Evening star., 1921-03-08
,EAT POUND OF FISH,
SLOGAN TOMORROW
Observance of ''Fish Day.
Urged Upon Residents
Here and Elsewhere.

II every man. woman and child IN
this country could and would eat one
pound of fish tomorrow there
wouldn't be scrap of fish-fresh,
salted on smoked-left in the land
Thursday morning.
Why tomorrow. particularly" Be
cause il will be the tirst occurrence
of national Fish day" an annual OBJ
servance which has held sway IN
Canada for half a decade, and winch
il is hoped will be repeated annually
in this country on the same date as IN
the neighboring Dominion. one OF
it's purposes is TO persuade the men.
women and children above mentioned
to eat the desired pound. and another
is so to expand and develop the fish
ing industry that such consumption
could by no means exhaust the Nls-
ible supply.
Urged by Fisheries Association.
The observance of this particular
day is fostered by the United States
Fisheries Association. and is enthu-
siastically recommended by the Unit
ed States bureau of fisheries here, of
which nr. Hugh NJ Smith is the head.
\ bulletin issued by the former or
EaniZation tells of approval of th"
idea expressed by President Harding
and of encouragement of various
sorts received from governors. sena :
tors, state fish commissioners and
hotel and dining car men.
To emphasize the approach of this
new annual the National Press Club
held a special tiah dinner last night
at its quarters i'll the Riggs building.
Fish Dinners n Feature.
In most of the large cities fish day
committee chairmen have been ap-
pointed, while tomorrow night big fish
dinners, with leading public officials and
citizens speaking on fisheries and their
possibilities, are to be a feature in those
same cities. Hotels. restaurants clubs
and caterers plan TO offer special menus
carrying the motto National Fish Day ::
Eat More Fish for Brains. Health and
Economy." Prizes are also being offered
for the best decorated windows. best
posters, and best articles by school chill
dren on why Americans Should Eat
More Fish"
Capt. Marty Wclch, master of the fish
ing schooner Esperanto. which won the
recent international sailing race from
Gloucester to Halifax, arrived in New
York yesterday to participate In cele-
brating the day in that city. where. it
appears no less than 10000 pounds Of
Health Department in 1920. because peo-
pie refused to buy in sufficient quanti-
ties
Annual Consumption.
The average annual consumption OF
fish in this country is less than twen-
ty pounds per capita. The observance
of the day, which. after this, will be
on the first day of Lent. simultane-
ously with Canada's. is not merely to
increase the sales for one day. but to
wake up the fish industry. and con-
vince it and the public that II is en-
titled to place as one of the leading
businesses of the country: to bring
home to the people a realization Of
the treme ndous undeveloped natural
resources of the fisheries of the coun-
try. and to remind people that fish is
not just a substitute for meat on fast
days. or when nothing better is OBJ
tainable, but. when properly prepared,
is toothsome. staple and economical
article of diet at all seasons.
One point in the announcement the
United States Fisheries Association
has sent out to all concerned in cele-
brating the day Is Of particular in
terest. Here IL is:
Don't raise prices. or you WILL by
reaction. defeat the very purpose and
spirit Of the movement"