The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-30
People SLOW TO
COOPERATE IN
FOOD CAMPAIGN
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They are doing nothing and were very
disagrceable when solicited. The man
ager Of North Broadway hotel re-
fused to talk about ii, and a cafe man
ager said he will do nothing"
Many people seem TO regard the cam
paign with di'trust. and have all kinds
OF peculiar ideas about the government
trying TO sieze their foods. Mrs. Wal
lower says that the people will have to
be gradually educated up to the reali-
zation of the seriousness OF the cam
paign
N The manager of the Kundcrer cafe
said that il they declare a meatless or
wbeatless day that the people will go
somewhere else on those days and that
they will lose then trade in an en-
deavor TO help their country and to
supply food for their boys fighting at
the front So they are leaving the con-
servation OF foods to the individuals
that take their meals there.
Meatles Days.
NJ, {. Millard, purchasing agent for
the Lee Huckins hotel said that they
are doing allin their power to help out
in the saving Of foods, Every Tuesday
and Friday is mea'less d1v " Ni,
lard believes that with little effort the
people can be educated up 10 tie point
where they will not mind doing with
out meat once or twice week. He
says that the people so far have made no
complaints As we'll as the two meat
less days they are featuring war bread.
Mrs. 6, c. Travarthen, resident sec
retary Of the Y w. c, A., Is ob'erv-
ing Hoover's requests. The girls have
q rneatess day as we'll as a wheatless
one and are thriving on the new fare
There was demonstration and lee
ture on the drying and canning OF
fruits and vegetables from the stand.
point OF conservation in the home econ.
omic department of the high school at
2 80 this afternoon by Miss Mamie
Walker, city demonstration agent Miss
Walker demonstrated with the simple
home dryer, made by herself. She
talked on the proper methods Of the
storing Of dried products 10 prevent
thhir deterioration by insects. She also
demonstrated the cooking of dried
products before they are to be used,
so that the natural shape will be re-
storerd and the flavor retained, as we'll
as the food values.
Men Ready for Work.
John Embry, city manager for the
men, has returned to Oklahoma City
He says that the men working in the
business DISTRICTS will begin working
today and that by the middle OF the
week they will be working with double
energy He says that they have been a
little slow in starting as the have mol
yet recovered from the strain of the
Liberty bond campaign
They really have to stop TO get a
little breathing space, and attend to !
little OF their long neglected business
before starting out again" said Mr.
| Embry.
They have only a small district 4
cover and will probably finish up in
couple Of days.
The publicity committee will dis
tribute the pledge cards in the school
today, according to a statement mad
by J, A. Whiteford, superintendent o
schools, this morning These card
will be signed by all pulips over !
years old Thursday being the day sc
aside for the signing
d. !. Johnston, one OF the four min
utee speakers, gave talk on the foo
pledge campaign in the Liberty an
Palace theaters last night, and K /
Wedding in the Majestic aud Empress
Smith TO Speak
Mrs. Wallower has announced tha
the speaker for the Wednesday lunch
con will be Pori. Gilbert II. Smitl
instructor in sociology in the universit
at Norman Mr Smith is widely know
as iorceiul sneaker and lecture
Of unusual ability Mrs WallowC
asks that all reservations for the lunch
con be in not later than 10 o'clock e
morrow morning.