National Service

Title

National Service

Creator

David Franklin Houston

Identifier

WWP21199

Date

1917 April 13

Source

Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957

Language

English

Text

NATIONAL SERVICE
1. Service Army.
2. Unselfishness and Patriotism. Time for Sacrifice not Profit.
3. Food dealers and middlemen generally.
4. Farmers National Service necessary.
5. Cultivation of Gardens, Raising of Chickens etc.
6. Household Economy. Extravagance of American Life.
7. Call upon Press to publish Proclamation. Editorial Comment. Advertising Agencies. Aid gratis recommended or demanded.
8. Clergyman to preach on above subject next Sunday.
9. Public Speakers.
10 Cooperation with State and National Councils of Defense.
11. Cooperation with Existing Agricultural Boards, Institutions and Societies.

Original Format

Enclosure

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WWI0178B.pdf

Collection

Citation

David Franklin Houston, “National Service,” 1917 April 13, WWP21199, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.