The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-09

lnGton through newspaper articles and circular letters addressed to the 1,570 public eating places in the state
 All Connecticut hotels, restaurants and clubs co-operated periodically in the campaigns for food conservation, and 1t is certain that Connecticut play ed no small part in assisting Food to Win the War"
 Bakers Organized.
 On the Sunday afternoon before the so called "5G-50" wheat conservation rules went into effect the leading wholesalers and retailers of the state were gathered together by Administra- tor Scoville to discuss the best means for putting the new regulations into operation and especially of securing the requisite stocks of wheat substi- tutes. At about the same time, after following one CT two preliminary con ferences, meeting of bakers was held in New Haven, at which the following directors and deputies were appoint ed: ". J. Travis, Bridgeport; B. L. Marsh, Stamford; P. s. Thompson, New Haven; B. H. Wetherby, Derby; Emil M. Fox, Norwich; H. Brahm, Torrington; George H. Kolb, Hartford
 Fair Price Publications.
 Early in December, 1917, Mr. Shee- han, who subsequently, was appointed Educational Director, secured the nee essary cooperation of the three daily newspapers in Hartford for the first fair price publications in the State. During 1918 fair price publications were installed in New Haven, Bridge port, New Britain, Waterbury, New London, Middletown, Rockville, Tor rington, Ansonia, Stamford, Danbury and Manchester. In general, the Con- necticut price publication system fol- lowed the standard suggested by Washington, but the listed commodi- ties varied In localities, and as a rule the price Interpreting committees were the grocers themselves, chosen at a grocers' meeting to represent each class of retail store, with the Food Ad- ministrations Local Food Director acting as ex-officio chairman.
 Administrative.
 Shortly after Mir Landers was ap- pointed an Assistant Food AdminiStra- tor Mir. Scoville appointed MT Durant an Assistant Food Administrator in Hartford, and later Thomas W. Far nam of New Haven and D. Fairchild Wheeler were appointed Assistant Food Administrators with authority in their own vicinities When MT. Far nam was called to head the Red Cross 1 work in Serbia Dr. Edward H. Jenkins of the Connecticut Agricultural Exper- iment Station in New Haven was ep- 1 pointed Food Administrator for that | city. There were no county food ad- ministrators In Connecticut, the States political subdivisions being more adapted to the plan of havng local food director in charge of each of the i 16S towns.
 Ex-Mayor LawIer Appointed.
 Mir. Landers and Mir. Sheehan have been with the Food Administration continuously as Assistant Food Admin istrator and Director of Education re- spectively. In the latter part of June, 1918, about the time the Food Admins tration and the State Food Depart ment removed from their original of fees, at No. 36 Pearl street in Hart ford, to more commodious quarters at No. AS Lewis street, Mir. Durant retired on account of i'll health, and Joseph H. Lawler, an ex-mayor of Hartford was appointed as Assistant Food Ad, ministrator In charge of the Enforce ment Division. Farwell Knapp, sue. ceeding Walter Brash, was appointed office manager and executive secretary of the Food Administration January 1 1918. and when he entered the Field Artillery service in May, 1918, his place was taken by Bernard Green berg, a New Haven lawyer. Isidore Wise, head of large department store in Hartford, was the State Merchant Representative of the Food Admins