W.F. Gephort letter to Mrs. Edna Gellhorn -May 6, 1918
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[United States Food Administration letterhead] May 6, 1918 Mrs. Geo. Gellhorn, Womens Central Committee on Food Conservation, St. Louis, [Missouri] My dear Mrs. Gellhorn:- Herein you will please find statement, which I am not sure will serve your purpose: The work of the Womens Central Food Committee and that of the United States Food Administration has been closely correlative, and the splendid results which have been achieved are largely due to the excellent work and cordial co-operation that the U.S. Food Administration has had from the Womens Central Food Committee. It seemed advisable to both organizations to give a more official status to much of the work, which the Womens Central Committee has been doing, and such an arrangement was made several months ago. No other city of the United States has such an extensive organization dealing with food conservation and education and various kinds of machinery for the enforcement of the Food Administration Rules and Regulations, as has St. Louis. Practically all of the education work, conservation work and investigation work has been done by the Womens Central Food Committee and they are deserving of unqualified support and gratitude of the community for the wonderful achievements which have been secured. Practically nothing has been planned but what has been executed and the community will not be able to realize what constructive work has been done by this committee until the war shall have ended and a retrospective view is taken and recognition be possible of the permanent constructive character of the work. Yours very sincerely, UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION Committee for St. Louis Per W.F. Gephort. Chairman. WFG/NFF
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[Treasury Department letterhead] March 30, 1918. Mrs. Geo. Sellhorn, [Mrs. Edna Gellhorn] St. Louis, [Missouri] My dear Mrs. Sellhorn, [Mrs. Edna Gellhors] Just before the beginning of the campaign for the Second Liberty Loan I addressed a letter to a number of prominent people in the Country. These were men and women who, I had reason to believe, were called upon frequently to address the public. I asked them to keep in mind the needs of the Country with respect to this loan, and take occasion whenever possible to urge those who listened to them to support their Government in this important matter. With the fine spirit that was expected they responded very heartily. This Bureau received many reports of the great good that was accomplished by their efforts. On April 6th the Country will embark upon a similar campaign. The people will be asked to lend a large amount of money to their Government. It would be quite superfluous for me to talk of patriotic duty to you, but I venture at this time to call your attention to the fact that you can render a great service in any public addresses which you make, if in them you will speak in favor of the THIRD LIBERTY LOAN whenever possible. I think you will see the great need for the widest possible distribution of Government securities, and for a constructive, educational propaganda which will induce people not only to buy bonds but to resolve to KEEP them as well. May I not count upon your help in this way? Sincerely yours, Chas. F. Horner Director Speakers Bureau. CFH:M.
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| Title | W.F. Gephort letter to Mrs. Edna Gellhorn -May 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Gephort, W.F. |
| Source | Gephort, W.F. Letter to Mrs. Edna Gellhorn. 06 May 1918. Edna Gellhorn Papers. Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from W.F. Gephort, committee member of the Food Administration, to Mrs. Edna Gellhorn. The author discussed the great quality of work of Edna Gellhorn and the Women's Central Food Committee. Mrs. Edna Gellhorn was an active civic leader and reformer. She became a leader in the women's suffrage movement and in 1920 became a founder and first vice president of the National League of Women Voters. |
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