Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-10
Plans Origination.

For some Tune movement has UeeA
growing to reduce the price Of served
food by stabilizing prices and estab-
fishing standard meals. Mr.. Wilson
began by writing a letter to proprie-
tors, in which he pointed out in detail
the aims and objects of the move and
asking their cooperation.
Under the system, officials Of the
health office of the District will CO.
operate with the inspection force of
the District Food Administration. Of
fee to institute a system of sanitary
inspection Of public eating places and
to supervise food regulations.
Eating places will serve, as measure
of food conservation, a table d'hote
| dinner, which will! include only one
of vegetables and not offer an alterna-
tive or choice.
| which entered into the agreement
Vernon Lunch and the National
Lunch, H. N. Taylor of the Washing
ton Lunch, Charles j. Langmead of
| the White House Lunch, J. Ernest
Dulin of Dulin's Lunch, Lewis
Mandes of the White Palace Lunch.
| NJ. D. Hawkins of the Globe Restau-
! rant, G. B. Bryan of Bryan's Lunch
and leaders of cafeterias.
Menu MOT TO DC CI1S1Q.
| Proprietors of the eating places
will not hold rigidly to the list Here
and there changes may appear, but it
! is planned that wherever there is a
change the substitute will be equiva
! lent to the commodity on the list.
Administrators Statement.
| Tn making the announcement of the
agreement today. Mr.. Wilson gave out
the following statement:
| II wish to take this occasion to ex-
press to the public-spirited proprietors
of lunchroomS, who have stated their
willingness to cooperate with the
food administration, the appreciation
of the District food administration for
their aid and support. The letters re-
ceived at this office show that they
realize the need for clean public eat
ing places where clean. substantial
food can be furnished at reasonable
| rates to the war workers who are here
in Washington doing the necessary Of
| fee work. We have, however. taken
| and cooperation are essential If we are
| going to improve the living conditions
of war workers in Washington, SO far
as food is concerned.
Guard Against Unfair Prices.
'In connection with the stated
| meals agreed to be furnished by the
| listed public eating places many I'M
| fair practices must be guarded
against. Thus. only recently. at
certain lunchroom in the central part
of the city. the name of which for the
present will not be given, a twenty
cent breakfast was advertised, con-
sisting of a cereal, coffee and milk.
"A customer ordered this breakfast.
snd when the check was presented to
aim he found that he had been
| charged 40 cents.
THE explanation was offered by the
proprietor himself that the customer
had been served not with the twenty
cent breakfast ordered. but with an
a la carte order of oatmeal and cream
and that cream had been served with
the coffee. The forty-cent charge was
| insisted upon. The proprietor has
promised to make a contribution to
| the Red Cross. This, however. is but
an instance.
ION the whole, I believe those who
have agreed to cooperate with the
! food administration have a clear re-
alization of the duty they owe to the
people of Washington at this time to
furnish good, clean food at reasonable
rates, and that they will fulfill this
serious and self-imposed duty"