El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-21

beans viii require three hours. but are
! put up in the same way.
Galleries were buzzing through the
] atmosphere at Monday afternoon 8
I meeting Of the Housewives league,
/ as fast as bullets on the European
! trenches.
Be 1t known the calorie is a meas
ure or the energizIng elements Of
| FOOD, and IN purchasing by calOries
one is buying his supply with first
regard for uOurishment contained.
Also the food experts who are fast
getting our living down 10 a fine
. system. have constructed a schedule
as 10 the needs OF persons in various
walks Of life. The sedentary indi-
vidual should have 250u calories
day, while one occupied in vigOr-
Gus physical labor can properly ab-
sorb from 5000 to 1000 per day
DR.. Elliott c. Prentiss was speaker
Tor yesterdays meeting, which was
held IN the First Christian church.
and much time was consumed in a
sitiOn OF food materials. which he
illustrated by chart. There were
several dietetics in the audience. who
took notes, but the majority found
the subject close only TO a maze OF
figures, despite the reminder that
butter at 20 cents per pound was
cheap food and bacon at IS cents
with its 81 percent fat, was also good
value for the money, As the
speaker concluded, Mrs. r J.
Tighe. president Of the organization.
lauEhingly prophesied that the social
register Of the future might report
that Mrs So-and-sO entertained.
serving $500 calOrles TO her guests"
Mrs. George LeBaron was elected
TO iii the office OF third vice presi-
dent The league also discussed
adopting the uniform proposed for
house wives by the food administra-
ter. and described fully in these
columns July Ia neat. pretty wash
able bingham or chambray. cap and
apron that costs from about % cents
to SL25. II one makes the garments
1t home On the sleeve may be
.-Orn the insignia, consisting OF an
embroidered shield bearing the Stars
and Stripes surrounded by yellow
heads Of wheat-a constant reminder
and insignia are 10 be permitted only
TO women who have signed the con-
servation pledge OF the food commits
sion Patterns have been sent for.
All members o. the league are
asked to bring recipes for war breads.
in addition TO hints and devices found
useful and economical in the kitchen.
These VII be accumulated until
spring. when the Housewives propose
TO issue a cook book Of the best
tried and tested hard time formulas.
the present H c. OF L having made
Il almost impossible to cling to
former costly recipes. Mrs. E H.
Irwin was named TO collect these
The September meeting Of the
Housewives league. on the third
Monday, viii be a Made in FL Pas0'
program, and gives promise Of be-
ing well worth attending. After all.
the stay at home dollar IS the real
money saver"
The following housewives enrolled
Monday: Mrs. ". x. Mari. Mrs. ".
T. Arnold. Mrs. c. y Bassett. Mrs. p.
4 Powers. Mrs. J. r. McCloud. Mrs. [
p Foley, Mrs. P W. McAfee. Mrs. F.
O. Spain, Mrs. Charles Hamel. Mrs.
\ A Jones, Mrs. F. II. Irwin Miss
Rose He'll. Mrs. P n Brown Mrs
g. A Hammel. Mrs. Horace 3. Hayes.
Mrs joseph Spence. Mrs Bert Bles-
stnEton, Mrs. L K. Hanley. Mrs. D. I
y Ellis, Mrs J. J. Longwell. Mrs. G. I
Il league. Mrs. r. T. Anderson. Mrs.
A G. Garham and Mrs. Y. z. Ware.