El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-21
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
ADDS So NAMES BY WORK OF TWO TEAMS, 46 PAID;
TALKS ON FOOD DIETING GAS AND WAR ARE MADE

that state. Had this been done I'm the
beginning. never would word have
been heard. Most children can De
given substitutes for wheat Hour
providing they are properly com com
biuedT said Miss Dietrich ~
should provide dietiuans and nurses
to go into the homes and teach the
poor people how to combine declared
the well known club leader Given
first 90 a child at is months or Two
years Old. toast should be wheat. ana
then well toasted. Corn meal is too
crumhly; from two 20 five, there may
be some substitutes given, and az
seven any Of them should be all right
The speaker told OF her experience in
the slums Of New York especially OF
the tremendous mortality among the
babes 90 nine months old. from mall
nutrition. ricketts,. and so on 'le-
crease the childs diet iu the hot
weather. she declared If a mother
gives the babe the usual amount On
the summer. residue IS left in the
stomach TO ferment and cause poison,
which couses much Of the coalltis and
summer Illness Much 90 the surprise
OF even the housewives, themselves.
Miss Dietrich told of bad combinations
fr wheat substitutes. such as graham
and corn that should not be combined;
wheat and rice; barley and rye. The
keynote to the Illuminating talk was
Know your combinations do not cut
wheat from a chiId's diet before two
years
War Savings Stamps.
Mrs Feat-Oss only spoke for Few
moments. but her words were 20 the
point auent war savings stamps So
cieties. She told how. during the re-
cent war stamp council held In ID
Paso. Mr.. Chandler, OF the National
Council OF Defence. laid before the
county council OF defence the posi-
bilities Of community work
lie said that I'm times OF peace we
probably did not feel the need OF com
muuity interests so much, but that
"Iu times Of war our country IN the
past has always resorted 10 SmAli
meetings 20 help in comm unllle@-
formerly I'm school houses and oesI
chosen ceuters" The county council
OF defence is now beginning commuu-
ity activities. and the war savings
branch of war work Is working
toward this branch OF community OF
ueiEhborhOod Ideals The city IS al
vided now into communities and VIII
be divided into ueighborhoJds, anu
neigh bOrlood secretaries VIII ne
chosen To take care OF their own
respective neigh borhoOds. They VIII
have the assistance OF the Boy scouts
and may also enlist the children or
the neighborhood 10 help them As a
matter OF fact they viii be the indl-
vidual representative Of their govern
ment for the war. savings branch or
war work.
TaIks On Gas Rates
Mrs. l. /. Robinson, who is TO rep
resent the women OF Fl Paso at the
ciuncl. when the gas measure comes
uD for consideration, made report
of affairs as FAR as they have de-
vel0ped, and asked the cooperation or
all housewives In a massed protest
against either a raise IN rate or rental
Of meter. Mrs. Robinson stated that
mayor Davis promised TO notify her
early. when the matter was TO bel
brought up before the city fathers
Further planning is therefore held I'm
allegiance, pending the auditors going
over the cOmpany's books.
In line with their cooperation In
the conservation Of foods. the House
wives league viii have demuustra-
tons In canning. drying. preserving,
in both vegetables and fruits, during
the summer months. AS was stated
last month. prizes viii be offered Tor
the best selection I'm the autumn