Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-03
ROTARIAhS HAVE
Hoover LUhCHEOI
And II All Tasted Pretty
Good, Hungry Business
Men Agree
MISS JOHNSON
GETS RECRUITS

A Hoover luncheon. containing sub
stitutes for many OF the foods that are
indispensable for soldiers and sailors
and that are needed sorely by the peo-
pie OF European nations, cooked after
Hoover fashion. was served members
OF the Rotaran Club at their weekly
luncheon at the Hotel dupont today.
/ Following the luncheon Miss Charlotte
Johnson. who is In this city aiding
the housewives in their efforts for food
conservation. explained TO the Rotar-
lans what they had eaten and made an
appeal to them for cooperation in the
food saving plans.
The menu. arranged at a conference
Of Miss johnson with Manager Tate
Of the hotel. was prepared by the hotel
chef. who is an ardent supporter Of the
Hoover principles and served by wait
ers, all Of whom wear the outward In
sigma Of food saving adherents. Here
Il is:
Cream Of celery soup with
stale toasted bread sticks or crutons
0n place Of meatl
Scalloped hominy and cheese
en- casserole
Buttered carrots and peas
Cornmeal mullins
lin place az salad and desert this com
binationl
Prunes pitted-siuffed with peanut
on lettuce with French oil dressing
|, n all tasted pretty good o. the busi
ness men, members OF the Rotary Clul
but they were a surprised group o
j. people when Miss johnson was throug
telling them what they had eaten.
'' IN preparing the soup. potatoes in
, stead Of flour had been used for thick
y ching and skim milk instead Of Who'll
G milk had been used with the celer
Z leaves used TO flavor the soup.
j. In the meat subsiituie-scallopel hon
G inv and cheese, The cheese supplied On
. uace Of meat auI hominy played N
role Of potatoes. ino combination AFFORD
e ing the same nuiriment that moat an
e potatoes would give.
y In place OF ordinary butter. nut bu
Ter was served This was a combin'
ton Of cocoanut and peanut oils wil
vegetable oils, on sale In Wilmingto
at 80 cents a pound aud which taste
delicious. Some Of the Rotarians n
membered, when told by Miss Johi
1 son what they had eaten, that the
had obtained a second piece OF q
\ butter during the luncheon.
After fully explaining the oalori
contained In the various courses ser
ed at the luncheon, and showing u
q as much nutriment was therein
would have been obtained from me
and notatoes and butter and milk al
other things substituted for, Nj
johnson made O strong appeal for 9
cooperation OF the men.
She told the diners that the chi
complaint ihal came 10 her from {
women composing the Hoover Clul
{ and who are trying 10 conserve. w
. that they were willing but their ht
bands are not The Federal food
ID pert called upon the men 20 rally
IN The support Of this Government WI
st their stomachs as we'll as their pock'
Is books. and that 10 WIS just as nec'
,h sary 20 use pairioii5in IN the food IN
O. eat as In NE size OF the Liberty 30
lis they bought.
NJ Tho women. she said. were anXlo
er 10 do their part. as outlined by
ed Hoover, but the men refused. Tn
would not eat the substitutes wiiho
r." grumbllng aud complaining, IT is !
at ported
Is Miss Johnson is delicate Of siatu
.xt but possessed Of personality 10
ZEN makes friends even while dispensi
h truths that are not always comic
bic II the person listening is selfish
,se inclined, and her address to the Rot
IA ians was 20 the point, and she combin
ne in her twenty minutes, the pith
an what might have taken two or M
80 hours 20 deliver where time was OF
~ consequence.
~. This afternoon Miss Johnson Will &
~, duct a community demonstration in
% large parish bali 40 st Andrews p.
Church.
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Johns
'st will hold another demonstration
'ed Eastlake Presbyterian Church, beg
.ia' ming at ? o'clock.