The Washington times., 1919-05-01
community
DRIVE IS PLANNED

Plans for the biggest drive the
country has yet seen for community
Improvement" were completed here
today by the National War Garden
Commission when 10000 garden books
books were sent 10 the National Cash
Register Company at Dayton, ONO.
These with motion picture. reels
showing victory gardens" VIII De
used by FIVE men, who will tour the
country and lecture on the value OF
home improvements to the home own
er, the employer Of labor ana 10 the
community.
"This is the hrst big waIlop to be
taken at the Bo1shevik propaganda
said Charles Lathrop Pack president
Of the commission, today. ihest
reels will be shown and the garoeh
books given out at lectures all over
the country. No charge is maoe lot
admission to the lectures.
Illinois Drive Under Way
In Illinois another drive is under
way with the Central Illinois Pubic
Service Company under the direction
Of c. o. Dutten, of the commercial .tI, Ge-
e.-t,,,ort through branches in lIe
tovns IN central Illinois the Nationai
TJ.r Garden Commission VIII as
.-tbrta thousands of its posters anu
garden and canning books.
-rbe Eidelftv Trust Co. OF New oEh
:. sistrjbutiis 1000 garden BOOKS
frorn the commission ana inc Ne"
vorp state Bankers Association has
ssn+ the commissions garden data u
every bank in the State.
At Rock Island III, the seven
thousand workers in the GovernheHt
arsenal are making garoehs 'ls
80 Tybese are but examples OF tne
80. oder way to meet the world
Soo5 situation and to make for the
co,tanted worker throughout the
land
EIfhuEiasm Ii Obteet.
srTbe cbiect OF our lecture plan
..ia p O. warren, Of the lecture -bu-
rsau Of the National Cash Register
ca today. els to enthuse the people
m form Improvement associations
and further landscape and yegetaole
gardening work.
arYour booklet is by far the pest
thing we have ever seen along tne
line Of practical every Gay inse
tion on gardening. The lecture ''ai- ueais
with gardening and improvements
sbout homes. factories, raTlroaos' va
No charge for these lectures"
Following up this drive the Nation
Al war Garden Commission today
sent consignments Of garden books
and posters to walter Roney, De
catur- M. public schools; Prof. ]. Z.
smith mayor of Urbana; X. II.
Mathis. Railroad Y. N. c. A, Urbana;
A. ]. Leubbers, Y. N. c. A, Bloom
inrton: S. c. SommeT, Keystone
steel and Wire Company, Peoria
Firms That Are Helping.
The Detroit Board of Commerce
and many manufacturing concerns
there are for victory gardening. The
Ford Company, the Salvay Process
t-onpany. Jos. T. RyeFsOn & Son, and
many Others. are helping their en-
ployes 10 plant gardens. Among
others actively boosting the victory
garden drive are the J. l. Case PloW
Works. Racine, Wis, who have been
sent 800 garden books for their men;
the Cleveland ((Ohio) Public Library,
the Superior Savings and Trust
Company, the Lake Erie Iron Com
pany, the Lucas Machine Tool Com
pany, the Reliance Electric and En-
gineering Company.
At Dayton the Miami conserVancy
district. and the public library; at Can
ton the Y. NJ c. A, through its indus
trial secretary, 7. R. Kennedy; F. A
Hanawalt, OF the Mckinley High
school, and Kathleen Dent, home dem
onstration agent, are backing the
work. c. O. Holmes, president Of he
south Side Trust and Savings Bank,
at Gary. Ind, has been sent l,OOO
garden books for use there.
Plant more vegetables to make up
for the loss here and there Of fruit
due to the cold wave, is the final
call to the victory gardeners of the
country blythe National War Garden
Commission. With probable losses IN
fruit for canning the victory garden
ers must look ahead right now to
next winter and plant more vegetables
80 that the supply for canning may
ne increased. Reports TO the commits
sion show more acreage is being cul-
tivated by communities and business
concerns for employees than ever be-
fore Grow a Victory bond in your
victory garden