Evening journal., 1917-12-19
WOULD 'HOOVERIZE'
CITY COOKS NEXT
Mr.. Marvel Sees Great Pcs
sibilitieS OF Conservation
in Move
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
IN TEN CLUBS

How 10 enlist the sympathles and line /
up the commercial cooks OF Whining
ton on the side OF the Food Conser-
walton forces. Is one OF the problems
that Is confronting Josiah Marvel.
acting food director. Mr. Marvel has
recently received many letters from
housewives, who have unloaded their
troubles upon him. These women
write that they have told their cooks
that they wanted their households
conducted as near along Hooyerian
principles as possible and that there
must be wheatless and meatless days.
and there has In many cases been re-
belllon.
sure. and how can we make tasty
dishes n we don't use sugar and lard,
said one woman In the kitchen Of one
business man.
Go way, likes cornmeal, but youse
don't and n ! don't make things taste
nice, / lose me reputation was the re-
ply OF a dusky-hued domestic.
Mr. Marvel Is now debatins whether
10 call meeting Of the cooks or 10 ac-
cept q suggestion made by some
women, who say they will bring their
cooks to a Hoover Club meeting and let
them learn with them what the Food
/ Administrator wants American house
wives 10 do. The women or Trinity
/ parish have discussed the question and
/ believe that the latter idea would be
/ the better way out OF the trouble.
Mr.. Marvel has been Informed that
some cooks have resented the inter
ference with their recipes, and have
/ left positions hat they had held for
some time. and he does not want 70
further ombarrass these households.
Tie realizes that he has a knotty ques-
tion on his hands. but through the aid
and cooperation Of the women Of this
city hopes 30 reach q happy solution.
Miss Charlotte Johnson, Federal cX-
pert. Is very happy over the manner
with which the women Of Wilmington
have rallied 10 the support Of the
Hoover Clubs. In ten days she has as
sisted IN the formation Of ten clubs
with a membership totalllng about
500. She Win continue the work Of
organizing the clubs Tor the remainder
or this yebr. and hopes 90 have more
than 1000 women enrolled IN the clubs
by January 4
The clubs that have been organized
are. Eastlake Presbyterian. Wes
Presbyterian. Old swedes p. r.. Della
ware avenue Baptist. 81. Stephen
Lutheran, NlcCabe NJ. L. Trinity Luth
eran. United Presbyterian. 81. Eliza
belhs r.. C., and Second Baptist.
Miss Johnson has Food Pledge card
~ her onicc and when she organize
a club, the FIRST thing she does is
see that every woman Is signed up b
fore she enters the club.
One OF the things that she IS goin
90 try and work out Is diet for iho'
people whose income Is barely able
support the family. In doing this sh
hopes 10 learn II Il IL mlsmanagement q
lack Of sufficient money 20 Keep On
family comfortable.
Mr.. Marvel today announced that Do
cause Of his time being taken with ser
vice on the Legal Advisory Board, j
helping the draft men. as chairman q
the executive committee Of the commit
tee on patriotic addresses. and the ad
visory work he Is doing with the CON
mittee on housing, that hopes to ar
range for the erection Of 1000 home
here for workers he has asked MI
Hoover 10 name a food director for Della
ware by Saturday Of this week.
Farmers institutes throughout IN
State OF Delaware will consider foo
r saving at meetings now being planne,
p Wesley Webb, secretary Of the stat
8 Board Of Agriculture. yesterday wrol
q TO Josnah Marvel. acting food directo
y asking that he make addresses at IN
= stiiutes that are be held soon on Oh
y subject Of food conservation.