The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-17
PATRIOTIC FOOD
EXHIBIT IS TO
OPEN TOMORROW
Under Direction of Home
Economics Committee
in Armory.
44TH ANNUAL
MEETING rs HELD
Patriotic Social in st. Paul's
New Parish House
Today.

the greatest economic value will be
the Patriotic Food Exhibit that is to
De held the last three days of this
week IN the state aTnory under the
auspices Of the War Bureau and the
direction of the Home Economics
committee. Mrs. Samuel C. Shaw is
the chairman Of this committee and
with her vice-chairman, Mrs. c. B.
Doremus, and a large corps of work
ers has been bending every effort to
make this exhibit the success it de-
serves to be. The women of this city
Will find the instruction they need in
the use of the various substitutes
that have been designated by the
Food Administration.
The programs as mapped out for
the three days contain many inter
esting features. At o'clock tomor-
row afternoon Miss Marion E. Dick
enson of Stamford, will judge the en-
tries in the War Bread contest and
three prizes are to be awarded in
each class and division. At 2 o'clock
Miss Dorothy Buckley will give a
talk on the use of the potato. Miss
Buckley is the assistant state demon
strator of the Connecticut Agricul-
tural College. Later in the afternoon
Miss Eleanor Moss will give a dem
onstration of cheese-making. Miss
Moss is the state expert on cheese
making.
The exhibit will be formally opened
at 8 O'Clock by Mayor c. B. Wilson
and Justice George W. Wheeler, ex-
ecutive chairman of the War Bureau,
is TO speak briefly. Robert Scovi1le Of
Hartford, state food administrator, is
to he present and make an address.
D. Fairchild Wheeler, food admins
TRAITOR for Bridgeport, will also be
present. After the speaking, motion
pictures of Mr.. and MRS. Sidney Drew,
'gThe Patriots wall be shown and
there vail be music furnished by Mrs
Elmer Beardsley and her Liberty
Chorus.
On Friday there will be a number
of demonstrations in the afternoon
and Miss M. Dotten eros Claude will
speak on the Liberty Loan. In the
evening there will be an address ny
Mrs. Marie. Coverdale, the High
School Liberty Chorus will sing and
there will be motion pictures
On Saturday afternoon there Will
be an address at 2:30 o'clock by MISS
M. Estella Sprague, chairman OF the
Home Economics committee of the
National Council of Defense, director
of the Home Economics department
of the State Food Administration and
a. member of the faculty of the Con-
necticut Agricultural College. Later
in the afternoon Mrs. Owen Kildare
of Stamford is to speak under the
auspices of the Minute Women. There
will also be a delightful program by
the Faetana Band led by Maestro
Maniero.
In the evening the program has
been arranged by Mrs. ]. E. Cenicola
and the Italian Marine band will play
a selected program under the lead
ership of Silvio Petrino; City Clerk
J. A. H. Robinson is to speak on the
Liberty Loan; Loren Delbridge will
sing; and Miss Katherine Kane and
Miss MacNaughton will give several
Scottish dances in costume.
Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick and mem
bers of the Elizabeth Seton Guild are
to havoc barge of the booth where
the labor saving devices are to be
demonstrated. Mrs. D. Fairchild
Wheeler and the group of Minute
Women of which she is captain are
to demonstrate the various kinds of
soups. Mrs. F. E. Pickett and a
number of assistants are to demon
strate the best methods of canning;
Mrs. Laurence M Cornwall and mem
bers of the Thimble Club are to dem
onstrate the way in which food
ohi11roTo
der the Hoover regulations. There
will be table called "Europe's Con-
| tribution to American Conservation
in charge of Mrs. W. E. Holah and
here will be shown various ways OF
preparing dishes according to foreign
methods.
One of the commendable features
will be the "Children's Room" Here
Mrs. James T. Rourke will be il
charge assisted by five trained nurs-
es and kindergarten workers. Moth
ers who wish to attend the demon
STATIONS can leave their children il
this room where they will be wei
cared for. The nurses will be Miss
May Sullivan, Mrs. Brannan, Miss
Katherine Terhune, Mrs. Brawl anC
Miss Mary Rourke. The kindergar
teners are Miss Bethesda Hamilton
Miss Ethel Creighton, Miss Rutf
bentley, Miss Frances O'Brien, Mis-
Margaret McG1inness, Miss Eleanor
Criddle and Miss Julia L. SeIenanr.
The Raou1 Boys are to have a Pc
tato patch and they will show tn
best methods of planting the tubers
In this group are Philip Sherman
Frank Marsh, Billie Naramore, Rob
ert Ellis and John Billiard. In con
junction with this exhibit will be
miniature barnyard in charge of Mis-
Louise Haviland assisted by the Bus
Bees. Mrs. Warren Tee1 of Waltham
Mass, a trained worker will be L
charge of these groups.
Mrs. John T. King and the "Moxi
Girls will be in charge of the bev
erage booth. This who will serve ar
Miss Dorothy Smith, Miss Anna Swim
merton, Miss Eunice Newman, Mis-
Dorothy Northrop, Miss Natalie Mid
dlebrook, Mrs. A A Corwin, an
Mrs. Madeline Mason.
/ Mrs William E. Allen and a larg
corps of helpers will have the ''Suga
Substitutes demonstration in charg.
They are Mrs. F. c, Mullins, Mr..
Henry Lee, Mrs-Joseph H Whiteoml
Mrs. John W. Bray. Mra n