The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-07
Mrs. Ida c. Bailey Allen
Makes Clear The Solution
OF Food Question
REGNIERS PRESENT
MUSICAL PROGRAM
DR.. Sanford Gives Forceful
Lecture On "A Generation
In The Making

/ Friday was designated as "Patri-
Otic Day over the chautauqua circuit
and the Regniers, who appeared in
beth the afternoon and evening pro-
grams, rendered several appropriate
selections in honor of the day This
musical pair are not strangers to Mt.
Vernon people, having appeared in
his city before, but their program was
entirely different from any they had
given hero on previous occasions.
| Their singing Of Keep the Tiome Fires
Burning Till the Boys Come Home"
mothers whose SONS are now or soon
will be somewhere in France" but
at the same time famed the flame of
patriotic pride that the boys" are do
ing their bit.
playing the Game" by Mr.. Regnier
had similar sentiment and was high
Aid" semi-humorous bit of imper.
sonation, was highly enjoyed, az in
fact was each number presented by
this talented pair
81 don't lecture, | give talk" said
Mrs. Ida G.. Bailey Allen, home eco
Monies expert and housekeeDer eX.
traordinary, in opening her talk, Mrs
/ Uncle Sam Wades ln," at the chau
tauqua Friday afternoon. "My talk,
continued the speaker, ''is considerably
| like the Ohio roads, full of detours.' -
| Mrs. Allen IL not a "knocker," howev
er except when it comes to wasteful
ness. She IL booster In the fullest
sense of the word and her particular
| forte Is boosting for a betterfed Amer
lea, a more healthiul nation, conser
vntion of food and raw materials and
the ultimate victory of democracy over
the militarstic government typlied
by Germany.
The chautauqua tent was filled Fri
day afternoon, the audience consisting
mainly of housewives who were anX
iou8 to hear the recognized authority
upon household affairs.
Mrs. Allen is making" the chautau
qua circuit in company with her hus
| band, Tom Allen, noted opera singer
and Tom, Jr., travelling by automo
| bile with u capacious trailer ant
camping each night. On the road
Mrs. Allen carryS out her program o
advocating food conservation, and th'
trailer of the car, in which the caml
equipment Is transported, bears II
large letters the title, Conservation
Caravan"
Mrs. Allen said in part:
when the question of conserva
tiOn of foods IL raised, everyone Il
apt to think Il have no waste Con
scrvation means more than the mere
utilization of left-overs, importan
though this may be. 1t includes care
rul buying, the saving of all nutri
ment, the reduction of fuel, the elm
nation of luXuries and the planning
of balanced meals that will keep NJ
the standard of family health an,
eliminate doctors and dentists bills
at means the constant use of tn
so.called plebian products, as rice
corn meal, COW peas, soy beans hon
my, samp, peanuts and the like II
,i, Of Nuhnnt nd
tatoes, and that the man of the hous
must cooperate in eating these food
without a crouch,
"If every one of the twenty millio
housewives of this country would sui
stitutc half pound of cornmeal
day for flour, n national saving q
$2,I00, 900 would be effected. If eac
one would Institute two meatless day
week, the saving would be $4,000
600. and by using half pound of hon
my grits instead OF potatoes twice
week, $i,000,000 more would be sa,
ed weekly, A total of $l6OOO,OO
weekly saving from these three ecol
omies alone, which could be donate
to the Red Cross, or invested in GOV
ernment bonds by the America
housewife.
Patriotism, or the great America
appetite! Which is to VIM
1.-TWO years, or even year ago, tn
, general proportion OF the househol
budget allotted to food was approx
mately one-third of the income Nov
r nearly one-half OF the income. up
in.lolsrn hn.ad..nl aInll.. no a hnl.,nr m.