The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
Even Women and Children Of Val
ley Island Prepared, Says
Food Commissions Report
MANY PRESSING PROBLEMS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLVED
Liberty Catering Department
Started In News BY the
y Women Of the Island

Maui is industriaIly modified, even
TO the women and children. Although
the territorial food commission has not
yet named lts agent on Maui IL is fair
ly certain that the agent who may be
named for that island win find most of
his problems already solved or on the
way TO a satisfactory solution, when he
assumes his duties. ....
This is the cheering news received
by the food commission Yesterday from
Will j. Cooper, editor Of. the Maui
News.
Maui women are conducting depart
ment IN the News, under the caption,
"Iiberty Catering, in which they set
forth weekly economy menus, ways of
thrifty cooking and utilization Of home
grown products @
This Is not because they may not be
able 70 buy enough for their tables, ~
the Maui News explains. "but because
they probably will be able to pay more
than ean our hungry Allies in Europe.
They do not intend to bid against the
men in the trenches, or their women
and children struggling TO keep alive,
for the food necessary to keep body
and soul together.
t11 this end the plan is to use as
little imported foods as possible Our
women are getting their heads together
on this plan They are taking stock of
what we have and what we can grow,
and by comparing notes will learn how
TO Prepare and serve unfamiliar
Mrs. "A. c. Bowdish of Paia is TAX
ing the lead in the movement, and she
Is ably assisted by Miss Mast, instruc-
tor in domestic science at Central Maui
High School; by. Mrs. w. j. Cooper,
and a number of others. p *
Editor Cooper writes that Maui is
well organized to take effective part
in the territory wide campaign which
will be conducted by the Food Commits
sion. This is due chiefly, he asserts, TO
the success Of the county fair of last
year, when the people suddenly realix-
ell how Effective their work could be
made by. y cordial cooperation.
| "Tbcre win be no fair this year, -
he says. tbut we have formed per-
manent Organization, and are meeting
twice or Oftener a month for real work
foS the good Ct Maui, regardless " it's
bearing on the fair, probably to be held
in 1918. 1t is fathering the children Is
garden movement, which now has up
ward Of 1000 children enrolled. 1t has
hal an active committee working for
several weeks on the problem of pro-
ducticn and marketing of Maui pro-
ducts Il advocated and was discussing
financial means for inaugurating the
county agent idea, when the work of
your Commission seemed likely to cause
a duplication Of effort, when the matter
was tabled for the time being. Z" s.. +a
All this is done largely under the
auspices and direction Of the Maui
County Fair 4 Racing Association,
which, Cooper says sis forging along
on energy originating from the pleasure
Maui men and women have found in
working for the general veal. a
We are certain Maui people will
! gladly work with your commission, even
though there is feeling that in not
appointing Maui member of the board
the Governor has put us in the old, old
position Of being governed by Homo
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