The Washington times., 1919-08-05
TOSELL ARMY
FOOD IN CITY
DURING WEEK
Several Carloads to Be Bought
BY Committee-May Be on
Sale ToomTroW.

Several carloads OF surplus army
food will be placed on sale in the vari-
Gus Government bureaus and depart
ments and the community centere
this week. e. D. Atkeson, chairman Of
the COMMITTEES OF fifteen, stated today.
Mr.. Atkeson, John G. McGrath and
Commissioner Gardiner are planning
an inspection OF the surplus food
stored in the warehouses in Wash
ington today.
Mr.. Atkeson said a visit also will be
paid to the War Department officials
in charge OF the food stores and ar
rangement completed for the purchase
Of quantities.
Immediately upon the conclusion
Of the purchase. the quantity and
prices to Washington residents VIII
be given out" said Mr.. Atkeson. III
IL possible some will be placed on
sale to the public tomorrow. The
committee realizes the demand for the
food in washington is widespread
and Is making every effort to COM
plete the transaction with the War
Department as soon as possible.
Schools Aiding Fight.
Another meeting of the committee
Of fifteen will be held in the District
Building tomorrow night to perfect
details Of the distribution system
which has been built up during the
last two weeks.
steps to aid in the night against the
high cost OF food in Washington have
been taken by public school officials
in the District through the promised
transformation OF fifteen public school
yards into neighborhood produce
markets. The plan has been sug.
gested by members OF the Board OF
Education and is being carried out by
superintendent Thurston.
Secretaries Named.
Secretaries at the following COM
munity centers are in charge Of the
Individual produce markets:
White-wilson T. Kenner, Park
View School. Newton and Warder
streets northwest; Mrs. Agnes NIGEL
roy, Petworth School. Seventh and
Randolph streets northwest; Mrs. NJ.
W. Davis, Tyler School. Eleventh and
g streets. southeast: Mrs. z. A. Hun
ter, Powell School. Connecticut ave-
nue. and Mckinley street, Chevy
Chase: Mrs. A. c. Driscoll. ThomD-
son School. Twelfth and L streets
northwest: Mrs. L. w. Hardy. Eastern
High School, Seventh and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, and Mrs. Ida
z. Kebler. Wilson Normal School,
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west.
Colored-Mrs. r. ]. Gray. Lovejoy
Center. Twelfth and streets north
east; Miss Sadie Gaskins,' Phillips
Center, y street. between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-eighth streets
northwest: Mrs. E. F. Ellis, Randall
Center. First and / streets southwest;
DR.. A. @. Green. Garnet School. U
street. near Tenth street northwest;
Miss NJ. A. Tapscott, Dunbar High
School, First and n streets northwest:
Miss Z. V. Smith. Birney School, Mich
OILS and Howard avenues. Anacostia.
and Miss Nellie Quander. Georgia
avenue, near Howard place.
First Market Open.
The first market will start opera
lions today with the sale OF farm
produce at the Park View School.
A meeting OF several colored resi-
dents Of Washington. interested in the
tight against the high cost of food.
was held in the District building to-
day.
Plans were formulated for the pur-
chase of quantities OF the surplus
army food from the committee of fif-
teen for distribution i'm the colored
sections OF Washington.