Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
Says Biggest Job of All
Is to Get the Stay-at-Homes
to Put Up With War Fare

Inc biggest job the women OF the
country have on their hands In the war
mold that wartime fare in the house,
mold. with it's various sorts of war
preads, etc.. Is just as tasty and fine as
the diet of the old days. DR.. Anna
committee Of the council of national
defense. told a large gathering Of
women at the Henry D. Cooke School
last night. The meeting was one Of the
throughout the city last night in the
interests of food conservation. The
audience was composed mostly of
women who had signed the food con-
se Maa pledge cards during the day.
women of the land to do many things.
ior. Shaw declared. and while it seems
IKE Dig program. she believes the
women can do 1t and will do 1t. But
the biggest Job of all. she said, is
going to be to get the men who stay
az nome to put up with war fare"
"hlle warfare wages in the trenches.
High Cost compels Saving.
The men have examined into our
garbage pals to sec II we are waste
full, and told US the huge sums of
money we have wasted" the speaker
saio. Now, we women know our sins.
The high cost of living already had
compelled us to be saving. We are
being taught by the best possible
teacher. 1t is not necessary to talk
patriotism to the woman in tho house,
mold SO much as to give her informa-
tion as to how to save more.
AS Tar as I can analyZe It, the
women of the land are asked to do
three definite things:
furnish inspiration to the mon.
Then to keep a perfectly calm homo
life. keep the home steadfast and be
perfectly sane in the expenditure Of
money.
Economic sufficiently to support
the army in the field"
Confident Women Can Do Their Part
DR.. Shaw said 1t seemed like a big
program. but expressed her confidence
that the women could carry it through,
especially II they can train the men
the way they should go. The women
must recognize the need for it all. first
OF all. she said and then the govern
1t is watching the producers and bust
ness interests of the country and COM
pelling them to do their part
women cook for the men-the man
in the home" DR.. Shaw said, causing a
great laugh among tho scores of women
they cooked for themselves when tho
man" did not have to be fed I'VE have
not only to reduce the food consump-
ton, but to persuade that man to eat
the new foods we cook. The biggest Job
on our hands is persuading that man.
We have got to learn to prepare war
time foods to be as edible as ordinary
fare" Dr. Shaw expressed the fear that
the country might waste more food this
year than ever, because more food has
been raised and many do not know
what to do with 1t, once 1t is raised.
The speaker advocated that no single
acre of land be planted to tobacco If
wheat could be raised there.
Suggests Less Smoking.
when the government says to me,
You eat corn meal I have a right to
say to the government You stop smok-
ing While I and the other women of
the country are eating corn bread, If
every man in this country would save
one cigar a day this saving would sup
ply tobacco to all our men In the
trenches: where they need their
smokes"
The meeting was opened by Mrs. F.
L. Ransome, vice chairman Of the wom-
ans committee of the District council
of defense. Carl Langenbeck, president
Of the Home and School Association OF
tho Cooke School. presided.
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock tho first
of q series of practical lectures on food
conservation will be given at the Cooke
School. War Bread" will be demon
strated by an expert from the Agrtcul-
tural Department. Other conservation
lectures will be given Tuesday and Fri
day afternoons thereafter.