New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1917, Page 10

i e NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917, S e D ADMINISTRATOR HOOVER SEES SUCCESS IN F00D CONSERVATION | 'HOW CITIES ARE HELPING 4 Food \\\ S 7 m . S y “‘Don’t Waste Food’’ Sign on Municipal Building at Trenton, N. J. The cities are helping to win the war by working with the United States Food Administration. { Trenton, New Jersey, was the first to adorn its municipal building with a stirring sign advocating the conservation of food. Atlantic City, also in New Jersey, has a huge day and night legend against its sky line which brings home the same need to the thousands that throng #ts beaches. 3 ‘Washington, D. C., showed the first electric sign and has one with letters four feet high that blazes, its message to thousands nightly. { ‘Washington shows its spirit, too, by having conservation methods taught ' U.S.FOOD ADMINISTRATION 8t Community Food Demonstrations, held at a city playground. Boston, Massachusetts, has a spectacular display of food products which impress the necessity of care in everyday life and materials. Palatka, Florida, maintains & community kitchen, equipped by a group of its leading citizens, A country and canned. hington, D. C. ‘WHAT IS YOUR CITY DOING? = At Top—A community Kitchen at Palatka, Fla. where vegetables are brought from the surroundingwawk Community Food Demonstration on & City Playground at . Food Adminlstratfom. New York, Oct. 31.—Despite pro- German propaganda against the suc- cess of Food Conservation Week, the United States Food Administration at Washington announced last night that pledges from 2,605,063 housewives had been received; 864,465 in the last two days. The minimum goal is 10,- Every cook in Camp Dix in New ! ' Jersey agreed to aid the campaign to conserve food supplies and en- rolled as a voluntary member of the | United States Faed. Administratl The enrollment of the cooks as ite s Foo dministration. | 2 e The cooks agreed to mse the prac. | Members of the Food Administration tical means within their power to 40€s not mean that there is to be a 900,000. Becauso of bad weather, '3id the government and are proudly ShoTtening of the rations for soldiers, pnly about half the states reported ! displaying in their kirtchiens tonight but that the cooks will redouble their definite figures. | the membership cards similar to those offorts to prevent any kitchen waste. The pro-German agitation, which |that will hang in the front windows mhe established army rations are seems to be strongest in the middle | Of thousands of New Jersey homes figured out by experts with a view west and in Maine, has taken the form | this weel. of giving the men at a minimum of pf spreading the rumor that if a! The camp has already established | cost a well balanced ration of just woman signs the food saving pledge ! the policy of “the clean plate” in the ! the proper food values for training government officers will confiscate the mess halls. Each rookie, as he is in- | work. What the men through care- foodstuffs she has canned. i troduced to his army mess Kit, is in- ' ful habits at mess save over the ra- In this city, in spite of the storm, | structed by the mess sergeant that tion at once goes into the company 10,000 women were out canvassing | he is entitled to all he wants to eat, treasury in cash and can be used for sarly yesterday morning. Forty-five | but that he must waste nothing. Food the purchase of special delicacies not ‘housand pledge cards had been |is served in small helpings and a sol- | provided on the regular menu. signed at 6 o’clock, as against 75,000 | the previous day. At 6 o’clock more than 5,000 business women, escorted by men, took up the canvass. Food Administrator Williams said last night he was especially pleased with the results on the east side, where there had been only four re- ! fusals. Clergymen of all denomina- | tions are aiding the work, some of | them serving as captains of election | districts. The Tenth Assembly Dis- trict, Miss Sara Clapp leader, which reported only 342 signatures Monday, | turned in 2,522 yesterday. The east ! side half of the First Assembly Dis- | trict, under Miss Ruth Larned, which had only 87 the first day, gave 438 yesterday. Today and Thursday will be the banner days, it is expected. he desires, but he must edible food on his dish. leave S dier can have as many helpings as | no | | | i | One Cent Sale, Nov. 1, 2 and 3, at [ Clark & Brainerd’s Drug Store, 181 ! Main St. See our window display of coftee, tea, cocoa and other articles CITY ITEMS you can purchase for one cent. When you purchase one at the regular price we sell you another for one cent.— advt. Giddings Chapter N will confer the Past N morrow evening. Visit the F 25 R. A. M. ter degree to- rtune Witch, Tlal- lowe’'en Anhiversary, Wed. Eve., Oct. 31. Hotel Nelson. Three Souvenirs. —advt. - \Herbert. Hoover/ FA1S ARE FUELS FOR FIGHTERS; ECONOMIZE IN THEM Food Administrator Williams re- plied yesterday to an invitation to attend the “eighth annual beefsteak dinner” at Rockwell Terrace, 588 Ful- ton street, Brooklyn, where ‘‘only steaks and chops cut from the most select beef on the market will be served.” Mr. Williams wrote: “Could you not substitute another menu, which would set a standard for occasions such as this and from which the much needed beef would be eliminated, serving only the things which fall within the scope of the program of the Food Administration at Washington?” A telegram from Food Adminis- trator Hoover yesterday congratulat- - 00 . Wikims: wpon tne Nom Sork ,Be p a !l.io tic: campaign, and reiterated the state- ° .sign your countfil)'y’s pledge fo save the food 124 East 15th street to women dis- P trict leaders, Mrs, Arthur Sinclair, 243 Jamaica avenue, Flushing, told of a German woman in her district who, when asked to sign the pledge card, dropped on her knees and prayed for victory for the kaiser. A million food conservation circu- lars are to be distributed by school e Sign Food Pledge; Do Not Pay Money When you sign the pledge .and enroll as a member of the | oo Adminisiration, pay no | money. ‘Ihere are no dues or other fees, and the cnly obligation you assume is to co-operate to the best of your ability in the 1 saving of food. i President Wilson says there | is no other way in which you | can so greatly assist in win- | ning the war i CAaRD THAT You WilL BE D 70 Siepy 70 SHow VYour Witsineness TOHELP Voun CounrAy Wiy 7me War _ 3 Help to win the war by economizing in fats is the ; Btates Food Administration. plea of the United Fats are an essential of human diet and at the present time are t scarce in Europe. Nor is the supply in this country as R a ’ be to meet the démand made upen it, S DA TR - - . Dairy cattle have been killed to furnish the meat needed, so that milk and butter are not produced as extensivly as formerly. Not S e t h h fats for the Allies a: £ e Yet we must have enough fats for ies as well as ourselves, Their ht is our fight now and if they fail through an i d . o S 0e hEngts e “failed ourselyes, | o a1 insufficlent food supply, it g} So utilize each scrap of fat; try“out meat fats and table ofls in cooking instead of butter or lard. Take as much butter as you need on your plate and no more. Use self denial in the matter of cream. It is better to economize now at the request of the United States Gov- ernment, rather than face the possibility of doing so later at the command use them and vexe-“ &n enemy power. . S. Food Administration.|