Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
ASK HOUSEWIVES
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iZing administration as far as possible
into their hands.
Woman in the Home.
All effort of saving must be di-
rected toward the great national and
international situation. These efforts
must also be made in union and by
all of us. The guiding hand OF women
IN the home can alone control in this
matter
Furthermore, this is not alone a war
question. The high prices which are
bearing so hardly on the poor and the
more moderate wage earners in our
country are partially due to the short
age OF supplies in the worlds market
and the saving by conservation of
waste which can be made will lessen
the prices to those of our own people
who must be our first solicitude. In
all of the arrangements which we
plan to make during the forthcoming
year for the supply OF our allies, we
/ Will bear the first regard to our own
people that they shall have plenty,
provided they eat wisely and without
! waste.
| lnasmuch as before legislation is
complsted the food administration has
no representatives thruout the coun-
I try, the national council Of defense is
kindly requesting all OF the state coun-
ellis of defense. with the assistance of
the women's committee of the ma
| tional council of defense. to under
take the registration. This registra-
ton will begin July l and continue
inteisively for 15 days and will con-
sist simply in asking every woman in
the country to volunteer in this i'm
portant service by signing and mailing
to the food administrator conservation
division. Washington, the pledge.
We not only want the name and
address, but we want the number OF
persons in the household, we want to
know whether the household employs
cook. whether II has a garden, and
we want to Know the occupation of
the breadwinner. There are no fees
or dues to be paid. The food admin
istration wishes now to have as MEM
bers all those actually handling food
In the home. On receipt of the pledge
we Will send out preliminary instruc-
tion and household tag to be hung
in the window The insignia of the
food administration will consist of the
national shield surrounded by heads
Of wheat, and we hope to have the
shield displayed ON every home in the
United States. We have the promises
Of support from many hundreds of
women's organizations in the recruit
ing of our membership, and we feel
confident that all the women's organ
izations in the country will fall In
with the presidents request and will
actually organize and support our
campaign. As time presses we will
need all such agencies to have their
plans formulated for pledging with the
state council OF defense before July l.
Advisory Committees.
With the assistance of various
trained women in the country we are
forming advisory committees on do
mestic economy, and for the leaders
on the subject of nutrition we are or
ganizing communities on food conser-
vation and utilization, and we propose
upon their advice to furnish informa-
tion from time to time to the men,
bers of administration as to the man
ner in which they can best serve the
national interests in food conserva-
tion. We have six general principles
Of Instructions.
First: To save the wheat. II we
can eat as usual from our harvest this
year we VIII nave little more ;hsn
enough for our own supply, hut We
can divide with our allies II each nr-
dtvidual makes some sacrifices; eat
at least one wheatless meal q day,
substitute cornbread or other cereals.
Second: We want to save the meat
for our cattle and hogs ara decreas-
Ing and we must send - "ur allies
sp VIC wish every houshoIde- to buy
less. to starve smaller portions and TO
allow no waste.
Third: We wish to save the fays.
We consume three times the fats that
are necessary for nutrition, and we
need them now for war. We wish
no butter used in cooking we want
less butter served on the table, we
want less lard, bacon AMI othci pork
products used.
supply, by economy along the above
lines. can be amply covered by in
creasing the use Of fish. potatoes,
beans. peas. turnips. cabbages anu
vegetables generally, by corn, buck
wheat. rye and rice, which we vii,
have In abundance thia harvest.
Fifth: We want to save !ranspor.
tation. Our railways arc unable TO
meet the war pres'uro fur munitions.
men and coal. SO that we wish every
one to consume products of local
origin so far as possib,c---to buy from !
the local miller. from the local packer, |
bury and eat vegetables grown near
home.
Sixth: We preach and want every |
one to preach the "Gosp,l Of the Clean |
Plate" to oIy less fOodstuffs TO serve !
amaller port.a.:,i, and to sec that nUtn- |
Ing of value goes into the garbage
can.
Aside from eating an increased
proportion OF these commodities III
order to save on the staples, Ii Is ex-
tremely important that any surplus |
Of these commodities shall he pre-
served or well stored for winter rse.
Following is the pledge. Full It out |
and mail II to Washing stoh today It's |