The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
If Women Can't Serve in the Army, Navy, or Aviation With General Hoover Commanding" Says Mrs Haley
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
[ F women can't serve in the army,

.HH0 F women can't serve in the army,
 navy or aviation corps during the
 S war. they can serve in the kitchen corps with General Hoover com manding."
 Cleverly expressed, in her usually bright manner, Mrs. L. J. Haley who is chairman for the state of Alabama for the woman's department for the con- servation of food of the national council for defense. thus outlined the fact that if women really want to organize for patriotic efficiency, the most useful thing they can do is to band together to ham, de the high cost of living and reduce the great waste of food products in the kitchen.
 Today Is Hoover Day." so-called in honor of Mir. Herbert c. Hoover, who is struggling to conserve food for the na- tion-for the world, in fact-and who has asked every housewife in the land to be- come an aid on his staff.
 Between many a willing housewife and the accomplishment of her desire how ever, stands that Chinese wall of indif- ference-the servant slacker-the waste full thriftless, indifferent servant in the house to whom much of the housekeep- ing is turned over, and who has no more idea of conservation than the Sultan of Zula.
 That the servant is the middle man the one who wastes-the one who has no thought of how just as nutritious, just as tasty food, may be prepared with the use of little less materials, is the one who must be taught as well as the housewife herself, is a question which does not harbor a moments doubt" Mrs. Haley said One of the principal activities of the campaign for the con- servation of food which is being inau- gurated today will be a plan to have certain days set aside in different To- calities all over this city where the cooks of the neighborhood may meet in some body's kitchen and be given & practical demonstration of how less material can be used and yet as good food prepared, as we've ever had"
 ''Of course, from time to time a great deal is said about domestic science what is fatuously termed public housekeep- ing which Is all very well in It's way, but the acute problem of actual house. keeping is very different matter" Mrs Haley continued. MT Hoover has warned the country of the grave need or food conservation if we are to feed our- selves and our hungry allies, and as women are the logical powers behind the LiiOIS, So tO spedh, III the nanQllng or the household affairs, he wants them to do their bit by becoming a member of this administration and carry out the instruction of the food administration as far as her circumstances will allow. And I believe this will be done, for never before during all the many public affairs and movements that I have been con- nected with, have I ever seen anything like the enthusiasm, the cooperation and "a xu11 Lo fested since this food conservation cam paign was first mentioned"
 Not a woman in Birmingham who has been approached on the subje .," Mrs. Haley continued, has refused 10 enlist in the kitchen corps. There isn't stacker In the whole city as far as I know, and the best part of 1t all is that