Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
PLANS BUSY WINTER
Mrs. Whitehead, State President, Is
Speaker. Mt First Fall
Meeting.
MAY ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS
Suggestion That Richmond Follow
Norfolls's Example Meets With APP
proval-Committee to Aid National
Food Campaign Named.


up from Norfolk yesterday to address
the first fall meeting of the Richmond
Housewives League, which was held at
the Jefferson Hotel. This was, in eff
feet, gct-together meeting to pre-
pare for the work ahead Of the league
this fall and winter.
Tentative plans covering q wide
scope were discussed in general and
REPORTS of chairmcn of landing COM
mitteeS were made. One of the notable
things that the league has accom-
plished this summer is to maintain
distributing station at ITO North .Iiar-
rison Street, where fresh country but
ter, eggs. vegetables and fruits have
been kept and sold at the lowest pos
sible market price. The station has
been n model in every respect.
Reporting as chairman of her com
mittee, Mrs. Charles Selden said tina,
she had been greatly pleased TO find
that recent investigation OF the mar
kcts at Sixth and Seventeenth Streets
had shown that it was now possible
for the vendors to have hot water in
several of the stalls. and that many of
them had larger refrigerators, which
obviated the necessity OF frequent
Transportation TO and from the cold
storage plants. She stated however
that she found open garbage cans al
most universally used, and the bad otor
from stale vegetables left at the mar
kets over Sundays had been a matter
for unpleasant comment on the part
of troops at the Blues Armory.
PLAN TO EMPLOY
INSPECTOR IS APPROVED
Tie feasibility of the Housewives
League paying the salary of a trained
inspector of the markets was discussed.
and the suggestion met with general
approval Mrs. Michaux smoke of the
appointment of committee from the
league to represent the Planters Ma
tional Bank in the Hoover inquiry into
prevailing retail prices of foodstuns.
inns committee includes Mrs. Michaux
herself Mrs John ID. Blair and Mrs.
Thomas Scott. and was made by the
executive committee several DAYS ago
In her talk before the league Mrs.
Nhitehead spoke first OF the tendency
manifested all over the country among
the women to let the sentimental and
emotional side of war work absorb
them lndiscriminate and iIl-advised
labor for the soldiers is to be deplored
thinks the State chairman and she r..
iateo an incident which had come un-
aer her own personal observation of -
blue1acket, who, hen asked by her a
chairman OF committee concerned
win the comfort of the sailors and en-
!'steo men, what they needed, said in
&c
nave SIN kits already. toothbrushos
enough TO equip an orphan asylum. and
socks of all Sizes
ME the sentimental side Of w.r
work naturally makes stronger an
peal IL is the more prosaic side OF
.ne conservation food that should
engage the attention Of the housewives
OF the country" declared Mrs White
mead She laid stress on the presi
cents emphatic statement that food
would win the war. While 1t is easy
Tor the food administration ia dict.,o
prices of foodsturs to the whoic-
salers, continued the speaker. .it is
up 10 the housewives TO watch tho
retail market and keep down the prices
on foodstuffs to "a reasonable basis bv
So-operatlng with the administration"
Mfs' Whitehead laid particular stress
on reasonable conservation. and ~
planned Hoover's six Principles" in
detail. The first three Of these can
not be too often reiterated she said
lhey relate to the saving OF % wheat,
~ meat, and CD fat for the armies
abroad. In the saving Of wheat :.
Tember Of the Richmond Housewives,
League related recent experiments win
E'eSh.d potatoes as substitute for
flour in the ratio of nifty fifty" find
ing that the bread therefrom was very
good indeed.
NAY OPES HEADaUARTERS
TO HELP HOUSEWIVES
The suggestion of the State Chairman
that headquarters be opened in Rich
nond for the Richmond Housewives
Ieaguc. following the example OF Tn.
N"rfolk organization. met with the en-
thusiastic approval of the members
present. Expenses Of headquarters
are paid in part by perfectly legitimate
advertising OF approved brands Of
canned goods" explained Mrs White
mead. When dealer wished to in
,foduce new brand Of canned stun.
ne submits samples of it to head
Quarters with the State analysis for the
members of the league to pass on
Ihcir approval of course. means the
success OF the article when il is put
on the market and is a legitimate
1orni o. advertising which Is expected
TO pay the salary OF an executive
secretary. who will give close attention
10 the efficient conduct of the office
routine OF headquarters"
Thc value of headqua rters to the
Norfolk league was commented on. II
charges too much for any article of
food. When the Norfolk market was
Hooded with tomatoes and the retail
men agreed To keep the price up to
20 cents quart said Mrs. White
mead we displayed placards in the
windows of headquarters which said
Don't Buy Tomatoes which had !,
decidedly corrective effect" She also
suggested the publishing OF mcatlcss
menus to be tried out and followed
by members Of the league in the in
tereets OF the conservation Of meat for
the men at the front.
Relative to the request OF Mr.
Hoover for speakers in every city in
he national campaign against waste,
The Richmond Housewives League has
appointed Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins,
Mrs: Norman V. Randolph. Mrs. Walter
,. McNcili and Miss Cally Ryland, who
VIII hold themselves i'm readiness to
respond TO any call for n speaker in
tho interests OF national food conscr-
walton.
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