Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-09
HOTELS TAKE STEP
T0CONSERVEFO0D
Today Eliminate Meat From
Menus, Tomorrow Will Drop
Out Wheat Breads.
GUESTS ARE COOPERATING

Washington today took its first step
toward observing one "meatless day a
week, when five of it's leading hotels
put out menus minus the most popular
cuts and asked their guests to CO.
operate in saving meats for the United
States government and its allies.
Only one hotel. the New Ebbitt is re-
fusing to serve beef or pork today, but
four others are doing all they can to
discourage such orders. and reported
early this afternoon that few patrons
insisted on such foods. These hotels
are the New Willard. the Raleigh, the
st. James and the Continental At the
Shoreham it was said meatless Tues
ginning next week.
In addition most of the above-named
hostelries will start in tomorrow with
"wheatiess Wednesdays" and VIII not
serve bread made exclusively of white
-four unless guests refuse to eat any
other kind.
Food Director Watching Hotels.
The request of the food administra-
ton that hotels and restaurants have
one meatless day week was made
more than a month ago, and though
Herbert Hoover. food administrator
had said nothing further about ii. it
situation closely for some response
particularly in Washington, where
hotels were doing a capacity business
ana where cooperation with the gov
eminent should be an easy matter
At the New willard today the lunch
con and dinner menus which were IL
Illustrated with half tones of American
warships: bore the following legend:
The food administration has re-
quested that we observe a meatless
Tuesday each week and a wheatless
Wednesday each week. The kind CO.
operation of our patrons is desired"
In place of the usual beef and pork
portions appeared filet of sole, striped
bass, baked chicken pie in old family
style. ragout of green turtle broiled
jumbo squad, reed birds and Dixie
salad.
Doing our Bit" read the announce
ment on the New Ebbitt menu, fol-
lowed by the announcement: Tues
day-To help Mr.. Hoover conserve our
food supply. we will serve no beef or
pork. Your cooperation is desired"
Says Results Are Gratifying.
This has been the most gratifying
thing / ever undertook said George
F. Schutt shortly after noon today II
went into the dining room today fully
prepared to sooth the ruff1ed feelings
Of some irate guests. but there wasn't
one. A few who did not notice our an
nouncement ordered beef or pork, but
when the waiter called their attention
to the position we had taken they only
said. Why. certainly and took some
thing else
A food administration membership
card hangs beside the entrance to the
Raleigh Hotel dining room today, and
the menu carries a paragraph in red
ink concerning meatless Tuesdays and
Wheat!ess Wednesdays. The guests
We're practically unanimous, it was
said. in supporting the request to eat
no meat except sea foods and poultry.
The Continental HOTEL today followed
the example of many of the New York
hotels. and announced only "beefless
Tuesday" serving pork as ordered. But
the management announced that meat
less days would begin next week. The
st. James is serving neither beef nor
pork. unless the guest is insistent.