Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-04

Bley. president Of the Clean Food club.
and supervisor of the egg boycott. Mrs.
Bley's promise came after consulta-
ton with the members OF the Illinois
Farmers institute in convention at the
Hotel Sherman. The farmers promised
to cooperate with the women and to
assist n Graduating the middlemen.
More egg and grocery firms came
down in price and eggs 1t 81 cents a
dozen were offered in some parts Of
Chicago. More groceries are expected
to be able to sell for the lower price to-
butter and egg board remained I'M
changed, however.
Women to- Meet Farmsrs.
Altho numerous letters were sent to
Mrs. Bley taking various sides Of the
questions, tho women took the great
est encouragement from the attitude
Of the farmers who came to the insti-
tute meeting. Tho institute formed a
committee consisting Of H. e. Young.
J. 3. Burrows and Ralph Allen, to
work with TIE committee ce the Clean
Food club for the purpose Of evolving
q scheme whereby Chicago women can
buy eggs direct from the farmers.
Thu the suggestion Of Clifford v.
Gregory. editor Of tho Prairie Farmer,
1t 10 expected the cooperative cream
cries handling the dairy products of
the farmers will add eggs and poultry
to their list and will Join the general
movement for bringing the city woman
and the farmer together.
Farmers See Weather Aid.
sThe farmers assured u.s." said Mrs.
Bley, ''that IL normal weather condi-
lions prevail from now on they will
have plenty Of fresh eggs by Christ
mas, which they will sell to us for 30
cents . dozen. They said on account of
thefwarm weather the moulting Of the
had been later than usual
Another plan was suggested by Mr..
[GrsgoYy. who thought the cooperative
EcrsamsEies would be glad to assist in
selling eggs and poultry. according to
tho same system as they now sell milk
and cream. The farmers can take their
eggs to the creameries with the milk.
which will mean no extra expense In
handling them.
Il have received any number Of let
ters from spectators and commission
firms, who evidently want to get rid
Of the eggs they have been holding.
The women are not. going to assist in
taking them of their hands. The mid
dlemen appear to realize all along the
line they are doomed. We may have
to have no middleman; we shall not
consent to more"
Jewish Women in Fight.
Two Jewish women's Organization
Joined tho boycott. They were the
B'nai Sholom Temple Israel club of
about 400 women, which met at the
Hyde Park Masonic temple, and the
Chicago Women's Aid, the largest ac-
tive women's organization in Chicago.
Mrs. Ignace Refs made the motion for
the adoption Of the egg boycott reso-
luton at the B'nai Sholom. Mrs. Refs
is president Of the Chicago Council of
Jewish Women, an organization COM
prising forty-eight clubs Of Jewish wo-
men. She Is taking the boycott propo-
sition to all the clubs in the council.
1--WE agreed not to do any fancy
baking in which eggs were needed, =
said Mrs. Moses Purvin. president Of
the woman's Aid, "and to buy no more
eggs than the health Of the family
actually required until the price comes
down to q reasonable figure"
The Rogers Park Woman's club, at
it's meeting in the Rogers Park Mason
ic temple, passed the boycott resolu-
ton. It has about 800 members.