The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

the average woman enters the profession of housekeeping with little education fer a business that requires not only tran ing, but ability.
 The constructive work of the league Is to form branch leagues and to press the question of production and conservation of foods, and to build up an efficient department of weights and measures.
 In defense, we demand fair prices for all commodities, clean shops, pure prod ucts that are such as they are repre- sented to be. In justice to tradesmen, we advocate buying for cash only, and showing consideration by asking fewer deliveries We stress the cash-and-carry plan.
 In April, Mrs. White found it necessary to resign the office of president, a va cancy thus occurring on the board was filled by the election of Mrs. " w. Long as third vice president. In April this organization became a part of the National Housewives league with membership of 56
 The Housewives league assisted in the garden campaign and distributed gar den calendars at their meetings Three members of the league were asked to act as judges for the war gardens. Through our secretary, we have received the addresses of country women who had butter, eggs and produce to sell
 A branch league was formed at Ems ley by your chairman In May, and this league has done a remarkable work for their community.
 They established a community cannery where over 32, 600 cans of foodstuffs were put up that would. in all probability, have gone to waste for Ensley has a large Italian population who knew how to produce wonderful crops, but did not know how to conserve the surplIs. The steam canning outfit cost Sl50 and the installing of it and the boiler cost about $100 more The operating expenses were $40 a week. An expert in canning was employed and together with four boys, who would otherwise have been idle all summer, turned out about 300 cans day for nearly three months
 At the end of the season, besides pre- serving the crops for the community which was what they set out to do the Ensley league had s100 to give to a local philanthropy, S45 worth of cans to start this year on, and the steam-can- ming outfit and the 90 women who had subscribed s5 apiece to make the enter prise possible, were paid in canned goods at wholesale prices.
 The Birmingham league had can ming demonstration in May, attended by some 800 women, and on June 2S an all day canning demonstration was held, when Miss Shipp, county demonstration agent, instructed 800 or more women in canning.
 The league had a booth at the state fair, exhibiting hundreds of jars of fruits and vegetables. Mrs. M. s. Blank, with a committee, were in charge and about $200 in prizes were distributed to members of the league, who exhibited homemade products
 The league has assisted the food pre- paredness bureau in getting out book let on sweet potatoes to send to north ern markets, where the food value of the sweet potato is not understood.
 We have pledged ourselves to do with out lamb and mutton, to conserve the wool for our soldier boys.
 The first demonstration in Alabama Of the use of substitute cereals in the war breads was made by Mrs. V. W. Long of the Birmingham Housewives league in May Tn October the league, with Mrs. A. J. Gilmore as chairman, sent to the soldiers boys in Anniston three boxes of jellies and other delicacies weighing 2S2 pounds.
 The food administrator of Alabama, MT. Richard Hobbie, spoke for the first time to the women of Alabama under the auspices of the Housewives league, telling them of the plans of the food ad- ministration.
 Our treasurer, moving to New Orleans in October, Mrs. Ida Adams was elected to fill the unexpired term,
 A branch league was formed at West End by your chairman, with 50 members
 Through your chairman. the garden campaign this year is being pushed, as we believe the war may be won or lost according as we produce, or fail to pro- duce, food for the allies.
 The league is cooperating with the council of defense and three of its menl- bers are serving on food production and food conservation committees.
 The league has started campaign for better milk, and hopes to be able to in-