The Washington times., 1919-09-03
WISER BUYING
SMAPPEDBH
HG.L. LEAGUE
Community Subcommitis
Planned to Investigate 0ua
ity, Quantity Prices and
Profits.

A constructive plan, outlining tht
details o. organization' of the cltiEent
Buying and Distributing League vas
proposed last night at z meeting o.
the central committee cf the league
held il the rooms q tie FEDERAL El1-
pIoyos' Union. 14z3 New Eork agenuo
The plan Of operation as submitt
st the meeting included The Appoint
ment Of q number Of gubeommlttcc1
which would be delegated 20 %
great proportion Of the work o. tlt
-organiSation.
in line with the suggested plan. -
organization c6mmittse was acccinI.
"a 20 devise means of perf8ctlnE and
extending the League and % encouI
age the formation of buying orrarI
kations IN the various communftY celr
ters goFefnment departnents ar.
other ofeanized bodies. TIE commlrt
tee is composed of Edward Lycatt
p. Atkinson and J. G. Blackwell
ro Probe Proats.
A finance committee was also 81
pointed to investigate and recommend
margins az prodts which are nece
s4ry % cover expenses >. ~. Glnlcr
AIRS. ia Kiebiee and Captain EdWar.
O'Connor were named on this commits
tee.
The suggested plan proposes t1a
there shall be ave purchasing ccr
mittoes, each committee havin
charge Of the purchase Of q csrtalo
class Of commoditieSs for instance
= committee on each Of the foliowin
classes: Groceries and canned good
fruits and vegetables. shoes and
clothing. and fuel
John @. McGrath. Who e Z formet
meeting o. the league, was de1ITnot
ted e. the general manager and puft
chasing agent OF tha anizaticr
was last night formally elected
that position ~ the central commits
Ezps.t 4ooo Nsnber.
II Is expected that the msmbsrshi1
OF the orgahization win numbat
close 70 1000 within q week. Some
Of the members Of the COMMITTEES re
ed the entrance fee from q large
number Of aubscrlbars to the move
ment
Most o. the work Of the organlr
ton win be done BY the centra
committee. which win hold rsgulsf
meetings IN the rooms at 1923 Neu
York avenue on the second an4
fourth Tuesday OF each month.
Initiation Zee e1E-
Plans for enlisting membefship in
the new Organization were discussed.
and q membership campaign % crs
pected to be launched within the nexl
few days. Each member of the cen
trai COMMITTEES was urged % securo
. number Of additional members.
The initial fee for membershlr ir
the league q s.. and the committed
BY Waging an extensive campaign, eK-
pects to raise enough funds 20 build
up q working capital and thus enable
them to begin the actual work 0e lh1
organization
The COMMITTEES Considered buyln
supplies Of surplus army food Whle1
the postoiiee authorities have not Tet
disposed Of
Manager McGrath was empowered
by the committee 20 hire q f6rce 81
clerical help and warehouse iaborerr
TO carry on the work under consid8ra-
tion. Mr.. McGrAth was guaranteed o
salary not less than the salary he nov
receives IN the Treasury Department.
The success OF the organization, 81
was pointed out, depends on the en-
listment Of a membership suRicientiy
large to enable the committee act1ar
u 20 begin the buying and selling q
commodities. II is expected thar
when this goal Is reached. the com
mittee will ask for the eo-operatlon
OF the District Commissioners n ob-
tanning warehouse space.
The league viii use the varsou1
Government departments and tha
community eentera as distributing
points for the goods which the league
expects to purchase.
shipnent % CantalOupes-
"A shipment OF eantaloupes. Il has
been reported. has been received ~
the community centers OF WashinE-
ton. These cantaloupes viii be Of
fered for sale tomorrow between Ts3o
and 1880 D. m. at and 6 cents apleca
at the following community centeFss
Wilson Normal. Eastern. Petworth,
Powell Randall, Lovejoy, Birneys
Park View, Philips. and Dunbar
Assistant Postmaster Kerlin todat
reported that supplies Of the surplus
army food being distributed BY tha
Postoffice Department are rapidly
decreasing Although deliveries o.
gan only yesterday stocks OF The
commodities were reported
exhausted today; Condensed milk
CH0EEAS1t CA1Gu CuOWueIs rice aLEAA91
less beans. No. 10. tomatoes. 2-pouna
cans, baked beans. No. .
Orders FlOOd POstOfflee.
Orders are flooding postoffice OF
ficials, II was said. $50 having been
sent in to the authorities this MORN
ing.
Thirty trucks are now making two
deliveries daily in bringing this feed
from the postofftcs warehouse -
consumers.