The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
Must Redeem the Promise
of the American People
-. Made by Hoover
EFFECTIVE AFTER
OCTOBER q
Will Reach Nine Million
People and Save Wheat,
Sugar, Meat and
other Foods

Montpelier, Oct. 15-A new con-
servation program for public eating
places effective October 21, 1918, is
announced by Frank H. Brooks, Fed
eral Food Administrator for Yer
mont. Pamphlets descriptive of this
program will be sent to proprietors
of hotels and restaurants by the
United States Food Administration,
but it is important that the general
public should be familiar with this /
new program which must be carried
out if America is to provide suffl-
cicnt food for the rapidly increasing
American army in Europe and for
the Allied Armies and the Allied civ
il population during this year.
In emphasizing the necessity for
conscientious conservation during
this year, Mr.. Brooks said, During
the year ending July /, 1919, the
United States must ship for the
American Army, the Allied civilians
and armies, and certain neutrals who
arc dependent upon America $780,
600 tons of food stuffs, which is 81
100000 tons more than was shipped
during the year ending July l, 1918.
Directed by President Wilson to
assure the Allies that in this COM
mon cause we eat at a common table,
MI. Hoover promised the Allied Food
Conference that whatever their al
lied war-food program called for
from America we should fulfill. He
told them that eve by the economy
of our people, have the reserves in
food to supply all necessities"
"To redeem this promise of the
American people made through Mr.
Hoover the proprietors of public
eating places must undertake in
many particulars stricter program
than last year. Il is estimated that
nearly 100000 people eat at public
eating places. And the food con-
sumption in these places is larger
than in the average homes. Hence
in the new Home Card to be issued
for American households on October
% and in the new program for pub
lie eating places now being sent out,
= together comprising a Victory Con-
servation Program, the Food Admin
istration emphasizes the absolute
necessity of d further reduction of
the consumption and waste of food
products. What is needed is di-
rect reduction of consumption of all
foodstuffs, with a special emphasis on
the staples"
The United States Food Admins
tration declares itself confident that
just as during the last year hotel and
restaurant men and all other proprie-
tors of public eating places will carry
out the policies of the Food Admins
tration and will enjoy the hearty CO.
operation of their patrons. Some of
the most important of the policies
for this year are as follows:
No bread or butter shall be served
unless the guests request it. Hotels
and restaurants are asked to econo-
nlizc in the use of coffe by every pos
siblc care in order to relieve ships
transporting coffee to this country
which may be used to transport our
troops and supplies abroad. The
Food Administration regards the
fourth meal as unnecessary and un-
patriotic.
Everything possible should be done
to simplify hotel and restaurant ser.
vice. The saving of labor may be eff
fcctcd by the establishment of plate
service: that is, meat and vegetable:
comprising the main part of the mea
should be placed on one plate in
stead of serving several in severa
side dishes. "A simple bill of far'
should be arrangcd-one for break
fast, one for luncheon, one for din
ncr or supper, all with limited mum
Der of dishes and changed from ola,
to day to give variety. The use o
made over dishes and of animal by
products such as ox-tails, tongues
calves heads, livcrs, kidneys, tripe
swcctbreads, brains, and feet, Wi
save greatly in all staples and permi
the effective use of many availabl
foods.
Food Administrator Hoover ha
issued the following General Order
for Public Eating Places which al
defined as including all hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses, clubs, dir
ing cars and steamships:
General Order 1. No public eating
place shall serve or permit to be ser,
cd any bread or other bakery produ'
which does not contain at least
per cent of wheat flour substitute
nor shall it serve OF permit to
served more than 2 ounces of tn
bread, known as Victory bread, or
no Victory bread is served, more ths
4 ounces of other breads (such
corn bread, mullins, Boston brow
bread, etc. Sandwiches OF bres