New-York tribune., 1902-12-17
~CHARITTES'' DLETTTTAN
Mrs. Corbett W3N Supervise EN-
pLoyes' Meals an Department.

Miss Florence R. Corbett for months dieu-
tian at the Kings County Hospital and Almshouse.
has been transferred by Commissioner Folks to the
central office Of the Department Of Charities. TO
act as general adviser and assistant In all matters
pertaining TO the purchase distribution, cooking
and serving of food in all the institutions of the
department
Miss corbett studied dietary questions the Kan
sas State Agricultural College, from which she
was graduated in 1885, and subsequently took post
graduate work the lines there Later she
studied some other questions at the Pratt lnssi-
tute in Brooklyn. In July she took charge Of the
dietary department of the Elizabeth General Hos
ptal. Elizabeth. N J.. which place she LETT
II AprfI 1901, accept the post OF dieutan
al the Kings County Hospital and Almshouse
during the last year. She has been chairman or tne
committee on diet for the National Household Eco
noulics Association and she has been offered the
chair Of domestic science In several colleges and
State universities
Miss corbett is a woman Of about thirty years
of age In appearance she is blond, and her per-
sonality is attractive Although she has been look
ing over the ground Of her future activiues-in-
snecttne the kitchens BlaekwelPs Island in
vestigating the dietaries Of the different grades OF
employees, etc-for month. she had little 20
say concerning her new place, and referred the
inquirer to Commissioner Folks
-'Tns is the first time the Commissioner Of Charf-
ties has had any help Of precisely THIS kind re-
marked ar. Folks when seen by a Tribune report
er -T am positive the experiment VIII prove g.
success As the impression that has got ABOUT
to the effect that the Department Of Charities pro-
poses TO reduce the amount Of meat given TO It's
benefciares and that Miss Corbett has been intro
duced as an instrument Of impending vegetarian
ISM wish you would state that it is entirely un-
authorized and Incorrect The simple fact IS thaI
have appointed a woman who has for some years
made e study Of dietary questions, ano VINO dlSo
has had for some years charge of the actual prep
aration and serving Of food in large institutions TO
act as general adviser and inspector OF all natuefs
pertaining TO this department Of our work
Miss Corbett will exercise this supervision over
. the food of the persons connected, Tor example
with the alnshouses at Blackwelfs Island ana
Fiatbush. and the hospitals at BlackweHs ana Kan Kan
daIrs islands During the month OF Novemp&er per e.oo'
rnent OF Charities But Miss Corbetts work viii he
rather more with the food OF the epl4yes H. "a IsI
Institutions than with that OF the inmates H a.
ter schedules work pretty uniformly, but IN tile
Kind or amount OF supplies purchased or food
served. For instance found cerlaln ram sr@o sGr -,
employees in one institution received fresh Irul1 N
another institution the same grace ma haa 0ny a6e
LTuif while IN tnlro & vo' .an see what bad
Miss Corbett win find the best dietaries for
the various grades of employees and create a
ard by which injustices and fnequahtes VIII ~, , be
abolished Then, too. she VIII preVeilt "a
kitchens and dining rooms In all large iqsIfe ITi
Tet coH5 1heTg S Is 1ae This bS seeing that not
IL served than the person is likely TO eat l., -
vegetartanis1n aspect in this matter at all. but
there is aspect found that certain gTades oI EN-
one times week. I asked them If they weren |
tired OF so much meat and they SAID they "eFe
tired death of It. So substituted oInfr @ tliass
for it meal out of every three, ana they h
delighted / believe eggs and bacon was one OF the
dishes Introduced It cost less. and they were
pleased In the same way introduced poih anu
beans at the alnshouses - ...s,,oa
Il want Miss Corbett to see II she cant
IS being spent now a good part of It on meat; l
want her 20 give the people more MIX, eggs puI
and vegetables instead Of so nuch meat, anu 4, l
think with her expert knowledge and expeis' ;.
she can do IL This appointment has not bao, us
origin in the desire for economy. though lflcqeii
taliy / hone n viii economize a good deal JUST
now when We are getting out the contracts for next
years supplies is the right time for the new man.
egeraent 10 begin Miss Corbett VIII help me seecS
from samples; she will decide what enapIoyes si.o
inmates should have; she VIII see d rat ,IaTity her
served hot. Both TO quanllty anu Qo0ii'S A0
judgment will be given -,..,
Miss Corbett's salary Is SfZo q year t-iio H41iii
tenance or about 81 900 year.