Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-04-12
PROF. HOOVER TALKS
TO PULLMAN WOMEN
Idaho University Home Economics
Head Gives Interesting Address
ON Food Conservation

Professor Hoover OF the Idaho
University, now a member of the
Food Administration, addressed the
Union OF Women for Community
Service at the chamber OF COM
merce room Wednesday afternoon
on the subject The Conservation OF
the Housewife and the large audi
ence left the hall with a feeling Of
having learned something of real
value to themselves and families
Miss Hoover has been selected by
the head of the Food Administration
to do lecture work in IL different
states and it was only at the special
request of Prof Agnes Craig that she
was permitted to speak in Pullman,
In her address Miss Hoover was
forceful and to the point, telling of
actual occurrences and pointing out
ways by which women can help the
government save the food of he
country. She told of a meeting Of
600 hotel managers in Washington,
ID. c., representing all sections of the
United States, which was called to
confer with Mr.. Hoover to see if they
could and would arrange their menus
to do without wheat entirely, and
many of them are now complying
with this request.
In her statement of food values
Miss Hoover urged the conservation
of SKINNED milk and told of the
value of cottage cheese. When asked
how much sugar a person really
needed Miss Hoover read from the
Bible of the life of Sampson, showing
that with all his strength he had
never tasted sugar. The speaker
further declared that food conserva-
ton would eliminate dispectics.
Not only food conservation was
urged but the subject of clothing was
discussed. The government needs
the wool and the less the people buy
the more there will be for the SOL
diers. Miss Hoover advocated SEN
sible clothing and declared one
should feel it disgrace to buy new
clothing if the old will do-buy
nothing that you do not absolutely
need.
Touching on the subject of war
work, the speaker pointed out that
in 1916 eight per cent Of the women
of the country employed help and
that the year 1918 would show not
more than two per cent.
Prof. Hoover urged the women to
reorganize their homes and simplify
the work by Encouragement to save
steps and pointed out that scalding
dishes could be made to save wiping
them, etc. She asked them to revert
to the simple life, eat plain food and
to remember that the housekeeper of
today is the mother of the nation
a strong and vigorous race. The
speaker told of one woman who wore
pedom eter to see how many steps
she took in her home day and
POUNDS that she walked five miles;
another walked seven miles and by
re-arranging her work, putting the
kitchen table in the center of the
room, etc, reduced the distance to
X miles.
In summing up, Prof. Hoover
urged the women to have an ideal
and bring common sense in play in
working toward it; work with dis
patch; don't do without the ordinary
comforts to acquire more land; strip
off the non-essentials; have no more
course dinners and parties; eat plain
food; wear plain clothes, and keep
in happy frame of mind.
In introducing Prof. Hoover. Prof.
Agnes Craig of the State College told
OF receiving request from Washing
tog urging the use of potatoes and
the starting of an eat potatoes"
campaign to conserve the wheat.
Mrs. Thorpe, head of the local Red
Cross chapter, gave an interesting
account of the work done and told
OF what is expected in the future,
putting it squarely before the women
and asking their assistance. Her
talk had a visible effect and many
promised more consistent effort in
the future
President Holland will address the
next meeting, which will be held in
the chamber of commerce rooms on
wednesday, May s. Everyone is
invited to attend
c. r. Hupp. formerly connected