Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-02
HOUSEWIVES CALL
FOR MASS-MEET|NG
Women of City to Unite in Fight
on High Cost of
Food.
AFTER C0LD-STORAGE BARONS
Reports Are Submitted of Efforts
to Boost Prices on Pota-
toes and Beans.
'FTER OLD-STORAGE BARONs


iians for concerted action on the
part Of tho houscwivo. f
with Tho ,un,.
eNcrS
"'s""'""''oh ~ IN" city. to
1orce downward the unusually high
prices prevnilinr for ro,,
modify that the aver,p. ,o,so,,, =
forced ia hrv ,.-
t.rday afternoon n, ;. vnocI..I o,,.,..
Of the executive conni,,.o ~ ~
Richmond Housewives. I.ea.,u. ..hirh
was held AT The HON. Of The ,r..ido,,
Mrs stuart Nicbau~
After "a lengthy discrs.io, ,, h
liberat" constellation az ,b. rono-,,
made "a the executive ..opr,;,,ao ~
tho soafing prices Of food.,ue. ,nd
what was 81. id tn bo in many ;,,,,n..
their causes. tho committee dcridoa .,
call :. general mass-m.n,;np of ~, ,h.
housewives Of Richmond which u.i,,
l." hold Wednesday, afternoon -,
o'clock in tho hall Of Tho I1o,.o -,
Delegates "A, the state c,nito,
Th. advisahiI;,v Of dccI.,r;, ,o
colts apairy, CARAT, r,,,,e
plans for Official nr,i,n Io,l.ir,, . =,
-
existing prices. will he d;scrssod n,
this meeting and definite ac,;on hv ,ho
consumers Of tn. cj,y is oxnoc.od -,
u" taken Every one Interested i, ,ho
measures outlined by the housewives.
League is Invited to attend tbe mco.
ing. and special invitations will ho or
tended 70 every womcn's organization,
in Richmond
GOVERNOR Io>yS
go, m,
49,"
'"iu members or the
yesterday after
"ou,o IiauiF loan them
,,,.,, W nan 'or inc purpose OF
~
"a. "h"ha, oi Norfolk. State
-, IN, ',es League
ing and is .xre,,.a ,.ii,
lion taken by ,h, ,.opsurcr ,n ~
folk ,hI. wool. IN .r,air 49,,
III. abnorm,lIv birb nrioa. &c ,,.-,.
and eggs onicers ~ ~. ,o.,, -.
said las, nich, i'm, ,hc ha,,, ue
clarcd in Sorf,,t h,d 49,, ,,,,
successful. and had rc.,,,.a j., ,,,
lowering of pr;c.s ou ,lc ,,
moditics
Members or ,hc oroo,,,i,
uf the Richmond Bous.vi,.s, Io,1.
received letters Yesterday from, s,r,i,,r
organizations throughout Tho S,,,o
conrratulating them on their onor;s
to reduce the prices on foods,urrs and
in;imntinS that the action taken hv rho
Richmond organization would b, fol-
lowed by them. From such adviccs II
was The general Impression last night
ihai II ho!cotts a!c declared In this
city, II would develop into a Statewide
movement
representatives from womcn's or
sahizau"hs IN other cities OF the State
Nile!iE interested IN the matter are
expected To attend the mass meeting,
anu invitations WI! DC extended To
M M'nt'n ro"ap'E 'o-uaE.
VT VIII
no ATTEND
Among the local organizations who
VIII De requested especially to attend
inc meeting are the Women's Club, the
eut,""oh o' Mothers Clubs. the
youp,, ~, c,''',a.. wv tioh'
the Council of Jewish womcn and
others II is also probablo th,, yo-;.,,s
civic and labor organizations vii, H.,
requested to have rcprcsentatiycs In
attendance
Particular stress was laid last NIGHT
by officers of the league on tho fact
that the action suggested will be taken
by the housewives Of Richmond who
arc the most vitality interested in tho
matter. and that there should bc a
large attendance at the meeting. II
will be impossible i'm the limitcd tin,c
to extend written invitations To every
housewife in the city they soid hut
every consumer is urged to attend
Al the meeting OF the executive com
mittcc yesterday afternoon rcpo,ts M
the existing prices which had been
gathered by special Committees ycstcr-
day who had visited all the markets
and numerous grocers Of the city. were
made and compared with the quota
tions that prevailed few weeks ago
There was great indignation at the
meeting over the advancing prices. and
it was charged several times that the
advances had been out of all reason
OF SI,ppru.s
IN COID-SToR .>rs
Tho bo,rdi,, 90 s,,,o
storage plants of the city was also