Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-01

OF Honolulu, 81 per cent OF them eau.
casian, with a sprinkling OF HaWaiians,
Portuguese and other nationalities, al
tended Thursday afternoons mas
meeting in the 8ijou theater. held to
discuss the conservation and most
efficient utilization Of foOdstuffe in
Hawai- nei TO- the duration Of tie
war.
After listening to addresses made by
Chairman James D. Dole OF the Terri
torial Food Commission, GovernO~
Lucius E. Pinkham, Maj. Charles S.
Lincoln, Hawaiian Department; DR..
Arthur l.. Dean. executive officer OF
the food commission, and Mrs. A e
Alexander. the meeting voted by :.
ClamallOn to nand over TO the com.
mission the names Of a NUMBER 0:
women deeply interested in food
economy, from whom the commission
shall appoint a subcommittee to taxi
charge OF local branch Of the Leagu2
for Woman Service The resolution
vas Offered by Mrs. Gerrit Wilder.
Commission to Name Committee
A motion was then introduced By
Mrs. w. J.. Whitney, that selection o.
the M mes be left t. Chairmen OF the
various Women's organizations OF
Honolulu, each chairman TO name four
or five women from her organization
The commission will choose the sub
committee from the names submitted
This motion carried without debate,
the meeting adyourning immediately
Dole Is Chairman
Chairman Dolo ~ Tho co0,poiociOo
acted most efficiently as chairman Of
the meeting and his introduCtions O.
speakers were happily Worded and ef
tective. In his opening address he
said IN part:
Th2re Is no need for alarm here
but perhaps rather need for imagina,
ton in order to see that every pound
Of staple food that we can produce,
either for home use or export, in addi
ton to our present output Of every
ounce of food that we can save from
waste. extravaganza or unnecessary
eating relieves the strain by just SO
much, all along the line, surely to
France and England, perhaps even u
Belgium.
Want Army Of Food Savers
The commission has invited thu
women Of Honolulu here today, not
with The idea OF laying out a definite
program for them, but with the know
edge that every woman desires in this
crisis to do her bit and with the hope
that the women Of the territory may
enlist as soldiers of ar army of food
conservatiOnists and so far as possible
relieve the commission Of that portion
of its work termed Conservation OF
food for human consumption" As
some one has said Bread Bullets arc
going to win the war and Every wo
man her own Food Dictator
We shall not attempt to make star.
walton popular but we believe that
strict economy can be made popular.
patriotic and fashionable.
We ELY largely upon You women
In this matter; or publicity man will
be at your service; we welcome sug.
gestions and wish to cooperate in ev.
cry way possible.
Quotes Hindu Poet
I'VE make no specific accusation Of
extravaganza against the housekeeper
OF Hawaii, but as ragore says OF all
the lands that l nave visited the Unit
ed States Is the only one where }
person eats the inside of a slice OF
bread and throws away the crust
Maui Corn PIeaSes Governor
Governor Lucius E. Pinkham, who
was the second speaker on the pro-
gram, said that two things he had
learned in the last few days had
nIQ9Sp6 OIL
thing else could. These were that he
had received letter from U. S. Sen
ator Shafroth saying an additional
$4,000 is to be placed by him at the
disposal of the U. s. Agricultural En-
pertinent Station in this territory, and
that Harold w. Rice of Maui told the
executive he had 400 acres of corn
growing on that island which will
yield from so to SIS bushels per acre.
Corn Meal Use Urged
The governor urged the larger use
Of corn meal by the women of the
territory. He told how extensively it
is used In Iowa. and what fine boys
and girls are the result of a varied
diet of corn.
Goes Into Rice Production
Turning to the rice situation in the
islands, the governor declared that the
day when Hawaii can compete With
Japanese labor in the Orient and Ma.
chinery in California, is past He read
tables showing how male rice laborers
in Japan get % cents a day and
women Is cents, and how in Califor.
MIA six men with modern rice planting
and cultivating machinery can grow as
much rice as 100 here by hand.
Governor Pinkham closed by urging
more action and less talk. He said
women Of Hawaii can exercise the
greatest economy in foodstuffs.
Maj. Charles S. Lincoln of the Ha-
Vaiian Department sounded a note Of
warning tn Honolulu houcou,;uoo