Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02

Out of the behalf of. the unemployed has
grown up a well-ordered system for the training of
unskiled labor, as we'll as for marketing H. The
women opened sewing rooms all over the country.
secured contracts for eandbags clothing
mending. and employed in these many
thousands of who had been thrown out of work
who found themselves confronted with the necessity
taking place of the absent breadwinner though
unframed for any line of commercial work But
short while ago the government shut down upon the
factories manufacturing chocolate bonbons, m order
the supply might be conserved and. thanks
to the relief organization. it not long before the
thousands of girls thus thrown out of work
reabsorbed into the ranks Of the
In dealing with the problems Of food shortage and
high prices of food. the women worked out model
household budgets, which widely explained, and,
turning their card indexes they charge Of all
those where the famity's income equal
to the minimum Misunderstanding budget. They sent
lecturers throughout the country 30 teach the people
how to buy and how to prepare the scant, hardy
foods. In towns and cities they issued
the most needy which entitled the holders purchase
groceries and meats below the prices. many
the cards called for free supplies The
redeemed by the women's relief bodies. They
greatly extended the of furnishing milk
and Of taking care of maternity One Of the
most interesting phases of their work for the ameora
ton Of the necessities of the table that
in connection with calling the popular kitchens
being.
The popular Kitchens reality. great co-opera-
tive undertakings in which thousands families
to spread daily communal table These kitchens were
opened in of the larger workers
purchased the quantities at the
lowest wholesale prices great part labo1
consumed in the preparation of the
food was volunteer labor. OF course, the savings
effected. in costs of food, in labor astage
preparation, were enormous. The fuel bills of
thousands of families down, and the flames
that burned under the great Kitchens
were not so large the combining of the replaced
flames would have been Much valuable time was saved
to the woman in the home the necessary
for shopping the system and the time taken
with the cooking of meals cleaning UP. This too
was important. as most of the
to work outside the home to make both ends
And, finally, the Kitchens more scen-
uhCaly calculated to keep health strength than
the home menus would have been
The meals Gre served in clean, roomy dining halls or
are prepared for home distributed several
points in neighborhod that kitchen is designed
to The authorities look more favor upon
home dining upon vast community dining
rooms for they the public cooperative kitchen
may be here stay, if the become thoroughly
weaned from the labors of housewifery. There is a
plant often heard in Germany that public kitchens
are bound break up life by cutting IasJ
thread that still home.
In public kitchens meals for a smaller
today, after-two years of war have
possible to purchase similar meals before
smashing of the worlds prosperity and peace.
somewhat than quart-of good, wholesome
sold the various prices varying between
5 and These consist of potatoes and
peas and pork and beans of carrots, turn1ps
cabbage, barley and fish flakes, many other
simple combinations varied diet is maintained a
representative Berlin kitchen is designed for the
preparation distribution portions food
a day. There number of these places in opera
The kitchens supported by municipality
and their importance is steadily increasing