Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Mrs. McCIary, at $2.25 Lunch,
Tells Why President Should
Subsist on rs Cents a Day

SuUSISt UT 20 CeTIS a Jay
Smilingly intrenched behind a table
upon which was spread her luncheon,
| the bill for which was $2.25, Mrs. Eula
| McClary, publicity agent of the Life
| Extension Institute, proceeded to tell a
visitor at her hotel yesterday afternoon
of the virtues of living on IS cents a
day, as exemplihed by the model menu
| which she had Just sent to President
Wilson.
Don't you tell on me-" she said, smil-
ing at the beefsteak, slaw. tea and apple
before her. But the smile showed she
really didn't mean 1t.
This morning Mrs. McClary had to
catch a train back to New York at IL
o'clock. but found plenty of time to see
Maj. Raymond Pullman, superintendent
Of police. and Secretary Houston of the
Department Of Agriculture, to interest
them in the work of the institute in
endeavoring to get the American peo-
pie to eat truly balanced ration"
Department Is Interested.
Secretary Houston assured Mrs. Nc
Clary of the hearty interest of himself
and of his department in the work
| which the Life Extension Institute is
doing, especially in the matter of
cheaper and better eating. He advised
her to make another call at the depart
| ment in the near future, and get in
touch with officials in the department
actively engaged in diet work.
1t was 10:40 o'clock when Mrs. Nc
Clary dashed out of the Secretary's
office for the New Willard Hotel, which
she made her headquarters while in
Washington this time. By rapid walk
Ing she arrived at the hotel at about
1880 o'clock. and was soon speeding
on her way to Union station.
I've Just got to get to New York
tonight. because I have two dinner
engagements" she smiled. "Of course,
one shouldn't talk about such things
when they are doing such serious work,
but I've simply got to keep that
dinner engagement with Jim. He's
Great Dane, and his master ia coming
with him, but it's really Jim I'm going
to take dinner with"
Menu for White House.
The menu which Mrs. McClary sent to
President Wilson yesterday, the menu
recommended for the White House by
the eminent doctors at the head of the
Life Extension Institute. is as follows:
Breakfast.
Oatmeal and milk.
Toast and butter.
Coffee, with milk,
Cost. cents)
Luncheon.
Salmon croquettes. with peas,
and one date.
Date bread and butter
Tea, with milk.
Cost, cents.)
Dinner.
Baked split peas.
stuffed green peppers
Whole wheat bread, butter.
Sliced oranges and bananas.
Tea. with milk.
Cost, 10 eents.)
This menu contains 1000 calories, as
compared with $500 calories allowed the
New York policemen who have been on
model diet, and $500 calories recon-
| mended daily for the average person of
| about 155 pounds weight. The aims OF
these experiments are not only to work
out the money costs of foods, but also
the physiological value of foods, to dis
seminate a scientific lesson on how to
eat as part Of knowing how to live
Details of the Menu.
ain this menu which I have just sent
| to the President" Mrs. McClary explained
yesterday afternoon, "in the breakfast
bill of fare is allowed one dish of oat-
meal-two ounces raw--about a half cup
OF milk, tnTee ounces OF toast, one ounce
of butter and half an ounce OF coffee to
make the portion. The coffee We use in
New York costs 20 cents a pound.
The Presidents lunch, when he tries
this menu. will consist of five ounces of
date bread, one ounce of salmon cro-
quette, one ounce of butter, tea made
from e-eighth Of an ounce Of leaves.
One-half an ounce of sugar is allowed
and one-fourth a cup of milk
Here Mrs. McClary explained the
making of the salmon croquette. but 1t
was beyond the visitor. who could grasp
the meaning of Galleries" and vita
mines" somewhat, but was entirely at
sea when it came to regarding "one-
half an ounce of -four one-half an
ounce Of fat and one-eighth cup of
milk"
Likewise, the making of stuffed pep
pers IL hard to comprehend by the mas
culine mind, but ii was stated by Mrs.
McClary that when the President eats
the dinner his menu. according to
the Life f \:nsion Institute, he will
get one-half pepper. He will get
Ave ounces of whole wheat bread, one
ounce OF butter, three ounces of baked
split peas, tea. milk and sugar to suit,
and for dessert one-half banana and
one-half an orange.