The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-12-06
Open Letter From
Chairman of WOman's
Council of Defense.

Columbia, 5. c., Dec. a, 1917.
To the Women of the Council of De-
fense:
Mrs. F. Louise Mayes of Greenville,
chairman of the South Carolina Wo-
mans Council of Defense, has sent out
the following Instructions for your
information. The food administration
will be glad if you will carry these
out in your community.
"Now that the conservative pledges
have been made by the women of our
State, it is imperative to follow with
suggestions that may prove helpful
to the housewives in their attempts
to keep the pledge, and still provide
tempting and nourishing menus for
their families.
If we take from child cherished
toy, We disturb the equilibrium of its
happiness until it is restored by newer,
or more attractive play things. Men
and women are but children of a
larger growth, and we all know from
personal experience that until the ne
cessity is urgent our husbands, broth
ers and sons do not fancy giving up
their hot biscuit, roll and toast. Those
wiser than we, with a owrld-wide Wis
ion of our own and our Allies needs,
have prescribed meatless and wheat
less day, each week. Some of us know
that in families, not vitally connected
with the army by the tie of brother.
husband or son, that there is some re-
sentiment felt toward this disturbance
of their time honored menus. "'Tis
true, tits pity; It's pity tits true" but,
nevertheless, we must face the facts
that exist, not ideals, that should pre-
vail. 1t is with the hope then of as
slstlng the housewives in keeping the
peace of the family, that I enclose
some war recipes which have been
prepared to meet this need by Mrs.
Kat Brew Vaughn. We have tested
them, and know they arc tempting and
nourishing. Try them for yourselves,
and then, if possible, get the coopera-
ton of your county demonstration and
give demonstrations in the towns and
country school houses.
Couple with thihs demonstration q
talk on economy in other lines. Ask
their cooperation in this years Christ
mas giving. Let US confne our gifts
to our immediate families, and the
children in our homes. This will leave
US more for the next Liberty Loan.
Red Cross and Y. NJ. C. A. cam
paigns, all of which are coming in due
time, and we shall want to help.
Again may | ask the cooperation of
the South Carolina women ipserving
refreshments at social functions. large
or small. If we would use fruilt sal
ads and crackers, with whatever bev-
erage we prefer, there would be an
immense saving of wheat and meats.
we are accustomed to use sandwiches.
TO large extent at social functions.
and there is always waste connected
with sandwiches. 'Tis true the crack
ers are wheat, but those left over are
IN perfect condition, which is not the
case in the sandwiches.
Urge, too, the winter garden. 1t is
more important now than it was in
the spring. Now is the time to plant
English peas for early use. Onions.
spinach, kale, mustard and radisbes
can all be planted now to great adj
vantage. Don't let's leave the back
yard empty, when we can supply our
tables from them now, as we did in
the spring.
We must keep preaching the gospel
OF economy and thrift. Plant large
bed of turnip rooted radishes for your
chickens for their wheatless, meatIess
days. You will be surprised at the
eagerness with which they devour
them and the good results you obtain.
This suggestion is for those who have
nto the space for rye"
Yours very truly,
loo Cporl,o