Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-16
DOWN STATE FOLKS
RESPOND TO APPEAL
FOR SAVING FOOD
Willing to Aid IN Conservation
Plans District Administrators
Report.
EXHIBIT BY RETAILERS

Food conservation plans are progress
ing cncouragingy down the state, ac-
cording to reports made at n meeting ol
Delawarc's food administrator, Edmund
Mitchell. with the fifteen district food
administrators for the Senatorial dis
tricts. held at Dover. Yesterday.
All of the district administrators re-
ported widespread interest IN tood-
saving plans. and that wherever the tuii
plans of the conservation movement were
understood that the people were pa
trotically responding to the appeal
There were some defections that had
come 10 the attention OF the admins
traitors, but these. upon investigation,
were found to be due TO the ignorance OF
the people of that particular section or
else a msinterpretation of the plans
The district administrators have been
very busy explaining tho food regulations
as regards miller and farmer. and the
system nf checking up On the use of wheat
flour and substitutes. installed by Mr.
Mitchell has been found to work out
very successfully.
This is the first day of the wheat-saving
exhibit nv all food stores IN the city.
There are about 400 grocery and food
establishments. and on the counter or III
the show window Of every dealer, Is to he
found display Of the substitutes Tor
wheat that hc handles In addition, at
tractive posters are displayed about the
stores. calling the attention of the Gus
toner to the wheat substitutes. The
merchant also has several hundred leaflets
explaining food conservation that he "a
circulating among his patrons
GRocFRs AID rooD-sAvING.
This is a volunteer service on the part
III the retailers to help the food admins
tration. and there are no merchants So
TAR rs can he learned who have not come
forward To aid in this way Customers
who fail to notice such displays are urged
tn communicate with Miss Doddrldge
telephone CPS, So that the grocer NAV be
supplied with the posters and leaflets.
Recent Investigations made among the
food stores of this CITY have revealed that
much wheat flour is being saved The
results Of the inspections arc being tahu-
lated and will be announced Roughly
estimating the figure obtained, IT has
been figured that the saving in wheat -four
for February over February a year ago
ranges between 40 and 30 per cent.
In plac Of wheat -four that he usually
had M 70 l the food dealer is now carry
ING SUI sttulte fours There are not 50
many complaints about the use Of sub
stitutes as there were few weeks ago,
and IN many instances the use Of certain
klpds N substitutes for wheat has be
come more popular with the members Of
tho families than wheat
The demonstration IN food saving
IN the Liberty Kitchen, last night, for the
benefit Of the colorcd housewives Of this
city. was the closing one Of the two weeks
If special demonstrations, leading IN
10 the food exhibit next Wednesday.
The demonstrations gwen by Mrs.
Hammatt were very successful. Hundreds
If women attended and gained n clearer
understanding If what the government
wants them to do and how they can do IT.
MANY menus were given, varied food
saving dishes demonstrated and tastes
of the dishes offered all who attended,
thus proving the old proverb, that the
proof of the pudding IS in the eating
The exhibit on " cdnesday will be
open from II a m 10 y. m, and every
housewife IN the city IS urged to make an
effort TO be present There will be many
food-saving dishes displayed and enough
perhaps for those interested to have a
taste. All kinds of food suggested ss sub
stitutes for meat, wheat, fat and sugar
will be on display, and attendants will he
present to give instructions and advice to
every one who applies for information
about the substitutes