The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
CALL TO ALL
MEN AND WOMEN,
Save Food For Starving, Liber
ated Millions Of Europe.

men and women for continued food
conservation will be sounded, and
"a pledge Of the housewives of the
United States to remain modified
until the allies and the liberated mil
lions are fed will be asked during
Conservation Week for World Relief
which will be observed in South Car
olina, as throughout the nation, the
first week in December.
Conservation Week has been plan
ned by the Food Administration to
bring before the American people in
a forcible manner the vital neces-
sity of saving food-vital to the re-
lief Of stricken Europe where famine
threatens the end that millions
of human beings may not have been
liberated merely to starve.
To impress upon the American
public Americas responsibility-be-
cause America stands pledged-1or'
the rationing of 180,000,000 people
with food which must be saved before
it can be sent across, definite pro
! gram has been outlined by the Food
Administration. In this the cooper,
alton of the churches, the secret
societies, the schools, women's Or
CARNATIONS and other agencies is be-
ing asked.
1t is proposed that public meet
ings be held in every county in the
State, and to this end the county food
administrators and chairnlen of the
| Women's Committee of the State
/ Council of Defense for the various
counties were called to Columbia for
a preliminary conference Tuesday
i Already, in a number of counties
plans Tor these public meetings are
beginning to assume shape.
On Sunday, December 1, ministers
in churches of all denominations are
asked to read to their congregations
Herbert Hoover's statement to the
American people-perhaps the most
important message Mr.. Hoover has
sent out since he was called by Presl-
dent Wilson to administer food con-
| troll in the national crisis. It presents
an outline for program of service
to humanity at a time when world
conditions are chaotic and unsettled,
and in m ny countries people of va
ried tong,.es, but with common
hunger, are absolutely dependent up
on America for the food that will
keep them alive until they can beat
their swords into plowshares and
pruning-hools, and produce fooo
crops in fields where, for more than
four years, blood has run in the fur
| rows and ruin has been wrought,
| but where, through suffering and
death victory has been harvested.
! This message is to be read also in
all secret society meetings held dur
| ing the week and at all meetings Of
| women's organizations.
On Tuesday, December 3, which has
been designated Conservation Rally
Day, it is expected that county food
administrators. with the aid of the
women committees will arrange mass
meetings to be held in the larger
towns of each county. Programs for
these meetings have been prepared
and sent out by the Food Admins
tration.
Wednesday, December 4 VII be
Women's Organization Day, and Fri
day, December 6, Conservation Day in
/, the schools
The importance Of a Statewide
observance of Conservation Week
for World Relief will be readily real
lied when it is remembered that
America is pledged to send l7,ooO,-
| 600 tons of food overseas by July l..
1918. and this amount, while half as
much again as was sent during the
past 12 months. must be Increased
to 2O,0O0;o00 tons, because with
France and Belgium liberated and
millions in south central Europe
clamoring for food the responsible
fly becomes greater. The American
| harvest has come and gone and
whatever food is exported must como
from the surplus and from WI i
saved, very largely the latter.
This is the realization which the
! Food Administration hopes to brins.
home to every individual nan. wo-
man and child in this country during
the week of December l.