The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-21

Responses were made by Maxie Pep pernan of Montgomery, Mrs. James Fl
 Hasan of Mobile, and Charles $. Moon
 of Chambers county.
 Mir. Crowder, in hls welcoming ad-
 dress, related what Birmingham has
 done in the way of supporting wal
 measures, having taken S35,0U0,U0 in
 four Liberty Loans contributed more
 than double her quotas to the Rec Cross, Young Mems Christian associa-
 tion and other war fnnus, and referring
 to this, Mir. Pepperman said the people
 of Alabama felt a deep interest in Bir-
 mingham, that 1t was the Birming- 'ham people that put fish in efficiency
 though there is no river near her.
 Mrs. Hagan, who Ie president of the
 Alabama State Federation of Women's
 clubs, with 5000 members on the rolls |of 251 affiliating cluSs, told of the ac-
 tivities of women of that organization
 in war work, and of what teamwork
 had accomplished.
 Miss Feminear, hornc demonstration agent of the agricultural department
 attached to the Auburn school told ot
 the splendid results obtained by hei
 department in the way of savings in
 food.
 Miss Armstrong of the Hoover kitch- en in Birmingham, one of the first es-
 tablished in the country, and the very
 first in all the south, MT. Hobbie stated
 in introducing her, reviewed. briefly the work of the kitchen and expressed the hope that it would be a permanent in stitution after peace comes.
 DUGGAR SPEAKS
 Dr. J. F. Duggar, in charge of the agricultural extension service at Au- burn, said that his efforts were de- voted chiefly to increasing production but as production and conservation were closely related iUis hard to sep arate them. He said it is essential that production continue at the maximum and that the national food production committee has planned an intensive campaign of two weeks early in Jan- uary for increased food production Speakers will be provided for every community in every state and the coun- ty administrators were appealed to te assist in making the campaign sue. cess. Capt Thomas Bragg, U. s. A., former executive secretary of the state food ad. | ministration, secured a leave of absence i to attend the meeting. He made an en. thusiastic speech following which res olution requesting the war department to relieve him from duty with the army | in order that he might come back to tn, I food administration was adopted.
 l Robert H. Mangum, director of pub licity, in an interesting speech outlined ] some of the work yet to be done by tn, administration. An intensive drive fol the conservation of food is to be mad, during the week beginning December l | The first day of the drive, Sunday, every l preacher in the state will be asked t | preach conservation; every fraternal or
 der, all organizations, will be requested
 to join in the campaign.
 SUGAR ALLOWANCE
 George R. Wright, director of the su gar division of the state administration said the signing of the armistice hat released tonnage for carrying sugar ant l that a more liberal allowance had beer ordered after December l. Replying t, a number of questions MT. Wright stated | that instead of one teaspoonful of sugal three times day, as in the past fev
 months, after December 1 each persol would be entitled to two teaspoonfuls a l each meal; that manufacturers and sods founts would be allowed 75 per cent O. 1 the quantities used by them last spring. l MT. Ford of the department of agr culture food production boys clubs, sait ] that 23,000 club members in Alabama thi. year raised corn enough to feed 15,00 | starving Belgians and meat sufficient fol
 4o,OO0 persons A campaign to increase l the membership of these clubs will b, made during the week of December 9-14 B. H. Cooper, chairman of the interpre tation committee, stated the committe, l would continue to fix prices until tht services of the food administration were discontinued.
 During the discussion of the price fix ing proposition it developed that some
 dealefs in Colbert county were charg ing $4,2O bushel for potatoes, while 1T other counties they were selling at less
 than half that sum.
 DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE | The officials of the state administra l tion present at the meeting were: Rich ard M. Hobbie, state administrator; D. E | Leslie, executive secretary: Robert H ] Mangum. director of publicity; George ] R. Wright director of the sugar div sion; Ed Taylor, director of hotels ant restaurants; Ralph Quisenberry, director | Of the ice and bakery division; Dr. J. M
 Moore. director of the egg and poultry | division; E. F. Boone. auditor; Miss Georgia Wagner, secretary to MT. Hob l bic, and Mrs. Daisy Donovan, assistan ] in the sugar division.
 1 pr. J. F. Duggar, director of the ex I tension service at the Auburn college, ant Miss Feminear, director of the hom, demonstration service at the same insti tuition, took part in the proceedings. I County administrators present were: l Autauga, c. E. Thomas; Baldwin. l.
 T. Rhodes; Barbour, w. l.. Wild; Bibb w. W. Lavender; Blount, Judge J. F
 Kelton; Bullock. Judge s. P. Rainer Butler, c. F. Winkler: Chambers, Charle. S. Moon; Calhoun. c. H. Young; Cher okee, Judge Thomas Bradford; Chiffon
 Judge L. H. Reynolds Choctaw, Judg' Kimbrough: Clay. w. A. Kitchens; Gle
 burne. J. R. Barker; Coffee. J. P. Rawls Colbert, M. s. ,Hansbrough; Conecuh, c P. Dening; c0osa. Charles s. Bentley Covington. Charles Baker: Crenshaw nell: Dale, Dr. H. B. Bowling; Dallas J B. Ellis; DeKaib. Judge A. P. Crolley Elmore, A. Hohenberg; Escambia. Rev w. M. Murray; Etowah. A. M. Taylor Fayette, T. A. Wilson; Franklin, W. H
 Key: Geneva, Judge P c. Black; Greene Judge A. P. Smith; Hale. c. Y. Stolen werck; Henry. Dr. & O. Kelly: Houston
 Judge W. R. Chapman; Jackson, Virgi Bouldin; Jefferson, Paul H. Earle; La mar. J. A. Hankins: Lauderdale. O. l. | Chambers; Lawrence, Hector D. Lane Lee. John J. Banks: Limestone. R. H Richardson; Lowndes, Arthur Hall: Ma
 con. T. R. White; Madison. Col. W. F Garth; Marion, c. w. Fredeficks Maren- | go, c. c. Clay; Marshall. O. D. Street Mobile, Capt John Craft; Montgomery Moxie S. Pepperman; Morgan, w. B Edmondson; Perry, J. M Moore; Pick. ems, John W. Dowdie; Pike, Mrs. J. M l Sanders; Randolph, J. N. Word; Russell H. E. Hutcheson; Monroe, c. l.. Hybart Shelby, E. M. Holcomb: St. Clair, Col