Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26
EGGS IN SUMMIT
CHEAP ENOUGH
Not the Newly-Laid Ones, of
Course, but League Finds
Cold Storage Ones o. K.


SUMMIT, Nov. 26.-The members of
the local Housewives League. at
their monthly meeting yesterday in
the Highland Club. agreed that they
could not vote to boycott the egg
In compliance with a oommunica-
ton received by Mrs. Lemuel Skid
more, president of the local league,
signed by Mrs. Jennie Dewey Heath
president, and Agnes II. Griffin, sec
rotary of the national committee of
Housewives League, it was voted to
lessen the consumption of eggs in
the adoption of the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That in pursuance of
the egg boycott declared by the Ma
tional Housewives League, we lessen.
the use of eggs to the best of our
ability until the price of eggs comes
down"
The communication from. the ma
tional committee addressed to Mrs.
Skdmore read
The situation in the egg market is
acute and chaotic The consumer is
being exploited. After careful delib-
GRAFTON the national executive COM
mittee of the Housewives League
calls upon the consumers in these
United States to protest against the
present conditions by ceasing to use
eggs until these conditions change.
Notify all members to conduct a wide
campaign. Report to national COM
mitteea Watch daily PRESS
Eggs Cheap Enough.
1t had been suggested that the local
league engage in selling eggs, as has
been done in Orange, but when II was
FOUND that eggs which Mrs, Skid
more pronounced good enough for
anybody" can be purchased here at
thirty seven cents per dozen. 1t was
decided by the league members that
dealers selling eggs at that price here
are receiving only such profit as they
are entitled to.
selling against such a price it was
argued by the members of the organi-
zation would be unfair to the NOR
chants quoting that price.
/ Eggs gathered in this city and vicin-
lty which are supposed to be newly
laid, are bringing ninety and eighty
cents per dozen here.
In the opinion of Mrs. Skidmore,
many. housewives are led into paying
such high prices for eggs through the
practise of dealers in laying great
stress on the term cold storage
when making sale, in their effort to
belittle the quality of the cold storage
egg. .
Cold Storage Eggs o. X.
The eggs now sold mere at thirty
seven cents per dozen, Mrs. Skdlnore
declared, would of course, deteriorate
more rapidly than the strictly fresh"
variety, but the refrigerator brand she
had found to be absolutely wholesome,
Ii consumed within a reasonable time
after purchase.
The thanks of the league were given
in a vote of the members to the Board
of Education and the directors of
Kent Place School, this city's fash
ionable institution of learning for
girls, for the adoption of a course in
domestic service. which is now being
taught in the public schools and Kent
Place School.
The study of domestic service will
be q great aid to future housewives"
the president of the league believes.
Letters from the State department of
labor were received thanking the
league members for their cooperation
in the work of the department here.
The committee on weights and meas
ures reported that conditions here
have been found to, be good.
1t has been planned by the league to
have A. w. Schwartz. of Elizabeth
Union county sealer OF weights and
measures, address the members at a
meeting soon.