Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
PLAN TO GET MORE
ARMY FOOD HERE
Consumers at Meeting Also
Vote for Permanent Co.
! Operative Organization.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED

More Army food will be brought to
Washington and a permanent citizens
cooperative buying and distributing
organization developed if plans rapid,
" being formulated today material.
ize.
Consumers from every section of the
District at meeting last night in the
municipal building decided not to
wait for relief through congressional
action. but to effect an immediate mo-
bilization of their forces for concert
ed attack on the high cost of living.
]. G. McGrath Heads Committee.
John G. McGrath, distributor of the
Army supplies here, was named chair
man of committee of five which is to
select much larger and more repre-
sentative committee to work out the
details of the undertaking.
The committee. of which the other
members are: W. Carson Ryan. presi-
dent of Federal Employees Union No
>; a. j. Driscoll. representing citizens
associations; Miss Cecil B. Norton
community centers, and Edward A.
Lycett. consumers at the Washington
steel and Ordnance Company, will
meet tomorrow night al the Park
View School
Another Meeting Friday Night.
1t will endeavor to select the per-
sonnet of the larger committee and
have that body meet at the District
building Friday night. when actual
consideration of the food problem will
begin. Government departments. COM
munity centers and practically every
organization that has sought actively
to reduce food cost here will have rep
resentation on the enlarged COM
mttee
The first problem to be considered
at the meeting Friday will be that of
getting more Army supplies here
Commissioner Gardeners aid will be
sought. While the right of the Dis
trict to contract for Army goods on
credit has been questioned. Commits
sioner Gardiner has pointed out that
q precedent for such a procedure was
esta blished winter before last. when
the District advanced money from it's
contingent supply fund for the haul
Ing of coal 1t is believed a way will
be found to finance the further ship
ment of supplies here. and that the
next order may be for at least ten
carloads of the surplus commodities
held by the War Department
Army Food Pleases.
IT was the unanimous verdict Of
those attending last nights meeting
that the quality of the Army foods. as
well as the prices. was all that couId
De desired. The experiment was pro-
nounced success. and Mr.. McGrath
was thanked for his services in dis
tributing the products.
The meeting also went on record
unanimously as favoring the bill in
troduced in Congress Yesterday by
representative NJ. Clyde Kellx of
Pennsylvania providing for the shin
ping of Army foods direct to con.
sumers by means of the parcel post.
Allan Davis Presides.
Allan Davis. principal of Business
High School, presided at the meeting
District officials, including Health Off
Ger William c. Fowler; George M
Roberts. superintendent of weights.
measures and markets. and B F. Moves
market master at the municipal fish
market, were among those who at
tended. Community centers and citi
zens associations literally were repre-
scented. while Washington's army of
government clerks was represented by
w. Carson Ryan. president of Federal
Employees Union. No. g
Distribution of Army food, WAS con-
sidered largely an incidental! issue.
Practically all the speakers directed
Their remarks to the Importance of ef-
fecting permanent organization
which could make use of the district
markets and handle supplies of all
kinds for the benefit of local corsum-
ers. A. ]. Driscoll offered the motion
which provided the machinery for the
appointment of representative COM
mittee to consider the gene. al sugses-
tons presented and work out Il tangible
plan for lowering the costs of foods in
the capital.