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Show "FEED OURSELVES, FOLKS" TO BE SLOGAN IN THE HOME GARDEN CAMPAI6N 1 I Committee Appointed to Supervise and Outline the Work Appeal Made to Parents Mr. Cardon to Secure Vacant Lots. Tuecday a very enthusiastic meeting meet-ing of Civic Improvement commit-teo commit-teo of tho Commercial Boosters club in connection with Prof. L. 11. Humphreys Hum-phreys of the Stako Mutuals. Howard Mnughan of tho College Extension division, di-vision, and Ira Colo of the Lowell school, was held for tho purposo of outlining the homo garden campaign. The committee decldod that tho throe essentials In the movement were supervision, co-operation from the parents, and tho marketing of tho vegetables, and to this end a committee, commit-tee, consisting of fiov. E. I. Lewis, Prof. L. B. Humphroys, Mr. Maughan and Ira Cole, wore appointed to arrange ar-range for a supervision and outline the work. Geo. D. Cardon has promised to secure sultablo vacant lots well distributed dis-tributed over tho city, nnd tho supervisor super-visor will arrango at once with n sufficient number of plowmen to see that the lots are plowed In the Bea-aon Bea-aon thereof. It Is not merely a civic Idea of cleaning tho vacant lots of weeds, etc., but to mako more producers pro-ducers and help to reduco the high cost of living. Tho commltteo feels that everyone needs to preach and practice tho slogan, "Feed Yourselves, Your-selves, Folks." In order to mako tho movement a success there must be a hearty cooperation co-operation on tho part of the parents. By proper encouragement tho boys will be ablo to furnish tho vegetables for tho table during the summer and havo a surplus to sell. Every bit of non-producing land In tho city should bo utilized, as tho products will bo needed. Not only tho boys, but everyone should aim to grow something this year. Tho committee will arrango to got seeds and plants at a very reasonable reasona-ble price, and no doubt special prizes will bo given to stimulate tho work and got a good production. As there will be somo expenso in paying for tho supervisor, a commltteo of three will be appointed to securo tho necessary nec-essary funds. Tho sub-committee will meet soon and complete the planB for the work, and more of the details will bo announced an-nounced later. |