The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

I the marriage of their daughter, Doro- thea Dale Mayo, to MT. Joseph Scott Thomson on Tuesday, July 10, 1917, at high noon, Methodist Episcopal church, south, Clarendon. Ark"
 The woman's auxiliary of the First Christian church entertained at a social yesterday afternoon in the church par lors. The following interesting pro gramme was rendered: Piano solo, Miss Avis Watson; violin solo. Miss Margue- rite Turner, accompanied upon the piano by Miss Marie Turner; reading, Virginia Jefferson; selected solo, Miss Olive Cheek. also a talk by Mrs. Ramsay of the Mercy Home Following this social hour was enjoyed by about 30 members present.
 
 Miss Mildred Hill entertained Saturday afternoon complimenting the members of the 1917 class of the Louie Compton seminary at her home at Sunnyside. The house was decorated with quantities of sweet peas and a salad and an ice course were served Miss Hill was as sisted in receiving her guests by her sister Mrs. H. L. Cornelius The guests were: Miss Estelle Smith, Miss Estele Brown, Miss Ruth Ferguson, Miss Eu- nice Westbrook, Miss Lola Burgin, Miss Mabel Barton and Miss Agnes Busby.
 The following on the conservation of food, the elimination of waste and the reduction of living expenses, from the Montgomery Advertiser, will be of value and interest to the women of Birming- ham:
 .'We are not going to starve," said Mrs. Claudia Quigley Murphy, even if this war is of longer duration than the greatest pessimist predicts"
 Mrs. Murphy is a worldwide consult tant in household economics, and ac- knowledged one of the best informed food experts in America. Tt will be a shift ing of foods for consumption" she said, ' and the elimination of waste from the household.
 we will have to eat more corn and rye than wheat, more beans than potatoes, more bananas than apples, more butter substitutes and other fats than butter, more corn syrup and honey than sugar, and more mutton and beef than lamb and veal.
 'I am very glad to see that MT. Hoover Is going to bring in consultation the food experts attached to different manufac- tories of food products, in his war against waste The knowledge that can be put at MT. Hoover's disposal by bakers of bread, canners of meat fruit and vegetables, renderers of vegetable and animal fats, manufacturers of sugar, is incalcuable. This knowledge of food values should be given to the housewives of the country at this time, and no man. ufacturers will be unpatriotic enough 10 withhold 1t.
 If the housewife could be taught that her kitchen is manufactory and that the little food prepared there must De put on the same scientific basis that IS the foundation of the commercial manu- factories, the work of every housekeeper would be simplified as well as made more interesting and of greater worth to the world.
 Breeding the world Is woman's job-90 per cent of the food bought is purchased for the household. How much of this is wasted in storage, preparation, and bad habits of eating is impossible to ascer- tain, because the home is primarily con- fronted by the individual human, and while you can standardize all products Of the human mind and human energy, you cannot standardize the human him. self.
 We can only teach: we can only preach against bad habits; we can only work to break down prejudices; we can't standardize human needs. Every wom- an should go into its recruiting service, and every woman should give to this army the same single service of mind and body that our soldiers are giving at the front Women can all help if they will put their households on the ef- hciency basis which the modern manufac- turer applies to his business"
 Among the interesting weddings of the 1 week was that of Miss Maude Ellis and MT. H. H. Harris of Blocton, which was celebrated on Thursday, June 2S, at 2SI o'clock at the study of Rev. J. M. Brody. The bride was becomingly gowned in a travelling suit of midnight blue silk faille. She carried a bouquet of white carnations The Lohengrin wed- ding march was played by Miss Elsie Smith Immediately after the ceremony Mir and Mrs. Harris left for wedding trip to Washington, Cincinnati and other eastern points. Upon their return they will reside in Blocton.