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i i\cmcmuer v^cuiyciuwiiGeorgetown Children Cleaned their PlatesELIZABETH EI.LYSON JOHNSONI remember Georgetown in the years ofVorld War I, when all means of conserva-ion were used to save food and anythingvhich could be used tohelp winthewar”.Mrs. Mattie Houser, who lived at thecorner of 7th and Church Streets, organ-zed a group of us children into a clubailed The Knights and Ladies of the 'lean Plate”,We saved everything, and collected :reat quantities of tin cans, newspapers, ■ven peach seeds (to be used for car-ion). Aside from the great carloads of naterials shipped from Georgetown the •arly training was so wholesome and val lable all through the years. In these daysf abundance and luxury children could irofit from similar wholesome thoughts gainst wastefulness.The following clipping appeared in theUN in 1917, and I am sure many readers dll also remember.H1LDREN ORGANIZE FOR FOOD CONERVATION ( Nov. 13, 1917)Last Tuesday afternoon immediatelyallowing the close of the public school hirty or more children gathered at the ome of Mrs. Mattie Rouser by special nvitation for the organization of apatrio-ic society pledging themselves todotheir it in winning the war. Following the sing-ng of some patriotic songs Mrs. Rouser ailed the meeting to order and in an im-ressive short talk told the childrenofthelisery and starvation of the Belgium and rench children and how by their not wa.stag food they might have more to send to aem. She then hadall those who were will-igto sign the following pledge: “Wepromise and agree to waste no food either at ae table or between meals, placing our-elves on our honor to do so, hoping in lat way to help win the war”.Every child present signed it. A round able talk was then held discussin hildrer. should save food”. There will tUT - WhVeld a meeting each Tuesday until fuller-animation norfWfpH inH chnrt tdU-, \l*ua splendid work Mrs. Rouser is launching among the children and it will grow from week to week. While a small beginningthe good to be accomplished can not be foretold. These little folks have enlisted as the Knights and Ladies of the (leanPlate,” and those pledging themselves tobe true soldiers to the cause were:Grace and Melba Box, Carl, Henry and Margaret Burkhardt, Mary Coker, James Richard Critz, MollieDavis, ElizabethEl-lyson, CharlesGahagan, Albert Gee, r rav-is Griffith Mary Jane Harty and ElizabethHodges.Also Billy Hoffman Thelma Lee Hor-ger, Dorothy and Lucille Lehmberg, Ruth Manchester, Frankie Joe Mason, DorothyMiller, Dorothy Mood, LorenaMoses, Henry Louise Mothershead, Ella Lee Pierce, Philip Fahrenthold, Madge Quebedaux,Inez Sansom, Fred Cooper Smith Margaret Truehardt, Temple Webb and Mary Wilcox.Layman-Led RevivalProgress NightlyAt San Gabriel ParkCrestview Baptist Church Layman-Led Revival in San Gabriel Park has had good crowds every night this week, according to the pastor, Rev. Jarvis Philpot.Everybody is invited,” he said, not just the men! The men of the church are the ones who planned this revival and secured the varietyof speakers, but everyone is urged to conie out to the park and get a blessing from these fine speakers from all walks of life, as well as the good gospel singing led by Wendell McLeod of LibertyHill and accompanied by everybody's favorite piano player, Amiel Ischy.”Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. the pastor’s brother, Rev. Richard Philpot, of FortW o rt h will hp iirparhincr Hp marto nunv
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The Williamson County Sun
Georgetown, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 07, 1969
Page 6
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Mickie R.
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