Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
|OMEN MAY FORM BRANCH
| OF HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
low the National Body Is Accom-
pIishing Reduction In the
eS Cost OF Living.
MORE SCIENCE IN HOME LIFE
Appealed to President Wilson to In
vcstigatc Soaring Price OF Wheat,
With Good RcsultS-Other Work
Done by League

why don't VIC organize house
wives lcfgu In Richmond" inquired
woman rs she stood chatting in a
group OF others At the close OF one
If Mrs. Rorer's lectures last week
don; knox. We certainly should
rave one" replied another. especially
dter this course OF lectures"
me work OF housewives leagues
throughout The country covers n field
'ot touched upon by any other organ
l"atlon. The members make an In
'eihEcnt buying public. and are well
coined with open arms by the merchant
VINO IS trying to do the right thing
pN ms customers. HIS good things are
appreciated by the more intellig cnt
buyer, ana he can bring Innovations
80 the smaller cities, knowing they will
NOT be allowed TO spoil ON his shelves
The object Of the league as on
piained In the bulletin OF the Texas
league. is as follows: The league is
5uucn.lonal, defensive and constructive
'he housewife must eliminate waste:
she must learn to buy cconomically
she must learn values"
SOURCES OF SUPPLY ARE
CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED
when there Is II question OF tainted
1000 supply in community Il com
inittee on investigation goes carefully
cuiated among the members. The head
quarters or the National Housewives
League, In New York will omen the
hrst OF next month at o5 West Forty
Nfth street Here the women have n
floor space OF 100 by 100 feet. to bo
used for demonstration purposes only
mere Will be a Kitchen for the demon
stratton and preparation or foods and
Tor the instruction OF members
Proprietary foodstuffs will be analysed
and, when found unworthy. condemned
when found worthy they Will be COM
mended. Every manufacturer who ex-
hihits at league headquarters will
know that his goods will be subjected
TO the closest scientific scrutiny. and
TO stay In the exhibit they must be
Of highest quality.
NATIONAL HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
HAS MEMBERSHIE OF 15O,nOO
From the national headquarters the
housewives League Magazine will be
sent TO individual members or to
hranch leagues for guidance In cstab-
fishing such organizations as well as
for use for individual marketing.
There arc already over 10000 mem
hers OF the National housewives
i.eaGue, and Mrs Julian Heath. who
originated this great movement only
three years ago. Is tho president
The women Of Norfolk have establish
ed branch and have done much in Sc
curing a movement on the part OF
Shopkecpcrs TO cover the goods which
formerly lay exposed upon the coun-
iers. They also succeeded In having
one OF the largest diaries adopt the
sanitary milk cap in addition TO Pas
trurizing the milk
national housekeeping IL
being done by the women of this coun-
Try They arc going right to the root
nf things and getting results When
wheat went soaring recently this or
Enni"ation sent President Wilson the
following telegram:
The National Housewives League.
representing 100000 American families.
with organizations IN every State in the
Union, appeals to you to take drastic
measures 1T once 10 protect your pco-
i'ie. even II necessary to place an en-
harE" on flour and wheat. We are
facing a crisis which needs your i'm :
mediate consideration and action. for
unless WAY is devised 10 protect
our people, suffering such as this coun-
my has rarely felt viii cusue. Bumper
crops VIII avail but little unless Wash
ingion intcrvcmcs for their protection "
APPEAL no PRESIDENT HRoUGIiT
WHEAT DOWN CENTS 4 BTStIII.
Mrs. Heath followed this appeal with
personal visit TO Washington. and
took steps |" help safeguard the ma
tional Harder.
On receipt OF tho telegram. President
Wilson directed the Attorney General
TO begin an investigation. sand wheat
Immediately dropprd : cents Il bushel
This is only an example OF what the
organization can do for the individual
family. 1t also deals with the things
that AFFECT the home, aside from the
food question. III n recent interview
Mrs. Heath said:
ITO the American fashion movement
which has made Roadway since the
outbreak Of the European war we Will
give our most serious attention. We
hope II Will very greatly develop the
ingenuity and artistic sense of Ameri-
can women. we'll as tend toward
stopping the vast waste and Curb!ng
IN incredible extravaganza"
All these points were made by Mrs
Rorer IN her lectures here. and her
reception was So warm that she re-
manned a second week 10 give special
instruction In dict for the sick special
chafnE- dish cooking and a class for
the negro cooks Of Richmond While
the women are In this receptive frame
Of mind II looks rs II the organizing
az branch Of the National House
wives' League In Richmond would
lie an event OF the near future