New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-21
DISCUSS FOOD PRICES
Women Hear About Cost of liV-
ing While Feastlng.
MANY SPEECHES MADE
Mrs. E. e. Black Gives Lunch
con, at Which Experts Go
Over Market Problem.

The latest organization IN tHe Ield Will
an avowed purpose OF studying how 10
lower the cost OF living met YESTERDAY at
luncheon given at Shcrry's by Mrs.
Elmer 7. Black. chairman ot tbe National
peace Propaganda.
They discussed the horrible prices OF
food 10 the tUne OF the following menu.
Coupcs q Ia l;lscI;
Outs farci NUscOvit".
Pntadou deseos rotlS
Tfaricots de Lima.
C,rLr de IsaitiI" Tirirc.
CroduetteS dc Gruy"rc
Glace aux psches hn'ienuc.
GdtcauN paNSannt5.
Eonhons Fruits. Care.
Champagne punch.
we have all heard ~ people who have
spent 5000 for bali" said Mrs Black
when the specializing. for which tho
luncheon was oStcnsibly called. began.
but hope this simple luncheon viii set
now standard Tor entertaining and that
the creation Of our club. tho Woman 5
Progressive Economics Cluh. will bring
about an Improvement N the condition Of
living" She neglected 20 say for whom.
The guests whom Mrs Black had in
,iiod to partakc OF her luncheon and
give and receive Information afterward
were. Mrs. George Boskowitz. Mrs.
George Leary. Mrs. George Kerr. mem
bers OF her association. Mrs. Charles =.
Israels, chairman 81 the Working Girls
Recreation Committee. Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman. president Of tie womens VII
son and Marshall organization: Miss
Helen Nar,clS Boswell. chairman 81 the
womsn's department Of tho Republican
National Committee: Miss Mary Dreer,
OF many interests. who MAS invited az
Progressive. Borough President cyrus &.
Miller ~ The Bronx. chairman or TN"
MAYORS market committee; Laurence l..
briggs. also # tho Mayors market com
mittcc. r. L. Cresson. Deputy Commits
Sionor OF Docks and Ferries. Douglas
Mathevson. Deputy Controller: Mr.. Good
rich consulting engineer for Borough
President McAneny: Or. Talbot. Cleve-
land market authority. and r.. II. Hosmer.
a broker. OF New York city.
Borough President Miller made the prin-
cipal speech all about how fine 1t would
lie for New York to have a large whole
sale market.
Mr.. Cresson. Of the Dock Department.
thought wholesale markets advisable
too. and spoke OF how nicely the plans OF
the Markctmen Association for an S'"o'-
600 city market 10 replace the old Ganse-
WORT and West Washington markets
fitted i'm with the plans OF the Dock De
partment.
Mr. Goodrich. consulting engineer TOT
the Board Of Estimate. doesn't beiie\e
the city needs a wholesale market where
the marketmen and the Mayors com
mittec seem 10 want II. and lie boldly
said 80.
Most of tho other speakers seemed
awfully surprised when called upon 10
snoak Some even confessed that tho
suggestion that they might be called
upon had not been mentioned In their IN
Vitations.
Mrs Hartman said the first news she
had had of II was In an evening paper
the day before, which announced that
she would debate with Miss Boswell on
the subject OF the tariff
Mr. Mathewson when called upon 10
sneak said Mrs. Black had definitely
promised not TO call upon him, and that
bis ideas on markets had not yet crys-
tallized sufficiently for him to be able TO
tell the ladies' present how 10 reduce the
cost of living that worried them so.
Mrs Hartman made her speech about
conserving the states water supply ana
saving waste by piping II through the
state 30 people could run their own cleo
trio plants at home"
She said II would enable the house
wife 10 rise an hour later, because she
uouId inst have 10 turn switch to
light her stove, but she added that she
didn't know what effect II would have
nm the cost of living. but she was sure
il would have one
MISC Boswell said the question or
markets. was one upon which all women,
witbout regard TO race, color or pre-
yious condition OF seryitude. might
mite. and they could solve the question
of economic distribution without resort
ING 10 politics The high cost Of living
isn't even "A matter that changing the
tariff will remedy, she said.
Mr. briggs. who was the last speaker.
told the women present how thankful
they ought to be to Mrs. Black for show
ing them where TO get good, reliable in
formation about the market situation.
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