New-York tribune., 1917-11-04

can't afford, anyway, an 90 aisy on the white
-four an sugar an butther. Sure, | thought
I'd De having TO starve meself entoirely. Id
ike 70 be afther doin' suthin' rally hard. Ne
Dinny's at Camp Mills God bless himD an
me Ould man has bought wan Nv thin Liberty
bonds ter help an don't seem ter be doin
nawthin'. FL yell order me ter cut out the
pertaties now, it'll seem like | wuz dom
me bit"
Il was lust time FOR the MONDAY meal when
we made the rounds Of the last tenement house
and we we're obliged to refuse several very
pressing invitations to sit at the family board.
But we had an opportunity OF observing the
food that was served and to judge for our
selves whether or not anything was wasted
The only kitchens in which We discovered
ANYTHING that seemed the least bit wasteful
were those of the Italians. am sure. however,
that if their attention could be called to this,
Il a special campaign could be carried on In
the Italian districts and the manner in which
they could save food pointed out TO the Italian
housewives. this condition would be quickly
remedied.
THE SAME SPIRIT EVERYWHERE
One of the families which we visited was
Serbian-a husband and wife and one little
boy. All their male relatives and most OF their
friends had been wiped out In the war; still
their plea was to be told something that they
could do with their small means to help to
end the war.
at all started in our country" the wife said,
"and so we must do more than any other peo-
pies to stop it,
"Such a wonderful spirit everywhere" said
the little Soldier mother" as bade her fare
we'll on the corner. "And I'm sure you'll find it
the same uptown, for rich and poor are all alike
in this"
And she was right. For in what is known ss
"the silk stocking district" I found the same
spirit and the same cooperation and the same
earnest desire to help in the work Of saving
food for our soldiers and those Of our allies
that we found in the tenement district
In these uptown districts not only the house
keeper or the mistress of the house, but the
cook and butler as we'll, sign the Pledge Cards.
and they DO this, as a rule, without murmur.
There was one case in which the lady Of the
house discharged all four Of her servants be-
cause they demurred about living up to the
Hoover pledge Before night these dissenters
were replaced by servants who agreed to carry
out the ideas of the food administration. When
this incident was reported at headquarters
the women of the district with one accord
pledged themselves TO boycott any applicants
for positions IN their kitchens who were anti
Hoover" so there will probably be no more
trouble from that source.
RICH WOMEN ECONOMIZING
There have been grumblings in many kitch-
ems because oeomargarine and vegetable oils
have replaced butter and lard for cooking pur-
poses. The mistress of the house or the house
keeper has been accused Of being mean and
of trying to hide this quality under the cloak
of Mr. Hoover. but since every last one OF these
Kitchens has been visited during the last week
by Hoover delegate and the reasons for the
substitution clearly explained to the workers
therein there should be no more difficulty.
The servants in the so-called silk stocking