Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-05
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
TALKS FOOD costs
Association Will Consider
Conservation While
War Continues
SANITARY PLANS
ALSO UNDER WAY

Members Of the Consumers League
Of Delaware at a meeting held in the
Library Building last night decided
upon Investigation Of conditions Of
cleanliness and the cost and conserv-
alto of food supply in this city. These
subjects will be investigated by COM
nittees from the league.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
William Stanlar, president Of the
Consumers League OF Delaware:
NJ IS Clara Southwick, executive sec
rotary Of the Consumers League. and
Mrs. Clawson s. Rammitt, chairman
OF the pure food committee OF the
Consumers League. will appoint the
several other committees.
Dean Harry Hayward, OF Delaware
College, the Rev r. l.. Jackson, pas
tor of Hanover Presbyterian Church:
Mrs. A. ID. Warner. Mrs. ClawsOn S.
Hammitt. Miss Edith Spruance, George
Carter, A, o. II. Grier, H. I. Bowles
Miss Margaret H. Sherman. Dr. A.
Robin, John C. Saylor and others
made addresses.
The urgent need of improving the
sanitary conditions Of the local mar
kets, of some practical and effective
means OF coutneracting as far as
possible, the continuous increase in
the prices Of food supplies and of
steps to conserve such supplies. were
the themes Of various speakers.
Dean Hayward f'7cr.bed the .condi-
tions he had founa y d fferent parts
Of the State, and urged care in Sc
lecting the proper kinds OF good pro-
ducts for paintings by indiv dua's in
small or back yard gardens. in par
ticular. he urged that instead of
planting the ordinary string bean in
back yard gardens, a Chinese bean
called the Soy bean, OF the Ito San
variety, be used. These could be OBJ
tanned for seed purposes for 50
bushel. but only half bushel Is need
ed to plant an acre OF ground.
Miss Spruance spoke of the back
yard garden which. she said, was not
worth while. viewed from a CONNER
cal basis. except that it furnished en-
ployment for some people, and utilized
space, which. under ordinary circum-
stances. would not have been used.
Mr Saylor called attention 10 the
great expense of living at the pres.
ent time and said il had been figured
carpenter with an ordinary sized
family at the present time would have
to figure a cost Of over S27 week for
ordinary living expenses. He de
clared he thought the eXpence would
become greater
Mrs. Hammitt emphasized the nee
OF carrying on work along progress
i've. consistent Ines. and under com
petent supervision to conserve time
and energy, and secure effective re-
suits. She emphasized the direction
of farming was done under experts
with competent chemists to analyze
the soil. practical farmers to see that
work was properly done and that
transportation problems were prop
erly solved
DR.. Robin declared he had been in
formed that cows that had died OF
tuberculosis had been sold in the VIII
mington markets and urged that steps
be taken to prevent such thing II I
were done and TO see THAI the city's
food supply was pure and properly
conserved.
In her address. Mrs. A. d. Warner
urged attention to the sanitation OF
street markets. She related incidents
OF failure of city officials TO take &C
ton because she said. apparently
there was no way to nix the respons--
bility for what was being done.