New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
5000 Applaud as Plea Is
Made for Short Ration
Schedule"
Throng Denounces
Hoarding Practices
Patriotic League of House
hold Employees Holds Rally
at Century Theatre

Upper Fifth Avenue society elbowed
;,s way through a crowd of 5000 chefs,
hn,lers, Mattresses, scullery maids,
.ootmen. dishwashers and pantry girls
.. the Century Theatre yesterday af-
,ernoon, and when the chefs got on the
stage and read recipes for making sat
;sfactory war cakes, souff1es, hashes
and rabbit stcws and appealed to their
snditors to help make food win the
var scores of society women joined
IN the applause.
The occasion was "war food rally"
wd under the auspices of the Patri-
.oves. Chefs from almost all the no.
yls and wealthy families of New York
r,re present. Many society women,
vho have signed pledges that their
sousehold shall live on "short ration
shedule" until the end of the war,
heard their own chefs declare that the
schedule "is good enough and nourish-
nr enough for any one"
The schedule which is being circu-
lated bv "New York's Honor System for
Food Saving by Volunteer Rationing,"
requires the pledger to use only lin
lied amount of sugar, meat and wheat
for each person per week.
Heard Their Butler Speak
Arthur Elliott, butler for Mrs. James
~Speyer. was chairman. Mrs. Speyer
"a. in box and watched him preside.
I. Gillett, chef for Mrs. F. Gray Girls
void made speech in French and
Mrs Griswold, who also sat in box,
applauded him.
Mr. Gillett eXtolled the "short ration
schedule" adopted by 800 society women.
He explained that the items on the
schedule had been approved by Food
Administrator Hoover and that the
schedule provided enough variety. lux
try and nourishment for any one.
Henry Physick. butler for j. Pier
point Morgan and president of the
league, read pledge to conserve food.
"Now ] want everybody in this hall to
signify his whole-hearted support Of
Mr. Hoover's efforts to save food and
help win the war" said Mr.. Physick.
"The way to signify your approval Will
be to stand up
Every one in the theatre Immediately
stood up.
Among the society women who Joined
in this pledge were:
Mrs. Edward S. Hark- Mrs. Henry W. Alex
ness ander
Mrs. e. H. hartman. Mrs. James Lanier.
Mrs. w D. Sloane Miss Julianna Cutting.
Mrs. Robert Bacon. Mrs. Cornelius Van
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. derbilt.
Mrs. Andrew Carne- Mrs. Daniel Guggen-
cic helm.
Mrs. John D. Rookie Ms Charles B. Alex
Teller jr ander.
Mrs. James B. Speyer.
Every person present also went on
record as opposed TO boarding of food.
This was adopted as the sense of the
meeting.
amy person in the United States
who buys more foodstutfs than he GUS
tomarily keeps at home in peace times
is defeating the food administration il
its purpose to secure Il just dlstribu
ton of food and in its great endeavors
to reduce prices. The boarding of food
in households is not only unnecessary,
the government is protecting the
food supply of our people. but it is
.lish and is cause of high prices.
"Hoarding always throws a sudden
strain on the railway system, and be-
cause of our military demands it is
With extreme difficulty we can now
move the vitally necessary food to
markets.
"There is much insidious propaganda
in the country against food saving and
increased production. All opposition to
production and saving is direct assist
ance to the enemv'