Evening star., 1947-10-22
ID.C.Food Unit 10 Study
Specific Problems at
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Meeting Tomorrow

The District Citizens Food Con-
servation Committees first meeting
tomorrow will delve Immediately
into specific problems such as means
OF increasing observance OF meat
less days by restaurant patrons, a
committee spokesman said.
Robert j. Wilson, executive secre-
tary of the Washington Restaurant
Association, will not return from a
Southern trip in time for the meet
ing, but representative is expected
to attend. The association an
nounced it is preparing window,
placards for use of members COM
plying with the Tuesday meatless
day and the Thursday eggless and
poultryless day.
The District Committee of 70
members will meet at $50 pm.
tomorrow in the board room at the
District Building.
Much Of the preliminary staff
organization work is we'll under way.
Chairman James E. Collihower and
Charles Stofberg, secretary, said.
One of the plans calls for appoint-
ment Of several subcommittee to
handle various phases of the food
conservation campaign here in line
with general recommendation from
the National Committee.
Luckman Praises Appointment.
Charles Luckman, chairman of
the Citizens Food Committee, yes
terday sent the following telegram
to Mr.. Colliflower:
Il think it is very fortunate that
man as experienced and capable
as yourself in public service should
have been appointed chairman of
the Capitals Citizens Food Com
mittee and I am delighted to learn
of your appointment.
We want to cooperate with your
District committee in every way
possible and hope you will feel free
to call on the Presidents Citizens
Food Committee for any assistance
We can give
Mr.. CollifloWer said the committee
already has received food conServa-
tion suggestions from several citizens
and business groups One of these,
he said, was suggestion of Miss
Elizabeth Green of $500 Fourteenth
street NV, that drug store food
counters and other eating places
save bread loaf heels" not used for
sandwiches. These possibly could
be used for puddings or sent to well
fare institutions, she wrote. :
100 Groups Meet. :
Representative of nearly 100 ma
tional organizations with offices here
today were preparing to put their
groups behind the food conservation
drive.
They met yesterday with Mr.. Luck
man and representatives of the
State, Commerce and Agriculture
Departments to hear pleas that they
help put over the campaign. The
meeting was held in the State De-
partment's international conference
room, at l778 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Mr.. Luckman told the group
that, unless we succeed in this ven-
ture, we will either face a far more
serious problem or none at all.
Hungry people will be fed. and are
not concerned with what form of
government puts the bread in their
hands, he declared.
Mr.. Luckman said the farm pro-.
gram, designed to cut down on feed
ing of grain to animals, "is proceed
ing in an orderly and efficient man
ner" but that the consumer program
is "only just beginning to roll
This latter phase includes meat and
grain saving menus and other aids
to the housewife
Bread that is shared" Mr. Luck
man said, lis more than bread-it
is a means of communion among
men of good will
Mrs. J. l.. Blair Buck, president of
the General Federation of Womens
Clubs, who has just returned from
a trip to Europe, told the other
representatives that Europe is
starving
James Stillwell special assistant.
to the Secretary of State, reiterated,
the connection between short-term
relief and the long term aid of
the Marshall plan.