Identifier: wartimecontrolof00merr (find matches)
Title: War time control of distribution of foods : a short history of the Distribution Division of the United States Food Administration, its personnel and achievements
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Merritt, Albert N. (Albert Newton), b. 1878
Subjects: United States Food Administration. Distribution Division World War, 1914-1918 Food supply
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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. HOUSUM Bird W. Housum was born in Ohio in 1860. He started busi-ness as a merchandise broker under the name of B. W. Housum& Company in 1885. Five years later, this firm was incorporatedunder the name of Housum-Grace Company, Mr. Housum becom-ing President of the corporation, continuing actively in thisbusiness till called to the service of the Food Administration. From 1906 to 1908 he served as President of the Ohio Whole-sale Grocers Association. He is a member of the Union, Tavern,and Cleveland Country Clubs, and of the Advisory Board of theCitizens Savings & Trust Company of Cleveland. He is a 32nddegree Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He served with the Distribution Division from October 1st, 1917,to January 15th, 1919, acting as Chief of the Brokers Section,and as general trade advisor. His efforts were largely responsible for the enthusiastic supportwhich the brokers gave the Food Administration at all times. He resides at 2269 Coventry Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
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189 JAMES WRIGHT HUNT James Wright Hunt was born at Martinsville, Ohio, January,1868. He attended Wilmington College 1884 to 1887, Johns Hop-kins University 1887-9 and was graduated from Harvard LawSchool 1892. He entered the general practice of law in Duluth, Minnesota,in which vocation he has continued up to the present time. InAugust, 1918, he was called to Washington to succeed Mr. R. RWilliams as Chief of the Wholesale Grocery Section of the Dis-tribution Division, and notwithstanding his lack of previous ex-perience in problems of Food Administration, he performed hisduties with the highest degree of efficiency and proved himselfextremely valuable to the Food Administration. He is a member of the Kitchi Garrison Club, Commercial Club,and the X Club of Duluth, Minnesota, and is an associate mem-ber of the Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C. His permanent address is Duluth, Minnesota.

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