Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09

The Housewives League held their last meeting of the season at the Buckingham Memorial Wednesday aft ernoon Mrs Edmund W. Perkins, the president, stated that there was no business to be discussed and intro- duced Miss Wal1nsley, who spoke in behalf of the New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
 This is most interesting work; not an appeal for money, but a chance for real personal service, said the speaker. We can't all take care of wounded soldiers or Belgian babies, but we can, some of us, offer to take child from the New York tenement districts and give it fresh air and good nutritious food for two weeks. All these youngsters are vouched for by former trained social workers, who best know the conditions of the con- gested parts of New York. ISwo weeks does so much for them and this is a practical way of showing ones pa l triotism and helping towards Ameri- canization. The children arrive and leave on given date, the Tribune paying all expenses. It is hoped to farm out 5000 of them, in and around 1 trodden territory.
 ! campaign tour of ten weeks through this rart of the country, made an earnest plea for these little ones, who after their two weeks vacation, gain an entirely new viewpoint of the standards of life. We more fortunate | ones ought to look at this as a new way of spreading the teachings of de- mocracy and AmericaniZation-Wh after all, means just home.
 Save the Wheat.
 | Following Miss Walmsley's address letter was read from the Nationa Housewives League, asking all mem bers Of the local league to abstain from using wheat until the next har- vest. since every available ounce was needed for conservation.
 How to Spend a Dollar.
 Professor Helen Thompson, instruc. tor of dietetics at Connecticut College then gave most valuable and inter, esting talk on how best to spend { dollar for food.
 l, A large colored chart constructed tt show the exact percentage of expendi 1 ture in proportion to a given income was shown: For instance, 9 per cent would be the proper percentage, fo I3m1ly or nVe people, With an i'll come of $4.000; 30 per cent for an in come of less than s1.000. The large the income, relatively, the smalle amount is spent for food.
 As expenses increase, less and les can be spent on incidentals, or tn the things that appeal to us only men tally. Since food represents tn largest and most necessary money ex penditure. perhaps that the most i'm portanJ question at present, to house keepers. 1t is difficult to say jus nom much one should spend eac
 housewife knows that for herself. If we are going to divide a dolla for one days rations to the best ad vantage, we might plan it in this way
 20 cents for meat or fish; eggs may b substituted here, or cheese, whicl contains a large proteid value, ma
 take the place of an equal amount (
 meat. Ten cents per day should b
 spent in butter, milk or cream. Graf
 products are as cheap food as "
 can get, and about 20 cents out ( , this dollar, should be used for whea
 substitutes. Sugar, 3 to s cents
 vegetables and fruit, E cents; mis
 cellaneous things, such as tea, coffe
 baking powder and small necessitie
 should cost about s cents a day.
 A half pound of cheese makes a mo1