Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-19
COMMUNITY CANNING CLUB
Remarkable Success AehisVed on First
 Day of Actual Work.

The success achieved by the Com
 munity Canning club on it's first day
 plications for having canning done are made to Miss Audrey Gernon 195
 Washington street. Telephone 1447
 and are registered in the order re- ceiVed. Work on those already sent
 in was begun at the club quarters in
 the domestic science rooms of the
 Broadway school at g o'clock Wednes- day morning. Ten bushels of peas
 were brought in to be canned and made a full days work for the super
 visor and her assistants Every ap- plicant's registered number is placed
 upon each jar and contents belonging
 to her, in order to be sure of giving
 her back her own materials
 Mrs. George w. Carroll. Mrs Fred eric W. Cary and Mrs. Abner Iill of the canning committee were on duty
 Wednesday. Mrs. Henry T. Arnold
 Mrs. George A. Keppler and Miss Alice
 Browning represented the stove room committee and Miss Eliza beth Hunt
 ington and Miss Amy II. Howe the produce committee. Miss Martha An derson. recorder and financial secre- tarv. was also at her post. Mrs
 Jeremiah J. Desmond. tho chairman of the club. was of course present
 Resides these there were several other generous assistants not belong ing to the committee. asd II is hoped that many of these pUbliS spirited per sons will volunteer each day Even more assistants could have made themselves useful on Wednesday. This is all volunteer service on the part of the committee. only the supervisor. Miss Rogers. and her assistant. Miss Haviland, are paid anything by the club.
 Two of the canning committee will be in charge at the rooms each day and will be glad to receive offers of assistance. The telephone numbe" is 14l1-3. No offer for help will be re- fused and every woman able to do SD may show her patriotism by giving an hours service any school day between a m. and 2.30 D. m. Of course the morning hours will be the busiest Ser vice will. however, practically prove n free lesson in the art of canning and may be timed tO study any one. or all of the steps in the process. Ii will he pleasant work in agreeable surroundings and with every convcn- fence. It should appeal to every wo- do something for fl. The only i'm and object of the canning club is the conservation of food as our govern mcnt has recommended to the house wives through Mir. Hoover Mir Nroo- man and other officials.
 The farmers have already planted more food plants than usual and this extra food must be conserved.
 The canning club aims to cooper ate with the farmers in this. If any of them find no other demand for their vegetables or fruits instead of letting them perish they may bring them 10 the club rooms. The club will buy them at something less than the mar ket price and put them up in their own jars to store away for next win ter's need. In this way they hope that every perishable product will be taken care of and no food allowed to waste which might be sorely needed later.
 The club also cooperates with the housewives all over the city and town. The latter may bring their ma terials and have them put up under the most methods of experts in Wash ington and Storrs. To insure against any loss of their materials those who cannot take their own time for it may have it done for them.
 Those who wish to learn may do so by working under expert super vision. The work Is taken out of their own kitchen. fuel Is furnished for them and they have the satisfaction of feeling that the work is done right. l Housewives are requested to bring their own jars. Any glass top jar Is the one preferred. The others may be used, but only at the housewives own risk. The cost will be based on 1 the actual amount paid for the super visors. ianitor and fuel. It will cost l one dollar a dozen. or g cents a jar | to have peas canned. String beans | which will come next week, wil cost | DO cents a dozen or cents a jar. Peas | are being done the three days this | week. Those who bring their peas | already shelled are helping the ,vol- unteer service and getting thenr jars | cooked sooner than those that leave | them to be shelled at the rooms. The | club does not expect n7y profit from | the sale of the canned goods which 1t | is accommodating and these will be sold | later at cost. But it does aim to be 1 self suppertinz- It rnust have a work l