra-
tion.
Only rerishahIe materials which can
not he shipred TO the allies and the
American soldiers at the front. were
used in planning the menu A touch
given the table decorations were the
place cards bearing the seal OF TIM
administrator which were painted by
Miss Carter. Poses and ferns formed
a simple table decoration and were af-
terwards presented 10 Mrs. Fuller.
Guests at the luncheon were Mr.
Whitney. Mr.. Fuller, c. A Fulford.
county demonstration agent, Miss Irene
Pinney. secretary Of the women's or
ganization here. Chas. Hervey and Joe
Reed. director OF bakeries for West
Florida
Among the speakers at the afternoon
session were Mr.. whitney, represent
ing the federal Food Administration
board G.. r. Hervey. who spoke along
the lines OF hotel conservation. Max 7.
Pear for the retail merchants assocfa-
fion. ond Mrs. John It. Fuller, of Or
lando, who gave a general talk aion9
the lines OF war work. ~