Scouting, Volume 5, Number 6, July 15, 1917 Page: 2
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SCOUTING
home comforts because of their desire to
help the forces which are fighting for
their protection.
Ninety Per Cent, of American Food
Consumption in the Hands of
Women
The family dinner, from market to mouth,
is in the hands of women. The housewife
holds the key to the situation. If each
one saves a pound of bread a week for each
person in the family, we shall have 100,-
000,000 bushels more of wheat this year
for our allies. A saving of two cents on
each meal every day for each person will
save to the Nation for war purposes $2,000,-
000,000 a year.
The short supply of food and the enor-
mous demand have made prices high and
have brought hardship to the more moder-
ate wage earners. Intelligent conserva-
tion, therefore, would be desirable under
any conditions.
What the Women Have Pledged Them-
selves to Do
By the time this issue of Scouting
reaches its readers, millions of women will
have signed this pledge:
Food Administration, Washington,
D. C.: I am glad to join you in the
service of food conservation in our
United States and I hereby accept mem-
bership in the United States Food Ad-
ministration, pledging myself to carry
out the direction and advice of the Food
Administrator in the conduct of my
household in so far as my circum-
stances permit.
To everyone who registers will be sent
instructions and a household tag to be hung
on the window. Many of them will wear
uniforms showing their connection with the
Food Administration.
What Scouts Can Do
Every Scout will be glad to help his
mother and the other women who are bear-
ing their share of the burden of war. Even
though he prefers toasted wheat bread, he
will eat his corn-muffins gladly and save
the wheat for the allies.
Even though he likes meat, he will eat
his reduced portion cheerfully, remember-
ing that beyond the seas are Scouts who
have not tasted meat for months.
He will apply the butter more thinly and
learn to relish food which contains the
minimum of shortening.
He will ask for vegetables and fruits
grown in the home town, for these the
railroads do not have to carry.
He will put on his plate only that which
he is sure he can eat, and then clean the
plate.
He will help with the canning and pre-
serving, as well as the harvesting.
With his troop he will co-operate with
the local women's organizations which are
promoting the plans of the Food Adminis-
tration.
HIGH SPOTS IN THE MAIL
SCOUT STUNTS IN FOOD CON-
SERVATION.
SAVE WHEAT. Eat corn, buckwheat,
rye and rice instead.
SAVE MEAT. East fish, potatoes,
beans, peas, turnips, cabbages and other
vegetables instead.
SAVE FATS. Eat plain foods.
SAVE TRANSPORTATION. Eat the
food produced in the home town instead
of that coming by railroad.
CLEAN THE PLATE. Take only what
you can eat,—then eat it.
HELP MOTHER and all the other wo-
men and women's organizations con-
nected with the Food Administration.
SAVE MILK. Do not throw any away.
It is needed for children.
SAVE SUGAR. Supply will be less
next year.
SAVE FUEL. Use waste wood. Burn
fires only when necessary.
USE THE PERISHABLE FOOD—fruit,
vegetables. Save that which can be
shipped.
Scout Officials Serve as Directors of
Boys' Working Reserve
AMONG the State directors of the Boys'
Working Reserve organized by the
United States Department of Labor, are
the following scout officials: W. N. Read,
Scoutmaster Troop 2, Montgomery, Ala.;
J. E. Brockway, Scout Executive, Portland,
Ore.; Donald North, Special Field Scout
Commissioner, Providence, R. I. ; Charles
L. Weaver, Scout Executive, Richmond, Va.
"We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours" f- l rigney
Q OMEWHERE in a scout garden July, 1917. in clearing up the attacking hosts. During the en-
A determined attack in massed formation was gagement numerous barrowfuls of prisoners and
made by enemy weed troops on our advanced vege- wounded were wheeled to the rear, where a spe-
table trenches during the past month. Our hardy cial campfire awaited them. Among the prisoners
•turnip and potato battalions stood the onslaught taken were: pig weeds, rag weeds and other mem-
well. There were a few minor casualties among bers of the weed family.
the smaller plants, who were also attacked from From advance scouts we learn that the enemy
under ground by enemy bug corps. There was are determined on another attempt to capture the
great danger of our complete annihilation but for garden. During August we expect invading armies
the fact that our regiment of scouts brought their of bomb bursting and seed scattering weeds, un-
field pieces (hoes, forks and rakes) into quick dermining troops of bugs and countless flying bug
action. Aided by liquid spray our boys succeeded corps. We, however, are prepared.
One Troop to Feed a Regiment
NOT satisfied with the slogan "Every
Scout to Feed a Soldier," Troop 1 of
Oakwood, O., has placed itself in a
position to feed a regiment.
The troop was organized this spring by
Scoutmaster R. P. Crawford. . There are
seventeen members. Five work in town
and twelve in the country. The twelve
found that they had nearly 800 acres in
their combined farms. Larger acreage was
broken for seed and the present condition
of the crops indicates that each scout can
feed one hundred soldiers.
Scouts Conduct Church Service
An unusual church service was conducted
in the M. E. Church at Lafayette, N. J.,
by five members of the local scout troop.
One of them read the scriptures, another
gave out the hymns, and three spoke on
the general theme, "Be Prepared." Num-
ber one took as his theme "Preparation
Through Scouting." Number two "Prep-
aration Through High School," Number
three, "Preparation Through Christian
Character."
"From a minister's point of view, scout-
ing is a valuable asset to the church as
well as a normal developer of boys," says
the pastor.
Clubbing Old H. C. L.
Pig clubs, corn clubs, poultry clubs, baby
beef clubs and garden clubs are all repre-
sented in the membership of Troop 1, Ma-
con, Miss. The troop is working a large
garden and has been given a sixty-five
acre farm by _ Lieut.-Colonel E. B. Boyd
of the First Regiment, Mississippi Infantry.
In one day the assistant scoutmaster su-
pervised the planting of five acres of June
corn and peas. The agricultural activities
of the troop are increasing its member-
ship.
He is Worth It!
The Plainview, Minnesota, Church of
Christ is paying two hundred dollars extra
this year in order to secure a preacher
who is also qualified to care for the scouts.
Mayor as Scoutmaster—City Councilmen
on Troop Committee
The Mayor of the city of Ralston, Nebr.,
has registered as the scoutmaster of a
community troop and a special committee
of the Ralston Council is to act in the
capacity of troop committee. The day after
the troop was organized, it conducted a
clean-up campaign.
V. M. C. A. Gives Secretary to Scouting
Omaha comes across with the following
interesting statements :
The Y. M. C. A. has turned over a
branch office and secretary who will de-
vote his whole time to the development of
scout work for the South Side. The secre-
tary's title in_ the scout organization is
Deputy Commissioner.
Archbishop Harty has instructed Father
Moran to organize troops of scouts in all
parochial schools. Father Moran has been
elected Deputy Commissioner for the Ro-
man Catholic churches. He already has
fourteen schools under organization.
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